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CITY 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, February 24, 2025. 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 https://paristexas.goy/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 meeting of February 10, 2025. 6. Receive reports and/or minutes from the following boards and commissions: a. Main Street Advisory Board (1-14-2025) b. Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Board (12-12-2024) c. Historic Preservation Commission (10-9-2024 [corrected] & 1-8-2025) 7. Receive January monthly financial report. 8. Receive January drainage report. 9. Receive demolition and code enforcement activity reports. 10. Approve the Final Plat of the JMC 112 Homes Addition, Lot 1, Block A, LCAD 15741, located at 1257 E. Sherman St. 11. Approve the Final Plat of the J&M 213 Homes Addition, Lot 1, Block A, LCAD 17361, located at 560 S.W. 19th Street. Regular Agenda 12. Discuss, conduct a public hearing, and act on an Ordinance regarding the petition of Madeline Knecth on behalf of Phan T. Nguygen for a Comprehensive Plan amendment from High Density Residential (HDR) to Commercial (C) in the City of Paris, Block 315, Lot 13, LCAD 50943, located at 4225 Lamar Ave. 13. Discuss, conduct a public hearing, and act on an Ordinance regarding the petition of Madeline Knecht on behalf of Phan T. Nguygen for a zoning change from General Retail (GR) to Commercial (C) in the City of Paris, Block 315, Lot 13, LCAD 50943, located at 4225 Lamar Avenue. 14. Discuss, conduct a public hearing and act on a Resolution of the City Council Re- authorizing the City to become eligible to participate in Residential Tax Abatements and Approving Guidelines and Criteria for the Residential Tax Abatement Program. (Prior to discussion, a Motion to remove this item from the table is required) 15. Discuss and act on a Resolution stating the intent of the City of Paris, pursuant to Section 7 of the City Charter and Section 43.142 of the Local Government Code, to disannex approximately 71.20 acres of land forming a portion of the current southwestern boundary of the City located along and South of State Highway 271 South; establishing hearing date; providing for personal and published notice; making other findings and provisions related to the subject; and providing an effective date. 16. Receive the Paris Economic Development Corporation 2024 Annual Report. 17. Discuss and act on an Ordinance declaring Mihir Pankaj as unopposed in Council District 4, Rebecca Norment as unopposed in Council District 5 and Tracy Attebury as unopposed in District 7; cancelling the General Election in Districts 4, 5 & 7; and declaring the unopposed candidates as elected to office pursuant to Election Code Section 2.053. 18. Discuss and authorize the City Manager to execute grant documents for funds and forward to TxDOT for the upcoming fuel farm project scheduled for 2026. (This project was budgeted for $120,000.00 and $60,000.00 will be expended). 19. Discuss a strategic plan for the City of Paris, receive bids, and possibly act on consulting services for strategic plan services. 20. Convene into executive session pursuant to Section 551.071 of the Texas Government Code, Consultation with Attorney, to receive legal advice from the City Attorney about (1) pending or contemplated litigation and/or (2) on matters in which the duty of an attorney to her client under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflict with this chapter, two -wit: litigation and pending litigation update. 21. Reconvene into open session and possibly take action on those matters discussed in executive session. 22. Consider and approve future events for City Council and/or City Staff pursuant to Resolution No. 2004-081. 23. 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 February 21, 2025. Janice Ellis, City Clerk Special 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 or jellis@paristexas.gov for assistance. Item No. 5 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS February 10, 2025 The City Council of the City of Paris met for a regular session at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, February 10, 2025, at the City Council Chamber, 107 E. Kaufman, Paris, Texas. Present: Mayor: Mihir Pankaj Mayor Pro -Tem: Gary Savage Council Members: Shatara Moore, Rebecca Norment, Alix Putnam, and Rudy Kessel City Staff: Rose Beverly, City Manager; Rob Vine, Deputy City Manager; Stephanie Harris, City Attorney; Janice Ellis, City Clerk; Gene Anderson, Finance Director; Rich Salter, Police Chief, Osei Amo- Mensah, City Planner; Todd Mittge, City Engineer; M.A. Smith, Director of Public Works; Thomas McMonigle, Fire Chief; Danny Rowell, Interim Utilities Director; and Clyde Crews, Fire Marshal Absent: Council Member: Mickey Ellis Opening Agenda 1. Call meeting to order. Mayor Pankaj called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. 2. Invocation. Prior to the invocation, Mayor Pankaj asked for a moment of silence in memory of former Council Member Bill Strathern, who recently passed away. Following a moment of silence, Finance Director Gene Anderson gave the invocation. 3. United States Pledge of Allegiance & Texas Pledge of Allegiance. City Council led the United States Pledge of Allegiance and the Texas Pledge of Allegiance. 4. Citizens' Forum. Clifton Fendley, 554 S. Main — he said he had called Council Member Norment about the train that goes through the Historic District at 3:00 a.m. sounding its horn. He said if the City could do anything about this, he would appreciate it. Regular Council Meeting February 10, 2025 Page 2 Karie Raulston, 2419 S. Main — she also referenced the train and said they laid on the horns and they were loud. She said maybe something could be done. Alvin Atwood, 2419 Bonham — he said the train horns had awaken him many times. He also said their water bills were too high right now and people could not afford it. Consent Anda Mayor Pankaj said item 7 was to have been posted for a public hearing, so he needed a Motion to pull it and table it to the next meeting. A Motion to remove item 7 and table it to February 24 was made by Mayor Pro -Tem Savage and seconded by Council Member Moore. Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. A Motion to approve the remainder of the consent agenda was made by Council Member Norment and seconded by Council Member Kessel. Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. Approve minutes from the meeting of January 27, 2025. 6. Receive reports and/or minutes from the following boards and commissions: a. Love Civic Center Board (11-14-2024) b. Paris Economic Development Corporation (12-10-2024) c. Paris Visitors & Convention Council (11-18-2024) d. Planning & Zoning Commission (1-6-2025) e. Housing Authority of the City of Paris (10-1-2024 & 11-5-2024) 7. Approve a Resolution Readopting Residential Tax Abatement Guidelines. 8. Approve RESOLUTION NO. 2025-008: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, APPROVING A JOINT ELECTION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PARIS AND CHISUM INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE MAY 3, 2025, ELECTION DATE; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 9. Receive the December 2024 Financial Report. 10. Approve RESOLUTION NO. 2025-009: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE AWARD OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE PROVIDER CONTRACT FOR THE 2024-24 TXCDBG COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRANT FUND OF THE TEXAS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM OF THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (TDA); MAKING OTER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Regular Council Meeting February 10, 2025 Page 3 11. Approve Liberty National Bank to serve as the City of Paris depository bank for the period March 1, 2025, through February 28, 2027. Re alar A Benda 12. Receive presentation of summary of findings on review of Paris TIRZ #1 and overview of training to be presented to the TIRZ Board of Directors. Director of Planning & Community Development Osei Amo-Mensah said the TIRZ Board hired consultant, Forked Pine, LLC, to assist the board with possibly amending the project and financing plans for TIRZ No. 1. He introduced Consultants Joseph and Cheryl Denny who gave a summary of the project, which included the boundaries, funds collected and what the funds could be spent on. Council Member Putnam inquired about the duration of the 50% increment. Mr. Denny said the timeframe was 2019-2049. Council Member Putnam asked if private investors could use the TIRZ money and Mr. Denny said yes. Council Member Putnam asked which zone the money could be spent. Mr. Denny said Zone 2, which was the downtown area because that is how it was currently set up. 13. Discuss and act on a Resolution approving and authorizing an Economic Development Agreement and Tax Abatement Agreement with Invest Lamar, LLC pursuant to the 5 in 5 Housing Infill Development Program. Mayor Pankaj said Staff learned earlier in the day that Invest Lamar, LLC had withdrawn their application. 14. Discuss and act on the appointment of Paula Portugal to fill the unexpired term of Tylesha Moseley on the Planning and Zoning Commission. City Clerk Janice Ellis said staff had been advertising this vacancy for several months and they had received an application from Paula Portugal. A Motion to appoint Paula Portugal to the Planning and Zoning Commission was made by Council Member Putnam and seconded by Council Member Norment. Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. 15. Receive applications for disannexation and provide direction to Staff. City Attorney Stephanie Harris said the City had received applications for disannexation from three property owners and grounds cited were lack of access to city water or sewer. She explained that Dr. Kraft's existing building had both water and sewer service. She also said the property was subject to imminent domain because of the 271 South widening project. Ms. Harris explained that the petitions met the criteria for the City to grant disannexation and if the Council wanted to proceed with doing so, public hearings would be required. She also said the agenda posting did not allow for action but for direction. Regular Council Meeting February 10, 2025 Page 4 Dr. Wally Kraft addressed the City Council and said he was going to have to tear down his veterinarian clinic and build another clinic further back on the property. Ms. Harris said if it was a consensus to move forward with disannexation, she could bring back a resolution to the next meeting. Council Member Putnam said she understood these were special circumstances but that she was opposed for the City to disannex any property. It was a consensus of the remainder of the City Council to move forward with disannexation. 16. Receive an update on the Fuel Farm Project, discuss and provide direction to Staff. Deputy City Manager Rob Vine explained that Lamar County had designed a fuel farm, and the total cost of the fuel farm was approximately $800,000.00. He reported that discussions had continued to take place regarding a potential partnership between the City and County to construct, manage and maintain a share fuel farm with the most recent meeting taking place last week. Mr. Vine said the next step was to enter into an Interlocal Agreement and the County was proposing a 50/50 split of the initial investment. Mr. Vine said Staff was looking for direction. Mayor Pankaj inquired if there would be a joint meeting prior to approval of the agreement. Mr. Vine answered in the affirmative. Mayor Pro -Tem Savage said they would need enough advance notice so that everyone would be able to attend the meeting. 17. Consider and approve future events for City Council and/or City Staff pursuant to Resolution No. 2004-081. With regard to item 13, Council Member Putnam said she wanted to have a discussion about what the houses look like that were being built and were going into this program. She said she would like a Council Member to be involved. She referenced building materials. Ms. Harris inquired if she wanted a future item or if she wanted ideas from staff. Council Member Putnam said ideas from Staff would be fine and asked that they find out what other cities were doing. 18. Adjournment. There being no further business, a Motion to adjourn was made by Mayor Pro -Tem Savage and seconded by Council Member Norment. Motion carried, 6 ayes - 0 nays. Mayor Pankaj adjourned the meeting at 6:09 p.m. MIHIR PANKAJ, MAYOR JANICE ELLIS, CITY CLERK Item No. 6 MINUTES OF THE MAIN STREET ADVISORY BOARD PARIS CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 107 E. KAUFMAN PARIS TEXAS 75460 TUESDAY Januar14 2025 Present: Board Members: Glee Emmite, Will Walker, Melissa Jones, Kim Kalina, Mary Hart, Kevin Moore, Tyrone Hayden, Becky Semple (current Chamber representative), Karen Doughtery (new Chamber representative) Alix Putnam (city council) City Representatives: Cheri Bedford, Main Street Manager Osei Amo-Mensah, Director of Plan and Comm. Dev. Rob Vine Citizens : Misty Scott, Rosewood Eatery/PDA President, Suzy Harper, Light Up Paris, Becky Norment, City Council District 5 Chairman Emmite called the meeting to order at 4:35pm by reading the board's vision and mission statements. 1. Citizen forum: Introductions only. 2. Review minutes from the December meeting: A motion was made to approve the December meeting minutes by Hayden. Motion was seconded by Walker. 7 ayes, 0 nays. Motion passes. 3. Becky Norment presented the renovation details of her property on South Main, requesting a grant. Hart made a motion to award said grant to Norment. Kalina seconded. Motion passed. 4. Coordinators Report - Coordinator Bedford led the board through each of the 6 standards of the Annual Assessment to achieve accreditation. We are a city funded and city supported Main Street Program. Collectively the board recommended a #3 average score. Bedford also gave a 2024 Year in Review including all the successful events and major upgrades that Downtown Paris has had. 5. Committee Reports Transforming Strategies: Hart reported that an Artist Meet and Greet is set for Friday, January 24th. Gathering local artists and networking is the goal. PDA Report: Emmite reported that PDA had a 2025 planning meeting. Chamber Report: Karen D. reported that the Tower City Comedy tour is the week of January 23rd. Barber Hills mountain bike race in Feb 8 & 9. 6. Walker made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Hayden seconded. Motion passed. Board adjourned at 6:01p.m. Next meeting will be February 11, 2025 at 4:30. Chairman R MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING FOR, TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE TIRZ BOARD PARIS TEXAS CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER 107 E. KAUFMAN ST PARIS TEXAS THURSDAY DECEMBER 12 2024 4:00 O'CLOCK P.M. Members present: Cody Head, Chairman; Miles Mathieu, Vice -Chairman; Maureen Hammond, Reeves Hayter, Pam Norwood, and Dillon Cecil City Staff: Osei Amo-Mensah, Director of Planning and Community Development; Stephanie Harris, City Attorney; Skylar Unger, Deputy City Clerk; and Cheri Bedford, Main Street Coordinator City Council: Alix Putnam Members absent: Thomas McMonigle, Secretary 1. Call meeting to order. Chairman Head called the meeting to order at 4:00 P.M. 2. Citizens' input. No one came forward during citizens' input. 3. Approve minutes from the meeting on November 14, 2024.. A Motion to approve the minutes as presented was made by Ms. Norwood and seconded by Mr. Cecil. Motion carried 5 ayes — 0 nays. Ms. Hammond arrived at 4:03. 4, Receive presentation of Phase 1 from Forked Pine Consulting. Joseph Denny from Forked Pine Consulting gave a presentation about the status of Phase 1. He stated that City staff as well as the staff at the Lamar County Appraisal District office have been extremely helpful. Some data quality issues took a while to resolve, causing the timeline to be shifted just a little bit. He wrapped up his presentation by stating that the analysis is ongoing, and they are getting very close to completing that portion. Chairman Head asked for clarification that Mr. Denny had everything he needed to complete the project. Mr. Denny stated that he believed so, the questions now were just figuring out where the numbers he was given came from and Ms. Harris was helping him with this. Ms. Harris stated that the Council did a "clean up" ordinance a couple years ago to clarify the boundaries. She mentioned that it came up today whether that process deleted or added new properties, and if it did -it shouldn't make a big difference in the numbers, but she will chase it down. Mr. Denny stated that he and Ms. Denny are planning to attend the January 9t1i meeting to provide some educational training, and again in February to do a presentation to the City Council, the full Financial and Compliance Report and potentially public outreach if the board is interested. Mr. Denny said they were very flexible and were willing to work with the board however worked best for them. Following further discussion, Mr. Denny stated that he was optimistic and looked forward to seeing everybody. Mr. Denny Page 1 of 2 left the meeting at 4:20 P.M. 5. Request future agenda items. There were no future agenda items requested. 6. Adjournment. There being no further business, a Motion to adjourn was made by Ms. Hammond and seconded by Mr. Cecil and Ms. Norment. Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. Chairman Head adjourned the meeting at 4:21 P.M. Page 2 of 2 MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION 107 EAST KAUFMAN STREET PARIS TEXAS 75460 WEDNESDAY January 8 2025 4:00 P.M. COMMISSION MEMBER PRESENT: Glee Emmite Matthew Coyle Linda Knox Tracy Dougherty Roxann Hadley, Alternate Kelsey Turk Ryan Matthews Millicent Kee ABSENT: Jessica Holtman CITY REPRESENTATIVES: ................Duke McGee, HPO Staff Liaison Osei Amo-Mensah, Director, Planning and Community Development Cheri Bedford, Main Street Manager GUESTS: Barbara Wilson Robert Talley Kevin Kelly Johnny Lovett Jason and Whitney Boehlar 1. Call meeting to order The meeting was called to order by the Chairman Ryan Matthews at 4:02 P.M. 2. Citizen's Forum No one came forth to speak during the Citizen's Forum 3. Approval of minutes from the December 11, 2024 regular meeting. A motion was made by Commissioner Turk, seconded by Commissioner Kee, to approve the regular meeting minutes. Motion carried. Ayes 8; Nays 0 4. Discussion and possible action on the following applications for property located in HD -19 Pine Bluff Historic District, 740 Pine Bluff, Kevin Kelly A. Certificate of Appropriateness for Window Replacement (24-000057) A motion was made by Commissioner Coyle, seconded by Commissioner Turk, to approve the COA for window replacement. Motion carried. Ayes 8; Nays 0 B. Fagade Grant request - $2,000 A motion was made by Commissioner Coyle, seconded by Commissioner Dougherty, to approve the faVade grant in the amount of $2,000. Motion carried. Ayes 8; Nays 0 C. Tax Exemption for historic properties. A motion was made by Commissioner Emmite, seconded by Commissioner Coyle, to approve tax exemption for this property. Motion carried. Ayes 8; Nays 0. 5. Discussion and possible action on the following Certificate of Appropriateness application for property located in HD 2 Church Street Historic District – 833 S Church Street – David Richards. A. Adding an Accessory Building to residence. Property ID#16581 & 16586 platted into one lot and approved final on file with City. Building to match exterior finish of house as listed in notes on plans. Garage to face east and driveway to enter from 3' S.E. B. CoA # (24-000063) A motion was made by Commissioner Hadley, seconded by Commissioner Kee, to deny these items due to the applicant not attending the meeting. Motion carried. Ayes 8, Nays 0 6. and 7. These two items were removed for a special meeting due to bad weather. A motion was made by Commissioner Hadley, seconded by Commissioner Coyle to hold these two items over for a special meeting. Motion carried. Ayes 8; Nays 0 8. Discussion and possible action on the following Certificate of Appropriateness application for property located in HD 1 – Downtown Historic District –122 Bonham Street – Jason Boehlar A. Repair and replace rotten wood awning. Remove metal tin that previous owner had covering windows. B. CoA # (24-000060) A motion was made by Commissioner Coyle, seconded by Commissioner Dougherty, to approve the CoA. Motion carried, Ayes 8; Nays 0 9. Discussion and possible action on the following Certificate of Appropriateness application for property located in HD 1 -Downtown Historic District –120 North Main St. – Robert Talley. A. Removing old windows and replacing with new windows. Painting just the window frames. CoA # (24- 000001) B. Fagade grant request - $5,000 A motion was made by Commissioner Knox, seconded by Commissioner Hadley, to approve the fagade grant. Motion carried. Ayes 8; Nays 0 10. —CONSENT AGENDA- – (Items appearing on this consent agenda may be approved by a single vote of the Commission. with such approval applicable to all items appearing on said agenda. If any Commission member desires to discuss and consider separately any item appearing on the consent agenda, that Commission member may do so by requesting that the item be removed from the consent agenda and considered as a separate item.) Discussion and possible action regarding the following structures considered by code inspectors to be in violation of Article III of Chapter 7 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, entitled "Substandard and Dangerous Buildings and Structures," to determine whether such buildings or structures can be rehabilitated and designated on the National Register of Historic Places, as a recorded Texas Historic Landmark, or as historic property as designated by the City Council of the City of Paris. A. 137 NW 24"' B. 264 E Hickory C. 1911 Walker D. 1936 Cleveland A motion was made by Commissioner Coyle, seconded by Commissioner Dougherty, to approve the consent agenda. Motion carried. Ayes 8; Nays 0 9. Coordinators Report Nothing at this time. 10. Future Agenda Items Gibbons Bankhead Home, IT Agenda Packet Adjourn: A motion was made by Commissioner Emmite, seconded by Commissioner Coyle, to adjourn. Meeting was adjourned at 4:35 P.M. VC CORRECTED MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION 107 EAST KAUFMAN STREET PARIS TEXAS 75460 WEDNESDAY October 9 2024 4:00 P.M. COMMISSION MEMBER PRESENT : Glee Emmite Matthew Coyle Ryan Matthews Kelsey Turk Roxann Hadley, Alternate Tracy Dougherty Millicent Kee CITY ,REPRESENTATIVES: Duke McGee, HPO Staff Liaison Cheri Bedford, Main Street Director GUESTS: David Dunnigan Amy Hill 1. Call meeting to order ABSENT: Linda Knox Jessica Holtzman The meeting was called to order by the Chairman Ryan Matthews at 4:13 P.M. 2. Citizen's Forum No one came forth to speak during the Citizen's Forum 3. Approval of September Minutes A motion was made by Commissioner Emmite, seconded by Commissioner Coyle, that the minutes of the meeting held on September 11, 2024, be approved as submitted. Motion carried: Ayes 7; Nays 0. 4. Discussion and possible action on the Certificate of Appropriateness application for property located in HD 2, 562 SW V Street, Property ID 16238, David Dunnigan. A. Certificate of Appropriateness for Renovation (24-000044) B. Replace exterior siding, all windows and doors, Repair/replace front, rear and side entrance, re -paint entire house, landscape, replace front walkway, stabilize foundation, re - level house, repair roof and install front and rear porches. A motion was made by Commissioner Kee, seconded by Commissioner Turk, that item 4.A Certificate of Appropriateness for renovation be approved. Motion carried. Ayes 7, Nays 0. Discussion and possible action on the following Certificate of Appropriateness application for property located in HD 1, 1140 NE 1st ST, Property ID 13686, Amy Hill A. Certificate of Appropriateness for New Signs on Front and Side of Building (24-000048) A motion was made by Commissioner Emmite, seconded by Commissioner Coyle, that item S.A the Certificate of Appropriateness for new signs be approved. Motion carried: Ayes 7; Nays 0 Review and act upon $2000.00 Facade grant for Linda Knox, 655 S Church ST (24-000024) After discussion regarding the amount, a motion was made by Commissioner Emmite, seconded by Commissioner Coyle, to approve the $2, 000.00 faVade grant. Motion carried: Ayes 7; Nays 0 7. Discussion and possible action from sub -committee for the property located at 623 SE 6th Street that was removed from the Consent Agenda at the August 14th meeting. A discussion was led by Commissioner Turk who outlined the historical significance of the property and Commissioner Hadley who had a conversation with the current owner. It appears that there may be a buyer interested in rehabilitating the structure and some discussion followed as to how the structure can be removed from the demolition list if purchased. There was no action taken; however, this item will remain as a Future Agenda item for monthly follow up. g --CONSENT AGENDA— {Items appearing on this consent agenda may be approved by a single vote of the Commission. with such approval applicable to all items appearing on said agenda. If any Commission member desires to discuss and consider separately any item appearing on the consent agenda, that Commission member may do so by requesting that the item be removed from the consent agenda and considered as a separate item.} Discussion and possible action regarding the following structures considered by code inspectors to be in violation of Article III of Chapter 7 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, entitled "Substandard and Dangerous Buildings and Structures," to determine whether such buildings or structures can be rehabilitated and designated on the National Register of Historic Places, as a recorded Texas Historic Landmark, or as historic property as designated by the City Council of the City of Paris. A. 610 SW 7t' B. 961 W Sherman C. 1424 W Cherry Commissioner Coyle made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Emmite, to approve items on the consent agenda. Motion carried: Ayes 7; Nays 0 9. Coordinators Report A. Monthly CoA Report HPO Staff Liaison presented the Monthly CoA Report. He also reported that the City's IT Department is still working on Share Point and making it accessible to Commissioners. B. Fagade Grant disbursement Discussion was held on how to present fagade grant checks with photos taken following the meeting. C. Q&A There were no questions. 10. Future Agenda Items Adjourn: Gibbons Bankhead Home A motion was made by Commissioner Emmite, seconded by Commissioner Hadley, to adjourn. Meeting was adjourned at 5:00 P.M. �_'yari Chaum Matthews, an Item No. 7 TO: Mayor, Mayor Pro -Tem, and City Council Rose Beverly, City Manager FROM: Gene Anderson, Finance Director SUBJECT: JANUARY 2025 FINANCIAL REPORT DATE: February 24, 2025 BACKGROUND: Section 69 (3) of the Paris City Charter requires the Finance Director to submit to the City Council through the City Manager a monthly statement of receipts and disbursements. STATUS OF ISSUE: This report updates the City Council on the City's financial activities through the month stated in the subject line. BUDGET: Not affected by this report. RECOMMENDATION: Motion to receive the monthly financial report. City of Paris January 2025 Financial Report Comments Net to Date Comparison of Revenues: 1. The operations and maintenance property tax and related collections reported are 23.84% less than what was reported in 2024. This large difference is a timing issue between when the Lamar County Appraisal District collects taxes and when they distribute those collections to the entities. Current tax collections this year are 62.96% of the tax levy vs. 86.04% last year. 2. Sales taxes are up 0.97% from last year ($34,489). 3. Hotel occupancy taxes are up 20.47% compared to last year ($112,473). 4. Franchise fees are up 6.54% compared to last year ($68,949). 5. Permit fees are down 53.55% from last year ($164,092). Building permit fees for new construction were unusually high last year. 6. Municipal Court fines and related fees are up 22.67% compared to last year ($9,116). 7. Other revenue includes leases, interest, copy fees, birth & death certificates, library fees, mixed beverage tax, and other minor revenues. This revenue is up 21.24% ($55,238). 8. Sanitation fees are up 647.23% ($439,373). This large increase is due to the closing of the Sanitation Fund and redirecting the funding to pay for CARDS services and other sanitation efforts in the general fund. 9. EMS fees are up 52.17% compared to last year ($639,491). Our 3`d party collection agency had issues in the first quarter of last year. Collections were well below what they should have been. The company addressed the issue and collections picked up. 10. Lamar County EMS contributions are up 5.58% ($8,296) compared to last year. 11. Interest revenues are down 28.94% ($116,367). Interest rates have dropped somewhat from their peak, but the timing of interest payments also impacts this revenue. 12. W&S Admin Fees are up 8.33% ($33,333). This increase was expected and allowed for in the budget. 13. Other revenue sources were up 14.46% (43,964). 14. Total General Fund revenues are down 3.92% compared to last year ($598,175). This is due to the slow reporting of property tax revenues. General Fund revenues equal 50.58% of the budget with the City being 33.33% through the budget year. 15. Total General Fund expenditures are up 15.53% ($1,401,659) compared to last year. General Fund expenditures to date equal 29.09% of budget with the City being 33.33% through the budget year. 16. Sewer revenue was up 4.58% ($167,112). 