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<br />RESOLUTION NO. 97-052
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<br />WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris did, on the 12th day of February, 1996,
<br />in Resolution No. 96-013, amend City of Paris policy to allow for the closure or use of any street
<br />in connection with a special event upon approval of detailed plans by the Special Events
<br />Committee; and,
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<br />WHEREAS, allowing the use of the square around Culbertson Fountain for the 1997 Paris
<br />Art Fair serves a public purpose in that such event will bring a substantial amount of business to
<br />the City of Paris and to the downtown area, in particular, and it is deemed appropriate that the
<br />temporary closure of the square around Culbertson Fountain and streets one block in all directions
<br />be authorized, subject to final approval of detailed plans by both the Special Events Committee
<br />and the State of Texas; and,
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<br />WHEREAS, in order to effect said closure, it is necessary for the City of Paris to enter
<br />into the Agreement for the Temporary Closure of State Right-of-Way with the State of Texas, and
<br />the form of said agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit A, should, in all things, be approved, and
<br />the Mayor of the City of Paris, Eric S. Clifford, should be authorized to execute the same; NOW,
<br />THEREi"ORE,
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<br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL 01" THE CITY OF PARIS, that it is
<br />determined that the use of the square around Culbertson Fountain for the 1997 Paris Art Fair
<br />serves a public purpose; therefore, the temporary closure of the square around Culbertson
<br />Fountain and streets one block in all directions for such event be, and the same is hereby,
<br />authorized, subject to final approval of detailed plans by both the Special Events Committee and
<br />the State of Texas; and,
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<br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the form of the Agreement for the Temporary
<br />Closure of State Right-of-Way, attached hereto as Exhibit A, be, and the same is hereby,
<br />approved; and,
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<br />BE IT i"URTHER RESOLVED, that the Mayor of the City of Paris, Eric S. Clifford,
<br />be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to execute, on behalf of the City of Paris, the
<br />Agreement for the Temporary Closure of State Right-of-Way under the terms and conditions and
<br />in the form shown in Exhibit A, attached hereto.
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<br />PASSED AND AOOPrED lli;, 12th <by of M,y. ~ r )
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<br />Eric S. Clifford, Mayor
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<br />ATTEST:
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<br />Mattie Cunningham, City Clerk
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