08 Declaring Main Street District as blighted area
CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REQUEST
MEETING DATE: I
. September 5,2007
. Action D Discussion
D Information
D Refer to:
SUBMITTED BY:
Lisa A. Wright, Director of Community Development
DESCRIPTION:
Consider a resolution declaring the Main Street District as a blighted area and declaring
the need for improvements to the sidewalks in certain portions thereof in order to
address one of the conditions which qualifies the area as a blight.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
On August 27, 2007, City Council authorized an application Texas Department of
Economic Development, through the Texas Capital Fund (TCF), for a Main Street
Improvements Program grant for improvements to sidewalks and other amenities in the
Downtown area, entitled "Streetscape Project - Phase III," in the amount of $200,000.00,
with $150,000.00 to be provided by grant and $50,000.00 to be provided by the City in
the form of cash and in-kind services.
The resolution submitted to the Council on August 27 was based on the sample
resolution provided in the grant application packet. However, when the application
packet was being pieced together using the TCF checklist, in the section where we are
directed to insert the resolution, the. checklist cited several things the City must find that
were not included in the sample resolution provided to the City.
TCF has' been advised of the problem with the sample resolution, and they have
acknowledged that they need to correct that for future applications.
FISCAL AUTHORITY:
BUDGETED: No Account #:
GRANT: Account #:
BOND lea Account #:
Other: See attached for recommended funding
LEGAL REVIEW:
MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION:
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August 30, 2007
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
TEXAS, DECLARING THE MAIN STREET DISTRICT AS A BLIGHTED
AREA; DECLARING THE NEED FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE
SIDEWALKS IN CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THE MAIN STREET DISTRICT
IN ORDER TO ADDRESS ONE OF THE CONDITIONS WHICH
QUALIFIES THE AREA AS A BLIGHT; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND
PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Paris has heretofore declared the following area as the Main Street
District (also shown in the map attached hereto as Exhibit A):
BEGINNING at the intersection of Bonham Street and 12th Street
S.W./N.W.;
Thence traveling in a southerly direction along 12th Street S.W. to the
intersection of W. Sherman Street and 12th Street S.W.;
Thence traveling in an easterly direction along W. Sherman Street to the
intersection of W. Sherman Street and 3rd Street S;E.;
Thence traveling in a northerly direction along 3rd Street S.E. to the
intersection of E. Austin Street and 3rd Street S.E.;
Thence traveling in an easterly direction along E. Austin Street to the
intersection ofE. Austin Street and 6th Street S.E.;
Thence traveling in a northerly direction along 6th Street S.E./N.E. to the
intersection ofE. Houston Street and 6th Street N.E.;
Thence traveling in a westerly direction along E. Houston Street to the
intersection ofE. Houston Street and 2nd Street N.E.;
Thence traveling in a northerly direction along 2nd Street N.E. to the
intersection ofE. Price Street and 2nd Street N.E.;
Thence traveling in a westerly direction along E. Price Street to the
intersection ofE. Price Street and 1st Street N.E.;
Thence traveling in a northerly direction along 1st Street N.E. to the
intersection of Pine Bluff Avenue and 1st Street N.E.;
Thence traveling in a westerly direction along Pine Bluff Avenue to the
intersection of Pine Bluff Avenue/Graham Street and N. Main Street;
Thence traveling in a southwesterly direction along Graham Street to the
intersection of Graham Street and 3rd Street N.W.;
Thence traveling in a southerly direction along 3rd Street N.W. to the
intersection ofW. Houston Street and 3rd Street N.W.;
Thence traveling in a westerly direction along W. Houston Street to the
intersection ofW. Houston Street and 4th Street N.W.;
Thence traveling in a southerly direction along 4th Street N.W. to the
intersection of Bonham Street and 4th Street N.W./S.W.;
Thence traveling in a westerly direction along Bonham Street to the point of
beginning at the intersection of Bonham Street andl2th Street S.W./N.W.; and,
WHEREAS, within the Main Street District, there are a predominance of buildings or other
improvements that are dilapidated, deteriorated, or obsolete due to age or other reasons, and these
conditions cause a danger to life or property, thus qualifying the District as a blighted area; and,
WHEREAS, one of the conditions that contributes to the qualification of the District as a
blight are the severely deteriorated sidewalks which constitutes trip hazards to the public and which
do not have adequate handicapped accessibility; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris did heretofore, on the 27th day of August,
2007, in Resolution No. 2007-102, authorize an application to the Texas Department of Economic
Development, through the Texas Capital Fund (TCF), for a Main Street Improvements Program
grant for improvements to sidewalks and other amenities in the Downtown area, entitled
"Streetscape Project - Phase III," in the amount of$200,000..oO, with $150,000.00 to be provided by
grant and $50,000.00 to be provided by the City in the form of cash and in-kind services; and,
WHEREAS, the specific sections of sidewalk within the Main Street District which are
proposed to be addressed in said grant include the following:
1. The east side ofN. Main Street from Houston Street to Price Street, and
2. The north side of Lamar Avenue from 1 st Stteet N.E. to 2nd Street N.E.; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris desires to develop a viable urban
community; therefore, it is deemed appropriate that the City Council declare the Main Street District
as a blighted area and determine that the improvement of the sidewalks within certain portions of
the District will help alleviate one of the conditions which leads to the qualification of the area as
a blight;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PARIS, TEXAS:
Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby in all things
approved.
