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, October 9, 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://I)aristexas.gov/public. 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 meetings of September 12 and 25, 2023.
6. Receive reports and/or minutes from the following boards and commissions:
a. Paris Public Library Advisory Board (1-19-2023; 2-15-2023; 3-15-2023; 5-17-2023;
6-21-2023; 7-19-2023)
b. Love Civic Center (7-13-2023)
c. Paris Visitors & Convention Council (8-21-2023)
d. Planning & Zoning Commission (9-7-2023 & 9-13-2023)
e. Board of Adjustment (9-5-2023)
7. Approve a lease agreement with Paris Jr. College for Dragon Park.
Regular Agenda
8. Discuss and act on a Resolution Nominating a person or persons to serve on the Board of
the Lamar County Appraisal District for a term of two years beginning January 1, 2024;
making other findings and provisions related to the subject; and declaring an effective
date. (this item will need to be removed from the table prior to discussion)
9. Discuss and act on cancellation of the second meetings in November and December.
10. Receive a presentation to update the City Council regarding the status of the
improvements to Culberston Park to install a pickle ball court.
11. Consider and approve future events for City Council and/or City Staff pursuant to
Resolution No. 2004-081.
12. 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 October 6,
2023.
Janice 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.