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, March 14, 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
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 Councii 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 February 28, 2011.
6. Receive and deliberate on reports and/or minutes from the following boards,
commissions, and committees:
a. Paris Board of Adjustment minutes (11/2/2010; ] 1/9/2010)
b. Airport Advisory Board minutes ( l/20/2011)
c. Paris Historic Preservation Commission minutes (2/14/2011)
7. Deliberate and act on Resolutions accepting bids and awarding contracts for the purchase
of roadway materials required by the Public Works Department of the City of Paris
during the twelve month period beginning April l, 2011, and authorizing the City
Manager to negotiate and execute all necessary documents.
8. Deliberate and act on a Resolution accepting the bid and awarding the contract for the
curb/gutter, driveway approaches and reinforced concrete to the lowest responsible
bidder; and authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute all necessary
documents.
Regular Agenda
9. Deliberate and act on the Final Plat of Lot 1, Block A, C.P.S. 340 Addition, located at
2902 South Church Street.
10. Deliberate and act on the Preliminary Plat and Final Plat of Lot l, Block A, McCoin
Addition CB ] 70A, located at 2190 South Church Street.
11. Deliberate and act on the Master Plat, Preliminary Plat, and Final Plat of Lot 1, Block A,
Loop 286 GBB Addition, located at 2015 Loop 286 N.E.
12. Second reading, deliberate and possibly act on an Ordinance changing zoning from a
Light Industrial (LI) to a Public Lands and lnstitution District (PLI) on Lots 5 and 6,
Block 1, Smith's 2"d Addition, located at 165 West Center Street.
13. Second reading, deliberate and possibly act on an Ordinance amending Section 21-7
Limitation on Burials, of the Code of Ordinances.
14. Deliberate and possibly act on a Resolution authorizing and approving a proposal for the
City Manager to enter into an Agreement with an outside consultant for redistricting
analysis and services in accordance with 2014 Census Data; and authorizing the City
Manager to negotiate and execute all necessary documents. (A motion co remove this item from
the table is required before deliberating.)
15. Deliberate and act on a Resolution approving Change Order No. 1 to the contract with
Richard Drake Constructian Co., LP to the Trail de Paris Project between SE 8t'' and 12t"
Streets.
16. Deliberate on the hiring of a professional consultant to advise and coordinate the City's
efforts in hiring a new City Manager.
17. Convene into Executive Session pursuant to 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 conflicts with this chapter.
18. Reconvene into open session.
19. Deliberate and provide direction to the City Manager on amending the City of Paris
Personnel Policies and Procedure Manual to include a new policy regarding
discrimination and/or racial harassment in the work place.
20. First reading, deliberate and possibly act on an Ordinance amending the Code of
Ordinances by amending Chapter 21 by adding Article III, Illegal Smoking Products, to
prohibit the use, purchase, possession, and sale of the synthetic cannabinoid known or
sold under such names as K-2, K-2Summet, K-2 Sex, Genie, Dascents, Zohai, Sage,
Spice, Ko Knock-out 2, Spice Gold, Spiece Diamond Yucatan Fire, Solar Flare, Pep
Spice, Fire N' Ice, and Salvia Divinorum for public health purposes.
21. Deliberate and confirm the appointment of a Public Works Director.
22. Consider and approve future events for City Council and/or City Staff pursuant to
Resolution No. 2004-081.
23. Adjournment.
Certificadon
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 March 11, 2010.
e#ice Ellis, City Clerk
Suecial Accommodations
Tliis facility is wheelchair accessible and accessible parking spaces are available. Requests for special
accommodations or interpretive services must be made forty-eight (48) hours priar to this meeting. Please
contact Janice Ellis at (903) 784-9248 or (903) 784-9291 for assistance.