13 - Interlocal Agreement with North Lamar ISD related to a collector street

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INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT Between the City of Paris, Texas and North Lamar Independent School District Re: Collector Street for New Elementary School WHEREAS, the North Lamar Independent School District (the "District") has platted property north of existing school buildings (the "Property") for the construction of a new elementary school (the "New Elementary School"); and WHEREAS, the City of Paris, Texas (the "City") has enacted a Subdivision Ordinance governing the construction of streets in new developments and adopting a Master Thoroughfare Plan (the "Plan"); and WHEREAS, the Plan requires a collector street comprising the dedication of land in the minimum width of sixty feet (60') and a minimum paved width of thirty-nine feet (39'), back of curb to back of curb, to be constructed on the Property; and WHEREAS, the City desires to participate in the financing of the construction of this collector street which will be to the benefit of the City and to future development to the east of the subject Property; and WHEREAS, the Subdivision Ordinance also requires the construction of sidewalks along both sides of said collector street; and WHEREAS, due to the heavily wooded nature of the Property to the north of the proposed New Elementary School and the proposed collector street, the City recognizes the difficulty in constructing a sidewalk in such heavily -wooded area and therefore determines that a sidewalk must only be constructed on the south side of the proposed collector street; and WHEREAS, the City has also enacted Sec. 30 of Zoning Ordinance 1710 providing for certain requirements for landscaping and buffering; and WHEREAS, the City, recognizing certain financial challenges encountered by the District, desires to accommodate the District by allowing for the phasing of the construction and installation of the required sidewalks and landscaping. WITNESSETH: 1. This interlocal agreement (the "Agreement") is entered into by and between the City and the District pursuant to Texas Government Code, Chapter 791, Sec. 791.032, and shall take effect upon the last date of execution hereof. 2. The purpose of this Agreement is to memorialize the City's agreement to participate financially in the construction of a collector street upon the Property shown in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, and to set forth the criteria for phasing over time of required sidewalk and landscaping/buffering improvements.