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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 22, 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 reGuest 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 July 29, 2011; August 5, 2011; August 8, 2011; August 9, 2011; and August 10, 2011. 6. Receive and deliberate on reports and/or minutes from the following boards, commissions, and committees: a. Historic Preservation Commission (7-13-2011; 7-25-2011; & 8-1-2011) b. Paris Economic Development Corporation (6-28-2011) c. Main Street (5-17-2011; 6-21-2011; and 7-19-2011) 7. Deliberate on July 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 for the following property located in the City of Paris, Lamar County, Texas: Lot 1, Block A, Cooper Propane 341 Addition, located at 3015 South Church Street, from General Retail to Light Industrial. 10. Public hearing, first reading, deliberate and possibly act on an Ordinance considering the request for a change in zoning from an Agricultural District (A) to a Light Industrial District (LI), on Lot 1, Block A, Cooper Propane 341 Addition, located at 3015 South Church Street. 11. Public hearing, first reading, deliberate and possibly act on an Ordinance amending the City's Future Land Use Map for the following property located in the City of Paris, Lamar County, Texas: Lot 6, City Block 63, located at 636 Tudor Street, from Low Density Residential to General Retail. 12. Public hearing, first reading, deliberate and possibly act on an Ordinance considering the request for a change in zoning from a Neighborhood Service District (NS) to a General Retail District (GR), on Lot 6, City Block 63, located at 636 Tudor Street. 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 Paris Regional Medical Center's North Campus to the Office of the Governor Economic Development and Tourism through the Economic Development Bank for designation as a Qualified Business and Enterprise Project under the Act; and designating a liaison. 14. Public hearing, deliberate and possibly act on a Resolution adopting an Findings of Fact and an Order calling for the Redistricting of Political Boundaries and City Council Districts within the City of Paris in accordance with the 2010 Census Data issued by the United States Census Bureau and State and Federal Law and Section 8 of the City Charter; and authorizing the Mayor to said Order and the City Clerk to attest to same. Notice is hereby given that the City Council for the City of Paris, Texas will convene in special session on the 22"d day of August 2011 at 5:30 p.m. to receive public comment on redistricting of City Council districts. Following the public hearing, the City Council will take up for consideration and possible action one or more alternative plans for the redistricting of City Council districts. The City Council reserves the right to take any and all appropriate action regarding the redistricting of the City of Paris's political boundaries, including the acceptance of new boundaries for the City Council districts, modification of any boundaries, and/or tabling the pending proposals for later consideration and/or action. The Public is invited to attend and participate in this meeting. Those wishing to address the City Council should sign a speakers request form provided for this purpose. Each speaker will be asked to come before the Council, to identify themselves, their address, and the City Council district they reside within. Comments should be reasonably concise and to the point. Questions will be answered but the Council will not permit argument or excessive discussion of any particular topic. The hearing will be conducted under rules of judicial decorum. A tape recording of the hearing will be made of this hearing. Your comments will be transcribed and included with the submission of the proposed changes to existing City Council districts to the United States Department of Justice. Por medio de la presente se da aviso de que el Concilio de la Ciudad de Paris, Texas se reunira en sesion especial el dia 22 de augusto de 2011 a las 5:30 p.m. para recibir comentarios del publico sobre la nueva delimitacion de distritos del Concilio de la Ciudad. Seguido de la audiencia publica, el Concilio de la Ciudad pondra a consideracion y posible accion uno o mas planes alternativos para la nueva delimitacion distritos del Concilio de la Ciudad. El Concilio de la Ciudad se reserva el derecho de tomar toda y cualquier accion apropiada con respecto a la nueva delimitacion de la de la division politica de la Ciudad de Paris, incluyendo la aceptacion de nuevos limites para los distritos del Concilio de la Ciudad, la modificacion de cualquier limite, y/o posponer las propuestas pendientes para su posterior consideracion y/o accion. Se invita al Publico a asistir y participar en esta asamblea. Las personas que deseen dirigirse al Concilio de la Ciudad deberan firmar un formulario de solicitud para oradores que se proporciona para este fin. A cada orador se le pedira presentarse ante el Concilio, identificarse, dar su direccion y el distrito del Concilio de la Ciudad al que pertenecen. Los comentarios deberan ser razonablemente concisos y al punto. Las preguntas seran contestadas, pero la Corte no permitira controversias ni discusiones excesivas de un tema en particular. La audiencia se llevara a cabo bajo las reglas del decoro judicial, y se grabara la audiencia en una cinta. Sus comentarios se transcribiran e incluiran con la presentacion de los cambios propuestos a los distritos existentes del Concilio de la Ciudad ante el Departamento de Justicia de los Estados Unidos. 15. Deliberate and possibly act on a Resolution adopting Criteria for Redistricting of Political Boundaries within the City of Paris in accordance with 2010 Census Data issued by the United States Census Bureau and State and Federal Law and Section 8 of the City Charter; authorizing the Mayor to execute said Order and the City Clerk to attest to same. 16. First reading, deliberate and possibly act on an Ordinance adopting a budget for the ensuing fiscal period beginning October 1, 2011, and ending September 30, 2012. 17. First reading, deliberate and possibly act on an Ordinance fixing the tax rate and the tax levy and levying ad valorem taxes for the City of Paris for the year 2011 upon all taxable property within the City of Paris in conformity with the Charter provisions and Ordinances of the City. 18. Deliberate and accept the proposal from McClanahan and Holmes, L.L.P. to perform an independent outside audit on the City's financial records for the periods ending September 30, 2011, September 30, 2012, and September 30, 2013; and authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute all necessary documents. 19. Report from Public Works Director Ron Sullivan. 20. Deliberate on presentation from Stan McKee regarding Oncor's Underground Cost Recovery Factor (UCRF). 21. Deliberate and act on a Resolution authorizing the re-sale of tax foreclosure property. 22. Deliberate and act on a Resolution appointing Thomas E. Hunt, III as Municipal Court Judge and Stephanie Harris as Associate Municipal Court Judge for the City of Paris. 23. Deliberate and act on a Resolution accepting the bid and awarding a contract in the amount of $71,777.00 for the first phase of Hazardous Materials Remediation of the Grand Theater to 911 Restoration; and authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute all documents. 24. Deliberate and act on a Resolution approving an Agreement with Hayter Engineering for professional engineering services to study the feasibility of upgrading the raw water pump station at Pat Mayse Lake; and authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute all necessary documents. 25. Deliberate and act on a Resolution approving a long term Water Supply Agreement between the City of Paris and Daisy Farms; and authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute all necessary documents. 26. Convene into Executive Session pursuant to Section 551.074 of the Texas Government Code, to discuss and deliberate the appointment of a public officer to fill the vacancy in City Council District 2 until the next regular election in May 2012. 27. Reconvene into open session to deliberate and possibly act on matters discussed in Executive Session. 28. Deliberate and act on a Resolution appointing a qualified person to fill the vacancy in City Council District 2 and to serve as City Council Member for District 2 until the next regular election in May 2012. 29. Consider and approve future events for City Council and/or City Staff pursuant to Resolution No. 2004-081. 30. Adjournment. Certification I certify that the above notice of ineeting was posted on the bulletin board in the City Hall Annex, 150 First )t. E , Paris, Texas, no later than 5:30 p.m. on August 19, 2011. _ ce 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.