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Votes at a glance: mayor slate, zoning items and traffic changes approved; one zoning hearing tabled
Summary
On May 11 the council approved the consent agenda and a set of zoning and ordinance items (traffic one‑way, several zoning changes and a comprehensive plan amendment) and approved the FY25/26 budget amendment; a contested veterinary zoning item was tabled until June 8.
Key council votes and outcomes from the May 11 Paris City Council meeting:
• Consent agenda — Approved by voice vote, recorded 7–0.
• Mayor and mayor pro tem — Mahir (also recorded as 'Mihir') Pankaj elected mayor, Gary Savage elected mayor pro tem; both recorded 6–0.
• District 2 vacancy — Council chose option 1 (nominate & appoint a qualified District 2 resident) and scheduled vetting/possible appointment for the June 8 meeting; motion 6–0.
• Traffic ordinance — Ordinance to convert a block of 1st Street NE to one‑way near the Boys & Girls Club passed, motion recorded 6–0; staff estimated signage/striping about $2,000.
• Zoning and planning items — - Item 15 (James O’Brien, veterinary clinic at 3147 Bonham Street): public hearing held; item tabled to June 8 to allow applicant‑neighborhood discussion (motion carried 6–0). - Item 16 (Floyd & Joanne Williams SUP for single‑family in neighborhood service district): approved 6–0. - Item 17 (comprehensive plan amendment for Lone Star Plan Development / Forest Brook PD): approved 6–0. - Item 18 (zoning change to PD for related parcels): approved 6–0. - Item 19 (zoning change for self‑storage at 4037 North Main — applicant noted tattoo parlor would be allowed by right in commercial zone): approved 6–0.
• Budget amendment (Item 20) — Approved 6–0; general fund revenues projected down about $414,000 and expenditures up about $1.4 million per staff presentation.
Several items were routine approvals; the veterinary clinic item drew the most public concern and was tabled to allow additional neighborhood engagement.
