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RESOLUTION NO. 2019-033
<br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS,
<br />APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT
<br />WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (TxDOT) FOR
<br />THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF STATE RIGHT- OF- WAY IN SUPPORT OF
<br />THE 2019, 2020, and 2021 FESTIVALS OF PUMPKINS; MAKING OTHER
<br />FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND
<br />PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
<br />WHEREAS, by Ordinance No. 96-023, the City Council of the City of Paris created a
<br />special event permit for temporary events which require the closure of public streets; and,
<br />WHEREAS, in connection with the 2019, 2020, and 2021 City of Paris Festival of
<br />Pumpkins, the City has been asked to close several streets in the areas around the Festival;
<br />and,
<br />WHEREAS, allowing the temporary closure of BUS 271B, SH 19/24 for the 2019,
<br />2020 and 2021 Festival of Pumpkins serves a public purpose in that such event will bring a
<br />substantial amount of business to the City of Paris and to the downtown area, in particular,
<br />and it is deemed appropriate that the temporary closure of said streets be authorized,
<br />subject to final approval of detailed plans by both the Special Events Committee and the
<br />State of Texas; and,
<br />WHEREAS, the temporary closure will be from 5:00 PM Friday, October 25, 2019 to
<br />12:OOAM Sunday, October 27, 2019, 5:OOPM Friday, October 23, 2020 to 12:00 AM Sunday,
<br />October 25, 2020, 5:00 PM Friday October 22, 2021 to 12:00 AM Sunday, October 24, 2021,
<br />as described in the attached "Exhibit A,"; and,
<br />WHEREAS, in order to effect said closure, it is necessary for the City of Paris .to
<br />enter into an Agreement for the Temporary Closure of State Right -of -Way with the State of
<br />Texas, and the form of said agreement, attached hereto as "Exhibit A", should, in all things,
<br />be approved, and the Mayor of the City Council should be authorized to execute the same;
<br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
<br />PARIS, TEXAS:
<br />Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby
<br />in all things approved.
<br />Section 2. That it is determined that the temporary closure of BUS 271B, SH
<br />19/24 for the 2019, 2020 and 2021 Festival of Pumpkins serves a public purpose;
<br />therefore, the temporary closure of said streets for such event be, and the same is hereby,
<br />authorized, subject to final approval of detailed plans by both the Special Events Committee
<br />and the State of Texas.
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