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05 - City Council MinutesItem No. 5 DRAFT CITY COUNCIL MINUTES MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS December 11, 2023 The City Council of the City of Paris met for a regular session at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, December 11, 2023, at the City Council Chamber, 107 E. Kaufman, Paris, Texas. Present: Mayor: Reginald B. Hughes Council Members: Shatara Moore, Rebecca Norment, and Rudy Kessel City Staff: Grayson Path, City Manager; Doug Harris, Assistant City Manager; Stephanie Harris, City Attorney; Janice Ellis, City Clerk; Gene Anderson; Finance Director; Rich Salter, Police Chief; Todd Mittge, City Engineer; Michael Smith, Public Works Director; Duke McGee, Building Official; and Clyde Crews, Fire Marshal Absent: Mayor Pro -Tem: Mihir Pankaj Council Members: Gary Savage and Clayton Pilgrim O penin Agenda 1. Call meeting to order. Mayor Hughes called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. 2. Invocation. Finance Director Gene Anderson gave the invocation. 3. United States Pledge of Allegiance & Texas Pledge of Allegiance. City Manager Grayson Path led the United States Pledge & Texas Pledge of Allegiance. 4. Citizens' Forum. Alvin Atwood, 2419 Bonham — he said he was there to talk about the in -affordability of water, and that his water bill was too high. He also said he had the signature of 82 people who agreed with him. Carolyn Williams, 50-40 S.W. — she said the taxes on her house increased, that she went to the Lamar County Appraisal District, and she wanted to know how they figured the taxes. Harley Draven, 2213 Hubbard — she said there was a lack of sidewalks and others were deteriorating. She also said there needed to be better accessibility, and she had lost 90% of her independence since moving to Paris. Regular Council Meeting December 11, 2023 Page 2 Consent A enda Mayor Hughes inquired of Council Members if they wished to pull any items from the consent agenda for discussion. There being none, a Motion to approve the consent agenda was made by Council Member Kessel and seconded by Council Members Norment and Moore. Motion carried, 4 ayes — 0 nays. 5. Approve minutes from the meeting of November 13, 2023. 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 Council Meeting December 11, 2023 Page 3 Re ular A enda 17. Discuss, conduct a public hearing and act on ORDINANCE NO. 2023-072: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 1710 OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AS HERETOFORE AMENDED, SO AS TO REZONE CITY OF PARIS BLOCK 306- C, LOT 1, LCAD 50105, LOCATED IN THE 4000 BLOCK OF NORTH MAIN STREET, FROM AN AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT (A) TO A COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (C); DIRECTING A CHANGE ACCORDINGLY IN THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A PENALTY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Building Official Duke McGee explained the applicant was requesting the zoning change for a proposed use of retail sales of RV parts and accessories. He said the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval, as did staff. Mayor Hughes opened the public hearing and asked for anyone wishing to speak in favor or opposition of this item, to please come forward. With no one speaking, Mayor Hughes closed the public hearing. A Motion to approve the item was made by Council Member Kessel and seconded by Council Member Moore. Motion carried, 4 ayes — 0 nays. 18. Discuss, conduct a public hearing, and act on ORDINANCE NO. 2023-073: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, CONSIDERING THE PETITION 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, LOTS S PT OF 2, LCAD 17210, LOCATED AT 1610 BONHAM ST.; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE; A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mr. McGee explained that the applicant was seeking a minor amendment to the Comprehensive Plan to provide for a high-density residential use of the property and that a six - unit apartment complex was planned. He said that the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval, as did staff. Mayor Hughes opened the public hearing and asked for anyone wishing to speak in favor or opposition of this item, to please come forward. With no one speaking, Mayor Hughes closed the public hearing. A Motion to approve the item was made by Council Member Kessel and seconded by Council Member Norment. Motion carried, 4 ayes — 0 nays. Regular Council Meeting December 11, 2023 Page 4 19. Discuss, conduct a public hearing, and act on ORDINANCE NO. 2023-074: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 1710 OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AS HERETOFORE AMENDED, SO AS TO REZONE CITY OF PARIS BLOCK 199, LOT S PT OF 2, LCAD 17210, LOCATED IN THE 1600 BLOCK OF BONHAM STREET, FROM A TWO-FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT (2F) TO A MULTIPLE - FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT NO. 1 (MF -1); DIRECTING A CHANGE ACCORDINGLY IN THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A PENALTY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mr. McGee explained that the applicant was proposing construction of a six -unit apartment, and the zoning action was in accordance with the City's Comprehensive Plan. He said that the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval, as did staff. Mayor Hughes opened the public hearing and asked for anyone wishing to speak in favor or opposition of this item, to please come forward. With no one speaking, Mayor Hughes closed the public hearing. A Motion to approve the item was made by Council Member Moore and seconded by Council Member Kessel. Motion carried, 4 ayes — 0 nays. 20. Discuss, conduct a public hearing, and act on ORDINANCE NO. 2023-075: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 1710 OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AS HERETOFORE AMENDED, BY AMENDING SECTION 8, "USE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS," SECTION 8-500, "HOME OCCUPATIONS," TO PROVIDE REGULATIONS FOR CATERING AS A HOME OCCUPATION AND TO REGULATE SAME; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mr. McGee