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May 24, 2004 <br />Page 6 <br />and Zoning Commission, and the Building and Stan ards Commission. <br />The meeting will be for presentations only with no ormal action to be <br />taken. Preservation Dallas will be present and Te ry Townsend will <br />serve as moderator. Motion to set this meeting wa made by Barbara <br />Wilson, seconded by Sue Lancaster. Motion carrie 8-0. <br />F. Seeking proposa/s for preparation of design standards for the Church <br />Street Historic District. Motion to authorize Barbar Wilson to discuss <br />a possible proposal with Architexas was mad~ by Brian Wear, <br />seconded by Becki Norment. Motion carried 8-0. <br />G. Recommending adoption of provisions related to de <br />olition by neglect. <br />The Historic Preservation Officer presented sampl <br />ordinances from <br />three other locations for the Commission's revie <br />. Barbara Wilson <br />advised the Commission that this was a tool we co <br />Id use if someone <br />was allowing a property to become so neglected tha <br />it will result in the <br />necessity of demolition. Motion that the staff propo <br />e a provision that <br />will fit into the existing ordinance and ask the City <br />ttorney to develop <br />a Paris-specific provision was made by Sue Lanc <br />ster, seconded by <br />Brian Wear. Motion carried 8-0. I <br />H. Recommending that the City make tax incentives a ailable to property <br />owners located in historic districts. Chairman Sta rett stated that he <br />preferred the Plano provisions, and Paul Denney s ated that he felt it <br />was essential that we have some incentives in pl ce. The Historic <br />Preservation Officer advised the Commission that !he would do some <br />research and get with Gary Vest to develop guidelin s and criteria that <br />must be in place prior to granting incentives. I' The Commission <br />requested that this be done as soon as possible so i' centives would be <br />in place prior to the potential adoption of the Chuch Street Historic <br />District. I <br />7. Receipt of report from the Historic Preservation Officer. T e HPO advised the <br />Commission that the City had been awarded a$5,700.00 LG grant and that <br />the proposal from ArchiTexas would need to be revised t correspond with <br />the new amount. 8. Request items from Board for future agendas. The Commission requested <br />that the following items be placed on a future agenda: (1) appointment of a <br />temporary recording secretary, (2) preparation of a long-range planning <br />meeting to identify a 3-5 year plan, (3) discussion of ways to save architectural <br />elements from houses scheduled for demolition, and (4) preparation of a <br />