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<br />RESOLUTION NO. 2002-074
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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 />AN EARNEST MONEY CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF A SITE
<br />FOR A NEW LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER; 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, at its January 14, 2002, meeting, authorized City staff to
<br />pursue further negotiations regarding all properties currently under consideration for possible siting
<br />of a new police/municipal courts building; and,
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<br />WHEREAS, as a consequence of said authorization, letters were forwarded by the City
<br />Legal Department to the owners and/or agents for thirteen (13) potential sites for the new building;
<br />and,
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<br />WHEREAS, as a result of said solicitations and inquiries, a review of responses to said
<br />solicitations, input from the City's architect regarding said project, and comment and review by City
<br />staff, including the City Manager, City Attorney, and the Police Chief, the City Council has
<br />determined the best possible site for said building; and,
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<br />WHEREAS, the City Council did heretofore, on the 11th day of March, 2002, in
<br />Resolution No. 2002-060, authorize the City Manager, City Attorney, and Police Chiefto enter
<br />into negotiations for a formal earnest money contract for the purchase of that property located at
<br />Collegiate Drive and Clarksville Street, known as the "UARCO" property and owned by Rodgers
<br />and Wade Corporation, with a negotiated purchase price of $1,275,000.00, subject to the
<br />necessary rights, reservations, terms, and conditions associated with the purchase of said property ,
<br />including the obligation for conveyance by fee simple warranty deed accompanied by appropriate
<br />title work and insurance guaranteeing clear title thereof; and,
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<br />WHEREAS, the City Council did heretofore, on the 8th day of April, 2002, in Resolution
<br />No. 2002-068, authorize the City Manager to execute a Real Estate Purchase Agreement with
<br />Leggett & Platt, Incorporated, a Missouri corporation, for the purchase of said property, under
<br />the terms and conditions and in a form acceptable to the City Manager and the City Attorney; and,
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<br />WHEREAS, since approval of said Resolution No. 2002-068, the City Manager, City
<br />Attorney, and Police Chief have been in negotiations with attorneys for Leggett & Platt,
<br />Incorporated, for the terms of a Real Estate Purchase Agreement, and said negotiations are now
<br />complete and it is appropriate that said Agreement be executed; NOW, THEREFORE,
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<br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS,
<br />TEXAS:
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