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Regular Council Meeting January 8, 2024 Page 4 STRUCTURE; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER, OR THEIR DESIGNEE, TO SIGN A LETTER ACKNOWLEDGING THE CITY'S CONTINUED SUPPORT AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mr. Path said two years ago the City Council approved a resolution supporting tax credits for this project through the State of Texas. He also said in September 2023, the City was informed by Celebration Paris that due to a number of financial issues with construction costs that the project was not feasible. Mr. Path reported that Celebration Paris had asked Paris Housing Authority to partner with them on this project and the agreement would be between the two entities but that a resolution supporting the project and partnership between the two entities was needed in order to apply for tax credits. Alan Naul gave City Council a brief presentation about the project, which included the process of getting tenants into the complex, taking vouchers from PHA and then vetting the applicants. He said once the lease expired the ownership would revert back to the PHA. Council Member Savage said this sounded like a good idea. Mayor Hughes inquired about the age requirement, Medicare and Medicaid. Mr. Naul said you had to be 55 and older, and having Medicare or Medicaid did not preclude someone from living there. Mayor Pro -Tem Pankaj inquired about a timeline. Mr. Naul explained the requested change would be submitted to the State and once approved; they would bring the project to the City to get permits. He estimated once approved it would take 14 months for construction depending on weather conditions. Council Member Kessel wanted to know if there were plans for single-family houses and Mr. Nall said there were not. Mr. Nall said the plans were for approximately 60 units. Liz Brooks with Paris Housing Authority said this process would run similar to Town Parc. Mr. Path explained more housing was needed. He explained this property would be tax exempt and becaue it was a partnership, a resolution supporting the project would need to be passed for them to apply for tax credits. A Motion to approve this item was made by Mayor Pro -Tem Pankaj and seconded by Council Member Kessel. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. 16. Discuss and act on Amendment No. 3 to the Agreement for Professional Engineering Services with Garver for the Wastewater Treatment Plant Project. Assistant City Manager Doug Harris said the phase 2 construction package had been completed by Garver and the scope of services for Amendment No. 3 of the agreement included bidding services, construction observation, SCADA programming and construction administration, for a total amount of $1,860,098.00. He also said the scope of services and fee amount for Amendment No. 3 were specific to the phase 2 construction package. A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member Pilgrim and seconded by Mayor Pro -Tem Pankaj. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. 17. Discuss and act on the purchase of a replacement pump for Campbell's lift station in the amount of $109,775.14,