00 AGENDACITY COUNCIL AGENDA
Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Paris shall meet in regular session
on Monday, August 11, 2008 at 4:00 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 July 28, 2008 and August 4, 2008.
6. Receive and deliberate on reports and/or minutes from the
following boards, commissions, and committees:
a. Lake Pat Mayse Study Committee. (6-26-2008 and 7-10-2008)
b. City Council Task Force on Code Enforcement. (7-1-2008)
c. Planning and Zoning Commission. (8-4-2008)
d. Main Street Advisory Board. (1-15-08; 2-19-08; 3-18-08; 4-15-
08; 6-17-08; 7-22-08)
7. Deliberate and acceptance of July monthly financial report.
8. Deliberate and act on a Resolution acknowledging formal receipt
of the Certified 2008 Appraisal Roll.
9. Deliberate on drainage ditch maintenance report.
lO.Report on goals and objectives.
1 l.Deliberate and act on bids for chemicals to be used at the Water
and Wastewater Treatment Plants.
Regular Agenda
12.Deliberate on FY 2008-2009 Budget.
13.Public Hearing to provide an opportunity to present comments and
written evidence and deliberate and act on an ordinance amending
the Future Land Use Plan Map as follows:
a. That the future land use recommended for the property located
on Lot 5, City Block 305, being number 2110 W. Campbell
Street, be changed from Low Density Residential to Light
Industrial.
b. That the future land use recommended for the property located
on Lot 3, City Block 305, being located in the 2000 block of W.
Campbell Street, be changed from Low Density Residential to
Light Industrial.
c. That the future land use recommended for the property located
on Lot 18, Block 203, Scott & Braden Addition, being number
2306 W. Kaufman, be changed from Low Density Residential
to Commercial.
14.Public hearing, deliberate and act on an ordinance considering the
petition of Paris Economic Development Corporation for a change
in zoning from a One Family Dwelling District No. 2(SF-2) to a
Light Industrial District (Ll) on Lot 3, City Block 305, being
located in the 2000 block of Campbell Street.
15.Public hearing, deliberate and act on an ordinance considering the
petition of Paris Economic Development Corporation for a change
in zoning from a One Family Dwelling District No. 2(SF-2) to a
Light Industrial District (LI) on Lot 5, City Block 305, being
number 2110 Campbell Street.
16.Public hearing, deliberate and act on an ordinance considering the
petition of John and Laura Janes for a change in zoning from a
Two-Family Dwelling District (2F) to a Neighborhood Service
District (NS) on Lot 3, City Block 254, being number 2152
Clarksville Street.
17.Public Hearing, deliberate and act on an ordinance revising the site
plan for Holiday Inn Express/Comfort Inn Suites on Lot 1, Block
A, Khushi & Esha 318 Addition, being located in the 3000 block
of Loop 286 N.E.
18.Deliberate and act on the Replat of Lots 1& 2, Block A, Khushi &
Esha 318 Addition, being located in the 3000 block of Loop 286
N.E.
19.Deliberate and act on the Final Plat of the Hills Phase V.
20.Deliberate and act on an ordinance amending Section 10, Off
Street Parking and Loading Regulations of Ordinance No. 1710,
the Zoning Ordinance, providing new regulations for minimum
parking spaces, parking space size and parking aisle dimensions,
allowable parking surfaces and parking surface maintenance.
21. Deliberate and act on a resolution approving the City Manager's
appointment of Doug Harris as Director of Utilities. (This item will require a
motion to bring from the table should Council wish to deliberate)
22.Deliberate and act on a resolution authorizing the granting of a
utility easement to Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC for
providing three phase service meter pole at oil tank location at
dead end of Hickory Street for Public Works.
23.Deliberate and act on a resolution stating the intent of the City of
Paris, pursuant to Chapter 7 of the City Charter and Section 43.142
of the Local Government Code, to disannex a 675.13 acre tract of
land on State Highway 271 South beginning three-quarters (3/4)
miles southeast of Loop 286 SE along the north right-of-way line
Hwy 271 South to a point southeast of the Meadowbrook
Cemetery, forming a portion of the current outer boundaries of the
city limits of the City of Paris, establishing hearing dates and
providing for personal and public notice.
24.Hear and deliberate on presentation by staff on the CAD Project.
25.Deliberate and act on appointments of City Council Members to
serve as liaisons on city boards, committees and commissions.
26.Deliberate on protocols for City Council Meetings.
27.Deliberate on trash privatization and alternative methods to fund
demolition of remaining Casa Bonita Apartments.
28.Deliberate and act on the Preliminary Plat, Master Plat and Final
Plat of Lot 1, Block A, Paris Care Center, being number 2880
Stillhouse Road.
29.Consider and approve future events for City Council and/or City
Staff pursuant to Resolution No. 2004-081.
30.Deliberate on possible future agenda items.
31.Adjournment.
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 4:00 p.m. on August 8, 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.