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Regular Coundl Meeting April 23,2018 Page 2 Carol Hufriagel, 720 Bunker — she said next to the surgery center on Pine Mill Road, there was an overgrown lot and the owners should be made to clean it up. Jill Drake, 3605 Surni-nerbill — she spoke in support of a vacant building registry and stated that many cities had passed similar ordinances, including Winsboro which was smaller than Paris, Ms. Drake said progress was being made and we needed to keep, progressing. Randy Hider, 1823 Church he said downtown needed to be vibrant. He also said when new companies were considering relocating to Paris, it was a deterrent for than to, see the dilapidated structures downtown. Glee Emmite, 3065 Aspen, President of the Downtown Association, Main Street Board Member and Historic Preservation Commissioner — she said she also owned a business downtown and it was difficult to have curb appeal when you have dilapidated buildings around your business. Ms. Erni-nite said the vacant and dilapidated buildings needed to be addressed, Syble Colson, 819 Lamar Avenue — she said she thought the proposed vacant building registry ordinance was a back door appeal to keep people from storing supplies for their businesses. She said it was too broad and carried criminal penalties. She opposed the ordinance. Larry Schenk, 3765 Dawn - he asked that City Council consider giving a COLA to retirees, as they were beginning their budget process. Consent Agenda Mayor Clifford inquired of Council Members if they wished to pull any items from the consent agenda for discussion. Council Member Portugal asked that item 7 be pulled for discussion. She inquired about overage amount under the City Council. Finance Director Gene Anderson explained that approximately $,11,900 of that was for the Novernber special election which was not budgeted. Council Member Portugal said she hoped in the future Council would keep the elections together to avoid going over budget, A Motion to approve the consent agenda was made by Mayor Clifford and seconded by Council Member Portugal. Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. 5. Approve minutes from the meeting of April 9, 2018. 6. Receive reports and/or minutes from the following boards, commissions, and committees. a. Paris -Lamar County Board of Health (1-22-2018) b. Paris Board of Adjustment (2-6-2018) c. Traffic Commission (11-7-2018) d. Main Street Advisory Board (2-13-2018) e. Historic Preservation Commission (3-14-2018) f, Building & Standards Commission (11-20-2017, 1-28-2018,, 2-19-2018 & 3-19- 2018) g. Planning & Zoning Commission (4-2-2018)