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Regular Council Meeting June 13, 2022 Page 4 A Motion to return Council Member Pankaj to the meeting was made by Mayor Pro -Tem Hughes and seconded by Council Member Savage. Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. Council Member Pankaj returned to the meeting. 12. Discuss and act on RESOLUTION NO. 2022-044: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, ACCEPTING THE DONATION OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY ADJACENT TO THE LAMAR COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM BUILDING, PARIS, TEXAS; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Ms. Harris explained the city owned the building, which housed the Lamar County Historical Museum and had long leased the premises to the Lamar County Historical Society for that purpose. She said the City did not own any of the land surrounding the building, including the walkway up to the front door, meaning the building was landlocked. Ms. Harris said this had caused significant problems between the LCHS and the owners of Heritage Hall. She also said recently in a three party transaction, a donor had bought property adjacent to Heritage Hall and given it to JoKyle Varner, the owner of Heritage Hall, in exchange for which Mr. Varner was donating certain property around the periphery of the Museum building to the City to provide additional access. Ms. Harris said this was a welcomed solution to the long-standing problem. A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Mayor Pro -Tem Hughes and seconded by Council Member Knox. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. 13. Discuss and act on a request from Supreme All, Inc. for reduction of rent at the Event Center for the months of June, July and August. City Manager Grayson Path explained that in July of 2019, the City and Supreme All, Inc. entered into a lease agreement for the City's Even Center, located at 1875 Fitzhugh Ave. Mr. Path said that Supreme All provided evening meals during the school year to the children at the Boys and Girls Club. He said State Law would only allow one meal to be provided to the children during the summer months and Ms. Black was not providing meals during the summer months, because the school district was already providing one meal to the children. Mr. Path also said that Samantha Black had requested a waiver of rent for June, July and August. Council Member Pilgrim inquired if Supreme All was a 501(c) non-profit and Ms. Black answered in the affirmative. Council Member Pankaj asked if Ms. Black would be at the building during the summer months and Council Member Knox wanted to know if the building would be available for citizens to rent during the summer months. Mr. Path said he had not asked for the keys and to lease the building would require marketing and he did not see that as an option without an amendment to the lease. Council Member Savage said that is why she was asking for a waiver of the rent. Council Member Pilgrim said he thought the City should utilize the building for the summer months because a non-profit entity could not make a profit pursuant to the law. Ms. Black said if she could rent it, she would because she had a lot of people calling her. Council Member Moore asked Ms. Black if she would be conducting training in the