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, October 14, 2019. The meeting will be held at the City Council
Chamber, 107 E. Kaufinan 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 meeting of September 23 and September 30, 2019,
6. Receive reports and/or minutes from the following boards and commissions:
a. Traffic Commission (7-2-2019)
b. Building & Standards Commission (8-19-2019)
c. Paris Public Library Advisory Board (8-21-2019)
d. Planning & Zoning Commission (9-5-2019)
7. Approve the sale to highest bidders for miscellaneous property seized by the Auto Theft
Task Force.
8. Approve a Resolution approving and authorizing the execution of an Executive Search
Agreement with Baker Tilly to conduct a search for a new city manager.
Regular Agenda
9. Discuss and act on an Ordinance authorizing the issuance of a solid waste collection
permit to Bradley Pennington d/b/a County Trash Service, LLC.
10. Discuss and act on an Ordinance authorizing the issuance of a solid waste collection
permit to Dumpster Drop, LLC.
11. Discuss and provide direction to staff on a request for creating a safe zone at local hotels
in the City of Paris, Texas.
12. Discuss and act on a Resolution approving the continued receipt of a statutory share of
bingo prize fees collected on charitable bingo activity that occurs within the City; and
directing that the Texas Lottery Commission shall be promptly provided a true and
correct copy of this Resolution upon adoption.
13. Appoint one member to the Library Advisory Board to fill the unexpired term of
Christina Schock.
14. Discuss and act on meeting dates for November and December.
15. Convene into Executive Session pursuant to:
a. Section 551.087 of the Texas Government Code, (1) to discuss or deliberate regarding
commercial or financial information that the governmental body has received from a
business prospect that the governmental body seeks to have locate, stay, or expand in
or near the territory of the governmental body and with which the governmental body
is conducting economic development negotiations; or (2) to deliberate the offer of a
financial or other incentive to a business prospect described by Subdivision (1), as
follows: T&K Machine (Aequis) tax abatement.
b. Section 551.074 of the Texas Government Code, to deliberate the evaluation of a
public officer or employee as follows: interim city manager/finance director.
16. Reconvene into Open Session and possibly take action on those matters discussed in
Executive Session.
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 October
11 2019.
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S )ecial 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 or jellis@paristexas.gov for assistance.