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May 24, 2004 Page 6 and Zoning Commission, and the Building and Standards Commission. The meeting will be for presentations only with no formal action to be taken. Preservation Dallas will be present and Terry Townsend will serve as moderator. Motion to set this meeting was made by Barbara Wilson, seconded by Sue Lancaster. Motion carried 8 -0. F. Seeking proposals for preparation of design standards for the Church Street Historic District. Motion to authorize Barbara Wilson to discuss a possible proposal with Architexas was made by Brian Wear, seconded by Becki Norment. Motion carried 8 -0. G. Recommending adoption of provisions related to demolition byneglect. The Historic Preservation Officer presented sample ordinances from three other locations for the Commission's review. Barbara Wilson advised the Commission that this was a tool we could use if someone was allowing a property to become so neglected that it will result in the necessity of demolition. Motion that the staff propose a provision that will fit into the existing ordinance and ask the City Attorney to develop a Paris - specific provision was made by Sue Lancaster, seconded by Brian Wear. Motion carried 8 -0. H. Recommending that the City make tax incentives available to property owners located in historic districts. Chairman Starrett stated that he preferred the Plano provisions, and Paul Denney stated that he felt it was essential that we have some incentives in place. The Historic Preservation Officer advised the Commission that she would do some research and get with Gary Vest to develop guidelines and criteria that must be in place prior to granting incentives. The Commission requested that this be done as soon as possible so incentives would be in place prior to the potential adoption of the Church Street Historic District. 7. Receipt of report from the Historic Preservation Officer. The HPO advised the Commission that the City had been awarded a $5,700.00 CLG grant and that the proposal from ArchiTexas would need to be revised to correspond with the new amount. 8. Request items from Board for future agendas. The Commission requested that the following items be placed on a future agenda: (1) appointment of a temporary recording secretary, (2) preparation of a long -range planning meeting to identify a 3 -5 year plan, (3) discussion of ways to save architectural elements from houses scheduled for demolition, and (4) preparation of a