2010-067 RES PROFESSIONAL AGREEMENT GREATER PARIS DEV FOUNDATION

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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BY A1VD BETWEEN THE CITY OF PARIS A1VD THE GREATER PARIS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATIOIV STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF LAMAR This Professional Services Agreement, hereinafter referred to as the "Agreement," entered into by and between the City of Paris, a home-rule municipality with its offices located at 135 First Street S.E., in the City of Paris, Lamar County, Texas, hereinafter referred to as "CITY" and the Greater Paris Development Foundation whose offices are located at 1323 Lamar Ave, Ste D, Paris, Texas 75460, in the City of Paris, Lamar County, Texas, hereinafter referred to as "SERVICE ORGANIZATION". WITNESSETH WHEREAS, SERVICE ORGANIZATION possesses certain specialized expertise, personnel, equipment, and training necessary to provide certain community-based specialized services unique to said organization and unavailable from any other readily available source; and, WHEREAS, CITY desires to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with the SERVICE ORGANIZATION to provide such specialized services to City of Paris and its citizens; and, WHEREAS, the Service Organization will provide certain specialized services as described herein and as further described in the Service Organization's Request for Public Funding attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit "A" that will benefit the City by: 1) providing specialized services for which the City has limited or no expertise; 2) providing specialized services in a more efficient manner and at a lower cost; 3) providing specialized services under a recognized name and as a recognized source in the community for specialized expertise in the area of said specialized services; and, WHEREAS, the City Council finds and determines that contracting with said SERVICE ORGANIZATION will benefit the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the City of Paris in the furtherance of a public purpose; NOW, THEREFORE, FOR AND IN CONSIDERATION OF THESE PREMISES, and the mutual consideration as set out herein, CITY and SERVICE ORGANIZATION agree as follows: 1. Scope of Services SERVICE ORGANIZATION agrees to provide the following services to CITY and its citizens during the term of this agreement: To establish working relationships among all citizens of Paris and to break down racial barriers by assisting the Diversity Task Force with projects such as the Challenge Day to be held at three local school districts being a program to eliminate racism and other prejudices and the Community Wide Block Party that brings in hundreds of Paris residents to enjoy food, music, and fun with booths to encourage sign-ups by the children for Girl Scouts, etc. EXHIBIT g..