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<br />DRAFT <br />F:ALICE\RESWORK\CURRENT\ Homestead Program Res (3) <br />March 25, 2004 <br />RESOLUTION NO. _______________ <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, <br />PARIS, TEXAS, APPROVING AND ADOPTING A PROGRAM OF <br />POOLING LOTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SINGLE FAMILY <br />HOUSING, ENTITLED THE HOMESTEAD PROGRAM; PROVIDING FOR <br />CONTRACTS; PROVIDING FOR TRANSFER OF PROPERTY INTERESTS; <br />AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE OTHER <br />DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROGRAM; MAKING OTHER <br />FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND <br />DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br />WHEREAS, <br /> the continued proliferation of vacant and abandoned lots and structures within <br />the city limits of the City of Paris constitutes a blight on affected neighborhoods, encourages crime <br />and illegal activity, and generally is detrimental to the health, safety, and welfare of the community; <br />and, <br />WHEREAS, <br /> in the past, the City of Paris has utilized its own resources to periodically clean <br />up such real property because the owners thereof have failed to meet their obligations as property <br />owners; and, <br />WHEREAS, <br /> neglected properties are often properties on which taxes are unpaid, and when <br />foreclosed for delinquent taxes often continue in a blighted condition, whether sold for taxes or not; <br />and, <br />WHEREAS, <br /> the City of Paris, as a participant and active supporter in that program known <br />as Keep Paris Beautiful, has already embarked on an ambitious series of ordinance changes to clean <br />up and control junk, litter, substandard structures, waste hauling, and to promote historic <br />preservation, all intended to address blighted conditions and the health, safety, and welfare of the <br />City; and, <br />WHEREAS, <br />as part of said effort, the City of Paris foresees the need for a program for <br />recycling or placing single family residential lots or parcels of real property which have been <br />foreclosed for delinquent ad valorem taxes or for other reasons and have not been redeemed by their <br />owners in accordance with state law into a pool to afford qualified low and moderate income <br />individuals the opportunity to obtain said lots, participate in other grant and loan programs, and <br />construct new houses thereon, thereby alleviating said blight, removing said property from the pool <br />of properties maintained by the City, enhancing the tax base for the Taxing Entities by fostering the <br />-1- <br /> <br />