00 AGENDACITY COUNCIL AGENDA
Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Paris shall meet in regular session
on Monday, July 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 meetings
on July 10, 2008, July 14, 2008 and July 17, 2008.
6. Receive and deliberate on reports and/or minutes from the
following boards, commissions, and committees:
a. Planning and Zoning Commission. (7-14-2008)
b. Board of Adjustment. (7-8-2008)
7. Deliberate on drainage ditch maintenance report.
8. Deliberate and act on a resolution approving and authorizing the
execution of a contract with the Department of State Health
Services Document No. 2009-028229-001 RLLS-Local Public
Health System for Regional and Local Medical Services, and
authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents.
9. Deliberate and act on a resolution approving and authorizing the
execution of an amendment to contract with the Department of
State Health Services Document No. 2008-024591-001 A NNW -
WIC Card Participation for Regional and Local Medical Services,
and authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary
documents.
lO.Deliberate and act on a resolution approving and authorizing the
execution of an amendment to contract with the Department of
State Health Services Document No. 2008-024359-001 CHS -
Primary Health Care for Regional and Local Medical Services, and
authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents.
11.Deliberate and act on a resolution making a nomination to the
Board of Trustees of the Texas Municipal League
Intergovernmental Risk Pool.
Regular Agenda
12.Presentation by Reeves Hayter on the progress of the Lake Pat
Mayse Water Study Committee.
13.Deliberate and act on an ordinance amending Chapter 28, Signs
and Billboards, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris,
Texas; providing for revised and expanded definitions; providing
for regulation and permitting of billboards, off-premise and
temporary signs; sign placement locations; providing revised size
and spacing regulations; providing a procedure for removing non-
conforming, abandoned, obsolete, nuisance, or otherwise unlawful
signs; providing an appeal, variance and special exception process
to permitting requirements.
14.Deliberate and act on the final plat of Lot 2, Block A, West Austin
212 Addition, being number 2035 West Austin.
15.Deliberate and act on the preliminary plat, the master plat, and
Final Plat of Lot l, Block A, Hale 323 Addition, being located in
the 3000 block of 19t'' Street N.W.
16.Deliberate and act on the final plat of Stone Ridge Phase 4
Subdivision. Deliberate and act on a resolution accepting an off-
site drainage and utility easement from Mark and Larry
Cunningham for Stone Ridge Phase 4 Subdivision.
17.Deliberate and act on appointments of City Council Members to
serve as liaisons on city boards, committees and commissions.
18.Deliberate and act on alternative methods to fund demolition of
remaining Casa Bonita Apartments.
19.Public Hearing, deliberate and act on a resolution authorizing the
application for a Justice Assistance Grant Program grant in the
amount of $20,340, authorizing an interlocal agreement with
Lamar County, and authorizing the City Manager to execute all
necessary documents.
20. Convene in Executive Session pursuant to Section 551.071 of the
Texas Government Code, Consultation with Attorney, to receive
legal advice from the City Attorney about pending or contemplated
litigation and/or on matters in which the duty of an attorney to his
client under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct
of the State Bar of Texas, clearly conflict with this chapter.
a. To receive Attorney advice regarding legal issues related to the
Preliminary Investigative Report on the diving accident and
fatality at the water treatment plant on May 12, 2008.
21.Reconvene in Open Session to take possible action regarding those
matters discussed in Executive Session.
a. To receive Attorney advice regarding legal issues related to the
Preliminary Investigative Report on the diving accident and
fatality at the water treatment plant on May 12, 2008.
22.Deliberate on protocols for City Council meetings.
23.Deliberate on sanitation fee methodology.
24.Consider and approve future events for City Council and/or City
Staff pursuant to Resolution No. 2004-081.
25.Deliberate on possible future agenda items.
26.Adjournment.
CertiCcation
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 July 25, 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.