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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM BRIEFING SHEET <br />Submittal Date: <br />Originating Department: <br />Presented By: <br />Agenda Item No.: <br />6/23/10 <br />Engineering, Planning & <br />Shawn Napier, P.E. Director of <br />Council Date: <br />Development <br />Engineering, Planning & <br />15. <br />6/28/10 <br />Develo ment <br />RECOMMENDED MOTION: <br />Move to approve a Resolution in support of the application to the U.S. Department of Transportation, <br />Tiger Discretionary Grant Program, by Ark-Tex Council of Governments (ATCOG) for funds to <br />construct the Northeast Texas (Red River Valley) Trail. <br />POLICY ISSUE(S): <br />Intergovernmental cooperation <br />BACKGROUND: <br />The Ark-Tex Council of Governments (ATCOG) is applying for a grant to construct a 130-mile non- <br />motorized, pedestrian, biking and equestrian trail from Farmersville, Texas to New Boston, Texas (see <br />included map). The current trail system extends five miles from S.W. 12`h St. in Paris east to Airport <br />Road. There are pending and proposed projects that will extend the trail west to S.W. 4t" St in Paris and <br />from Airport Road to the eastern Blossom City limits (the City's Master plan for the Trail de Paris is <br />included in the packet).. <br />The railroad corridor is rail banked by six parmering organizations, including the Bowie County <br />Chaparral Rails to Trails, City of Annona, City of Avery, City of Clarksville, and Greater Paris <br />Development Foundation. When constructed the trail will be the longest in Texas and the fifth longest <br />in the United States with Paris Texas at the heart of the trail. <br />The estimated cost is approximately $19 million dollars. The application is due 8/23/2010. <br />BOARD/ COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: <br />ExxisiTS: <br />Resolution, 130- mile trail map, Trail de Paris Master Plan <br />ACTION: <br />BUDGET INFO: <br />❑ Financial Report ❑ Minute Order <br />Expense <br />$0.00 <br />❑ Department Report Z Resolution <br />Budgeted Amt. <br />$0.00 <br />❑ Presentation ❑ Ordinance <br />yTD Actual <br />$0 <br />00 <br />. <br />❑ Public Hearing ❑ Other <br />Acct. Name <br />Acct. Number <br />FiscAL NoTES: <br />REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY: <br />Z Administtation E City Clerk ❑ Community Development ❑ EMS/IT ❑ Finance ❑ Fire <br />❑ Municipal Court Z Legal ❑ Library ❑ Police Z Eng./Public Works ❑ Utilities <br />City of Paris <br />Revised 2/04/08 <br /> <br />