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<br />RESOLUTION NO.
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<br />2002-166
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<br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
<br />PARIS, TEXAS, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF
<br />A CERTIFICATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TEXAS mSTORICAL
<br />COMMISSION AND THE CITY OF PARIS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE
<br />CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAM; MAKING OTHER
<br />FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND
<br />DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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<br />WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, in conjunction with other
<br />governmental entities, private groups, and private individuals, has supported and participated in
<br />a community-wide beautification program intended to remove junk, litter, and other unsightly
<br />materials, generally improve blighted areas of the City, regulate and where appropriate remove
<br />substandard buildings and structures, protect and preserve the public health, safety, and welfare,
<br />and generally improve the overall appearance of the community; and,
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<br />WHEREAS, in furtherance of these goals, the City Council did heretofore, on the 10th
<br />day of June, 2002, in Ordinance No. 2002-032, adopt Article III to Chapter 7 of the Code of
<br />Ordinances of the City of Paris, entitled "Hazardous Buildings," for the purpose of regulating
<br />substandard structures and buildings within the city; and,
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<br />WHEREAS, in the process of the adoption of said Article, City Council directed the
<br />inclusion of Section 7-50 thereto, dealing with the preservation of substandard buildings as historic
<br />property; and,
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<br />WHEREAS, in order to implement fully said Section 7-50, and to otherwise provide for
<br />the preservation of significant historical landmarks and properties within the city, the City Council
<br />authorized application on behalf of the City for a designation as a Certified Local Government by
<br />the Texas State Historical Preservation Office as provided by 16 U.S.C.A. Section 470, et seq;
<br />and,
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<br />WHEREAS, as part of the aforesaid certification process, the City Council did heretofore,
<br />on the 17th day of June, in Ordinance No. 2002-033, amend Chapter 7 of the Code of Ordinances
<br />of the City of Paris to establish, among other things, a Historic Preservation Commission
<br />empowered to undertake certain actions and exercise certain responsibility related to the
<br />preservation of historical landmarks and structures within the city; and,
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<br />WHEREAS, on October 24, 2002, the City of Paris received notice that it has qualified
<br />as a Certified Local Government, and it is deemed appropriate that the form of the Certification
<br />Agreement Between the Texas Historical Commission and the City of Paris for Participation in
<br />the Certified Local Government Program be, in all things approved, and that the Mayor be
<br />authorized to execute the same; NOW, THEREFORE,
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