00 AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER
107 E. KAUFMAN
PARIS; TEXAS
MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 10. 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 and invocation.
3. 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).
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.
(8/27/07; 8/30/07)
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B. Receipt of reports and/or minutes from committees, boards, and
commissions:
(1) Building and Standards Commission. (6/18/07)
(2) Historic Preservation Commission. (6/18/07; 6/25/07; 7/2/07;
7/11/07/8/8/07)
(3) Board of Adjustment. (7/16/07)
(4) Airport Advisory Board. (4/19/07; 7/3/07)
(5) Traffic Commission. (9/4/07)
C. Consideration of and action on a resolution designating as surplus
property certain property held by the Paris Police Department and
authorizing the sale of same at a public auction.
D. Approving and authorizing the execution of a Medical Services Contract
with Jon K. Plummer, M.D. and Lamar County for fiscal year 2007 -2008.
E. Approving and authorizing the execution of a contract by and between
the Department of State Health Services, Lamar County, and the City of
Paris, Texas for local and regional medical services (Contract No. 2008-
023731-001 Contract (PROGRAM ATTACHMENT NO. 001, PURCHASE
ORDER NO. 0000331441 -Immunization Branch - Locals), for regional
and local medical services.
F. Approving and authorizing the application for a Justice Assistance Grant
Program (JAG) from the State of Texas in the amount of $200,090
requiring a cash match of $22,700 by the City of Paris to fund the Lamar
County Felony Crimes Unit.
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5. Second Public Hearing on the City's proposal to increase tax revenues from
the preceding tax year and to set the tax rate for 2007, and announcing the
date, time and place for City Council's vote on the tax rate.
6. Receipt of report from the Planning & Zoning Commission.
A. Public Hearing to consider the petition of Jim Gifford and Robert
Metzger for a change in zoning from an Agricultural District (A) to a
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Multiple-Family Dwelling District No. 2 (MF-2) on Part of Lot 9, City
Block 317, being number 2110 Elk Hollow Drive, City of Paris, Lamar
County, Texas.
B. Consideration of and action on an ordinance amending Zoning
Ordinance No. 1710, changing the zoning from an Agricultural District
(A) to a Multiple-Family Dwelling District No. 2 on Part of Lot 9, City
Block 317, being number 2110 Elk Hollow Drive, City of Paris, Lamar
County, Texas.
C. Public Hearing to consider the petition of Housing Associates of Paris,
Ltd. for a change in zoning from an Agricultural District (A) to a
Multiple-Family Dwelling District No.1 (MF-1) on an 11.613 acre tract of
land, being a part of the Reddin Russell Survey, Abstract No. 786, and
being number 2810 Stillhouse Road, City of Paris, Lamar County,
Texas.
D. Consideration of and action on an ordinance amending Zoning
Ordinance No. 1710, changing the zoning from an Agricultural District
(A) to a Multiple-Family Dwelling District No.2 (MF-1) on an 11.613 acre
tract of land, being a part of the Reddin Russell Survey, Abstract No.
786, and being number 2810 Still house Road, City of Paris, Lamar
County, Texas.
E. Public Hearing to consider the petition of Wesley Lester for a change
in zoning from a One-Family Dwelling District No.2 (SF-2) to a One-
Family Dwelling District No.3 (SF-3) with a Specific Use Permit (39)
Mobile Home on Lot 7, Block 1, Sperry's First Addition, being number
814 28th Street NW, City of Paris, Lamar Co.unty, Texas.
F. Consideration of and action on an ordinance amending Zoning
Ordinance No. 1710, changing the zoning from a One-Family Dwelling
District No.2 (SF-2) to a One-Family Dwelling District No.3 (SF-3) with
a Specific Use Permit (39) Mobile Home on Lot 7, Block 1, Sperry's First
Addition, being number814 28th Street NW, City of Paris, Lamar County,
Texas.
G. Public Hearing to consider the petition of Thorn and Tim DeWitt to
amend City Zoning Ordinance No. 1710 to designate as a Historic
District No. 15 (HD-15) on Lot 7 City Block 135, being number 418 W.
Washington, City of Paris, Lamar County, Texas.
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H. Consider an ordinance amending Zoning Ordinance No. 1710, to
designate Lot 7, City Block 135, being number 418 W. Washington as
Historic District No. 15 (HD-15).
I. Public Hearing to consider a Site Plan submitted for Holiday Inn
Express for Part of Lot 7, City Block 318, being number 3025 Loop 286
NE, City of Paris, Lamar County, Texas.
J. Consideratiqn of and action on ordinance approving the site plan for
Part of Lot 7, City Block 318, being number 3025 Loop 286 NE, City of
Paris, Lamar County, Texas.
K. Consideration of and action on a Preliminary Plat for Lots 1 and 2,
Block A, Chan Estates Addition CB257 A, being number 135 N.
Collegiate Drive, City of Paris, Lamar County, Texas.
L. Consideration of and action on a Preliminary Plat for Lots 1 and 2,
Block A, Baxley Addition CB222, being number 196 and 198 20th Street
NE, City of Paris, Lamar County, Texas.
M. Consideration of and action on a Final Plat for Lot 2, Block A, Pshigoda
South Addition CB311, being located in the 3500 block of Clarksville
Street, City of Paris, Lamar County, Texas.
N. Consideration of and action on a Final Plat for Lot 1, Block A, Longhorn
Addition CB307, being located in the 100 block of Loop 286 NW, City of
Paris, Lamar County, Texas.
7. Consider~tion of and action on the following ordinances:
A. Amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris by revising
Section 2-98 thereof, providing for an increase in certain emergency
and non-emergency ambulance service rates.
B. Amending Chapter 18, Judicial Department of the City Code of
Ordinances to authorize and approve the payment of a juror fee for
persons who appear fro jury duty at the Municipal Court for the City of
Paris.
8. Consideration of and action on the following resolutions:
A. Adoption of City Council's Goals and Objectives for the City of Paris.
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B. Appointing a member to the Traffic Commission to serve the unexpired
term of Mary Lane Walthall, which expires June 30, 2010.
C. Presentation by Tim Masters, Director of Red River Valley Fair
Association, Inc. regarding recent improvements made to the Red River
Valley fairground.
D. 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.
THIS ITEM WAS TABLED AT THE AUGUST 27, 2007 REGULAR
MEETING. SHOULD THE CITY COUNCIL WISH TO CONSIDER THIS
MATTER TODAY, A MOTION TO BRING THIS ITEM FROM THE TABLE
IS REQUIRED.
9. Approval of Joint Proclamation with Lamar County proclaiming the month of
November, 2007 as "Hire a Veteran Month" in the City of Paris.
10. Consider and approve future events for City Council and/or City Staff pursuant
to Resolution No. 2004-081.
11. Possible future agenda items.
12. Information items.
A. Monthly water and sewer calls.
B. ATMOS Energy Corp, Mid-Tex Division - Annual Gas Cost
Reconciliation Filing.
13. Adjournment.
POSTED: THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 6. 2007.I:2.AOp O'CLOCK.P.M., CITY HALL
BULLETIN BOARD.
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