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Regular Council Meeting July 22, 2019 Page 4 Lisa Mikatarian of the Paris Film Festival Group said the theme was Love and it was going to be a boutique film festival, so the ambience was very important. She said more green space would be good. She also asked that around the first of the year the City review what was going to be complete and what was not, so that they could plan. 15. Discuss and act on a lease agreement with Samantha Hughes for the Event Center. Council Member Hughes recused himself due to a conflict of interest, and left the meeting at 5:45 p.m. Mr. Godwin said in 2015, the Red River Valley Fair Association transferred their Events Center to the City. He also said the City made repairs to the facility, increased overall rentals, and developed programming for seniors but the building was still underutilized. Mr. Godwin explained that Samantha Hughes wanted to lease the facility to prepare and serve meals under a federal program, and other related uses. He said the monthly rental would be $1,200. Council Member Stone inquired if the program would be city wide, and Mr. Godwin said initially it would be the boys and girls club. Council Member Knox inquired if that rental income was included in the budget, and Mr. Godwin said it was not. She asked where the money was going to be spent and he said it could be spent downtown or to fix the building. In the interest of transparency, Council Member Knox said she wanted the income to be reflected in the budget. A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member Knox and seconded by Council Member Stone. Motion carried, 4 ayes — 0 nays. Council Member Hughes returned to the meeting at 5:48 p.m. 16. Discuss and act on the fiscal year 2019-20 Annual Program of Work and Budgets for Love Civic Center and the Visitors & Convention Council. Chamber President Paul Allen expressed his appreciation for the support shown by the City. He reviewed the Visitors & Convention Council's income and expenses. He briefly spoke about the new events they were trying to get to come to Paris, and asked for an additional $50,000 for this account and if they did not need it, they would not use it. Next, Mr. Allen reviewed the Love Civic Center budget and said they were going to pull $200,000 out of reserves and would do a budget amendment in September. He explained that they were going to get started on the renovations. Mr. Allen reviewed the income and expenses, and said they would be adding the capital improvement account. Council Member Knox said she was pleased with the presentation of the budgets and what was taking place, as did Council Member Pilgrim and Mayor Pro -Tem Portugal. A Motion to approve the budgets was made by Council Member Pilgrim and seconded by Council Member Knox. Motion carried, 5 ayes — 0 nays. 17. Discuss and provide direction to staff on the FY 2019-2020 budget for the City of Paris.