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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, April 26, 2010. 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 April 12, 2010. 6. Receive and deliberate on reports and/or minutes from the following boards, commissions, and committees: a. Fire and Building Code Review Committee minutes (3-9-2010) b. Paris Economic Development Corporation minutes (3-9-2010; 3-22-2010) c. Paris Board of Adjustment (3-2-2010) 7. Deliberate on March monthly financial report. 8. Deliberate on drainage ditch maintenance report. 9. Deliberate and act on a Resolution authorizing a grant application to the Automobile Burglary and Theft Prevention Authority for continuation of the Northeast Texas Auto Theft Task Force. 10. Deliberate and act on a Resolution supporting CAPP Sunset/Legislative Agenda. 11. Deliberate and act on a Resolution approving and authorizing the execution of a Lease between the City of Paris and Union Pacific Railroad Company for a 0.704 acre tract of abandoned railroad right-of-way located in the 1100 block of West Sherman Street. 12. Deliberate and act on a Resolution approving Addendum No. One to the City Manager Employment Agreement dated August 27, 2007, between Kevin Carruth and the City of Paris. Regular Agenda 13. Hear and deliberate on potential plans for the development and future use of the Casa Bonita property. 14. Deliberate and possibly act on changing the date for selection of appointing members to various boards, commissions, and committees. 15. Deliberate and act on a Resolution appointing members to various boards, commissions, and committees. (A motion to remove this item from the table is required before deliberating.) 16. Deliberate and act on a Resolution approving the execution of an application for a Texas Parks & Wildlife Recreational Trails Grant for extending the Trail de Paris from g`n Street SE and the railroad to 4th Street SW and Hearne Street. 17. Deliberate and act on a Resolution approving an Agreement between the City of Paris and Lamar County Water Service District for release of Daisy Farms property from certificated area held by the District to allow the City to provide a supply of treated water to the Dairy. 18. Deliberate and act on a Resolution accepting the bid and awarding the contract for the Texas Capital Fund Grant 14" water main extension to Daisy Farms TCF #729192 to the lowest responsible bidder; and authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute all necessary documents. 19. Deliberate on update of water and sewer capital improvements. 20. 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 a public officer or employee as follows: Annual evaluation of the City Attorney. 21. Reconvene into open session to possibly deliberate or act on those matters discussed in Executive Session. 22. Consider and approve future events for City Council and/or City Staff pursuant to Resolution No. 2004-081. 23. Adjournment. Certifâ–șcation I certify that the above notice of ineeting was posted on the bulletin board in the City Hall Annex, 150 First g t. SE, Paris, Texas, no later than 5:30 p.m. on April 23, 2010. , CO(2in nice Ellis, City Clerk Special Accommodations This facility 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.