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 12, 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 httys://paristexas.gov/P!Lblic. 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 March 22, 2021.
6. Receive reports and/or minutes from the following boards and commissions:
a. Paris Visitors & Convention Council Board of Directors (1-19-2021)
b. Building & Standards Commission (2-22-2021)
c. Paris Public Advisory Board (2-24-2021)
d. Planning & Zoning Commission (3-1-2021)
e. Board of Adjustment (1-5-2021)
Regular Agenda
7. Discuss, continue the public hearing, and act on an Ordinance considering the petition of
Rebecca Haralson, Executrix of George Jennison Estate for a change in zoning from a
One -Family Dwelling District No. 2 (SF -2) to an Office District (0), in the Morningside
Estates, Block P, Lot 3, LCAD 13441, located in the 800 Block of S.E. 38"' Street. (A
motion to remove this item from the table is required before deliberating.)
8. Conduct a public hearing, discuss and 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 2021, 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.
9. Conduct a public hearing, discuss and possibly act on a Resolution adopting guidelines
and criteria for the residential tax abatement agreement program.
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, 2020-
035 and 2021-001 for an additional ninety (90) days, or until July 24, 2021.
11. Discuss and act to authorize a contract in the amount of $15,500.00 with Allison, Bass &
McGee, L.L.P. to perform redistricting services related to the 2020 U.S. Census.
12. Discuss and provide direction to staff regarding a loan from the City to the Paris
Economic Development Corporation.
13. Discuss and act on a request for a thirty (30) day extension of the J.C. Miles Subdivision
Plat for review by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
14. Receive presentation regarding the progress and statistics of the Covid-19 vaccine clinic.
15. Discuss and act on extending the Families First Coronavirus Relief Act (FFCRA) CoVid-
19 sick leave program.
16. 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: First National Bank Building and
associated properties.
B. Section 551.071 of the Texas Government Code, Consultation with Attorney, to receive
legal advice from the City Attorney about (1) pending or contemplated litigation and/or
(2) on matters in which the duty of an attorney to her client under the Texas Disciplinary
Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflict with this chapter.
17. Reconvene into open session and possibly take action on those matters discussed in
Executive Session.
18. Consider and approve future events for City Council and/or City Staff pursuant to
Resolution No. 2004-081.
19. 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,
2021.
Janice Ellis, City Clerk
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.