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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 at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, August 24, 2009. 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 August 10, 2009; August 13, 2009, and August 17, 2009. 6. Receive and deliberate on reports and/or minutes from the following boards, commissions, and committees: a. Traffic Commission (7-7-09) b. Board of Adjustment (6-9-09) c. Historic Preservation Commission (7-27-09) 7. Deliberate on July monthly financial report. 8. Deliberate and act on a resolution approving and authorizing an Agreement between the City of Paris and Brazos Technology for the purchase, licensing and maintenance of electronic hand-held ticket writers, related equipment and software and authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute all necessary documents. 9. Deliberate and act on a resolution amending resolution 2009-059 adjusting the amount of the Justice Assistance Grant application through the Criminal Justice Division for live scan fingerprint equipment and authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute all necessary documents. lO.Deliberate and act on a resolution declaring a certain 0.3305 acre Channel Easement located on and across property in the 4400 block of S.E. Loop 286, belonging to Hayter Engineering, Inc. is no longer needed and is of no use to the City of Paris, abandoning said channel easement; accepting and dedicating a new 0.3310 acre Channel Easement located on the same property; authorizing the City Manager to execute any and all documents necessary to abandon the existing channel easement and dedicating the new channel easement. Regular Agenda 11.Public hearing on the proposed budget for fiscal year 2009-2010 for the City of Paris. 12.Deliberate and act on a resolution setting a public hearing on proposed amendments to the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2009-2010. 13.First public hearing on the City's proposal to increase tax revenues from the preceding tax year and to set the tax rate for 2009. 14.Public hearing, deliberate and act on a resolution approving an application for Texas Capital Fund Infrastructure Grant Program funding through the Texas Department of Agriculture/Office of Rural Community Affairs and authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute all necessary documents. 15.Public hearing, first reading, deliberate and possibly act on an ordinance adopting the proposed amendments to the Future Land Use Plan Map: a. That the future land use recommended for the property located on Lot 19, City Block 8, Sperry Addition, located at 2750 Bonham Street, be changed from Low Density Residential to General Retail. b. That the future land use recommended for the property located on a 0.470 tract of land that is part of the Wesley Askins Survey #7, located at 3909 Farm to Market 195, be changed from Low Density Residential to Commercial. c. That the future land use recommended for the property located on 1.094 acres situated on the west portion of Lot part of 3, City Block 170-A, located at 1920 South Church Street, be changed from Light Industrial to Commercial. 16.Public hearing, first reading, deliberate and possibly act on an ordinance considering the petition of Pat Taylor for a change in zoning from a Single-Family Dwelling District No. 2(SF-2) to a General Retail District (GR) on Lot 19, Block 8, Sperry Addition, located at 2750 Bonham Street. 17.Public hearing, first reading, deliberate and possibly act on an ordinance considering the petition of BK Trading, Inc. for a change in zoning from an Agricultural District (A) to a Commercial District (C) with a Specific Use Permit (49) Auto Fuel Sales on a 0.470 tract of land that is part of the Wesley Askins Survey #7, located at 3909 Farm to Market 195. 18.Public hearing, first reading, deliberate and possibly act on an ordinance considering the petition of Don Walker (Seed Sowers Christians in Action) for a change in zoning from a Light Industrial District (LI) to a Commercial District (C) on 1.094 acres situate on the west portion of Lot part of 3, City Block 170-A, located at 1920 South Church Street. 19.Public hearing, first reading, deliberate and possibly act on an ordinance considering the petition of Don Walker (Seed Sowers Christians in Action) for a change in zoning from a Commercial District (C) to Light Industrial District (LI) on 1.341 acres situated on the east portion of Lot part of 3, City Block 170-A, located at 1920 South Church Street. 20.Public hearing, first reading, deliberate and possibly act on an ordinance considering the petition of Rocky Bluff, LLC for a change in zoning from a Planned Development District (PD-b) Housing Development or Community Unit Development to a General Retail District (GR) on Lot 13, City Block 259, located in the 2800 Block of Pine Mill Road. 21.Public hearing, first reading, deliberate and possibly act on an ordinance considering the petition of CEI Engineering Associates, Inc. for a change in zoning from a General Retail District (GR) to a General Retail District (GR) with a Specific Use Permit (49) Auto Fuel Sales on Lot 1, Block A, Kroger Addition, located at 1310 Clarksville Street. 22.Public hearing, first reading, deliberate and possibly act on an ordinance considering the site plan for Bobby Smallwood on Lot 4, Block A, Townwood Estates #1 Addition, located at 2835 lOt'' Street N.E. 23.First reading, deliberate and possibly act on an ordinance amending the Traffic Control Map adopted in Section 31-65(b) establishing a stop sign on l Ot" Street NW at W. Cherry Street stopping southbound traffic and a stop sign on 11 th Street NW at Cherry Street stopping northbound traffic. 24.Deliberate and act on a resolution approving an Interlocal Agreement with Paris Independent School District to provide two school resource officers; and authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute all necessary documents. 25.Deliberate and act on a resolution approving an Interlocal Agreement with North Lamar Independent School District to provide three school resource officers; and authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute all necessary documents. 26.Receive applications for the International Fire and Building Codes Review Committee, deliberate, and act on appointments to the COri11111ttee (A motion to remove this item from the table is required before deliberating.) 27.Deliberate and possibly act on the formation of a Strategic Plan Committee. 28.Deliberate and act on city staff working with TxDOT in an effort to lower the speed limit at the intersection of FM195 and Elk Hollow Road to Loop 286. 29.Convene into Executive Session pursuant to Section 551.074 of the Texas Government Code to deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of City Manager. 30.Reconvene into open session to possibly deliberate or act on the extension of the City Manager's employment agreement. 31.Consider and approve future events for City Council and/or City Staff pursuant to Resolution No. 2004-081. 32.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 5:30 p.m. on August 21, 2009. ~ ice 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.