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00-Agenda 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, May 9, 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.) 5. Public Announcements. a. Proclamation declaring the month of May as Historic Preservation Month. 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. 6. Deliberate and act on the approval of minutes from the meeting on April 25, 2011. 7. Receive and deliberate on reports and/or minutes from the following boards, commissions, and committees: a. Paris Economic Development Corporation minutes (3-29-2011) Regular Agenda 8. Second reading, deliberate and act on an Ordinance approving and adopting revisions to the Future Land Use Plan Map for the City of Paris as it pertains to an area bounded by 6`h Street SE, Church Street, Paris Boulevard and the Union Pacific Railroad. 9. Second reading, deliberate and act on 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. 10. Deliberate and act on the Re-plat of Lots 1-10, Block 25, and Lots 1-10, Block 30, Clement Fairview Addition, located in the 200 Block of Clement Road. 11. Deliberate and act on the Master Plat, the Preliminary Plat, and the Final Plat of Lot 1, Block A, Rick 250 Addition #1, located in the 300 Block of Loop 286 N.E. 12. Deliberate and act on an Ordinance amending Section 3-5, Chapter 3 Alcoholic Beverages of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, to allow for the sale and consumption of Alcoholic Beverages at the Love Civic Center and the Red River Valley Fairgrounds with appropriate the Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission permit. 13. Second reading, deliberate and act on an Ordinance adding a new Chapter 35, Wrecker, Towing, and Storage Facilities to the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, regulating procedures and policies pertaining to the operation of wrecker, towing, and storage facilities. (A motion to remove this item from the table is required before deliberating.) 14. Deliberate and possibly act on a Resolution approving an Airport Master Plan for Cox Field; and authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute all necessary documents. 15. Deliberate and act on a Resolution approving Change Order No. One to the contract with R.K. Hall Construction Company for the South Collegiate Drive Reconstruction Project; and authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute all necessary documents. 16. Deliberate and act on a Resolution appointing members to the Traffic Commission, the Board of Adjustments, the Building and Standards Commission, and the Main Street Advisory Board. 17. Deliberate and act on a Resolution approving the Grounds Sublease between the Red River Valley Fair Association and the Paris Rodeo and Horse Club; and authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute all necessary documents. 18. Deliberate and act on a Resolution accepting awarding the contract for the Grand Theater Hazardous Materials Remediation Phase I Project to Total Abatement Systems Corp., the lowest responsible bidder; and authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute all necessary documents. 19. Deliberate and provide direction to City staff pertaining to establishment of non- residential trash and waste collection within the city limits. 20. Deliberate and provide direction to City staff on amending the Code of Ordinances to allow the police department to ticket, tow, and impound any vehicle that is not covered under automobile liability insurance. 21. Deliberate and provide direction to City staff on the creation of a new Parks and Recreation Board. 22. 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. 23. Reconvene into open session. 24. Consider and approve future events for City Council and/or City Staff pursuant to Resolution No. 2004-081. 25. Adjournment. Certification I certify that the above notice of meeting 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 May 6, 2011. ICOO ice Ellis, City Cler 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.