00-AGENDACITY COUNCIL AGENDA
Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the (:ity ot Yaris snaii meet in regulm bubb1L,11
at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, July 23, 2012. The meeting will be held at the City Council
Chamber, 107 E. Kaufinan 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. Unless
an item is posted on the Agenda, 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
[tems 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. Discuss and act on the approval of minutes from the meeting on July 9, 2012.
6. Receive and deliberate on reports and/or minutes from the following boards,
commissions, and committees:
a. Traffic Commission (5-8-2012)
b. Planning & Zoning Commission (6-4-2012)
c. Paris Economic Development Corporation (6-12-2012; 6-15-2012; 6-18-2012; 6-29-
2012).
7. Discuss June monthly financial report.
8. Discuss June drainage ditch maintenance report.
9. Discuss dilapidated structure report.
10. Discuss possible future amendments to the City of Paris Charter.
Regular Agenda
11. First reading, discuss, public hearing, and possibly act on an Ordinance approving the
Site Plan for Gerry Teague on Lot l, Block 7, Springlake Addition, located at 350 North
Collegiate Drive.
12. Discuss and act on Roger Stripland sewer issues.
13. Presentation and discussion of the Paris-Lamar County Health Budget for the fiscal year
2012-13.
14. Report on asbestos abatement crew for the City of Paris.
15. Discussion of the Chamber of Commerce and Santa Fe Depot Lease Agreement.
16. Discuss and act on a Resolution approving an amendment to Paris Economic
Development Corporation Budget for the fiscal year 2011-2012.
17. Discuss and act on a Resolution approving Amended Guidelines and Criteria for Granting
Tax Abatements in the City of Paris, Texas.
18. 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 conflicts with this chapter.
b. Pursuant to Section 551.087 of the Texas Government Code, (1) to discuss or
deliberate regarding commercial or financial information that the governmental body
has received from a business prospect that the governmental body seeks to have
locate, stay, or expand in or near the territory of the governmental body and with
which the governmental body is conducting economic development negotiations; or
(2) to deliberate the offer of a financial or other incentive to a business prospect
described by Subdivision (1).
c. Pursuant to Section 551.072 of the Texas Government Code, to discuss the purchase,
exchange, lease, or value of real property.
19. Reconvene into open session and possibly take action on those matters discussed in
Executive 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 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 July 20, 2012.
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a 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 Jeanna Scott at (903) 784-9231 for assistance.