2000-147-RES APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO

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RESOLUTION NO. 2000-147 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST TO A CITY PRIDE SIGN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PARIS AND THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (TXDOT) FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE TXDOT CITY PRIDE PROGRAM; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS TO IMPLEMENT THE CITY PRIDE PROGRAM WITHIN THE CITY OF PARIS; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has created the City Pride Program to authorize the erection of sign poles on State rights-of-way at entrances to cities within the state of Texas to support various signs related to the amenities and activities within said cities, including, but not limited to, "Keep Texas Beautiful" signs, "Historical Markers In Cities" signs, "Superior Public Drinking Water" signs, and "Clean Texas 2000" signs, and other signs as appropriate for the respective cities; and, WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris desires to participate in said program in order to have signs adjacent to the entrances to the city indicating the amenities, services, organizations, and other items available within the City of Paris; and, WHEREAS, in order to participate in said program, the City must enter into a City Pride Sign Agreement with TxDOT; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS: Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby in all things approved. Section 2. That the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute and the City Clerk to attest to a City Pride Sign Agreement between the City of Paris and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), a copy of which said agreement is attached hereto and for all purposes incorporated herein, for participation by the City of Paris in the TxDOT City Pride Program. Section 3. That the City Manager and the Director of Public Works are hereby authorized to undertake all actions necessary to implement the City's participation in the City Pride Program. Section 4. That this resolution shall be effective from and after its date of passage.