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04/20111'.'82 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS April 11, 2011 The City Council of the City of Paris met for a regular session at 5:30 p.m. on. Monday, April 11, 2011, at the City Council Chamber, 107 E. Kaufinan, Paris, Texas. Present: Absent: Oaening Agenda Mayor Pro -Tem: Joe McCarthy Council Members: Jason Rogers; John Wright; Stephen Brown; Edwin Pickle; and Rhonda Rogers City Staff: Gene Anderson, Interim City Manager /Finance Director; Kent McIlyar, City Attorney; Janice Ellis, City Clerk; Bob Hundley, Police Chief; Ronnie, Grooms Fire Chief; Shawn Napier, City Engineer; and Steve McFadden, Interim Public Works Director Mayor: 1. Call meeting to order. Will Biard Mayor Pro -Tem McCarthy called the meeting to order at 5:34 p.m. 2. Invocation. Pastor Van Lazaroff gave the invocation. 3. Pledge of Allegiance. Mayor Pro-Tern McCarthy led the pledge. 4. Citizens' forum. Kevin Carruth, 3930 Alpine — Mr. Carruth addressed item 19 on the Agenda. Mr. Canuth said it was his understanding that the Council was contemplating not paying the full amount of the lump sum to him as agreed in the separation agreement. He said it would be illegal for City Council not to pay him, as well they would be breaking their word. Regular Council Meeting April 11, 2011 Page 2 5. Public Announcements. 1283 a. Proclamation declaring April as Autism Awareness Month. Mayor Pro -Tem McCarthy read the proclamation and presented it to Dr. Anderson. Dr. Anderson expressed her appreciation. Consent Agenda Mayor Pro-Tern McCarthy inquired of Council Members if they wished to pull any items from the Consent Agenda for discussion. There were none. A Motion to approve the Consent Agenda was made by Council Member Rhonda Rogers and seconded by Council Member Pickle. The Council voted six (6) for and none (0) opposed to approve and adopt Consent Agenda Items 6 and 7. 6. Deliberate and act on the approval of minutes from the meeting on March 28, 2011. 7. Receive and deliberate on reports and/or minutes from the following boards, commissions, and committees: a. Building and Standards Commission minutes (2 -21 -2011) b. Board of Adjustment minutes (3 -1 72011) c. Paris Economic Development Corporation minutes (2 -8 -2011) d. Paris Historic Preservation Commission minutes (3 -9 -2011) Rep-ular Agenda 8. Deliberate and act on the Final Plat of Lot 1, Block A, Loop 286 GBB Addition, located at 2015 . Loop 286 N.E. A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member Brown and seconded by Council Member Wright. Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. 9. Deliberate and act on the Re -plat of Lot 7, Block A, Townwood Estates #l, located in the 1000 Block of Cannon Place. City Engineer Shawn Napier said that the owner had requested the re -plat be pulled from the City Council Agenda, because the sale of one of the lots was not completed. Mr. Napier recommended denial of this item. A Motion to deny this item was made by Council Member Pickle and seconded by Council Member Brown. Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. 1284 Regular Council Meeting April 11, 2011 Page 3 10. Deliberate and act on the Re -plat of Lot 4 -A, bock A, Morningside North #1, located at 30 -42" d Street S.E. A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member Rhonda Rogers and seconded by Council Member Brown. Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. 11. Deliberate and possibly act on RESOLUTION NO. 2011 -035: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, ADOPTING AND APPROVING A NEW SECTION 2 — EQUAL OPPORTUNITY & HARASSMENT POLICY TO THE CITY OF PARIS' PERSONNEL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES MANUAL TO ADDRESS ALL FORMS OF UNLAWFUL HARASSMENT IN THE WORKPLACE AND TO ADOPT PROCEDURES TO IMPLEMENT THIS POLICY; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. It was a consensus of the City Council that the new policy would become effective July 1, 2011. A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member Jason Rogers and seconded by Council Member Brown. Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. 12. Deliberate and possibly act on RESOLUTION NO. 2011 -036: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A JOINT ELECTION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARIS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE CITY OF PARIS TO SHARE COMMON POLLING PLACES FOR THE MAY 14, 2011 ELECTION; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO'THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member Pickle and seconded by Council Member Rhonda Rogers. Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. 