explained that the applicant approached the City and the Lamar County Health District regarding the use of an accessory building in his rear yard for a commercial catering kitchen. He said the Planning and Zoning commission instructed City Staff at its October 2, 2023 meeting to pursue a formal text amendment of Section 8-501 Home Occupations of the Zoning Ordinance to add Caterer as a permitted use. Mayor Hughes opened the public hearing and asked for anyone wishing to speak in favor or opposition of this item, to please come forward. With no one speaking, Mayor Hughes closed the public hearing. A Motion to approve the item was made by Council Member Kessel and seconded by Council Member Moore. Motion carried, 4 ayes — 0 nays. Regular Council Meeting December 11, 2023 Page 5 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. City Engineer Todd Mittge explained that Texas House Bill 3699 pertained to municipal regulation of subdivisions, specifically requirements for approval of subdivision plans and/or plats. He said the enactment of this bill required revision to the City's subdivision ordinance, and that Staff brought the first portion of revisions to the City Council on November 13, 2023, and received approval of the amendments. He further explained that a second portion of amendments were required for compliance with HB 3699. Mr. Mittge said additional time was needed for review and in order to obtain recommendations on preliminary and final platting language, and asked City Council to continue this item to their February 12, 2024 meeting. Mayor Hughes opened the public hearing and continued it to the City Council meeting on February 12, 2024. 22. Receive a presentation regarding a summary report on the five West Paris Town Hall meetings. City Manager Grayson Path said the sixth town hall meeting would be on Thursday, December 14 at 5:30 p.m. at City Square, at which time he would provide a summary analysis of the five West Paris Town Hall meetings. Next, Mr. Path gave a summary report to City Council on the five meetings (See attachment). 23. Receive a presentation from Garver Engineering regarding status of Wastewater Treatment Plant Project. Assistant City Manager Doug Harris reported that Lance Klement with Garver would be giving Council an update on the Wastewater Treatment Plant Project. Mr. Klement said that Jim Snowden and Alfredo Solano were also at the meeting and they represented Thalle Construction Company. He also said that Austin Visconti, the resident construction observer/inspector from Great Plains Consulting was present. Mr. Klement reviewed a recap of the project beginning with the plant site and stated it had been in operation for over 80 years, the plant was expanded in 1944 using WWII POW labor, in 1971 the plant was expanded, the plant was rehabilitated in 1996, and the first TCEQ Notice of Non -Compliance was issued in 2015. He said the wastewater treatment plant used outdated and inefficient equipment, and multiple areas of the facility were unsafe for operations and maintenance staff. Mr. Klement cited regulations for treated wastewater had changed over time, which reduced the effectiveness of the existing plant. He reported that since 2015, the plant began receiving consistent notices of violation due to the aged infrastructure and the plant had received consistent discharge violations. Mr. Klement said that City Staff and operators should be commended for the level of compliance that had been achieved at this aging facility. Next, Mr. Klement proceeded to report about the progress made to date. He said a two -phased construction plan was agreed to improve the plant, that Phase 1 was in construction and Phase 2 Regular Council Meeting December 11, 2023 Page 6 was ready for bidding. With regard to Phase 1, he reviewed and depicted slides of the previous site, the proposed site overview, the primary clarifiers, aeration basins, and final clarifiers. Mr. Klement moved on to Phase 2 Facilities, reviewing and depicting slides of the influent force main, the existing FEB PS site, the proposed FEB PS Site, the influent pump station, head works, sludge dewatering and an administration building. Mr. Klement also said Phase 1 construction was contracted for completion in March of 2025, and Phase 2 was estimated to be completed by the end of 2025. Mr. Harris said they had recently discussed the potential need for additional property for Phase 2 but that was no longer needed, because the design team came back and they would be able to build everything in the existing footprint. Mr. Path said staff would be working with the financial advisor and rate consultant engineer to start planning Phase 2 bonding. Mr. Path reminded everyone of the recent successes they had been working on to alleviate pressure on rate payers, that the City had refunded and restructured a 2013 GO Bond which was an annual savings of 1.4 million dollars. He said those funds would be diverted to the next phase. Mr. Path also said during the budget, they had restructured GO and Utility bonds to the utility side because the City had some retiring debt, and that was an annual savings of an additional 1.5 million dollars. He said this was a total savings of 2.9 million dollars every year. 24. Discuss and act on RESOLUTION NO. 2023-051: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT OF THE RESIDENTIAL TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS AND WE'RE GOING TO PARIS, LLC; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. City Attorney Stephanie Harris said the City Council approved a residential tax abatement agreement on May 9, 2022, with We're Going to Paris for renovation of the Westgate Apartment Complex. She said under the terms of the agreement, the owner was to have completed the improvements by May 8, 2023. Ms. Harris said due to issues related to financing and other concerns, the owner had not commenced construction and had requested that the deadline be extended to May 31, 2025. She also said the City Council had indicated its willingness to do so on the condition that the owner either commence construction or secure the property no later than February 12, 