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Regular City Council Meeting <br />December 8, 2003 <br />Page 15 <br /> <br />City Manager Malone reported on the Code Enforcement activities, which are <br />having a positive impact. He advised that since the first meeting of the <br />Building and Standards Commission on September 15, 2003, 22 structures had <br />been taken to them. The City Manager said as of December 8, 2003, property <br />owners have demolished six more of those structures, repaired one of those <br />structures and the city will be demolishing six of those structures. He advised <br />that six properties should be demolished and three structures should be repaired <br />by December 18, 2003. The City Manager said the city has been using the <br />relationship with the Bonham State Jail and the prisoners have put in 424 <br />inmate hours of demolition in the Uarco Building in preparation for the <br />renovation of that building. The prisoners also have 520 inmate hours put in <br />at the Casa Bonita property on 7th N.W. They contributed 40 hours to the <br />Pumpkin Festival along with repainting the office in City Hall where Melba <br />Harris is located. They contributed hours to moving from the old Central Fire <br />Station to the building at Wise Field where they are currently based. He said <br />there are several hundred inmate hours that have been contributed to cleaning <br />vacant lots and structures throughout the city on a monthly basis. <br /> <br />City Manager Malone advised that at the last Keep Paris Beautiful meeting they <br />reported that 400 bags were handed out containing literature about city <br />ordinances, illegal dumping, composting, coffee cups, cans and other novelties <br />were given out at the Festival of Pumpkins. <br /> <br />City Manager Malone advised that the city is going forward with a grant for <br />hazardous waste collection and disposal in cooperation with Keep Paris <br />Beautiful who gave the city $5,000.00 match in order to make that grant <br />competitive. He said that the hazardous waste disposal is not one of the top <br />rated items in that grant application as they are interested in other activities. So <br />in order to improve the city's chances of get the grant award the $5,000.00 <br />match is going to give the city more points. <br /> <br />City Manager Malone advised that Millie McDonald is presently working three <br />new illegal dumping cases. He said the first illegal dump case was tried in <br />County Court. The person was found guilty. He received a $750.00 fine, plus <br /> <br /> <br />