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, October 26, 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 meeting on
October 12, 2009.
6. Receive and deliberate on reports and/or minutes from the
following boards, commissions, and committees:
a. Traffic Commission (9-8-09)
b. Board of Adjustment (9-1-09)
c. Historic Preservation Commission (9-28-09 and 10-2-09)
Regular Agenda
7. Hear and deliberate on recognition of HOME grant recipients.
8. Hear and deliberate on presentation of Paris ISD tax ratification
election.
9. Deliberate on September monthly financial report.
lO.Public hearing, first reading, deliberate and possibly act on an
ordinance adopted amendments to the Future Land Use Plan Map
as follows:
a. That the future land use recommended for the property located
on Lot 11, City Block 180, 106 East Kaufman Street, be
changed from a Public Lands and Institution District to Central
Area.
b. That the future land use recommended for the property located
on Lots 12 and 13, Block 1, Stellrose Addition, 2232 Simpson
Street, be changed from Low Density Residential to High
Density Residential.
11.Public hearing, first reading, deliberate and possibly act on an
ordinance considering the petition of We Reit, LLC for a change in
zoning from a Public Lands and Institution District (PLI) to a
Central Area District (CA) on Lot 11, City Block 180, located at
106 East Kaufman Street.
12.Public hearing, first reading, deliberate and possibly act on an
ordinance considering the petition of Frances Russell Wells for
change in zoning from a Single Family Dwelling District No. 2
(SF-2) to a Multiple Family Dwelling District No. 2(MF-2) on
Lots 12and 13, Block l, Stellrose Addition, located at 2232
Simpson Street.
13.Public hearing, first reading, deliberate and possibly act on an
ordinance considering the petition of Bobby R. Jones for a change
in zoning from a Single Family Dwelling District No. 3(SF-3) to a
Commercial District (C) on Lot 3, City Block 235, located at 1180
19th Street N. W.
14.Hear presentation on certificates of obligation and refunding bond
issues by Dan Almon with Southwest Securities and provide
direction to City Staff.
15.Deliberate and possibly act on improvements to Stillhouse Road
and possible funding sources.
16.Consider and approve future events for City Council and/or City
Staff pursuant to Resolution No. 2004-081.
17.Adjournment.
CertiCcation
1 certify that the above notice of ineeting was posted on the bulietin board in the City Hall Annex, 150 First
St. SE, Paris, Texas, no later than 5:30 p.m. on October 23, 2009.
Janice Ellis, City Clerk
Special Accommodations
This facility is wheelchair accessible and accessible parking spaces are available. Requests far 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.