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 12, 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 Il ��nx:fln�gni ���a�ai��..'sf���,i�Gai����. The matters to be
discussed and acted upon are as follows:
Opening Agenda
1. Call meeting to order.
2. Invocation.
3. United States Pledge of Allegiance & Texas 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 22, 2023.
6. Receive reports and/or minutes from the following boards and commissions:
a. Airport Advisory Board (2-16-2023)
b. Housing Authority (3-21-2023 & 5-16-2023)
c. Visitors & Convention Council (4-17-2023)
d. Paris Economic Development Corporation (4-18-2023)
e. Planning & Zoning Commission (5-1-2023)
Regular Agenda
7. Discuss and act on a Resolution approving an Economic Development Agreement and
Residential Tax Abatement Agreement with Cultiv8 Communities, LLC for the
properties located at (1) LCAD 17745, 1221 N.W. 15'b Street, Lot 12, Block 233; (2)
LCAD 18376, 1351 N.E. 12th Street, Lot 12, Block 269; (3) LCAD 13870, 133 N.E. 1411'
Street, Lot 9, Block 33-A; (4) LCAD 13832, 116 N.E. 10th Street, Lot 9, Block 32-B; and
(5) LCAD 13830, 1025 E. Houston Street, Lot 7, Block 32-B, pursuant to the 5 In 5
Housing Infill Development Program.
8. Discuss and act on a Resolution approving an Economic Development Agreement and
Residential Tax Abatement Agreement with P -Town Property Holding for the following
properties: (1) LCAD 18257, 500 Block of N.E. 29d' Street, Lot 2-0, Block 258-A and
(2) LCAD 18256, 410 N.E. 20'x' Street, Lot 2-A, Block 258-A, pursuant to the 5 In 5
Housing Infill Development Program.
9. Discuss and act on a Resolution approving the Re -sale of three properties, previously bid -
off to the City of Paris, Trustee, to Cultivi8Community, pursuant to the 5 -in -5 Housing
Infill Development Program.
10. Discuss and act on a Resolution releasing a lien against 245 N.E. 2nd Street, receive
payment of $3,070.15 (principle), waiving interest applied to the August 2, 2006 structure
lien; and authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary documents.
11. Receive presentation from NewGen Strategies regarding the 2023 Water & Wastewater
Cost of Service Rate Study, discuss and act on an Ordinance Amending Appendix A,
Section A10.004(b), "Sewer Rates for Customers Using City Water," of the Code of
Ordinances of the City's Rate Consultant.
12. Receive presentation by Mark McLiney, with SAMCO Capital Markets, the City's
Financial Advisor, regarding refunding and restructuring the Series 2013 Utility System
COs to lower the total annual debt service supported by the utility system to help offset
the costs of future utility system improvements and authorizing staff and outside
consultants to proceed with the refunding and other matters related thereto.
13. Discuss and act on revisions to the Facade Grant application and procedures.
14. Discuss and act on an Ordinance amending the City of Paris Code of Ordinances to
amend Chapter 19, "Streets, Parks, and Other Public Ways and Places," by adding a new
division 9, "Street Light Regulations," to Article 10.05, "Streets and Sidewalks;" making
other findings and provisions related to the subject; providing a repealer clause, a
severability clause, a savings clause, and a penalty clause; and declaring an effective date.
15. Discuss and act on an Agreement with Hayter Engineering in the amount of $14,900.00
for professional services, as related to survey and design services for the Grand Avenue
Sidewalk Extension; and authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary documents.
16. 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.
17. Reconvene into open session and possibly take action on those matters discussed in
executive session.
18. Consider and approve future events for City Council and/or City Staff pursuant to
Resolution No. 2004-081.
19. 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 9,
2023.
Janice Ellis, City Clerk
S[ ecial 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.