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D RAFT <br />attorney\reswork\current\TX Parks & Wildlife Recreational Trails Grant App Res 2008 <br />Apri124, 2008 <br />RESOLUTION NO. <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, <br />APPROVING THE EXECUTION OF AN APPLICATION FOR A TEXAS PARKS <br />& WILDLIFE RECREATIONAL TRAILS GRANT FOR EXTENDING THE <br />TRAIL DE PARIS.29 MILES FROM ITS WEST END AT 12TH ST. SE TO 8T" <br />ST SE; AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS; ACCEPTING SAID <br />GRANT AWARD UPON NOTICE THEREOF; AUTHORIZING THE <br />EXECUTION OF ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY FOR <br />ACCEPTANCE AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SAID GRAIVT UPON NOTICE <br />THEREOF; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO <br />THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br />WHEREAS, the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department provides funding for <br />Recreational Trails grants; and, <br />WHEREAS, these grant funds will enable the extension of Trail de Paris .29 miles <br />from its west end at 12th St. SE to 8th St. SE; and, <br />WHEREAS, the scope of work will include placement and refurbishment of an iron <br />truss bridge donated by the Lamar County Historical Commission, clearing of brush, <br />removal of 400 feet of rails and ties, construction of a 12-foot wide asphalt trail, plus <br />miscellaneous items such as benches, bike racks, and signage; and, <br />WHEREAS, Keep Paris Beautiful, Kiwanis Club, Chamber of Commerce, and Lamar <br />County Power Partners will each contribute $5,000 towards the local match requirement of <br />$30,000 and the City will be responsible for the balance of in kind services with no cash <br />match for the City of Paris; and, <br />WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris deems it in the best interest of the <br />citizens of the City of Paris to make application to the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department <br />for a Texas Parks and Wildlife Recreational Trails Grant in the amount of $150,000.00 for <br />the extension of the Trails de Paris Project, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, and <br />the same should be approved. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />PARIS, TEXAS: <br />Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby <br />in all things approved. <br />5t <br />