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Regular Council Meeting April 10, 2023 Page 3 Mayor Portugal opened the public hearing and asked for anyone wishing to speak about this item, to please come forward. With no one speaking, Mayor Portugal closed the public hearing. Planning Director Andrew Mack said there had been discussion internally about considering tax abatements for rehabilitation of residential property. Council Member Pankaj said they were seeing a lot of multi -family dwellings and that was great, but the City needed single-family dwellings. Council Member Knox said she agreed with Council Member Pankaj and emphasized that she did not think they needed to add incentives to multi -family. Mayor Portugal said that Council had not seen what the City needs with regard to housing. Council Member Knox said they had the 5 In 5 Program in place to revitalize old neighborhoods. Ms. Harris said the item before them was for single family residences. A Motion to re -authorize the City to become eligible to participate in Residential Tax Abatements and approve Guidelines and Criteria for the Residential Tax Abatement Program was made by Council Member Pankaj and seconded by Council Member Knox. Motion carried, 4 ayes — 0 nays. 11. Conduct a public hearing on proposed amendments to the 2021 International Fire Code. Fire Chief Thomas McMonigle explained that in 2017, the City of Paris updated the City Fire Code by repealing the 2006 edition and adopting the 2015 edition of the International Fire Code (IFC). Chief McMonigle said the IFC was a part of the group of codes developed by the International Code Council in order to provide minimum standards to safeguard the public health, safety and welfare, and to provide for the safety of emergency responders. He also said the ICC codes were drafted and updated by building officials every three years and that local government agencies were encouraged to keep current with code adoptions to maintain relevance in code enforcement and training, and to improve insurance ratings provided by the Insurance Service Office. Chief McMonigle emphasized that updating the IFC would assist in the City of Paris' ability to promote safety and protect life, health and wellbeing of citizens and guests while keeping current in the City's knowledge and methods in the safeguarding of life and property from fire, explosion, and other hazards. Chief McMonigle answered questions from City Council regarding the ISO rating impact. Mayor Portugal opened the public hearing and asked for anyone wishing to speak about this item, to please come forward. With no one speaking, Mayor Portugal closed the public hearing. 12. Discuss and act on ORDINANCE NO. 2023-017: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS AMENDING CHAPTER 6 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PARIS, AMENDING ARTICLE 6.04, "FIRE CODE," TO REPEAL THE 2015 EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE AND TO ADOPT THE 2021 EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE; ESTABLISHING LOCAL AMENDMENTS To THE 2021 EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE; PROVIDING FOR ENFORCEMENT; MAKING