13. First reading, deliberate and possibly act on ORDINANCE NO. 2011 -007: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, DECLARING AN UNOPPOSED CANDIDATE IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 5 FOR THE MAY 14, 2011, GENERAL ELECTION BE ELECTED TO OFFICE; DETERMINING THAT NO GENERAL ELECTION BE HELD IN DISTRICT 5; DIRECTING THAT A COPY OF THIS ORDINANCE BE POSTED AT THE APPROPRIATE POLLING PLACE; DIRECTING THAT A CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION BE ISSUED TO THE UNOPPOSED CANDIDATE; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Regular Council Meeting 1285 April 11, 2011 Page 4 A Motion to invoke the super majority rule was made by Council Member Wright and seconded by Council Member Brown. Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member Rhonda Rogers and seconded by Council Member Pickle. Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. 14. Deliberate on participating in a joint diversity training project with PEDC and Texas Workforce Commission. PEDC Director Steve Gilbert said that PEDC and Northeast Texas Workforce Commission had been working on a project together and invited the City to find a way to participate. Mr. Gilbert said the community came together during the Turner Pipe crisis. He also said that the community needed to be more pro - active, because the things that happen in the community can have a negative effect on industries and jobs. He said one of the ideas that were brought forward during the PEDC Plan of Work was to undertake a diversity leadership summit. Mr. Gilbert stated that:. it` was important for companies of all sizes to be pro - active in diversity, and that small companies did not have the resources for training. Mr. Gilbert said they had also talked about putting together a youth summit and bring in some motivational folks to educate the young people. Mr. Gilbert said he subsequently talked to Workforce Solutions and they liked the idea. He also said approximately eighteen months ago Workforce Solutions, PEDC, and the Industrial Managers developed a video training program titled "Workforce Recruits." Mr. Gilbert said the idea is to put money together and work together. He said PEDC and the Workforce Commission Directors staff discussed this and developed an RFP. Mr. Gilbert said that on April 14, 2011 at 3:00 at the Depot Community Room, that PEDC was going to conduct a joint meeting with the City Council. He said that the Workforce Review Committee and the three bidders would be at the meeting to make presentations about their proposals. Mr. Gilbert said there were two bidders from Texas, one local and one from Houston in addition to one from the State of Washington. He said he wanted to give Council a head's up and if they had any questions, he would try to answer them. Mr. Gilbert said once a bidder is selected, that they would like to be able to work with the City and look for an opportunity for the City to help put some resources into match the PEDC's resources and the Workforce Solutions' resources. Council Member Jason Rogers asked if there was a limited number that could attend the training. Mr. Gilbert said they were not to that point yet. Mayor Pro Tern McCarthy encouraged City Council to participate. 15. Second reading, deliberate and possibly act on AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, ADDING A NEW CHAPTER 35, WRECKER, TOWING, AND STORAGE FACILITIES TO THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PARIS, REGULATING PROCEDURES AND POLICIES PERTAINING TO THE OPERATION OF WRECKER, TOWING, AND STORAGE FACILITIES IN THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS; MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS; 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. Regular Council Meeting April 11, 2011 Page 5 A Motion to bring this item from the table was made by Council Member Rhonda Rogers and seconded by Council Member Pickle. Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. Chief Hundley explained that the police department received complaints from insurance adjusters regarding fees charged by wrecker companies. He also said that the police department received complaints from wrecker companies regarding other wrecker companies and their service operations. Chief Hundley stated that this ordinance would regulate wrecker services and the accompanying storage facilities in Paris. Council Member Pickle asked Chief Hundley if he had spoken with the wrecker companies about this ordinance and Chief Hundley said that he had not heard from any of the wrecker company representatives. Council Member Pickle said it appeared that the City of Paris was charging less