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Regular Council Meeting June 23, 2025 Page 3 Mayor Pankaj and Council Member Norment asked to be recused from Item 22B. Council Member Putnam made a Motion to recuse Mayor Pankaj and Council Member Norment from item 22B and seconded by Council Member Attebury. Motion carried 5 ayes — 0 nays. Mayor Pankaj convened the City Council into executive session at 5:37 p.m. City Council reconvened into open session at 5:46 p.m. and a Motion to return Mayor Pankaj and Council Member Norment to the meeting was made by Council Member Putnam and seconded by Council Member Attebury. Motion carried, 3 ayes — 0 nays. Mayor Pankaj convened executive session at 5:46 p.m. 23. Reconvene into open session and possibly take action on matters discussed in executive session. Mayor Pankaj convened City Council into open session at 6:02 p.m. and announced there was no action to be taken. 10. Receive a presentation from Osei Amo-Mensah about the Community Development & Planning Department. Mr. Amo-Mensah gave a presentation about the responsibilities of his departments, which included code enforcement, the planning department, community development, Main Street and Historic Preservation. He reviewed a couple of current projects, which included neighborhood uniformity and the 5 in 5 Housing Infill Program. 11. Discuss and act on RESOLUTION NO. 2025-031: A RE -SOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, APPROVING DANNY ROWELL AS THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC UTILITIES AS RECOMMENDED BY THE CITY MANAGER IN CONFORMANCE WITH SECTION 21 OF THE CITY CHARTER; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. City Manager Rose Beverly said Danny Rowell was appointed to serve as Interim Director of Utilities on August 3, 2024. She also said since his appointment, he had demonstrated exemplary leadership, had nearly 30 years of devoted service to the City and held a Class A Water Certification License, among other management, safety and leadership training programs. Ms. Beverly recommended Mr. Rowell for Director of Public Utilities. A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member Ellis and seconded by Council Member Attebury. Motion carried, 5 ayes — 0 nays. 12. Receive a presentation from Robert Talley and Cheri Bedford about the Vacant Building Registry. Code Enforcement Supervisor Robert Talley and Main Street Coordinator Cheri Bedford reviewed the vacant building registry beginning with adoption of the registry on April 23, 2018. Mr. Talley said there were a total of 197 parcels in downtown Paris, a total of 522 parcels in