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<br />RESOLUTION NO. 99-051 <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Texas Department of Transportation, in an effort to provide adequate roads <br />and bridges suitable for modern traffic, has authorized the necessary funds to construct new bridges <br />across Cane Creek on FM 1509 in Lamar County; and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Warren trusses onFM 1509 at Cane Creek and FM 1510 at Big Pine Creek <br />are of historic significance and were listed in the National Register of Historic Places on October 10, <br />1996; and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the need to replace the two National Register-listed Warren trusses has been <br />justified by a safety and bridge inspection, and it has been determined that the narrow width and low <br />load rating are contributing factors to unsafe conditions; and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City of Paris desires relocation ofthe historic trusses to Dragon Park in the <br />City of Paris for re-use as pedestrian bridges; NOW, THEREFORE, <br /> <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, that the City <br />of Paris hereby commits to preserve the FM 1509 bridge at Cane Creek and the FM 1510 bridge at <br />Big Pine Creek at Dragon Park in the city of Paris, to retain the bridges' original features and historic <br />materials, and to prevent any removal from or alterations to the structures that would substantially <br />change their historic character or appearance; and, <br /> <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Paris hereby commits to retain ownership <br />of the historic truss bridges and to provide minimal maintenance of the bridges as follows: <br /> <br />1. The deck on the bridges will be maintained to provide continued pedestrian access on <br />the bridges; <br /> <br />2. Other repairs will be performed on the bridges as needed to accommodate pedestrian <br />use of the structures; <br /> <br />3. Trash and vegetation will be periodically removed from the bridges; <br /> <br />4. A pathway will be provided to the bridges and maintained to provide the public with <br />easy accessibility to the historic structures; <br /> <br />5. Signs shall be erected at or near the bridges delineating penalties for vandalism of the <br />historic facilities; <br /> <br />6. All of the nonstructural elements of the bridges, induding decorative features and <br />bridge plaques, shall remain on the bridges and be affixed properly to discourage <br />removal; and <br />