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Regular Council Meeting March 22, 2021 Page 4 Mayor Clifford opened the public hearing and asked for anyone wishing to speak in support or opposition to this item, to please come forward. With no one speaking, Mayor Clifford closed the public hearing. A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member Knox and seconded by Council Member Portugal. Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. 17. Discuss, conduct a public hearing and possibly act on RESOLUTION NO. 2021-011: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS ESTABLISHING THE CITY OF PARIS PACE PROGRAM; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. City Attorney Stephanie Harris said they had been discussing this for a couple of months, they had been working through the process for establishing the PACE Program, and the public hearing and adoption of the Resolution were the final steps. Mayor Clifford opened the public hearing and asked for anyone wishing to speak in support or opposition to this item, to please come forward. With no one speaking, Mayor Clifford closed the public hearing. A Motion to approve this item was made by Mayor Clifford and seconded by Council Member Portugal. Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. 18. Discuss and act on RESOLUTION NO. 2021-011: A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PRIVATE RE -SALE OF TWENTY-FOUR TRACTS OF TAX FORECLOSED REAL PROPERTY AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE DEEDS. Mr. Path introduced Tracy Pounders, the City's tax attorney. Mr. Pounders explained that on January 5, 2021, seventy-four properties were put up for sale at the public tax sale, and fifty of those properties were sold. He said the remaining twenty-four tracts were struck -off to the City as trustee for the taxing entities. Mr. Pounders also said the remaining properties were advertised for sale inviting private offers, that the Pounders Law Firm with Abernathy Roeder Boyd & Hullett, PC received offers to purchase all twenty-four properties as set out in the Resolution. He said that these properties would be sold with a tax deed and no warranty. Mr. Pounders explained that consent from the City of Paris, Paris Junior College, Lamar County and Paris IDS was required to move forward with the private re -sale of the twenty-four tracts. A Motion to approve this item was made by Mayor Clifford and seconded by Council Member Knox. Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. 19. Discuss and act on a request from Greater Paris Development Foundation to abandon long term leases related to the Trail de Paris in furtherance of converting the Northeast Texas Trail into a linear state park administered by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.