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, June 22, 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. 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.
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 June 8, 2015.
6. Receive reports and /or minutes from the following boards, commissions, and committees:
a. Airport Advisory Board (4 -16 -2015)
b. Planning and Zoning Commission (5 -4 -2015)
c. Main Street Advisory Board (5 -12 -2015)
d. Paris Public Advisory Board (5 -20 -2015)
7. Receive May monthly financial report.
8. Receive May drainage report.
9. Joint Resolution approving the Paris -Lamar County Health District's appointment of
three board members.
10. Approve re- assignment of a hangar lease for Hangar AAA from Chad D. Parrott to
Jimmy Smyers and from Jimmy Smyers to BUHA Holding, LLC
Regular Agenda
11. Receive presentation by Mayor Hashmi on 2015 -16 pending projects and issues in local
government as related to City Council and City Departments, discuss and act.
12. Receive presentations, discuss and act on the following:
a. Council Member Lancaster and City Attorney Kent McIlyar on charter amendments,
including the effect of city boundaries if the mayor is elected at- large;
b. Council Member Plata on the police department, including retention of police
officers; and
c. Mayor Hashmi on a recycling program for the citizens of Paris.
13. Discuss and act on extension of a professional services agreement with the Retail Coach
to provide retail analysis and recruitment in conjunction with the Lamar County Chamber
of Commerce. (A motion to remove this item from the table is required before deliberating.)
14. Receive presentation from Mayor Hashmi and Council Member Clifford on the water and
sewer infrastructure project, the drainage ditch located at 41St Street and Highway 82
West, discuss and act. (A motion to remove this item from the table is required before deliberating.)
15. Discuss and act on appointment of an outside engineering firm for the purpose of
inspecting the water and sewer infrastructure projects.
16. Presentation by the engineering department on the infrastructure bond project progress
and the map that was presented to City Council, discuss and act.
17. Receive presentation by Mayor Hashmi on sale of tax delinquent property and the old
police station (811 Bonham Street), discuss and act.
18. Receive presentation by Mayor Hashmi on clean-up of entry ways into the city and code
enforcement of various streets within the city, discuss and act.
19. Receive presentation by Mayor Hashmi on plans for engineering for underserviced areas,
discuss and act.
20. Receive presentation by Mayor Hashmi on construction of bathrooms at the Fairgrounds,
discuss and act.
21. Review and discuss disannexation requests received since last meeting, City policies and
procedures for Annexation/Disannexation, and possible schedule for future disannexaton
hearings.
22. Discuss and act on a Resolution making appointments to the Zoning Board of
Adjustment.
23. Discuss and make appointments to the various Boards, Commissions and Committees of
the City of Paris.
24. Discuss and appoint City Council Liaisons to serve on the various Boards, Commissions
and Committees.
25. Discuss, authorize acquisition of land and execution of any and all closing documents by
the City Manager for land replacement for an EMS Station.
26. Discuss and act on amendments to the Red River Valley Veterans' Memorial Lease
Agreement.
27. Discuss and award a bid to RBIS, Inc. in the amount of $415,713.10 for TWDB Phase III
water line replacement project.
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 June 19, 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.