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, May 23, 2016. The meeting will be held at the City Council
Chamber, 107 E. Kaufinan 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 May 16, 2016.
6. Receive reports and /or minutes from the following boards, commissions, and committees:
a. Paris Economic Development Corporation (4 -19 -2016 & 4 -28 -2016)
b. Building and Standards Commission (4 -18 -2016)
c. Paris -Lamar County Board of Health (12 -14 -2015, 1 -11 -2016 & 2 -22 -2016)
7. Receive April monthly financial report.
8. Receive April drainage report.
9. Receive demolition and code enforcement activity reports.
Regular Agenda
10. Discuss and conduct the second public hearing on an Ordinance Disannexing three tracts
of land being 1.16 acres, 2.45 acres and 160.7 acres for a total of 164.31 acres in size
located in the southeastern corner of the Chisum Abstract #175 and the northeastern
corner of the Bourland Abstract #70 which is 0.75 miles northwest of the intersection of
FM Hwy 79 and NW Loop 286, with the 1.16 acre and 160.7 acre tracts being located
along the north side of FM Hwy 79 and the 2.45 acre tract being located along the south
side of FM Hwy 79 and consisting of addresses ranging from 3194 FM Hwy 79 to 3930
FM Hwy 79, of the City of Paris, Lamar County, Texas.
11. Discuss and act on an Ordinance of the City of Paris, Texas, Amending the Traffic
Control Map adopted in Section 31 -65 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris,
Texas; Changing the Speed Zone in the 10 Block of 2 SE between Lamar Ave. and
Clarksville Street to 20 MPH from 30 MPH for Safety of the Children Playing in the new
park; making other findings and provisions related to the subject; providing for a repealer
clause; a savings clause, a penalty clause; and providing for an effective date.
12. Discuss and act on an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Paris, Texas, Creating
a Municipal Setting Designation within the City's Extraterritorial Jurisdiction; providing
a penalty clause; providing a savings clause; providing a severability clause; and
providing an effective date. (A motion to remove this item from the table is required before
deliberating.)
13. Approve a contract with HWH Construction in the amount of $638,644.80 for
construction of the West Paris Multi -Use Trail.
14. Discuss and appoint a City Council representative to serve on the Airport Development
Committee.
15. Discuss plan for cleaning up affected areas from recent floods (trash pickup, cleaning
growth, dirt, trash from drainage system) and possibly take action. Discuss possible
timeline for going forward with the released funds from the last council meeting of May
16, 2016, and possibly take action.
16. Consider and approve future events for City Council and/or City Staff pursuant to
Resolution No. 2004 -081.
17. 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 May 20, 2016.
ice 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 orjellis@paristexas.gov for assistance.