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Motion was made by Ben Vaughan, seconded by Sally McEwin to accept Robert Talley's recommendation. Motion carried unanimously. 6 -0 G. 645 E Polk, Gibbons Park, Block 2, Lot 17 Owner: Geraldine Brackeen 3904 Buchanan Road Texarkana, TX 75501 Back Taxes Owed: $1832.91 Robert Talley spoke with Ms. Brackeen's granddaughter and Ms. Brackeen lived in Clarksville but has moved to Texarkana and is staying with the granddaughter due to health problems. They asked for 90 days to come up with a plan because Ms. Brackeen's accounts are frozen due to fraud. The Brackeen's agree the structure needs to be demo'ed. Robert Talley stated that the structure is leaning, siding is falling off, it has deteriorating and rotting wood, ceiling tiles inside are falling, it's leaking inside, unsecure, windows are broke, under pinning is popping off, it's sinking and the roof is sagging. Robert Talley's recommendation: 90 days to demolish if not the City has the right to demolish and apply a $1000 per day civil penalty. 10 days to secure the structure of the City of Paris will secure it. Motion was made by Wendell Moore, seconded by Chad Lindsey to accept Robert Talley's recommendation. Motion carried unanimously. 6 -0 4. Code Enforcement Update Nine properties were brought before the Commission in March 2015. Four structures were demolished in March 2015. The Commission wanted to know how much money was still in the demolition budget. Robert Talley stated that we are still operating but at the end of the $400,000 the City Council budgeted for demo. The Fire Chief Larry Wright stated that the City Manager instructed our department to continue going forward on our demo list. He also informed the council that the Kammer's lost their appeal on their structure on South Main. The cost is estimated at $400 -450 thousand to tear the structure down. This structure will sit for a while due to the cost. Robert Talley explained that the weather is slowing us down. 5. Future agenda items. 6. Adjournment Motion was made by Chad Lindsey, seconded by Wendell Moore to adjourn the meeting at 3:59pm.