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<br />Regular City Council Meeting <br />July 9, 2007 <br />Page 3 <br /> <br />LOCATED AT 811 BONHAM STREET (FORMER POLICE AND COURTS <br />BUILDING), ALSO KNOWN AS LOTS 3 & 4, CITY BLOCK 127, WITHIN THE <br />CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS; AUTHORIZING THE <br />APPRAISAL, SURVEY, AND ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS FOR THE <br />AFORESAID PROPERTY; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS <br />RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br /> <br />A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member Wilson and seconded by <br />Council Member Brown. Motion carried, 6 ayes - 0 nays. <br /> <br />B. RESOLUTION NO. 2007-069: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE <br />CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT <br />APPLICA TION TO THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION FOR A <br />CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT GRANT TO FUND THE COMPLETION <br />AND PUBLICATION OF DESIGN STANDARDS FOR THE HISTORIC <br />DISTRICTS OF THE CITY OF PARIS; AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF <br />FUNDS; ACCEPTING SAID GRANT AWARD UPON NOTICE THEREOF; <br />AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS <br />NECESSARY FOR ACCEPTANCE AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SAID GRANT <br />UPON NOTICE THEREOF; ACCEPTING THE PROPOSAL OF MAIN STREET <br />ARCHITECTS FOR COMPLETION OF SAID DESIGN STANDARDS AND <br />AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES <br />AGREEMENT; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO <br />THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br /> <br />Council Member Wilson inquired about the amount of the City's match. Lisa Wright told <br />Council the match was $6,000.00. <br /> <br />A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member Fisher and seconded by <br />Council Member Wilson. Motion carried, 6 ayes - 0 nays. <br /> <br />6. Discussion of and possible action on establishing a Council Task Force to study street <br />conditions, dilapidated housing, excessive outside storage, sanitation, and other code <br />enforcement issues in the City of Paris. <br /> <br />Having discussed forming a task force in the last work session, Mayor Freelen stated <br />he envisioned the task force working with code enforcement and making recommendations. <br />Council Member Wilson said they needed to review the codes to determined what was <br />enforced. He also said Council should get community input and support prior to writing <br />ordinances. Council Member Fisher emphasized safety when taking photographs of code <br />violations. Council Member Wilson suggested that Council Members also serve on the task <br />