00 AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
CITY COUNCil. CITY OF PARIS. PARIS. TEXAS
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER
107 E. KAUFMAN
PARIS. TEXAS
MONDAY. OCTOBER 8. 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 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 (9/17/07
Special Budget Workshop Meeting; 9/17/07 Special Meeting;
9/24/07 Regular City Council Meeting).
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B. Receipt of reports and/or minutes from committees, boards, and
commissions.
C. Consideration of and action on the following resolutions:
(1) Approving and authorizing a Professional Services Agreement
with the American Red Cross to perform certain specialized
services on behalf of the City of Paris.
(2) Approving and authorizing a Professional Services Agreement
with Lamar County Human Resources Council to perform certain
specialized services on behalf of the City of Paris.
(3) Approving and authorizing a Professional Services Agreement
with the Children's Advocacy Center to perform certain
specialized services on behalf of the City of Paris.
(4) Approving and authorizing a Professional Services Agreement
with the Models of the Maker to perform certain specialized
services on behalf of the City of Paris.
(5) Approving and authorizing a Professional Services Agreement
with the East Texas Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse
(ETCADA) to perform certain specialized services on behalf of the
City of Paris.
(6) Approving and authorizing a Professional Services Agreement
with Casa for Kids to perform certain specialized services on
behalf of the City of Paris.
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5. Receipt of report from the Planning & Zoning Commission.
A. Public hearing and consideration of and action on an ordinance
amending Zoning Ordinance No. 1710, changing the zoning from a One-
Family Dwelling District No.3 (SF-3) to a One Family Dwelling District
No.3 (SF-3) with a Specific Use Permit (39) Mobile Home on Lot 4, Block
7, Belmont Addition, being number 1221 Fairfax.
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B. Public hearing and consideration of and action on ordinance approving
the site plan on Lot 4, Block 8, Springlake Addition, being number 230
N. Collegiate Drive.
C. Consideration of and action on the Preliminary Plat of Lot 1, Block A,
Chantu Addition CB 296, being number 495 35th Street NE.
D. Consideration of and action on the Final Plat of Lots 1 and 2, Block A,
Baxley Addition CB222, being numbers 196 and 198 20th Street NE.
E. Consideration of and action on the Preliminary Plat of Lot 1, Block A,
Neilson Building Addition 179-A, being number 210 1st Street SE.
F. Consideration of and action on the Final Plat of Lot 1, Block A, Neilson
Building Addition 179-A, being number 210 1st Street SE.
G. Consideration of and action on the Final Re-Plat of Lot 11, City Block
251, Main Street Town Homes Addition 251, being number 1715 N. Main
Street.
6. Public hearing and consideration of and action on an ordinance amending the
City of Paris Budget for Fiscal Year 2007-2008.
7. Quarterly Report from Pete Kempfer, Executive Director, Paris Economic
Development Corporation.
8. Consideration of and action on the following ordinances:
A. Amending Section 28-1 Definitions and Section 28-21 Removal of Signs,
and adding a new Section 28-24 Digital or Electrical Signs, providing
new definitions and regulations for digital or electronic signs and
clarifying the procedure for removing and disposing of unlawful signs
placed in public rights-of-way; lifting the moratorium on the issuance of
permits for the construction, reconstruction, and placement of digital or
electronic signs within the city limits of the City of Paris, Texas.
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9. Consideration of and action on the following resolutions:
A. Resolution suspending the effective date of Atmos Energy's requested
rate increase for the maximum period permitted by law to allow the City
time to evaluate the filing, determine whether the filing complies with
law, and if lawful, to determine what further strategy, including
settlement, to pursue.
B. Approving a professional services contract for groundwater monitoring
and testing at the Stillhouse Road Landfill between the City of Paris and
Weaver Boos Consultants, LLC.
C. Rescinding the award of the 2007 Curb & Gutter Contract to C &
Construction because of their inability to obtain bonding, and awarding
the 2007 Curb & Gutter Contract for the replacement of concrete curb &
gutters, driveways and sidewalks in the City of Paris to Hilliard & Sons
Contractors, Inc., the next lowest responsible bidder.
D. Authorizing the execution of an agreement with the Texas Department
of Transportation (TxDOT) for the temporary closure of certain portions
of state right-of-way to wit: Main Street, Clarksville, Grand, and Lamar
Ave in the downtown area, in support of the 2007 Festival of Pumpkins.
10. Possible future agenda items.
11. Consider and approve future events for City Council and/or City Staff pursuant
to Resolution No. 2004-081.
12. Adjournment.
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