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AGENDADue to freezing rain and pursuant to Section 551.0411 of the Texas Government Code, this meeting has been postponed to Wednesday, February 25, 2015, at 5:30 p.m. AMENDED CITY Comm 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, February 23, 2015. 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. a. 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.) If necessary, the City Council may convene into Executive Session under Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code regarding any item on this agenda. b. Recognition of the Paris Police Department for designation of Storm Ready by the National Weather Service. 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. 5. Approve minutes from the meetings on January 23, 2015 and February 16, 2015. 6. Receive reports and/or minutes from the following boards, commissions, and committees: a. Paris Economic Development Corporation (1 -13 -2015 & 1 -16 -2015) b. Main Street Advisory Board (1 -13 -2015) c. Building and Standards Commission (1 -20 -2015) 7. Receive January monthly financial report. 8. Receive January drainage report. 9. Receive demolition report. 10. Accept bids and award contracts for the purchase of roadway materials to the lowest responsible bidder(s) for the twelve month period beginning April 1, 2015. 11. Accept the bid and award the contract for the replacement of concrete curbs and gutters, driveway approaches, and reinforced concrete sidewalks to the lowest responsible bidder(s) for the twelve -month period beginning April 1, 2015. Regular Agenda 12. 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, as follows: Recycler's Depot. • Section 551.072 of the Texas Government Code, to deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property. 13. Reconvene into open session. 14. Receive citizen input, discuss and act on placing recycling centers under the industrial classification of the zoning ordinance. 15. Discuss and possibly act on a Resolution accepting the recommendation of the Planning & Zoning Commission to add a new use to the City Zoning Ordinance, to -wit: "Recycling Transfer Station" by right in Heavy Industrial Zoning Districts and with specific use permit in Commercial and Light Industrial Zoning Districts. 16. Conduct the second public hearing and discuss the City's intent to expand its boundaries and annex approximately 95.173 acres of land and right -of -way adjacent to Stillhouse Road and north of Stone Avenue, Lamar County, Texas. More particularly described as follows: Stillhouse Road ROW (2.17 acres): 2.17 acres being the 2800 -2900 block of Stillhouse Road /County Road 41100 being 1,572.89 linear feet of 60 foot wide Right of Way (R.O.W.) beginning at the intersection of said road centerline and current City Limit boundary, which is located approximately 330 linear feet Northeast of the intersections of the centerlines of Stone Ave and said road; Tract 25 -1 -A (4.169 acres): Tract 25 -1 -A of Abstract A786 R Russell Survey, being 4.169 acres of vacant land in the 2800 block of said road owned by Erickson, Marrero, Chadwick and Wilkerson per deed dated 3/25/04 vol. 1454 pg. 67 of the Lamar County Official Public Records (LCOPR); Tract 25 -IA1 (83.834 acres): Tract 25 -IAI of Abstract A786 R Russell Survey, being 83.834 acres of vacant land in the 2800 block of said road owned by Randall, Underwood and Spencer, LP per deed dated 1/26/08 instrument #061130 -2008 of the LCOPR; Tract 25 -1A (5.000 acres): Tract 25 -1A of Abstract A786 R Russell Survey, being 5.00 acres of improved land addressed as 2900 Stillhouse Road owned by Stillhouse Health Holdings per deed dated 5/30/12 instrument #097109 -2012 of the LCOPR also known as Stillhouse Rehab and Healthcare. 17. Discuss and award a bid to the highest responsible bidder for the purchase of city -owned property, more specifically described as 12.662 acres of land at Paris Cox Field Airport situated within the limit of the City of Paris, County of Lamar, and State of Texas, part of the William Scott Survey #856, and being part of a called 1552.97 acre tract of land conveyed to the City of Paris by deed recorded in Vol. 308, Page 287, in the Deed Records. 18. Receive annual report from Paris Economic Development Corporation. 19. Discuss and award a bid to the lowest responsible bidder for the Stillhouse Road Landfill remediation and closure. 20. Discuss and act on a Resolution authorizing a Transportation Alternatives Program Supplement grant application for a possible extension of the Trail de Paris. 21. Receive presentation from the Main Street Advisory Board about the accomplishments of the Main Street Program. 22. Discuss and act on expenditures in an amount not to exceed $90,000 for the downtown spray park. 23. Receive update on the Grand Theater renovations and provide direction to staff. 24. Discuss possible changes to the Historic Preservation ordinance. 25. Discuss drainage funding options. 26. Discuss utilities bond projects and provide direction to staff. 27. Reconsider and act on an Ordinance considering the petition of Mike and Stephanie Hall for a change in zoning from a One - Family Dwelling District No. 2 (SF -2) to a One - Family Dwelling District No. 3 (SF -3) adding a Specific Use Permit (39- Mobile Home) on Lot 1, Block A, of the Hall Addition CB 154, located at 1190 SW 6th Street. 28. Consider and approve future events for City Council and /or City Staff pursuant to Resolution No. 2004 -081. 29. Adjournment. Certification I certify that the above notice of meeting 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 February 20, 2015. Janice 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 Joey Sleeper at (903) 784 -9231 for assistance.