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, December 11, 2023. The meeting will be held at the City Council
Chamber, 107 E. Kaufman Street, in Paris, Texas. 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. 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 November 13, 2021
6. Receive reports and/or minutes from the following boards and commissions:
a. Airport Advisory Board (8-17-2023)
b. Board of Adjustment (10-3-2023)
c. Historic Preservation Commission (10-11-2023)
d. Building & Standards Commission (10-23-2023)
e. Planning & Zoning Commission (11-6-2023)
7. Receive October drainage report.
8. Receive the October 2023 Financial Report.
9. Approve the renewal of the Lease Agreement with Maxey Rifleman Gun Club for an
additional five years.
10. Approve a Lease Agreement with Avfuel for an avgas truck.
11. Approve the Final Plat of the Buster Flats Addition, Lot 1, Block 1, LCAD 17210,
located at 1610 Bonham Street.
12. Approve the Final Plat of the Culbertson Park Addition CB 112B, Lots 1 and 2, Block A,
LCAD 15827 and 15828, located in the 1500 Block of Hearon Street.
13. Approve the Final Plat of. the Harper Industrial Addition, Lot 1, Block A, LCAD
111478121013, 71912, 71810 and 70702, located in the 2400 Block of Church Street.
14. Approve the Final Plat of the Lamar County Emergency Center Addition, Lot 1, Block 1,
LCAD 59544, located at 2805 N. Main Street.
15. Approve the Final Plat of the North Main Plaza Addition, Lot 1, Block A, LCAD 53645,
located at 2310 N. Main Street.
16. Approve the Replat of the Westview Addition, Lots 7R and 8R, Block A, LCAD 130518
and 20605, located in the 1800 Block of W. Houston Street.
Regular Agenda
17. Discuss, conduct a public hearing and act on an Ordinance regarding the petition of John
Mark Spencer for a zoning change from an Agricultural District (A) to a Commercial
District (C) in the City of Paris, Block 306-C, Lot 1, LCAD 50105, located at 4010 N.
Main Street.
18. Discuss, conduct a public hearing and act on an Ordinance regarding the petition of
Adam Bolton on behalf of Gary Book for a Comprehensive Plan Amendment from split
use Retail (R)/Low Density Residential (LDR) to High Density Residential (HDR) in the
City of Paris, Block 199, Lot S PT of 2, LCAD 17210, located at 1610 Bonham St.
19. Discuss, conduct a public hearing and act on an Ordinance regarding the petition of
Adam Bolton on behalf of Gary Cook for a zoning change from a Two -Family Dwelling
District (217) to a Multiple -Family Dwelling District No. 1 (MF -1) in the City of Paris,
Block 199, Lot S PT of 2, LCAD 17210, located at 1610 Bonham St.
20. Discuss, conduct a public hearing and act on an Ordinance regarding the petition of Clint
Cheatwood for a text amendment to Exhibit 913 Zoning Ordinance 8-501 Home
Occupations to add (1) j. Caterer and to provide regulations related thereto.
21. Discuss, conduct a public hearing, and act on an Ordinance regarding the petition of the
City of Paris, Texas to update the Subdivision Regulations, specifically to amend Exhibit
9A — Subdivision Ordinance for Preliminary/Final Platting and General Requirements;
Thoroughfare Plan.
22. Receive a presentation regarding a summary report on the five West Paris Town Hall
meetings.
23. Receive a presentation from Garver Engineering regarding status of Wastewater
Treatment Plant Project.
24. Discuss and act on a Resolution approving an Amendment to a Residential Tax
Abatement Agreement with We're Going to Paris, LLC dated May 9, 2022. Pursuant to
the 2020 Census, the subject Property located within City of Paris, Lamar County, Texas,
is included within an Enterprise Zone, which pursuant to the Texas Enterprise Zone Act
(Texas Government Code Chapter 2303) and the Redevelopment and Tax Abatement Act
(Texas Tax Code Sec. 312.2011) also, constitutes designation of the area as a
reinvestment zone. The subject Property is located at 635 N.W. 7" St., Martin Addition
Block A, Lots 1-20, LCAD #12932 (old Westgate Apartment Complex) inside Northwest
Loop 286 in Northwest Paris, Census Block Group 482770006001032. The planned
investment includes $1.8 million in real property improvements.
25. Receive presentation regarding power lines in the City of Paris.
26. Discuss and act on the addition of bid alternate #1 in the amount of $13,500.00 to the
Lloyd D. Nabors Demolition contract for the Belford Building Demolition Project.
27. Discuss and award a bid in the amount of $237,769.00 to One Reef, LLC, of Paris for
services related to asbestos abatement in the Grand Theater; and authorize City Staff to
negotiate a contract.
28. Receive a presentation about the Street Mill and Overlay Projects, discuss and authorize
the City Staff to proceed with design and bidding for 2024 projects.
29. Discuss and act on three water line looping projects in the amount of approximately
$507,936.96, to be funded by the $250,000,00 Lionshead Project reimbursement and
ARPA funds; authorize payment in the amount of $750.00 to RMC for services related to
these projects; and authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary documents.
30. Consider and approve future events for City Council and/or City Staff pursuant to
Resolution No. 2004-081.
31. Adjournment.
Certification
1 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 December
8, 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.