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Denney abstained. 5. Deliberate and act on a Resolution of Appreciation for Lyle Vermillion. Ms. Scott presented a sample of the finished resolution. Commissioners requested the Resolution of Appreciation be awarded at the re- dedication ceremony on May 20, 2012. Motion was made by Paul Denney, seconded by Ben Vaughan to approve the Resolution. Motion carried 6 -0. 6. Future agenda items. Discussion and report from city staff and city attorney on demolition by neglect ordinance. -- CONSENT AGENDA— [Items appearing on this consent agenda may be approved by a single vote of the Commission, with such approval applicable to all items appearing on said agenda. If any Commission member desires to discuss and consider separately any item appearing on the consent agenda, that Commission member may do so by requesting that the item be removed from the consent agenda and considered as a separate item.] 4. Discussion of and possible action regarding the following structures considered by code inspectors to be in violation of Article III of Chapter 7 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, entitled "Substandard and Dangerous Buildings and Structures, " to determine whether such buildings or structures currently located within the city's historic district has special historic significance and should be protected from demolition and recommended for rehabilitation and repair being located at: A. 24 & 26 Clarksville Street – Arvin Starrett stated that in the not too distant past I have refused to act on a property that is already designated, the commission is not empowered by ordinance to act on this structure as it is already designated as a historic property. We need to listen to Robert's report, and I have no problem giving a word back to BSC or code recommending rehabilitation and repair, however noting that we do not have the power under the current ordinance to act. Robert Talley gave report to the commissioners regarding the property. Mr. Talley stated wanted to bring to commission because it is getting worse, the first photos that do not have dates were taking on my cell phone. Dale Mayberry and I met Mr. David Hagey at the property today who gave access to the building and the following photos are from that meeting. A major concern is the down spout from the upper level building which is discharging water directly on to the roof and is against building code. This has caused a lot of damage to this roof and the neighboring roof. Mr. Talley went thru each photo explaining to commissioners the issues found as they inspected the building. Ben Vaughan stated he has examined this building on three different occasions, the damage to the roof at the parapet wall has gotten a lot worse since the