04-25-2025MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING
OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS
April 25, 2025
The City Council of the City of Paris met for a workshop session at 10:30 a.m. on Friday,
April 25, 2025, at the Depot Community Room, 1125 Bonham Street, Paris, Texas.
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Present: Mayor:
Mayor Pro -Tem
Council Members
City Staff -
Absent: Council Member
Call meeting to order.
Mihir Pankaj
Gary Savage
Rebecca Norment, Mickey Ellis, Alix Putnam, and
Rudy Kessel
Rose Beverly, City Manager; Rob Vine, Deputy
City Manager; and Stephanie Harris, City Attorney
Shatara Moore
Mayor Pankaj called the meeting to order at 10:45 a.m.
Citizens' Forum.
No one spoke during citizens' forum.
Discuss Strategic Goal Setting, Orientation and Brainstorming
Engage Group Consultant Shane Howard gave a presentation regarding the Strategic
Goal Setting Project and answered questions from City Council.
• First step in Strategic Goal Setting Project.
• Facilitated session with Council for their insight and aspirations for the City. 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.
• 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.
Workshop Meeting
April 25, 2025
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4. Adjournment.
There being no further business, Mayor Pankaj adjourned the meeting at 4:47 p.m.
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