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The parcels named in staff’s memo include land owned by Wally Craft, the Cobb Testimony Trust and Paul and Shelly Morrison, south of the highway and near Woodall Field. Staff said some parcels lack city water or sewer service and that one parcel is currently subject to impending right‑of‑way takings by the Texas Department of Transportation that will require property reconstruction and new private taps to city lines.

Wally Craft, who identified himself as the owner of a veterinary clinic on one of the parcels, told the council he did not want to tear down his clinic and described the local utility access as problematic. “I by no means wanted to tear down my veterinary clinic. That was completely unexpected,” Craft said. He described a 60‑year‑old water line routed through woods and the ballpark that has caused multiple leaks and said a sewer line was installed nearby in the last year to 18 months. Craft said the combination of limited water access, expected TxDOT takings and the clinic’s large‑animal operations motivated his request to be removed from the city.

Staff recommended authorizing initiation of disannexation proceedings so the city can set two public hearings and collect more information; staff emphasized that instituting proceedings would not oblige the council to approve final disannexation. After public comment and staff explanation, council members indicated a desire to proceed with the procedural step. One council member said they were “good with disannexation” and asked staff to return with a resolution instituting proceedings; another member said they had hesitations, noting the city generally seeks to expand rather than reduce boundaries.

Council did not adopt a resolution at the meeting; staff said they will prepare resolutions and public‑hearing calendars for the council to consider at a subsequent meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Paris City Council regular meeting - 02/10/2025","oneSentenceSummary","City staff told the Paris City Council they had received petitions from three property owners seeking disannexation of parcels along U.S. 271 South and asked the council for direction to institute the formal disannexation process and schedule public hearings.","taxTitle","Paris, Lamar County, Texas","taxId",64411,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6339892,"Consultant tells Paris council TIRS is compliant, offers training and updated financial tools",742,1259000,2001000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2260619-360c7dd1fc181442c6da4054cb3f0ec4&start=1259&end=2001","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2260619-360c7dd1fc181442c6da4054cb3f0ec4/thumbnail_1259000.jpg","/articles/6339892/Paris/Lamar-County/Texas/Consultant-tells-Paris-council-TIRS-is-compliant-offers-training-and-updated-financial-tools","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6339892-3ef92d2ab8d316d6e65ad1a4a95382cb/orig.mp4?Expires=1771206082&Signature=ZV87N-kOIstvEUnWhZH2f28gBXorgeWFHWAljLqSpHNF-hM05ta9w~vqx4SWItS5MIkuGIloO6JGBsoi8V9CeFHDDA7Eo5n3jFFNGlfqcD5XzIScjEa8GyLuCALtcntO2EBt62entW1oSAAQHjpaJ4gRTDBaumjekxRjKTCNiZF94rAKvg66VtjVyy5jdo6OWW98g17dyYTEm6Na6oN5USlaud6vh4xQJ4c~6p9ouSWIAhBZbaqXkMjzsIq5YC~CqATxfnjZJFCa9fhck6Y2hRqc0kDWM-d6EHQRIyykXgbU2x~HxdzUs5~4rv~O~owFskqtUJOGzhS5WTToOY20lg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Fort Pine Consulting gave the Paris City Council a summary of findings and training materials for Paris TIRS No. 1, saying the zone’s reporting is current and providing new tools to help the board and staff track future revenues and abatements.

The presentation, delivered by consultant Joseph Denney of Fort Pine Consulting, described the engagement as “not an audit” but a business analysis that reconciled data from Lamar CAD and city staff, identified a 2023 reporting discrepancy tied to a partial abatement and offered spreadsheets, process maps and a board information notebook to guide future reporting and amendments. “Again, this is just sort of a quick ... overview of the work that we’ve done for the TIRS,” Denney told the council.

Denney said the city dedicates 50% of the property-tax increment from the zone to the TIRS fund, and that the zone’s original term was set for 30 years beginning with the 2019 baseline. He reported that, after accounting for a partial abatement that had not been included in initial data, the 2023 variance reduced to a roughly $3,500 impact on TIRS receipts — important to monitor but small in the first year. “This was not an audit,” Denney said. “I’m not an auditor ... this was a business analysis.” He also reported that the required state filings and compliance items are current: “You guys are 100% compliant.”

The consultant described deliverables the TIRS board and city staff will receive: (1) board training covering roles, reporting and open‑meeting responsibilities; (2) swim‑lane process-flow diagrams and timelines for amendments and project approvals; and (3) updated financial-forecast spreadsheets that allow modeling of property-value appreciation, new projects and the effects and durations of abatements. Denney said one of the projection tools will let staff model future property-tax rates, value appreciation and the effect of incoming projects and abatements.

Council members asked how the fund is financed and who may request money from the TIRS. Denney explained the funding mechanism as the city dedicating half of the increment above the 2019 baseline to the TIRS fund, and that developers and private projects can apply to the board for support under the zone’s project plan. He also noted that, as currently written, expenditures are limited to Zone 2 of the TIRS unless the project plan is amended.

City staff and the consultant said they will present the fuller training and a longer workshop to the TIRS board later in the week, and leave behind the spreadsheets and the board information notebook for ongoing use.

