00 - Agenda_ CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
Notice is hereb i
y g' ve n that the City Council of the CCtyof Paris shall meet in regular session
at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, January 13, 2020. 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 meeting on December 9, 2019.
6. Receive reports and/or minutes from the following boards and commissions:
a. Board of Adjustment (11-5-2019)
b. Paris Economic Development Corporation (11-7-2019 & 11-25-2019)
c. Housing Authority (9-17-2019)
d. Paris -Lamar County Board of Health (5-20-2019, 7-15-2019, 8-19-2019 & 10-21-
2019)
e. Planning & Zoning Commission (12-2-2019)
f. Traffic Commission (10-1-2019)
7. Receive the November 2019 financial report.
8. Re -approve the City Investment Policy.
9. Receive November drainage report.
Regular Agenda
10. Consider all matters incident and related to the issuance and sale of the City of Paris,
Texas Combination Tax and Surplus Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 2020,
including the adoption of an ordinance authorizing the issuance of such Certificates,
approving an Official Statement, a Paying Agent/Registrar Agreement and an
engagement letter of Bond Counsel.
11. Conduct a public hearing, discuss and act on a Resolution authorizing the City to be
eligible to participate in Tax Abatements and approving Guidelines and Criteria for
granting Tax Abatements.
12. Receive and discuss report from Chief Hundley about creation of a safe zone at local
hotels in the City of Paris, Texas.
13. Discuss and act on an Ordinance Amending Section 26-9, "Seniority Pay," of Chapter 26
"Police," of the Code of Ordinances, adopting additional service steps for increases in
seniority pay for the ranks of sergeant, lieutenant, captain, and assistant chief.
14. Discuss and appoint Melba Harris to serve on the Civil Service Commission,
15. Convene into executive session pursuant to Sec. 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: Project Iron Shovel.
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 January
10, 2020.
I, lice Ellis, City Clerk
S;igci_al 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.