Paris City Council Agenda For Monday 06.08.20

CITY 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 8, 2020. The meeting will be held at the City Council 
Chamber, 107 E. Kaufman Street, in Paris, Texas. Due to the CoVID outbreak, facemasks 
are encouraged for those in attendance of the meeting. Access to the meeting will also be 
available through live stream onThe 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 personal 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 11, 2020. 
6. Receive reports and/or minutes from the following boards and commissions: 
a. Paris -Lamar County Board of Health (1-21-2020, corrected & 2-18-2020, corrected) 
b. Planning & Zoning Commission (4-6-2020) 
c. Paris Economic Development Corporation (4-21-2020) 
d. Paris Visitors & Convention Council Board (2-17-2020) 
7. Receive April monthly financial report. 
8. Receive April drainage report. 
9. Receive April demolition and code enforcement activity reports. 
10. Approve a Resolution authorizing an application for an extension of an Automobile 
Burglary and Theft Prevention Grant for continuation of the Northeast Texas Auto Theft 

Task Force; approving a cash match from the City of Paris; and authorizing the City 
Manager to execute all necessary documents. 
Regular Agenda 
11. Discuss and act on a Resolution Approving the Private Re -Sale of a Tract of Tax 
Foreclosed Property known as the Westgate Apartments to Rain Financial Services, Inc., 
in the amount of $75,000, and authorizing the Mayor to execute deeds. 
12. Receive an update on the status of the 2017 Street Bond Projects, status of prioritized 
roads under the bond, general road maintenance, and discuss and act on any adjustments 
to prioritized road list. 
13. Discuss and act on a Resolution authorizing the signing of the terms and conditions, 
certificates and other necessary documents to pursue the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) 
created by the CARES Act. 
14. Discuss and act on the procurement process for the Love Civic Center Restoration 
Project. 
15. Receive and discuss the 2020 Water & Wastewater Cost of Service Study. 
16. Discuss and act on an Ordinance granting a taxicab license to Michael Glenn Turner d/b/a 
Texaz Transportation to operate a taxicab business on the public streets of the City of 
Paris. eve affirmative votes are required for passage of this ordinance) 
17. Discuss and act on an Ordinance amending Article XI of Chapter Two, Section 2-551 of 
the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Texas, to remove the requirement that the 
Mayor nominate members for the Municipal Band Commission. 
18. Discuss and act on procedures for the appointment of the board and commission 
members. 
19. Discuss and possibly act on removal of Director or Directors from the Paris Economic 
Development Corporation Board of Directors pursuant to Sec. 4.11 of the Bylaws of the 
Paris Economic Development Corporation. (Pursuant to the Bylaws of the Paris 
Economic Development Corporation, five affirmative votes are required to remove a 
Director from the PEDC Board of Directors) 
20. Consider and approve future events for City Council and/or City Staff pursuant to 
Resolution No. 2004-081. 
21. 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 and on the City's website at www.paristexas.gov, no later than 5:30 p.m. on June 5, 
2020. 
ice Ellis, City Clerk