00 - Amended AgendaAMENDED CITY 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, January 11, 2021. The meeting will be held at the City Council
Chamber, 107 E. Kaufman Street, in Paris, Texas. Due to the CoVID outbreak, facemasks
are required for those in attendance of the meeting in the City Council Chamber. Due to the
pandemic concerns, one or all Council Members may be attending remotely, but the feed
will be available for live viewing at the provided link on hi. lLs //f)ar stexas. ov/public. 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 December 14, 2020.
6. Receive reports and/or minutes from the following boards and commissions:
a. Historic Preservation Commission (9-11-2020)
b. Paris Economic Development Corporation (11-17-2020)
c. Paris Public Library Advisory Board (11-18-2020)
d. Housing Authority (9-15-2020)
e. Planning & Zoning Commission (12-7-2020)
7. Approve a Professional Services Agreement with Sensus for utility billing services, in the
amount of $57,215.00.
8. Re -approve the City Investment Policy.
9. Award the bid to Liberty National Bank to serve as the city's depository beginning March
1, 2021 and ending February 28, 2023.
Regular Agenda
10. Discuss and act on an Ordinance extending the Mayor's Declaration of Local Disaster for
Public Health Emergency and Order dated March 19, 2020, as extended by Resolution
No. 2020-011 and by Ordinances Nos. 2020-014, 2020-017, 2020-023, 2020-030, and
2020-035 for an additional ninety (90) days, or until April 24, 2021.
11. Discuss and appoint one member to fill a vacant position on the Historic Preservation
Commission.
12. Discuss and act on extending the Families First Coronavirus Relief Act (FFCRA) CoVid-
19 sick leave program.
13. Convene into executive session pursuant to 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: First National Bank Building and associated properties.
14. Reconvene into Open Session and possibly take action on those matters discussed in
Executive Session.
15. Consider and approve future events for City Council and/or City Staff pursuant to
Resolution No. 2004-081.
16. 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 8,
2021.
Janice Ellis, City Clerk
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.