00 AgendaCITY COUNCIL AGENDA
Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Paris shall meet in work session
at 5:00 p.m. followed immediately by meeting in regular session on Monday, November 24,
2008. 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 October 27, 2008; November 10, 2008; and November 17,
2008.
6. Receive and deliberate on reports and/or minutes from the
following boards, commissions, and committees:
a. Building and Standards Commission. (6-16-08)
b. Paris Board of Adjustment. (7-8-08 and 9-2-08)
c. Historic Preservation Commission. (7-28-08; 8-13-08; 8-27-08;
9-22-08; and 10-9-08)
d. Paris Public Library Advisory Board. (9-17-08 and10-29-08)
e. Planning and Zoning Commission. (11-3-08)
f. Lake Pat Mayse Study Committee. (10-2-08)
7. Deliberate on Casa Bonita demolition project.
8. Deliberate on update of One Oak.
9. Deliberate on update of Westgate.
lO.Deliberate and act on a resolution approving a contract with
Resource Management & Consulting Co. to provide management
services for our Office of Rural Community Affairs (ORCA)
Texas Community Development Block Grant (TxCDBG) project
for water line replacement in the Belmont Addition; and
authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute all
necessary documents.
11.Deliberate and act on a resolution approving a contract with Hayter
Engineering to provide engineering services for our Office of
Rural Community Affairs (ORCA) Texas Community
Development Block Grant (TxCDBG) project for water line
replacement in the Belmont Addition; and authorizing the City
Manager to negotiate and execute all necessary documents.
Regular Agenda
12.Presentation by Chairman Reeves Hayter on Lake Pat Mayse.
13.First reading, deliberate, and possibly act on an ordinance
amending Section 16-28 of the Code of Ordinances increasing the
residential trash collection rate.
14. Second reading, deliberate, and possibly act on an ordinance
considering the petition of Mark Jones for a change in zoning from
a Commercial District (C) to a Light Industrial District (LI) on Lot
1, City Block 307-A, being number 3215 North Main Street.
15.Deliberate and act on a resolution approving and authorizing a
Lease Agreement with the Maxey Riflemen Gun Club, formerly
known as the Maxey Black Powder Rifle Club of Paris, for a 34.83
acre tract of land near Lake Crook; and authorizing the City
Manager to negotiate and execute all necessary documents.
16.Deliberate and act on a resolution approving and authorizing a
training reimbursement agreement for new police officer recruits
and firefighter recruits.
17.Convene into Executive Session pursuant to:
a. 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 as follows: to receive
Attorney advice on legal issues related to the proposed
extension of the Memorandum of Understanding with the City
of Irving dated January 14, 2008.
b. Section 551.087 of the Texas Government Code to discuss and
deliberate on an offer of a financial or other incentive to
Campbell Soup Supply Company, LLC to locate, stay, or
expand in Paris and consider any commercial and financial
information related to the business prospect.
18.Reconvene in open session to:
a. To possibly deliberate on the proposed extension of the
Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Irving dated
January 14, 2008.
b. To deliberate and possibly act on an offer of a financial or other
incentive to Campbell Soup Supply Company, LLC to locate,
stay, or expand in Paris and consider any commercial and
financial information related to the business prospect.
19.Public hearing; deliberate and possibly act on a resolution
approving and authorizing a Tax Abatement Agreement with
Campbell Soup Supply Company, LLC; and authorizing the City
Manager to negotiate and execute all necessary documents.
20.Consider and approve future events for City Council and/or City
Staff pursuant to Resolution No. 2004-081.
2 1. Deliberate on possible future agenda items.
22.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 5:00 p.m. on November 21, 2008.
Janice Ellis, City Clerk
Special Accommodations
This faci(ity is wheelchair accessible and accessibie 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.