2024. A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member Kessel and seconded by Council Member Norment. Motion carried, 4 ayes — 0 nays. 25. Receive presentation regarding power lines in the City of Paris. Public Information Officer Jon McFadden said the City had heard throughout all five town hall meetings about street lights not working, downed lines and trees that needed to be trimmed. He explained that staff met with representatives of Oncor and with Optimum to discussed down lines, power cable or telephone and other issues related to utility lines, specifically power. Mr. McFadden said he created a space on the City's website to provide information of how to get in touch with these companies in order that citizens may report their Regular Council Meeting December 11, 2023 Page 7 concerns directly to the corresponding company or government entity. Mr. McFadden gave a demonstration on the City website as how to report a street light that was out or how to report a down line. 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. City Engineer Todd Mittge said in the previous recommendation he had not included the bid for removal of the historical stars and chains, and the project had gone faster than scheduled. He said City Staff was asking City Council to approve this item and funding was available from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member Norment and seconded by Council Member Kessel. Motion carried, 4 ayes — 0 nays. 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. Mr. Mittge said the City owns the Grand Theater located at 21 Lamar Avenue, and the building was in a state of disrepair, requiring asbestos abatement and debris removal before restoration and revitalization could begin. He explained the project underwent an Asbestos Testing and Investigation study and on August 28, 2023, the City Council authorized advertisement of bids for the project, which were advertised on September 27, 2023. Mr. Mittge reported that six bids were received and were opened at City Hall on November 9, 2023 and ranged from $237,769 to $416,253.00. He said that he and Paul Dennehy, Designing Architect, evaluated the bids utilizing a comprehensive scoring system and based upon scoring of the submittals, One Reef, LLC was recommended for award of the project. City Manager Grayson Path said staff had an initial estimate of $100,000.00 for the scope of work but during evaluation, the bids came in higher than anticipated. He also said the City could utilize existing ARPA funding to cover the difference of $137,769.00. A Motion to award a bid in the amount of $237,769.00 to One Reef, LLC of Paris and authorize City Staff to negotiate a contract was made by Council Member Norment and seconded by Council Member Kessel. Motion carried, 4 ayes — 0 nays. 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. Mr. Path said City Staff had spent a good bit of time examining arterial roadways all over town to identify those in most need of a mill and overlay and due to limited funding, the City was not able to address all arterial roadways. He explained the goal was to mill and overlay those roads that had the heaviest traffic in the community, and outlined the following: Regular Council Meeting December 11, 2023 Page 8 Project Length (Miles) Project Total Graham Street (19th NW to Railroad Tracks) 0.512 $ 183 223.60 North Collegiate Drive (Lamar Ave. to NE Loop 286) 0.931 $ 582,497.06 ?Fitzhugh Street (Pine Bluff Rd to Hickory St) 0.754 $ 365,753.86 24th Street SE Lamar Ave. to Clarksville St. 0.512 $ 165,381.03 Pine Mill Road (Inside Loop) (30th St NE to NE Loop 286)__ 0.605 $ 328,853.52 I 7th Street SW (50/50 Split w/ Ceko) (South of SW Loop 28 6) 510 LF 0.1 $115,0001. (50150 Split with CEFCO) Pine Mill Road (East of Loop) (TxDOT RW to 42nd NE) 0.360 $ 163,737.16 20th Street SE (Clarksville St to Polk St) 0.187 $ 61 011.42 12th Street SE (Austin St to Trail de Paris) 0.635 $ 236 949.69 West Sherman Street (15th SW to 19th SW) 0.258 $ 89,077.79 13th Street NW (Campbell St to Bonham Rd) 0.609 $ 194,844.25 Martin Luther King,_ Jr. Drive (Fitzhugh to 6th St NE) 0.223 $ 111,424.43 West Campbell Street (13th St NW to 19th St NM 0.397 c $ 131,936.06 r-- West Center Street (19th St NW to North Main St) 1.239 $ 477,304.75 Misc. Curb and Gutter, Valley Gutter Replacement (� 2000 LF) �- - - $ 90,000.00 I Total Miles"; 7.322 $ 392969995 Mr. Path also said at the October 23, 2023 City Council meeting, the City Council authorized an agreement with Garver Engineering to perform a lead-based piping inventory pursuant to Federal Law. He said this project would ultimately result in the replacement of all lead-based lines in town and staff had worked with Garver to prioritize the above listed roads so that should any of the roads be found to have service lines that needed to be replaced that they would try to replace those pipes prior to mill and overlay of the road. Council Member Kessel inquired about the timeline to identify lead pipelines. Assistant City Manager Doug Harris said they should be able to identify the lead pipes easily because of the prioritization of the roads. A Motion to approve the designated roads for the Street Mill and Overlay Projects was made by Council Member Kessel and seconded by Council Member Norment. Motion carried, 4 ayes — 0 nays. Regular Council Meeting December 11, 2023 Page 9 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. Public Works Director Michael Smith said that looping water lines was a means to accomplish elimination of dead-end mains. He also said it benefited fire protection through improved flow and minimized water loss by reduction of dead-end main flushing schedules. Mr. Smith reported that staff had identified three projects and they were 1) Pine Mill road from west of 42nd Street NE to east of NE Loop 286; 2) SE Loop 286, from east of 6" Street SE to west of South Collegiate; and 3) Gene Stallings Industrial Park, from west of 19th Street SW to west of SW Loop 286. Mr. Path said this would also mean better water pressure and assured that citizens do not lose water. Mr. Smith added that the City CIP crew would be doing this work. A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member Norment and seconded by Council Member Kessel. Motion carried, 4 ayes — 0 nays. 30. Consider and approve future events for City Council and/or City Staff pursuant to Resolution No. 2004-081. No future events were referenced. 