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<br />RESOLUTION NO. 2000-073 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, <br />PARIS, TEXAS, ACCEPTING THE STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION <br />ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM GRANT THROUGH THE TEXAS <br />DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; AUTHORIZING THE <br />EXECUTION OF THE ADVANCE FUNDING AGREEMENT FOR A <br />TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENT PROJECT; MAKING OTHER <br />FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND <br />PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris did heretofore, on the 5th day of <br />August, 1999, in Resolution No. 99-100, authorize an application to be made to the Texas <br />Department of Transportation for the Statewide Transportation Enhancement Program grant; and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Texas Department of Transportation has issued its Grant A ward entitled <br />"Statewide Transportation Enhancement Program" Grant No. CSJ-0901-29-0 17 , Project STP 2000 <br />(615) TE, in the total amount of $805,920.00, requiring matching contribution of $201,480.00; <br />and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, it is deemed to be in the best interests of the citizens of Paris that the City <br />of Paris accept said Grant A ward and continue to improve sidewalks, benches, and streetlights in <br />the Downtown Plaza area in the City of Paris; NOW, THEREFORE, <br /> <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, <br />TEXAS: <br /> <br />Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby in all <br />things approved. <br /> <br />Section 2. That the "Statewide Transportation Enhancement Program" Grant No. CSJ- <br />0901-29-017, Project STP 2000 (615) TE, in the total amount of $805,920.00, requiring matching <br />contribution of $201,480.00, be, and the same is hereby, accepted. <br /> <br />Section 3. That the City Manager be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to <br />execute, on behalf of the City of Paris, the Advance Funding Agreement for a Transportation <br />Enhancement Project, under the terms and conditions and in the form shown in Exhibit A, <br />attached hereto. <br /> <br />Section 4. That this resolution shall be effective from and after its date of passage. <br />