17. Water revenue was up 7.65% ($225,862). 18. Other revenue sources are down 9.27% ($25,435). 19. Total Water & Sewer revenues, ignoring transfers and adjustments, are 5.35% above last year ($367,539) and represent 32.63% of the total budget. 20. Total Water & Sewer expenses are 10.25% above last year ($392,264) at this point and represent 19.09% of the total budget (38.32% adjusted for debt payments.) while the City is 33.33% through the budget year. 21. The Airport Fund revenues are up 15.39% ($44,469) compared to last year. Expenditures are up 3.53% ($12,215) compared to last year. This leaves the airport with a $24,579 operating deficit after four months of operation and a $7,975 cash deficit. Departmental Expenditure Summary: At this point the City is four months or 33.33% through the budget year. It is important to remember that expenditures do not occur equally throughout the year. For example, capital expenditures and association memberships are one-time expenditures that if made early in the fiscal year can produce a distorted expenditure percentage. Within the General, Water & Sewer, and Airport Funds there were seven departments whose expenditures were over 33.33%. 1. City Council -52.02%. The overage amounts to $29,546 and was due to the City Manager search and the annual insurance payment. 2. Public Works -34.27%. The overage amounts to $2,487 and was due to insurance expense. 3. Traffic & Public Lighting -35.61%. The overage amounts to $12,225 and was due to the construction of bus stops. 4. Library -37.18%. The overage amounts to $34,319 and was caused by insurance expenses and upgrade to children's area. S. Water Billing -33.45%. The overage amounts to $3,892 and was due to software payments, annual insurance payment, and incorrect posting of a charge to this department. 6. Wastewater Treatment Plant -34.37%. The overage amounts to $28,315 and was due to insurance, permits, and audit fees. 7. Airport -33.58%. The overage amounts to $2,662 and was caused by the annual insurance payment, the ground power unit, and building maintenance. General comments to the City Council: Over 99% of all the City operational activity takes place in the General Fund, the Water & Sewer Fund, and the Airport Fund. The other funds are special purpose funds with limited activity and usually with legal restrictions on what their money can be spent on. For that reason, I normally only comment on the activity of the General Fund, Water & Sewer Fund, and Airport Fund. However, if circumstances merited it, I would make comment on activity in one of the other funds. I attempt to anticipate questions you might have about the report and comment on those points. After you receive your packet and review the monthly report, if you have questions about the report, please let me know before the Council meeting, if possible, in case I must research the answer to your question. That does not prevent you from asking the question at the meeting if you wish to make a point, but it does help prevent questions coming up that I can't answer on the spot and possibly delay the Council in making a decision. City of Paris General Fund Recap January 2025 Taxes Collected Sales Tax HoteUMotel Tax Franchise Fees Permits Court Fees Sanitation EMS Fees Lamar County EMS Interest W&S Adm. Fee Other Revenue Total Revenues Total Expenses Net To Date Revenues Current Year To Date Revenue Prior Year To Date Net To Date FY 2025 FY 2024 $ 5,456,443.35 $ 7,164,942.16 $ (1,708,498.81) $ 3,575,413.37 $ 3,540,924.20 $ 34,489.17 $ 661,844.48 $ 549,371.23 $ 112,473.25 $ 1,122,368.66 $ 1,053,419.52 $ 68,949.14 $ 142,328.23 $ 306,420.60 $ (164,092.37) $ 69,355.36 $ 58,943.46 $ 10,411.90 $ 507,258.14 $ 67,884.50 $ 439,373.64 $ 1,865,136.47 $ 1,225,644.97 $ 639,491.50 $ 156,792.87 $ 148,496.00 $ 8,296.87 $ 285,601.54 $ 401,969.43 $ (116,367.89) $ 433,333.32 $ 400,000.00 $ 33,333.32 $ 347,890.13 $ 303,925.63 $ 43,964.50 $ 14,623,765.92 $ 15,221,941.70 $ (598,175.78) $ 10,426,989.91 $ 9,025,330.66 $ 1,401,659.25 $ 4,196,776.01 $ 6,196,611.04 $ (1,999,835.03) City of Paris General Fund Department Expenditures -January 2025 Current Month Actual Prior Year Month Actual Current Year to Date Prior Year to Date Current Year Budget Prior Year Budget January 2025 January 2024 FY2025 FY2024 FY2025 FY2024 Department 10 -City Council $ 7,057.11 $ 15,930.05 $ 82,225.54 $ 60,361.94 $ 200,500.00 $ 275,925.00 Department 12 -City Manager $ 43,084.61 $ 58,879.47 $ 176,752.20 $ 238,317.73 $ 860,494.00 $ 794,058.00 Department 13 -City Attorney $ 29,396.16 $ 22,858.57 $ 108,593.50 $ 131,775.14 $ 410,911.00 $ 418,188.00 Department 14 -Municipal Court $ 22,986.36 $ 20,586.66 $ 90,365.97 $ 83,312.24 $ 303,718.00 $ 273,021.00 Department 15 -City Clerk $ 17,731.01 $ 16,698.36 $ 74,118.18 $ 71,191.57 $ 237,983.00 $ 222,371.00 Department 21 -Accounting & Auditing $ 41,018.37 $ 31,276.34 $ 163,356.62 $ 157,731.06 $ 676,723.00 $ 611,212.00 Department 31 -Police $ 721,951.22 $ 624,112.14 $ 2,573,029.40 $ 2,293,381.99 $ 9,379,340.00 $ 7,670,525.00 Department 32 -Fire $ 551,472.10 $ 532,882.83 $ 1,985,162.39 $ 1,876,017.74 $ 6,135,310.00 $ 5,857,337.00 Department 40- Comm unity Development $ 110,122.45 $ 92,714.42 $ 567,183.60 $ 431,659.65 $ 1,850,490.00 $ 1,585,684.00 Department 41 -Engineering $ 29,222.24 $ 31,372.78 $ 106,117.26 $ 93,062.12 $ 766,017.00 $ 418,884.00 Department 42 -Public Works $ 24,207.48 $ 18,588.68 $ 90,276.38 $ 77,931.37 $ 263,392.00 $ 258,963.00 Department 43 -Parks & Recreation, ROW $ 79,357.44 $ 126,765.89 $ 377,863.23 $ 450,517.54 $ 1,551,260.00 $ 1,486,701.00 Department 44 -Sanitation $ 136,220.78 $ - $ 495,524.48 $ - $ 1,852,793.00 $ - Department 46 -Streets & Highways $ 52,585.74 $ 61,948.50 $ 439,388.96 $ 388,505.05 $ 1,600,511.00 $ 2,344,784.00 Department 48- Traffic & Public Lighting $ 40,699.62 $ 36,518.14 $ 190,260.90 $ 145,645.12 $ 534,160.00 $ 515,289.00 Department 49 -Garage $ 27,077.91 $ 41,574.36 $ 113,408.21 $ 137,112.35 $ 490,023.00 $ 401,450.00 Department 54- Emergency Medical Service $ 615,703.59 $ 316,329.40 $ 1,777,369.21 $ 1,372,816.40 $ 5,445,777.00 $ 4,755,400.00 Department 62- Paris Band $ - $ - $ 54.05 $ 53.40 $ 23,050.00 $ 23,700.00 Department 64 -Library $ 79,221.37 $ 65,013.00 $ 331,318.24 $ 355,874.88 $ 891,085.00 $ 858,519.00 Department 89- General Expenses $ 46,209.14 $ 42,745.37 $ 684,621.59 $ 598,405.24 $ 2,310,332.00 $ 2,235,539.00 Department 91 -Contingency $ - $ 61,658.13 $ - $ 61,658.13 $ 50,000.00 $ 50,000.00 Department 90 -Debt $ $ 575.00 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ _ 2,675,324.70 $ 2,219,028.09 $ 10,426,989.91mm $mm 9025,330.66 $ 35,833,869.00 $ 31,057,550.00 City of Paris Water & Sewer Fund Recap January 2025 City of Paris Cox FieLd Airport Recap January 2025 Current Year to Date Prior Year to Date FY 2025 FY 2024 Net To Date Airport Revenue $ 333,329.55 $ 288,860.34 $ 44,469.21 Airport Expenses $ 357,908.57 $ 345,693.48 $ 12,215.09 Net To Date $ (24,579.02) $ (56,833.14) $ 32,254.12 Current Year To Date Prior Year To Date Net To Date FY2025 FY2024 Water Revenues $ 3,177,530.31 $ 2,951,667.78 $ 225,862.53 Sewer Revenues $ 3,810,746.17 $ 3,643,634.14 $ 167,112.03 Other Revenues $ 2481825.23 $ 274,260.50 $ (25,435.27) Total Revenues $ 7,237,101.71 $ 6,869,562.42 $ 367,539.29 Total Expenditures $ 4,216,910.43 $ 3,824,646.03 $ 392,264.40 Net To Date $ 3,020,191.28 $ 3,044,916.39 $ (24,725.11) Debt Payments $ 4,245,877.61 $ 3,979,845.00 $ 266,032.61 City of Paris Cox FieLd Airport Recap January 2025 Current Year to Date Prior Year to Date FY 2025 FY 2024 Net To Date Airport Revenue $ 333,329.55 $ 288,860.34 $ 44,469.21 Airport Expenses $ 357,908.57 $ 345,693.48 $ 12,215.09 Net To Date $ (24,579.02) $ (56,833.14) $ 32,254.12 City or Paris Water & Sewer Fund Department Expenditures -January 2025 Current Month Actual Prior Year Month Actual Current Year to Date Prior Year to Date Current Year Budget Prior Year Budget Janaary2025 January 2024 FY2025 FY2024 FY2025 FY2024 Department 80 -Warehouse $ 10,251.59 $ 9,526.07 $ 43,182.04 $ 41,554,77 $ 138,232.00 $ 123,628.00 Department 81-W& S Billing and Collectin $ 248,289.94 $ 227,109.05 $ 1,030,574.10 $ 960,503.94 $ 3,066,710.00 $ 2,908,540.00 Department 82 -Water Production $ 292,345.71 $ 329,143.14 $ 1,169,590A5 $ 1,105,850.43 $ 4,264,574.00 $ 3,619,463.00 Department 83- Water Distribution $ 134,740.52 $ 120,258.96 $ 669,737.67 $ 506,800.14 $ 2,039,113.00 $ 1,765,305.00 Department 85- Sewer Maintenance $ 46,459.64 $ 70,567.62 $ 176,538.11 $ 249,138.97 $ 1,048,316.00 $ '959,441.00 Department 86- Waste Water Treatment $ 257,617.65 $ 174,567.16 $ 929,628.02 $ 811,647.38 $ 2,704,207.00 $ 2;518,560.00 Department 87 -Lift Stations $ 92,830.88 $ 25,864.51 $ 197,660.04 $ 149,150,10 $ 599,430.00 $ 477,423.00 Department 91 -Contingency...._ ., _____ .............................._______......... $ 178.59300 Totals $ 1,082,535.93 $ 957,036.71 $ __._._�,_,_,_,_,...... d,216,91D.43 $ 3,624,646.03 $ .. . 14,039,175.00 $ . ... .., _. 12,372,......33 80.00 Debt $ 4,245,877.61 $ 3,979,845.00 $ 4,245,877.61 $ 3,979,845.00 $ 8,039,922.00 $ 8,614,940.00 Item No. 8 JANUARY 2025 Culverts, Ditches & Intakes DEPARTMENT ADDRESS STREET PROBLEM ACTION DATE PRECINCT 1 STREETS 50 West Hickory INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/29/25 STREETS 17th N.E. & Grove INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/30/25 STREETS East Cherry INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/30/25 STREETS 117th N.E. INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/30/25 STREETS 50 1west Main INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/30/25 STREETS 147th N.E. & Eastgate INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/31/25 JANUARY 2025 Culverts, Ditches & Intakes DEPARTMENT ADDRESS 'STREET PROBLEM ACTION DATE PRECINCT 2 STREETS 1406 North Main INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/29/25 STREETS 1236 North Main INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/29/25 STREETS 124 West Cherry INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/29/25 STREETS 7th N.W.& Bonham INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/29/25 STREETS 7th N.W.& Ashby INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/29/25 STREETS 7th N.W. & Graham INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/29/25 STREETS 9th N.W. & Campbell INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/29/25 STREETS 16th N.W.& Henderson INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/29/25 STREETS 19th N.W.& Graham INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/29/25 STREETS 1200 Block Campbell INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/29/25 STREETS istS.W. & Austin INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/29/25 STREETS Main Street INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/29/25 STREETS 1st Street INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/29/25 STREETS 834 1st Street INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/29/25 STREETS 2nd Street INTAKE 'CHECK INTAKE 01/29/25 STREETS 504 3rd S.W. INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/29/25 STREETS 500 Block Sherman INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/29/25 STREETS 609 Sherman IINTAKE CHECKINTAKE ,01/29/25 STREETS West Washington INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/29/25 STREETS 655 MLK INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/30/25 STREETS 4th &tudor INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/30/25 STREETS 756 3rd & Garrett INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/30/25 STREETS 1st N.E. INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/30/25 STREETS S.E. Main Street INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/25/25 STREETS 450 S.E. Kaufman INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/30/25 ...' STREETS 495 Austin INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/30/25 STREETS 145 500 Block Woodlawn INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/30/25 STREETS 840 36th S.E. & Cardinal INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/30/25 STREETS 690 47th S.E. INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/30/25 STREETS 7th N.W. INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/30/25 STREETS 631 West Austin INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/30/25 STREETS 3rd S.W. & Sherman INTAKE CHECK INTAKE 01/30/25 STREETS 12nd S.W. INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/30/25 STREETS 345 1st S.W. INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/30/25 STREETS 60 West Main INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/30/25 STREETS 600 Block MLK INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/30/25 STREETS 9th N.W. & Garrett INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/30/25 STREETS 756 Long INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/30/25 STREETS 9th N.W. & Campbell INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/30/25 STREETS 9th N.W. & Garrett INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/30/25 STREETS 19th N.W. & Graham INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/30/25 STREETS 7th N.W.& Bonham INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/30/25 STREETS 145 West Cherry INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/30/25 STREETS 840 1st N.W. INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/30/25 STREETS 800 Block 4th N.W. INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/30/25 STREETS 200 Block 2nd S.W. INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/30/25 STREETS 1529 3rd S.W. INTAKE ICHECKINTAKE 01/30/25 STREETS 800 Block Clement INTAKE ICHECKINTAKE 01/31/25 JANUARY 2025 Culverts, Ditches & Intakes DEPARTMENT ADDRESS STREET PROBLEM ACTION DATE PRECINCT 3 STREETS 1st S.E. & Hearn INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/29/25 STREETS 1900 Block Sycamore INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/29/25 STREETS 1200 Block Polk INTAKE CHECK INTAKE 01/29/25 STREETS 400 13th S.W. INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/29/25 STREETS 8th N.E. INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/30/25 STREETS 1715 Jackson INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/30/25 STREETS 1st S.W. & Hearn INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/30/25 STREETS 1750 Cedar INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/30/25 STREETS 4th S.W. & Sycamore INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/30/25 STREETS 11th & Austin INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/30/25 STREETS 3rd S.W. & Frisco INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/30/25 STREETS 4th S.W. & Sycamore INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/30/25 STREETS 17th S.W. & Washington INTAKE iCHECKINTAKE 01/30/25 STREETS 1550 jCobb Ranch Road INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/31/25 STREETS West Washington INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 101/30/25 JANUARY 2025 Culverts, Ditches & Intakes DEPARTMENT ADDRESS STREET PROBLEM ACTION DATE PRECINCT 4 STREETS 19th N.W. & Campbell INTAKE CHECK INTAKE 01/29/25 STREETS STREETS STREETS 735 22nd N.W. & Shiloh Levi lane 41st S.W. INTAKE PNTAKE INTAKE CHECK INTAKE 01/29/25 CHECKINTAKE 01/30/25 CHECK INTAKE 01f31/25 JANUARY 2025 Culverts, Ditches & Intakes DEPARTMENT ADDRESS STREET PROBLEM ACTION DATE PRECINCT 5 STREETS 5th S.E. & Washington INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/29/25 STREETS 128 24th S.E. INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/29/25 STREETS 24th S.E. & Hubbard INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/29/25 STREETS 2765 Hubbard INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/29/25 STREETS 2725 Culbertson INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/29/25 STREETS 2200 Block 24th S.E. INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/29/25 STREETS 17th S.E. & Polk INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/29/25 STREETS 924 polk S.E. INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/29/25 STREETS 700 Block Polk INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/29/25 STREETS 24th S.E. & Hubbard INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/30/25 STREETS 1st S.W. & Washington INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/30/25 STREETS 17th S.E. & Polk INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/30/25 STREETS 1740 S.E. Washington INTAKE CHECK INTAKE 01/30/25 STREETS 2765 Hubbard St. INTAKE CHECK INTAKE 01/30/25 STREETS 2740 Culbertson INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/30/25 STREETS 1554 N.W. INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/01/25 JANUARY 2025 Culverts, Ditches & Intakes DEPARTMENT ADDRESS STREET PROBLEM ACTION DATE PRECINCT 6 STREETS Cherry & Collegiate CHECK CHECKINTAKE 01/30/25 STREETS 305 Collegiate INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/30/25 STREETS 3080 Clark Lane INTAKE CHECKINTAKE 01/30/25 STREETS 1830 113riarwood INTAKE CHECK INTAKE 101/31/25 JANUARY 2025 Culverts, Ditches & Intakes DEPARTMENT ADDRESS STREET PROBLEM ACTION DATE PRECINCT 7 Item No. 9 Building and Standards Report: January, 2025 The Building and Standards Commission did not make a quorum in January. 3 structure was demolished in January, 2025: 1523 NE 11 th 737 Cedar 1710 NE 10th January Code Report CASE TYPES INSPECTIONS OPENED ACTIVE CLOSED HIGH GRASS AND WEEDS 141 4 3 137 JUNK & RUBBISH 57 48 40 9 'SWIMMING POOLS 0 0 0 0 BASKETBALL GOALS 2 0 0 2 LIMBS & BRUSH 15 11 7 4 OUTSIDE STORAGE29 42 34 8 TRASH CANS 6 3 0 3 FRONT YARD PARKING 16 15 12 1 JUNK VEHICLES16 27 20, 7 SPECIAL VEHICLES 11 9 8, 2 ADDRESS NOT ON PROPERTY 0 0 0 0 BUSINESS IN RESIDENTIAL 1 1 1 0 DEAD TREE/ TREE OBSTRUCTION S 3 2 2 GARAGE SALE VIOLATION 0 0 0 0 GRASS CLIPPING 01 0 0 0 ILLEGAL DUMP 11 4 3 7 PARKING ON VACANT LOT1 1 0 1 ACCESSORY BUILDING - COM 0 0 0, 0 ACCESSORY BUILDING - RES 0 0 2 0 DILAPIDATED STRUCTURES 12 0 0 12 ELECTRIC FENCES 0 0 0 0 0, 0 1 0 FENCES 20 10 0 10 SIGNS SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURES 37 22 14 15 UNSECURE STRUCTURES 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 404' 184 139 220 Item No. 10 FATF0101=1 TO: Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem & City Council Rose Beverly, City Manager Robert Vine, Deputy City Manager FROM: Todd Mittge, City Engineer SUBJECT: Consideration of and action on the Final Plat of the JMC 112 Homes Addition, Lot 1, Block A. Previously City Block 112, Lot 11. LOAD: 15741, Located at 1257 E Sherman Street. DATE: February 24, 2025 BACKGROUND The applicant requests approval of a Final plat in order to build a duplex. STATUS OF ISSUE: The Planning and Zoning Commission has approved this Final Plat with the conditions listed below in "Recommendation". BUDGET: There is no budget associated with this item. OPTIONS: 1. Approve this Final Plat as recommended by Staff below. 2. Approve with additional conditions as discussed among the City Council. 3. Deny Final Plat. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the Final plat with the following conditions: 1. The submission to and tentative approval of a Preliminary plat by the Commission shall be a condition precedent to the preparation of a Final plat. Chapter 9A, V Final Plat: a. Any conditions of approval for the Preliminary plat and master plat shall be revised before Final approval of Final plat. 2. Lot 16 shall be corrected to KROGER ADDITION 112. BLOCK A, LOT I. Lot 16 in incorrectly shown. That lot width shall be shown in its full width as it fronts East Sherman Street. -Chapter 9A Subdivision Ordinance, V Final Plat, (8). Plat and Field Notes from a survey of a 0.158 acre tract of land out of the Larkin Rattan Survey, Abstract No. 778, in Lamar County, Texas. i r As that cortsn had or parcel of lend situated w rah the Corporal, Lanno of the City of Pads, In Lamar County, Texas: pert of Ne Larkh Rattan annrnp —2F Survey. Abstract No. 778, eM bang .1 of Lot 11 of Shck 112 of In. City of Paris, as shown n Shoe124 of In. ..—m.d Plats of the Lots, Backs. and Atldkbns Records ofihe Ckyof Par s. and same also beteg all of iM called 71'x 108'tract of land described in a Deed m J 6 M G.m.l Conatruation. LLG. antl recoNotl n Ooaumonl21 J000-2024 of the OR -al Pubi c Records of Lamar CwMy. old ba ng mare I (we}. ,,,, , ,,,,,,,,,, m ehy certify as follaxs: pmacub ply dscribed as fobws, b wit: Beginning at a W rotor(set)fora corner In a North Une of East Shermn Sliest. same being the Southwest came, of said J B M General (1) That I (we) own in he me property which is the subject arms plat. In the event of ummr—co,II—) have pmvided proof or antler concurrence for IN, dowlo On-mucaon hast and of cid Lot ll. antl cams also ,he the Sauthasco corner of a chili 44'x108' x 42.9 x 108' trod of land described in (2) That l live) have caused this plat to be prepared. Nat t Is —mc, b RahaMLea, as recartletl in Document 2043]5-2o23, of Ne Oifical Publlc Rdcorrls of Lamar Coutrry, antl d Lot to of saitl Block 112: best of ora krrowledBe: Thenco NO2°4744°WwAh Ne West line of saaJB MGneml Camtmdion imctantloF sale lot ll, arrd with the Eazt Lina of said Lee tract (3) That I (we) do hereby radical the streets, alleys, easements, We, and sewer u and<trainega facilfias pmvidod within odor this rbvelopmvM, Nttc Ciy of Pere and of Let 10 of said Block, a d'stence of 97903, W e h° iron pin (found) far a corner a SouN Litre M a called 4.7553 acres, mrL, haul of land tlesaibed in a Deed b The Kroger Co., as recorded in Volum.985, Page 267, 0 the Reel Roperly Rmwms fLamar County, some oho being in a SouN Line of Lot 16 of said Block; and (4) That Ihu.)--ho the workmanship and matence, umd In Nacdnstmcilon of all sower• and drainage fadifts, and for a of am from me d� v.+ ax N. xr, ewtc Thence N 88° 44' E Ne Nertl1 Line of saki J M General Corrs lied and Lotti. and. a South Llne of saitl Kroger poverrcnts, period year plat approval by me City, awnh di (set) es a witness. bears N. 13° In e disterree of 1 i ,rah r (mn h Instant ofsaid Lot 16, a distance tc 71.000'. to a point kr corner, ham whkh a of —d then of 0 4]1', same being the Non Mest corner of peel J 8 M Gereral Cdndmcddn trod and of said Lott 1, antl same ako being an ir,tide corner °' • ^^ m saki Kroger beet rid of said Lot 16: APPROVAL CERTIFICATION a Thence502'30'57'E with the East L ... I said J B M Donald Construct -had and of Lot ll. and with a West Lino of said Kroger tra,"mr Flt ^fi of sold Lot 16. a distance of 96.589', to a W habor Dom for a corner in a North Line of said Smel, same being the Southeast comer of said J B o"-1e#a caste MGeneral Camboda,tinct andofsaki Lot 11, and Sarre also being a Sournmst corner of saitl Kroger had and of said Let 16: STATE OF TEXAS COUNTVOF LAMAR Thence S 67°41W'W with No SouNLn, of said J& M General Comlruemn hadaixl ofood Lat ll. and with the North Lire of saitl Street, BEFORE ME, Ne undersigned a.m.*, a Notary Public In am far said Cour State, Ni day did • to re a distance of 70730', to Na mn Ph.. m6nng and Morning 0.158 mm of land and on s personalty appear _ .....,. , me to bathe person whose name is sub xonmc 8 Thobnringscmvhorein Nath American DaNm i9831nfhe Texas North Cenhal2ona (4202)10 U66urvay Feet usng r—hir nowbdgad[o ma that helshe execM scribed trthepumgoing id mid,,and rw,o Loic. .MSNe GPS observe ons wahin Ns Leics HxGN 6medNd Natwark. sa mefor the purpose and me FFICE, GIVEN UNDER MY HAND A SEAL OF OFFICE. This tl ND AND IN, cedif daF, the by and Nis. mar,"oom I. Werlot Moore. RF15057on .2024. of A.D. 2024. u„+ mkliin , addiradsup.rvss mr,hereby plat, of .....- nv., affedng me -..lot, onilio., nor mhand the.or,Nof allvesamenk.rotas, so shm Iinas,and. E.. malletsted, eN¢ subject properly (whether of moom! or m0, whkh are or which heed boon aro shown or notM. Excopt es noted, Nem are m visible ancroachm¢Ms, protmslons, or conflicts. This surreywas completed December 10. 2024. urvey rtm,1 . ”' NOTARY fVBLIC STATE OF TEXAS wxmxm 4� yCydF eta ,wuw".P FA`T51-iLRM.`tN STiif. FT . R..,..,.., _ Tho undorsrgnad, the Cl- of ilia City (Pans hereby -..a thatthe fo ,.game maP or PI t of ,,, vissuhrmttad to tea Cirymi lanthe ._ _._ _ _ h,andthem am lh oundl byb I ctwn and there aamad the dedkafion or any sheets, alleys, parks,..a---to public platys, .- aM water and sewer Iinas, as shovm in arM upon said map or plat, antl saN § bysigning e# k ✓ hisham9. h hand andsealth'srol,.t„o„no,,,e.',',%.,e,,coapta oelhereol. his name as herein subscribed. de f,.......................... s w k w a It7S and ❑eVe101ICrS: Fir^ City Clerk -City of Paris :'• APPROVED: DATE AGeneral ConstructLOTI C2 Chairman-PlanningandZoning Comrisson C.orl - 2e6 Helena Road ACCEPTED: — DATE Mayor - Cily of Paris der[)', Texas 7;1473 ) -401-7033 ilius s ven5ed by 811 9FINAL PLAT Wendell J. Moore RPLS# 5723 According to the City of Paris, Lamar County, Texas, Flood Insurance Rate Map, prepared by the Fed- _ Engineering Firm ID # ENG7577204 eral Management Agency, National Flood Insurance Program, Map Number 48277CO320C, 11Q� , p BLOCK A effective date of August 16, 2011, none of the above described tract attend appears to lie within O j 5L7 ACRE the limits of the 100 year flood plain. ] of 7 Hansen - Moore Sun•ering, 1075 Cannan Place, Paris, Teeas 75462 (903) 784-924.5 Item No. 11 TO: Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem & City Council Rose Beverly, City Manager Robert Vine, Deputy City Manager FROM: Todd Mittge, City Engineer SUBJECT: Consideration of and action on the Final Plat of the J&M 213 Homes Addition, Block A, Lot 1. Previously City Block 213, Lot 12. LCAD: 17361, 560 19th Street SW. DATE: February 24, 2025 BACKGROUND The applicant requests approval of a Final plat in order to build a single family structure. This was a non -platted City Lot and Block. STATUS OF ISSUE: The Planning and Zoning Commission has approved this Final Plat. BUDGET: There is no budget associated with this item. OPTIONS: 1. Approve this Final Plat as recommended by Staff below. 2. Approve with additional conditions as discussed among the City Council. 3. Deny Final Plat. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the Final Plat with no conditions. Plat and Field Notes from a survey of a 1.113 acre tract of land out of the Asa Jarman Survey, Abstract No. 479, in Lamar County, Texas. i ',' SF -2 S ¢. 't swum[ 0 Q'1 eevrc � d" 1 4 : szaao 0� sow. m..sssa. me I QLD BC)"'l IM ROAD and Developers: I(—)__ _ _ hereby cwtirryas fdbas. (1) That I(we) own in foe Mo property which is Me subpU of Mis plat. In this ewre of firm umberaness, I (we) have p WdM proof of larger pedcunance for this devetwerni (2) That I Me) have caused this plat m be prepared, Mat h is a—Mic. and accurate he Me be. .1 our krwwledge; (3) Trat l Me) do hereby dedicate the street, alleys, easemanh, water and sower deities, and drainage facilities provided wthln or for this development, to the City of Pads. Taxes: and (4) ThstI(wai warrant Me warwer.hip and mdormis used in the wnsbucSon of all water, ar, antl drainage facilhies, and pavement, for a period of one year horn the data of Plat 'mm -by the City. APPROVAL CERTIFICATION STATE OF TEXAS COUNTYOF LAMAR BEFORE ME, the understgned authority,a barely Public and for ill County and stare on Ms day did penaerally.ppoar ,, kmwn in me to be the pars- v4mes, wrns's sub- set bed W the f reg; g notnarawl, and acini owledged to me that Wore execubd some for the purpose and cons deralf- therein expressed GIVEN UN DER MY HAND AND SEAL OF OFFICE. this ...., .....day of ...., .... A D 2024, NOTARY PUBLIC STATE OF TEXAS Theudders gnetl theClerk ofth,Cty of Pan, h ruby rtd that mr, b g m9 p pit f ,... .... ... red to Mr City C..cil the day of ,and Mewunciibylormaleced—rd Mere .—Ned Me dodicatbn of airy strmt, alloys, park, easements, public places, antl waWr ant sayer lines. as shown in and upon said map or plat, and said Counal further Mnhorrses the Mayor b rmto Me acceptaneo moonf, by sinning his dame a a horrid me—now. Nunes. n lbwd d... I this day of ........... ..... A.D. 2024. City Clark -City of Paris APPROVED: DATE Cha reran -Plano mg and Zomig Comriss on ACCEPTED: DATE Hloyor C'iry of Pa'Is icneral Construction tez- 266 Helena Road Y, Texas 75473 )I-7032 ,.rifled by 811 FINAL . PLAT {' � �2,3�i✓%TL�t�a 07 f��il.A�✓7 According to the City of Paris, Lamar County, Texas, Flood Insurance Rate Map, prepared by the Fed- LOT 7 — BLOCK A Seal Management Agency, National Flood Insurance Program, Map Number 413277130315Ceffective date of August 18, 2011, node of the above described tract of land appears to lie within 1.113 ACRES the limits of the 100 year flood plain. I of C Hansen -Moore Surrering, 1015 Cannon Place, Paris, Texas 75462 (903) 784-4245 At that cartel, pan or parcel of land aIWatsd Mthh the Corporate umgs oI city of Paris, County, Taxa.; pad of the Asa Jarman Survey, Abstred hm. 479, end being ea of L.t 12 of E Me CRY drank, es shown on Sheet 30 pf iha unrecorded Rats of Me Lots, 81.1m, end Add of the City or Pads, and same also Wing all of the called 581' x 72'x 582' x 72' pall of land( Deed to J & M General Concd.m n, LLC, eM recorded in Dow kmt 20926&-2023, of Me C eawms ;1 Lama, County, ant beim more pameulw lly denwhetl as follows, m son: Beginning at a X" drew, (sed, fnr a corner in o West Line of call, Sped ... had., also krwa Road 137, some being Me Northeast corner of said J & M General Constmetbn hog and of and same also being Me Southeast .,nor of a morel e20' x 80 tract of IoM rbetl in domia ( Molindo ern Handez, as recorded iron .... mt 132,147-2016 , of pre Of5cu1 Poetic Records o County ant oP Lot 10 of said Block 213: Thence S 00' 35 33" E vrM the East Litre of said J & M Genarel Construction peer and of as wiMa West Lima of said 19th St .14 a distance of 72AW to.