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Regular Council Meeting April 14, 2025 Page 4 Kessel agreed with Mayor Pro -Tern Savage. Mayor Pro -Tern Savage said they needed to do something because he saw one 5 -in -5 structure that looked like a shed. Council Member Putnam said that is the one that made her bring this up and that lots were being sold for $ 1.00. Council discussed square footage requirements, pitch of roofs, flat roofs, landscaping and getting with developers. Mayor Pro -Tem Savage it would be great if Staff could figure something out and bring back to Council Ms. Harris said she could revise the guidelines. 14. Discuss a city-wide Rental Home Inspection Program; and provide direction to staff. Building Official Duke McGee said there was currently no enforcement mechanism or standard policy for city wide rentals. He reviewed key reasons as to why inspections were important and stated that a large percentage of complaints received were about life safety issues or substandard living conditions in rental units. Mayor Pankaj suggested they look at other communities and come up with a solution. City Council discussed frequency of inspections, who would be responsible for paying the inspection fee, the time it would take for staff to do this, and targeting rentals as opposed to every house. Council Member Norment said a person who owned their own home was not going to live in a sub -standard home. Mayor Pro -Tem Savage questioned whether or not they wanted to insert themselves in private matters. City Manager Rose Beverly said good landlords would not mind a program like this because it helps them, and that she would prefer to use a third -party inspector. Mayor Pro -Tem Savage said they could ramp up code enforcement on sub -standard homes but perhaps only on a complaint basis. Mr. McGee said it was complaint based at this time. Mayor Pankaj suggested staff look at other cities and come back with pros and cons. 15. Receive update on special projects to be funded out of the $400,000.00 received from the Solar Farm Disannexation Project. Deputy City Manager Rob Vine said after the March 24 City Council meeting, Staff narrowed the list but believed that they could narrow the list more if allowed to bring this back in May. Council Member Putnam inquired if the HOT funds had been identified, specifically the use for a parks and recreation plan such as a design company to look at existing parks. Mr. Vine said it would cost around $120,000.00 and asked if she wanted it added to the list. Council Member Putnam answered in the affin-native. Council Member Moore inquired if anything on the list was on the west side of town. Mr. Vine said they purposely picked amenities and not areas. Council Member Moore wanted to know if they could add something. Mayor Pankaj said if anyone knew of anything to let Staff know. Council Member Norment wanted to know how much HOT money was brought in each year. Mr. Vine said approximately $49,000.00 annually. Council Member Norment inquired about the amount in reserves. Mr. Vine said approximately $515,000.00. City Attorney Stephanie Harris said HOT funds must be used for certain things, like "heads in beds." Council Member Putnam said she got asked all the time if Paris would