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MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS December 17, 2025 The City Council of the City of Paris met for a special meeting at 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, at the City Council Chamber, 107 Kaufman Street, Paris, Texas. Present: Mayor: Mihir Pankaj (via facetime) Mayor Pro -Tem: Gary Savage Council Members: Rebecca Norment, and Tracy Attebury City Staff: Rose Beverly, City Manager; Janice Ellis, City Clerk; Stephanie Harris, City Attorney; Steve Marriott, Finance Director; Michel Sorrell, Interim Finance Director Absent: Council Members: Shatara Moore, Mickey Ellis and Alix Putnam O penin e A Benda 1. Call meeting to order. Mayor Pankaj called the meeting to order at 12:04 p.m. 2. Discuss the old hospital building (formerly known as St. Joseph Hospital). City Manager Rose Beverly reported that she and Mayor Pankaj recently talked to Sylvester Drain of Saving Souls about tearing down the old St. Joseph Hospital building. She said prior to taking the building down, an assessment needed to be done and that it could be paid for by a grant. However, Ms. Beverly explained that the Savings Souls board would have to sign off on it because the City did not own the building, but Saving Souls saw that as a negative and did not want to sign off on it. Ms. Rose said the City could get an assessment done if the City paid for it and asked Council their thoughts. She also said if the property was eligible, and that the assessment would determine if the property was eligible, there were grants available to assist with demolition of the building. City Attorney Stephanie Harris expressed concerns about the City's risk and said she was not saying that was a reason not to ask Saving Souls. Ms. Harris said they could get an administrative search warrant that allowed the City to go on the property and get the assessment done. She also said the City could get a demolition order from BSC if Council agreed that is the course of action that needed to be taken. Council favored Staff first getting in touch with Saving Souls to explain this to them and if needed, the City would take further legal action. Ms. Beverly added there was up to a million dollars of grant money available to demolish the building. 3. Discuss lighting on Bonham Street.