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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM BRIEFING SHEET <br />Submittal Date: <br />Originating Department: <br />Presented By: <br />Agenda Item No.: <br />12/05/11 <br />Engineering, Planning & <br />Shawn Napier, P.E. <br />22. <br />Council Date: <br />Development <br />12/12/11 <br />RECOMMENDED MOTION: <br />Move to approve a Landscape Partnership Program Agreement between the City of Paris and the Texas <br />Department of Transportation (TxDOT) for the placement of crepe myrtle trees around portions of Loop <br />286 and authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute all necessary documents. <br />POLICY ISSUE(S): <br />Landscape Agreement <br />BACKGROUND: <br />This agreement with TxDOT allows the City of Paris to plant and maintain the trees planted in the <br />Right-of-Way of Loop 286. This agreement requires that the City of Paris maintain the trees by <br />watering and trimming them. TxDOT has also requested that the City mow the medians where the trees <br />are planted at least three times a year. <br />Approximately 600 crepe myrtle trees were purchased by Keep Paris Beautiful and Dr. Hashmi. The <br />trees have been planted in the medians from US 271 South and Loop 286 interchange going <br />counterclockwise to the intersection of US 271 North and Loop 286. <br />BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: <br />EXHIBITS: <br />Resolution, contract <br />ACTION: <br />BUDGET INFO: <br />F-I Financial Report ❑ Minute Order <br />Expense <br />$ <br />F~ Department Report ~ Resolution <br />Budgeted Amt. <br />$ <br />❑ Presentation ❑ Ordinance <br />yTD Actual <br />$ <br />❑ Public Hearing ❑ Other <br />Acct. Name <br />Acct. Number <br />FISCAL NOTES: <br />REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY: <br />E Administration E City Clerk Z 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 />.l 7 ? <br />