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City Council Meeting <br />November 13, 2000 <br />Page 10 <br />A motion was made by Councilman McCarthy, seconded by Councilman Gray, <br />for approval of the resolution. The motion carried 7 ayes, 0 nays. <br />Mayor Pfiester called for discussion and consideration of possible action <br />regarding response to notice of availability of the current U. S. Post Office <br />building. <br />City Manager Malone read a letter sent to the City of Paris by Stoneleight Huff <br />Brous McDowell Commercial Real Estate Services, Worldwide, which is a <br />notice of availability excess real property former Post Office, 231 Lamar Ave., <br />Paris, Texas, as follows: <br />"The United States Postal Services (USPS) has declared the real property <br />described on the enclosed fact sheet as excess and available for disposal. <br />This is notice that state and local government may make an offer to purchase <br />this property before the USPS offers it for sale to the general public. <br />Any government entity desiring to purchase this property must notify this <br />office, in writing, within sixty (60) days of the date of this letter (December 4, <br />2000). Upon receipt of such notice, the USPS will promptly supply the <br />interested party with a Purchase and Sale Agreement and advise them of the <br />procedures necessary to acquire the property." <br />City Manager Malone advised the City Council that the building is <br />approximately 28,673 square feet and the land is approximately 33,270 square <br />feet, and will be occupied through December, 2000. City Manager Malone <br />said the government gives preference to the other governments and federal <br />agencies if they want to utilize that building for some purpose. He said they <br />will have an appraised value, and he did not know what that is, and in some <br />cases in the past, they have been willing to give it to local governments for <br />one dollar, but that may no longer be the case. City Manager Malone said if <br />the City Council elects to go forward with building a new facility for the police <br />and court building, he did not foresee any use of this building for any <br />department in the City of Paris. The City Manager said the study reflects that <br />it would cost over nine million dollars to rehabilitate the building for use of a <br />police and court building. <br />After discussion, a motion was made by Councilman Bell, seconded by <br />