16 - Solid Waste Collection Permit to M.J. Outdoors, LLCItem No. 16
TO: Mayor, Mayor Pro -Tem & City Council
Grayson Path, City Manager
FROM: Janice Ellis, City Clerk
SUBJECT: SOLID WASTE COLLECTION PERMIT
DATE: January 10, 2022
BACKGROUND: Article 12.04 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris regulates the
collecting and transporting of solid waste from commercial and industrial units within the City of
Paris. Article 12.04 requires that a person or entity must first obtain a solid waste collection
permit from the City prior to using the public streets, alleys or thoroughfares within the corporate
limits of the City.
STATUS OF ISSUE: The company is in its' second year of operation in the City of Paris. The
former owner passed away late summer of 2021, and Mr. Berry recently purchased the company.
Mr. Hunter Berry, MJ Outdoors, LLC filed an application with the City on December 15, 2021
and submitted the required certificate of liability insurance.
BUDGET: NA.
RECOMMENDATION: Approve Ordinances authorizing the issuance of a solid waste
collection permit for MJ Outdoors, LLC.
This ordinance requires five affirmative votes for passage.
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS,
AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A SOLID WASTE COLLECTION PERMIT
TO M.J. OUTDOORS, LLC. FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENGAGING IN THE
BUSINESS OF COLLECTING AND/OR TRANSPORTING SOLID WASTE FROM
COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL UNITS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF THE
CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS; FINDING A PUBLIC NECESSITY AND CONVENIENCE
FOR ISSUANCE OF SAID PERMIT; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND
PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, Chapter 12 Section 12.04.042 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Paris, Texas, requires any person or entity engaging in the business of collecting or
transporting solid waste from commercial and industrial units within the city limits to obtain
a solid waste collection permit from the City; and
WHEREAS, M.J. Outdoors, LLC with address an listed as 3755 Tiger Town Rd., Paris,
TX 75460, has made application for a solid waste collection and transportation permit in
accordance with Sec. 12.04.042 of the City Code of Ordinances; and
WHEREAS, following review of the application and proof of insurance and upon a
finding of public necessity and convenience for issuance of the permit, the City Council of the
City of Paris hereby finds by a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote of the City Council that the
permit should be issued to M.J. Outdoors, LLC.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PARIS, TEXAS:
Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby in
all things approved.
Section 2. That a solid waste collection permit is hereby issued to M.J. Outdoors, LLC,
effective January 10, 2022.
Section 3. That the referenced solid waste collection permit issued to M.J. Outdoors,
LLC shall expire September 30, 2022, unless further application for re -issuance of the permit
is made by the applicant in conformance with the City Code.
Section 4. That each holder of a permit issued pursuant to Sec. 12.04.042 of the City
Code of Ordinances shall pay the City of Paris a street use fee for the privilege of operating
on the City streets, alleys, and thoroughfares equal to eleven percent (11%) of the gross
receipts earned from the waste collected, hauled or disposed of from within the City limits.
Section S. That all provisions of the ordinances of the City of Paris, Texas in conflict
with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed, and all other provisions of the
ordinances of the City of Paris not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall
remain in full force and effect.
Section 6. That any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be
guilty of a Misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be fined in accordance with the
provisions of Section 1.01.009 of the City of Paris Code of Ordinances, and each and every
day's continuance of any violation of the above -enumerated sections shall constitute and be
deemed a separate offense.
Section 7. That this ordinance shall become effective from and after its passage and
publication as required by law.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 10th day of January, 2022.
Paula Portugal, Mayor
ATTEST:
Janice Ellis, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Stephanie H. Harris, City Attorney