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Regular Council Meeting April 11, 2022 Page 4 sale of the property to Mr. Pena, was made by Council Member Savage and seconded by Council Member Knox. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. 11. Discuss the fees for the Downtown Vacant Building Registry, and provide direction to staff. Mayor Portugal said when the Downtown Vacant Building Registry was approved by the City Council, it was her understanding that the registration fee was to go up $100.00 every year but it had been going up $50.00 a year. Planning Director Andrew Mack said there were 39 vacant properties in Historic District One. Mayor Portugal expressed concern as to whether or not the registry had been a deterrent for these buildings that were being used as cheap storage, and thought they should probably increase the fee. Council Member Savage wanted to know when these were taken to municipal court were the fees being collected. Mr. Path said there were some exceptions but they did have about a dozen property owners that need to pay the vacant building registry fee. Council Member Knox inquired if having this registry was making a difference. Mr. Path said yes, it was one of the factors. Mayor Portugal said they were required to provide the City proof of insurance, as well as inspections were to be done by the City. Mr. Path said if City Council wanted to increase the fee, Staff could bring something back to them. Council Member Pankaj said they needed to put a little more heat on this. Mayor Portugal said she would like to see better tracking and a comparison from year to year. Council Member Pankaj said he would like the City Council to get a quarterly status report. Council Member Pilgrim expressed concern about the downtown storage and the possibility of fires. Council Member Knox said it would be nice to monitor this, receive more information, keep the current fees and look at this again in a month or so. Mayor Pro -Tem Hughes agreed with Council Member Knox. 12. Receive update from Garver Engineering on the Wastewater Plant Project. Utilities Director Doug Harris said Garver was finalizing design and preparing to advertise for Phase I construction bids starting this summer. He introduced Lance Clement with Garver, who gave an update on the Project. Mr. Clement reviewed slides of the existing site, the proposed site overview, construction phasing, TCEQ submission, primary clarifiers, final clarifiers, aeration basins, and sludge dewatering. He said to allow for budgetary flexibility of Phase I, Phase II design would be completed after the Phase I bid award, and anticipated that in the summer of 2024 Phase I construction would be completed. Mr. Clement answered questions from City Council. Mayor Portugal said the current plan was built shortly after World War II, and that Mr. Harris and his staff had done a great job keeping it going. Council Member Pilgrim expressed appreciation to staff for being proactive and keeping the plant running. Mayor Pro - Tem Hughes commended Mr. Harris and his staff and said he had toured the facility several times. 13. Discuss and act on RESOLUTION NO. 2022-029: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF PARIS, TEXAS, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENT WITH