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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, August 8, 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 September as Boys and Girls Club of the Red River Valley Month. Consent Agenda ltems 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 July 25, 2011. 7. Receive and deliberate on reports and/or minutes from the following boards, commissions, and committees: a. Paris Visitors and Convention Council minutes (3-10-2011) b. Planning and Zoning minutes (6-6-2011; 6-9-2011 and 7-5-2011) c. PEDC minutes (6-7-2011; 6-14-2011) 8. Deliberate and act on a Resolution authorizing a contract with Paris Independent School District for furnishing School Resource Officers and authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents. 9. Deliberate and act on a Resolution authorizing a contract with NLISD for furnishing School Resource Officers for the NLISD District and authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents. 10. Deliberate and act on bids for chemicals to be used at the Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants. Regular Agenda 11. Public hearing on the proposed budget for fiscal year 2011-2012 for the City of Paris 12. Deliberate and act on a Resolution setting a public hearing on proposed amendments to the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2011-2012. 13. Public hearing, first reading, deliberate and possibly act on an Ordinance authorizing the City of Paris to participate in the Texas Enterprise Zone Program under the Texas Enterprise Zone Act, Chapter 2303, Texas Government Code; providing Tax Incentives; Nominating Kimberly-Clark Corporation to the Office of the Governor Economic Development and Tourism through the Economic Development Bank for designation as a Qualified Business and Double Jumbo Enterprise Project under the Act; and designating a liaison. 14. Report from Chief Hundley on the Police Department Statistics. 15. Deliberate and act on the Master Plat, Preliminary Plat and Final Plat of Lot 1 and 2, Block A, Cooper Propane 341 Addition, located at 3015 South Church Street. 16. Receive, deliberate and provide direction on information from Robert T. Bass, Allison, Bass & Associates regarding 2010 Census data, changing demographics in City Council Districts since 2000, and proposed City Council redistricting maps. 17. Deliberate on litter problems, junk vehicles, and enforcement in the City of Paris. 18. Deliberate and act on a Resolution accepting the bid and awarding a contract to Bob Johns Construction, LLC for the Central Warehouse Renovations and Alterations Project; and authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute all necessary documents. 19. First reading, deliberate, and possibly act on an Ordinance approving a negotiated resolution between the Atmos Cities Steering Committee and Atmos Energy Corp., Mid- Tex Division regarding the Company's Fourth Annual Rate Review Mechanism filing in all cities exercising original jurisdiction; declaring existing rates to be unreasonable; adopting taxiffs that reflect rate adjustments consistent with the negotiated settlement and finding the rates to be set by the attached tariffs to be just and reasonable; requiring the Company to reimburse Cities' reasonable ratemaking expenses; repealing conflicting Resolutions or Ordinances; determining that this Ordinance was passed in accordance with the requirements of the Texas Open Meetings Act; adopting a Savings Clause; declaring an effective date; and requiring delivery of this Ordinance to the Company and the Steering Committee's legal counsel. 20. First reading, deliberate, and possibly act on an Ordinance establishing a school zone speed limit of thirty miles per hour for the 2200 block of South Collegiate Drive from the South boundary line of Jefferson Road South to the North boundary line of Loop 286 SE. 21. 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, to-wit: Emily Cole vs. Paris Rodeo and Horse Club, City of Paris, Paris Emergency Medical Services, Paris Regional Medical Center, et al; Cause No. 79551 in the 62"d Judicial District Court of Lamar County, Texas. 22. Convene into open session. 23. Consider and approve future events for City Council and/or City Staff pursuant to Resolution No. 2004-081. 24. Adjournment. Certification 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 August 5, 2011. r ice Ellis, 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.