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, June 14, 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 haps://p aristexas oqy/ ublic. 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 May 24, 2021.
6. Receive reports and/or minutes from the following boards and commissions:
a. Airport Advisory Board (2-25-2021)
b. Housing Authority of the City of Paris (4-20-2021)
c. Board of Adjustment (5-4-2021)
d. Traffic Commission (12-1-2020)
e. Planning & Zoning Commission (5-3-2021)
f. Main Street Advisory Board (5-11-2021)
Regular Agenda
7. Discuss and act on a Resolution changing the name of Martin Luther King, Jr. Park to the
Joan Mathis Park.
8. Discuss and act on an Ordinance amending the Traffic Control Map adopted in Section
11.02.005, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Texas; Establishing a stop sign
at the intersection of 32 d N.E. and Houston Streets stopping south -bound traffic on 32nd
N.E.
9. Discuss and act on an Ordinance amending the Traffic Control Map adopted in Section
11.02.005, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Texas; Establishing a stop sign
at the intersection of at 37" N.E. and Village Bend Streets.
10. Receive and discuss the 2021 Water & Wastewater Cost of Service Rate Study; and
consider an Ordinance Amending Appendix A, "Fee Schedule," Article A10.000, "Utility
Rates," Section A10.003, "Water Rates," of the Code of Ordinances to reflect changes
recommended by the 2021 Water and Sewer Rate Study.
11. Discuss and act on a Resolution approving confirmation of the City Manager's
appointment of Russell G. Thrasher as EMS Director, pursuant to Section 23 of the Paris
City Charter.
12. Discuss and take any necessary action regarding the Non -Profit Organization Contracting
Policy in preparation for receiving and reviewing applications at a future meeting.
13. Discuss and act on the GEXA Energy Invoice of $450,005.34 for additional ancillary
charges from the February 2021 Winter Storin.
14. Discuss and approve termination of the Airport Management Agreement and FBO
Agreement, purchasing the FBO Agreement from JR Aviation for a total of $89,000.00
plus the cost for the fuel of about $30,000.00 (TBD), hire a full-time employee to become
the next Airport Manager and FBO, and authorize the City Manager and City Attorney to
prepare a Bill of Sale to be brought back at the next City Council meeting.
15. Discuss and act on procedures forte appointment of the board and commission
members.
16. Discuss the Charter Review Process and consider engaging the services of a third party
consultant to guide the City through the process.
17. 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 goverm-nental 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: HWH Downtown Development.
18. Reconvene into open session and possibly take action on those matters discussed in
Executive Session.
19® Consider and approve future events for City Council and/or City Staff pursuant to
Resolution No. 2004-08 1.
20. 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 June 11,
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.