00-AMENDED AGENDAAMENDED 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, September 12, 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 Paris Majors All Star Dixie World Series Champions Day.
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 August 19, 2011;
August 22, 2011; August 26, 2011; and August 29, 2011.
7. Receive and deliberate on reports and/or minutes from the following boards,
commissions, and committees:
a. Historic Preservation Commission (6-8-2011 and 8-10-2011)
b. Planning and Zoning Commission (8-1-2011)
Regular Agenda
Public hearing, deliberate and act on a Ordinance Adopting a Redistricting Plan for City
Council Districts for the City of Paris and authorizing the Mayor and City Council to
execute said Ordinance 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
regular session on the 12th day of September 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 regular el dia 12 de septiembre 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.
9. Deliberate and act on the Preliminary Plat and Final Plat of Lot 1, Block A, Trinity
Christian Academy Addition CB 323, located at 2060 Highway 79.
10. Deliberate and act on the Preliminary Plat and Final Plat of Lot 1, Block A, Nepex Realty
LTD 313, located at 3930 Lamar Avenue.
11. Deliberate and act on the Replat of Lot 5, Block 2, Clements Fairview Addition, located
at 1538 North Main Street.
12. Report from Jeanna Scott on the building permit process.
13. Deliberate and act on a Resolution accepting a utility easement from Paris Junior College
for a water line crossing Paris Junior College Campus South of Clarksville Street.
14. First reading, deliberate and possibly act on an Ordinance authorizing the issuance of a
solid waste collection permit to Sanitation Solutions for collecting and/or transporting
solid waste from commercial and industrial units within the city limits.
15. First reading, deliberate and possibly act on an Ordinance authorizing the issuance of a
solid waste collection permit to Trashy Business, for collecting and/or transporting solid
waste from commercial and industrial units within the city limits.
16. Deliberate and act on a Resolution declaring certain personal property as surplus property
and authorizing the disposal of said surplus city property.
17. Deliberate and act on Resolution adopting a City Council travel policy.
18. Deliberate and act on a Resolution accepting the Routine Airport Maintenance Program
(RAMP) Grant; authorizing the execution of a Grant Agreement for TxDOT Project No.
AM 2012PARIS.
19. Deliberate and act on a Resolution approving the Contract with the Chamber of
Commerce of Lamar County, Inc. to maintain the Visitors & Convention Council for the
purpose of managing the Municipal Hotel Occupancy Tax Fund to promote Tourism and
the Convention and Hotel Industry in the City of Paris.
20. Deliberate and act on a Resolution acknowledging and approving a Loan Agreement and
Promissory Note by and between the Paris Economic Development Corp. "Borrower"
and Capital One, N.A. Bank "Lender" for a revolving line of Credit in the amount of Two
Million Dollars.
21. Convene into Executive Session:
a. 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 conflict with this chapter, to-wit: Texas Supreme Court ruling in Cause No.
09-0257; City of Dallas vs. Heather Stewart;
b. Pursuant to Section 551.074 of the Texas Government Code, to deliberate the
appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal
of a public officer or employee as follows: discuss City Manager applicants.
22. Reconvene into Open Session, deliberate and possibly take action on those matters
discussed in Executive Session.
23. Consider and approve future events for City Council and/or City Staff pursuant to
Resolution No. 2004-081.
24. Adj ournment.
Certitication
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 September 9, 2011.
, ~Clerk
'?O!~~City Ellis
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