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, April 13, 2020. The meeting will be held by video conference
through WWW.ZOOM.US and to join, access with Meeting ID 242 528 682, Password 951
477. 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.
(Due to the Governor's Proclamation and order and the declarations of disaster issued by the City of
Paris, and Lamar County, Texas on March 24, 2020 and March 26, 2020, relating to the global
COVID-19 pandemic, the meeting will be held by video conference or telephone conference, and
there will be no on site gathering. Consequently, persons desiring to address the Council must
submit their comments by e-mail to jellisnparistexas.eov no later than Monday, April 13, 2020 at
12:00 p.m. 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 on March 9, 2020 and March 26, 2020.
6. Receive reports and/or minutes from the following boards and commissions:
a. Historic Preservation Commission (2-12-2020)
b. Building & Standards Commission (2-17-2020)
c. Housing Authority (2-18-2020)
7. Receive February monthly financial report.
8. Receive February drainage report.
9. Receive demolition and code enforcement activity reports.
10. Approve bids for the purchase of roadway materials to the lowest responsible bidders for
the twelve-month period beginning April 1, 2020.
11. Accept the bid and award a contract in the approximate amount of $172,370.00 to Beshirs
Construction, for the replacement of concrete curbs and gutters, driveway approaches,
and reinforced concrete sidewalks for the twelve-month period beginning April 1, 2020.
12. Approve a Resolution authorizing the Mayor of Paris as the authorized official for the
Project Safe Neighborhood Grant; and authorizing the Mayor of Paris to execute all
necessary documents.
13. Approve a Resolution declaring the month of April as Fair Housing Month.
14. Approve a Resolution approving the Private Re -Sale of Multiple Tracts of Foreclosed
Properties, and authorizing the Mayor to execute Deeds.
15. Acknowledge approval of the Final Plat of Lot 3, Block 227-C of the Dority Addition,
LCAD Parcel 17612, located at 655-675 N.E. 201h Street, approved by operation of law.
16. Acknowledge approval of the Final Plat of Lots 1, 2, 3 and 4, Block A of the Kenn
Meeske Addition, LCAD Property ID 50996, located at 4625 Pine Mill Road, approved
by operation of law.
17. Acknowledge approval of the Final Plat of Lots 1, 2, and 3, Block A of the American
SpiralWeld City Block 355 Addition, LCAD Parcels 18623, 18627, 124273, 18921,
18923, 20972 and 115909, located in the 2700 Block of J. Eagan Street (formerly 2600
Block of Park Street), approved by operation of law.
18. Acknowledge approval of the Final Plat of Lots 1 and 2, Block A of the CFA Paris
Addition, LCAD Parcels 18452 and 18456, located in the 3400 Block of Lamar Avenue,
approved by operation of law.
19. Acknowledge approval of the Final Plat of Lot 1, Block A of the Offutt Addition No. 3,
LCAD Parcels 14906, 14908 and 108224, located in the 1000 Block of N. Main Street,
approved by operation of law.
20. Acknowledge approval of the Final Plat of Lot 1, Block A of the Straight Addition,
LCAD Parcel 17489, located in the 2500 Block of E. Price, approved by operation of
law.
21. Reject all bids for the West Sherman Street Sewer Replacement Project.
Regular Agenda
22. Conduct a public hearing, discuss and act on an ordinance considering the petition of
Casey Gain on behalf of Scott McDowell for a change in zoning from a Single -Family
Dwelling District No. 2 (SF2) to a Two -Family Dwelling District (2F), in the Wynnwood
Addition, Block A, Lots 7 and 8, located at 830 S. Collegiate.
23. Conduct a public hearing, discuss and act on an ordinance considering the petition of
Grace Bible Church Paris for a change in zoning from Public Lands and Institutions (PLI)
to a Commercial District (C), in the City of Paris, Block 307, Lot 5B, located at 2885 N.
Main Street.
24, Conduct a public hearing, discuss and act on an ordinance considering the petition of
Jennifer Miller, on behalf of Carrie and Mike Taylor, for a change in zoning from a
General Retail District (GR) to a General Retail District with a Specific Use Permit for a
Tattoo Shop (GR w/SUP), in the Brookside Addition, Block 11, Lot 3, located at 803
S.E. 24th Street.
25. Discuss and act on an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Paris, Texas,
Extending the Mayor's Declaration of Local Disaster for Public Health Emergency and
Order dated March 19, 2020, as Extended and Amended in Resolution No. 2020-011, and
all Supplemental Orders thereto, for an Additional Thirty (30) Days.
26. Discuss and authorize final payment in the amount of $144,441.97, less $$38,500.00 in
liquidated damages, for a final net payment of $105,941.97; close out the Church Street
Construction Project with Richard Drake Construction, and accept improvements.
27. Discuss and act on fees that were collected as part of the 1% fee for a public, educational,
and governmental channel.
28. Conduct a public hearing, discuss and act on an Ordinance Abandoning a 310 foot
portion of an undeveloped street called Pacific Avenue located between South Main
Street and South Church Street with the City retaining a Sanitary Sewer Line Right -of -
Way Easement; and a 20 foot alley running North and South between Block 5 East Side
Lots 5 and 6 and West Side Lots 7 and 8 and Block 14, West Side Lots 1 and 2 and East
Side Lots 11 and 12; Declaring that there is no public necessity or need for said portions
of said street and alley for City or other Franchise Utility Provider's Use.
29. Discuss and act on a Resolution Authorizing the execution of a Deed of Abandonment to
the adjacent property owner of a 310 foot portion of an undeveloped street called Pacific
Avenue located between South Main Street and South Church Street with the City
retaining a Sanitary Sewer Line Right -of -Way Easement; and a 20 foot alley running
North and South between Block 5 East Side Lots 5 and 6 and West Side Lots 7 and 8 and
Block 14, West Side Lots 1 and 2 and East Side Lots 11 and 12 Abandoned by Ordinance
to Clint and Anna Upchurch, owners of the property adjoining said street and alley.
30. Discuss and act on an Ordinance Amending the Traffic Control Map Adopted in Section
31-65(b) Establishing a Stop Sign Stopping Eastbound Traffic on Stone Avenue at the
Intersection of Stone Avenue and Lewis Lane. (A motion to remove this item from the
table is required before deliberating.)
31. Convene into Executive Session pursuant to 551.087 of the Texas Government Code, (1)
to discuss or deliberate regarding commercial or financial information that the
governmental body has receive 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:
A. Project Rainwater Falls
B. J. Skinner Bakery
32. Reconvene into Open Session and possibly take action on those matters discussed in
Executive Session.
33. Consider and approve future events for City Council and/or City Staff pursuant to
Resolution No. 2004-081.
34. 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 April 9,
2020.
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