2001-160-RES APPROVING/AUTHORIZING INTERLOCAL CONTRACT PURSUANT TO CHAPT 791

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STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF LAMAR } } } KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, AND THE COUNTY OF LAMAR FOR REPAIR OF A PORTION OF SMALLWOOD ROAD WHEREAS, the City of Paris has previously annexed residences and property located off Wildwood Road in Lamar County; and, WHEREAS, the primary access to the properties annexed to the City of Paris off Wildwood Road is down a road designated as Smallwood Road, the portion of which serves Wildwood Road between a point 2,314 feet, more or less, east of the intersection of Smallwood Road with 36th Street N.E. and continuing eastward an additional 2,025 feet, to a point 4,339 feet east of the intersection of Smallwood Road and 36th Street N.E. being located in Lamar County; and, WHEREAS, because the aforesaid portion of said Smallwood Road is generally in a state of disrepair, and because residents annexed to the City of Paris must access their homes primarily through the use of Smallwood Road, said residents have requested the City to undertake improvements to said access road; and, WHEREAS, repairs to that portion of Smallwood Road referenced herein are not imminent by Lamar County; and, WHEREAS, the City Council finds and determines it is in the best interests of the citizens of the city of Paris, and especially those annexed to the city on Wildwood Road, to undertake certain improvements to that portion of Wildwood Road necessary to serve the aforesaid citizens, the same being that portion of Smallwood Road beginning at a point 2,314 feet, more or less, east of the intersection of Smallwood Road with 36th Street N. E. and continuing eastward an additional 2,025 feet, to a point 4,339 feet east of the intersection of Smallwood Road and 36th Street N.E., and the City has requested the County's agreement to allow the City to undertake such improvements; and, WHEREAS, the purpose of Chapter 791 of the Texas Government Code, styled Interlocal Cooperation Contracts, at Section 791.00 1, is to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of local governments, including cities and counties, by authorizing them to jointly participate by interlocal contracts in various shared governmental functions to the mutual benefit of each governmental entity and their respective constituents; and, WHEREAS, the City and County desire to enter into an interlocal contract whereby the City will undertake repairs to the aforesaid portion of Smallwood Road with the approval and agreement of Lamar County; NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION ofthese premises, the City and County agree as follows: (i) This contract is entered into pursuant to and subject to the terms and provisions of Chapter 791 ofthe Texas Government Code. EXHIBIT A