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Regular Council Meeting October 25, 2021 Page 6 Council Member Pankaj said the fence ordinance was a big issue and he appreciated Mr. Mack's research and reaching out to the community. Mayor Portugal said she appreciated the details. A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member Pankaj and seconded by Council Member Pilgrim. Motion carried, 5 ayes — 0 nays. 19. Discuss selling property located at 301 Bonham Street, and provide direction to staff. Mr. Mack said a number of years ago the building located at 301 Bonham collapsed and the City spent approximately $40,000.00 to clean up the property and filed liens for the work. He also said the owners of the property donated the property to the City in exchange for the City's forgiving all demolition and other liens on the property and the City accepted the donation because the lot was suitable for free public parking. Mr. Mack explained that no further development of the site was pursued by the City and it remains with a foundation that was never removed. Mr. Mack said he initially had been approached by three different individuals who wish to purchase this property and two of the individuals wanted to turn it into a parking lot for their tenants. He said one of the interested parties has since backed out. Mr. Mack said the City would need to recover its expenses, and would have to put the property out for public bid. Council Member Pilgrim said they should get an appraisal and sell according to the value. City Attorney Harris inquired if they wanted to get an appraisal prior to putting it out for bid. Council Member Pilgrim suggested inquiring from a commercial realtor about the property value. He also suggested staff get the title work done first. Mr. Mack said there were still some back taxes that would need to be paid on the property. Mayor Portugal said it was a consensus of the City Council to get an appraisal, get the title work done and bid out the property. Ms. Harris emphasized the bids would be sealed. 20. Discuss and act on issuing a Request for Proposals for professional services to create a unified marketing program for the City of Paris, Paris Economic Development Corporation, and the Lamar County Chamber of Commerce. City Manager Grayson Path reported that in early 2021, Maureen Hammond approached both he and Paul Allen about developing a unified marketing program for the Paris Economic Development Corporation, Lamar County Chamber of Commerce and the City of Paris. He said they agreed that when developers and interested parties see a unified approach by the three entities, it tells them from the beginning that they are all on the same page. Mr. Path said a unified marketing project would include unified logos, messaging and marketing strategies. In order to undertake this project, Mr. Path said they thought it best to contract with a qualified consultant because there was a significant amount of expertise needed to make this work. Mr. Path also said they had prepared the need Request for Proposals and would like to proceed. Council Member Pankaj said he was extremely excited about this and it was a great opportunity.