%' imn pin(bard) for a corn nob leth Spco4 camp homg Me 9oW5oas1 comer of said J & M General Comol — I Z' don12, same bond the Nodhcast wrner d e called of 2091 an (Let 13) & 1.0656 ac (Lot a; described in a Dead W the Primer's Baptist Church d Paris as shown on Marecorded Mine, Lob, in Emmlapo 355-13, of Me Rat Records of Lamar Coady, and same aloe being Me Nor of Lot 13-A of said Block: Thanes S 88° 00 1 I W wflh Me Scdh Line of sad J & M General Comeank non pact and of wig iha N-dh Lm. of said Pnmibve Baptst Chumh pact and wdh the Nath bras of Lo 13. cordwith Lot 13 of said Block et epprox 285 peon n8 the Nodhwest comer or sa Lot and n,pfsaid Let 13, and continuing sme in alme)disranw of57a2318,Was' Znmrpost(faaconeri—EaLneeMemwrofao tre y scribed M . Dodd to GottenHips, Charles 5Hicks. as mroded I. V.m184, Page Official Public Records of Lamar County and same also being inthe Easl Line of Lo[ 9. sem Southwest corner of sad J 8 M Ganaml Construction pact antl of sa d Lo[ 12 antl same ata NorMwesl mrrer or sold PdmkNe Baptlst Ghach trttt end of said Ld 13, The N 01' 09' i i" W cath iha West L ne of sa d J 8 M Genarel C-rsuuction tmcl and of awr,r In an an Lire of sed H'cks tract and of sad mld, m rm of being the m o 1' iron rad n an East Lina s a id Hicks pace and ofsaidLetmm 9,same being the Northwestcarne, General Construction hadant 1 sag la 12, and same also bmn8 Mo Southwest corner of Hemmtlea lrecteM of Lot 11 of Seltl Block. Therm S SW 35 50- E with Me NoM Line -f we J & M Genarel Comuuclion ,act and -f s and with in. S;dhL . of sed Hameirdea mat ant of sad Lot it mg than of said Lot 1O,, 3a5', passIng Me S-Mmit cooter of no Let 1 i end Me Southwest comer of said Lot 10, a same [masa, on all, a tllsbrce, of 577.084, W Me Placa of Beginning and containing 1.113 a The bangs melted herein are based span fie North American De..1983 in to Tex.. N Zone (4202) in US Survey Faei using GPS observations wnhln Me Leics HaGN Smartwi Nr 1. Wendell Moore. RPLS #5723, honeby [artily that this survey was made on the ground by n direct wpamman, end shown a-rumtely aM ce... dy and on the aHwimd plat ant Me roc: m... rotas, setback Imes eM M. matters peopling iha subject property (wheMor as not), which are visible or whkh I have been &;,ad. ere shown or noted Except as natal, R vbible;ncroachmonts, Rdrusiorrs, or wrdlict. Th's survey was completed December 10, 2 Wendell J. Moore RPLS# 5723 Engineering Finn ID # ENG7577204 Memor,an�dum Agenda Item No: 12 TO: Mayor, Mayor Pro -Tem and City Council Rose Beverley, City Manager FROM: Osei Amo-Mensah AICP, Director of Planning & Community Development SUBJECT: Conduct a public hearing to consider and take action regarding the petition of Madeline Knecht on behalf of Phan T. Nguygen for a Comprehensive Plan amendment from High Density Residential (HDR) to Commercial (C) in the City of Paris, Block 315, Lot 13, LCAD 50943, located at 4225 Lamar Ave. MTG. DATE: February 24, 2025 BACKGROUND The applicant Madeline Knecht on behalf of property owner Phan T. Nguygen is seeking a minor amendment to the Comprehensive Plan being a High Density Residential (HDR) to provide for a Commercial Density (C) for Future Land Use Map of the property. The lot is currently zoned General Retail (GR) District, in the City of Paris, Block 315, Lot 13, LCAD 50943, (1.745 acres) located at 4225 Lamar Ave. Also, on this agenda (Item 2) is a zoning change request from General Retail (GR) to Commercial (C). Good access and connections to utilities are available at this location. Commercial development in this location will provide conformity and will serve the immediate and long-term needs of the vicinity. However, an appropriate buffer must be provided to the northwest portion of adjacent residential zoning district to minimize incompatible uses between Residential and Automobile repair noise or nuisance. ANALYSIS • The land to the North is part undeveloped, zoned part Agricultural (A) District and Single Family (SF -2) District to the northwest (and is guided for High Density Residential -HDR). • The land directly across from Lamar Avenue to the South is zoned Commercial (C) District, which is guided for Retail (R) and developed as commercial businesses such as carwash and gas station. • The land to the East is zoned Planned Development (PD) District and guided for Low Density Residential (LDR) and is currently being developed for senior apartments. • The land to the West is zoned General Retail (GR) District at the lower portion toward Lamar Avenue with Jewelry store which is guided for Retail (R) while the upper portion is zoned Single Family Dwelling SF -2 District and guided for Low Density Residential (LDR) which is currently developed as single-family dwellings. ISSUE: The application for the zoning change at this site location from General Retail (GR) to Commercial (C) is the reason for the request for a minor amendment to the Comprehensive Plan being a High Density Residential (HDR) to provide for a Commercial Density (C) for the Future Land Use Map. Staff received one input opposed to the request. The Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval of the zoning change at its February 3, 2025, meeting. Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. RECOMMENDATION Approve the Comprehensive Plan Amendment from High Density Residential (HDR) to Commercial (C). ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, APPROVING AND ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND FUTURE LAND USE MAP FOR THE CITY OF PARIS FROM HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (HDR) TO COMMERCIAL (C) IN THE CITY OF PARIS, BLOCK 315, LOT 13, LCAD NO. 50943, LOCATED AT 4225 LAMAR AVE.; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELEATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, Section 211.004 of the Texas Local Government Code requires that all zoning regulations must be adopted in accordance with a comprehensive plan and must be designed to lessen congestion in the streets; secure safety from fire, panic, and other dangers; promote health and the general welfare; provide adequate light and air; prevent the overcrowding of land; avoid undue concentration of population; or facilitate the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewers, schools, parks, and other public requirements; and, WHEREAS, Chapter 213, of the Texas Local Government Code empowers municipalities for the purpose of promoting sound development and promoting public health, safety, and welfare to adopt a comprehensive plan for the long range development of said municipalities; and, WHEREAS, Chapter 213 of the Local Government Code empowers a municipality to define the content and design of a comprehensive plan; and, WHEREAS, Chapter 213 of the Local Government Code provides that a comprehensive plan may: 1. Include but is not limited to provisions on land use, transportation, and public facilities; 2. Consist of a single plan or a coordinated set of plans organized by subject and geographic areas; and 3. Be used to coordinate and guide the establishment of development regulations; and, WHEREAS, the adoption of the proposed Comprehensive Plan shall not, in accordance with Section 213.004 of the Local Government Code, limit the ability of the City of Paris to prepare other plans, policies, or strategies related to land use and land use planning as required; and, WHEREAS, in September 2001, the City Council adopted a City of Paris, Texas Comprehensive Plan and Future Land Use Map; and, WHEREAS, said 2001 Comprehensive Plan and Future Land Use Plan and said Land Use Plan Definitions were amended and adopted in May, 2008, and, WHEREAS, in October of 2018, the City Council adopted significant revisions to the Comprehensive Plan and the Future Land Use Plan; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris, Texas, received a petition for amendments to the Comprehensive Plan and Future Land Use Map for the City of Paris from High Density Residential (HDR) to commercial (C) in the City of Paris, Block 315, Lot 13, LCAD No. 50943, located at 4225 Lamar Ave.; and WHEREAS, analysis of the existing conditions of the neighborhood supports such a change to the Comprehensive Plan and the Future Land Use Map; and WHEREAS, on February 3, 2025, the Planning and Zoning Commission conducted a public hearing on said proposed amendment after notice and publication as required by law, and, following said hearing, made formal recommendation to the City Council in favor of said proposed Comprehensive Plan and Future Land Use Map Amendments; and WHEREAS, on February 24, 2025, after notice and publication as required by law, the City Council of the City of Paris held a public hearing to receive input from the citizens of the City of Paris regarding the proposed amendment to the Future Land Use Map and the City Council determined that this amendment would be in the best interest of the City of Paris and its citizens, and the same should be approved. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS: Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby in all things approved and are incorporated herein for all purposes. Section 2. That the Future Land Use Plan Map for City of Paris, Texas shall be amended to change the potential zoning classifications for the property in the City of Paris from High Density Residential (HDR) to commercial (C) in the City of Paris, Block 315, Lot 13, LCAD No. 50943, located at 4225 Lamar Ave. Section 3. That all provisions of the ordinances of the City of Paris, Texas in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed, and all other provisions of the ordinances of the City of Paris not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall remain in full force and effect. Section 4. That the repeal of any ordinance or part of ordinances affected by the enactment of this ordinance shall not be construed as abandoning any action now pending under or by virtue of such ordinance or as discontinuing, abating, modifying, or altering any penalty accruing or to accrue, or as affecting any rights of the municipality under any section or provisions of any ordinance at the time of passage of this ordinance. Section 5. That it is the intention of the City Council of the City of Paris that this ordinance, and every provision hereof, shall be considered severable, and the invalidity or partial invalidity of any section, clause, or provisions of this ordinance shall not affect the validity of any other portion of this ordinance. Section 6. That this ordinance shall become effective from and after its passage. PASSED AND ADOPTED on this 24th day of February, 2025, by the City Council of the City of Paris, in regular session, following notice and publication as required by law. Mihir Pankaj, Mayor ATTEST: Janice Ellis, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: Stephanie H. Harris, City Attorney Memorandum Agenda Item No: 13 TO: Mayor, Mayor Pro -Tem and City Council Rose Beverley, City Manager FROM: Osei Amo-Mensah AICP, Director of Planning & Community Development SUBJECT: Conduct a public hearing to consider and take action regarding the petition of Madeline Knecht on behalf of Phan T. Nguygen for a zoning change from General Retail (GR) to Commercial (C) in the City of Paris, Block 315, Lot 13, LCAD 50943, located at 4225 Lamar Ave. MTG. DATE: February 24, 2025 BACKGROUND Madeline Knecht on behalf of property owner Phan T. Nguygen is requesting a zoning change from a General Retail (GR) to Commercial (C). The subject property is approximately a 1.745 acres tract located at 4225 Lamar Avenue. There are currently existing buildings/structures on the lot that will be demolished to make way for the new construction of Auto Repair Service of brakes and rotor. The business name is Brake Plus. In previous times, there was a separate residential building to the back of the property and retail & service type building such as nails and tattoos to the front. The current future land use is guided by High Density Residential (HDR); therefore, this rezoning action will not be in accordance with the city's comprehensive plan. Hence, an application for a Comprehensive Plan amendment for future land use from High Density Residential (HDR) to Commercial (C) is required. ANALYSIS • The land to the North is part undeveloped, zoned part Agriculture (A) District and Single Family (SF -2) District to the northwest (and is guided for High Density Residential -HDR). • The land directly across from Lamar Avenue to the South is zoned Commercial (C) District, which is guided for Retail (R) and developed as commercial businesses such as carwash and gas station. • The land to the East is zoned Planned Development (PD) District and guided for Low Density Residential (LDR) and is currently undeveloped. • The land to the West is zoned General Retail (GR) District at the lower portion toward Lamar Avenue with Jewelry store which is guided for Retail (R) while the upper portion is zoned Single Family Dwelling SF -2 District and guided for Low Density Residential (LDR) which is currently developed as single-family dwellings. ISSUE: The application for the zoning change is because the proposed use which is to provide brakes and rotor service is not permitted under the current zoning district that is General Retail District (GR). Changing the zoning from General Retail (GR) to Commercial (C) will allow the proposed use to be permitted and appropriate for brakes and rotor service according to the Zoning Ordinance - Use of Land and Buildings Sub Section 8-105, Automobile Type Services Table. All improvements and construction shall conform to the standards required by the City of Paris. Staff has received one input opposed to the request. The Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval of the zoning change at its February 3, 2025, meeting. Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. RECOMMENDATION Approve of the zoning change from General Retail (GR) to a Commercial District (C). ORDINANCE NO. 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 TO CHANGE THE ZONING FROM A GENERAL RETAIL DISTRICT (GR) TO A COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (C) IN THE CITY OF PARIS, BLOCK 315, LOT 13, LCAD NO. 50943, LOCATED AT 4225 LAMAR AVE.; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A PENALTY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission received a request for an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Paris to change the zoning from a General Retail District (GR) to a Commercial District (C) in the City of Paris, Block 315, Lot 13, LCAD No. 50943, located at 4225 Lamar Ave.; and WHEREAS, on February 3, 2025, following notice and publication as required by law, the Planning and Zoning Commission conducted a public hearing on the proposed amendment to the City Zoning Ordinance and, following said hearing, made formal recommendation to the City Council to approve the requested zoning; and, WHEREAS, on January 27, 2025, following notice and publication as required by law, the City Council of the City of Paris conducted a public hearing on the proposed amendment to the City Zoning Ordinance, and having considered the recommendations of the Planning and Zoning Commission and the testimony and evidence introduced at said public hearing, found and determined that approving the aforesaid zoning change would be consistent with the Comprehensive Future Land Use Plan of the City of Paris, consistent with the City Zoning Ordinance, and would be in the best interests of the public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the City of Paris by a vote of ayes and nays. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS: Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby in all things approved and are incorporated herein for all purposes. Section 2. That the Official Zoning Map of the City of Paris, Texas and Zoning Ordinance No. 1710 of the City of Paris as heretofore amended is hereby further amended to change the zoning from a General Retail District (GR) to a Commercial District (C) in the City of Paris, Block 315, Lot 13, LCAD No. 50943, located at 4225 Lamar Ave. Section 3. That the Chief Building Official of the City of Paris be, and he is hereby, directed to change the Official Zoning Map of the City of Paris, Texas to reflect the changes set forth in this ordinance. Section 4. That all provisions of the ordinances of the City of Paris, Texas in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed, and all other provisions of the ordinances of the City of Paris not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall remain in full force and effect. Section 5. That the repeal of any ordinance or part of ordinances affected by the enactment of this ordinance shall not be construed as abandoning any action now pending under or by virtue of such ordinance or as discontinuing, abating, modifying, or altering any penalty accruing or to accrue, or as affecting any rights of the municipality under any section or provisions of any ordinance at the time of passage of this ordinance. Section 6. That it is the intention of the City Council of the City of Paris that this ordinance and every provision hereof, shall be considered severable, and the invalidity or partial invalidity of any section, clause, or provisions of this ordinance shall not affect the validity of any other portion of this ordinance. Section 7. That any person violating any provision of this ordinance shall be guilty of a Misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be subject to a fine in accordance with provisions of Sec. 1.01.009 of the City of Paris Code of Ordinances, and each and every day's continuance of any violation of the above -enumerated sections shall constitute and be deemed a separate offense. Section B. This ordinance shall become effective from and after its passage and publication as required by law. PASSED AND ADOPTED on this 24th day of February 2025, by the City Council of the City of Paris, in regular session, following notice and publication as required by law. Mihir Pankaj, Mayor ATTEST: Janice Ellis, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: Stephanie H. Harris, City Attorney Item No. 14 TO: City Council Rose Beverly, City Manager FROM: Stephanie H. Harris, City Attorney SUBJECT: Re -adoption of guidelines and criteria for residential tax abatement program building property DATE: February 24, 2025 BACKGROUND: On October 14, 2013, the City Council passed Ordinance No. 2013-036 creating Reinvestment Zone No. 2013-1 for residential tax abatements. This reinvestment zone included all areas inside Council districts 1-5. At the same time, Council adopted Resolution No. 2013-23, which adopted guidelines and criteria for such residential tax abatements. On February 9, 2015, Council passed Ordinance No. 2015-002 amending Reinvestment Zone 2013-1 to expand it to include all Council districts in the city and designated the new reinvestment zone as 2015-1. On April 22, 2019, Council approved Resolution No. 2019-013 readopting the guidelines and criteria for residential tax abatements. Council reauthorized Reinvestment Zone No. 2015-002, renaming it as Reinvestment Zone No. 2020-1, and reauthorized it again on January 27, 2025 as Reinvestment Zone No. 2025-1. STATUS OF ISSUE: To be eligible to participate in a residential tax abatement program, the city must adopt guidelines and criterial every two years. The current guidelines and criteria expire in April of this year. The guidelines apply to single family homes and cover new construction and residential improvements in a minimum amount of 20% of an existing home's appraised value. The abatements are for 5 years, and are de-escalating, from 100% to 40% over the 5 years. BUDGET: N/A OPTIONS: 1. Approve the attached resolution. 2. Direct staff to make changes to the existing guidelines and criteria and bring back to council at a future meeting. RECOMMENDATION: Conduct a public hearing and approve the resolution readopting criteria and guidelines for residential tax abatements. RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS RE- AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO BECOME ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN RESIDENTIAL TAX ABATEMENTS AND APPROVING GUIDELINES AND CRITERIA FOR THE RESIDENTIAL TAX ABATEMENT PROGRAM; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, Sec. 312.002 of the Texas Tax Code requires local taxing entities to state their intent to participate in abatement agreements and to adopt guidelines and criteria for granting tax abatements; and WHEREAS, on October 14, 2013 in Ordinance No. 2013-036, the City Council designated Reinvestment Zone No. 2013-1 for residential tax abatements; and WHEREAS, concurrent with Ordinance No. 2013-036, the City Council also approved Resolution No. 2013-036 electing to be eligible to participate in a residential tax abatement program and approving Guidelines and Criteria for Residential Tax Abatement Program as required by statute; and WHEREAS, on February 9, 2015, the City Council passed Ordinance No. 2015-002 amending Reinvestment Zone 2013-1 for Residential Tax Abatements to expand it to include all Council Districts in the City and designated the new reinvestment zone as Reinvestment Zone No. 2015-1; and WHEREAS, on January 9, 2017, April 22, 2019, April 12, 2021, and April 10, 2023 the City Council approved Resolutions re -authorizing the City to become eligible to participate in residential tax abatements and approving guidelines and criterial for the residential tax abatement program; and WHEREAS, in 2020, City Council re -authorized Reinvestment zone 2015-01 and renamed it Reinvestment Zone No. 2020-1; and WHEREAS, on January 27, 2025, the City Council reauthorized reinvestment Zone 2020- 1 and renamed it Reinvestment Zone 2025-1; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Texas Tax Code Sec. 312.002(c), guidelines and criteria for tax abatements are effective for two years from the date adopted; and WHEREAS, the City Council conducted a public hearing at its regular meeting on February 10, 2025 as required by law wherein the public was invited to comment on renewing the Residential Tax Abatement Program; and WHEREAS, having considered testimony provided at said public hearing, the City Council continues to desire to participate in a residential tax abatement program in the City of Paris and has been presented Guidelines and Criteria for a Residential Tax Abatement Program; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, THAT: Section 1. The findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby in all things approved and are incorporated herein for all purposes. Section 2. The City hereby elects to be eligible to participate in a residential tax abatement program and adopts the Guidelines and Criteria for Residential Tax Abatement Program attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit "A". Section 3. This resolution shall become effective from and after the date of passage. PASSED AND APPROVED this 24th day of February, 2025. Mihir Pankaj, Mayor ATTEST: Janice Ellis, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: Stephanie H. Harris, City Attorney Exhibit A RESIDENTIAL TAX ABATEMENT PROGRAM GUIDELINES AND CRITERIA CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS FEBRUARY, 2025 I. GENERAL PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES The City of Paris will offer residential tax abatement as a stimulus for economic development in designated reinvestment zones located within the corporate city limits of the City of Paris, Texas. The policy of the City is to grant residential tax abatement for new residential structures and modernization, rehabilitation or expansion of existing residential structures that meet minimum investment threshold and comply with these Guidelines and Criteria. All applicants shall be considered on a case-by-case basis. II. DEFINITION OF TERMS Act -means the Property Redevelopment and Tax Abatement Act, Texas Tax Code Ann. 312.001 et. seq., as amended from time to time. Agreement -means a contractual agreement between an applicant and the City of Paris for the purposes of tax abatement. Applicant -means an owner of real property or his authorized agent located in a reinvestment zone or proposed reinvestment zone who requests tax abatement in accordance with these guidelines. Base Year Value — means the assessed value of eligible property on January 1, preceding the date of execution. Eligible Property - means new structure or residential improvements located in a designated Reinvestment Zone. Modernization — means the replacement, expansion and/or upgrading of single-family residential improvements for the purpose of reconditioning, refurbishing or expanding a single-family residence. New Structure - means residential improvements made to a property previously undeveloped which is placed into use by means other than or in conjunction with expansion or modernization. Reinvestment Zone - means an area designated in accordance with the Act by the City of Paris. Only property in a Reinvestment Zone may be eligible for tax abatement. Residential Improvements - means the construction of new single-family residential structures and all the appurtenances thereto, and includes modernization of existing structures. This term does not include duplexes or multi -family structures. Total Facility - means all improvements constructed. Page 1 of 5 Value of Improvements — means the appraised value of the residential improvements as determined by the Lamar County Appraisal District and as described in the tax abatement agreement. III. ELIGIBILITY AND GUIDELINES Any real property located within a designated reinvestment zone and zoned by the City of Paris for single-family residential development is eligible and may apply for residential tax abatement. As provided in the Act, abatement may only be granted for the value of the Residential Improvements which exceed the base year value of the property and which are listed in an Abatement Agreement between the City of Paris and the property owner, subject to such limitations as the City of Paris may require. Minimum Investment — To be eligible for residential tax abatement, an applicant must construct a new structure on their property or make residential improvements to an existing structure in a minimum amount of twenty percent (20%) of the appraised value of the property as of January Pt of the year that the tax abatement agreement between the applicant and the City is signed. Term and Percenta a of Abatement - An applicant who has satisfied all the criteria and guidelines for residential tax abatement as set out herein, will be eligible for tax abatement in accordance with the schedule below. Abatement will become effective in the tax year following the date of completion of the improvements and appraisal of the improvements by Lamar County Appraisal District (LCAD). IV. SCHEDULE OF ABATEMENT TAX YEAR ABATEMENT* 1 100% 2 100% 3 80% 4 60% 5 40% 6 Zero% *Abatement is applied only to the increased value of the residential improvements that exceeds the base year value as determined by the Lamar County Appraisal District. V. APPLICATION PROCEDURES Applications for residential tax abatement shall be reviewed for completeness. City staff shall determine whether the application satisfies guidelines and criteria and Staff may request additional information or documents from Applicant. City Staff will make final recommendations on each application to City Council. Any person, partnership, organization, corporation or other entity desiring a residential tax abatement to encourage development within a designated Reinvestment Zone shall comply with the following procedural guidelines. All tax abatement applications shall be evaluated on their own merits within the parameters of these Guidelines and Criteria. 1. Preliminary Application Steps A. Applicant or applicant's agent shall submit an "Application for Residential Tax Abatement" contemporaneously with the application for a building permit. If the building permit is for new single family residential construction or expansion or Page 2 of 5 remodeling of a single-family residential structure in an amount that would make the owner eligible for residential tax abatement, then staff will provide applicant with a form application for residential tax abatement. If the applicant for the building permit is not the owner of the real estate and does not make application for residential tax abatement on behalf of the owner, the city staff shall notify the owner (according to Lamar County Appraisal District records) by certified mail, return receipt requested, that residential tax abatement must be filed with the City within ten (10) business days of receipt of the notice. B. If applicant chooses not to apply for residential tax abatement at the time that the building permit is issued, or if the owner fails to respond to the written notice of availability for residential tax abatement, the opportunity for residential tax abatement is waived. City staff shall make a record to reflect owner's election not to participate in the program or to document that owner did not respond to City's notice of opportunity to participate in the residential tax abatement program. The refusal or waiver to participate in residential tax abatement by the owner or applicant shall be binding on subsequent owners of the real property. C. A complete legal description shall be provided. D. Applicant shall complete all forms and information detailed above and submit all forms to the City of Paris Building Official. 