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, September 26, 2022. The meeting will be held at the City Council
Chamber, 107 E. Kaufman 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 1,n n ter tir ff�� ii Nva ��a y�$x/r4.u;�t� A r,. 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. A. Proclamation proclaiming October 5"' as World Teacher's Day.
B. 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 September 12, 2022.
6. Receive reports and/or minutes from the following boards and commissions:
a. Main Street Advisory Board (8-9-2022)
b. Planning & Zoning Commission (9-6-2022)
c. Building & Standards Commission (8-15-2022)
d. Housing Authority of the City of Paris (8-9-2022)
e. Paris Economic Development Corporation (8-16-2022)
7. Receive August monthly financial report.
8. Receive August drainage report.
9. Receive demolition and code enforcement activity reports.
10. Authorize City Staff to issue requests for proposal for administrative services (RFP) and
requests for qualifications (RFQ) for the 2023-2024 Texas Community Development
Block Grant Program administered by the Texas Department of Agriculture.
11. Approve on a Structural Engineering Agreement with Jason Hart Engineering in the
amount of $46,960.00 to design the demolition of the Belford Building.
12. Approve the Final Plat of the PUD 61 Addition, Lot 1 Block A, LCAD Property 14462,
located at 455 N.E. 6th Street.
13. Approve the Final Plat of the Warren 174-A Addition, Lot 1, Block A, LCAD Property
16781, located at 1202 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
14. Approve the Final Plat of the Asay Addition, Lots 1-10, Block A, LCAD Property 13823,
located in the 1000 Block of Pine Bluff Street.
15. Approve the Final Plat of the Little Hollow Estates City Block 317, LCAD Property
50201, located in the 2200 Block of N.E. 36th Street.
16. Approve the Final Plat of the Sugg Addition, Lots 1 and 2, Block A, LCAD Property
71599, located at 2296 S.E. 3rd Street.
Regular Agenda
17. Discuss, conduct a public hearing, and act on an Ordinance considering the petition of
Bruce Pearson for a Comprehensive Plan Amendment from Public Lands & Institutions
(PLI) to Medium Density Residential (MDR) in the City of Paris, Block 127, Part of Lot
3, containing 125 ft. of LCAD 16081 +/- 0.84 acre (35,380 sf) located in the 800 block of
W. Kaufman Street.
18. Discuss, conduct a public hearing, and act on an Ordinance considering the petition of
Bruce Pearson for a change in zoning from a Commercial District (C) to a Multi -Family
District No. 1 (MF -1) in the City of Paris, Block 127, Part of Lot 3, containing 125 ft. of
LCAD 16081 +/- 0.84 acre (35,380 sf) located in the 800 Block of W. Kaufman Street.
19. Discuss, conduct a public hearing, and act on an Ordinance considering the petition of
Asay & Sons Construction, LLC for a change in zoning from a Two -Family Dwelling
District (217) to a Four -Family Dwelling (417) in the City of Paris, Block 32-B, Lot 1-A
thru 1-K, located in the 1000 Block of Pine Bluff Street-LCAD 13823.
20. Discuss and act on an Ordinance considering amending Zoning Ordinance No. 1710 of
the City of Paris, Texas, so as to rezone Block 351, Lot PT of 8, 76.262 acres, Block 352,
Lot 6, Block 351, Lot PT of 8, 91.627 acres, and City of Paris Block 351, Lot PT of 9,
19.2693 acres, located in the 3300 block of Jefferson Road, in the City of Paris, Lamar
County, Texas, from an Agriculture District (A) to a Planned Development District (PD);
directing a change accordingly in the official zoning map of the City.
21. 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) (prior to discussing this item,
a motion to remove it from the table is required).
22. 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) (prior to
discussing this item, a motion to remove it from the table is required).
23. 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) (prior to
discussing this item, a motion to remove it from the table is required).
24. 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) (prior to discussing this item,
a motion to remove it from the table is required).
25. 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) (prior to discussing this item,
a motion to remove it from the table is required).
26. 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) (prior to
discussing this item, a motion to remove it from the table is required).
27. 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) (prior to
discussing this item, a motion to remove it from the table is required).
28. 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 he 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: Project Red Oak.
B. Section 551.074 of the Texas Government Code, to deliberate the appointment,
employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public
officer or employee as follows: annual evaluation of the city manager.
29, Reconvene into open session and possibly take action on those matters discussed in
executive session.
30. Consider and approve future events for City Council and/or City Staff pursuant to
Resolution No. 2004-081
31. 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
23, 2022.
Jed ce 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.