1999-101-PRIMETIME AT THE RED BALL UNION STATION, STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM GRANT

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--I ., RESOLUTION NO. qq-10l WHEREAS, federal funds from the Statewide Transportation Enhancement Program, provided for by the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), are available for projects that have a relationship to the surface transportation system, dedicaling funding for important, non-traditional, transporlation-related activities, wilh the goal of encouraging diverse modes of travel, increasing the community benefits to transportation investment, strengthening partnerships between State and local governments, and promoting citizen involvement in transportation decisions; and, WHEREAS, the Texas Department of Transportation has the responsibility for selecting and funding eligible projects within the State, and approximately $128 million worth of projecls are expected to be funded under the 1999 can for nominations; and, WHEREAS, CHRISTUS St. Joseph's Health Center has committed to the rehabilitation of the Gibralter Hotel and Red Ball Union Bus Station from its current dilapidated condition into a facility for public use known as the Prime Time Senior Activity Center; and, WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris, as the nominating entity, deems it appropriate to authorize that an application be made for the Statewide Transportation Enhancement Program grant for the rehabilitation of the Red Ball Union Bus Station at a total cost of $2,010,630.00, with $1,608,504.00 to be provided by grant and $402,126.00 to be provided by the CHRISTUS St. Joseph's Health Center in the form of local funds; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS: 1. That the City Council authorizes, as nominating entity, the application for the Statewide Transportation Enhancement Program entitled "Prime Time at the Red Ball Union Station" and requests funding for the same in the amount of $1,608,504.00, being approximately 80% of the estimated cost of the rehabilitation project, with CHRISTUS St. Joseph's Health Center providing $402,126.00 in matching cash funding. 2. That the Cily Council recommends that the Prime Time project be selected for funding through the Statewide Transportation Enhancement Program. 3. That Michael E. Malone, City Manager, be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to execute, on behalf of the City of Paris, the Texas Department of Transportation Statewide Transportation Enhancement Program Project Nomination Form, under the terms and conditions and in the form shown in Exhibit A, attached hereto. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 5th day of August, 1999.