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<br />Section 2. That the City Council of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, does hereby formally <br />invite Paris Junior College to consider the donation of property or the use of property to be used as <br />a potential site for a new sports complex; the donation of said property or the use of said property <br />to be conditioned upon the City receiving sufficient grant funds from the Texas Parks and Wildlife <br />Department or sufficient funds from other sources to enable the City to adequately fund the creation <br />of a new sports complex. <br /> <br />Section 3. That the City Manager be, and is hereby, authorized to prepare an application to <br />the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for a grant to fund the initial phase of a new sports <br />complex for the City of Paris. <br /> <br />Section 4. That interested businesses and industries, various philanthropic organizations, <br />interested groups, and interested citizens be, and the same are hereby, encouraged to participate in <br />the proposed new sports complex by making contributions to the City of Paris in furtherance of said <br />sports complex. <br /> <br />Section 5. That voluntary contributions and certificates of obligation in an amount not to <br />exceed $500,000.00 are hereby authorized as the City's match for any potential grant for which the <br />City may be qualified from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department or from any other potential <br />source of funding as may be available. <br /> <br />Section 6. That the City Manager be, and is hereby, authorized to initiate necessary actions <br />to prepare a plan in furtherance of the creation of a new sports complex. <br /> <br />Section 7. That this resolution shall be effective from and after its date of passage. <br /> <br />PASSED AND APPROVED this 19th day of February, 2001. <br /> <br /> <br />ATTEST: <br /> <br />Mattie Cunningham, City Clerk <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />AS TO FORM: <br />