1999-100-STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM, DOWNTOWN SIDEWALK BEAUTIFICATION

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RESOLUTION NO. 99-100 WHEREAS, the Texas Department of Transportation provides funding for Statewide Transportation Enhancement Program grants; and, WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris is desirous of processing an application for lhe Statewide Transportation Enhancement Program grant for the improvements in the Downtown Plaza area, including sidewalk improvements, benches, and streetlights, at a total cost of $1,007,400.00, with $807,920.00 to be provided by grant and $201,480.00 to be provided by the City of Paris in the form of local funds; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS: 1. That an application be made to the Texas Department of Transportation for a Statewide Transportation Enhancement Program grant for the improvements in the Downtown Plaza area, including sidewalk improvements, benches, and streetlights, in the amount of $807,920.00, being approximately 80 % of the estimated cost of the transportation enhancement project, with the City of Paris providing $201,480.00 in matching cash funding. 2. That Michael E. Malone, City Manager, be, and he is hereby, appointed as the Authorized Official of said project and is authorized and directed to execute, on behalf of the City of Paris, the application for grant under the terms and conditions and in the form shown in Exhibit A, attached hereto. 3. That Terry Townsend, Main Street Manager, be, and he is hereby, appointed as Project Director and is hereby authorized to execute and deliver, on behalf of the City of Paris, all reports, communications, assurances, and documents necessary for the completion of said project. 4. That W. E. Anderson, Director of Finance, be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to serve as the Financial Officer for said project and to receive and distribute funds for said project. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 5th day of August, 1999. ATTEST: Mattie Cunningham, City Clerk