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the house and they want to sell the house and Commissioner Alarid has made arrangements to call and discuss purchase of the property. He also stated that he had talked to the Mayor about abating the taxes instead of the house, and asked the commissioners if they thought that was good. He stated that he had also talked to Tracy Pounders, the property attorney out of Dallas, and try to get the house on the tax sales open to the public. He asked the commissioners to see what they thought would be best for the property. He also states that the property hasn't been secured. Motion was made by Commissioner Alarid to remove the property from the building and standards order to demolish for the 180 days. Seconded by Commissioner Steely, motions Carried 6 — 0 Item C: 910 W. Cherry (structure behind the garage) Commissioner Knox made the motion to send the structure to Building & Standards, Motion seconded by Commissioner Barbee, motion carried 6 — 0 Item D: 204 NW 241h Commissioner Steely researched the house and noted that in 2006 the owner bought it and didn't pay taxes, and it was not put up for sale in their last sale. He noted that someone was inside when he went by and said he thought it was homesteaded. He noted that it had architectural significance for the area. Commissioner Steely made the motion to send the structure to the Building and Standards Commission since it cannot be rehabilitated. Motion seconded by Commissioner Barbee, motion carried 6 — 0 Commissioner Steely made the comment he wished the Appraisal District could let the commission know if some of the historic homes are in jeopardy. He thinks the houses could be saved, and put back on the tax rolls instead of sold as a vacant lot after demolition. 4. Paul Denney presented the First United Methodist Church Youth Building Cross and Flame logo signage: 322 Lamar Ave. Mr. Denney stated this was a part two of the original COA for the FUMC youth building. He described the cross and flames were made of a reverse channel metal, and the colors will be the colors of the Methodist Church red and black, and it was noted that the Cross and Flames exceed the amount of signage that can be approved in house in the historic district. A motion was made to approve the signage as presented by Commissioner Alarid, seconded by Commissioner Conrad, motion carried 6 -0 5. Review on Design Standards: Commissioner Dux informed the guest in the audience that they are working on self - training and reviewing the design standards. A. Commissioner David Alarid - Architectural Heritage and Development Pages 36 -39 Commissioner Alarid noted the four different periods 1845 —1877 houses were made of had hue wood and wood siding, 1877 caused a complete change, 1877 —1916 gothic revival, after the 1916 fire new codes were brought in, and then 1925 - 2017 the modern panels and the influence they had development of Paris as listed in the Design Standards. She referred to the handouts given by Commissioner Steely.