31. Adjournment. There being no further business, a Motion to adjourn was made by Council Member Kessel and seconded by Council Member Norment. Motion carried, 4 ayes — 0 nays. Mayor Hughes adjourned the meeting at 6:53 p.m. REGINALD B. HUGHES, MAYOR JANICE ELLIS, CITY CLERK r TO: Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem & City Council FROM: Grayson Path, City Manager Rob Vine, Deputy City Manager Doug Harris, Assistant City Manager SUBJECT: West Paris Town Halls DATE: December 11, 2023 BACKGROUND: On August 14, 2023, Mayor Hughes provided the City Council a presentation to publicly announce a series of upcoming town halls in west Paris. For some time, councilmembers have heard from the community that west Paris has been "left behind", and so in order to try and understand what this means, it was decided that the City should hold some town halls to give residents a chance to explain this to us. In partnership with the Paris ISD, PEDC, and CitySquare, we held five town halls at the following locations and dates: Location Time Date 1. Justiss Elementary 6:00 pm September 26, 2023 2. Travis High School of Choice 6:00 pm October 10, 2023 3. Givens Elementary 6:00 pm October 12, 2023 4. Historic Depot Building 2:00 pm October 31, 2023 5. CitySquare 9:00 am November 2, 2023 A special thanks to each of our hosts for their great support and assistance. Everyone was very accommodating and helpful and we are grateful for such wonderful partnerships. Each town hall had the same purpose: hearing from citizens regarding concerns they are experiencing in west Paris to help us understand what the term "left behind" as compared to other parts of town might mean and to perhaps garner some context to formulate a response. There were five separate events, with three offered at night, one during the day, and one during the morning, with the hope of trying to make attending at least one event possible for as many interested citizens Page 1 of 12 as we reasonably could. While city officials did offer some response at the events, our primary goal was to listen, take notes, and begin to analyze what we were learning. We had a great turnout at all five events with many individuals speaking during the town hall, some meeting with city officials after the town hall to discuss concerns, and still others submitting a survey. As a side note, our steering committee made the decision to restrict surveys to those who attended the event as we wanted to encourage direct participation via attendance at the town halls. If anyone ever has a concern that they would like to submit to the City, they can always reach out to their councilmember or the City Manager's office by phone, email, or in person. In total, we had about 53 individuals either speak during a town hall and/or submit to us a survey. Many others attended but did not speak or submit a survey. We had a plethora of city officials attending, listening to the concerns as they were being made. These individuals were (whether at all or some of the meetings): 1. Reginald B. Hughes, Mayor 2. Mihir Pankaj, Mayor Pro Tem 3. Gary Savage, Councilmember 4. Rudy Kessel, Councilmember 5. Shatara Moore, Councilmember 6. Grayson Path, City Manager 7. Rob Vine, Deputy City Manager 8. Doug Harris, Assistant City Manager 9. Richard Salter, Chief of Police 10. Michael Smith, Public Works Director 11. Robert Talley, Code Enforcement Supervisor 12. Kimmie Snowton, Police Community Outreach Officer 13. Janice Ellis, City Clerk 14. Stephanie Harris, City Attorney 15. Randy Tuttle, Assistant Chief of Police 16. Jon McFadden, Public Information Officer 17. Nicki Brown, Code Enforcement Officer Our goal with the above list of participants was to cover areas we foresaw to be topics of concern by our residents based on our past experience. Following the events, individual city councilmembers as well as the City Manager attempted to reach out directly to various attendees in order to continue the discussion, particularly if any input we received was vague. While time did not allow us to visit with everyone who attended, and many we attempted to visit were not home, we did have an opportunity to meet with about 17 individuals. Page 2 of 12 In addition to the home visits, following each town hall, we began processing the various input we were receiving to identify potential tasks we could address right away. The goal of this was not to wait until after all five events took place before citizens saw some response from the City, but rather if an item of immediate opportunity presented itself, we would attempt to work it as quickly as possible. This has required a redirection of city resources to focus more attention on this effort, but given the public attention this initiative brought with it, we knew that immediate tangible and visible responses was important. Until we are able to raise more resources and/or direction is provided by the City Council, our ability to sustain this focus will be limited, however we will be working as hard as we can for some time going forward to address more of the concerns raised during the town halls. It is important to state as this point that while it is difficult for any individual person to see the full scope of work we do as a city across the entire community, I would like to assure anyone who reads this report that to the best of my observation, while we can never claim to give every citizen, block, street, or quadrant of the community a perfectly equal amount of attention and/or resources as others during any set measurement of time, we are in fact doing our best to try and serve as many of our residents all over town as fairly as we possibly can. Unfortunately, with limited resources including staffing, time, and especially funding, priorities must be made and worked. This is not made any easier when we include changing codes, policies and politics. And at the end of the day, city officials, from the city council to city management to city staff are human, attempting to do the best they can, when they can, and