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Regular Council Meeting January 13, 2025 Page 3 Code Enforcement Supervisor Robert Talley said the current contact for demolishing and removing debris of condemned structures would expire this month. He said a bid was advertised and three bids were received for this service. Mr. Talley said the lowest bid was from Pridemore Construction, LLC in the amount of $54.00 per ton. Council Member Norment wanted to know what the city was currently paying, and Mr. Talley said $36.65. Mayor Pro -Tem Savage inquired if Pridemore had the equipment needed to do the job, and Mr. Talley answered in the affirmative. Mayor Pro -Tem Savage wanted to know if $54.00 per ton included everything. Mr. Talley said it did not and that the city had to pay all landfill fees. Mayor Pankaj had Mr. Talley walk the Council through the bidding process. Mayor Pro -Tem Savage inquired if he reached out to the current company to find out why their bid was nearly three times as they were currently charging. Mr. Talley said he did not. City Attorney Stephanie Harris said that would not have made a difference. A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member Kessel and seconded by Council Member Ellis. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. 13. Discuss and act on adopting a fine free policy (retroactive) at the Paris Public Library. Library Director Connie Lawman explained that the library had a practice of charging daily circulation fines to patrons who were late in returning their items, and the current rate was .20 cents per day. She said adopting a fine free policy would attract more patrons and reduce barriers to the collection at the library. A Motion to adopt a fine free policy and make it retroactive was made by Mayor Pro - Tem Savage and seconded by Council Member Moore. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. 14. Discuss and act on RESOLUTION NO. 2025-022: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS AND AUDAX ENTERPRISES, LLC; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. City Attorney Stephanie Harris said Audax acquired the Williamsburg Shopping Center and had spent over $1 million in improvements to the property. She also said Audax learned of the City's retail economic development program and applied for incentives. Ms. Harris reported Council direct staff to prepare a Chapter 380 agreement with the developer to incentivize and aid in its attraction of new retailers to fill 9 empty retail spaces within the Center. She said the agreement before them represented the staff's negotiations with Audax and was consistent with the retail incentives policy. She reviewed the terms of the agreement with Council. A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member Kessel and seconded by Mayor Pro -Tem Savage. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays.