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, May 8, 2023. 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 https://paristexas.gov/public. 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 April 24, 2023.
6. Receive reports and/or minutes from the following boards and commissions:
a. Love Civic Center Quarterly Reports
b. VC&C Quarterly Reports
c. Paris Visitors & Convention Council (3-20-2023)
d. Historic Preservation Commission (3-8-2023)
e. Planning & Zoning Commission (4-3-2023)
7. Approve a Resolution amending the employment contract with City Manager Grayson
Path.
8. Approve an Utility Easement and Right -of -Way to Oncor as related to the Feeder Tie and
Automation Project.
9. Approve a Resolution supporting City of Paris, Texas' application to the Texas
Department of Transportation's 2023 Transportation Alternatives Set -Aside (TA) Call for
the City of Paris (TA Program) — 15Y Street SW Bike Lanes Project.
10. Approve a Resolution approving the submission of an application for an extension of a
Motor Vehicle Prevention Authority (MVCPA) Grant for continuation of the North East
Texas Auto Theft Task Force; approving a cash match from the City of Paris in
connection with said Grant extension; authorizing the execution of any and all documents
necessary for acceptance and implementation of said Grant upon notice.
Regular Agenda
11. Receive a report on the Credit Access Business Ordinance, discuss and possibly act on an
Ordinance.
12. Discuss Leon Williams playground equipment, and provide direction to staff.
13. 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), as follows: Project Clydesdale.
14. Reconvene into open session and possibly take action on those matters discussed in
executive session.
15. Consider and approve future events for City Council and/or City Staff pursuant to
Resolution No. 2004-081.
16. 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 May 5,
2023.
nice 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 or jellis@paristexas.gov for assistance.