with what they have to do it with, for the most good possible. Nevertheless, we always strive to improve and we continue to want to hear from citizens regarding any issues they see out in the community so that we can try to address them. Another important point to raise before we dive in to the summary of the meetings — it was often stated that citizens were having difficulty getting responses from city officials (council, management, and/or staff). Having been here for over three years, unless something predates me, I can attest that nearly none of these instances raised during the meetings was ever brought to my attention by the citizen. Therefore, I would like to encourage every citizen that should they ever experience difficulty getting information and/or responses from a city official, particularly a staff person, please reach out to their supervisor and ultimately if that were to even fail, reach out to my office. While we can never guarantee to provide a response that a person desires to hear, I would like to at least make sure that they get a response. SUMMARY RESULTS: Having completed all five of the town halls, we have attempted to compile all the feedback. This report contains a summary table, pie chart, and an itemized listing of all comments we took note of (see the end of the report). Without listing each response verbatim, we have attempted to reasonably compile each response while creating some uniformity and commonality in the verbiage where possible. Please know that we took summary meeting notes of all five meetings; Page 3 of 12 those notes as well as the surveys, are all available upon request and may not contain every comment given at the town halls. While we easily could have created more, we have categorized all the input under 29 separate topic headings. The heading titles are based on our municipal operational terminology to better help us internally direct each concern to the right department. The breakdown of these topics is shown in the following table: Topic Count Percentage Animals 72.5% _........_. ._.....0.7 . ............._ City Management Community Development 20 7.2% Dilapidated Structures 16 5.7% Drainage 28 ....... 10.0% Economic Development 5......_ 1.8% Engineering 1 0.4% Fire Department 1 0..4......._. Housing Authority 1 0.4% HR 1 0.4% Junk and Rubbish 4 1.4% Lega I 1 0.4% Nuisance 15 5.4% ..... Nuisance - Grass 30 10.8% Other 23 8.2% Parks 8 2.9% PIO 1 0.4% Plumbing 7 2.5% Police Department 7 2.5% Sidewalks w 10 3.6% Signage 5 1.8% Solid Waste 14 5.0% Streetlights12 W15 4.3% Streets 5.4% Traffic 6 2.2% Tree Limbs 15 5.4% Unsafe Structure 3 1.1% Utilities 16 5.7% Utility Lines - Third Party 5 1.8% Total 279 100% Page 4 of 12 The following is a pie chart showing the relative proportion of each topic compared to the rest. _ euro 5% Streetlights 4% Solid Waste %_ Signag 2% Sid¢ 1 Polic Unsafe Structur j 1% rree Urrihs j Utility nes - Third Party rf Animals Cty Management Utilities fi 3% 7.% ......_. Community Development 7% I Parksl Y+ 3% ..{ Other i% ii Dilapidated StructuresF u., . — Drainage r AOf Ecranornlc Development 2% Engineering f Fire DIrp'tmenr: p tlil8 I lan inv Auffionty 0/ 1 °r FJunk and Rubbish ra le.gal�� IVuisance 1 5% IIVutssinre GraSs.i II While not necessarily the largest topics, the three overall largest concerns expressed in the town halls were 1) tall grass, 2) drainage, and 3) dilapidated structures. Some other notable concerns expressed in large numbers were streets, tree limbs, utility rates, sidewalks, streetlights, and trash pickup. Analyzing these stated issues, we unfortunately do not have any suggestions on how we might "solve" them as they tend to be a fundamental issue that communities all over the nation struggle with on an ongoing basis. Whether there be legal, political, cultural and/or resource constraints, we are hampered on enforcing these matters to the point of preventing their occurrence or ensuring that they will never happen again. While prevalent in west Paris, many of these issues are not unique to west Paris. None of this is the answer anyone wishes to hear, but unless we are able to significantly increase our revenue resources (taxation), based on current knowledge we have today, there will always be a limit to what we can do with each of these topics. We will continue to listen closely for policy ideas, new technology, changes in Texas legislation, etc. that we can educate Page 5 of 12 ourselves on and/or adopt. And of course, should the City Council direct that any issue, or any portion of town, take priority over others, we will redirect resources as appropriate. It is important to note that not all concerns expressed are ones that the city can address, or at the very least address in the near future or without significant cost. Several examples: 1) the topic of homeless and/or squatters is a rather complicated legal issue, 2) utility rates are indeed high on account of the Waste Water Treatment Plant project and while we have implemented several actions to help alleviate this for our ratepayers, we unfortunately cannot decrease the rates, 3) installation of sidewalks is indeed an ongoing desire for the City, however the sheer cost to do this in mass makes it challenging; 4) like sidewalks, as we recently learned regarding Tributaries 4 and 6, the issue of drainage is also very expensive to address outside of isolated instances of clean up, and 5) trash being picked up once a week was addressed in our recent bidding process for solid waste services. In addition, we will try to investigate the concerns raised to determine that 1) we truly captured the issue being expressed and 2) we are in fact able to address the matter. Some issues may be civil matters (ex: some drainage issues are on private property instead of public). There is much more that could be said, but these are generic overall statements from the concerns raised. We have not prepared a point by point listing of whether each item is one we can or cannot address. I also cannot state that we will "follow up" with every individual on any and all concerns they have expressed in these town halls as that is not always efficient given the dynamic demands we are up against daily. I would however