00 AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
CITY COUNCIL. CITY OF PARIS. PARIS. TEXAS
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER
107 E. KAUFMAN
PARIS. TEXAS
MONDAY. AUGUST 13. 2007
6:00 O'CLOCK. P.M.
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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.
3. Receipt of report from the Planning & Zoning Commission.
A. Public hearing to consider the Site Plan of Lot 14A-5 City Block 259,
being number 2990 Pine Mill Road.
B. Consideration of and action on amending Zoning Ordinance No. 1710
providing Site Plan approval in a Planned Development District (PO-a)
Retail Shopping Center on Lot 14A-5, City Block 259, being number
2990 Pine Mill Road.
C. Public hearing to consider the Site Plan of Lots 5, 6 and 7, Block 8,
Spring lake Addition, being number 200 N. Collegiate Drive.
D. Consideration of and action on amending Zoning Ordinance No. 1710
providing Site Plan approval in a Planned Development District (PO-a)
Retail Shopping Center on Lots 5, 6 and 7, Block 8, Spring lake Addition,
being number 200 N. Collegiate Drive.
E. Public hearing to consider the Site Plan of Lot 13-0, City Block 259,
being number 410 N. Collegiate Drive.
F. Consideration of and action on amending Zoning Ordinance No. 1710
providing Site Plan approval in a Planned Development District (PD-a1)
Commercial Center on Lot 13-0, City Block 259, being number 410 N.
Collegiate Drive.
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G. Consideration of and action on the Preliminary Plat of Lots 8-A, 8-B,
and 9, City Block 222-B, Platinum Place 222-B Addition, being number
69, 115, and 125 27th NE.
H. Consideration of and action on the Final Plat of Lots 8-A, 8-B, and 9,
City Block 222-B, Platinum Place 222-B Addition, being number 69, 115
and 125 27th NE.
4. 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.]
A. Approval of minutes from previous City Council meetings.
(7/23/07; 7/24/07; 7/25/07; 8/7/07)
B. Receipt of reports and/or minutes from committees, boards, and
commissions:
(1) Task Force on Code Enforcement. (8/1/07)
(2) Paris Economic Development Corporation.
C. Consideration of and action on the following bids received at
public bid openings:
(1) Accepting the bid of Polydyne, Inc. in the amount of $0.86/1b. for
furnishing and delivery of Liquid Cationic Polyacrylamide
Emulsion (Flocculant) for use in the Wastewater Treatment Plant.
(2) Accepting the bid of DPC Industries in the amount of $575.00/ton
for furnishing and delivery of Liquid Sulfur Dioxide for use in the
Wastewater Treatment Plant.
(3) Accepting the bid of Harcross Chemicals, Inc. in the amount of
$532.00/ton for furnishing and delivery of Liquid Chlorine for use
in the Wastewater Treatment Plant and Water Treatment Plant.
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(4) Accepting the bid of LCI, Ltd. in the amount of $2.02/gal. for
furnishing and delivery of Fluosilicic Acid (Fluoride) for use in
the Water Treatment Plant.
(5) Accepting the bid of Univar in the amount of $428.00/ton for
furnishing and delivery of Sodium Hydroxide for use in the Water
Treatment Plant.
(6) Accepting the bid of Chameleon Industries, Inc. in the amount of
$187.50/ton for furnishing and delivery of Liquid Alum for use in
the Water Treatment Plant.
(7) Accepting the bid of Texas Lime Company in the amount of
$107.29/ton for furnishing and delivery of Hydrated Lime Bulk for
use in the Water Treatment Plant.
(8) Accepting the bid of Texas Lime Company in the amount of
$160.29/ton for furnishing and delivery of Hydrated Lime
Bagged for use in the Water Treatment Plant.
(9) Accepting the bid of Southwest Chemical in the amount of
$799/ton for furnishing and delivery of Liquid Anhydrous
Ammonia for use in the Water Treatment Plant.
(10) Accepting the bid of Norit Americas, Inc. in the amount of
$0.50Ilb. for furnishing and delivery of Powdered Activated
Carbon for use in the Water Treatment Plant.
D. Consideration of and action on the following resolutions:
(1) Appointing members to the Historic Preservation
Commission. (5 expired 7/31/07)
(2) Declaring certain personal property seized by Paris Police
Department and forfeited to City of Paris as surplus
property and authorizing said surplus property to be sold
by public auction, and approving an Auctioneer Services
Agreement.
(3) Committing the community to Floodplain Management.
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5. Presentation by Ms. Cindy Cobb for East Texas Marketing Magazine.
6. Consideration of and action on the following ordinances:
A. Amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Texas by
adopting a new Chapter 13 of said Code, Model Flood Damage
Prevention Ordinance as required by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA).
7. Consideration of and action on the following resolutions:
A. Approving and authorizing the execution of City Manager Employment
Agreement between Kevin Carruth and the City of Paris.
B. Acknowledging formal receipt ofthe 2007 -2008 Certified Appraisal Roll
for tax appraisal purposes.
C. Approving and authorizing the execution of a Landlord's Consent
Agreement (Attornment) by the City of Paris as requested by the Red
River Valley Fair Association, Inc. to subordinate the City's landlord lien
on Red River Valley Fairground property for proposed improvements
to the fairground property.
D. Accepting the bid of Way est Safety, Inc. in the amount of $3,173.74 per
unit and $592.58 per extra cylinder for the purchase of Self-Contained
Breathing Apparatuses (SCBA) for use in the Fire Department and
WaterlSewer Departments.
E. In response to Governor's Veto of certain funding for Paris Junior
College and other state community colleges and comments made by
Governor Perry about community college requested funding.
F. Approving and authorizing an Intergovernmental Agreement with North
Lamar Independent School District for provision of School Resource
Officer services to all NLlSD campuses during the 2007-2008 school
year.
G. Approving and authorizing an Intergovernmental Agreement with Paris
Independent School District for provision of School Resource Officer
services to all PISD campuses during 2007-2008.
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H. Approving the terms and conditions of an Interlocal Agreement
between the Region 4 Education Service Center, which sponsors the
Texas Cooperative Purchasing Network (TCPN) and the City of Paris,
Texas, providing for a cooperative purchasing program for goods and
services.
8. Appointing an auditor to conduct the Independent Annual Audit as required
by Section 35 of the Charter of the City of Paris for the fiscal year ending
September 30,2007.
9. Discussion, selection, and appointment of members to City Council Task
Force on Code Enforcement.
10. 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
Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas,
regarding the following matters:
A. Jim Bell vs. The City of Paris, Texas, Cause No. 75213, pending in the
62nd Judicial District Court for Lamar County, Texas.
11. Reconvene in open session to consider and take necessary action as deemed
appropriate regarding those matters discussed in the Executive Session.
12. 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).
13. Review, and acceptance of Monthly Financial Report.
14. Consider and approve future events for City Council and/or City Staff pursuant
to Resolution No. 2004-081.
A. Planning & Zoning Workshop to be held in Paris September 14, 2007.
15. Possible future agenda items.
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16. Information items.
A. Update and explanation of the City's participation in CAPP (Cities
Aggregation Power Project.
B. Water and Sewer call information.
C. A TMOS Statement of Rider GCR - Rate Filing under Docket No. 9670.
17. City Manager report and observations on City management and operations.
18. Adjournment.
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