The council did not take formal action; the item was a receipt/presentation and training overview.","Fort Pine Consulting presented a business-analysis review of Paris TIRS No. 1, reporting statutory compliance, updated projection tools and board training; staff and consultant discussed funding rules and a 30-year life for the zone.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6339885,"Council approves consent items, removes tax‑abatement guideline from consent; appoints Paula Portugal to Planning and Zoning (6–0)",1037,1191000,2228000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2260619-360c7dd1fc181442c6da4054cb3f0ec4&start=1191&end=2228","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2260619-360c7dd1fc181442c6da4054cb3f0ec4/thumbnail_1191000.jpg","/articles/6339885/Paris/Lamar-County/Texas/Council-approves-consent-items-removes-taxabatement-guideline-from-consent-appoints-Paula-Portugal-to-Planning-and-Zoning-60","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6339885-811d268754208b6e457fcb51300aff2d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771206082&Signature=WVk6kVH3GR-8hxJ7~zxiorZiViKqssJd7zELHLmoOfL4JsB8pfI9vvHIoFaa13~Q3W63T5phAjKpDzEY1f2YzJK-QaKlQyHq2SIJpDmIgVOsInFWYNWUe34KYNdVyxkBT-HGEHZAaKC~cWok-AdwHIPgBhYeQO32uCvhQNf5Twt8gof8LOMecBjA6KiuHCXokrgpx6YGfUx2MFr6RyjK91~e9kVcSIK3lJ7HdPthVoCjCw-AwniuWRtG8THqYcpMOunDmVTsJ~TEA7sdIkCuyUj6FwSpEhVksek5IPtO4PFZycjbZlgUlbZKoZxrKwKAbPhbgvQJNLJacFFMaPXppQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Paris City Council approved its consent agenda and acted on a handful of procedural items during the Feb. 10 meeting.

Council first removed agenda item 7 from the consent agenda and tabled it to allow a required public hearing before re-adoption of any tax‑abatement guidelines. The motion to remove and table item 7 carried by voice vote, recorded as 6–0. The council then approved the remaining consent items by a single action (voice vote 6–0).

Later in the meeting the council considered appointment of Paula Portugal to fill the unexpired term of Tylisha Mosley on the Planning and Zoning Commission. A motion to appoint Portugal was made and seconded; the motion carried 6–0.

Agenda item 13 (an economic development/tax abatement agreement with Invest Lamar LLC under the housing infill program) was removed from consideration that night because the developer withdrew the application earlier in the day; no action was required.","The council moved several procedural items: it removed item 7 (tax abatement guidelines) from the consent agenda and tabled it for a future public hearing, approved the remainder of the consent agenda, and unanimously appointed Paula Portugal to the Planning and Zoning Commission.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6339889,"City and county advancing fuel‑farm interlocal talks; estimated costs and split discussed",228,2769000,2997000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2260619-360c7dd1fc181442c6da4054cb3f0ec4&start=2769&end=2997","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2260619-360c7dd1fc181442c6da4054cb3f0ec4/thumbnail_2769000.jpg","/articles/6339889/Paris/Lamar-County/Texas/City-and-county-advancing-fuelfarm-interlocal-talks-estimated-costs-and-split-discussed","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6339889-efc3cecec730a1fe5498d65c2a37c33e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771206082&Signature=Te1pFcXIzYACAN~5tikM3KpojVrp1xCG-3OzShOs9vL8IuUXb6LJNgSL95Ak7qvVu23yrrUeRby3MqHpR9pZj1TB2Y0YwVxCEHPD619ETvxGr8OR~3WV1Etd2--9lT1e4bQOGhBuEhPv2yVTN1ldEz95yeYlSysrlfPzruGkAHOU7NqfFcAowI-7kXnN6iOsRbBkduCuXGBvrnjwuinBkOv67pYN9rgEos1aDM0X5ogYLNdK1PYjarIzX2ksm9pvYNe7XiyCi8D9cwNKTkOqdZ9KZippooNT~uuy6YSo1dwQQKtt4wiahwGExZJkY~lJ~mmAbyD~QoIZkLrkWWU0pg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City staff updated the Paris City Council on a proposed interlocal agreement with Lamar County to build and operate a joint fuel farm aimed at lowering fuel costs and ensuring supply during emergencies.

Rob Vaughn (identified in the transcript as the presenter) told the council the project has been under discussion for roughly two years and is intended to generate annual savings while improving emergency fuel access. Vaughn said the parties are preparing an interlocal agreement that would cover access, software and maintenance, payment procedures, a replacement fund and the agreement length; the interlocal would be returned to council for formal approval.

On cost, staff made differing statements on the record. In one explanation Vaughn said “the overall project is coming in at about a hundred thousand dollars. The county is proposing a fiftyfifty split, which would put our part at 400,000,” an apparent inconsistency. He later stated, “800,000 just for the fuel farm is the, estimated cost for this project.” City staff told the council the county had proposed a 50/50 funding split; if the higher total is used, staff said the city share could be roughly $400,000. Vaughn and council members said the county would construct a separate building and that the city’s interlocal would cover only the fuel‑farm elements.

Council members supported moving forward with drafting the interlocal agreement and suggested a combined meeting with the county commissioners so both bodies could approve terms together. Council requested notice in time to ensure a quorum for any joint meeting. No formal vote was taken; staff said they will work with the county and the city attorney to develop the interlocal for council consideration.","Staff outlined a proposed interlocal agreement with the county to build a shared fuel farm to save procurement costs and ensure fuel availability during emergencies; city staff reported differing cost figures on record and said the county proposed a 50/50 split.","actionData","errors"]

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Council hears property‑owner plea as staff seeks direction to start disannexation proceedings

Consultant tells Paris council TIRS is compliant, offers training and updated financial tools

Council approves consent items, removes tax‑abatement guideline from consent; appoints Paula Portugal to Planning and Zoning (6–0)

City and county advancing fuel‑farm interlocal talks; estimated costs and split discussed