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DRAFT f:attorney\reswork\current\Cas Haley Concert - State Contract Res 2007 October 31, 2007 RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT~THTHETEXASDEPARTMENTOFTRANSPORTATION (TxDOT) FOR THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF STATE RIGHT- OF- WAY FEEDING INTO THE DOWNTOWN PLAZA AREA IN SUPPORT OF THE CAS HALEY CONCERT ON THE SQUARE; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, by Ordinance No. 96-023, the City Council of the City of Paris created a special event permit process for temporary events which require the closure of public streets; and, WHEREAS, in connection with the Cas Haley Concert on the Square to be held December 1, 2007 during "Holiday in Paris", the City has been asked to close several streets in the areas around the concert; and, WHEREAS, allowing the use of Grand Avenue from the east boundary line of 2nd Street S.W., east along Grand Avenue and continuing thereon as the street becomes Clarksville Street, to the west boundary line of 1 st S.E. Street; Bonham Street from the east boundary line of 2nd Street N. W., east along Bonham Street and continuing thereon as the street becomes Lamar A venue, to the west boundary line of 1 st N.E. Street; 1st Street (RH. 19/24) from the north boundary line of W. Kaufman Street to the south boundary line ofW. Houston Street; and Main Street (RH. 19/24) from the north boundary line ofE. Kaufman Street to the south boundary line ofE. Houston Street for the Cal Haley Concert serves a public purpose in that such event will bring a substantial amount of business to the City of Paris and to the downtown area, in particular, and it is deemed appropriate that the temporary closure of said streets be authorized, subject to final approval of detailed plans by both the Special Events Committee and the State of Texas; and, WHEREAS, in order to effect said closure, it is necessary for the City of Paris to enter into an Agreement for the Temporary Closure of State Right-of-Way with the State of Texas, and the form of said agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit A, should, in all things, be approved, and the City Manager should be authorized to execute the same; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS: Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby in all things approved. T"~ --..,....-----