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, September 9, 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
httl)s://haristexas.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 August 19, 2024 and August 22, 2024.
6. Receive reports and/or minutes from the following boards and commissions:
a. Paris Visitors and Convention Council (6-25-2024)
b. Board of Adjustment (7-2-2024)
7. Approve a Resolution approving the official name of the new pickleball complex.
Regular Agenda
8. Receive an update from Garver about the construction and progress of the WWTP Project.
9. Conduct a public hearing on the advisability of the creation of the Forestbrook Public
Improvement District No. 1 and the proposed improvements to be constructed in such
District.
10. Conduct a public hearing on the City's proposed tax rate for FY 2024-2025.
11. Conduct a public hearing on the City. Manager's proposed budget for FY 2024-2025.
12. Discuss and act on an Ordinance adopting a budget for the ensuing fiscal period beginning
October 1, 2024 and ending September 30, 2025.
13. Discuss and act on an Ordinance regarding the City of Paris, Texas Municipal Retirement
System Benefits and authorizing (1) Non -Retroactive Repeating COLAS for Retirees and
their Beneficiaries under TMRS Act §853.404(f) and (f-1); and (2) Annually Accruing
Updated Service Credits.
14. Discuss and act on an Ordinance considering a request for disannexation for property
located on or around CR 22500, south and west of the Kimberly-Clark plant (LOAD parcels
71112, 71113, 70422, and 70423) within the City limits of the City of Paris.
15. Discuss downtown trash ordinance, and provide direction to staff.
16. Receive presentation about a PEG Channel, discuss and provide direction to City Staff.
17. Consider and approve future events for City Council and/or City Staff pursuant to
Resolution No. 2004-081.
18. 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 September
6, 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.