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Regular Council Meeting February 25, 2015 Page 10 20. Discuss and act on RESOLUTION NO. 2015 -010: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING A REQUEST TO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORATATION (TXDOT) TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES PROGRAM (TAP), FOR FUNDING TO COMPLETE THE TRAIL DE PARIS WEST TO THE CITY LIMIT, INCLUDING A CONNECTION TO THE WEST PARIS TRAIL; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mr. Godwin introduced Earl Erickson and Mike Donovan who gave a presentation to the City Council about the grant application and their proposal to complete the Trail de Paris west to the city limit. Mr. Donovan explained there would be a 20% local match for construction, but because Lamar County was considered a disadvantage county that the City would receive a 51 % discount off of the match if awarded the grant. He estimated the preliminary project cost to be $980,000. Council Member Plata mentioned there was a part of the trail from the college to the loop that was in need of maintenance and Mr. Godwin said he would be bringing something to the Council about that. Council Member Pickle reminded everyone they could make donations to the Trail through their water bills. Mr. Donovan told the Council that the application deadline was May 4, 2015, and that the project selection and award would be sometime between July and September 2015. A Motion to approve the Resolution authorizing the grant application was made by Council Member Grossnickle and seconded by Council Member Lancaster. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. 21. Receive presentation from the Main Street Advisory Board about the accomplishments of the Main Street Program. This item was rescheduled to the March 9t' meeting. 22. Discuss and act on expenditures in an amount not to exceed $90,000 for the downtown spray park. Mr. Godwin reminded City Council that last May the City reached an agreement with First United Methodist Church to convert their front parking lot into a spray park with a public restroom. He said the public restroom had been paid for through donations and fund - raisings. Mr. Godwin also said the park would be open to the public, but the operating and maintenance costs would be the responsibility of the church. Mr. Godwin said the spray park and other improvements would be a great asset to downtown and were consistent with downtown planning and the Parks Master Plan and that the church was asking the City to pay for one -half of the costs. He said staff recommended spending up to $90,000 for one -half the costs of the actual park. Council Member Pickle inquired where the $90,000 was going to come from and Mr. Godwin told him from the general fund and there were enough reserves to cover it. Council