2001-194-RES AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF APPLICATOIN FOR SPECIAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT

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of Paris, the City Council of the City of Paris is desirous of processing a grant application for the "Booker T. Washington Community Center Project," at a total cost of $238,000.00, with $200,000.00 to be provided by grant and $38,000.00 to be provided by the Housing Authority of the City of Paris in the form of matching funds, with the City of Paris providing no matching contributions; and, WHEREAS, the City Council desires to authorize the Mayor, City Manager, and appropriate City staff to accept and implement said grant (if same is received) without further action of City Council; 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 an application be made to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs for a Community Development Block Grant in the amount of $200,000.00 for the "Booker T. Washington Homes Community Center Project," with the Housing Authority of the City of Paris providing $38,000.00 in matching funds and the City of Paris providing no matching contributions. Section 3. That the application described in Section 2 hereof shall be contingent upon the assurances by the Department of Housing and Urban Development that the City of Paris may withdraw from the project in the event the funds provided by the grant and the matching contribution from the Housing Authority are not sufficient to cover the entire cost of the project, including the cost of eminent domain, if any, and that any costs incurred in eminent domain proceedings, if necessary, will be paid from the proceeds of the grant, even if the property is not acquired. Section 4. That acceptance of said grant shall be and is hereby conditioned upon formal agreement by the Board of Commissioners of the Housing Authority of the City of Paris on behalf of said Authority to forever be responsible for the repair, maintenance, and upkeep of said facility without contribution by the City of Paris. Section 5. That the 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 approved by the City Attorney. Section 6. That the Project Director, Thomas E. Haynes, 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.