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RESOLUTION NO. <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS <br />SUPPORTING CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS' APPLICATION TO THE TEXAS <br />DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S 2023 TRANSPORTATION <br />ALTERNATIVES SET-ASIDE (TA) CALL FOR THE CITY OF PARIS (TA <br />PROGRAM) -1sT STREET SW BIKE LANES PROJECT. <br />WHEREAS, the Texas Department of Transportation issued a call for projects in <br />December 2022 for communities to apply for funding assistance through the Transportation <br />Alternatives Set -Aside (TA) Program; and <br />WHEREAS, the TA funds may be used for development of preliminary engineering <br />(plans, specifications, and estimates and environmental documentation) and construction of <br />pedestrian and/or bicycle infrastructure; and <br />WHEREAS, the TA funds require a local match, comprised of cash or Transportation <br />Development Credits (TDCs), if eligible; and <br />WHEREAS, The City of Paris, Texas would be responsible for all non -reimbursable <br />costs and 100% of overruns, if any, for TA funds; and <br />WHEREAS, the City of Paris, Texas has applied for and passed the first round of <br />judging for the City of Paris (TA Program) - 1St Street SW Bike Lanes project from Hearne <br />Street to Kaufman Street, and is in consideration for final selection by the Texas Department <br />of Transportation; and <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />PARIS, TEXAS, THAT: <br />Section 1. The findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby in all <br />things approved. <br />Section 2. That the City Council of the City of Paris supports funding City of Paris <br />(TA Program) - 1St Street SW Bike Lanes project as described in the 2023 TA Detailed <br />Application (including the preliminary engineering budget, if any, construction budget, the <br />department's direct state cost for oversight, and the required local match, if any) and is <br />willing to commit to the project's development, implementation, construction, maintenance, <br />management, and financing. <br />Section 3. That the City of Paris is willing and able to enter into an agreement with <br />the department by resolution or ordinance, should the project be selected for funding. <br />Page 1 of 1 <br />