2005-047-ORD PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 7 OF CITY CHARTER AND SECTION 43.142 OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE DISANNEXING TWO TRACTS

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ORDINANCE NO. 2005-047 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 7 OF THE CITY CHARTER AND SECTION 43.142 OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, DISANNEXlNG TWO TRACTS FORMING A PORTION OF THE CURRENT OUTER BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF PARIS, THE FIRST TRACT FORMING A PORTION OF THE EASTERN MOST BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY OF PARIS AND CONTAINING 193.94 ACRES, THE SECOND TRACT FORMING A PORTION OF THE WESTERN MOST BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY OF PARIS AND CONTAINING 63.397 ACRES, MORE OR LESS; MAKING A FINDING WITH REGARD TO POTENTIAL REFUNDS OF PROPERTY TAXES TO DISANNEXED LANDOWNERS; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City Manager of the City of Paris presented to the City Council proposals for disannexation of property currently located within the city limits of the City of Paris; and, WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2005-070 on June 13, 2005, stating the Council's intent to initiate proceedings pursuant to Chapter 7 of the City Charter and Section 43.142 of the Local Government Code to disannex two tracts ofland forming a portion of the current boundaries of the city limits of the City of Paris as otherwise described herein; and, WHEREAS, the aforesaid Resolution No. 2005-070 provided for personal and published notice and established public hearings associated with the aforesaid proposed disannexations; and, WHEREAS, the City Council subsequently adopted Resolution No. 2005-079 on July II, 2005, amending Resolution No. 2005-070 to extend the date for final disannexation to accommodate a Special Election called for September 10,2005 within the city limits of the City of Paris, to afford the voters within the proposed disannexed areas the opportunity to participate fully in the aforesaid election; and, WHEREAS, the City subsequently published notice of two public hearings at which persons interested in the disannexations would be given the opportunity to be heard; and, WHEREAS, the City also provided actual notice prior to the thirtieth day before the date of the first public hearing to each property owner in the areas proposed for disannexation, to each public entity with jurisdiction over the areas proposed for disannexation, and to each railroad company serving the municipality whose right -of-way was contained in the areas proposed for disannexation; and,