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D RAFT <br />Attorney\reswork\current\CIP Grant 2008 Res <br />RESOLUTION N0. <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, <br />APPROVING AN APPLICATION FOR A TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF <br />TRANSPORTATION CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (CIP) GRANT <br />FOR VARIOUS PROJECTS AT COX FIELD AIRPORT IN THE AMOUNT OF <br />$4,911,088.00, WITH $491,209.00 TO BE PROVIDED BY THE CITY OF <br />PARIS IN THE FORM OF CASH; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO <br />EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO MAKE <br />APPLICATION FOR THE GRANT; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND <br />PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING AN <br />EFFECTIVE DATE. <br />WHEREAS, the City of Paris needs to make certain improvements to Cox Field <br />Airport over the next four (4) fiscal years, including preparing a new airport master plan, <br />performing runway and taxiway overlays and markings, pavement repairs, drainage <br />repairs, airfield lighting, and sign replacements, and crack sealing runways, taxiways, and <br />aprons; and, <br />WHEREAS, in order to complete necessary airfield maintenance to ensure the safety <br />of the flying public at Cox Field Airport, the City Council of the City of Paris desires to apply <br />for a Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Grant from the Texas Department of <br />Transportation in the amount of $4,911,088.00, with $491,108.80, or ten percent (10%), to <br />be provided by the City of Paris in the form of cash; and, <br />WHEREAS, the grant funding for the Airport Master Plan (09MPPARIS) will be in <br />the amount of $200,000.00 with $20,000.00 to be provided by the City of Paris and the <br />grant funding for the design and construction project (0901PARIS) will be $4,711,088.00 <br />with 471,109.00 to be provided by the City of Paris; and, <br />WHEREAS, the City of Paris names the Texas Department of Transportation as its <br />agent for the purposes of applying for, receiving, and disbursing all funds for these <br />improvements and for the administration of contracts necessary for the implementation of <br />these improvements; and, <br />WHEREAS, the City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager to make application <br />for said grant in the form attached hereto as Exhibit "A". <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS: <br />Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby <br />in all things approved. <br />OOU163 <br />