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Regular Council Meeting March 11, 2013 Page 7 DRIVING OVER PUBLIC PLAYGROUND OF CHAPTER 31 TRAFFIC, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A PENALTY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Chief Hundley explained while investigating a recent complaint regarding a motor vehicle being operated on the Trail de Paris, they learned there was not an ordinance that prohibited motor vehicles in city parks and that one was needed. A Motion to approve this item was made by Mayor Hashmi and seconded by Council Member Drake. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. 22. Receive and discuss a report on the demolition of dilapidated structures in Paris. Code Enforcement Supervisor Robert Talley reported that Building and Standards Commission had placed orders on approximately 174 structures. He said 49 structures were demolished totaling $133,859.48 which averaged out of to $2,731.83 per structure. Mr. Talley also said 76 structures were waiting to be demolished, which would cost approximately $207,690.08. Mayor Hashmi asked staff to explore avenues in which to expedite the process. 23. Discuss and take action on a presentation by the mayor on development of housing in Paris. Realtor Jim Bell gave a presentation with regard to the housing market in the City of Paris and the local and state economy. Mayor Hashmi said the purpose of this discussion was to try to obtain land in order to make it easier for developers to build homes, in hopes that people would purchase homes in the City. He said easy access was the PEDC property, but that he was not a developer and thought they should form a committee of people made up of developers and realtors to come up with solutions or options to build more residential neighborhoods. City Council discussed exchanging property located at the Industrial Park and airport, the need for development in West Paris, the new industries coming to Paris and housing currently available, loss of business in West Paris due to lack of housing, that growth would benefit everyone, and the need for more information. Developer Wayne Brown suggested some type of incentives for builders, developers or new home buyers and expressed concern about the City crossing over into the private business of development. Mayor Hashmi that the City would have no part in participating in any kind of development, so there would be no competition between the City and developers. It was a consensus of the City Council to form a committee and Mayor Hashmi welcomed Mr. Brown, Mr. Bell and Mr. Ressler to participate in the committee. Mayor Hashmi said he and one other Council Member would also participate.