than other cities. Jerry Pitcock, owner of Pitcock Wreckers, said he did not have a problem with the ordinance, but the State had imposed many regulations on the wrecker companies. He also said that insurance companies would have problems despite what they do. He asked that City Council review the DTR fee schedules. Council Member Pickle suggested they table this item and give the wrecker companies and Chief Hundley time to meet and discuss this ordinance. Mayor Pro -Tem McCarthy asked Council Member Pickle to meet with Chief Hundley and the wrecker companies to review and discuss this ordinance. City Clerk Janice Ellis asked Council when they wanted to reschedule this item and Council Member Pickle said he would notify staff when to place the item back on the Agenda. A Motion to table this item was made by Council Member Pickle and seconded by Council Member Wright. Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. 16. First reading, deliberate and possibly act on AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS; AMENDING CHAPTER 24 ARTICLE II SPECIAL EVENTS OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PARIS, AND AMENDING CHAPTER 3 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PARIS TO PROVIDE NEW RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE SALE AND CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AT AN EVENT REQUIRING A SPECIAL EVENTS PERMIT; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A PENALTY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. City Manager Gene Anderson said that the Mayor had asked that this item be addressed, because staff had been approached by several different groups seeking permission to sell alcoholic beverages at their special events located on City property. Council Member Wright asked Chief Hundley how it would affect his budget, because off -duty officers would be working the events. Chief Hundley said that the officers would be paid an hourly rate of $25.00, and it would work best if the event holder paid the money directly to the officer instead of going through the police department. Mr. Anderson said that could be arranged. Council Member Brown expressed concern about alcohol being sold where children are present. Council Member Regular Council Meeting 1287 April 11, 2011 Page 6 Jason Rogers expressed the same concern. Council Member Rhonda Rogers said the application would have to be made sixty days in advance for the special events and did not think that it would happen on a regular basis. Council Member Rhonda Rogers also said events would attract tourism and bring revenue to the City. 17. 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. Mayor Pro -Tem McCarthy recessed City Council at 6:42 p.m. for a break and convened City Council into executive session at 6:45p.m. 1.8. Reconvene into open session and possibly take action on those matters discussed in Executive Session. Mayor Pro -Tem McCarthy reconvened City Council into open session at 7:16 p.m. 19. Deliberate and possibly act on the separation agreement between the City of Paris and former City Manager, Kevin Carruth. Subject to Kevin Carruth executing a Release to the City of Paris acknowledging full and final payment from the City of Paris, a Motion to authorize the City Manager to issue a check in the net amount of $70,486.63 as full and final payment due under the Separation Agreement with the City of Paris was made by Council Member Jason Rogers and seconded by Council Member Brown. Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. 20. Consider and approve future events for City Council and/or City Staff pursuant to Resolution No. 2004 -081. No events were referenced. 21. Adjournment. There being no further business, a Motion to adjourn was made by Council Member Pickle and was seconded by Council Member Brown. Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. The meeting was adjourned at 7:17 p.m. C JOE McCARTHY, MAYOR PR - M ANICE ELLIS, CITY CLERK MINUTES OF THE JOINT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS AND THE PARIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION April 14, 2011 The City Council of the City of Paris, Texas, and the Paris Economic Development Corporation met for a special joint session at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 14, 2011, at the Depot Community Room, 1125 Bonham Street, Paris, Texas. Present: Mayor: Will Biard Council Members: Joe McCarthy; John Wright; Edwin Pickle; and Rhonda Rogers City Staff: Gene Anderson, Interim City Manager/Finance Director; Kent McIlyar, City Attorney; Janice Ellis, City Clerk; and Shawn Napier, City Engineer Absent: Council Members: Jason Rogers and Stephen Brown Present: PEDC Chairman: Pike Burkhart, Sr. Board Members: Doug Wehrman, Dan Smith, and Rick Poston PEDC Staff: Steve Gilbert and Shannon Barrentine Absent: Board Members: Chad Brown 1. Call meeting to order. Mayor Biard called the City Council meeting to order at 3:08 p.m. Chairman Pike Burkhart called the PEDC meeting to order at 3:08 p.m. and announced that the purpose of the joint meeting was item number 5b. and moved the item forward on the Agenda. Mr. Burkhart said that Council Member Jason Rogers had recused himself, because of a possible conflict. 