00 - AgendaCITY COUNCII. 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, March 11, 2024. 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
bf I)jz /l„12 ! qtr ; a , g )y,I �,iafll)�,i(,�a. 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 February 26, 2024.
6. Receive reports and/or minutes from the following boards and commissions:
a. Airport Advisory Board (11-16-2023)
b. Paris Economic Development Corporation (1-16-2024)
c. Historic Preservation Commission (1-10-2024)
d. Planning and Zoning Commission (2-5-2024)
7. Approve Change Order No. 1, with One Reef, LLC for the Grand Theater Project,
increasing the contract amount by $5,573.00 (for removal of damaged plaster walls and
columns not identified on plans); and authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary
documents.
Regular Agenda
8. Conduct the first public hearing on a request for disannexation for property located at
3197 FM 1497 (LCAD #103254) within the City limits of the City of Paris.
9. Receive the Paris Economic Development Corporation 2023 Annual Report.
10. Discuss a request received from the Red River Valley Veteran's Memorial Museum to
consider expanding the lease to add a facility and parking; and provide direction to staff.
11. Discuss and act on an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Paris, Texas, repealing
Article 12.04, "Solid Waste," of Chapter 12, "Utilities," of the City of Paris Code of
Ordinances and replacing same with a new Article 12.04, "Solid Waste."
12. Discuss and act on a 90 -day Moratorium for the 5 -In -5 Housing In -Fill Development
Program.
13. Receive a presentation about the events for the April 8, 2024 Eclipse.
14. 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: retail development.
15. Reconvene into open session and possibly take action on those matters discussed in
Executive Session.
16. Consider and approve future events for City Council and/or City Staff pursuant to
Resolution No. 2004-081.
17. 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 March 8,
2024.
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.