2. All information in the application package detailed above will be reviewed for completeness and accuracy. Additional information may be requested as needed. If necessary, applicant will meet with City staff to discuss details of the application and to prepare presentation of the application to the City Council. 3. The application shall designate whether the structure is new or an existing structure and provide an estimate of the value of improvements. 4. If Application for residential tax abatement is approved by staff, Applicant must enter into a tax abatement agreement with the City of Paris and as prepared by the City Attorney. 5. If the Applicant's property is not located within a designated reinvestment zone the application will be rejected and returned to Applicant. 6. The City Council reserves the right to amend the boundaries of a reinvestment zone or to designate new reinvestment zones. 7. The City Council reserves the right to amend these policies and guidelines as needed. VI. LEGAL DOCUMENTATION PREPARATION The City Attorney will be responsible for drafting the Residential Tax Abatement Agreement in accordance with state law and these Guidelines and Criteria. The legal document will include the following: Page 3 of 5 Estimated value of new structure or residential improvements to be constructed. 2. Percent of value to be abated each year. 3. Effective date and the termination date of abatement. 4. Description of the Improvements, schedule of completion, property description and/or site plan. 5. Applicant agrees to make the new structure or residential improvements available for inspection by City of Paris, or its authorized representatives, and Lamar County Appraisal District during construction and upon completion of the project. Contractual obligations in the event of default, violation of terms or conditions, delinquent taxes, recapture and administration. [REMAINDER OF PAGE BLANK] Page 4of5 CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS APPLICATION FOR RESIDENTIAL TAX ABATEMENT Property Owner: Name: Mailing Address: Telephone Number: Contact (if different than owner): Name: Mailing Address: Telephone Number: Property Requesting Tax Abatement: Street Address: Summary Legal Description Lot: sy Block: m m.,_ ........ _ Addition: Full Legal Description: Include as an attachment a full legal description with metes and bounds. Improvements: Type of Improvements (please check one). New Construction: Remodeling: Estimated Value of Improvements: Estimated Start Date of Construction: Estimated Date of Completion of Project: Description of Project: Applicant(s): Date: Date: Page....5 o.....f f 5 Item No. 15 rur—f,07ATII%,Mc��� TO: City Council Rose Beverly, City Manager FROM: Stephanie H. Harris, City Attorney SUBJECT: UPDATED: Disannexation Requests—LCAD Parcels 21148 (Wallace E. Kraft, Il); 400656, 400657 and 400659 (Cobb Testamentary Trust); and 125594 (Paul and Chelli Morrison), located on Clarksville St. and Cobb Ranch Road— Approximately 71.20 acres in total DATE: February 24, 2025 BACKGROUND: The following property owners have requested disannexation from the City of Paris: Wallace E. Kraft, Il 4200 Clarksville St., LCAD No. 21148, 24.78 acres. This property is the Dr. Kraft's large and small animal hospital. The State of Texas has purchased a portion of the property for the expansion of HWY 271 S, including a portion of the property on which the structure sits necessitation demolition and reconstruction further back on the parcel. Cobb Testamentary Trust 6125 Old Clarksville Rd., LCAD Nos. 400656, 400657, and 400659, 44.42 acres. The property is undeveloped. Paul and Chelli Morrison 1900 Cobb Ranch Rd., LCAD No. 125594, 2 acres. This property is part of a larger tract that the Morrison's own on which there is a large residence with shop building and in ground pool. The 2 acre parcel is behind the residence. The parcel at issue is inside the city limits; the 5.04 parcel with the residence is outside of the city limits, having been disannexed as a part of a larger disannexation around Cobb Ranch Road in 2008 (Ordinance No. 2008-035). Solid yellow line is current city limits; dotted yellow line would be the new city limits if city disannexes all three petitions. Each applicant lists lack of access to city water or sewer. Dr. Kraft's existing building has both water and sewer service. Then water and sewer lines nearest to the five parcels are located as follows: Water lines are in blue; sewer lines are in green. The yellow line is the current city limits line. Dr. Kraft has provided information regarding leaks in the water line running through the woods; this line, however, is the private line tapping into the city's line. The city neither installed nor maintains the private line. STATUS OF ISSUE: The city's annexation/disannexation policy (see attached Exhibit B) provides that "the City will consider disannexation of any area within its corporate limits if so requested by a majority of property owner(s) and if the area fails to meet at least one of the above seven criteria, and if ...the proposed disannexation is part of an identifiable, logical whole (versus individual parcels) which neither creates `holes' inside the existing corporate city limits, nor forces any other area of the city outside the revised boundary line (`islands' outside the revised lines)."' See Exhibit B, p. 16. The seven factors relate to: Whether the parcels form an enclave; Whether the area has developed as an urban area; Whether the area is a designated growth center; 1 Underlining is original to the text; italics are added by the authors. The policy requires only that the city consider disannexation, not that the city grant it. • Whether the retaining the area within the city limits would result in an adverse impact to the city, including adverse fiscal impacts; • Whether disannexation would present an opportunity for incorporation of the area into a new municipality or for an existing municipality to annex the area; • Whether the area is populated with residential development; and • Whether the area is proposed for long-term development. See Exhibit B, pp. 15-16 for the full text of the policy.2 Each of these criteria also contains a requirement relating to the provision of city services. In this instance, the Council may consider the property for disannexation because (a) the area proposed to be disannexed comprises more that an individual parcel (although the fact that it is only four parcels makes this point arguable given the language of the policy); (2) the area is not populated with residential development (criteria #6); and (3) disannexation of the area will not create any keyholes or islands. The primary issue with disannexation of the proposed area as far as the city is concerned is that of lost potential property tax revenue. Dr. Kraft's parcel is now (and will be when he builds his new clinic) developed. The real question is the possibility of future development on the Cobb and Morrison properties. At present, the Cobb properties are subject to an Ag exemption that make their taxable value very low. Staff is concerned that with expansion of HWY 271 and other development in the area, these properties may become attractive for either residential or commercial development which would greatly increase their taxable values. In any event, it must be remembered that once disannexed, given current annexation law, it would be nearly impossible to reannex the property, and the city would be giving up all future property taxes forever. On February 10, 2025, Council directed me to bring back a resolution to institute disannexation proceedings, which will not obligate Council to ultimately approve a disannexation ordinance. As set out in the resolution before you, the following procedure will need to be followed: February 24, 2025—City Council Meeting—The City Council will discuss and approve the resolution instituting disannexation proceedings. The entire process must be complete within 90 days. February 24-28, 2025—The city attorney will send out notices to other taxing entities, service providers, and railroads as necessary, which must be done by 30 days before the first of two public hearings. April 3, 2025—Publish notice of first and second public hearing in the Paris News (publication of notices of hearing must be between the 20th and the 10th day out from each public hearing; because of the way the calendar falls, we can do a single publication for both which saves on publication fees). 2 The policy for disannexation is simply the inverse of the policy for annexation. Other than the prohibitions against keyholes and islands, the policy on disannexation is sparse. Likewise, state law regarding disannexation is simply that the procedures used in disannexing property must not conflict with the procedures for annexing property. April 14, 2025—Regular City Council Meeting—I" Public Hearing April 21, 2025—Special City Council Meeting -2"d Public Hearing May 12, 2025—City Council Meeting—Act on ordinance to disannex (day 77 from institution of disannexation proceedings) BUDGET: The requested disannexation would deprive the City of the property tax revenue for the disannexed property, at this time, given the lack of development an Ag exemptions on most of the parcels, those revenues are minimal, but could go up substantially if the property is ever developed depending on the nature of that development. RECOMMENDATION: Because the city's annexation/disannexation policy would seem to dictate that Council at least consider the petition, staff recommends that Council choose and act on the resolution instituting disannexation proceedings with the understanding that Council may ultimately choose not to approve an ordinance of disannexation. RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, STATING THE INTENT OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PURSUANT TO SECTION 7 OF THE CITY CHARTER AND SECTION 43.142 OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, TO DISANNEX APPROXIMATELY 71.20 ACRES OF LAND FORMNG A PORTION OF THE CURRENT SOUTHEASTERN BOUNDARY OF THE CITY LOCATED ALONG AND SOUTH OF STATE HIGHWAY 271 SOUTH; ESTABLISHING HEARING DATES; PROVIDING FOR PERSONAL AND PUBLISHED NOTICE; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the city staff has presented to the City Council petitions brought by Wallace E. Kraft, II, the Cobb Testamentary Trust, and Paul and Chelli Morrison for disannexation of property owned by them and currently located within the City Limits of the City of Paris; and, WHEREAS, the City Council desires to initiate proceedings pursuant to Section 7 of the City Charter and Section 43.142 of the Local Government Code to disannex a total of 71.20 acres of land located along and south of Highway 271 South between 4200 Clarksville St. and Cobb Ranch Road (LCAD Parcels 21148 (Kraft); 400656, 400657, and 400659 (Cobb); and 125594 (Morrison)); and, WHEREAS, the City Council desires to provide for notice of public hearings, establish the dates for public hearings, and establish the dates to complete said disannexation proceedings. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS: Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby in all things approved and are incorporated herein by reference for all purposes. Section 2. That by adoption of this resolution, the City Council does hereby state its intent to consider the disannexation of 71.20 acres of land located along and south of Highway 271 South between 4200 Clarksville Street and Cobb Ranch Road being more specifically described in Exhibit A attached hereto and for all purposes incorporated herein. Section 3. That on or before February 28, 2025, the City shall mail actual written notice of the City's intent to consider disannexation of the aforesaid area to each property owner in said area proposed for disannexation; to each public entity, including, but not limited to Lamar County, the appropriate school districts as well as any and all other public entities which will have to assume responsibility for certain public services following the aforesaid disannexation; and to each railroad company, if any, that serves the municipality if part of the company's right-of-way is in the area proposed for disannexation. Section 4. That the first public hearing regarding said proposed disannexation shall be conducted by City Council at its regular meeting on April 14, 2025, with notice of said public hearing to be carried on the City's internet website and to be published in the Paris News on April 3, 2025 which is within the 10 day period set forth in Chapter 43 of the Texas Local Government Code for publication of such notices. Section 5. That the second public hearing regarding said proposed disannexation shall be conducted by City Council at a special meeting on April 21, 2025, with notice of said public hearing to be carried on the City's internet website and to be published in the Paris News on April 3, 2025 which is within the 10 day period set forth in Chapter 43 of the Texas Local Government Code for publication of such notices. Section 6. That City Council shall consider an ordinance calling for the disannexation of the aforesaid described land at City Council's regular meeting on May 12, 2025. Section 7. That this resolution shall become effective immediately upon its passage. PASSED AND APPROVED this 24th day of February, 2025. Mihir Pankaj, Mayor ATTEST: Janice Ellis, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: Stephanie H. Harris, City Attorney Exhibit A Wallace E Kraft II Andrew R Cobb Paul & Chelli Morrison 1"=1000' 0 500 1,000 2,000 3,000 Disannexation Request: Andrew Cobb Paul & Chelli Morrison Wallace E Kraft II 11/26/2024 Fa u Paris City Limits Reno Current City Limits of the City of Paris Proposed New City Limits of the City of Paris Dissanexation Requests Name Andrew R Cobb Paul & Chelli Morrison Wallace E Kraft II APPLICATION FOR DISANNEXATION NAME OF APPLICANT(S): �,,- . ...... C .,, !—�W . MAILING ADDRESS: TELEPHONE NUMBER: _1 5 o5S1_. 69 ( - C' G VOTING DISTRICT NUMBER: _. I G _ ___.... (this information may be obtained through the City Clerk of the City of Paris)C.. VOTER REGISTRATION NUMBER:_ O.a. 3 Sud pmt ADDRESS OF PROPERTY:..,...ww.Q°C 1`.25 eas' o� kraf� I/We, the undersigned owner(s) of the above-described property, do hereby petition the City of Paris to disannex my/our property for the following reasons: REQUIREMENTS: Attach a complete copy of the latest deed of record for the above- described property evidencing ownership. This deed must include a legal description of the property requested to be disannexed along with a plat or a drawing indicating the area to be disannexed. Include a copy of the City Ordinance showing when this property was first annexed into the City of Paris corporate city limits. I/We understand that the City of Paris has no obligation to disannex property except as may be required by law. This application must be completed, in its entirety, with all required attachments. City staff will review the application for completeness and conformance with City policies before taking it to City Council for discussion. You will be notified when staff schedules your disannexation petition for consideration and discussion by the City Council. You should plan to attend this meeting of the Paris City Council. o m m Aee.�e. pplica(s) Signature Date CU / . o Applicant(s) Signature Date APPLICATION FOR DISANNEXATION NAME OF APPLICANT(S): V° a �� �w,.— _ _� .� �...f :...... ......... ....�.. ....�...... MAILING ADDRESS:.._.I TELEPHONE NUMBER:m. VOTING DISTRICT NUMBER: , (._" _ (this information may be obtained through the City Clerk of the City y of Paris) VOTER REGISTRATION NUMBER: ( v........�-:`' _.� lCj ._....�..,.._.. ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: C .. NUMBER OF PEOPLE RESIDING AT THIS ADDRESS:m- I/We, the undersigned owner(s) of the above-described property, do hereby petition the City of Paris to disannex my/our property for the following reasons: REQUIREMENTS: Attagh-g co_m.ljleje cots, of the latest deed of record forthe above- described bovedescribed roaerty- evi_ encin ownershi ..__......_..This deed must_ inclu.de. a lega _escri�ol of the. vfroperty, requested to be disannexed along with flat a t.. drawin tndicat n the. area to be disanne ed nclude_a co of,the fjjy Qr_din,ance showtn when thism iro pert first annexed into the i I t of Pari „ eo orate.,, .. _ . :�. was limits. I/We understand that the City of Paris has no obligation to disannex property except as may be required by law. This application must be completed, in its entirety, with all required attachments. City staff will review the application for completeness and conformance with City policies before taking it to City Council for discussion. You will be notified when staff schedules your disannexation petition for consideration and discussion l the City Council. You should plan to attend this meeting of the Paris City Council. Applicant(s) Signature Date Applicant(s) Signature Date APPLICATION FOR DISANNEXATION NAME OF APPLICANT[S):.... _ amu- ....�` 'tri S° 't�,1�t?Yl... MAILING ADDRESS:_ .�.OU ( .....QAnr�----- ( l'a', S �.... 7 TELEPHONE NUMBER:..' -. b VOTING DISTRICT NUMBER:.. ......... --- (this information may be obtained through the City Clerk of the City of Paris) VOTER REGISTRATION NUMBER:.... _M. .......... ......... ..-------- ...... ADDRESS OF PROPERTY _q 0 Q....... ���_�... ' \..'� � c . ar�S...�. . � 5� , NUMBER OF PEOPLE RESIDING AT THIS ADDRESS: w_.,....._,3 _._........... . I/We, the undersigned owner(s) of the above-described property, do hereby petition the City of Paris to disannex my/our property for the following reasons: REQUIREMENTS: Attach a c replete,. op ._of tke latest decd of jecc rdww �r he at ove- des,cr�bed,.lof the cvidenctn owners P This ,N deed u nclude a leaf .._ desert ro er y,_re uejed t , be._.drs nn xed „alon with a,_.VIat .. r A dirawin�nd catmg the area to bed annexed.. Include a o , of the_City Ordills ce shwowin ,mwhenthis ropgay-w— first, -,annexed ;� tq the Citi of.Pariswcor )grate city; limits. I/We understand that the City of Paris has no obligation to disannex property except as may be required by law. This application must be completed, in its entirety, with all required attachments. City staff will review the application for. completeness and conformance with City policies before taking it to City Council for discussion. You will be notified when staff schedules your disannexation petition for consideration and discussion by t e City Council. You should plan to attend this meeting of the Paris City Council. '�4J i flat �a� Applicant(s) Signa ,,tire Applicant(s) Signature Date Date NOTICE OF CONFIDENTIALITY RIGHTS: IF YOU ARE A NATURAL PERSON, YOU MAY REMOVE OR STRIKE ANY OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FROM ANY INSTRUMENT THAT TRANSFERS AN INTEREST IN REAL PROPERTY BEFORE IT IS FILED FOR RECORD IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS: YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OR YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE NUMBER —kr ffallarrr ro rnrti rmrrrs�„ ,11x11 it z S2_, ZLru+rnr Coa+rr O rctal Pni51/c Records T/re aaeomrt Ike [�enrTnr's Lren shnrrltl !lave Geerr v eslerl 0 _ 1 1004 04, Tlr/s Correc/ron Warrmrl� Deed rs nrada (Qwcarrect,rhnl +r�rstake, rs e�"�ec/rre Marclr 12:A 201,8la mrrl rfi all ot/1,er res/r� cls cor+r►�rs 11+e urlrnal deed CORRECTION WARRANTY DEED WITH VENDOR'S LIEN- 218-036FN Date: Effective March 12, 2018 Grantor; Ronnie Ballard and wife, Vicki Ballard Grantor's Mailing Address: 1900 County Road 12150 Paris, TX 75462 Grantee; Paul Morrison and wife, Chilli Morrison Grantee's Mailing Address: 1900 County Road 12150 Paris, TX 75462 Consideration: Ten Dollars end no1100 ($10.00) and other good and valuable consideration and a note of even date, that is in the principal sum of Two Hundred Seventy One Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($271,000.00), executed by Grantees, payable to the order of the Bank of America, N.A. The note is secured by a vendor's lien retained in favor of Lender in this deed and by a deed of trust of even date herewith from Grantees to ReconTrust Company, N.A., Trustee. Lender, at Grantee's request, has paid in cash to Grantors, that portion of the purchase price of the property that is evidenced by a portion of the note described. The vendor's lien and superior title to the property are retained for the benefit of and are hereby transferred and assigned to Bank of America, N.A. Property (including any improvements); Being 7.04 acres of land situated about 4 miles South 70 Degrees East from the square, in the City or Paris, in the County of Lamar, State of Texas, a part of the John W. Williams Survey, No. 100I and being all of a called 5.04 acre tract conveyed to Ronnie Howard Ballard and Vicki Bagard by Deed recorded In Doe. No. 132068-2016 of the Official Public Records of said County and State and being all of a called 2.00 acre tract conveyed to Ronnie Ballard and Vicki Ballard by deed recorded in Doc, No. 138959-2016 of said Official Public Records, and being more fully described on Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a part hereof for all necessary purposes. Reservations from and Exceptions to Conveyance and Warranty: THIS CONVEYANCE 1S MADE AND ACCEPTED SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING MATTERS, TO THE EXTENT SAME ARE IN EFFECT AT THIS TIME: ANY AND ALL RESTRICTIONS, COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND EASEMENTS, RESERVATIONS AND LEASES, IF ANY, RELATING TO THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PROPERTY, BUT ONLY TO THE EXTENT THEY ARE STILL IN EFFECT, SHOWN OF RECORD IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED COUNTY AND STATE, INCLUDING: Restrictive Covenants as appear or record in Volume 492, Page 231, Lamar County Real Property Records. See EXHIBIT "B" attached hereto and made a part hereof for all necessary purposes. Granton, for the consideration and subject to the reservations from and exceptions to conveyance and warranty, grants, sells, and conveys to Grantees the property, together with all and singular the rights and appurtenances thereto in any wise belonging, to have and hold it to Grantees, Grantee's heirs, executors, administrators, successors, or assigns forever. Grantors hereby bind Grantors and Grantor's heirs, executors, administrators, and successors to warrant and forever defend all and singular the property to Grantees and Grantees heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns, against every person whomsoever lawfully claiming or to claim the same or any part thereof, except as to the reservations from and exceptions to warranty. The vendor's lien against and superior title to the property are retained until each note described is fully paid according to its terms, at which time this deed shall become absolute. 152952-2018 Pages: 6 COR 05/10/2018 01x19:43 PM By: hlittleton Lamar County, TX Ruth slason — Count Clerk ❑unt uuu 111 rm uma Count unian 010 1/1111111111 m 1111111111111 IJL�JL'GV IV vJ11v14vjvv1.1v.—r V1 ray. Gviv When the context requires, singular nouns and pronouns include the plural. r Ronnie Ballard A(4r+ W 6" GED AND AGREED: Paul lorrison he[i Morrison (Acknowledgment) STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF LAMAR This instrument was acknowledged before me on2018, by Ronnie Ballard and wife, Vicki Ballard. ST NV ota ry c� iPublic Stat u e as (Acknowledgment) STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF LAMAR 2018, This instrument was acknowledged before me on �7�axelr�„�by Paul Morrison and Chelli Morrison.„ a..� SIERRA PECHA Nobtry Public �;; • sT I01TTI” TExa 31M4055s azwRd My L'dMrt. E11 42081 AFTER RECORDING RETURN TO: Paul Morrison 1900 County Road 12150 Paris, TX 75462 Notary Public, State of Texas PREPARED IN THE LAW OFFICE OF: Sydney Young 2765 NE Leap 286 Paris, TX 75460 Part mof the John W. WiWams Survey #1001 h Tom Cobb, 7r. etux 12.21 acre residue tx� Vol_ 941, Page 160 RPR 5 IIV VJ/IV/LV I V V I. IV.'TJ rm rck)v"VIV 8 fre stoamrage B G STA C L1 N 29 3fi 55 E ❑39,29 N� sopb°. tor...,.,, '�b,, meq° ,''POB � Ronnie Ballard /� Vield BaMwd inground t�bj2.00 acres brl n Pool , 1.)oc.#138959-2016OPR �° 7.04 Acres / stow 1pool Ronnie Howard Ballard #yti a frame pump Vidd Ballard r W W.C. Stratbern et ux ,M storage LZ1 5.04 acres N onlmal 5.0 acral tY / pen Doe.4132068-2016 OPR h� o Val, 262, Page 45 RPR ry N fey N 89'59'44E N 89'59'55" Strathern" E scale l"=120' ®i81.50 Stacy K Armstrong ot ux ®517.38' °- - - Property Co. Ltd. _ 5 acres V.1144, P 53 RPR Tr 2 5.0 acres V.737, P. 93 RPR 1, Foster, m . _... ..w ..w �.� .. 03de18 Registered Surveyor, hereby Ray a F er RP 5699 Pmaccompanying topftdcu&a d stvcy made under Y t supervision. Reareh represents an oments 112" survey line was made only for the purpose of determining the boundary of this property � popped iron pm found �Op � , _ iron pin found ----= easement/building line .. and the adjoining parcels. Retard documents other than those shown on this _ }4" iron pin found —�—= overhead power line Z!1. �Pp�SA E9F ^� survey may exist and encumber this propeity. There doesn't appear to be any —Y'—= fence y%� p,,:.,,. w Iron pin found a encraechments other than those shown hereon, The tract does not appear to be = iron pipe found g = water meterOgR pp ® as meter t 1A - r inafloodwneaccordingtothe Flood InsumuccRate Map f1482T7C0350C ® bots d'art past found ® __ q b899 4' for Lamar County, Texas. Reference Bearing— the South boundary line of = post found ® a f rlaphydra hone tede9kal oFess�-w the 2.00 acre pact- N 89°59'44" }? Controlling Monuments are at the = 3y" coppedWiron pinay rker found p� = also.= point of be. pedestal 5 sternfirms urvey. PastheRefer Reference SurveyingFirm#Wan 0field notes provided with this (HF 700. 56991T set......,_.._,ww...._ ......�.,.w�,,..,.�.._.... ... 9 a 152952-2016 05/10/2015 0116:43 PM Page 4 of 6 Foster Land Surveying 17325 FM 197 Arthur City, TX 75411 (903) 739-9166 Field Notes — 7.04 Acres Situated about 4 miles South 70° East from the square, in the City of Paris, in the County of Lamar, State of Texas, a part of the John W. Williams Survey #1001 and being all of a called 5.04 acre tract conveyed to Ronnie Howard Ballard and Vicki Ballard by deed recorded in Doc.# 132068-2016 of the Official Public Records of said County and State and being all of a called 2.00 acre tract conveyed to said Ronnie Ballard and Vicki Ballard by deed recorded in Doc.