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00 AgendaCITY COUNCIL AGENDA Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Paris shall meet in regular session on Monday, April 28, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the City Council Chamber, 107 E. Kaufman Street, in Paris, Texas. The matters to be discussed and acted upon are as follows: Opening Agenda 1. Call meeting to order. 2. Invocation. 3. Pledge of Allegiance. 4. Citizens' forum. (Persons desiring to address the Council must limit their presentation to no more than two minutes. The Texas Open Meetings Act prohibits the Council from responding to any comments other than to refer the matter to a future agenda, to an existing policy, or to a staff person with specific factual information. Claims against the City, Council Members, or employees, as well as individual personnel appeals are not appropriate for citizens' forum.) ,, Consent Agenda Items on the Consent Agenda are approved by a single action of the Council, with such approval applicable to all items appearing on the Consent Agenda. A Council Member may request any item to be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered as a separate item. 5. Deliberate and act on the approval of minutes from the meeting on April 14, 2008. 6. Receive and deliberate on reports and/or minutes from the following boards, commissions, and committees: a. Planning and Zoning minutes from the meeting on April 7, 2008. b. Task Force on Code Enforcement from the meeting on April 8, 2008. c. PEDC minutes from the meeting on March 10, 2008. d. Main Street Advisory Board minutes from the meetings on November 20, 2007 and December 18, 2007. 7. Deliberate and act on authorization for the City Manager to negotiate and execute all necessary documents on the Cox Field Fly-In and Air Show. 8. Deliberate and act on a resolution approving the proposed Compromise Settlement Agreement for pending litigation, City of Paris v. City of Clarksville, and authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute all necessary documents. 9. Deliberate and act on a resolution awarding the bid for a high volume trickling filter media for the Wastewater Treatment Plant, and authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute all necessary documents. l O.Deliberate and act on a resolution abandoning a utility easement on Lot 3, in the 2600 block of NE Loop 286. 11.Deliberate and act on a resolution authorizing submission of a $150,000 Texas Parks and Wildlife Recreational Trails Grant application, and authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute all necessary documents. Regular Agenda 12.Public Hearing, consider and deliberate on an Initiative Petition proposing an Ordinance adopting a new section to the existing Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Texas relating to establishment of a limit on taxes for qualifying 'individuals pursuant to Article 8, Section 1-b(h) of the Texas Constitution and Texas Tax Code Section 11.261. 13.Deliberate and act on nominations of a non-Paris resident and a representative of Lamar County Water Supply to serve on the Lake Pat Mayse Study Committee. (A motion to remove this item from the table is required before deliberating.) 14.Deliberate and act on a resolution approving a contract with Main Street Architects for a conditions assessment on the Grand Theatre, and authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute all necessary documents. 15.Deliberate on appointments to various boards, commissions, and committees. 16.Deliberate and act on options regarding construction of Collegiate Drive from Jefferson Road to Loop 286. 17. Deliberate on presentation of Casa Bonita Apartments. 18.Consider and approve future events for City Council and/or City Staff pursuant to Resolution No. 2004-081. 19.Deliberate on possible future agenda items. 20.Adjournment. Certification I certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on the bulletin board in the City Hall Annex, 150 First St. SE, Paris, Texas, no later than 6:00 p.m. on Apri125, 2008. J nice Ellis, City Clerk Special Accommodations This facility is wheelchair accessible and accessible parking spaces are available. Requests for special accommodations or interpretive services must be made forty-eight (48) hours prior to this meeting. Please contact Janice Ellis at (903) 784-9248 or (903) 784-9291 for assistance.