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Special City Council Meeting February 19, 2001 Page 6 No one else appeared, and the public hearing was declared closed. Mayor Pfiester expressed his support of the sports complex and said he felt the City of Paris should move forward by using money from the certificates of obligation that was set aside for improvements last year, for a fifty percent match if the city receives a grant from the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. City Manager Malone said a sports facility has been the number one priority of the City's Parks & Recreation Master Plan for the past few years. City Manager Malone advised that Paris Junior College will allow the city to build a sports complex on an 80-acre tract adjacent to Love Civic Center. The City Manager said the land value could be used for part of the city's 50% match for a state grant. Afterfurther discussion, Mayor Pfiester called for consideration of and action on a resolution requesting donation of land from Paris Junior College for site of a new sports complex; authorizing the preparation of an application to the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department for a grant to fund Phase I, and soliciting voluntary contributions in support of the grant. Resolution No. 2001-017, resolving that the City Council of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, hereby formally invite Paris Junior College to consider the donation of property or the use of property to be used as a potential site for a new sports complex; the donation of said property or the use of said property to be conditioned upon the city receiving sufficient grant funds from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department or sufficient funds from other sources to enable the city to adequately fund the creation of a new sports complex; that the voluntary contributions and certificates of obligation in an amount not to exceed $500,000.00, are hereby authorized as the city's match for any potential grant for which the city may be qualified from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department or from any other potential source of funding as may be available, was presented. A motion was made by Councilman Carter, seconded by Councilman McCarthy, for approval of the resolution. The motion carried 6 ayes, 0 nays. There being no further business, a motion was made by Councilman McCarthy, seconded by Councilman Carter, to adjourn the meeting. The motion carried 6 ayes, 0 nays. MICHAEL J. PFIESTER, MAYOR ATTEST: