00 AGENDA REGULAR MEETING
CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS
PARIS JUNIOR COLLEGE
APPLIED TECHNOLOGY BUILDING, ROOM 1206
WEST ENTRANCE
2400 CLARKSVILLE STREET
PARIS, TEXAS
MONDAY, APRIL 14, 2003
6:00 O'CLOCK, P.M.
N~TI~E ~ (48)
(NOTE:
AGENDA
It is respectfully requested that presentations before the City Council
be confined to two minutes or less.)
Call meeting to order and invocation.
Approval of minutes from previous meetings. (February 10, 2003; March 6,
2003; March 12, 2003)
Receipt of reports from committees, boards, and commissions:
A. Paris Economic Development Corporation.
(1) Gary Vest, Director of Economic Development/Chamber of
Commerce CEO, presenting the Paris Economic Development
Corporation quarterly report.
B. Paris Public Library Advisory Board. (March 19, 2003)
C. Paris/Lamar County Board of Health. (February 19, 2003)
D. Historic Preservation Commission. (November 19, 2002; February 11,
2003; March 3, 2003)
E. Board of Commissioners, Housing Authority of the City of Paris.
(December 17, 2002; February 18, 2003)
F. Band Commission. (March 17, 2003)
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G. City Council Water and Sewer Subcommittee. (February 18, 2003)
(1) Receipt of report.
(2)
Further discussion regarding possible options to lower water
and sewer rates and other items related to water and sewer
issues.
(3)
Consideration of and action on an ordinance amending the Code
of Ordinances of the City of Paris by revising subsections (b)
and (c) of Section 34-22 thereof to establish water rates for
residential, commercial, and industrial customers that are based
upon the cost to serve each class, and revising subsections (a),
(b), and (c) of Section 34-23 to establish a sewer service rate for
City water customers.
(4)
Consideration of and action on a resolution accepting the
findings of a Water and Sewer Rate Study performed by Reed,
Stowe & Yanke, Inc. and authorizing the implementation of said
rates for contracted water customers.
Personal Appearance.
Karl Louis, Police Chief, presenting a letter of commendation to police
officers John Berry, Larry Hogan, Robert Milton, Todd Varner, Raymond
Moss, and Jimmy Womack and dispatchers Julia Harrison and Rhett
Powell for their actions involving the search and recovery mission in
Nacogdoches, Texas, relating to the Space Shuttle Columbia tragedy.
Receipt of the Comprehensive Annual Financial Audit for the City of Paris for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002.
Consideration of and action on the following resolutions:
Approving a proclamation declaring the month of April as Fair Housing
Month.
Authorizing the execution of a Group Benefits Services Agreement with
the Texas Municipal League-Intergovernmental Employee Benefits Pool
(TML-IEBP) for (1) Term Life Insurance, (2) Stop-loss Insurance for its
otherwise self-funded Medical/Dental/Vision Program, (3) Third-Party
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Administrative Services for the above coverage, (4) Maintenance Drug
Program, and (5) Long Term Disability.
Approving and authorizing the execution of Change Notice No. 02 to
the Contract for Public Health Services, TDH Document No.
7560022067-2002.
Approving the sale of tax delinquent property described as Lot 6, City
Block 355, being number 2015 N.W. Loop 286.
Approving the sale of tax delinquent property described as Lot 31,
Block 4, Gibbons Park Addition, being number 965 Cedar Street.
Approving the sale of tax delinquent property described as Lot 10, City
Block 58, being number 323 2nd Street N.E.
Authorizing the approval and acceptance of a permanent utility
easement and temporary construction easement across the first,
second, and third tracts out of the Asa Jarman Survey, Abstract 479,
and conveyed to Paymore, Inc. beginning in the south boundary line of
W. Washington Street for the construction of a sewer line by and in
furtherance of that project known as Paris Retirement Village.
Approving and authorizing a revised grant application to the Office of
the Governor, Criminal Justice Division, Texas Narcotics Control
Program, for a Regional Controlled Substance Apprehension Program
Grant.
Authorizing the approval and acceptance of five (5) permanent access,
utility, and drainage easements across portions of Lots 2-A, 2-B, 3, 4,
5, and 6, Block 5, Hayes Addition, beginning in the north boundary line
of Houston Street, for the construction of access, utility, and drainage
improvements by and in furtherance of that project known as River
Oaks Subdivision, to be constructed by Mack Ross.
Authorizing the approval and acceptance of permanent utility
easements and temporary construction easements across Lots 4 and
5, City Block 170, for the construction of a sewer line for Woodard Lift
Station.
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Authorizing the preservation of natural open space land in the City of
Paris for construction of the Paris Sports Complex Project.
Authorizing the approval and acceptance of a permanent forty-five (45)
foot utility easement on property belonging to Don Lester, beginning
at the north boundary line of State Highway 271, going north across Lot
2, City Block 347 to the north boundary line of said Lot 2, a distance of
approximately 900 feet, for the construction of a waterline.
Approving the PEDC resolution authorizing the renewal and extension
of the current Promissory Note and First Addendum to Security
Agreement from Paris Packaging, Inc. to the Paris Economic
Development Corporation (PEDC), to extend the term of said note and
said security agreement co-extensive with the term of the PEDC
Taxable Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 1998.
Authorizing the acquisition of necessary property for the Stillhouse
Road Improvement Project from Clement Road to Loop 286 N.E.
Authorizing the approval and acceptance of permanent utility
easements and temporary construction easements for the construction
of the 24 inch water line associated with the new elevated water storage
tank.
Appointing a member to the Planning & Zoning Commission to serve
the unexpired term of William H. Coleman.
Discussion and possible action:
Receive report from City representatives to the Annual Meeting of the
National League of Cities.
Consider continued participation as a member of the Texas Municipal
League.
C. ISO Fire Insurance Rating.
Staff Report:
A. Director of Finance/Personnel.
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(1) Quarterly financial report.
(2) Report for the quarter ending March 31, 2003, of employee
turnover for the City of Paris.
Referrals.
Adjournment.
POSTED:
BY:
WITNESS:
FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 2003,
BOARD.
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