# 138959-2016 of said Official Public Records. Beginning at a 318" iron pin found at the Northeast comer of the 5.04 acre tract and being in the West boundary line of County Road #12150 and being in the Southerly boundary line of U.S. Highway 271. Thence North 53°00'39" West along the Southerly boundary line of said U.S. Highway 271 a distance of 479.34' to a %" iron pin found at the Northwest corner of the 5.04 acre tract and the most Northern comer of the 2.00 acre tract'and the Northeast comer of the residue of a called 12.21 acre tract conveyed to Tom Cobb, Jr. et ux by deed recorded in Vol. 941, Page 160 of the Real Property Records of said County and State; Thence along the West boundary line of the 2.00 acre tract as follows: South 48030'54" W a distance of 441.92' to a 3/8" iron pin found; S 23°3437" W a distance of 306.99' to a 3/8" iron pin found at the Southwest comer of the 2.00 acre tract and the Southeast comer of the 12.21 acre residue tract and being in the North boundary line of a called 5.0 acre tract conveyed to W.C. Strathern et ux by deed recorded in Vol. 262, Page 45 of said Real Property Records; Thence along a fence as follows: N 89°59'44" E a distance of 203.71' to a 3/8" iron pin found at the Southeast corner of the 2.00 acre tract; N 89159'56" E passing a 3/8" iron pin found of a distance of 161.50' at the Northeast comer of a called 5.0 acre tract conveyed to Strathern Property Col Ltd by deed recorded in Vol. 737, Page 93 of said Real Property Records and being the Northwest corner of a called 5 acre tract conveyed to Stacy K. Armstrong et ux by deed recorded in Vol. 1144, Page 53 of said Real Property Records and continuing on and passing a metal brace post found at a distance of 517.38' and continuing on for a total distance of 518.80' to the Southeast comer of the 5.04 acre tract and being in the West boundary line of said County Road #12150; Thence along the East boundary line of the 5.04 acre tract and the West boundary line -of said County Road as follows: N 20°56'22" E a distance of 277.68' to a %" iron pin found; N 29°36'55" E a distance of 30.29' to the point of beginning and containing 7.04 acres of land. I, Hayden Foster, Registered Professional Land Surveyor, No. 5699 do hereby certify that the plat and accompanying field notes represents an on the ground survey made under my direct supervision. Research of recorded documents was made only for the purpose of determining the boundary of this property and the adjoining parcels. Record documents other than those shown on this survey may exist and encumber this property. There doesn't appear to be any encroachments other than those shown hereon. The tract does not appear to be in a flood zone according td the Flood Insurance Rate Map #48277C0350C for Lamar County, Texas. Reference Bearing= the South boundary line of the 2.00 acre tract - N 89°5944" E. Controlling. Monuments are at the terminus of the Reference Bearing. Plat and field notes provided with this survey. Foster Land Surveying Firm #10010700. File #:,.0306 �„ .tPG�STE . �rw Hayden Foster ,��� ��,�. _._ date 03105/18 __. HAYI]EtV FC °ww + A 5599 Page 1 of 1 152952-2018 051101201$ 01:1$:43 PM Page 5 of 6 EXHIBIT B Right-of-way channel easement from H. A. Clement Estates to the State of Texas, dated December 16, 1933, of record in Volume 235, Page 369, Lamar County Deed Records. Right-of-way Channel Easement from J. A. McGill et ux to the State of Texas, dated March 6, 1934, of record in Volume 235, Page 506, Lamar County Deed Records. • Easement from J. R. Cox et ux to Southwestern Bell Telephone Co., dated June 25, 1941, of record in Volume 260, Page 294, Lamar County Deed Records. Easement from W F.Williams to Southwestern Bell Telephone Co., dated July 2, 1941, of record in Volume 260, Page 295, Lamar County Deed Records. • Easement and Right of Way from J. F. Mabry et al to Texas Power & Light Co., dated August 5, 1942, of record in Volume 262, Page 407, Lamar County Deed Records. Easement and Right of Way from J. F. Mabry et al to Texas Power & Light Co., dated October 16, 1942, of record in Volume 2627, Page 267, Lamar County Deed Records. • Easement and Right of Way from J. A. McGill to Texas Power & Llght Co., dated August 31, 1942, of record in Volume 267, Page 269, Lamar County Deed Records. • Easement and Right of Way from J. A. McGill to Texas Power & Light Co., dated August 6, 1947, of record in Volume 298, Page 232, Lamar County Deed Records. Easement and Right of Way from Belle Tilman et al to Texas Power & Light Co., dated* August 5, 1947, of record in Volume 298, Page 231, Lamar County Deed Records. Easements and Rights of Way from Jess B. Alford et al to Texas Power & Light Co„ dated November 25, 1966, of record in Volume 451, Page 107 and 110, Lamar County Deed Records. Easement from Arthur Moore to Texas Power & Light Co., dated November 25, 1963, of record in Volume 494, Page 217, Lamar County Deed Records. • Pipeline easement from W. T. Richey et ux to Gulf Pipeline Co., dated February 14, 1907, of record in Volume 124, Page 360, Lamar County Deed Records. Pipeline easement from S. L. Turner to Gulf Pipeline Co., dated March 29, 1907, of record in Volume 125, Page 120, Lamar County Deed Records. Pipeline easement from J. T. Upchurch to Gulf Pipeline Company and Gulf Production Co., dated February 28, 1925, of record In Volume 210, Page 88, Lamar County Deed Records. Pipeline easement from J. A. McGill to Gulf Pipeline Company and Gulf Production Co., dated October 6, 1942, of record in Volume 262, Page 348, Lamar County Deed Records. Easement from Joe Paul Cobb et al to Lamar County Water Supply Corp., dated January 26, 1983, of record in Volume 652, Page 861, Lamar County Deed Records. Texas Power & Light Company easement along the South side of U. S. Highway 271, as shown on survey made by W. R.Abbott, Registered Public Surveyor, dated November 24, 152952-2015 05/10/201 S 01:18:43 PM Page 6 o'f 1974. • Mineral interest reservation in Deed from Hal Pettigrew to Tom Cobb et al, dated May 1, 1975, of record in Volume 568, Page 722, Lamar County Deed Records. • Mineral Deed from Hal Pettigrew to Joe Paul Cobb et al, dated January 29, 1982, of record. in Volume 641, Page 894, Lamar County Deed Records. • Mineral interest reservation In Deed from Continental Assurance Company to J. A. McGill, dated July 24, 1941, of record in Volume 260, Page 335, Lamar County Deed Records. • Mineral interest reservation in Deed from B. B. Crisp et al to O. A. Coleman, dated June 11, 1952, of record in Volume 325, Page 499, Lamar County Deed Records. • Certification of OSSF Requiring Maintenance, dated September 18, 2006, of record in Volume 1800, Page 222, Lamar County Official Public Records. • Electric Utility Easement and Covenant of Access from Jeffery and Sherrie White to Lamar County Electric Cooperative Association, Inc., of record in Volume 1919, Page 115, Lamar County Official Public Records. • Road Dedication from all land owners of land contiguous to roads known as "Trails End" and Cobb Ranch", dated April 23, 2012, of record in Document No. 096837-2012, Lamar County Official Public Records. • Any and all right of ways, easements, and set -back lines, including unrecorded easements and the overhead power lines, as shown on survey, dated March 5, 2018, by Hayden f=oster, R. P. L. S. No. 5699. Reference being made to all the above mentioned Instruments and records for all necessary purposes, but not as a guarantee of accuracy or responsibility for any surveyor error. APPLICATION FOR DISANNEXATION NAME OFAPPLICANT(S) ..��.,m� n�...� H.m.. :.br.'�......... ..... w.......... Of MAILING ADDRESS:... �....�_a __..... _.9G' ...... .w�� .... .. TELEPHONE NUMBER: ' , 11°. N � � (mm • . VOTING DISTRICT NUMBER: i this information may be obtained through the Ci Clerk e ..t.w�_.....w......�s_......m. �m..m ......._,_ ( y g ry rk of the City of Paris) VOTER REGISTRATION NUMBER: - 09 ADDRESS OF PROPERTY:_ .1IA a ...... . �� sW�.�.�.. lie� NUMBER OF PEOPLE RESIDING AT THIS ADDRESS:.__-__- 0' [/We, the undersigned owner(s) of the above-described property, do hereby petition the City of Paris to disannex my/our property for the following reasons: Vp ll Sewer,,. REQUIREMENTS: Attach a complete copy of the latest deed of record for the above- described propeM evidencing ownership, This deed must include a legal description of the propcjy requested to be disannexed along with a nla or a drawing indicating the area to be disannexed Include a copy of the City Ordinance showing when this property was first annexed into the City of P ria corporatecity 11mits• 1/We understand that the City of Paris has no obligation to disannex property except as may be required by law. This application must be completed, in its entirety, with all required attachments. City staff will review the application for completeness and conformance with City policies before taking it to City Council for discussion. You will be notified when staff schedules your disannexation petition for consideration and discussion by the City Council. You should plan to attend this meeting of the Paris City Council. 100 Applicat(s) Signature w.:�._. ......... _.... w _ Date Applicant(s) Signature Date 215980-2024 DG 08/06/2024 02:21 PM Total Pages: 11 Ruth Sisson, County Clerk - Lamar County, TX BY:YOUNG TITLE COMPANY, INC. NOTICE OF CONFIDENTIALITY RIGHTS; IF YOU ARE A NATURAL PERSON, YOU MAY REMOVE OR STRIKE ANY OR ALL, OF THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FROM ANY INSTRUMENT THAT TRANSFERS AN INTEREST IN REAL PROPERTY BEFORE IT IS FILED FOR RECORD IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS: YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OR YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE NUMBER GENERAL WARRANTY GIFT DEED Date: August 6, 2024 Grantor: Judith Cobb, Individually Grantor's Mailing Address: 2129 Simpson Street Paris, TX 75460 Grantee: Judith Cobb and Brian Douglas Cobb, Co -Trustees of the Thomas Paul Cobb, Jr. Testamentary Trust Grantee's Mailing Address: 8100 Westline Road Wildurado, TX 79098 Consideration: Love of, and affection for, Grantees. Property (including any improvements): Being 2.4344 acres situated in the County of Lamar, State of Texas, being a part of the John W. Williams Abstract No. 1001 and being part of a called 20 acre, a 12.21 acre and the remainder of a 12.21 acre tract described in a General Warranty Deed from Judith Cobb to Toni Cobb, Jr. recorded in Instrument 4154328- 2018, dated June 6, 2018 of the Official Public Records of said County and State and being more fully described on the Exbibit "A" attached hereto and made a part hereof for all necessary purposes. Reservations fi•om and Exceptions to Conveyance and Warranty: THIS CONVEYANCE IS MADE AND ACCEPTED SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING MAT'T'ERS, TO THE EXTENT SAME ARE IN EFFECT AT THIS TIME: ANY AND ALL RESTRICTIONS, COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND EASEMENTS, RESERVATIONS AND LEASES, IF ANY, RELATING TO THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PROPERTY, BUT ONLY TO THE EXTENT THEY ARE STILL IN EFFECT, SHOWN OF RECORD IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED COUNTY AND STATE. Grantor, for the consideration and subject to the reservations from and exceptions to conveyance and warranty, grants, sells, and conveys to Grantee the property, together with all and singular the rights and appurtenances thereto in any wise belonging, to have and hold it to Grantee, Grantee's heirs, executors, administrators, successors, or assigns forever. Grantor binds Grantor and Grantor's heirs, executors, administratoi-s, and successors to warrant and forever defend all and singular tho property to Grantee and Grantee's heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns against every person whomsoever lawfully claiming or to claim the same or any part thereof, except as to the reservations from and exceptions to conveyance and warranty. When the context requires, singular nouns and pronouns include the plural. 11bUtSU-2024 Ub/Ub/2U24 U2:11:Ub PM Frage 1 of 1' 215980-2024 Page 2 of 11 THIS INSTRUMENT WAS PREPARED SOLELY FROM INFORMATION AND ON INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN TO US BY OUR CLIENT. NO TITLE OPINION, TITLE EXAMINATION, OR OTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN FURNISHED TO US IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PREPARATION. d Judith Cobb (Acknvwledgnxent) STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OP LAMAR This instiament Nvas acknowledged before ane on August k, 2024 by Judith Cobb. � SYDNkY YOUNG Notary Public STATE OF TEXAS °�.,`�aRa� 1p#1:399:955 Comm.Ex„ Sept, 24, 2025 AFTER RECORDING RETURN TO: Brian Douglas Cobb 8100 Westline Road Wildorado, TX 79098 Notp4w Public PREPARED IN THE LAW OFFICE OF: Sydney Young 2765 NE Loop 286 Paris, TX 75460 21 b9dU-2U24 UUMb12U24 U1:21:Ub HM 215980-2024 E X H I E31 T "A" Parcel M. P0007890 County: Lamar Page 3 of 11 CSJ: RCSJ: 0221-01-081 CCSJ. 0221-01-078 Highway: US 271. Limits: From,. Loop 286 Ili Paris to Pattonviile Grantor: Toni Cobb! Jr. Sllcet I of 9 sheds Legal Land Deserlpflon for Pat -eel P00078949 Nage :3 of V DaIng: 2,4344 aches situated in the Coutlty of !✓anon, ,State ofTexits, Using a part of the John W, Willinins Abstract No. 1001 and beiing a Galle(I 20 itorc, it 12,21 ache and tho remaln<lor of a 12,21 acre tract described l!i a General Warranty Deed from Judith Cobb to Torii Cobb, Jr, recorded ill Instrument # 154328.2018, dated Rine G, 2018, of the Officalal Public Records of said Coilnty tinct Sttlte at1d described by ln)etes and bnittids as follows; Coliimeneiug at iz found 318" 11-01), 591(1 point being a breaic in the West lisle of it called 7.04 none tract conveyed to Pattl Morrison And wife clieili Morrison, recorded in Instrument #15-29526- 201 $, 1529526201$, of tho Official Public Records of sold County mid State, said point being a break In tht, Last )tile of the referenced ronialndcer 12,21 sore )wren( trilot, US 271 Stotion 498+50,12, 01f"set 486.23 feel 11gliq Go North 46'52'12" But a &,tance of 390,12 fest to a sut 5/8" Iron rod with 3,25" Alunililulln Cap stamped "Texas poparttnunt oI'Thnsportation ROW M utluie11t" **, saki point also Mcg t11e I'Ohlt of Bel;tnning of the parcel lloyein described, Existing CJS 271 Station 499+28.15, Offset 104,00 feet right, leaving stlrfaco coordinates of Northing = 7,294,231.93 1?asting = 2,884,377,28 and said point also being tllo Southeast corner of the Proposed Right -of - WRY t6 big; I) Thenc4 Nath 53938'14" West a distance of 666.68 feet with the Proposed Right -of -Way to a set 5/8" )rote rod with IV' Alumim nl Cillo stninpod "Texas Departnient of Triensportalioli ROW Mona111cilt" **, US 271 Station 492+61,58, Offset 92,00 feet right and said poitit boing a break In talo South line of this of (1113 Proposed Right -Of -MY Slaking; 21byJbU-1014 Uti/Ub/1U14 U2:21:U9 NM 215980-2024 Page 4 of 11 Sheet 2 of 9 Sheets 2)'1( hence North 56"13'23" West a distancc ol'655.79 feet with the Plbposed Right -or -Way to a set 5/8" iron rod with 3.25" Aluminum Cap stamped "Texas Department ol'Transportation ROW Monument" **, US 271 Station 4864.01.44, Offset 104.35 feet right and said point being a break in (tie South litre of this of this Proposed Right -of -Way taking; 3) Tbeuce North 62'01'19" West a distance of 650.30 feet with the Proposed Right -of -Way to a set 5/8" iron rod with 3,25" Aluminum'Cap stamped "Texas Department of Transportation ROW Monument" **, US 271 Station 479+37.40, Offset 120.53 feet right, said point being an Lust line of a culled 24,693 acre tract conveyed to Wallace E. Kraft in Volume 389, Pate 279, of the Ofi'iCial Public Records of said County and ,State, beim; the Wost line of the 20 acre parent tract and the Southwest cornet' of this of 111is Proposed Right -of -Why taking d) Thence North 00°03'10" West passing a fence corner post tit a distance of 69.34 feet and ContillUing a total distatice of 74,30 feet to a point, US 271 Station 479+04,50, Offset 53.65 feet right, said point being the Northeast corner of the referenced Krait tract and said point being in the Notlhwest coiner of the 20 acre parent tinct and being a Notlliwest corner of this of this Proposed Rigllt-of Way taking, said point being the Soltth line of the Existing Right -of -Way of US 271, Said point being in the Soulll title of a called 7.815 acre tract conveyed to the State of Texts in Volume 238, Page 71 of the Official Public Records of said County and State And the beginning of curve to the right; 5) Thence South 59127'13" )last with said curve, R=5,679,58, D-01000132", Delta=091138'02", C=953.86, L�954.98, 'f=478.62 to a fouled lx" iron rod, US 271 Station 488+68.58, Offset 52.49 feet tight, said point also being a break in the Sotttlt line of thls Existing ftht-of-Way for a break in this Proposed 1kigilt-ofWay taking; S ti 54°43'48" Casl a distance of 1070,32 fcet to a point, US 271 Station b) Thenco ou 499+38.90, Offset 51.35 feet right, said point being the Northwest corner of the referenced Morrlson tract, said point being hl the Northeast corder of the parent tract and being the Northeast corner of tilts Proposed Right -of -Way takillg', Nage 4 of 1 11b9bU-1024 Ut3/U(j/2U14 U2:11:U5 HM 215980-2024 Page 5 of 11 Sheet 3 of 9 Sheets 7) Thence South 46'52'12" West passim; a %z" bound imn rod tit it distance of 1.69 feet and continuing a totals distance of 53,74 feet to the POINT -CIF -BEGINNING and containing 2,4344 acres (106,042 squate feet). Basis of Bearings is the Texas State Mane Coordinate System, Norilt American Datum 1983 (2011 AdjustwenO. Position (Epoch 2010), Nortli Central Zone (4202). All coordinates shown ON Surface value untess otiterwise aaoted and may be converted to grid by dividing by n combined 5enic factor of 1.00012. ** Monument described and set, may be replaced with TxDOT'Pype 11 Right -Df -Way Monument upon completion of construction undpi- the supervision of a Registered Yt•ofessionat Loild S1u•veyor, either employed or retained by TxDOT. This property, description is accompnnic(t by a separate plat of even (late, 1, Mark L. Sanderson, a Registered Professional Land Surveyor in the State of Texas, do licreby certify that tltc land description and plat represont nit actual suiTcy made on the ground under my supervision. Mark L. Sanderson R.P.L,ti. Texas Itegistration 44911 Sanderson Surveying, Inc, 1874 South State H.Ivy.121 Banhoni, Tic 75418 Pia. 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MAILING ADDRESS:11 w :....... .�...M1 �.�5, .f:,...-_ E.� .w......... m��f 1........J `-t6� TELEPHONE NUMBER: ." %.. ...... ............�,.c7 i S!� ....... C VOTING DISTRICT NUMBER _;, _ _,__ ......_.. (this information may be obtained through the City Clerk of the City of Paris) VOTER REGISTRATION NUMBER:___LP �,..... �.1 c. ADDRESS OF PROPERTY:...b G._�..: ..�►.�I�. �. �..5...... e..a.aer._..._.��,�YI�..�... NUMBER OF PEOPLE RESIDING AT THIS ADDRESS ............. I/We, the undersigned owner(s) of the above-described property, do hereby petition the City of Paris to disannex my/our property for the following reasons: REQUIREMENTS: Attach aeomTlaae..,co�w_of the,,.latest deed of ,record fo_r, the above- ....... described.. _rilroperevidencing..,,ownersmi _This deed must include, a legal tlesr,ri :)tion m of _the faro e1 -,,re ue.ted to ...be„ disann orlon with„ a plat or , a drawngwiOkatin rthearea to...:e_. is anwgxedLnchtde a gpvy of.the�ity�Ordinance sho,win when,ths wproTtert was firstm.anneced into the W,,0 mParis corpoatem_cty limits. I/We understand that the City of Paris has no obligation to disannex property except as may be required by law. This application must be completed, in its entirety, with all required attachments. City staff will review the application for completeness and conformance with City policies before taking it to City Council for discussion. You will be notified when staff schedules your disannexation petition for consideration and discussion i; the City Council. You should plan to attend this meeting of the Paris City Council. u. r Applicant(s) Signature Date Applicant(s) Signature Date S E 7 4A 0 O O � O aro+ a of K of C [9 O X O O � O m n of X I W x Z } 3 0 W 0 } Z fr a `tate of Texas,6342 r knof V �k11 �ffien bg `T4ese f resertts: ailurity of LAMAR THAT ALCYONE CORPORATION, A Texas Corporation, acting herein by and through its duly authorized President, WILLIAM B. NEELY III, herein called grantor; of the County of Lamar, State of Texas, for and in consideration of the sum of Ten and no/100 ($10.00) Dollars cash, and other good and valuable consideration, which is hereby to it paid, s>xd; atn�x by WALLACE E. KRAFT, receipt of acknowledged; and Fifty thousand and no/100 ($50,000.00) Dollars secured to be paid by grantee herein, evidenced by his note of even date herewith in the principal sum of $50,000.00, pay- able to grantor herein as therein provided, secured by the vendor's lien herein re- tained and additionally secured by deed of trust of even date herewith to A. W. Clem, Trustee, covering the within described property; has Granted, Sold and Conveyed, and by these presents does Grant, Sell and Convey, unto the said WALLACE E. KRAFT, herein called grantee, . , whose mailing address is Route 3, Box 267-B, Paris, Texas 75460, those of the County of Lamar, State of Texas, all f/certain tracts or parcels of land in Lamak County, Texas described as follows: PARCEL ONE: A tract of 24.693 acres of land in the JOSEPH LEACH SURVEY, No. 524, about 3 miles South 70 Deg. East from the City of Paris, more particularly described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a part hereof for all necessary purposes; SAVE, EXCEPT AND LESS two (2) tracts of land more particularly described in Exhibit "B" attached hereto and made a part hereof for all necessary purposes, containing 3.441 acres and 6.690 acres of land. PARCEL TWO: tract of 0.899 acre of land about 2.5 miles Southeasterly from the City of Paris, a part of the JOSEPH LEACH SURVEY, No. 524; more particularly described in Exhibit "C" attached hereto and made a part hereof for all necessary purposes. RP 398 PAGE 2 ( 9 The conveyance evidenced by this deed is made subject to the following, to the extent each affects the within described property: 1. Channel easement from T. E. Simmons and wife to the State of Texas, dated December 30, 1968, of record in Book 484, Page 393, Lamar County Deed Records; 2. Easement from T. E. Simmons to Texas Power & Light Co., dated April 30, 1965, of record in Book 430, Page 185, Lamar County Deed Records; and 3. A 60—foot channel easement, utility easements and power lines, and a billboard located on the within described property, as shown on the plat of same prepared by J. M. Nelson, Registered Public Surveyor, dated March 18, 1986. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the above-described premises, together with all and singular the rights and appurtenances thereto in anywise belonging unto the said WALLACE E. KRAFT, his heirs and assigns forever and it Aa hereby binds itself, its successors and assigns, heirs, executors and administrators, to Warrant and Forever Defend, all and singular the said premises unto the said WALLACE E. KRAFT, his heirs and assigns, against every person whomsoever lawfully claiming, or to claim the same, or any part thereof. But it is expressly agreed and stipulated that the Vendor's Lien is retained against the above-described property, premises and improvements, until the above-described note , and all interest thereon are fully paid according to its face and tenor, effect and reading, when this deed shall become absolute. r; -',-WITNESS ftNdc at Paris, Texas, ti is `%.,bth day of October, 1993. c j-- ALCYO C ;tit"a)RATION, A Texas r,.�rporation J" / j > �� 'a...,..:••' . Wry"i B. NEEI ?4fy Pre; e--i-'t-------- nn �n�9 (1nn a 1 61" -t o aj (Acknowledgment) STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF This instrument was acknowledged before me on the day of 19 by My commission expires:. Notary Public, State of Texas Notary's printed name: (Acknowledgment) STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF This instrument was acknowledged before me on the day of 19 by My commission expires: . .... . . Notary Public, State of Texas Notary's printed name: (Corporate Acknowledgment) STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF LAMAR This instrument was acknowledged before me on the �_ day of October, 19 93, by WILLIAM B. NEELY III, President of ALCYONE CORPORA;ION31 a Texas corpQratj6n, on said corporation. My commission e�yires: -Texas State of Notary Public, t-JUTTO Notary's 'printed name: ry -1 ATE OF TEXAS j— Exv 4-13-1Nq % 2dVto R? 398PAC[281 I 'j. -- I, //� ..R.P.S. X4025 I EXHIBIT "A" - Pa,Cge 1 of 2 Pages Rp pp e ,ve9 •z? w N 4C �. PAGE 1 PA1RCEL ONE: ..... T• P. a tir 1 S'CL?a� i� • �1 Q v o�V LJ s 'j. -- I, //� ..R.P.S. X4025 I EXHIBIT "A" - Pa,Cge 1 of 2 Pages Rp pp e ,ve9 •z? w N PAGE 2 (p� FIELD NOTES Situated about 32 miles South 70 Deg. East of the City of Paris, County of Lamar, and State of Texas, a part of the Joseph Leach Survey #524, and being a tract of land as conveye Charles Floyd by deed recorded in Vol. 627, Page 416, of the Deed Records of said County and State. Beginning at an iron pin (f) for corner at the present :most Easterly Northeast corner of said Floyd tract. Thence South 1 Deg. 21 Min. West along the East Boundary Line of said Leach Survey a distance of 1227 ft. to an iron pin for corner at the Northeast corner of a 0.261 acre tract of land conveyed by said Floyd to Woodlands Developement Co. by deed recorded in Vol. 674, Page 908, of said Deed Records,':said point being North 1 Deg. 21 Min. East a distance of 25 ft. from the Southeast corner of said Floyd tract; Thence North 89 Deg. 27 Min. West a distance of 455.1 ft. to an iron pin for corner at the Northwest corner of said 0.261 acre tract, said point being North I Deg. 19 Min. East a distance of 25 ft. from the most Southerly Southwest corner of said Floyd tract; Thence North 1 Deg. 19 Min. East along the East Boundary Line of a 7.436 acre tract of land conveyed Breakfast Optimist Club of Paris, Texas, by deed recorded in Vol. 563, Page 85 of said Deed Records, a distance of 374.8 ft. to an iron pin (f) for corner at an el corner of said Floyd tract and the most Easterly Northeast corner of said 7.436 acre tract; Thence North 89 Deg. 15 Min. west a distance of 600.1 ft. to an iron pin (f) for corner at the most Westerly Southwest corner of said Floyd tract and an el corner of said 7.436 acr tract; Thence North 1 Deg. 29 Min. East a distance of 724.5 ft. to an iron pin for corner in the East Boundary Line of said 7.436 acre tract, said point being the. most Westerly Northwes corner of said Floyd tract; Thence North 88 Deo. 23 Min. East along the South Boundary Line of a 5 acre tract of land conveyed 271 Truck Stop, Inc. by deed recorded in Vol. 525, Page 274, of said Deed Re- cords, a distance of 408.5 ft. to an iron pin for corner at an el corner of said Floyd tract and the Southeast corner of said 5 acre tract; Thence North 1 Deg. 35 Min. East a distance of 385.4 ft. to an. iron pin for corner at the most Northerly Northwest corner of said Floyd tract and the Northeast corner of said 5 acre tract; Thence South 68 Deg. 04 Min. East along the South Boundary Line of U.S. Hwy. 271 a distance of 263.6 ft. to an iron pin for corner at the Northwest corner of a 0.899 acre trac of land conveyed Fred Eatherly by deed recorded in Vol. 672, Page 478, of said Deed Records; Thence South 6 Deg. 46 Min. West a distance of 243 ft. to an iron pin for corner at the Southwest corner of said 0.899 acre tract; Thence South 80 Deg. 10 Min. East a distance of 170 ft. to an iron pin for corner at tF Southeast corner of said 0.899 acre tract; Thence North 6 Deg. 25 Min. Elst a distance of 201 ft. to an iron pin for corner at the Northeast corner of said 0.899 acre tract; Thence South 64 Deg. 08 Min. East along the South Boundary Line of U.S. Hwy. 271 a dis- tance of 257.6 ft. to the place of beginning and containing 24.693 acres of land. I, J.M. Nelson, Registered Public Surveyor of Texas, No. 4025, ceritfy that the above depicted and described tract of land was taken from an actual survey made by me oaf the ground on the 18th day of March, 1986. � - 41 ��'.u........ J M. Nelson, R.P.S. of Texas, No. 4025 STATE OF TEXASI COUNTY OF LAMARJ BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, a Notary Public in and for said County and State, on this day personally appeared J.M. Nelson, known to me to be the person whose name is sub- scrobed to the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to me that he executed the same for tf purpose and consideration therein expressed. GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF OFFICE, this the 19th day of March, 1986. EXHIBIT "A" Page 2 of 2 Pages rr�� pp /-./7�P�C/_li �" _L -77 �T RP 9D PAGE � rr U' EXHIBIT Arr The above described lien is secured by a vendor's lien on the land herein conveyed, being given for part of the purchase price of the land this day conveyed by Alcyone Corporation, A Texas Corporation to grantor. It is agreed that said vendor's lien is continued in full force and effect and this deed of trust is given as additional security therefor. R? 398 PAGE 2.82 1 J If. P f seq•rs •� .e4 , • s r 1"= Joo• ..S: S 0 .,� . SAVE, EXCEPT & L w FIELD NOTES Jr. T Situated about 31z miles South 70 Deg. East of the City of Paris, County of Lamar, and State of Texas, a part of the Joseph Leach Survey 7#524, and being a part of a 24.693 acre tra of land conveyed Alcyone Corp. by deed recorded in Vol. 694, Page 991, of the Deed Records of said County and State. Beginning at an iron pin for corner at the most Westerly Southwest corner of said 24.693 acre tract, said point being an el corner of a 7.436 acre tract of land conveyed Breakfast Optimist Club of Paris, Texas by deed recorded in Vol. 563, Page 853, of said Deed Records. Thence North 1 Deg. 29 Min. East along an East Boundary Line of said 7.436 acre tract an the most Westerly West Boundary Line of said 24.693 acre tract a distance of 250 ft. to an it pin for corner; Thence South 89 Deg. 15 Min. East a distance of 599.3 ft. to an iron pin for corner; Thence South 1 Deg. 19 Min. West a distance of 250 ft. to an iron pin for corner at the most Easterly Northeast corner of said 7.436 acre tract; Thence North 89 Dee. 15 Min. West a distance of 600 ft. to the place of beginning and co taining 3.441 acres of land. I, J.M: Nelson, Registered Public Surveyor depicted and described tract of land was taken ground on the 14th day of January, 1987. of Texas, No. 4025, certify that the above from an actual survey made by me on the -� ��. %m..._........_.v ...µ.... JNelson, R 5 25 STATE OF TEXAS) _COUNTY OF LAMARJ r" BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, a Notary Public in and.for said County and State, on this day personally appeared J.M. Nelson, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and'acknoviledned to me that he executed the same for the purpose and consideration therein. expressed. GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF OFFICE, this the 15th day of January, 1987. RP 98PAGE 3 -Notary Public, Lamar Co., Texas EXH,.m�,.•,. .,m..._,�• .mm oIBIT "8" — Page 1 of 2 Pages - ' SZ�:�A�: - .� a :r. `�= — _ - - -=c"�.'�-' '�J �-. -= aY-•,r+••�-.�,� -PAP !- rErLE_� �3T �. RACi C[3 •5 --_ -_qtr •C�. _ ,. i/ � .t--���8=u s?6 4 ._ •Jy3'Z3 l'� j � _ - PF i SAVE, EXCEPT & LESS: a , OF DX%WWNOT WMDUCEU `•7 i 1 < r A Q o _ Y' FIELD ROILS Situated about 3'; Mn leS South 70 peg. East of tAe City of Paris, County of Lartsar, and State o` Texas, a part ,)rltr?rh Leach Survey AS2.4, and being a part of a 2.693 etre tract or land Conveyed fticyona Lorp., Dy deed recorded 6:4, page 9g1, of L!;e Degd Feeurds or said Cc:ty and State. 6e ;inning at an irvii pin (F) for Corner at thq Most 14e5terly tlVrtlr„,:,t corner or said 74-693 acre tr;;ct. Ttrancr_ •°,orr!Ir 1 DCG, 29 f•rirr, West rrlorry tre wtsterly ilcst 8r; lacy Line of said 74,693 acre kr tCt aril the East ary Linr of a 7.0,36 at:r•n trert of land euilvoyf?d Breakfast optimist 'Jul of Gar is, Texs;, by deed r•rrordcd in Vol. 5,' a dais ;;nee o` 474,5 ft. to an iron pin. (f) for corner at the Nor•LhwLst Corner of a 3.d=11 drre tract of 1".: ve,•ca out of said 24.693 acre tract; Thencr South E9 Deg. 15 Miff, East a distance of 544,3 ft. to an iron pin (r) torr currier at the'ttortneast corny: Sail 3,4:11 acre tract; -° Thcnce ;North I Cer,. 19 .lin. Fast a disLincp of 499.3 ft, to an iron pin (s) for ceirt'rnr; Thence South fib Deg. 23 11irr• West at 190.2 ft. pasiing an iron pin (t) at the Soutirrast corner of a 5 acre tray; land cOriveycd 271 Truck, Slop, Inc., by Op -Cd recorded in Vol. 525. Paye 274, of said. peed Rf+cords, said point belay z Cerner of said 24.693 acre tract, and continuing on along th-a South Elountlary Line of said 5 acre tract a distance n Ft. to the p1`Ce of b•dyirming dnd eonEaining 6.690 acre; of land. I, J.M. Nelson, Reg Isipred Public Surveyor of Texas; 14025; certify Llydt the above dailfCLe-d and deSCribcd..tract land h1, ta4crt ft -;;fn an acEuli ser-vey made by me ori tr,` ground urr'-th& "40th day of.fluvaarbr_r,1-.19R'7_:".::.,":.;:. - - i of- - _ •'��, a - moan __'--- _----- - e • - rr(�.P 205 �on,�Ft.P�oS_'of".icxa„ - •• _ . - - - - _ - .