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CITY 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 25, 2011. 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 April 11, 2011 and
April 14, 2011.
6. Receive and deliberate on reports and/or minutes from the following boards,
commissions, and committees:
a. Planning and Zoning minutes (3-10-2011 and 3-28-2011)
7. Deliberate on March monthly financial report.
8. Deliberate on drainage ditch maintenance report.
Regular Agenda
9. Public hearing, first reading, deliberate and possibly act on an Ordinance amending the
City's Future Land Use Map as it pertains to the property located on Lot 2, Block 1; Lot
1, Block 2; Lots 1 and 2, Block 3, Lots 4-9, Block 6; Lots 1-10, Block 7; Lots 1-11,
Block 8; Lots 7-12, Block 9; Lots 1-12, Block 10; Lots 1-12, Block 11; Lots 1-12, Block
12; Lots 1-12, Block 13, Texas and Pacific Addition; Lots 3 & 4, City Block 162 of the
City of Paris, Lamar County, TX be changed from a Light Industrial Area (LI) to a Heavy
Industrial Area (HI).
10. Public hearing, first reading, deliberate and possibly act an Ordinance considering the
request for zoning change for the following tracts: (a) from a Light Industrial District (LI)
to a Heavy Industrial District (HI) on Lot 2, Block 1; Lot 1, Block 2; Lots 1 and 2, Block
3; Lots 4-9, Block 6; Lots 1-10, Block 7; Lots 1-11, Block 8; Lots 7-12, Block 9, Texas
& Pacific Addition; and Lots 3 and 4, Block 162; (b) and a change in zoning from a
Commercial District (C) to a Heavy Industrial District (HI) on Lots 1-12, Block 10; Lots
1-12, Block 11; Lots 1-12, Block 12; Lots 1-12, Block 13, Texas & Pacific Addition, said
property being located generally between South Church Street, Sixth Street S.E., Paris
Boulevard and Union Pacific Railroad.
1 l . Presentation of Paris Economic Development Corporation's Quarterly Report.
12. Presentation on an Airport Master Plan for Cox Field.
13. Second reading, deliberate, and possibly act on an Ordinance amending Chapter 24
Article II Special Events of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, and amending
Chapter 3 Alcoholic Beverages of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, to provide
new rules and regulations for the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverage at an event
requiring a Special Events Permit.
14. Deliberate and possibly act on a Resolution approving a Landfill Services Agreement
between the City of Paris, Texas and Sanitation Solutions, Inc.; and authorizing the
Mayor to negotiate and execute all necessary documents.
15. Deliberate and possibly act on a Resolution declaring certain city personal property as
surplus property to be donated to the Incubator Project.
16. Public hearing, deliberate and approve the nomination of certain Historic Signs located in
the Downtown Historic District.
17. 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.
18. 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.
19. Reconvene into open session.
20. Consider and approve future events for City Council and/or City Staff pursuant to
Resolution No. 2004-081.
21. Adjournment.
Certification
I certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on the bulletin board in the City Hall Annex, 150 First
St. Paris, Texas, no later than 5:30 p.m. on April 22, 2011.
Robin Norwood, Deputy 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.