5. New Business: b. Discussion and possible action regarding Diversity Training RFP bidder presentation. 1289 Special Council Meeting April 14, 2011 Page 2 EDC Director Steve Gilbert said they would hear from three companies in response to the RFP's sent out regarding Diversity Training. He further said that each company would have fifteen minutes to do their presentation and in the absence of the other companies. Mr. Gilbert presented everyone with a score sheet to be completed on each company. Those present at the meeting heard from the following: 1) Kenneth Rogers, Sr. and Kenneth Rogers, Jr. from The Right Talent, Inc.; 2) Janet Bashen, Laura Haas, and Ty Ragland from Bashen Corp.; 3) Tracy Brown from Executive Diversity Services. Mr. Gilbert asked everyone to complete their score sheets, so that he could turn them into the Texas Workforce Commission for tabulation. He reported that the Executive Diversity Services was the low bid coming in at a base rate of $59,009; that The Right Talent, Inc. was next coming in with a base bid of $89,000; and that the Bashen Corporation was the high bidder coming in at $245,000, which included a software link. Mr. Gilbert explained that the evaluation team would finish the process and give recommendations to PEDC and the City Council. Chairman Burkhart said he hoped that the Texas Workforce Commission, PEDC, and the City Council could work together to get this project moving forward. City Manager Gene Anderson inquired if the County had been approached and Mr. Burkhart said he did not know the answer. Mr. Anderson asked if there was any reason that the County could not be approached. Mr. Gilbert said there was no reason. Items 2 through 6 were items to be considered by PEDC only. 7. Adjournment. There being no further business of the City Council, a Motion to adjourn was made by Council Member Pickle and was seconded by Council Member Wright. Motion carried, 5 ayes — 0 nays. The meeting was adjourned at 5:08 p.m. WILL BIARD, MAYOR ICE ELLIS, CITY CLERK MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS April 25, 2011 The City Council of the City of Paris met for a regular session at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, April 25, 2011, at the City Council Chamber, 107 E. Kaufinan, Paris, Texas. Present: Mayor: Will Biard Council Members: Joe McCarthy; Jason Rogers; John Wright; Stephen Brown; Edwin Pickle; and Rhonda Rogers City Staff: Gene Anderson, Interim City Manager/Finance Director; Kent McIlyar, City Attorney; Janice Ellis, City Clerk; Bob Hundley, Police Chief; Shawn Napier, City Engineer; and Ron Sullivan, Public Works Director Opening Agenda 1. Call meeting to order. Mayor Biard called the meeting to order at 5:32 p.m. 2. Invocation. Shawn Napier gave the invocation. 3. Pledge of Allegiance. Council Member Wright led the pledge. 4. Citizens' forum. No one spoke during the forum. Consent Agenda Mayor Biard inquired of Council Members if they wished to pull any items from the Consent Agenda for discussion. Council Member Pickle asked for discussion on item 7 and Council Member Rhonda Rogers asked for discussion on item 8. Council Member Pickle inquired if LaQuinta and Ramada were current on their hotel/motel taxes. Mr. Anderson said that Ramada was in the process of being sold and that he would follow -up on these matters. 12 91 Regular Council Meeting April 25, 2011 Page 2 Council Member Rhonda Rogers said that she would like to explore solutions to the ongoing drainage problems. A Motion to approve the Consent Agenda was made by Council Member Rhonda Rogers and seconded by Council Member Brown. The Council voted seven (7) for and none (0) opposed to approve and adopt Consent Agenda Items 5, 6, 7, and 8. 5. Deliberate and act on the approval of minutes from the meetings on April 11, 2011 and April 14, 2011. 6. Receive and deliberate on reports and/or minutes from the following boards, commissions, and committees: a. Planning and Zoning Commission minutes (3 -10 -11 and 3 -28 -2011) 7. Deliberate on March monthly financial report. 