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DRAFT F:ALICE\RESWORK\CURRENT\ Christians In Action Lease-Purchase Res January 7, 2005 RESOLUTION NO. __________ A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING A LEASE-PURCHASE AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF PARIS AND CHRISTIANS IN ACTION, INC. FOR THE LEASE-PURCHASE OF A SURPLUS CITY VEHICLE TO BE USED IN A PILOT PROGRAM OF RECYCLING RESIDENTIAL WASTE MATERIAL; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, finds and determines the successful operation of a residential trash and garbage recycling service within the city limits of the City of Paris would be beneficial to the City of Paris by removing such recycled elements from the residential trash and garbage hauled by the City’s trash removal crews; and, WHEREAS, by removing said recyclable items, the City’s landfill cost will be lowered based on the volume of recyclable materials removed; and, WHEREAS, the City finds and determines that recycling residential waste material is beneficial to the environment, promotes the City’s ongoing junk, litter, and trash removal program, and is consistent with the City’s ongoing cleanup program known as Keep Paris Beautiful; and, WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the operation of a trash recycling service by a private non-profit entity on a pilot program basis would benefit the general public as described herein, would promote the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the City of Paris, and would therefore serve a public purpose to the citizens of the City of Paris; and, WHEREAS, Christians in Action, Inc., a non-profit entity, which specializes in providing a productive environment for citizens in need of the opportunity to work within the community, has made a proposal to the City of Paris to operate a pilot program to recycle various materials commonly found in residential trash and waste, consistent with the current ongoing programs of Christians in Action in recycling cardboard, newspapers, and other discarded materials; and, WHEREAS, in support of said pilot program, Christians in Action has requested the City of Paris to sell by lease-purchase, a 1979 Chevrolet one-ton truck, previously declared as surplus by the NOW, City of Paris, on such terms and conditions as the City and Christians in Action shall agree; THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS: