07-B Lease with Barrow for land application of sludge

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DRAFT F:A TTORNEY\RESWORK\CURRENT\ Barrow Sludge Field Lease Res 2006 June 2, 2006 RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A RENEWAL LEASE AGREEMENT WITH LOYD BARROW AND SYBIL BARROW CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY 170 ACRES WHICH MAY BE EXPANDED NOT TO EXCEED A TOTAL OF 430 ACRES LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF THE CITY OF PARIS TO BE USED FOR LAND APPLICATION OF SEWAGE SLUDGE; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City Council did in Resolution No. 86-073, on July 28, 1986, authorize the execution of a lease contract for approximately 170 acres which may be expanded not to exceed a total of 4 30 acres located approximately 7 miles northeast of the City of Paris to be used for land application of sewage sludge, with Loyd Barrow and wife, Sybil Barrow for a term of 10 years; and, , WHEREAS, the City Council did in Resolution 96-080, on July 15, 1996, authorize the execution of a Renewal Lease Agreement with Loyd Barrow and wife, Sybil Barrow for another term of 10 years; and, WHEREAS, the term of said Renewal Lease Agreement expires on July 31,2006, and the Barrows have offered the City of Paris the renewal of this agreement for an additional one (1) year term with options at the expiration of the initial term; and, WHEREAS, it is deemed to be in the best interest of the citizens of Paris to accept the offer to renew this lease for a term of one (1) year with renewal options and a Renewal Lease Agreement has been negotiated with Loyd Barrow and Wife, Sybil Barrow, upon the terms and conditions and in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto; and, WHEREAS, the form of such Renewal Lease Agreement should be approved and the Mayor of the City of Paris should be authorized to sign the same; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS: Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby in all things approved. Section 2. That the Renewal Lease Agreement with Loyd Barrow and Wife, Sybil Barrow, for approximately 170 acres with the privilege to expand such lease to approximately 430 acres for sludge application for the Wastewater Treatment Plant, is hereby approved. r'.