00 AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
CITY COUNCil. CITY OF PARIS. PARIS, TEXAS
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER
107 E. KAUFMAN
PARIS, TEXAS
MONDAY. OCTOBER 30. 2006
6:00 OJ'CLOCK, P.~.
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NOTICE TO THE CITY FORTY-EIGHT (48) HOURS IN ADVANCE 8Y CALLING (903) 784-
9202, OR (903) 784-6688.
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(NOTE: It is respectfully requested that presentations before the City Council
be confined to two minutes or less.)
1. Call meeting to order.
2. Pledge of Allegiance.
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[Matters of a routine nature are placed on a single consent agenda for
City Council consideration. Items appearing on a consent agenda are
approved by a single vote of Council, with such approval applicable to
all items appearing on said agenda. If any Council member desires to
discuss and consider separately any item appearing on the consent
agenda, that Council member may do so by requesting that the item be
removed from the co"sent agenda and considered as a separate item.]
3. Approval of minutes from previous City Council meetings.
(10/9/06)
4. Receipt of reports and/or minutes from committees, boards, and
commissions:
A. Paris Economic Development Corporation. (9/25/06; 10/9/06)
B. Historic Preservation Commission. (9/11/06; 9/25/06; 10/12/06)
C. Airport Advisory Board. (9/21/06)
D. Paris Public Library Advisory Board. (9/20/06)
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5. Consideration of and action on the following ordinances:
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A. Revising Section 31-65 (b) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Paris and revising the Traffic Control Map to provide for a change in
speed zone on FM 137 from Turner Pipe to Loop 286.
B. Revising Section 31-65 (b) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Paris and revising the Traffic Control Map to provide for a change in
speed zone on State Highway 19/24.
C. Authorizing and allowing, under the Act governing the Texas Municipal
Retirement System, "Updated Service Credits" in said system for
service performed by qualifying members of such system who
presently are in the employment of the City of Paris, Texas, providing
for increased prior and current service annuities for retirees and
beneficiaries of deceased retirees of the City.
D. Amending Code of Ordinances by revising Section 12-1 to authorize the
staffing levels of the Fire Department.
6. Personal Appearance(s).
A. Representative for Southern Disposal, Inc. regarding Solid Waste
Hauler Permit.
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B. Weldon Houchins regarding deed restrictions.
7. Citizens Forum.
(Citizens desiring to appear under this item must limit their presentation to
two (2) minutes in duration. Under the Open Meetings Law, because advance
notice of the subject matter of each presentation was not received in time to
appear on the agenda, City Council is limited in its response to referring the
matter to a future agenda, to an existing policy, or to a staff person with
specific factual information. Claims against the City and individual personnel
appeals are not appropriate for Citizens Forum).
8. Authorizing the issuance of a solid waste collection permit to Southern
Disposal, 'nc. for the purpose of engaging in the business of collecting or
transporting solid waste from commercial and industrial units within the city
limits of the city of Paris, Texas, and finding a public necessity and
convenience for issuance of said permit.
9. Discussion with the Charter Review Consultant concerning items the City
Council and the Consultant believe need to be introduced into the process of
amending the City Charter.
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10. Discuss Disannexation in the area of FM 90'5.
11. Report from Jon Clack regarding the City of Paris Drought Contingency Plan.
12. Possible future agenda items.
13. Referrals.
14. Adjournment:
POSTED: THURSDAY. OCTOBER 26. 2006.1,g,',IO O'CLOCK. -P .M.. CITY HALL
BULLETIN BOARD.
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