--.t.M. NELSON u - ie ••4 ..r•n-r3. - I. .0 .ti-: tri I - - .xq - s= - PARCEL TWO: of the County of Lamar State of Texas all that certain tract or parcel of land situated in Lamar County, Texas and being described as follows, to -wit: Situated about 2.5 miles SE of Paris, Lamar County, Texas, being a Leach Survey, Abst..No. 524, also being a part of a 38 acre tract a deed of record in Vol. 335, Page 227, Lamar County Deed Records, particularly described as follows, to -wit: BEGINNING at an I.P' set for a corner, said point being North 64 d the NEC of the 38 acre tract mentioned above, also being a point i Highway No. 271; THENCE SOUTH 201 feet to an I.P. for a corner; THENCE NORTH 85 deg. West 170 feet to an I.P. for a corner; part of the Joseph of land described in said tract being more eg. West 261 feet from: n the SBL of U.S. i THENCE NORTH 243 fee.t to an I.P. for a corner, same being in the SSL of U.S. Highway = 271; THENCE with the SBL of said Hwy. No. 271, South 64 deg. East, 176 feet to the place of beginning, containing 0.899 acres of land. As determined by an actual survey on the ground by A. C. Fryar, Registered Public Surveyor, on October 29, 1970. EXHIBIT "C" RP 398PAGt287 r J J Item No. 17 FITY Rill =I, F WAM, A TO: Mayor, Mayor Pro -Tem & Council Rose Beverly, City Manager Rob Vine, Deputy City Manager FROM: Janice Ellis, City Clerk SUBJECT: UNOPPOSED CANDIDATES DATE: February 24, 2025 BACKGROUND: In order to cancel the general election in a district, the candidate must be unopposed. The candidates in Districts 4, 5 and 7 are unopposed and the deadline has passed to make application to run for City Council. These Council Members will be administered the Oath of Office on May 12, 2025, at the regular City Council meeting. . STATUS OF ISSUE: Chapter 2 of the Texas Election Law governs the election of unopposed candidates for political subdivisions. Under Section 2.052 of the Election Code, I have issued a certification of unopposed status for Districts 4, 5 and 7. BUDGET: NA. RECOMMENDATION: Approve an Ordinance declaring Mihir Pankaj as an unopposed candidate in Council District 4, Rebecca Norment as an unopposed candidate in Council District 5 and Tracy Attebury as an unopposed candidate in District 7; cancelling the General Election in Districts 4, 5 & 7; and declaring the unopposed candidates as elected to office pursuant to Election Code Section 2.053. Certification of Unopposed Candidates STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF LAMAR § CITY OF PARIS § I, Janice Ellis, hereby certify that I am the duly appointed, qualified and acting City Clerk of the City of Paris, Texas. I am responsible for having the official ballots prepared for the City of Paris General Election to be held on May 3, 2025, for the purpose of electing one Council Member from each of the following Districts: District 4, District 5, District 7. I further certify that in accordance with the Texas Election Laws, Chapter 2, Subchapter C — Election of Unopposed Candidate, Section 2.051 and Section 2.052 Certification of Unopposed Status, that Mihir Pankaj, District 4; Rebecca Norment, District 5; and Tracy Attebury, District 7 are unopposed with no write-in candidates being declared, which allows for the cancellation of the election in District Numbers 4, 5, and 7 by Ordinance of the City Council. In witness hereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of said office this the 19th day of February, 2025. anice Ellis, City Clerk City of Paris, Texas ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS DECLARING UNOPPOSED CANDIDATES IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICTS 4, 5, AND 7 FOR THE MAY 3, 2025 GENERAL ELECTION BE ELECTED TO OFFICE; DETERMINING THAT NO GENERAL ELECTION BE HELD IN DISTRICTS 4, 5, AND 7; DIRECTING THAT A COPY OF THIS ORDINANCE BE POSTED AT APPROPRIATE POLLING PLACES; DIRECTING THAT A CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION BE ISSUED TO THE UNOPPOSED CANDIDATES; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris did heretofore, on the 27th day of January, 2025, in Resolution No. 2025-004, order the regular municipal election for the City of Paris to he held on the 3rd day of May 2025, by the qualified voters in Districts 4, 5, and 7 of the City of Paris; and, WHEREAS, the City Clerk, Janice Ellis, being the authority responsible for having the official ballot prepared, has certified, in writing, that the candidates for Districts 4, 5, and 7 are unopposed for election to office with no write-in candidates being declared on the ballot; and, WHEREAS, under the authority granted in V.T.C.A., Election Code, Section 2.053, it is deemed appropriate that the candidates for Districts 4, 5, and 7 be declared elected to office and that no general election be held in those Districts; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS: Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby in all things approved and are incorporated herein for all purposes. Section 2. That, for the May 3, 2025 general election, the candidate for District 4, Mihir Pankaj, the candidate for District 5, Rebecca Norment, and the candidate for District 7, Tracy Attebury, having been certified by the City Clerk as being unopposed for election to office with no write-in candidates being declared, be, and are hereby, declared elected to office, which term shall begin on May 12, 2025. Section 3. That, in accordance with V.T.C.A., Election Code, Section 2.053, it is hereby determined that no elections be held in Districts 4, 5, and 7. Section 4. That the City Clerk be, and she is hereby, directed to post a copy of this Ordinance on Election Day at the polling place that would have been used in the general election. Section S. That a certificate of election shall be issued to the candidates in the same manner as provided for a candidate elected at the election. Section 6. That all provisions of the ordinances of the City of Paris, Texas in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed, and all other provisions of the ordinances of the City of Paris not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall remain in full force and effect. Section 7. That the repeal of any ordinance or part of ordinances affected by the enactment of this ordinance shall not be construed as abandoning any action now pending under or by virtue of such ordinance or as discontinuing, abating, modifying, or altering any penalty accruing or to accrue, or as affecting any rights of the municipality under any section or provisions of any ordinance at the time of passage of this ordinance. Section 8. That it is the intention of the City Council of the City of Paris that this ordinance, and every provision hereof, shall be considered severable, and the invalidity or partial invalidity of any section, clause, or provisions of this ordinance shall not affect the validity of any other portion of this ordinance. Section 9. That this ordinance shall become effective from and after its passage. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 24th day of February 2025. Mihir, Pankaj, Mayor ATTEST: Janice Ellis, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: Stephanie H. Harris, City Attorney Item No. 18 IUVM/���Z TO: Mayor, Mayor Pro -Tem & City Council Rose Beverly, City Manager FROM: Robert Vine, Deputy City Manager Paul Strahan, Airport Manager SUBJECT: AIRPORT FUEL FARM DATE: February 24, 2025 BACKGROUND: The City sent a Letter of Interest to TXDOT in May 2024, requesting the use of the airport infrastructure funding for a new fuel farm once all funds become available. TXDOT quoted Cox Field a new fuel farm of $1.2 Million. Following the advice of TXDOT, the city budgeted $120K for this project — 10% of the project. Since then, the overall percentage for the project has been lowered to a 5% match, cutting the overall dollar amount to $60K for the City. STATUS OF ISSUE: The grant paperwork now needs to be signed and returned to TXDOT so this project can be scheduled. The airport will use fiscal years 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding to construct a new fuel farm at Cox Field. BUDGET: $120,000, 10% of overall cost for the project, was budgeted for this fiscal year in the ARPA Fund. While only $60,000.00 is now required, all ARPA funds have been expended. This situation was due to erroneously overbudgeting in the ARPA Fund. The $60,000 will now come from the Airport Fund. If this payment causes the Airport Fund to have a deficit at the end of the fiscal year, a transfer from the General Fund will be made to cover the shortfall. RECOMMENDATION: Approve the signing of the grant paperwork by the City Manager and funds to be sent to TXDOT for the upcoming fuel farm project scheduled for 2026. Item No. 19 TO: Mayor, Mayor Pro -Tem, & City Council City Manager Rose Beverly FROM: Robert G. Vine, Deputy City Manager SUBJECT: Consultant Proposals for the Creation of a Strategic Plan DATE: February 24, 2025 BACKGROUND: Mayor Mihir Pankaj and City Council members directed staff to speak with consultants about conducting a Workshop with members of City Council for the purpose of creating a Strategic Plan for the City of Paris. Deputy City Manager Rob Vine reached out to different consultants and has obtained 2 proposals for members of Council to consider. STATUS OF ISSUE: A total of 5 consultants were contacted with two of them submitting a proposal, Engage Solutions Group and Ron Cox Consulting. Both consultants spent time with DCM Vine, on the phone and J. Shane Howard with Engage Solutions Group travelled to Paris to meet with DCM Vine to learn more about the project. City Manager Rose Beverly was also able to speak with both Howard and Cox about their individual proposals and gain some insight into their processes and individual experiences. Mr. Cox has served as City Manager in four different cities for a total of 28 years and his submission packet included information regarding his consultation business and experience with 90 other cities and many other public and nonprofit entities in Texas. This proposal consists of a 4 -hour governance session with the Council, an 8 -hour planning session with Staff and Council, and the final report with a total of $9,000.00 and, if desired, the delivery of an Implementation Plan and another 8 -hour session with the Council and Staff, for an additional $2,500.00, for a total of $11,500.00 (plus out-of-pocket expenses). J. Shane Howard with Engage Solutions has worked with public entities for nearly 20 years in both the private and public sectors in various capacities. He has managed the budget and policy process for a Texas port for over 8 years, he has worked with dozens of cities conducting feasibility and economic/fiscal impact analyses for projects, master plans, and strategic goal setting. He served as This plan consists of 3 phases and is expected to last 9-12 week from the initiation of the process. This proposal consists of an initial workshop with the Council and a follow-up workshop when the plan has been drafted. The consultant would then meet with community stakeholders and gather additional information before meeting again with City Administration and Staff to discuss his findings. The last meeting would be a Council / Staff Activity Workshop before completing the plan. This proposal is $18,000.00. BUDGET: Depending on which proposal the Council chooses, the expense would be paid for out of the General Fund, either from the City Manager's budget in full or in part with combined funds from the City Council's budget. RECOMMENDATION: After speaking with both consultants, Staff is of the opinion that both are qualified, have good reputations and come highly recommended by other City Managers, and have provided desirable proposals. The main difference between the two proposals is that one appears to be more comprehensive and allows for input from community stakeholders and has an extended timeline, which is reflected in the higher cost. Members of the Council are encouraged to select the proposal they feel best fits the current needs of the City. "GA( Vllld r �911TITIIONS G STP iwwwwmwwu�www�w�ww uwuwmuwwiuwwwwwwuw�wuo..... uuuuuuuuuuuuuumuwwwwwwwwwwuuouu�mm00000�wrooioioiomuouoummmouououoioiomoioiouuuuuouuouououumouuuuuuuuuuuuumuu Proposal City of Paris 20,25 Strategic Plan Prepared for: Robert G. Vine Deputy City Manager Prepared by: J. Shane Howard, Principal November 6, 2024 ilii om0000nnnnouuoioiou0000ioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioiowuiwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwi... OIOIwI01NNwUWVwwUWVw�UwwwWwVwwwNiwwwwlwlwllllllllllllll01101w0011111111110011011111111111111111111111111111111U91U91Y1010101010101010101wI0lululOMOI�Mf P� fffffff000001wIwlililililwlwww0111111wwwWWWWWWwwWiW1YYYWU1WUlYwwIUVUuwWNOGN0000000wI0101w000111101111111111111111101010111YIIIlYIIIIUWUllwWlwwwllllllllllllllllwwUUU1011111 S' W ���m A C I1111�11111 GROUR L.C PROJECT UNDERSTANDING The City of Paris wishes to engage in a robust strategic planning exercise with City Council to capture, assemble, organize, and document the goals and desires of Council members as voices and representatives of the residents of Paris. We endeavor to make these processes an authentically collaborative effort - we work WITH you to achieve your desired end. The ultimate outcome of this endeavor should result in a document that represents and articulates these interests and is accompanied by an implementation/action plan based on realistic and plausible goals to help all City leadership and staff execute improvements to the City consistently and effectively. An effective Strategic Plan will be a document that is flexible, responsive, and relevant to the stated goals of Council and consistent with staff expertise and execution. The Plan must be a tool that is heavily used and ideally exhausted and refreshed annually as activities are accomplished that further the goals of the Plan. The Strategic Plan should be a filter for which Council decisions affect budgets, choices, and direct staff efforts. We purposefully a complex approach to strategic planning that can result in a massive information overload, frustration, and disuse of a plan after the initial excitement fades. We instead embrace a method that begins with full-throated voicing and 'sharing of ideas and interests that become our task to aggregate and find areas of consensus and mutual interest. We then then immediately set out in the development of real, actionable activities that are specific and targeted to achieving the major goals. A truly impactful Plan will contain major strategic goals that can be relevant for 5-10 years and subordinate Activities with a life of 1-3 years (some may be up to 5 years). As Activities for a major Foundational goal are accomplished, new Activities are developed that further the Foundational goal. The Strategic Plan must remain fresh and active for it to be sustainable which means the Plan itself must be in constant interaction with decision makers and staff. Pr°oject Approa;1 Stage I - Development of Strategic Outcomes: The approach we take is to engage Council in a series of workshops that start with broad feedback on goals and methodically boil down the inevitably broad range of needs, interests, and aspirations into defined categories known as Strategic Outcomes. These Outcomes serve as strategic "pillars" or foundations that are broad statements of macro goals for the City along with the premise for why these goals matter. We must identify why a particular Outcome is important, to whom it is important, and some measure of what defines success. Process: 1. Council Workshop - Download, Document, & Digest 9 Facilitate session with Council for insight and aspirations. Subject driven exercise with questions and topics offered for feedback. • Review in context of prior plans, existing conditions • Challenge Positions for premises in effort to identify Interests. Ask the question WHY to key points a ® Conduct SWOT assessment of key areas of interest and importance • Document findings and begin aggregating into subject areas with the Council to achieve high level agreement and general consensus 2. Draft Strategic Outcomes- Review by Council. Refine. Secure consensus *3. Follow -Up Workshop if difficulty achieving coherence or consensus on goals Stage II - Development of Key Activities: Using the Strategic Outcomes' macro perspectives, we then engage Council with staff and key stakeholders from the community in a facilitated workshop to begin developing the How of accomplishing each Outcome goal. These Activities are specific actions to be undertaken by the City coupled with timeframes and calendar targets, responsibility, metrics for measurement, cost, and priority in the context of all other activities. These are the refinement tools that should guide budgeting, staff focus, and engagement in other planning exercises, Process: 1. Stakeholder Engagement - Reach out to key City -identified stakeholders for feedback on Council's Strategic Outcomes and seek feedback on relevant and essential steps for achieving the goals 2. Document and share stakeholder feedback with City 3. Meet with City management to identify and engage relevant departments and their department managers to draft Key Activities that accomplish Strategic Outcomes in preparation for Council -Staff Workshop 4. Council -Staff Activity Development Workshop ® Facilitate session with Council and Staff to review draft Activities r Refine Activities throughout the session Identify metrics to determine success Conduct exercise for prioritization and timeline targets of Key Activities Share outcomes 9 Document Stage III - Strategic Plan Development 1. Collate and organize Strategic Outcomes and Key Activities 2. Develop Action Plan and tracking tools 3. Present to City. Receive feedback 4. Publish The timeline for delivery of the Strategic Plan is conditioned on scheduling of key group events and stakeholders. The entirety of the process should be 9-12 weeks from initiation of the project. am�mw�mnw�wwu�WWWWuuuuuiuummu�000000�owmmuwmimmuoioimi�wmmmmmmmu�uwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwuwumuu�umiuiuiuiuii..... FEES Billed monthly on a percent -complete basis of each stage. Travel costs will not be charged to the client. Fee includes 12 printed copies of plan and in digital form. Additional copies or costs will be charged at cost plus 10%. Total $ 18,000 Mr. Rob Vine Interim City Manager City of Paris, Texas Re: Proposal to Provide Consulting Services —Council Governance and Planning Session — 2025 Mr. Vine: I sincerely appreciate your interest in engaging me to perform consulting services for the City of Paris. I am excited about the prospect of working with your Mayor and City Council and you and your staff in facilitating a governance and planning session for Council and staff. PROJECT OBJECTIVES/DESCRIPTION: Working with the management team, Ron Cox will facilitate two sessions over a two-day period (can be reduced to one if necessary): A governance and visioning session for Mayor and City Council and you; and a planning session with the Mayor, City Council, you, and your key staff. In addition, if authorized, I can provide follow up services for you and your staff assisting in the creation of an action/implementation plan resulting from the strategies and goals prepared at the planning session. (This is budgeted separately for your convenience and information.) At the governance session, the Council will discuss and develop their governance model. The planning session will be designed to provide a time for the Council and staff working together to develop short-term and long-term strategies and goals for the city. Again, Ron Cox will also facilitate a follow up session with the staff to develop an action plan designed to address the strategies. SERVICES/DELIVERABLES: Ron Cox will provide the following services and deliverables (including estimated time for each task for the City of Paris. Task 1) Initial Meetings. Meet with the Interim City Manager and/or key staff to confirm expectations, understand issues relevant to the planning process and determine a more detailed process for the facilitations (up to three hours). Meet with the Interim City Manager and his key staff to understand key issues and challenges from the staff s perspective (up to two hours). Meet with the Mayor and each member of the City Council to fully understand the expected issues and finalize the process and agenda for each the Council Sessions (up to eight hours). Report back to Interim City Manager to confirm expectations. Task 2) Governance Session. Prepare for (three hours) and facilitate the session with Council on governance (up to four hours) with the Mayor and City Council, Interim City Manager, and his key staff. The governance session will focus on establishing a model for council and staff to follow. Key discussions will center on leadership, communication, expectations and establishing the key elements of the vision Council has for Paris. Task 3) Council/Staff Planning Session. Prepare for (up to four hours) and facilitate the Council/Staff Planning Session (up to eight hours). This session is designed to establish a Strategic Plan prepared for 2025-26 and beyond as appropriate. This session will be designed to result in capturing the long-range strategies, or areas of emphasis of importance to the City Council, as well as identify goals for their accomplishment. Task 4) Implementation Plan. Work with the Interim City Manager and staff members to prepare an implementation plan (prepare draft document up to two hours) addressing the work product from the City Council planning session and aligning the work of the staff with the Council's plan. This phase will result in an analysis of the Council's areas of emphasis and goals and add other goals and objectives to add depth to the Council's work product. (up to two four-hour sessions, or one full day session) Task 5) Final Report. Prepare (up to three hours) and submit a final report to the Council and Interim City Manager wrapping up the process. Present the final report to the City Council for approval (up to four hours). Task 6) Additional Services. Provide any additional services that might be required by the City Manager to be billed on an hourly rate as outlined in Attachment A. OTHER SERVICES. Ron Cox Consulting will provide additional services as may be assigned by the City Manager at his direction. Additional time and expenses will be billed per the fee schedule on Attachment A. FEES: Governance, Planning Session and Final Report - Tasks 1,2,3,5. $9,000 Implementation Plan — Task 4. $2,500 Total $11,500 Task 6 and/or Other Services will be billed for time and expenses in accordance with Attachment A. EXPENSES. In addition to the fees for services, I customarily require reimbursement for actual out-of-pocket expenses, such as printing and reproduction costs, secretarial time, Paris Planning Session 2 2025 travel, overnight accommodations as necessary, messenger services, and similar expenses, and all items paid for on behalf of the city. If I may answer any other questions, or if you would like to discuss what I have outlined, including project costs, please do not hesitate to call. I truly appreciate the opportunity to present this to you and look forward to working with the City of Paris. Very truly yours, Ron Cox Ron Cox Consulting Terms of engagement accepted and agreed to this day of .2024. Rob Vine Interim City Manager Paris Planning Session 3 2025 Attachment "A" FEE SCHEDULE Direct Ex enses Consultation, research, analysis and other duties such as telephone conferences Hourly Rate per below Additional Services, as authorized Reimbursable Expenses Sub -Contract work All non -labor expenses Photocopies (black and white) Art Supply Fee, if applicable Vehicle travel per mile Hourly Rate Principal (Ron Cox) Administrative (clerical) Effective Date: November 1, 2023 Hourly Rate per below Cost + 10% Cost + 10% $0.10 per page 1% of Labor Fee as Invoiced Maximum IRS allowable rate $250/hour $ 60/hour Paris Planning Session 4 2025 +QuC'id Cox 111,sWtiiif1( �A tIIIeqIAn t ftle o� ge, Beef l 281-543-0042 rcox@roncoxconsulting.com Ronald E. Cox Biography Ronald E. Cox has been married to his wife, Susan, for 51 years. They have two children, daughter Emily, and son, Tim, and five grandchildren, Courtney, Ryan, Isabella, Brynlee, and Caleb. Ron received a Bachelor of Science from Abilene Christian University in 1972 and a Master of Arts from University of Texas at Tyler in 1981. Ron entered the governmental arena in 1972 with the Brazos Valley Development Council in Bryan and, after almost two years went to work for the East Texas Council of Governments (ETCOG) in Kilgore. Ron accepted his first position as City Manager in 1978 with the City of Rusk. He was the City of Rusk's first City Manager. Two years later, he became the City Manager of Center. In 1984, Ron accepted the position of City Manager of the City of Kilgore, where he served for six years. In November 1990, he became Friendswood's third City Manager and served that city until May 2006. Ron has been involved in local government for over 50 years and held the position of City Manager in four cities for 28 years. Ron remains active in many governmental organizations including the Texas Municipal League, and Texas City Management Association (TCMA). Ron served as president of TCMA Regions V and VI. He served on the Board of Directors of TCMA from 1995-1997 and served as TCMA's president in 1997-98. He continues to actively participate in various TCMA programs. In 2005, Ron was awarded TCMA's Lifetime Achievement Award, an exceptional honor, and in 2006 he was given Life Member status in TCMA. And in 2022 Ron was awarded TCMA's highest honor and became the seventh recipient of the Distinguished Service Award. Ron has regularly served on the TCMA Professional Development Committee. He has and continues to speak regularly at conferences and training sessions in Texas about issues and challenges in local government. In 1990, Ron was appointed by Governor Bill Clements to the Board of Trustees of the Texas Municipal Retirement System and served on the Board until 1993. He also served on the TMRS Advisory Board 2006-2010. He was chosen to serve on the Board of Trustees of the Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool in 1986 and served on the Executive Committee as Vice -Chair of the Board, 1990-91. In 2016 Ron was appointed to the newly established Friendswood Downtown Economic Development Corporation Board in his hometown and served as its initial President. He continues to serve on that Board. Since May 2006, Ron has consulted with 90 cities and many other public and nonprofit entities in Texas in a variety of areas, including strategic planning at the Council/Board and staff levels, leadership development for city staff, executive recruitment, and management services. He particularly enjoys working with smaller cities. He enjoys sharing his experiences with others in a variety of ways including public speaking at seminars and conferences. In 2020, Ron was named a Friendswood Legend by Mayor Mike Foreman for his work both during his city management career there and his volunteer work with the City of Friendswood over the past years. In 2021, after having worked with the City of Iowa Colony for fifteen years, the Mayor and City Council honored Ron by naming their location for municipal facilities the Ronald E. Cox Municipal Center. Paris Planning Session 5 2025 Client List May 2006 — December 2024 Following is a list of clients, and the work performed by Ron Cox Consulting since May 2006. Client List includes: • 91 Cities • 6 Economic Development Corporations • 17 Nonprofit Organizations, Special Districts and/or Statewide Associations • 2 Private Firms City of Alvin, 2008, 2022, 2024 ■ Facilitated a Council retreat in June 2008 focusing on the governance model for the Mayor and City Council. This session focused on assisting newly elected members in understanding their role as members of a City Council and their relationship with the City Manager and his staff. ■ Facilitated a Council/staff planning session including follow up with staff to prepare an implementation plan. January 2021 ■ Facilitated a Council governance session. January 2022. ■ Facilitated a Council/staff session focusing on a comprehensive ordinance update. January 2022. ■ Facilitated a Council/staff planning session. February 2024. City of Arcola, 2022-24 ■ Appointed administrator of the City of Arcola Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone #1. Responsible for preparation of required annual report and other administrative duties. October 2022. City of Anahuac, 2010 ■ Facilitated a Council and staff retreat in June 2010 focusing on the governance model for the Mayor and City Council and their relationship with key staff. This session focused on assisting newly elected Council member in understanding their role, determining the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) of the city, and setting strategies and goals to meet for the City's future. City of Bay City, 2017-18 Paris Planning Session 6 2025 ■ Facilitated a series of sessions with the Mayor, Council and staff focusing on updating the existing strategic plan, developing an implementation plan and developing a governance model for the Mayor and City Council. March 2017 — March 