encourage anyone seeking communication on an issue to reach out to my office and we will get you in touch with the appropriate staff person. With this all being said, we are (and have been) going to try and address as many of the concerns raised as possible because 1) if they are indeed public issues, 2) if we have the budgeted funds and 3) we don't have more critical matters needing attention first, then it is part of our job to address them. Furthermore, we are working on making available to the public an online portal where individuals can submit concerns for our investigation. We envision this portal to offer better opportunities for the citizen to interact and even track progress. CONCLUDING REMARKS: In terms of development and infrastructure, portions of west Paris are older than much of the rest of Paris. I believe we are going to learn more about this at the conclusion of our Housing Study, but with aged portions of town there is a reasonable expectation to experience a greater number of nuisance issues and infrastructure concerns as compared to newer portions of the city. One way to stimulate change is to see new development, particularly in residential remodels and/or new construction. Our Five in Five Program is one such initiative designed to target much of west Paris for the purpose of encouraging rehabilitation in the area via new housing construction. We hope that the Housing Study will provide us additional ideas on how we might further stimulate change all throughout town, including west Paris. This however does not happen overnight. In the Page 6 of 12 meantime, we have a few recommendations we might provide, but are absolutely open to more that the City Council may have. In regards to any specific issues raised during the town halls that anyone would like further information on that was not covered in this report, we would encourage the resident to contact the City Manager's office and we would be happy to sit down and discuss it in depth. RECOMMENDATIONS: Based on the input provided, the topics of greatest concern are indeed topics that we focus a significant amount of resources in the budget towards each year, all over town. Another way of saying this, they are perpetual issues that we combat year after year (ex: grass continues to grow). It is therefore our recommendation that: 1. Where specific issues were raised (ex: a specific streetlight is out), we work to address them as quickly as possible. 2. We continue towards completing our Housing Study to hopefully gain thoughts on improved policies for stimulating rehabilitation and growth. 3. We continue to incrementally increase our funding in Public Works and Code Enforcement (the two departments who are tasked with addressing the predominate list of concerns raised) each fiscal year to try and accomplish more than we currently can do. 4. We work to create an online portal where citizens can report any issues and concerns they have to allow for better tracking and accountability, particularly internally. 5. We continue to encourage residents that, should they ever experience issues with communicating with city officials, they report these to the City Manager's office. Page 7 of 12 Town Hall Topic Concern Givens - #3 Animals 'Dogs running loose near Head Start school. Justiss - #1 Animals I Snakes near home. Travis - #2 'Animals Dogs at Bonham Street and 34th Street Animals Dogs barking all night next Travis - #2 door. Givens - #3 Animals Neighbor has chickens, roosters and 40+ dogs._ Horrible smell. Travis - #2 ;Animals Dogs running loose in 170D block of Graham and Houston Streets. Givens - #3 ;Animals Dogs running loose in west Paris. Justiss - #1 :.City Management Concerned with City policies, procedures and enforcement. Justiss - #1 City Management I Need to dedicate funding for west Pans only purposes. Givens -#3 Community Development Too much focus downtown need to turn attention to surrounding neighborhoods_ _-•._--- _ __.---_- ---.—___-- -._. _.... ..._.-_-__.. _-_ ...... Justiss - #1 Community Development '.Concerned with City using foreclosure process. Justiss - #1 ;Community Development i Fast Food Restaurants are a public health concern. Justiss-#1 ;Community Development j --- Westgate Apartments Justiss _#1 :Community Development, Need more affordable housing opt-io- ns. Justiss-#1 CommunityDevelopment !Slumlords are a problem. rJustIss - #1 Community Development Westgate Apartments Justiss - #1 -Community Development Rentals are an issue. ,Travis -#2 'Co mmunity Development tWestgateApartments Justiss - #1 Community Development !W stgate Apartments GtySquare #5 aCommunity DevelopmentWest Paris needs more restaurants. Givens - #3 ;Community Development iToo many rentals with landlords and tenants who do not care about their property. Justiss #1 Community Development' Westgate Apartments Justiss - #1Community Development , Allow outside contractors to work in town. __.,. - - .-..._ -- - - - - Justiss - #1 CommuniTy Development Need affordable housing. Travis - #2 Community Development Old bwldings need to be tom down. Depot - #4 Community Development Concerned that multi -family zoning does not require notices to surrounding area when a multi -unit is planned. Justiss - #1 Community Development . Concerned with City tearing down Belford Building. Justiss-#1 Community Development Need fewer apartments in west Paris. Justiss - #1 'Community Development 'Housing in west Paris is falling apart. Justiss-#1 Dila pidatedStructures Campbell Street/ Church Justiss - #1 Dilapidated Structures Commercial Buildings near Texas Furniture. Travis - #2 Dilapidated Structures 441 NW 13th Street Justiss-#1 Dilapidated Structures In general throughout west Paris. Travis - #2 Dilapidated Structures 1637 Graham Street Travis - #2 Dilapidated Structures 1813 W Houston Street. Givens - #3 Dilapidated Structures In general throughout west Paris. Justiss - #1 Dilapidated Structures Hickory Street by Boys and Girls Club_ CitySquare - #5 Dilapidated Structures In general throughout west Paris. _. Justiss - #1 Dilapidated Structures 127 24th NW Justiss - #1 Dilapidated Structures In general throughout west Paris. Justiss - #1 -Dilapidated Structures In general throughout west Paris. - -- . -- - -. _....