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RESOLUTI0111 NO. 2010-093 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS; <br />APPROVING AN ADVANCE FUNDING AGREEMENT FOR A SAFE ROUTES <br />TO SCHOOL PROJECT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS AND THE <br />TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE SAFE ROUTES TO <br />SCHOOLS INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM FOR INFRASTRUCTURE <br />IMPROVEMENTS TO CREATE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR CHILDREN TO <br />BE ABLE TO WALK OR RIDE BIKES TO AND FROM SCHOOLS IN THE <br />PARIS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT; AUTHORIZING THE CITY <br />MANAGER TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY FOR <br />THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PROJECT; MAKING OTHER FINDIIVGS <br />AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBjECT; AND DECLARING AN <br />EFFECTIVE DATE. <br />WHEREAS, the Texas Department of Transportation through the Safe Routes to <br />Schools Infrastructure Grant Program provides funding for infrastructure projects, and the <br />City of Paris wishes to apply for grant funds to provide infrastructure improvements such <br />as sidewalks, crosswalks, signs and bike lanes to provide a safe environment for children to <br />be able to walk or ride bikes to and from schools in the Paris Independent School District; <br />and, <br />WHEREAS, on September 29, 2008, the City Council of the City of Paris conducted a <br />public hearing and adopted Resolution No. 2008-079 supporting the Safe Routes to Schools <br />Master Plan with the majority of infrastructure to be constructed on City right-of-ways in <br />the areas of Crocket Middle School and Justiss Elementary School. <br />WHEREAS, on November 9, 2009 the City Council approved the application to the <br />Texas Department of Transportation for the Safe Routes to Schools Infrastructure Grant <br />Program in the amount of $500,000.00 to fund infrastructure improvements to create a <br />safe environment for children to be able to walk or ride bikes to and from schools in the <br />Paris Independent School District; and, <br />WHEREAS, the grant has been awarded to the City of Paris and the Advance <br />Funding Agreement for a Safe Routes to School Project, attached hereto as Exhibit A, should <br />be approved and the City Manager be authorized to execute said Agreement. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY <br />OF PARIS, TEXAS, THAT: <br />Section 1. The findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby in <br />all things approved. <br />Section 2. The Advance Funding Agreement for A Safe Routes To School Project <br />between the City of Paris, Texas and the Texas Department of Transportation attached <br />hereto as Exhibit "A", be, and the same is hereby approved to provide infrastructure <br />