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Item No. 14 <br />Memorandum <br />TO: Mayor, Mayor Pro -Tem & City Council <br />Robert Vine, Interim City Manager <br />FROM: Robert Talley, Code Enforcement Supervisor <br />SUBJECT: DEMOLITION REPORT <br />DATE: August 26, 2024 <br />BACKGROUND: The removal of substandard and dilapidated structures makes our city safer, <br />increases property values, adds potential growth for new construction and better land use, and <br />decreases urban blight. This process is regulated under City Code Article 4.03 as well as Texas <br />Local Government Code Chapter 54, Subchapters B and C, and Texas Local Government Code <br />Chapter 214, Subchapter A. This process is overseen by the City of Paris Code Enforcement <br />Department, working with the Buildings and Standards Commission. <br />STATUS OF ISSUE: The City of Paris actively demolishes substandard and dilapidated <br />structures. Each month, a report is provided to the City Council summarizing Code Enforcement <br />activity, including a list of structures demolished in the previous month. By request of the City <br />Council, this will be discussed in open session each quarter. <br />BUDGET: Code Enforcement has a $150,000.00 budget for the demolition of substandard and <br />dilapidated structures. <br />RECOMMENDATION: None, presentation only. <br />