00 AGENDACITY COUNCIL AGENDA
Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Paris shall meet in regular session
on Monday, June 23, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the City Council
Chamber, 107 E. Kaufinan 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 meetings
on June 9, 2008.
6. Receive and deliberate on reports and/or minutes from the
following boards, commissions, and committees:
a. Building and Standards Commission minutes from the meeting
on October 15, 2007.
b. Airport Advisory Board minutes from the meeting on January
17, 2008.
c. Paris Historic Preservation Commission minutes from the
meeting on April 9, 2008.
7. Deliberate and act on a resolution approving the grounds sublease
between the Red River Valley Fair Association and the American
Legion Post # 199 of Deport, Texas, and authorizing the City
Manager to negotiate and execute all necessary documents.
8. Deliberate and act on a resolution approving the grounds sublease
between the Red River Valley Fair Association and the Hopewell
Volunteer Fire Department, and authorizing the City Manager to
negotiate and execute all necessary documents.
9. Deliberate and act on a resolution authorizing an application for a
certified local government grant for restoration of the front facade
of the Grand Theater, and authorizing the City Manager to
negotiate and execute all necessary documents.
lO.Deliberate on drainage ditch maintenance report.
11.Deliberate on update of Casa Bonita Apartments demolition
proj ect.
Regular Agenda
12.Public Hearing to receive requests from non-profit organizations
for fiscal budget year 2008-2009 for the City of Paris.
13.Deliberate on an ordinance amending Chapter 30 to decrease or
repeal the $20,000.00 residence homestead exemption of ad
valorem taxes for persons sixty-five years of age or older and
disabled.
14.Deliberate on 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.
15.Fina1 Reading, deliberate, and act on an ordinance amending the
existing gas franchise between the City of Paris and Atmos Energy
Corporation, and authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and
execute all necessary documents.
16.Deliberate on goals and objectives for the City of Paris.
17.Consider and approve future events for City Council and/or City
Staff pursuant to Resolution No. 2004-081.
18.Deliberate on possible future agenda items.
19. Adj ournment.
Certification
I certify that the above notice of ineeting 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 June 20, 2008.
Janice 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.