1998-052-RES WHEREAS, CITY COUNCIL DID HERETOFORE ON THE 12TH DAY

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RESOLUTION NO. 98-052 WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris did heretofore, on the 12th day of February, 1996, in Resolution No. 96-013, amend City of Paris policy to allow for the closure or use of any street in connection with a special event upon approval of detailed plans by the Special Events Committee; and, WHEREAS, allowing the use of 1st Street S.E. from the north boundary line of E. Austin Street south to the north boundary line of E. Sherman Street; Austin Street from the east boundary line of 1 st Street S. E. west to the east boundary line of 1 st Street S. W .; S. Main Street (B. H. 19/24 N) from the north boundary line of Sherman Street north to the north boundary line of Austin Street; and 1st Street S.W. (B.H. 19/24 S) from the south boundary line of W. Austin Street south to the north boundary line of W. Sherman Street for the 1998 Paris Art Fair serves a public purpose in that such event will bring a substantial amount of business to the City of Paris and to the downtown area, in particular, and it is deemed appropriate that the temporary closure of said streets be authorized, subject to final approval of detailed plans by both the Special Events Committee and the State of Texas; and, WHEREAS, in order to effect said closure, it is necessary for the City of Paris to enter into the Agreement for the Temporary Closure of State Right-of-Way with the State of Texas, and the form of said agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit A, should, in all things, be approved, and the Mayor of the City of Paris, Eric S. Clifford, should be authorized to execute the same; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, that it is determined that the use of 1st Street S.E. from the north boundary line of E. Austin Street south to the north boundary line of E. Sherman Street; Austin Street from the east boundary line of 1st Street S.E. west to the east boundary line of 1st Street S.W.; S. Main Street (B.H. 19/24 N) from the north boundary line of Sherman Street north to the north boundary line of Austin Street; and 1st Street S.W. (B.H. 19/24 S) from the south boundary line ofW. Austin Street south to the north boundary line ofW. Sherman Street for the 1998 Paris Art Fair serves a public purpose; therefore, the temporary closure of said streets for such event be, and the same is hereby, authorized, subject to final approval of detailed plans by both the Special Events Committee and the State of Texas; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the form of the Agreement for the Temporary Closure of State Right-of-Way, attached hereto as Exhibit A, be, and the same is hereby, approved; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Mayor of the City of Paris, Eric S. Clifford, be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to execute, on behalf of the City of Paris, the Agreement for the Temporary Closure of State Right-of-Way, under the terms and conditions and in the form shown in Exhibit A, attached hereto. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 13th day of April, 1998.