Section 2. That the City Council hereby declares the Main Street District as a blighted area
due to the predominance of buildings or other improvements that are dilapidated, deteriorated, or
obsolete due to age or other reasons and finds that these conditions cause a danger to life or property;
specifically, one ofthe conditions that contributes to the qualification of the District as a blight are
the severely deteriorated sidewalks which constitute trip hazards to the public and which do not have
adequate handicapped accessibility. Said Main Street District is set out as follows (also shown in
the map attached hereto as Exhibit A):
BEGINNING at the intersection of Bonham Street and 12th Street
S.W./N.W.;
Thence traveling in a southerly direction along 12th Street S.W. to the
intersection ofW. Sherman Street and 12th Street S.W.;
Thence traveling in an easterly direction along W. Sherman Street to the
inte.t:section of W. Sherman Stre~t and 3rd Street S.E.;
Thence traveling in a northerly direction along 3rd Street S.E. to the
intersection ofE. Austin Street and 3rd Street S.E.;
Thence traveling in an easterly direction along E. Austin Street to the
intersection ofE. Austin Street and 6th Street S.E.;
Thence traveling in a northerly direction along 6th Street S.E.IN.E. to the
intersection ofE. Houston Street and 6th Street N.E.;
Thence traveling in a westerly direction along E. Houston Street to the
intersection ofE. Houston Street and 2nd Street N.E.;
Thence traveling in a northerly direction along 2nd Street N .E. to the
intersection ofE. Price Street and 2nd Street N.E.;
Thence traveling in a westerly direction along E. Price Street to the
intersection ofE. Price Street and 1st Street N.E.;
Thence traveling in a northerly direction along 1st Street N.E. to the
intersection of Pine Bluff Avenue and 1st Street N.E.;
Thence traveling in a westerly direction along Pine Bluff Avenue to the
intersection of Pine Bluff Avenue/Graham Street and N. Main Street;
Thence traveling in a southwesterly direction along Graham Street to the
intersection of Graham Street and 3rd Street N.W.;
Thence traveling in a southerly direction along 3rd Street N. W. to the
intersection ofW. Houston Street and 3rd Street N.W.;
Thence traveling in a westerly direction along W. Houston Street to the
intersection ofW. Houston Street and 4th Street N.W.;
Thence traveling in a southerly direction along 4th Street N. W. to the
intersection of Bonham Street and 4th Street N.W./S.W.;
Thence traveling in a westerly direction along Bonham Street to the point of
beginning at the intersection of Bonham Street and 12th Street S.W./N.W.
Section 3. The City Council further finds and determines that the improvement of the
following sidewalks within certain portions of the District will help alleviate one of the conditions
which leads to the qualification of the area as a blight:
1. The east side ofN. Main Street from Houston Street to Price Street, and
2. The north side of Lamar Avenue from 1 st Street N.E. to 2nd Street N.E.; and,
Section 4. That this resolution shall be effective from and after its date of passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 5th day of September, 2007.
Jesse James Freelen, Mayor
ATTEST:
Janice Ellis, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
W. Kent McIlyar, City Attorney
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