- -- - - Justiss - #1 Dilapidated Structures In general throughout west Paris. Justiss - #1 Dilapidated Structures 'Need to level ground when demolishing them. Justiss - #1 Dilapidated Structures Near his home. - Justiss - #1 Dilapidated Structures In general throughout west Paris. Travis - #2 Drainage 128th NW floods during heavy rain. Justiss-#1 Drainage In general. Justiss-#1 'Drainage In general. ,Travis - #2 Drainage _133rd SW going south from Kaufman. Travis - #2 Drainage Culverts in front of home are not sized appropriate, floods through his yard. Justiss-#1 Drainage Near home. Depot -#4 Drainage 'in general. Travis - #2 Drainage No storm drains anywhere in west Paris. Travis - #2 Drainage Overgrown at 21st NW and Graham Street. Justiss - #1 Drainage In general. Justiss-#1 Drainage In general. Justiss - #1 Drainage :Need more curb and guttering in west Paris. - - Travis - #2 Drainage 19th Street NW needs to be cleaned up Justiss-#1 Drainage In general. CitySquare-#5 Drainage In genera I. Givens - #3 Drainage Near house need repairs. Justiss - #1 Drainage In general. Justiss-#1 Drainage Flooding in yard. Justiss - #1 Drainage In general. 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Justiss - #1 Justiss - #1 Travis - #2 Justiss - #1 Justiss - #1 Justiss - #1 Justiss - #1 Justiss - #1 Justiss - #1 Justiss - #1 J ustiss - #1 'Junkand Rubbish ';Junk and Rubbish Junk and Rubbish Junk and Rubbish Legal Nuisance Nuisance 'Nuisance 'Nuisance N uisa nce N u isa nce Nuisance N u isa nce Nuisance .Nuisance Nuisance Nuisance Nuisance ?Nuisance Nuisance Nuisance- Grass Nuisance- Grass Nuisance - Grass N uisa nce - Grass Nuisance- Grass Nuisance- Grass Nuisance- Grass Nuisance- Grass Nuisance - Grass N uisa nce - Grass Nuisance- Grass Nuisance- Grass Nuisance - Grass Nuisance --Grass Nuisance - Grass :Nuisance - Grass Nuisance - Grass ,Nuisance- Grass 'Nuisance - Grass .Nuisance -Grass 'Nuisance -Grass Nuisance - Grass Nuisance - Grass N uisa nce -Grass Nuisance - Grass Nuisance - Grass Nuisance - Grass Nuisance - Grass Culverts along Henderson Street need cleaning out. Near home is overgrown, causes back ups. .8th NW 10" pipe in front of home is not big enough. Flooding at 7th and Sherman In general. 15th NW Need more curb and guttering on Bonham Street Backs up on her property during heavy rain. In general. t Need more shopping options in west Paris. In general. Need more primary jobs. f Need more retail in west Paris. Concerned with ADA accessibility throughout town. Need to use sirens while going down streets. I Health hazards exist on their properties. ----------- Concerned with City hiring/employment practices. In general — - Mowers at 839 28th NW 24th NW from Graham to Bonham. 'Around his home. Concerned that HB2127 will limit our abilityto regulate nuisance violations. 'Paris Iron and Metal needs to fence property. - - Numerous nuisance issues near her properties throughout town. Need No Dumping Signs along Campbell Street. Need No Littering Signs along Campbell Street. Litter everywhere. SE corner of Bonham and 34th SW. Litter everywhere. !Dead tree at corner of Fitzhugh and Tudor. Fence line along Camp Paris grown up. Contractor down the street keeps tearing up his yard turning at the intersection. Mechanic near house working on numerous cars in streets. Litter everywhere. Litter everywhere. Dead tree in neighbor's backyard - 265 33rd NW. In general. In general. Harlem Nights. SW Sherman bus stop. In general. In general. In general. Pasture across from property. i Along roads all over west Paris. Across the street. Near home. In genera I. _ Along Cherry Street from 10th NE to 11th NE. Need to change code to allow pastures to be tall. Railroad Track Crossing between 11th NW and 13th NW Shiloh and 9th ROW Shiloh from 13th NW to 11th NW I n genera I. In genera I. Behind her house. High grass at 1719 W Houston - lots of rats. In general. In general. In general. Pasture next to her house. In general. In general. In general. City Health Building Page 9 of 12 Justiss-#1 Nuisance -Grass In general. Travis -#2 ;Nuisance - Grass In intersections all over. Justiss - #1 =Other Homeless / Squatters Justiss-#1 'Other Federa I Government Justiss - #1 :Other Inflation in economy. Justiss - #1 Other Property Taxes too high. Justiss-#1 Other Taxes area problem. Justiss-#1 ;Other Homeless Squatters Justiss - #1 Other Homeless / Squatters , Justiss - #1 Other Squatters - St. Luke Church on Campbell Street. Justiss - #1 Other Fourtrees hanging over her home. Justiss - #1 Other Homeless / Squatters Justiss - #1 Other Youth out after dark. Travis - #2 Other Littlejohn Cemetery Road Justiss - #1 -# I Other Home / Squatters _.. less Travis - #2 Other - — -- --- Squatters - 1551 Graham Street. Travis - #2 Other ;Work with schools to identify better bus stops for kids. Justiss - #1 !Other Homeless / Squatters Givens - #3 ''Other Too many barriers in Paris put up against transgender individuals. Justiss - #1 Other Homeless Squatters ,Travis - #2 Other Need city ordinance limiting dogs to two per household. Justiss - #1 Other Lack of community pride. Justiss - #1 Other Homeless / Squatters Depot - #4 Other Mosquitoes in ditch near Depot were bad this year. Justiss - #1 Other Need to cover all bus stops in Paris. Justiss - #1 Parks Oak Park - Not safe. Justiss-#1 Parks ;LeonWilliamsPark - Walking Track_ Justiss - #1 Parks Leon Williams Park- Needs work. Travis -#2 Parks Oak Park- Walking path needs to be fixed. Justiss - #1 Parks Leon Williams Park- Playground Equipment Justiss - #1 Parks Need to use Wise Field for baseball and soccer games. Justiss -#1 Parks Leon Williams Park- Playground Equipment Justiss - #1 Parks Walker Park- Needs a playground, power at pavilion and closer bathroom. Givens - #3 PIO City needs to improve its communication to community. Travis - #2 Plumbing . Bathroom backs up during ra in events. Travis - #2 Plumbing Backing up at 1702 W Houston Street. CitySquare - #5 , Plumbing Sewer line clog at 1155 13th NW. Justiss - #1 Plumbing Clogged near home. Depot _#4 Plumbing Clogged near home at a 10-plex. Justiss-#1 'Plumbing Clogged near home. Justiss - #1 Plumbing Clogged near home. Givens -#3 `Police Department Need more