8. Deliberate on drainage ditch maintenance report. Regular Agenda 9. Public hearing, first reading, deliberate and possibly act on an ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS APPROVING AND ADOPTING REVISIONS TO THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN MAP FOR THE CITY OF PARIS AS IT PERTAINS TO AN AREA BOUNDED BY 6' STREET SE, CHURCH STREET, PARIS BLVD AND THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A" ATTACHED HERETO; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A PENALTY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mayor Biard asked for a motion to recuse himself on items 9 and 10. A Motion to recuse Mayor Biard was made by Council Member McCarthy and seconded by Council. Member Brown. Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. Mayor Pro -Tern McCarthy opened the public hearing and asked for anyone wishing to speak in support of this item, to please come forward. Holland Harper spoke in support of this item. Mayor Pro -Tern asked for anyone wishing to speak in opposition of this item, to please come forward. With no one else speaking, Mayor Pro -Tern McCarthy closed the public hearing. With no action being taken on this item, it was scheduled for a second reading on May 9th. 10. Public hearing, first reading, deliberate and possibly act on an ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS AMENDING ZONING 1292 Regular Council Meeting April 25, 2011 Page 3 ORDINANCE NO. 1710 OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AS HERETOFORE AMENDED, SO AS TO REZONE LOT 2, BLOCK l; LOT 1, BLOCK 2; LOTS 1 AND 2, BLOCK 3; LOTS 4 -9, BLOCK 6; LOTS 1 -10, BLOCK 7; LOTS 1 -11; BLOCK 8, LOTS 7 -12, BLOCK 9, TEXAS & PACIFIC ADDITION AND LOTS 3 AND 4, BLOCK 162, CITY OF PARIS, LAMAR COUNTY, TEXAS FROM A LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT (LI), TO A HEAVY INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT (HI); AND TO REZONE LOTS 1 -12, BLOCK 10; LOTS 1 -12, BLOCK 11; LOTS 1 -12, BLOCK 12; AND LOTS 1 -12 BLOCK 13, TEXAS & PACIFIC ADDITION, PARIS, LAMAR COUNTY, TEXAS, FROM A COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (C) TO A HEAVY INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT (HI), SAID PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED BETWEEN SOUTH CHURCH STREET, SIXTH STREET SE, PARIS BOULEVARD AND UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CITY OF PARIS, LAMAR COUNTY, TEXAS; DIRECTING A CHANGE ACCORDINGLY IN THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A PENALTY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mayor Pro -Tern McCarthy opened the public hearing and asked for anyone wishing to speak in support of this item, to please come forward. Mike Glatfelter spoke in support of this item. Mayor Pro-Tern asked for anyone wishing to speak in opposition of this item, to please come forward. With no one else speaking, Mayor Pro -Tem McCarthy closed the public hearing. With no action being taken on this item, it was scheduled for a second reading on May 9th. A Motion to return Mayor Biard to the meeting was made by Council Member Rhonda Rogers and seconded by Council Member Pickle. Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. 11. Presentation of Paris Economic Development Corporation's Quarterly Report. PEDC Director Steve Gilbert referred City Council to the quarterly report that was included in their packets and asked if there were any questions. There were no questions. Mr. Gilbert announced that the Red River Regional Agricultural Innovators and Entrepreneur Forum was scheduled for May 4th between 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., at the new offices of the Red River Region Business Incubator. Mr. Gilbert invited everyone to attend. Mr. Gilbert said that he wanted to publically apologize to the City Council, the Rogers Family, and City staff regarding the diversity RFP process and the manner in which it got out of hand. Mr. Gilbert also said that recommendations would be made to the PEDC Board on May 10th regarding the Project, and until that time the procurement process was underway. He also said that once a decision was made, that they would deal with issues as they arose. Regular Council Meeting April 25, 2011 Page 4 12. Presentation on an Airport Master Plan for Cox Field. 1293 Matt Quick of Coffman Associates presented the City Council with the proposed Airport Master Plan for Cox Field. He briefly explained the Master Plan Project work flow, existing airfield facilities, existing landside facilities, forecast summary, short term development staging, capital improvement program., intermediate term development staging, and long term development staging. Mr. Quick also said that the total project cost for the short term program was $4,788,000; the total cost for the intermediate term program was $5,014,300; and the total cost for the long term program was $13,357,400. 