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, September 12, 2022. The meeting will be held at the City Council
Chamber, 107 E. Kaufinan Street, in Paris, Texas. Due to the CoVID outbreak, facemasks
are encouraged 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 https://paristexas.gov/ up blic. 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 meetings of August 22, 2022, August 29 2022, August 30,
2022 and September 1, 2022.
6. Receive reports and/or minutes from the following boards and commissions:
a. Paris Economic Development Corporation (7-19-2022)
b. Building & Standards Commission (7-18-2022)
c. Love Civic Center Board (6-9-2022)
d. Paris Visitors & Convention Council Board (6-20-2022)
e. Board of Adjustment (8-2-2022)
f. Planning & Zoning Commission (9-1-2022)
7. Accept the approved 2022-2023 Program of Works and FY 2022-2023 Budgets for the
Love Civic Center and Visitors & Convention Council.
8. Approve a Landfill Services Agreement with Waste Connections Lone Star, Inc., and
authorize the Mayor to sign.
Regular Agenda
9. Discuss, continue the public hearing, and act on an Ordinance considering the petition of
Nathan Spaulding on behalf of Benton Rainey for a change in zoning from an
Agricultural District (A) to a Planned Development District (PD) in the City of Paris,
Block 351, Lot PT of 8, 72.262 acres, City of Paris, Block 352, Lot 6 Block 351, Lot PT
of 8, 91.627 acres, City of Paris, Block 351, Lot PT of 9, 19.2693 acres, located in the
3300 Block of Jefferson Road.
10. Conduct a public hearing on the City's proposed tax rate for FY2022-2023.
11. Conduct a public hearing on the City Manager's proposed budget for FY2022-2023.
12. Discuss and act on an Ordinance adopting a budget for the ensuing fiscal period
beginning October 1, 2022 and ending September 30, 2023.
13. Discuss and act on the appointment of Basel Musharbash as municipal court prosecutor.
14. Discuss and act on an Ordinance authorizing the issuance of a solid waste collection
permit to JOTS Rentals, LLC. (Pursuant to Sec. 12.04.42(d) of the Code of Ordinances,
passage of this ordinance requires five affirmative votes)
15 w Discuss and act on an Ordinance authorizing the issuance of a solid waste collection
permit to Sanitation Solutions, Inc. (Pursuant to Sec. 12.04.42(d) of the Code of
Ordinances, passage of this ordinance requires five affirmative votes)
16. Discuss and act on an Ordinance authorizing the issuance of a solid waste collection
permit to County Waste Collection, LLC. (Pursuant to Sec. 12.04.42(d) of the Code of
Ordinances, passage of this ordinance requires five affirmative votes)
17. Discuss and act on an Ordinance authorizing the issuance of a solid waste collection
permit to M.J. Outdoors. (Pursuant to Sec. 12.04.42(d) of the Code of Ordinances,
passage of this ordinance requires five affirmative votes)
18. Discuss and act on an Ordinance authorizing the issuance of a solid waste collection
permit to Dumpster Drop, LLC. (Pursuant to Sec. 12.04.42(d) of the Code of Ordinances,
passage of this ordinance requires five affirmative votes)
19. Discuss and act on an Ordinance authorizing the issuance of a solid waste collection
permit to Countryside Disposal, LLC. (Pursuant to Sec. 12.04.42(d) of the Code of
Ordinances, passage of this ordinance requires five affirmative votes)
20. Discuss and act on an Ordinance authorizing the issuance of a solid waste collection
permit to Trash Away Dumpster Rentals, LLC. (Pursuant to Sec. 12.04.42(d) of the Code
of Ordinances, passage of this ordinance requires five affirmative votes)
21. Receive report from the evaluation committee, review evaluation instruments and select
dates to evaluate the City Council employees.
22. Discuss and act on a Resolution authorizing the Application for a Bullet -Resistant Shield
Grant Program for FY -2023; and authorizing the Chief of Police to execute any and all
necessary documents.
23. 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).
24. Reconvene into open session and possibly take action on those matters discussed in
executive session.
25. Consider and approve future events for City Council and/or City Staff pursuant to
Resolution No. 2004-081.
26. 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 September
9, 2022.
Janice Ellis, City Clerk
Secial 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.