police presence around Head Start school. Justiss - #1 Police Department Police presence needed at Bonham Street Justiss - #1 Police Department Shooting near home. Givens - #3 - Police Department Need more police presence near their house - drug houses near them. Justiss - #1 Police Department Large gatherings with people parking in street near home. Justiss - #1 Police Department Drugs in town is a problem. Justiss - #1 Police Department More police patrols needed. Justiss-#1 Sidewalks In general. Justiss-#1 Sidewalks In general. Travis -#2 Sidewalks Bonham Street. Justiss - #1 Sidewalks In general. CitySquare-#5 Sidewalks Pine Mill Road forschool childrento walk on. Travis - #2 Sidewalks Needed throughout west Paris for school kids to walk on. Justiss - #1 Sidewalks 8th NW and Henderson Justiss-#1 Sidewalks In general. Justiss - #1 Sidewalks Covered up at her house. Justiss-#1 Sidewalks In general. Givens - #3 Signage ! "Slow" sign covered up by trees at Lamar and 8th N E. Travis - #2 Signage Shiloh Street sign at Shiloh and 16th NW is missing. Travis - #2 Signage School zone flashing lights covered up. Travis - #2 Signage STOP signs covered by tree limbs throughout west Paris. Justiss - #1 Signage Street marker down for West Booth Travis - #2 Solid Waste . Concerned with once a week trash service. Justiss - #1 Solid Waste Concerned with once a weektrash service. Justiss - #1 Solid Waste Concerned with once a week trash service. Page 10 of 12 Justiss - #1 Solid Waste ;Concerned with once a week trash service. Givens - #3 Solid Waste Concerned with once a week trash service. Travis - #2 Solid Waste Concerned with once a weektrash service. Travis - #2 Solid Waste Need a community dumpster in her area. Justiss - #1 Solid Waste Concerned with once a week trash service. Travis - #2 Solid Waste Need more recycling options in Paris, including times outside of 7 am - 7 pm. Givens - #3 ;Solid Waste Concerned with once a weektrash service. Travis - #2 'Solid Waste Concerned with once a weektrash service. Givens - #3 _... ,Solid Waste New solid waste contract needs to provide sufficient brush and leaf removal. _ Justiss -#1 ;Solid Waste Concerned with once a week trash service. Justiss -#1 'Solid Waste Concerned with once a weektrash service. Justiss-#1 'Streetlights Campbell Justiss-#1 iStreetlights iCampbell Depot-#4 Streetlights In general. LJustiss-#1 Streetlights ;In genera 1. ;Travis - #2 'Streetlights Tudor, 8th NE and MLK. Justiss-#1 Streetlights ;Campbell !Justiss-#1 Streetlights iingeneral. Justiss-#1 !Streetlights ;Campbell, Henderson and 7th NW Justiss-#1 ?Streetlights 14th NW from Franklin to Campbell Justiss - #1 Streetlights In general. Justiss - #1 Streetlights Henderson Street. .Travis - #2 Streetlights Needed throughout west Paris. !Justiss -#1 Streets 'Alley near home needs repairs. Givens - #3 Streets West Washington between 7th SW and 19th SW need repairs. Givens - #3 'Streets When West Washington is icy, they do not get any salt. Justiss-#1 -Streets I Potholes near home. Travis - #2 Streets In general. .Travis-#2 Streets In general. Justiss-#1 'Streets In general. Justiss-#1 Streets Potholes in general. Justiss - #1 Streets Potholes in general. Givens - #3 Streets Roads near house need repairs. Justiss-#1 'Streets In genera I. Justiss - #1 Streets 25th SW needs repairs. Justiss - #1 Streets Water pooling at NW corner of 25th SW and Sherman intersection. Justiss - #1 Streets ..—._.._. _ ..--__.._ .... _.._._.. - Henderson Street needs repairs. Justiss-#1 Streets In general Givens - #3 Traffic Needs a speed limit sign installed in her neighborhood. Givens - #3 :Traffic Needs STOP signs at Lamar and 8th NE. Givens - #3 Traffic 'Excessive speeds on W. Washington from George Wright to 19th SW. Givens - #3 !Traffic Excessive speeds along 6th NE. Request an electronic speed sign in front of Head Start school. Travis - #2 ,Traffic Excessive speeds along Bonham Street from Loop 286 to Oak Park CitySquare - #5 '•Traffic Need blinking lights near Givens or Travis schools. Justiss - #1 (Tree Limbs 28th Street and Graham Justiss - #1 Tree Limbs Along and over streets. Justiss - #1 Tree Limbs Covering STOP Sign at Washington and Sherman. Justiss - #1 ;Tree Limbs Campbell Street. Travis #2 Tree Limbs !Bonham Street and 34th SW intersection. Depot - #4 Tree Limbs Covering street lights. Travis - #2 Tree Limbs 'Along and over streets. Justiss - #1 Tree Limbs Along and over streets. Travis - #2 Tree Limbs Along and over streets. Justiss - #1 Tree Limbs :Along and over streets. Justiss - #1 Tree Limbs Along and over streets. Justiss - #1 !Tree Limbs Along and overstreets. Justiss - #1 Tree Limbs Covering STOP Sign at 9th NW and 10th NW Streets. Justiss - #1 ;Tree Limbs Along and over streets. Justiss - #1 ITree Limbs Graham Street Justiss-#1 Unsafe Structure at 2760 Campbell. 'TrailerY Justiss - #1 Unsafe Structure Unknown structure still being occupied. Depot - #4 Unsafe Structure Unknown residence with hole in roof, being lived in. Travis-#2 Utilities iToo high. Justiss - #1 Utilities Concerened thatthere may be codes preventing water he rvestor technology. Justiss - #1 Utilities Too high. Justiss - #1 Utilities Fluoride in Water is dangerous. Page 11 of 12 Justiss - #1 Utilities Too high. Justiss -.#1 Utilities Mater Meter - Needs to be dug out. Travis - #2 'Utilities Concerned with water treatment and frequent flushing of hydrants. Travis - #2 'Utilities Too high. Justiss - #1 Utilities water lines - Made of copper in west Paris. Justiss - #1 Utilities Water lines - Leak at 13th and Shiloh Justiss - #1 Utilities Fire Hydrant ran for three weeks at 15th Street. ,Travis - #2 iUtilities Utility rates - how is sewage bill calculated? Justiss - #1 Utilities Water pressure is too low. Justiss-#1 Utilitiies Too high. Travis - #2 'Utilities :Too high. Justiss-#1 utilities Too high. Travis - #2 'Utility Lines - Third Party ;Trees touching lines. Travis - #2 Utility Lines - Third Party Down cable line at 17th NW between Graham and Houston. Justiss - #1 Utility Lines - Third Party Trees touching lines. Depot - #4 ;Utility Lines -Third Party �Down communication lines near home. Depot - #4 Utility Lines - Third Party Oncor power poles leaning. Page 12 of 12