2007-102-RES-Approving an application for funding throught the Texas Department of Economic Development Main Street Program for sidewalk and other improvementsRESOLUTION N0. 2001-102
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
TEXAS, APPROVING AN APPLICATION FOR FUNDING THROUGH THE
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MAIN STREET
PROGRAM FOR SIDEWALK AND OTHER IMPROVEMENTS IN THE
DOWNTOWN AREA; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF ANY AND
ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY FOR ACCEPTANCE AND
IMPLEMENTATION OF SAID GRANT UPON NOTICE THEREOF;
MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE
SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris did heretofore, on the 13th day of March,
2006, in Resolution No. 2006-043, authorize an application to the Texas Department of
Transportation for a Statewide Transportation Enhancement Program grant for sidewalk and other
improvements in the Downtown area in the amount of $1,000,000.00, with $800,000.00 to be
provided by grant and $200,000.00 to be provided by the City in the form of matching funds; and,
WHEREAS, the Texas Department of Transportation has notified all Texas cities that
funding for Statewide Transportation Enhancement Grants is no longer available; and
WHEREAS, the Texas Department of Economic Development, through the Texas Capital
Fund (TCF) Main Street Improvements Program, provides funding for Main Street improvements,
and the City of Paris wishes to undertake a project to improve the safety and efficiency of movement
of pedestrians, especially handicapped pedestrians in need of better accessibility in the Downtown
area; and,
WHEREAS, the recently completed Phases I and II of the Streetscape Project, which
improved sidewalks in the Downtown area, is a viable and important asset to the city, its citizens,
and local businesses; however, these are still several sidewalks in the area that do not have suitable
handicap accessibility, and the extension of the project to include additional sidewalks in the
Downtown area will accomplish the intentions of the City; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris is desirous of processing an application
for the Texas Capital Fund (TCF) Main Street Improvements Program grant for Phase III of the
Streetscape Project, 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;
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 filing of an application to the Texas Department of Economic
Development, through the Texas Capital Fund (TCF) Main Street Improvements Program, be, and
the same is hereby, approved for a 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.
Section 3. That the City of Paris does hereby agree to comply with all assurances in
connection with the application and, if funded, the award.
Section 4. That the City Manager be, and he is hereby, appointed as the Authorized Official
of said project and is authorized and directed to execute, on behalf of the City of Paris, an application
for said grant.
Section 5. That the Director of Community Development be, and she is hereby, appointed
as Project Director and is hereby authorized and directed to execute and deliver, on behalf of the City
of Paris, all reports, communications, assurances, and documents necessary for the completion of
said project.
Section 6. That the Director of Finance be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to serve
as the Financial Officer for said project and to receive and distribute funds for improvements to
sidewalks and other amenities in the Downtown area.
Section 7. That the Mayor, City Manager, Director of Community Development, and the
Finance Director be authorized and directed to execute, on behalf of the City of Paris, any and all
documents necessary for acceptance and implementation of said grant upon notice of award thereof
by the Texas Department of Transportation, under the terms and conditions and in the forms
approved by the City Attorney, and to proceed with use of said funds upon receipt thereof for the
purposes stated herein and in accordance with the grant conditions.
Section 8. The City Council does hereby agree not to participate in program income
recapture and will return all program income to the State to be placed in a statewide Revolving Loan
Fund to be used by the State to fund future economic development awards. By agreeing to this
measure, the City understands that it will be eligible to receive as many Texas Capital Fund awards
per program year as it has eligible projects.
Section 9. That this resolution shall be effective from and after its date of passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 27th day of August, 2007.
J sse J s Freelen, Mayor
ATTEST:
ice Ellis, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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W. Kent McI yar, Attorney