09/12/2024 MinutesMINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING FOR
TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE (TIRZ) BOARD
PARIS, TEXAS
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER, 107 E. KAUFMAN ST, PARIS TEXAS
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
4:00 O'CLOCK P.M.
Members present: Miles Mathieu, Vice -Chairman; Thomas McMonagle, Secretary;
Maureen Hammond, Reeves Hayter, Pam Norwood, and Dillon
Cecil
Members absent: Cody Head, Chairman
City Staff: Rob Vine, Interim City Manager; Stephanie Harris, City Attorney;
Osei Amo-Mensah, Director of Planning and Community
Development; Skylar Unger, Deputy City Clerk; and Cheri Bedford,
Main Street Coordinator
City Council present: Mayor Mihir Pankaj
1. Call meeting to order.
Vice -Chairman Miles Mathieu called the meeting to order at 3:58 P.M.
2. Citizens' input.
No one came forward during citizens' input.
3. Approve minutes from the meeting on August 8, 2024.
A Motion. to approve the minutes as presented was made by Ms. Hammond and seconded by Mr. Hayter.
Motion carried 6 ayes — 0 nays.
4. Receive clarification from the City Attorney on the TIRZ Board approving the new Bylaws.
City Attorney Stephanie Harris stated that because the TIRZ board suggested the change first, and City
Council approved already, that the board did not need to additionally approve the revised Bylaws, but
that if they wanted to, they certainly could. Mr. Hayter stated that perhaps he was asking the wrong
question and clarified that he had not yet seen the revised Bylaws and was asking how to go about
viewing them. After further discussion, Ms. Harris stated that the board could formally adopt the new
Bylaws at the next board meeting, and she would add a note of the date they were formally adopted by
the board..
5. Receive update from and provide direction to staff regarding authorizing the retention of a consultant to
assist the Board with strategies for reviewing and possibly amending the Project and Financing Plans for
TIRZ No. 1, and possibly take action.
Planning Director Osei Amo-Mensah stated that the sub -committee had met and deliberated on two
finalist consultants: Forked Pine Consulting and Capex Consulting Group. It was the consensus of the
sub -committee to choose Forked Pine Consulting as the consultant for the project. Maureen Hammond
stated that the sub -committee put together a general scope of work that included a financial projection
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analysis, as well as an education and outreach component. She stated that both proposals were strong
and that either company would be capable of doing the work. Ms. Hammond went on to say Forked
Pine was selected based on the strength of the education component, and additionally, they were the
lowest bid so they were the best selection overall.
A Motion to award the Consulting Agreement to Forked Pine Consulting was made by Reeves Hayter
and seconded by Thomas McMonigle. Motion carried 6 ayes — 0 nays.
Ms. Harris stated that the Agreement could not be executed until the City Council approved the
expenditure, and she would ensure it was added to the City Council agenda for September 23rd.
6. Request future agenda items.
Ms. Harris will bring the revised Bylaws for formal adoption to the October 10`h board meeting.
Mr. Hayter thanked city staff for the maps provided of the different sub -zones.
Mr. Mathieu welcomed Dillon Cecil to the board.
7. Adjournment.
There being no further business, Vice -Chairman Mathieu adjourned the meeting at 4:11 P.M.
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