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8/21/18 <br />5.2 Adopt and enforce a downtown vacant building registry and standards -of -care ordinance in order to <br />encourage investment, new active ownership, and building maintenance and improvements. <br />5.3 Actively pursue code violations and police activities to enhance property values, safety, and aesthetics. <br />5.4 Provide appropriate assistance for remediation of the historic 1" National Bank building; develop and <br />implement a plan to repair or replace the undermined contiguous sidewalk. <br />5.5 Foreclose the Belford Apartments and attempt to re -sell to a qualified and interest redeveloper; in lieu <br />thereof, demolish and replace with a quality re -use on that site. <br />5.6 Fully complete the renovations to the Grand Theater, utilizing a partnership with a local private <br />management group to fund -raise, manage all physical construction work, and maintain and operate the <br />theater for performances and other events and activities designed to bring both local and out -off -town <br />persons to downtown. <br />5.7 Complete the restoration of and improvements to the historic city hall, to include all upstairs spaces, <br />which will be used for special events and occasions, and may be rented for certain groups and activities; <br />fully refurbish and clean exterior for 1001h anniversary celebration to be conducted on site in October <br />2020. <br />5.8 Establish a downtown maintenance program to improve the cleanliness and neatness of downtown, <br />using a special needs worker maintenance grant. <br />5.9 Amend the city's zoning ordinance to eliminate warehouse as a primary use. <br />5.10 Formally adopt and reasonably implement the Design Guidelines for the Historic District, and maintain <br />the integrity of the district. <br />5.11 Encourage historic preservation in order to maintain and enhance the value of the existing environment, <br />influence, compatibility. <br />5.12 Establish and maintain an up-to-date presence on Downtown, TX. <br />5.13 Create a comprehensive, easy -to -read and understand developer's packet, including graphics, taking into <br />account the unique building environment of an historic downtown. <br />7 <br />