2018. City of Bee Cave, 2006-07 ■ Facilitated a staff leadership development program for all employees of the city, including a daylong retreat, goal setting and action plan, and leadership development program. ■ Facilitated a staff retreat and goal setting project for the City Manager and his key staff. City of Bellaire, 2021-24 ■ Engaged to work with Mayor and City Council to facilitate consensus building between the elected officials to determine the expectations and profile as a pre - search process for the selection of a new city manager. Completed in June 2021. ■ Worked with Mayor and City Council to facilitate a review of the governance model and facilitate a planning session identifying the key Strategic Focus Areas for future planning. January 2022. ■ Facilitated follow up session with Council focusing on the members participation in the DISC temperament inventory. March 2022. ■ Facilitated a Council/staff planning session. Met with staff to prepare an Implementation Plan. March and April 2022. ■ Facilitated a pre -budget planning session with Council and staff. May 2022. ■ Facilitated planning sessions with Council and staff. March 2023. ■ Facilitated planning sessions with Council and staff. February 2024. City of Bonney, 2021-24 ■ Engaged to provide ongoing general city management and development consultation for the Mayor and City Council. ■ Prepared a Staffing Implementation Plan for Council. This plan is to assist Council in determining when to hire staff in strategic areas. Specifically, police and public work, as well as administrative staff, as the city grows, and the tax base can support it. May 2022. City of Brazoria, 2007-10 ■ Engaged to provide ongoing general city management consultation for Mayor and City Council. Duties included assisting the City in determining the best uses for funds received in the settlement of a lawsuit and assisting the City in determining appropriate rates for water and sewer utilities to support the system's operations and the issuance of bonds for system improvements. ■ Engaged to provide consulting services to the City Manager regarding water and sewer rates and possible bond issue to make capital improvements. City of Brenham, 2011 ■ Facilitated a City Council Retreat in February 2011 with discussion on development goals for the City and City's management team. Program included a one -day retreat, goal setting and for the City Council and work with the City staff to develop an implementation plan. City of Brookside Village, 2022-24 Paris Planning Session 7 2025 ■ Engaged to provide ongoing general city management and development consultation for the Mayor and City Council. September 2022. City of Bryan, 2007-10 ■ Facilitated a staff leadership development program for the City Manager and his senior leadership team. Program included a daylong retreat, goal setting and leadership program over five sessions. ■ Facilitated a Council and staff retreat focusing on developing a model and philosophy of governance for the City Council and on long range strategic planning for the city in August 2007. ■ Facilitated a second retreat with Council and staff in February 2008. Retreat focused on confirming the governance model set in place, developing a vision statement, receiving reports from staff on implementation of strategic plan and confirming the course set for that plan. ■ Facilitated a second daylong retreat with the City staff in June 2008. Retreat focused on pressing management issues, reviewing commitments from earlier retreat, and setting out a plan of action for moving forward. . ■ Facilitated a daylong retreat for the Public Works and Utilities Departments in October 2008. ■ Facilitated a daylong retreat for the Planning and Development Services and Engineering Departments in October 2008. ■ Facilitated a third day and a half retreat for the City Council in January 2009. ■ Facilitated a fourth day and a half planning retreat for the City Council in February 2010. ■ Facilitated a day long panning retreat for the City Manager's management team in March 2010, with a series of follow up sessions revolving around building the team, using a book entitled "Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions of a Team" by Patrick Lencioni. ■ Facilitated a fifth day and half planning retreat for the City Council in July 2010. City of Buda, 2023 ■ Facilitated two half day sessions on governance and planning with the City Council, City Manager, and staff. March 2023 City of Bunker Hill, 2019 ■ Facilitated an evening Town Hall meeting for candidates for the Mayoral position. Process consisted of moderating the meeting, asking predetermined questions of the candidates, and facilitating Q&A from the audience for the evening. April 2019. City of Castroville, 2021-22 ■ Facilitated a planning session setting the Capital Improvements Plan priorities and developing vision, mission, and values. September 2021. ■ Facilitated a second planning session. May 2022. City of Center, 2007-08, 2019 ■ Facilitated a Council and staff retreat focusing on long range strategic planning for the city. Worked with the city staff to develop a plan and process for implementation of the strategic plan developed in the retreat. ■ Facilitated a second Council and staff planning session. August 2019. City of Clear Lake Shores, 2006, 2018, 2019, 2022 Paris Planning Session 8 2025 ■ Facilitated Council short-term goal setting retreat. Provided follow up with the mayor and staff to develop an Action Plan for the implementation of the goals set by Council. ■ Assisted the Council in preparing a job description for the new position of City Manager, 2006. ■ Assisted Council in preparing Rules of Procedures for the City Council and Committees. ■ Facilitated the successful search for City Administrator, October 2018. ■ Facilitated a Council/staff planning session and provided follow up services. July 2019. ■ Facilitated a second Council/staff planning session and provided follow up services. August 2022. City of Cedar Hill, 2009 ■ In November 2009, facilitated a two-day retreat with City Council, the City Manager, and his senior staff. Council reviewed the existing strategic plan, received reports on the progress toward its implementation and set strategies for the next five years. City of Cleveland, 2023 ■ Facilitated a one -day planning session with the City Council, City Manager, and staff. Provided follow up services with staff to develop implementation plan. February -April 2023. City of College Station, 2017-19 ■ Facilitated a one -day planning retreat with the City Council, City Manager and staff in February 2017. Staff follow-up in March 2017. ■ Facilitate a second one -day planning retreat with the City Council, City Manager and staff in February 2018. Staff follow-up in March 2018. ■ Facilitated a third one -day planning retreat with the City Council, City Manager and staff in January 2019. Staff follow-up in February 2019. City of Conroe, 2021-22 ■ Facilitated a planning session for staff. December 2021 -January 2022. City of Corinth, 2024 ■ Facilitated a planning session. March 2024 City of Dayton, 2018-19 ■ Facilitated a City Council/staff planning session in August 2018 focusing on governance and strategic initiatives, combining the work of the recently adopted comprehensive plan with the immediate needs of the Council. Worked with staff to prepare draft Vision and Mission statements and implementation plan for Council consideration. Completed October 2018. ■ Facilitated a second Council/staff planning session in June 2019. City of Deer Park, 2007-08, 2014, 2019, 2024 ■ Facilitated a series of meetings with the public works and administrative services staffs to focus on their mission and customer service issues. ■ Facilitated a City Council/staff retreat in March 2008 focusing on vision and strategic goals for Council and staff to implement. Worked with the staff to develop an Action Plan for the implementation of the strategies and goals set by Council. Paris Planning Session 9 2025 ■ Facilitated a City Council/staff retreat in March 2014. The retreat focused on a reconsideration and confirmation of the vision and mission and reestablishment of strategic goals. ■ Facilitated a third one -day planning session and follow-up with Council and staff in March 2019. ■ Facilitated a fourth day long planning session and follow-up with Council and staff in March 2024. City of Del Rio, 2020-21, 2023 ■ Facilitated a Council Planning Session, February 2020. Due to COVID-19 this engagement was not completed. ■ Facilitated a second planning session with City Council and staff, October 2023. City of Dickinson, 2006, 2019, 2023 ■ Facilitated Council strategic goal setting, including developing vision and mission statements, as well as expectations for the City Manager, all adopted by City Council. Provided follow up with the City Manager and his staff to develop an Action Plan for the implementation of the goals set by Council. ■ Conducted and coordinated a successful search for a new City Manager in 2006. ■ Facilitated the first ever session between the City of Dickinson, Galveston WCID#1 (the water and sewer service provider), the Dickinson Economic Development Corporation and the Dickinson Municipal Management District. This session allowed the groups to identify their respective responsibilities, identify common needs, and establish a commitment to work together on a regular basis for the good of the community. ■ Facilitated a planning session with Council and staff. Provided follow up services with staff for implementation plan. January -April 2023 City of Dumas, 2012-13 ■ Facilitated Council strategic goal setting session. Provided follow up with the City Manager and his staff to develop an Action Plan for the implementation of goals set by Council. City of El Campo, 2015-18 ■ Teamed with other consulting firms, Marsh Darcy Partners and Freese Nichols Engineering to develop Phase 1 update to the City's Comprehensive Plan. The Plan was originally completed in 2000. The update was conducted in two phases. Phase 1 completed July 2015. Phase 2 completed Fall of 2016. Phase 3 was completed Spring, 2017. ■ Facilitated a planning session with City Council and Community Development Corporation. January 2018. City of Fairchilds, 2017-18 ■ Prepared a comprehensive Subdivision Ordinance for the City. This city has very little population and no full-time staff, yet developers are pursuing development in the city limits and its ETJ. 2017. ■ Providing follow up services on the Subdivision Ordinance. 2018 City of Fairview, 2018 ■ Facilitated sessions with a Council appointed committee, Community Resource Group (CRG) to discuss reasons why a recent bond election failed to pass, and what the next steps may be. Facilitated two sessions with a total of 50 people. Paris Planning Session 10 2025 March 2018. Facilitated follow up sessions in April with a joint session between Council and the CRG and additional sessions with CRG. April 2018. City of Fulshear, 2016-17 ■ Facilitated a Council/Staff retreat in July and August 2016 with discussion on the governance model of the City Council and development of strategies and goals for the city. ■ Facilitated a second planning session with City Council and staff in 2017. July 2017. City of Friendswood, 2022 ■ Facilitated a one -day planning session with the Community and Economic Development Committee. December 2021. Facilitated a follow-up session in March 2022. City of Galveston, 2017 ■ Worked jointly with Alan Mueller of Marsh Darcy Partners to review the practices of the Galveston Building Department and make recommendations for improvements. April 2017. City of Georgetown, 2021, 2022, 2023 ■ Facilitated a two-day planning session with the Mayor, City Council, and staff. January 2021. ■ Facilitated a second two-day planning session with the Mayor, City Council, and staff. December 2021. ■ Facilitated a third two-day planning session with Mayor, City Council, and staff. December 2022. ■ Facilitated a fourth one -day planning session with Mayor, City Council, and staff. December 2023. City of Gladewater, 2009 ■ Facilitated a City Council Retreat in February 2009 with discussion on development goals for the City and City's management team. Program included a one -day retreat, goal setting and for the City Council and work with the City staff to develop an implementation plan. City of Goliad, 2012-13 ■ Made a presentation to the Goliad Management District Board and city staff regarding economic development considerations, special districts, their use, advantages, and disadvantages. Discussion also focused on the need for thorough development agreements as well as a special district policy, October 2012. ■ Assisted the City Manager in negotiating an economic development agreement with a private developer for the development of 53 acres in the City. This agreement called for the reimbursement of funds expended by the developer for infrastructure improvements to be owned and operated by the City. December 2012 ■ Assisted the City Manager in negotiating an economic development agreement with a private developer for the development of 30 acres in the City's ETJ. This agreement called for the reimbursement of funds expended by the developer for infrastructure improvements to be owned and operated by the City. December 2012. Paris Planning Session 11 2025 ■ Facilitated a session between the City Council and the Goliad Municipal Management District Board to review existing By -Laws and operating procedures and facilitate understanding and any changes they may need. July 2013. City of Gonzales, 2008-10 ■ Facilitated a City Council Retreat in September 2008 with discussion on development of a governance model for the Council to follow, and goals for the City and City's management team. Program included a day and a half long retreat, goal setting and governance program for the City Council. I also met with staff to develop an Action/Implementation, which culminated in a report to City Council where they adopted the Plan. ■ Facilitated a second City Council retreat in October 2010. This retreat focused on Council relationships by reviewing temperament traits via the DISC temperament inventory, reviewed the status of strategies established in 2008 and set new strategies for 2011 and following. I met with staff following the retreat to assist them in preparing an Action/Implementation Plan. City of Granbury, 2022, 2024 ■ Facilitated a day -and -a half planning session with the City Council and staff. April and May 2022. ■ Facilitated a second planning session with City Council and staff. January 2024. City of Hitchcock, 2017-19 ■ Assisted Rathburn Planning & Consulting in reviewing the organizational structure and financial condition of the City of Hitchcock. The review and subsequent recommendations were designed to assist the city on a path of better efficiency in operations and management. January 2018. ■ Assisting the Mayor and staff on development of the 2018-19 City budget, and TIRZ administration. 2018. ■ Counseled Mayor on newly created City Administrator position and person selected on job description, benefits, and contract terms. 2019 City of Humble, 2018 ■ Facilitated a daylong planning session with Council and staff. Session includes establishment of a governance model, as well as establishing goals and priorities for the coming year. October 2018. City of Huntsville, 2006-08 ■ In 2006 facilitated a staff leadership development program for the City Manager and his senior leadership team. Program includes a daylong retreat, goal setting and leadership program over ten sessions. ■ Facilitated a City Council Retreat in April 2007 with discussion on development of a governance model for the Council to follow, vision, mission, and strategic goals in association with the recently completed Comprehensive Plan. ■ Facilitated a second City Council. Retreat in February 2008 to follow up on the activities of staff on the Action Plan, to determine if adjustments needed to be made to the strategies developed in 2007 and to identify additional items the Council and staff should focus on soon. City of Hutto, 2021-23 ■ Facilitated a one -day Governance session focusing on Council leadership, communication, expectations, vision, mission, and values. October 2021 Paris Planning Session 12 2025 ■ Facilitated two half-day sessions reviewing the governance model and setting priorities for the upcoming fiscal year. March 2023. City of Ingleside, 2017 ■ Facilitated a City Council planning session and provided follow up services with the staff to prepare an action plan. May 2017. City of Iowa Colony, 2006-24 ■ Providing ongoing general city management consultation for Mayor and City Council. Council including policies relating to development in the city. Policies include the procedures for acceptance of infrastructure and policies for the use of special districts. Oversaw the preparation with the City Engineer of a new Design Criteria Manual for all city infrastructure. Oversaw the establishment of the City's Unified Development Code, including a sign ordinance, landscaping, lighting, zoning, subdivision, fagade standards. Assisted in the creation of Investment Policies. Created a policy for the use of special districts. Assisted in the development and approval of various policies, ordinances and procedures to assist the city in its overall operations and management. Attends and prepares agendas for all City Council meetings. ■ Work includes assistance with development issues, including development and approvals of agreements with developers for Municipal Utility Districts and Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones, and other special financing districts and agreements. ■ Assisted the City Council in analyzing the need for a Crime Control and Prevention District. Council appointed a Temporary Board. Worked with the Temporary Board to draft the required two-year plan and budget. The voters approved the creation of the District in May 2009. Coordinated the meetings of the Board acting as their staff liaison. The district was not approved for extension in a required election in 2013. It was placed on the ballot again in 2018 and was once again approved. Served as administrator for the CCPD Board of Directors until the new City Manager was employed. ■ Served as the administrator for Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone #2 and the Iowa Colony Development Authority from 2010-2024. TIRZ #2 was created by the City Council to reimburse a developer of a major residential/commercial development for public infrastructure including thoroughfares and a 100+ acre city park. Phase 1 and 2 of the park is open. In 2018, the Authority issued $8.4 million in tax exempt TIRZ bonds to repay developer for public infrastructure, based on value growth within the TIRZ boundaries. In 2019, the Authority issued $4.1 million in tax exempt TIRZ bonds for the same purpose as in 2018. In 2020 the Authority issued $3.865 million in tax exempt TIRZ bonds. In 2021 the Authority issued $6.105 million in tax exempt TIRZ bonds for the same purpose as in 2018. In 2022, the Authority issued over $5m in tax exempt TIRZ bonds. In 2023, the Authority issued over $6m in tax exempt TIRZ bonds. ■ Assisted in administration and reporting of a $23,000 grant to equipment city facilities with energy efficient equipment through the State Comptroller's Office. ■ Assisted in preparation of an Employee Handbook, implementation of their first computer-based accounting system financial policies, establishment of a police department and related policies and a municipal court. Assisted in the acquisition Paris Planning Session 13 2025 of the city's first web -based building permitting and inspection system. Established the first public works department. Established the city's first accounting management program, and the hiring of the first full time accountant. ■ Assisted in adoption of the city's first tax rate in 2017. ■ Prepared annual budgets 2014-15-16-17-18-19-20-21. ■ Assisted the City in an annexation of a Municipal Utility District increasing population from approximately 1,500 to over 7,000.2019. ■ Facilitated the development of a Home Rule Charter coordinating the efforts of a fifteen -member Charter Commission. Charter approved by the voters in November 2020. ■ Teamed with Marsh Darcy Partners to develop the city's first Comprehensive Plan, 2019-20. ■ Serving as the Interim City Manager because of the approval by voters of the City Charter. The Charter was approved for the Council -Manager Form of Government. November 2020 ■ Facilitated/coordinated the selection of the first full time City Manager. Council hired first full time City Manager, July 19, 2021. ■ Honored to have the property designated for future municipal facilities as the Ronald E. Cox Municipal Center, July 2021. ■ Facilitated a governance session with City Council. October 2021 ■ Facilitated a planning session with Council and staff. March 2022. Provided follow up services to develop a staff Implementation Plan, March, April, May 2022. ■ Facilitated a planning session devoted to governance and the development of their first Capital Improvements Plan. January 2023. ■ Facilitated a planning session with City Council and staff. March and June 2024. City of Kemah, 2015-19, 2021 ■ Assisted Mayor and staff on administrative and management issues during the interim time in their search for a City Administrator, on a part time basis. ■ Assisted in the review of applications for the City Administrator position and making recommendations to the Mayor and City Council during the search. Prepared revised organizational chart recommended an additional new position to reduce workload of City Administrator and allow that position to complete economic development activities. ■ Coordinated the search for and selection of a newly created Community Services Director position. ■ Coordinated the search for and selection of a City Secretary. ■ Studied and made recommendations regarding uses of Hotel/Motel and Type B sales taxes. ■ Provided governance and strategic planning session services in June 2016. ■ Assisted the Mayor in working with the Chief of Police to develop a three-year performance plan and outline expectations of the position in July 2016. ■ Met with Mayor and City Council to review the Governance Model established in 2016 and discuss progress on goals set in 2016. March 2019. ■ Met with Mayor, public attendees and Council members to facilitate a discussion about issues and challenges facing the city. August 2021 Paris Planning Session 14 2025 ■ Met with staff to assist in interview for the Police Chief selection process. August 2021. City of Kyle, 2022 ■ Facilitated a day and a half planning session with City Council and staff. February 2022. City of La Marque, 2018-19 ■ Facilitated and assisted the City of La Marque in their search for a new City Manager. New City Manager successfully hired in March 2019. City of La Porte, 2012-13, 2020, 2023 ■ In association with Alan Mueller Management, conducted an internal review and audit of the Planning Department. The Department consisted of planning, engineering, building and code enforcement divisions. The review culminated in a report to the City Council with over 75 recommendations for policy, process, and governance changes. 2012. ■ In March 2013 facilitated a staff retreat. The City Council and staff had met previously for a strategic planning session. This session with the senior staff only was designed to establish the staff leadership model, as well as begin the framework for an implementation plan. ■ Facilitated a Council/staff planning session to identify, prepare and adopt an updated strategic plan with an implementation plan. March 2020 ■ Facilitated a Council/staff strategic planning session to identify, prepare and adopt an updated strategic and implementation plan. March -June 2023 City of Lago Vista, 2014-17 ■ Facilitated staff develop program for Executive Staff. Developed Leadership, Communication philosophy, as well as set the Core Values and Guiding Principles based on the City Manager's stated expectations. October 2014. ■ Facilitated Town Hall meeting to assist Council in providing a forum for citizens to discuss issues and the Council and staff to answer questions related to those issues. January 2015. ■ Facilitated a planning session with the City Council to confirm their governance model, as well as revise and refocus their strategic plan. Did follow up with staff on Action Plan. January - April 2015. ■ Facilitated a staff development session with City Manager's key staff. January 2017. ■ Facilitated a Council planning retreat in January 2017. City of Lake Jackson, 2009-24 ■ Providing consultation to the City Council, Planning Commission and City staff in the revision of the City's Zoning Ordinance to allow Master Planned developments. This revision is to the Planned Unit Development (PUD) section of the ordinance. Assisted the City Council, Planning Commission and City staff in developing a Policy for the Use of Special Districts to assist the city in accepting projects that desire to use special districts as part of the development process. Representing the City in negotiations with a developer for a master planned community. Assistance includes reviewing the plan as it relates to the PUD Paris Planning Session 15 2025 section of the Zoning Ordinance, and compliance with the Policy for the Use of Special Districts. ■ Facilitated a City Council and staff planning retreat to refresh the Council's Strategic Plan in February -March 2010. ■ Facilitated a second City Council and staff planning retreat in January -February 2011. ■ Facilitated a third City Council and staff planning retreat in January, February and March 2012. ■ Facilitated a fourth City Council and staff planning retreat in January -February 2013. ■ Facilitated a fifth City Council and staff planning retreat in January -February 2014. ■ Facilitated a sixth City Council and staff planning retreat in January -February 2015. ■ Facilitated a seventh City council and staff planning retreat in January -February 2016. ■ Facilitated the eighth City Council and staff planning retreat in January -February 2017. ■ Facilitated the ninth City Council and staff planning retreat in January -February 2018. ■ Facilitated the tenth City Council and staff planning retreat in January -February 2019. ■ Facilitated the eleventh City Council and staff planning retreat in January - February 2020. ■ Facilitate the twelfth City Council and staff planning retreat in January -February 2021. ■ Facilitated the thirteenth City Council and staff planning retreat in January - February 2022. ■ Facilitated the fourteenth City Council and staff planning retreat in March 2023. ■ Facilitate the fifthteenth City Council and staff planning session in March 2024. ■ Facilitated planning sessions for the Lake Jackson EDC in 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019. City of League City, 2006-09, 2015, 2020, 2023 ■ Provided general municipal consultation to the City Manager, particularly the preparation of the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) to the City Council. ■ Facilitated a daylong goal setting retreat for the Mayor, City Council and Interim City Manager. Provided follow up with the City Manager and his staff to develop an Action Plan for the implementation of the goals set by Council. ■ Provided follow up with new City Manager on a consulting basis to assist him in his transition to the role from another city staff position. ■ Facilitated a second day long retreat for the Mayor, City Council and City Manager in February 2009 ■ Facilitated a third follow up retreat for the Mayor, City Council and City Manager in March 2009. ■ Facilitated a day -long community goals setting session (Town Hall setting) with follow up to staff. January 2015. Paris Planning Session 16 2025 ■ Scheduled to facilitate a day -long session with the Capital Projects Management Team with an eye toward identifying goals and methods for improving the team's ability to implement a multi-year capital projects program. (Project cancelled due to COVID-19) ■ Facilitated a day long governance and planning session with City Council and staff. April 2023 City of Leander, 2022 ■ Facilitated a day -long session establishing a governance model, including leadership, communication, expectations, vision, and mission. January 2022. ■ Facilitated a day -long planning session with Council and staff. Met with staff to prepare an Implementation Plan. March, April, and May 2022. ■ Reviewed and made recommendations based on a Council driven survey to the City's executive team. The Council had determined their expectations of each other and what they believed the expectations of staff to be and asked the executive team to be surveyed on whether they meet their own expectations. July 2022. City of Liberty, 2021 ■ Facilitated a planning session with City Council and staff. Completed in April 2021. City of Manvel, 2006-18 ■ Provided general city management consultation for Mayor and City Council including policies relating to development in the city. Policies include the procedures for acceptance of infrastructure and policies for the use of special districts. Oversaw the preparation with the City Engineer of a new Design Criteria Manual for all city infrastructure. Created a policy for the use of special districts. ■ Provided consultation and administration on Municipal Utility Districts and Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones, and other special financing districts and agreements. ■ Participated as a part of a team of consultants in the preparation of a new Comprehensive Plan for the city that was adopted in January 2008. My work focused on the development of the Governance Element of the Comprehensive