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, July 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. 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 July 13, 2015.
6. Receive reports and /or minutes from the following boards, commissions, and committees:
a. Main Street Advisory Board (6 -9 -2015)
b. Historic Preservation Commission (6 -17 -2015)
c. Planning & Zoning Commission (6 -1 -2015)
d. Paris Public Library Advisory Board (6 -17 -2015)
e. Paris Economic Development Corporation (6 -9 -2015 & 6 -29 -2015)
7. Receive June monthly financial report.
8. Receive June drainage report.
9. Receive demolition report.
10. Receive code enforcement activity report.
11. Receive police statistics.
Regular Agenda
12. Discuss and appoint one member to fill a vacancy on the Historic Preservation
Commission.
13. Receive update on additional disannexation requests received and discuss procedures.
14. Discuss and act on the Paris Economic Development Corporation's request for the city
attorney's office to provide legal services to the PEDC Board.
15. Discuss and act on change order number one of Contract B1 with B. Bray Construction
increasing the amount by $18,030, for the 2013 Water and Sewer Capital Improvement
Program.
16. Discuss and possibly act on information received about the contract specifications for
TWDB Phase I Water Replacement System and work performed.
17. Receive presentation on operations plan and budget needs for Utilities Department.
18. Receive presentation on operations plan and budget needs for Public Works.
19. Discuss and act on the financing of construction for drainage and parks projects. (A motion to
remove this item from the table is required before deliberating.)
20. Convene into Executive Session pursuant to:
• Section 551.074 of the Texas Government Code of the Texas Government Code
(1) to deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties,
discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employee; or (2) to hear a complaint
or charge against an officer or employee, as follows: police officer injury leave.
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:
(a) Ben Glick d/b /a Tri-State Iron & Metal's appeal/claim;
(b) Paris Warehouse 107, Inc. Tax Abatement Agreement.
21. Reconvene into open session and possibly take action on those matters discussed in
Executive Session.
22. Consider and approve future events for City Council and/or City Staff pursuant to
Resolution No. 2004 -081.
23. 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 July 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 Janice Ellis at (903) 784 -9248 for assistance.