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, January 25, 2016. 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 January 11, 2016.
6. Receive reports and /or minutes from the following boards, commissions, and committees:
a. Main Street Advisory Board (12 -8 -2015)
b. Historic Preservation Commission (12 -9 -2015)
c. Paris Economic Development Corporation (12 -8 -2015 & 12 -29 -2015)
d. Paris Visitors & Convention Council (11 -12 -2015)
e. Paris Public Library Advisory Board (12 -16 -2015)
7. Receive December drainage report.
8. Receive code enforcement activity report.
9. Approve a Resolution ordering the regular municipal election for May 7, 2016.
10. Approve a Resolution approving a Contract for Elections Services with the Lamar
County Elections Administrator.
11. Approve a Resolution approving a Joint Election Agreement between the City of Paris
and Paris Independent School District.
12. Approve a Resolution authorizing the execution and delivery of a Municipal Lease
Agreement with Liberty National Bank for the acquisition, purchase, financing, and
leasing of a fire truck; authorizing the execution and delivery of documents required in
connection therewith; and authorizing the taking of all other actions necessary to the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by such Resolution.
Regular Agenda
13. Receive update from the city manager on the status of Paris Warehouse 107 Tax
Abatement, discuss and possibly take action.
14. Receive public input, discuss and act on a Resolution in support of LW Development,
LLC's Application to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
(TDHCA), and the proposed development of Saddlebrooke Estates located at 4660 Pine
Mill Road; and approving LW Development, LLC's request for a de minimis contribution
for development of Saddlebrooke Estates (A motion to remove this item from the table is required
before deliberating.)
15. Receive public input, discuss and act on a Resolution in support of GS Paris Family, LP's
Application to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA), and
the proposed development of a new apartment complex located at 4800 Lamar Avenue;
and approving State Street Housing, LP's request for a de minimis contribution for
development of a new apartment complex.
16. Receive presentation from United Way regarding a fixed -route transit system in Paris.
17. Approve a Professional Services Agreement with Garver USA to provide the professional
engineering services for conceptual design of the City's wastewater treatment facility
rehabilitation.
18. Discuss revisions to the animal control ordinance and provide direction to staff.
19. Discuss disannexation requests received from 36th N.E. Street property owners as
follows:
• Kay White, 2325 36th NE
• George William "Bill" Madding, 2225 36th NE
• Wildred & Donna Hargis, 2245 36th NE
• Terry & Sandra Fitzgerald, 2335 36th NE
• Greg Winn, 2235 36th NE
• William & Lindsay Thorns, 2425 36th NE
20. Discuss disannexation requests received from FM 79 property owners as follows:
• Terry & Dedra Dollins, 3356 FM 79
• Peter & Lisa Zacharias, 3388 & 3384 FM 79
• Jessie Tucker, 3930 FM 79
• O.B. McCuin, 3928 FM 79
• Stacy & Shelia Pendergraft, 3790 FM 79
• Ronald Dockray, 3197, FM 79
• Carolyn Patterson, 2 acre tract, Rt. 1, FM 79 and 2.5 acres, FM 79
• Arthur & Joyce Lay, 3248 FM 79
• Carol Diggs, FM 79
21. Discuss and act on a lighting policy for the Plaza.
22. Receive status report from the police chief about activities in the police department.
23. Consider and approve future events for City Council and /or City Staff pursuant to
Resolution No. 2004 -081.
24. Adjournment.
Certification
1 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 January 22, 2016.
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 or jellis @paristexas.gov for assistance.