Plan, assisting the City Council and staff in identifying policy and administrative needs of the City as it continues to grow and expand. ■ In 2010, prepared a successful grant application for a Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) in the amount of $68,000 from HGAC for three patrol vehicles to replace vehicles in the city's aging fleet. In 2012, prepared a second successful grant application for JAG in the amount of $72,132 for replacement of all vehicle laptops and a digital fingerprinting system called LiveScan. ■ Worked with a fifteen -member Charter Commission appointed by the Manvel City Council to draft the City's first City Charter. The Charter was adopted in May 2011. ■ Assisted in administration and reporting of a $43,000 grant to equipment city facilities with energy efficient equipment through the State Comptroller's Office. Paris Planning Session 17 2025 ■ Served as Interim City Manager in 2011 assisting the City Council in the transition to the Council/Manager Form of Government in accordance with Charter requirements. ■ Successfully facilitated the recruitment and selection of the city's first City Manager in accordance with Charter requirements. City Manager hired January 2012. ■ Served until late 2018 as the administrator for Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone #3 and South Manvel Development Authority. TIRZ #3 was created by the City Council to reimburse a developer of a major residential/commercial development for public infrastructure including thoroughfares, a major overpass over the railroad tracks and parks and open space. ■ Facilitated a planning retreat for the Mayor and City Council with follow up services provided to the city staff. May 2017. City of Marshall, 2024-25 ■ Scheduled to facilitate a one day governance session with the City staff. December 2024. City of Midland, 2009 ■ Facilitated a daylong retreat with the City Manager and senior staff to develop a leadership philosophy for the upcoming budget and to develop the team approach for the new City Manager in March 2009. ■ Facilitated a two-day retreat with the City Council, City Manager and senior staff to discuss governance for the Council and assist the Council in setting long-range goals and short-term budget priorities in March 2009. City of Mission, 2012 ■ Facilitated a city staff retreat focusing on staff development, including developing a mission statement, leadership principles, strategic goals and objectives for the staff in February, with a follow-up session with staff in April 2012. City of Mont Belvieu, 2018-2020 ■ Prepared a Staffing and Growth Plan for Council adoption. Plan established benchmarks for growth in services and staffing from this point through build out of the community. Completed September 2018. ■ Facilitated a planning session with Mayor and City Council and key staff with follow-up services to the staff for implementation in July 2018. ■ Facilitated a second planning session with Mayor, Council, and staff in June 2019. ■ Facilitated a third planning session with Mayor, Council, and staff in October 2020. City of Montgomery, 2008-10, 2022 ■ Facilitated a City Council retreat focusing on long-range goals and principles of governance for the City in May 2008. ■ Assisted the city in working with an area developer to include the land to be developed in the City's ETJ. ■ Facilitated a second daylong Council retreat assisting the Mayor and Council in recommitting to their principals of governance, reviewing the status of goals set in 2008 and setting new strategies and goals for the staff, June 2009. Paris Planning Session 18 2025 ■ Facilitated a third daylong Council retreat assisting the Mayor and Council in reviewing their previous goals and strategies in June 2010. ■ Facilitated a daylong Council planning session with the Mayor, Council and staff to revive their strategic plan. September 2021. ■ Facilitated a second daylong Council/staff planning session to complete vision, mission, guiding principles and refine the strategic plan. June 2022. City of Morgan's Point Resort, 2013 ■ Facilitated a City Council retreat focusing on long-range goals, and principles of governance for the City in July 2013. City of Nacogdoches, 2024 ■ Facilitated a governance and planning session for the City Council and staff. October 2024 City of Nassau Bay, 2008, 2022 ■ Assisted the City Manager in reviewing procedures and creating information packet on disaster recovery issues, particularly on calculating substantial damages to structures following Hurricane Ike. Provided additional follow up to calculate the costs to the City should a decision be made to buy out properties that are substantially damaged. ■ Facilitated a day -long planning session with the Tourism Committee and staff. February 2022. Provided follow up with staff to prepare an Implementation Plan. March 2022 City of Navasota, 2012-13, 2021 ■ In association with Marsh Darcy Partners, prepared an Economic Development Policy that focused on the use of economic development tools including the use of special districts. Approved February 25, 2013. ■ Facilitated a planning retreat for the Mayor and Council and staff in February 2021. City of Northlake, 2012, 2023 ■ Made a presentation to the City Council and staff regarding special districts, their use, advantages, and disadvantages. Discussion also focused on the need for thorough development agreements as well as a special district policy, June 2012. ■ Facilitated a daylong City Council and staff planning session. November 2023. City of Oak Ridge North, 2019-20 ■ Provided mentoring services to the Interim City Manager to assist in her preparation for the permanent position. She was subsequently appointed City Manager. September 2019. City of Pearland, 2007 ■ Worked with the city staff to prepare a Policy for the Use of Special Districts. This policy was adopted by the City Council and outlined the policies Council will follow when considering applications for municipal utility districts, tax increment reinvestment zones, and other type special districts. City of Pflugerville, 2015 ■ Prepared an Economic Development Policy for the City. Working with a staff Committee, the City outlined the purpose for economic development in the City, developed its goals and areas of emphasis for seeking and negotiating with others Paris Planning Session 19 2025 for economic development projects, and establishing a policy for the use of special districts within the City and its ETJ. September 2015. City of Pilot Point, 2019 ■ Facilitated and provided follow up services a planning session with the Mayor and City Council. February 2019 City of Port Lavaca, 2011-12, 2013-15 ■ Facilitated a one -day retreat in January 2012 for city staff focusing on leadership principles, identifying challenges, and developing a plan of action for staff to resolve those challenges. ■ Facilitated a combined council/staff retreat developing the Council's leadership principles and developing a strategic plan. Worked with the staff on developing an implementation plan. The combined council/staff strategic plan was adopted by City Council as the combined plan of action for the city. Council approved the Strategic Plan in May 2012. ■ Facilitated a 1/2 day session with the city staff on leadership principles. The focus of the discussion was to develop a leadership plan using the book "On My Honor, I Will..." by Randy Pennington in August 2013. ■ Facilitated a full day workshop with city staff on leadership principles. The focus of the discussion revolved around the principles in the book "Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions of a Team", by Patrick Lencioni in February 2014. ■ Facilitated full day staff retreat focusing on issues and challenges related to the development of the Comprehensive Plan. May 2015. City of Richwood, 2007-08, 2016-19, 2023 ■ Facilitated a Council and staff retreat focusing on long range strategic planning for the city. ■ Provided general city management consultation for Mayor and City Council and staff. ■ Facilitated and led a search for the new City Manager upon the retirement of the City Manager. Successfully completed search with the hiring of a new City Manager in January 2017. ■ Facilitated a planning session with City Manager, Mayor and City Council in April 2017. Provided follow up services to the City Manager and staff to prepare an implementation plan. Made final report to the City Council. ■ Facilitated a second planning session with the City Manager, Mayor and City Council in June 2018. ■ Facilitated a third planning session with Mayor, City Council and City Manager in May 2019. ■ Assisted the City Council in conducting a gap analysis for the Interim City Manager suitability for the City Manager position. August 2019. ■ Facilitated a governance session for City Council training. June 2023. City of Rockport, 2014 ■ Facilitated a daylong planning retreat with the City Council and staff. Focus will be on long range strategic planning and working with the city staff to provide a plan for implementation of identified strategies. January 2014. City of Rosenberg, 2007-08, 2017 Paris Planning Session 20 2025 ■ Provided technical assistance to City Manager and staff regarding development issues including consultation on Municipal Utility Districts, Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones and development ordinances and regulations. ■ Facilitated a series of meetings with the code enforcement and inspections staff and supervisors to focus on their mission and customer service issues. ■ Facilitated a planning workshop with the Rosenberg Economic Development Corporation for long range strategic planning in 2008. ■ Scheduled to facilitate a governance workshop with Council, March 2017. City of Round Top, 2023-24 ■ Provided technical assistance to the City Council and staff as they prepared a strategic plan through a full community planning process. March 2023 — June 2024. City of San Marcos, 2016 ■ Facilitated a two-day Council Visioning Retreat with City Council, City Manager and City Management team. January 2016. ■ Facilitated one day follow up session with City Council, City Manager and City Management team. Verified strategies and policy initiative established in the January meeting. Completed final report. May 2016. City of Sandy Point, 2006-09, 2015, 2018, 2019 ■ Providing ongoing general city management consultation for Mayor and City Council. Work includes assistance with development issues, including consultation on Municipal Utility Districts and Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones. ■ Assisted the City Council in the development and adoption of a land use and zoning plan and map, a Zoning Ordinance, a Policy for the Use of Special Districts and other general municipal issues. ■ Assisted the City in determining the optimum property needed for the City for a City Hall, park and other uses anticipating the City's growth. 2015. ■ Assisted the City in revising their zoning classifications, as well as identifying a common ETJ boundary between Iowa Colony and Sandy Point to avoid future conflicts. 2019 City of Sealy, 2006-08, 2013-14 ■ Facilitated day long, long term goal setting retreat for Mayor, City Council, City Manager and staff. Provided follow up with the City Manager and his staff to develop an Action Plan for the implementation of the goals set by Council. 2007 ■ Facilitated a Work Session discussion with the Mayor and City Council on governance, focusing on the relationship between the Mayor, Council and City Manager and staff. ■ Assisted with development issues, including consultation on Municipal Utility Districts and Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones, and others special financing districts and agreements. ■ Facilitated day long, long term goal setting retreat for Mayor, City Council, City Manager, and staff in November 2013. Provided follow up services to develop an implementation strategy with staff. City of Seabrook, 2008-09, 2014-18, 2021, 2023 Paris Planning Session 21 2025 ■ Facilitated a retreat in concert Marsh Darcy Partners, for the Seabrook Economic Development Corporation. This retreat focused on the mission and priorities of the SEDC for 2008-09. ■ Facilitated a daylong planning retreat in April 2014 for City Council and staff. The session defined their governance model, vision and mission, and set strategies for the future. Worked with staff on preparation of an implementation plan. ■ Facilitated a second daylong planning retreat in April 2015 for City Council and staff. ■ Facilitated a third daylong planning retreat in April 2016 for City Council and staff. Worked with staff to prepare implementation plan. ■ Facilitated a fourth daylong planning retreat in July 2018 for City Council and staff. ■ Facilitated a day -long governance session for Council. November 2022. ■ Facilitated a day -long planning session for Council and staff. Provided follow up services to assist staff in development of an implementation plan. February 2023. City of Schertz, 2024 ■ Facilitated a day -long planning session. February 2024. City of Shenandoah, 2006-08 ■ Facilitated a staff leadership development program for the City Manager and senior leadership team. Program included a daylong retreat, goal setting and action plan, and leadership program over ten sessions. The leadership program was based on the book "On My Honor, I Will..." by Randy Pennington. ■ Facilitated two one-half day retreats with the City Council discussion the city's vision, mission, and goals for their future in 2006-7. City of Shoreacres, 2012-13 ■ Facilitated a Council orientation session in June 2012 focusing on the governance model for the Mayor and City Council. This session to focus on assisting newly elected members in understanding their role as members of a City Council and their relationship with the City Administrator and his staff. ■ Provided coaching services to the Mayor to assist her in managing her duties as Mayor in her day-to-day activities, as well as managing the meetings in a more efficient manner. ■ Facilitated a planning retreat in late June 2012 for the City Council and City staff. Council established their governance model and strategic objectives for the coming year. ■ Special project to revise the administrative disciplinary procedures for the City, March 2013. ■ Prepared salary survey for selected positions, May 2013. City of Spring Valley, 2017 ■ Engaged by the City to provide search services for a City Administrator. City Council hired their interim City Administrator to the full-time position. Assisted the Mayor and Council in determining fair compensation for position. Facilitated a session with the Mayor, City Council, City Administrator to define a governance model and expectations for moving forward as a team. June 2017. City of Simonton, 2019-20 Paris Planning Session 22 2025 ■ Facilitated a day -long planning session with the City Council and Economic Development Corporation and assisted staff in the implementation phase of the session. 2020. City of Stafford, 2024 ■ Scheduled to facilitate a governance session with the City Council establishing their leadership, communication, expectations, vision and values. December 2024 City of Texas City, 2024 ■ Scheduled to facilitate a session with the staff on leadership. December 2024 City of Tomball, 2016, 2019 ■ Facilitated one -day planning retreat with Mayor, City Council, and key staff. March 2016. ■ Facilitated a second planning process for Mayor, City Council, and key staff. June 2019 City of Victoria, 2012-15 ■ Provided ongoing consulting services related to the development of a Municipal Utility District and related agreements. ■ Development of a policy for the use of special districts, adopted in August 2013. City of Vinton, 2015 ■ Facilitated planning retreat for City Council. Sessions included establishment of governance model, as well a establishing goals and priorities for the coming year. March and April 2015. City of Waller, 2007-12-14 ■ Providing ongoing assistance for community development issues, including consultation on policies and procedures for the use of Municipal Utility Districts and Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones, and others special financing districts and agreements. ■ Facilitated a planning retreat in August 2012 for the City Council and staff focusing on implementation and updating of various plans already approved and setting priorities for the next five years. ■ Facilitated a second planning retreat in July 2014 for City Council and staff focused on reviewing the 2012 Strategic Plan, adjusting and developing a 2014 Strategic Plan. City of Westlake, 2012714 ■ Provided facilitation services for a series of staff development and leadership sessions based on the High -Performance Organization model with the City Manager and the leadership of the Westlake Academy. Westlake Academy is a city operated Charter School, which utilizes the International Baccalaureate (IB) World curriculum. Initial session was conducted September 30, 2012. ■ Facilitated governance session with the City Council in May 2013. ■ Facilitated governance session with the City Council again in May 2014. City of Wichita Falls, 2024 ■ Facilitated a planning session for Mayor, City Council and city management. January 2024. City of Willis, 2013-16, 2018-19 Paris Planning Session 23 2025 ■ Facilitated a Council planning retreat January of 2013. This retreat focused on the governance model, as well as developing a series of strategies for the future. A staff implementation plan was developed. ■ Facilitated a planning retreat in July 2014 with the joint boards of the 4A and 4B economic development corporation boards. ■ Facilitated a refresh planning session for the EDC in 2018. City of Yoakum, 2014 ■ Facilitated two half-day sessions with the City Council in retreat setting in March 2014. The session focused on the Council's governance model and setting strategies and goals for the upcoming year. Worked with the staff in follow up to the retreat to develop a framework for the implementation of the strategies and goals. Special Districts and/or Associations Copperas Cove Economic Development Cooperation, 2011 ■ Facilitated a Board Retreat in March 2011 with discussion on development goals and strategies for the Board and the CCEDC management team. Program included a one -day retreat, strategy setting and for the Board and work with the CCEDC staff to develop an implementation plan. Richmond Development Corporation, 2012-13 ■ Facilitated a retreat with the Board of the RDC. This retreat focused on the governance model they agreed to use in their efforts and preparation of the first ever Strategic Plan. Followed up with the City staff working to develop an Action Plan for the Strategic Plan. Lake Jackson Economic Development Corporation, 2015-19 ■ Facilitated Economic Development Corporation planning session to define, Mission and Goals. Session 1, October 2014. Session 2, January 2015. ■ Facilitated a follow up planning session for the Economic Development Corporation, August 2016. ■ Facilitated third planning session for EDC, August 2017. Willis Economic Development Corporation, 2014 and 2018 ■ Facilitated a planning session with the two Willis Type A and Type B corporations. The Willis Community Development Corporation (Type B) and the Willis Economic Development Corporation (Type B). Facilitated a combined planning session. Each Corporation prepared a Mission statement unique to their respective mission, goals and strategies unique to their organizations. ■ Facilitated a second planning session with the Willis Economic Development Corporation (Type A) in October 2018. Gulf Coast Authority (formerly Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority), 2018-19 ■ Facilitated a day -long planning session with the Board. The primary goal was to establish a governance model for the Board. October 2018 ■ Facilitated a second session reviewing the governance model and setting short - and long-term goals for the Board. October 2019 Gulf Coast Water Authority, 2012-18 ■ Provided personnel services. In association with Davidson and Associates, revised and adopted a new Employee Handbook (Personnel Policies) with Administrative Paris Planning Session 24 2025 Procedures; prepared and adopted an Employee Pay Plan; prepared a Certificate and Incentive Pay Policy; provided training to employees on the above documents and on employment law issues; updated Performance Review policies and procedures including a pay for performance plan and revised evaluation forms. ■ Reviewed and revised all job descriptions. 2015. ■ Prepared a Succession and Organizational Development Plan. Utilized a specially appointed employee planning team to identify issues and develop solutions to the need for a succession plan and organizational development for leadership in the organization. 2014-2015 ■ Facilitated Board retreat in June 2013, January 2014, July 2014, July 2015, June 2016. ■ Prepared updated job descriptions for all employment positions. 2015. ■ Began the process for preparing an Organizational and Facilities Needs Plan. First phase of project to meet with Accounting Department staff and develop a organization plan identifying major responsibilities of the department and assisting the staff in defining roles of staff and identifying what new staff might be needed. 2015-16. ■ Facilitated a staff planning retreat in March 2016. ■ Facilitated the creation of a Deputy General Manager position with the General Manager and Board in April 2016. ■ Facilitated and coordinated the successful search and selection of the Assistant General Manager (General Manager select). December 2017. U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas, 2009-11 ■ Provided expert witness services to the U.S. Attorney's Office related to Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones (TIRZ) related to a federal lawsuit. Bay Area Transportation Partnership, 2010 ■ Facilitated in concert with Marsh Darcy Partners a one-half day retreat with member of Bay Tran in August 2010. This retreat focused the participants in identifying transportation issues within the Bay Tran service area as a first step in preparing a Legislative Agenda for the organization. Texas Coalition for Affordable Power, 2011-12, 14 ■ Facilitated a two-day retreat with the Board and Executive Director of TCAP in September 2011. This retreat focused on organizational needs of the new organization, expectations of the Board and staff, and strategic goals designed the start the organization on the right path for success. Provided follow up services to the staff assisting in the preparation of an implementation plan for the strategies. ■ Facilitated a second one -day retreat with the Board and Executive Director of TCAP in September 2012. This retreat focused on providing follow up to the Board and staff confirming the organization and leadership expectations, guiding tenets and vision statement. In addition, the Board reviewed the strategies, developed revised and new strategies, assigned the strategies to Board committees for oversight of implementation, and heard committee reports. ■ Facilitated a third one -day retreat with the Board to update their strategic plan and focus on specific issues identified by the staff and planning team. November 2014. Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool, 2014-24 Paris Planning Session 25 2025 ■ Facilitated a daylong retreat with the Risk Pool Board and staff. Focused on strategies dealing with several long-term issues and challenges before the Board. January 2014. Provided follow up services to the staff to develop the implementation plans resulting from the retreat. ■ Facilitated a daylong planning and training retreat for the Board. January 2015. ■ Facilitated a daylong planning retreat for the Board. January 2016. ■ Facilitated a daylong planning retreat for the Board. January 2017. ■ Facilitated a daylong planning retreat for the Board. January 2018. ■ Facilitated a daylong planning retreat for the Board. January 2019. ■ Facilitated a daylong planning retreat for the Board. January 2020. ■ Scheduled to facilitate planning retreat for the Board. January 2021. (Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic). ■ Facilitated a daylong planning retreat for the Board. January 2022. ■ Facilitated a daylong planning retreat for the Board. January 2023. ■ Facilitated a daylong planning retreat for the Board. January 2024. ■ Scheduled to facilitate a daylong planning retreat for the Board. January 2025. Harris Galveston Subsidence District, 2013 ■ Provided facilitation and search services to assist the Board of Directors in the selection of a General Manager to replace the retiring General Manager after over 30 years of service. April -August 2013. Texas Association of Water Board Directors, 2015 ■ Provided facilitation services and follow up services to assist the Board of Directors in establishing their long-range plan and governance model. This Texas Association consists of Board members from water, municipal and other special purpose districts. Texas Municipal League — Executive Management Team, 2016, 2017 ■ Facilitated a day and a half planning retreat for the TML staff, December 2016. ■ Facilitate a day and half planning retreat for the TML staff, December 2017. Sander Engineering, 2017 ■ Provided consulting services to assist the firm in determining its governance model and succession plan for the future of the firm. Galveston County Water Control and Improvement District (WCID) #1, 2018, 2023 ■ Successfully provided and completed search services for the General Manager position, September 2018. Fort Bend Municipal Utility District 131, 2021 ■ Facilitated a one -day planning session and follow-up services with the Board of Directors. January 2021. Friends of Downtown Friendswood Association, 2021 ■ Facilitated a half-day session with the Board of Directors of this nonprofit association, setting a clear vision, and process for moving the organization forward. April 2021 Friendswood Historical Society, 2021 ■ Facilitated a half-day session with the Board of Directors of this nonprofit association, reviewing the mission and establishing a work program and strategy for 2021. June 2021 Paris Planning Session 26 2025 VARC 2022 ■ Facilitated a day long planning session with the leadership of VARC. January 2022. ■ Facilitated a second session with staff focusing on the DISC temperament inventory. March 2022. Texas City Management Association 2023 ■ Facilitated a day -long planning session with the TCMA Board, Committee Chairs. April 2023 Other Presentations and Programs GFOAT, 2015 ■ Presentation with League City Finance Director regarding special districts and their role in city government. September 2015 HGAC, 1995-2024 ■ Provided presentations annually since 1995 at the HGAC Newly Elected Officials Workshop discussing roles and responsibilities of elected and appointed officials and other governance principles. International City/County Management Association (ICMA), 2020 ■ Participated in a training webinar on Council -Staff Relationships, May 2020 National League of Cities — Risk Information Sharing Consortium (NLC-RISC), 2016 ■ Provided facilitation services at two sessions of the NLC-RISC National Trustees Conference in San Antonio, May 2016. TCMA, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023-24 ■ Provided a presentation on balancing work and family life to participants at the TCMA King Cole Workshop, March 2012. ■ Participated in a panel presentation on special districts and their role in city government to city management participants at the TCMA Annual meeting, June 2012 ■ Planned for discussions with the City of Westlake on the development of their staff using the High -Performance Organization model. June 2014. ■ Presentation to the City Manager's Problems Clinic, Salado, Texas on the transition of a city manager into consulting and retirement. February 2015. ■ Presentation on Succession Planning to City Manager's Problems Clinic, February 2016. ■ Presentation on Succession Planning to TCMA Annual Conference. June 2016. ■ Facilitated session with past Presidents of TCMA at TCMA Annual Conference. June 2017. ■ Presented a session on Council -Manager Relations at TCMA Annual Conference, June 2018. ■ Presented a session on Council -Manager Relations to the TCMA Region 8 City Managers in Alamo Heights, September 2018 ■ Scheduled to present a session on leadership to the King Cole Workshop, March 2020 (cancelled due to COVID-19). Paris Planning Session 27 2025 ■ Presented at ICMA/TCMA coaching webinar on Managing and Mastering Council Staff Relations, along with two other presenters (audience approximately 300), May 2020. ■ Presented at the 2022 TCMA Annual Conference to discuss planning and strategic sessions in small cities throughout Texas. June 2022 ■ Member Professional Development Committee, 2011-18. ■ Member TCMA 100-year anniversary planning committee. 2023-26 ■ Facilitated the bi-annual Strategic Planning process for the TCMA Board and staff. April 2023 TML, 2015, 2019 ■ Presentation at TML Annual Conference with Mayor of Kilgore, and City Manager of Kyle regarding the development of high functioning City Council/City Management relationships providing practical tips for working better together as a team. September 2015. ■ Presentation at TML Annual Conference with Mayor and Council of Hallsville, City Manager of Navasota on hiring city managers in small cities. October 2019. Lorman Seminar, 2012 ■ Participated in a panel presentation on special districts and their role in city government to participants at a Lorman sponsored seminar, July 2012. Participants in the seminar included attorneys, developers, city government and others. Paris Planning Session 28 2025