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<br />RESOLUTION NO. 2001-160 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, <br />PARIS, TEXAS, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING AN INTERLOCAL <br />CONTRACT PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 791 OF THE TEXAS <br />GOVERNMENT CODE BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE <br />COUNTY OF LAMAR FOR REPAIR OF A PORTION OF A ROAD <br />KNOWN AS SMALLWOOD ROAD BETWEEN A POINT 2,314 FEET, <br />MORE OR LESS, EAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF SMALLWOOD <br />ROAD WITH 36TH STREET N.E. AND CONTINUING EASTWARD AN <br />ADDITIONAL 2,025 FEET, TO A POINT 4,339 FEET EAST OF THE <br />INTERSECTION OF SMALLWOOD ROAD AND 36TH STREET N.E. TO <br />PROVIDE IMPROVED ACCESS TO CITIZENS ANNEXED TO THE CITY <br />OF PARIS; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED <br />TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City of Paris has previously annexed residences and property located off <br />Wildwood Road in Lamar County; and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the primary access to the properties annexed to the City of Paris off <br />Wildwood Road is down a road designated as Smallwood Road, the portion of which serves <br />Wildwood Road between a point 2,314 feet, more or less, east of the intersection of Smallwood <br />Road with 36th Street N.E. and continuing eastward an additional 2,025 feet, to a point 4,339 feet <br />east of the intersection of Smallwood Road and 36th Street N.E. being located in Lamar County; <br />and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, because the aforesaid portion of said Smallwood Road is generally in a state <br />of disrepair, and because residents annexed to the City of Paris must access their homes primarily <br />through the use of Smallwood Road, said residents have requested the City to undertake <br />improvements to said access road; and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, repairs to that portion of Smallwood Road referenced herein are not imminent <br />by Lamar County; and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City Council fmds and determines it is in the best interests of the citizens <br />of the city of Paris, and especially those annexed to the city on Wildwood Road, to undertake <br />certain improvements to that portion of Wildwood Road necessary to serve the aforesaid citizens, <br />the same being that portion of Smallwood Road beginning at a point 2,314 feet, more or less, east <br />of the intersection of Smallwood Road with 36th Street N .E. and continuing eastward an additional <br />2,025 feet, to a point 4,339 feet east of the intersection of Smallwood Road and 36th Street N .E., <br />and the City has requested the County's agreement to allow the City to undertake such <br />improvements; and, <br />