00 - AgendaCITY COUNCIL AGENDA
Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Paris shall meet in regular session
at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, September 9, 2019. The meeting will be held at the City Council
Chamber, 107 E. Kaufman Street, in Paris, Texas. The matters to be discussed and acted
upon are as follows:
Opening Agenda
1. Call meeting to order.
2. Invocation.
3. Pledge of Allegiance.
4. Citizens' forum.
(Persons desiring to address the Council must limit their presentation to no more than two minutes. Unless
an item is posted on the Agenda, the Texas Open Meetings Act prohibits the Council from responding to
any comments other than to refer the matter to a future agenda, to an existing policy, or to a staff person
with specific factual information. Claims against the City, Council Members, or employees, as well as
individual personal appeals are not appropriate for citizens' forum.)
If necessary, the City Council may convene into Executive Session under Chapter 551 of the Texas
Government Code regarding any item on this agenda.
Consent Agenda
Items on the Consent Agenda are approved by a single action of the Council, with such approval applicable
to all items appearing on the Consent Agenda. A Council Member may request any item to be removed
from the Consent Agenda and considered as a separate item.
5. Approve minutes from the meetings of August 19 and August 26.
6. Receive reports and/or minutes from the following boards and commissions:
a. Paris Public Library Advisory Board (7-17-2019)
Regular Agenda
7. Discuss, conduct a public hearing and act on an Ordinance regarding the petition of
James O'Bryan for a change in zoning from a Single -Family Dwelling District (SF2) to
Neighborhood Service (NS), in the Mayer Addition, Block 3, Lot 27, located at 3150
Bonham Street and 10 N.W. 32nd Street.
8. Conduct the second public hearing on the City's proposed tax rate for 2019-2020, discuss
and provide direction to staff.
9. Receive an annual update on the Grand Theater Project.
10. Discuss and provide direction on a request for creation of a safe zone at local hotel and
apartment housing in the City of Paris.
11. Discuss the status of the private sale of the Belford Apartments and possible action
regarding placing it back up for the sheriff's auction, perhaps at a lower amount.
12. Discuss and act on re -appointment of Judge Hunt to serve as Municipal Court Judge and
Judge Biard to serve as Associate Municipal Court Judge.
13. Discuss and act on an Ordinance approving a negotiated settlement between the Atmos
Cities Steering Committee and Atmos Energy Corp, Mid -Tex Division regarding the
Company's 2019 Rate Review Mechanism Filing; declaring existing rates to be
unreasonable; adopting tariffs that reflect rate adjustments consistent with the negotiated
settlement; finding the rates to be set by the settlement tariffs to be just and reasonable
and in the public interest.
14. Discuss and act on an Ordinance authorizing the issuance of a solid waste collection
permit to Sanitation Solutions.
15. Discuss and act on an Ordinance authorizing the issuance of a solid waste collection
permit to County Waste Collection, LLC d/b/a Trashy Business.
16. Discuss and act on an Ordinance authorizing the issuance of a solid waste collection
permit to Raymond Tabor d/b/a Waste Connection of Northeast Texas.
17. Consider and approve future events for City Council and/or City Staff pursuant to
Resolution No. 2004-081.
18. Adjournment.
Certification
I certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on the bulletin board in the City Hall Annex, 150 First
St. SE, Paris, Texas and on the City's website at www.paristexas.gov, no later than 5:30 p.m. on September
6, 2019.
ani e Ellis, City y Clerk":. _....
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Special Accommodations
This facility is wheelchair accessible and accessible parking spaces are available. Requests for special
accommodations or interpretive services must be made forty-eight (48) hours prior to this meeting. Please
contact Janice Ellis at (903) 784-9248 orjellis@paristexas.gov for assistance.