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Regular Council Meeting <br />April 14, 2025 <br />Page 3 <br />CONTINUATION OF THE NORTHEAST TEXAS AUTO THEFT TASK FORCE; <br />APPROVING A CASH MATCH FROM THE CITY OF PARIS IN CONNECTION <br />WITH SAID GRANT EXTENSION; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF ANY <br />AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY FOR ACCEPTANCE AND <br />IMPLEMENTATION OF SAID GRANT UPON NOTICE THEREOF; MAKING <br />OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND <br />PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br />Mayor Pankaj opened the public hearing and asked for anyone wishing to speak about <br />this item to please come forward. With no one speaking, Mayor Pankaj closed the public hearing. <br />Assistant Police Chief Tuttle explained this was a continuation of the Motor Vehicle <br />Crime Prevention Grant for FY -2026. Council Member Putnam inquired the amount of the cash <br />match. Detective Cody Logsdon said the City's match was 2%. <br />A Motion to approve this item was made by Mayor Pro -Tem Savage and seconded by <br />Council Member Kessel. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. <br />12. Discuss and act on cancelling or rescheduling of the May 26 City Council meeting, <br />Deputy City Clerk Skylar Unger said that the second meeting in May is sometimes <br />cancelled due to a holiday. She explained that May 26 was a holiday and inquired if Council <br />wanted to cancel the meeting (option 1) or reschedule the meeting to another day (option 2). <br />A Motion to cancel the meeting (option 1) was made by Mayor Pro -Tem Savage and <br />seconded by Council Member Ellis. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. <br />13. Discuss Neighborhood Uniformity as it relates to the 5 -In -5 Housing Program; and <br />provide direction to Staff. <br />Director of Planning & Community Development Osei Amo-Mensah gave a short <br />presentation reviewing the current program guidelines, and said the guidelines of the program <br />did not currently address Neighborhood Uniformity. He explained this was a concept that <br />applied to infill programs to create an orderly character of each zoning district to present a unique <br />appearance. <br />Council Member Putnam expressed concern about not constructing homes that were in <br />design conformance with other homes in the neighborhood. <br />City Attorney Stephanie Harris said the simplest way to accomplish this was to make <br />minor changes to the existing 5 -in -5 program because it would be difficult to come up with <br />design standards for all to comply. Council Member Putnam said they needed to come up with <br />something but maybe not as rigid as HPC. Building Official Duke McGee said the construction <br />materials would be easier than the look of a house. Mayor Pro -Tem Savage said this was not the <br />spirit of the program and that allowing duplexes changed the neighborhoods. Council Member <br />Norment said these guidelines would protect the neighborhoods with integrity. Council Member <br />