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Item No. 17 <br />TO: Mayor& City Council <br />Grayson Path, City Manager <br />SUBJECT: FESTIVAL OF PUMPKINS AGREEMENT WITH TEXAS DEPARTMENT <br />OF TRANSPORTATION <br />BACKGROUND: The Festival of Pumpkins has become a fall community staple for the promotion of <br />Paris to visitors as well as residents. Free garnes for children, food, music, vendors, crafts, and fun for the <br />family has made this event the Paris News Reader's Choice best community event. This event stimulates <br />Ilm" th nrPximnQ Vear�s agreem <br />Festival of P ki s L its 20 vear A cut was written for the festival beine <br />W tam <br />a muiti-year agreemen with the Sta to close Itie H TT Y z / I Fa—ulf—ing-t�stival hoNJurse <br />traffic control plans are consistent with the former agreement and no changes are necessary. As <br />requested by the TxDOT Paris Area Engineer Richard Harper, City Council must approve a <br />resolution for street closure so we can begin the process of the agreement. <br />awjxw�� <br />RECOMMENDATION: Approve a resolution (attached) agreeing to enter in a multi-year <br />agreement for street closure with TxDOT for Festival of Pumpkins <br />