00 AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
CITY COUNCIL. CITY OF PARIS. PARIS. TEXAS
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER
107 E. KAUFMAN
PARIS, TEXAS
MONDAY, MARCH 12,2007
6:00 O'CLOCK, P.M.
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AGE N D A
(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.
3. Receipt of report from the Planning & Zoning Commission.
A. Public Hearing to consider the petition of Shirley Posey for a change in
zoning from an Agricultural District (A) to a One-Family Dwelling District
No.3 (SF-3) With Specific Use Permit (39) Mobile Home on Lot 13-F, City
Block 324, being located in the 3400 block of Old Tiger Town Road.
B. Consideration of and action on an ordinance amending Zoning
Ordinance No. 1710, changing the zoning from an Agricultural District (A)
to a One-Family Dwelling district No.3 (SF-3) with Specific Use Permit
(39) Mobile Home on Lot 13-F, City Block 324, being located in the 3400
block of Old Tiger Town Road.
C. Public Hearing to consider the petition of Alan Whitely for a change in
zoning from an Agricultural District (A) to a Commercial District (C) on
Lot 2, City Block 401, being number 6245 Clarksville Road.
D. Consideration of and action on an ordinance amending Zoning
Ordinance No. 1710, changing the zoning from an Agricultural District (A)
to a Commercial District (C) on Lot 2, City Block 401, being number 6245
Clarksville Road.
E. Public Hearing to consider the petition of John Bell for a change in
zoning from a Two-Family Dwelling District (2F) to a Parking District (P)
on Lot 1, City Block 143, being numbers 525 and 527 8th Street SE.
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F. Consideration of and action on an ordinance amending Zoning
Ordinance No. 1710, changing the zoning from a Two-Family Dwelling
district (2F) to a Parking district (P) on Lot 1, City Block 143, being
numbers 525 and 527 8th Street SE.
G. Public Hearing to consider the petition of the G. W. McWaters for a
change in zoning from an Agricultural District (A) to a One-Family
Dwelling district (SF-2) on Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, Block A, and Lots 1, 2, 3,
and 4, Block B of the Meadow Park Addition, being located in the 4400
block of Bonham Street.
H. Consideration of and action on an ordinance amending Zoning
Ordinance No. 1710, changing the zoning from an Agricultural District (A)
to a One-Family Dwelling district (SF-2) on Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, Block A,
and Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, Block B of the Meadow Park Addition, being
located in the 4400 block of Bonham Street.
I. Consideration of and action on an ordinance approving the site plan of
Lot 1, Block A of the Coplin Square Development, being number 3070
Lamar Avenue.
J. Consideration of and action on the Master Plat of the Hills Subdivision.
K. Consideration of and action on the Preliminary Plat of The Hills
Subdivision, Phase V.
L. Consideration of and action on the final Plat of Meadow Park Addition,
Phase IV.
M. Consideration of and action on a resolution approving the acceptance
for dedication an off-site drainage easement associated with the
development of Meadow Park Phase IV by Gene W. Waters, Jr.
----- CONSENT AGENDA -----
[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 consent agenda and considered as a separate item.}
4. Approval of minutes from previous City Council meetings.
(2/12/07; 2/15/07 Special; 2/21/07 Special)
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5. Receipt of reports and/or minutes from committees, boards, and
commissions:
A. Charter Study Committee (2/8/2007)
B. Paris Public Library Advisory Board. (12/20/06)
C. Main Street Advisory Board. (1/9/07; 1/16/07)
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6. 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).
7. First Public Hearing to consider the current City of Paris Curfew Ordinance for
Children, being Article III to Chapter 21 of the Code of Ordinances in order to
determine whether this ordinance should be continued, modified, or abolished.
8. Consideration of and action on the following resolutions:
A. Authorizing the execution of a Tax Sale Deed to Olive Branch Baptist
Church for property located at 536 3rd St. NE.
B. ApprOVing and authorizing the execution of a contract between the City
of Paris and Steve Coker for instruction and coordination for the baseball
and softball programs.
9. Consideration and acceptance of the Annual Audit Report presented to City
Council on February 26, 2007.
10. Review, and acceptance of Monthly Financial Report.
11. Convene in Executive Session pursuant to Section 551.071 of the Texas
Government Code, Consultation with Attorney, to receive advice of legal
counsel pertaining to pending or possible litigation and to receive advice of
legal counsel pursuant to the duty of an attorney to his client under the Texas
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Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct ofthe State Bar of Texas, regarding
the following matters:
A. Marieta B. Oglesby vs. The City of Paris, Cause No. 73003, pending in
the 6th Judicial District Court, Lamar County, Texas.
B. Billy C. Brown vs. The City of Paris, Paris Historic Preservation
Commission, and Thomas E. Haynes, Civil Action No. 4:04-CV81,
United States District court of the Eastern District of Texas, Sherman
Division.
12. Reconvene in Open Session to authorize further action on the part of the
City Attorney regarding those matters discussed in the Executive Session.
13. Consider and approve future events for City Council and/or City Staff
pursuant to Resolution No. 2004-081.
14. Possible future agenda items.
15. Information Items:
A. Signal Light installation at 20th St. NE and Pine Bluff by TxDOT.
16. Referrals.
17. Staff Reports.
A. Karl Louis, Police Chief, annual report on status of racial profiling
policy.
B. Report by Director of Finance regarding Attorney fees.
18. Adjournment.
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