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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, September 8, 2008, at 5:00 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: Work Session 5:00 p.m. The Council will conduct a work session to discuss items on the Regular Agenda. No action will be taken during the work session. Regular Meeting 6:00 p.m. Opening Agenda l. 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 August 25, 2008; August 28, 2008; and September 2, 2008. 6. Receive and deliberate on reports and/or minutes from the following boards, commissions, and committees: a. Task Force on Code Enforcement (8-19-08) 7. Deliberate and act on a resolution approving and authorizing the execution of a contract between the City of Paris and the Department of State Health Services for on-line computer services relating to certification of vital statistics services, and authorizing the City 1Vlanager to negotiate and execute all necessary documents. 8. Deliberate and acceptance of the August financial report. 9. Deliberate and act on ballot for Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool of Trustees election. lO.Deliberate on drainage ditch maintenance report. 1 l.Deliberate on Casa Bonita update. 12.Report on goals and objectives. 13.Deliberate and act on a proposal to amend the date to vote on the tax rate for tax year 2008. Regular Agenda 14.Deliberate and act on the preliminary and final plats of Lots 1& 2, Block A, Patel Place 307 Addition, being number 2501 North Main. 15.Deliberate and act on a resolution approving and authorizing the execution of a Joint Agreement between the City of Paris and the Texas Department of Transportation for usage for both highway and Trail de Paris project purposes, and authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute all necessary documents. 16.Second Reading: Deliberate and act on an ordinance establishing new water/sewer rates and fees for the City of Paris. 17.Second Reading: Deliberate and act on an ordinance approving a negotiated resolution between the Atmos cities steering committee and Atmos Energy Corp. 18.Second Reading: Deliberate and act on an ordinance repealing Article II of Chapter 22, adopting a new Article II entitled Regulations for Special Vehicles to Chapter 22, adopting new regulations for the parking and storage of special vehicles including but not limited to: motor homes, buses, travel trailers, camper trailers, camper shells, utility trailers, horse or livestock trailers, fifth wheel trailers, boats, golf carts, all terrain vehicles, utility vehicles or other similar vehicles. 19.Deliberate on the proposed Budget for fiscal year 2008-2009. 20.Deliberate and act on a resolution appointing a member to the Main Street Advisory Board. 21.Deliberate and act on a resolution requiring two readings before adoption of ordinances, allowing for a supermajority vote of five to suspend the rule and allow for one reading, and establishing a pre- meeting workshop to be held one hour prior to regular council meetings. (This item was tabled at a previous meepng. A motion to remove it from the table is required prior to discussion) 22.Deliberate and act on a resolution declaring the wooden gazebo structure on Culbertson Park property to be dilapidated and surplus property and authorizing the sale of this structure. 23.Deliberate and act on a resolution authorizing the execution of a multi-year agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) for the temporary closure of State right-of-way in support of the Festival of Pumpkins, and authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute all necessary documents. 24. Deliberate and act on a resolution approving the bid and awarding the contract for the demolition of the Casa Bonita Apartments, and authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute all necessary documents. 25.Convene into Executive Session pursuant to Section 551.087 of the Texas Government Code to discuss and deliberate an offer of a financial or other incentive to business prospects to locate, stay, or expand in Paris and consider any commercial and financial information related to the business prospect. 26.Reconvene in open session to deliberate and act on matters discussed in Executive Session. 27.Consider and approve future events for City Council and/or City Staff pursuant to Resolution No. 2004-081. 28.Deliberate on possible future agenda items. 29.Adjournment. Cerrification I ceftify that the above notice of ineeting was posted on the bulletin boazd in the City Hall Annex, 150 First St. SE, Paris, Texas, no later than 5:00 p.m. on September 5, 2008. lanice E11is, Ciry 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.