2000-111-RES APPROVING THE ROOF REPLACEMENT ON THE
RESOLUTION NO. 2000-111
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
PARIS, TEXAS, APPROVING THE ROOF REPLACEMENT ON THE
COLISEUM BUILDING LOCATED ON THE FAIR GROUND PROPERTY;
AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PARIS EXPENDITURE OF $5,000.00
TOWARD THE TOTAL COST OF ROOF REPLACEMENT; MAKING
OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISION RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Red River Valley Fair Association, Inc. has contacted the City of Paris
seeking assistance in the replacement of the roof on the Coliseum building on the fairgrounds; and,
WHEREAS, the Coliseum was built in 1920 and has a historical site marker; and,
WHEREAS, in 1987, the City of Paris, Lamar County Commissioners Court, Chamber
of Commerce, Paris Lions Club, Red River Valley Fair Association, and local donors went
together and re-built the exterior walls and storage rooms and put new shingles on the Coliseum;
and,
WHEREAS, the west end of the Coliseum roof is currently in need of replacing the
interior ceiling before applying a new roof for the entire building; and
WHEREAS, the Red River Valley Fair Association, Inc. has already received $5,000.00
from the Lamar County Visitors & Convention Council and is asking the City of Paris to assist
with a $5,000.00 grant; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Paris wishes to continue to encourage the Red River Valley Fair
Association, Inc. to promote activities which are enjoyed by the citizens of Paris and Lamar
County and to improve and maintain the fairground property; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council further finds and determines that the proper maintenance
and repair of the Coliseum roof is beyond the current obligations of the Fair Association and is
in the best interests of the citizens of the City of Paris, and the City Council is, therefore,
agreeable to assist with the replacement of the Coliseum roof by approving the allocation of
$5,000.00 to the Red River Valley Fair Association, Inc. for this improvement project; NOW,
THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS,
TEXAS:
Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby in all
things approved.
Section 2. That an allocation in the amount of $5,000.00 to the Red River Valley Fair
Association, Inc. to assist in the replacement of the roof on the Coliseum on a cost reimbursable
basis be, and the same is hereby, in all things authorized.
Section 3. That this resolution shall be effective from and after its date of passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 14th day of August, 2000.
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Michael J. Pfies r, yor
ATTEST:
Mattie Cunningham, City Clerk