2011-088 RES AUTHORIZING PARIS VISITORS & CONVENTION COUNCIL TO USE RODEO ARENA

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RESOLUTION N0. 2011-088 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS; AUTHORIZING THE PARIS VISITORS AND CONVENTION COUNCIL TO USE THE RODEO ARENA AT THE RED RIVER VALLEY FAIR GROUNDS FOR A PROFESSIONAL BULL RIDING RODEO EVENT TO BE HELD MAY 25, 2012; GRANTING ADDITIONAL ACCESS TO RODEO ARENA SIX DAYS PRIOR TO THE EVENT AND TWO DAYS AFTER THE EVENT FOR SETUP AND CLEANUP; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBjECT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, The Visitors & Convention Council of Paris, Texas ("V&CC") has requested authorization and approval from the City Council of the City of Paris to bring the first ever Professional Bull Riding-Rodeo Event to the Red River Valley Fair Grounds Arena on May 25, 2012; and WHEREAS, Upon authorization by the City Council and the Red Valley Fair Association, the V&CC will enter into an agreement with Mr. Lee Podon/D&H Cattle Company ("Event Promoter") to put on a Professional Bull Riding-Rodeo Event at the Red River Valley Fair Grounds Arena, Paris, Texas on May 25, 2012; and WHEREAS, the Event Promoter will be responsible for providing sufficient liability insurance coverage for the duration of the PBR Event and shall name the City of Paris, Texas as an Additional Insured during the Event; and WHEREAS, the Paris Visitors & Convention Council has requested additional access and use of the Arena and surrounding parking areas for six days prior to the date of the PBR Event for preparation and staging and two days after the Event for cleanup; and WHEREAS, based upon information provided by the Paris Visitors and Convention Council and Chamber of Commerce Director, the City Council hereby finds that the Paris V&CC should be allowed use of the Arena at the Red River Valley Fair Grounds for the PBR Event to be held on May 25, 2012. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, THAT: Section 1. The findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby in all things approved.