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, April 22, 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
httj?s.//paristexas.ov/l)ublc. 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 March 25, 2024 & April 8, 2024.
6. Receive reports and/or minutes from the following boards and commissions:
a. Love Civic Center Quarterly Reports
b. VC&C Quarterly Reports
c. Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) Board (3-28-2024)
d. Historic Preservation Commission (3-13-2024)
e. Paris -Lamar County Board of Health (2-20-2024)
7. Receive March monthly financial report.
8. Receive March drainage report.
9. Receive demolition and code enforcement activity reports.
10. Approve the Final Plat of the Troy Jones Addition, Lot 1, Block A CB 134, LCAD 16186,
16187, 16188, located in the 600 Block of W. Sherman.
11. Approve the Final Plat of the Harper Industrial Addition, Lot 2, Block A, LCAD PT of
70702, PT of 71910, 111478, located in the 2500 Block of S. Church.
12. Approve Change Order No. 3 with Lloyd D Nabors Demolition for the Belford Demolition
Project, increasing the amount by $7,500.00 for leveling of the north wall.
13. Award the bid and approve an Agreement for Concrete Demolition and Construction
services with Pridemore Construction in the amount of $368,490.00; and authorize the City
Manager to execute all necessary documents.
14. Approve a Resolution authorizing the selection of MTG Engineers for the street and utility
design of 1St Street SE between Lamar Avenue and Clarksville Street; and authorize the
City Manager to enter contract and pricing negotiations with MTG Engineers, to be brought
for City Council for approval.
15. Approve the expenditure of TIRZ Funds to hold an educational training conducted by the
Texas Comptroller's Office to the TIRZ Fund.
Regular Agenda
16. Presentation of awards to the Police Department, Fire Department and EMS Department
recognizing exceptional service.
17. Receive presentation of the Police Department racial profiling annual report.
18. Receive presentation regarding the work performed by the ad-hoc Downtown Traffic
Committee in 2023 for the purpose of implementing traffic softening measures.
19. Discuss and act on cancellation of the second meeting in May due to Memorial Day
Holiday, and possibly selecting another meeting date.
20. Discuss and act on a Key to the City Policy, and select a third Council Member to join the
Mayor and Mayor Pro -Tem as a selection and award committee.
21. Discuss and act on a Resolution amending the Paris Economic Development Corporation's
Bylaws, eliminating term limits for Members of the Board of Directors (in order for this
item to be approved, five affirmative votes are needed).
22. Discuss and act on a Resolution waiving interest on a Dangerous Structure Abatement Lien
on property described as City of Paris Block 39, Lot PT 2, located at 239 N.E. 2nd Street;
and authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents.
23. Discuss and approve an additional $72,600,00 be sent to TxDOT for the Runway and
Taxiway Rehabilitation Project scheduled to start early summer of 2024.
24. Discuss and act on an Ordinance amending Appendix A, "Fee Schedule," Section A3.002,
"Development and General Construction and Planning Permit Fees," of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Paris.
25. Convene into executive session pursuant to Section 551.072 of the Texas Government
Code, to deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property if deliberation
in an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the position of the governmental
body in negotiations with a third person.
26. Reconvene into open session and possibly on matters discussed in executive session.
27. Consider and approve future events for City Council and/or City Staff pursuant to
Resolution No. 2004-081.
28. 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 April 19,
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.