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Regular Council Meeting March 25, 2024 Page 4 related thereto was made by Council Member Norment and seconded by Council Member Kessel. Motion carried, 5 ayes — 0 nays. 15. Discuss and consider authorization for the Building Department to issue an RFP for third party administrator services to pursue grant funding for BCEGS rating improvement. Building Official Duke McGee explained that the BCEGS was a program administered by ISO which evaluated building departments pertaining to their building code adoption and enforcement. He said on a scale of 1 to 10 with 1 being the best, and the City of Paris was currently rated as a 6. Mr. McGee also said if the Building Department could improve its rating, the community's insurance rates for commercial and residential would improve. He said with an improved rating was the ability for the community to receive Federal relief funding in the case of natural or declared disasters. He informed the Council that the goal was to become accredited based on the IAS Accreditation Criteria, which aligned with the International Building Code and related industry standards. Mr. McGee informed the Council that at this time, there were only four cities in the State that were accredited. Mr. McGee answered questions from City Council. City Manager Grayson Path added that the City wanted to hire third party grant administrator services which would also do reporting, and those services would be paid out of grant monies received by the City. A Motion to approve this item as presented was made by Council Member Kessel and seconded by Council Member Savage. Motion carried, 5 ayes — 0 nays. 16. Receive a presentation on the status of the Paris Development Code (PDC). Mr. McGee presented information about the formation of the Paris Development Code (PDC) Committee in February of 2023. He said the purpose of the Committee was to consolidate, simplify and unify the City's development regulations. He also provided the Council with a summary of the status of the project which outlined chapters of the Paris Development Code. He also said there were several steps remaining that would take some time, and that Staff would bring another update to the Council. 17. Discuss and consider changing the April 8, 2024 City Council meeting to April 9, 2024. City Clerk Janice Ellis said at the Council meeting of March 11, 2024, several Council Members discussed the possibility of moving the April 8 meeting to April 9. Ms. Ellis explained that in looking forward to future agendas, Staff recommended staying with the April 8 meeting dates. Council Member Savage said he thought they should stay on schedule. A Motion to remain with the April 8 meeting date was made by Council Member Savage and seconded by Council Member Moore. Motion carried, 5 ayes — 0 nays. 18. Discuss and act on RESOLUTION NO. 2024-020: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND TAX ABATEMENT