2004-166-RES APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT FOR THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF STATE RIGHT-OF-WAY

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RESOLUTION NO. 2004-166 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT FOR THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF STATE RIGHT- OF- WAY; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris did heretofore, on the 12th day of February, 1996, in Resolution No. 96-013, amend City of Paris policy to allow for the closure or use of any street in connection with a special event upon approval of detailed plans by the Special Events Committee; and, WHEREAS, allowing the use of Grand A venue from the east boundary line of 2nd Street S.W., east along Grand Avenue and continuing thereon as the street becomes Clarksville Street, to the west boundary line of pt S.E. Street; Bonham Street from the east boundary line of 2nd Street N. W., east along Bonham Street and continuing thereon as the street becomes Lamar Avenue, to the west boundary line of pt N.E. Street; 1st Street (RH. 19/24) from the north boundary line of W. Kaufman Street to the south boundary line of W. Houston Street; and Main Street (RH. 19/24) from the north boundary line ofE. Kaufman Street to the south boundary line ofE. Houston Street for the 2004 Festival of Pumpkins serves a public purpose in that such event will bring a substantial amount of business to the City of Paris and to the downtown area, in particular, and it is deemed appropriate that the temporary closure of said streets be authorized, subject to final approval of detailed plans by both the Special Events Committee and the State of Texas; and, WHEREAS, in order to effect said closure, it is necessary for the City of Paris to enter into an Agreement for the Temporary Closure of State Right-of-Way with the State of Texas, and the form of said agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit A, should, in all things, be approved, and the City Manager should be authorized to execute the same; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS: Section 1. That the fmdings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby in all things approved. Section 2. That it is determined that the use of Grand A venue from the east boundary line of 2nd Street S. W., east along Grand A venue and continuing thereon as the street becomes Clarksville Street, to the west boundary line of pi S.E. Street; Bonham Street from the east boundary line of 2nd Street N. W., east along Bonham Street and continuing thereon as the street becomes Lamar Avenue, to the west boundary line of 1st N.E. Street; 1st Street (B.H. 19/24) from the north boundary line of W. Kaufman Street to the south boundary line of W. Houston Street; and Main Street (B.H. 19/24) from the north boundary line of E. Kaufman Street to the south