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, April 27, 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. Proclaim the month of May as Motorcycle Awareness Month.
C. Proclaim April 30, 2015 as the commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the
Vietnam War.
d. Proclaim May 7, 2015 as a National Day of Prayer.
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 meeting on April 13, 2015.
6. Receive reports and /or minutes from the following boards, commissions, and committees:
a. Traffic Commission (3 -3 -2015)
b. Paris Public Library Advisory Board (3 -25 -2015)
c. Building and Standards Commission (3 -16 -2015)
7. Receive March monthly financial report.
8. Receive March drainage report.
9. Receive demolition report.
10. Approve change for meeting date in the month of May.
11. Approve a Resolution authorizing a grant application to the Automobile Burglary and
Theft Prevention Authority for continuation of the Northeast Texas Auto Theft Task
Force.
Regular Agenda
12. Approve an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Paris, Texas, amending the
Traffic Parking System adopted in Section 31 -84 as it is established in the Traffic Control
Map in Sec. 31 -65 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Texas; removing a
loading zone and establishing a two -hour parking in the 100 block of North Main Street
on the East side of the Street; making other findings and provisions related to the subject;
providing a repealer clause, a severability clause, a savings clause, a penalty clause; and
providing an effective date.
13. Discuss and act on a Resolution authorizing the City of Paris to use the power of eminent
domain to acquire the necessary trail easements or fee simple interest in the following
properties: Lot 6, Block 47 and Lots 1, 8 -10, Block 50 of the City of Paris, Lamar
County, Texas for a Multi -use trail extending from The Depot at 1125 Bonham generally
north to the Red River Valley Fairgrounds and the Boys and Girls Club.
14. Discuss and act on formation of a joint committee to determine the policies and
procedures that were followed with regard to issuance of the permit to Tri-State
Company Recycling Depot.
15. Discuss reconstruction of Collegiate Road and provide direction to staff.
16. Receive bid tabulation, discuss and accept lowest responsible bid from Pittard
Construction in the amount of $3,041,970.00 for Contract B2 -2013 Bond Fund Water and
Sewer Replacement Project; award contract subject to execution of an approved contract,
receipt of bonds and insurance.
17. Convene into Executive Session 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) as follows:
A. JS Baking, LLC (Skinner Bakery)
B. Turner Pipe
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, as follows: Benjamin Glick/Tri-State Iron &
Metal claim/investigation.
18. Reconvene into open session and possibly take action on those matters discussed in
Executive Session.
19. Consider and approve future events for City Council and /or City Staff pursuant to
Resolution No. 2004 -081.
20. 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 April 24, 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.