13. Second reading, deliberate, and possibly act on AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS; AMENDING CHAPTER 24, ARTICLE II SPECIAL EVENTS OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PARIS, AND AMENDING CHAPTER 3 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PARIS TO PROVIDE NEW RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE SALE AND CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AT AN EVENT REQUIRING A SPECIAL EVENTS PERMIT; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A PENALTY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mayor Biard said he had asked that this item be brought forward in order to allow alcohol sales at the Civic Center, and the Fairgounds for special events. Council Member Pickle asked that the Airport be included. Several Council Members thought it would attract tourism by having additional events. Several Council Members expressed dissatisfaction of having alcohol sales where families gathered. Airport Advisory Board Chairman Jack Ashmore said that the Board did not want alcohol sales at the airport citing security reasons. After a lengthy discussion, it was a consensus of City Council to not allow alcohol sales on public property, with the exception of the Fairgrounds, the Paris Rodeo Arena, and the Love Civic Center. Mayor Biard said that any organization planning to have an event at one of these public places, would still be required to meet the requirements according to State Law and /or any permits required by the City. 14. Deliberate and possibly act on RESOLUTION NO. 2011 -037: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AWARDING A TEN YEAR LANDFILL SERVICES AND RELATED WASTE SERVICES AGREEMENT TO SANITATION SOLUTIONS, INC.; AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member Brown and seconded by Council Member McCarthy. Motion carried, 6 ayes —1 nay, with Council Member Jason Rogers casting the dissenting vote. I' 94 Regular Council Meeting April 25, 2011 Page 5 15. Deliberate and possibly act on RESOLUTION NO. 2011 -038: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, DECLARING CERTAIN USED PERSONAL PROPERTY OF THE CITY OF PARIS AS SURPLUS PROPERTY AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO THE RED RIVER REGION INCUBATOR PROJECT; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member McCarthy and seconded by Council Member Rhonda Rogers. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. 16. Public hearing, deliberate and approve the nomination of certain Historic Signs located in the Downtown Historic District. A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member Rhonda Rogers and seconded by Council Member Jason Rogers. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. 17. Deliberate and act on RESOLUTION NO. 2011 -039: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS; APPROVING AN APPLICATION FOR AN AUTOMOBILE BURGLARY & THEFT PREVENTION GRANT FOR CONTINUATION OF OUR AUTO THEFT TASK FORCE THE TOTAL OF THE GRANT IS EXPECTED TO BE $139,522.00 WITH A CASH MATCH OF $41,993.00 ALONG WITH AN IN -KIND MATCH OF $2,900.00; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY FOR ACCEPTANCE AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SAID GRANT UPON NOTICE THEREOF; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member McCarthy and seconded by Council Member Pickle. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. 18. 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. Mayor Biard announced that an Executive Session was not needed. 19. Reconvene into open. City Council did not have an Executive Session. 20. Consider and approve future events for City Council and/or City Staff pursuant to Resolution No. 2004 -081. 12 Regular Council Meeting April 25, 2011 Page 6 Council Member Jason Rogers said that he would like to attend the young elected official conference in Washington D.C. and that the conference was free, but that travel was not. Council Member Pickle said he did not have a problem with the City paying for travel, but that he thought it was a good ideal for the Council to receive a report when Council Members attend conferences with regard to what they learn. Council Member Jason Rogers said he did not have a problem with that. 21. Adjournment. There being no further business, a Motion to adjourn was made by Council Member McCarthy and was seconded by Council Member Pickle. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. The meeting was adjourned at 6:48 p.m. WILL BIARD, MAYOR ICE ELLIS, CITY CLERK