2002-166-RES APPROVE/AUTHORIZE EXECUTION OF CERTIFIED AGREEMENT BETWEEN TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION AND COP IN CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAM
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RESOLUTION NO.
2002-166
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
PARIS, TEXAS, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF
A CERTIFICATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TEXAS mSTORICAL
COMMISSION AND THE CITY OF PARIS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE
CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAM; MAKING OTHER
FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND
DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, in conjunction with other
governmental entities, private groups, and private individuals, has supported and participated in
a community-wide beautification program intended to remove junk, litter, and other unsightly
materials, generally improve blighted areas of the City, regulate and where appropriate remove
substandard buildings and structures, protect and preserve the public health, safety, and welfare,
and generally improve the overall appearance of the community; and,
WHEREAS, in furtherance of these goals, the City Council did heretofore, on the 10th
day of June, 2002, in Ordinance No. 2002-032, adopt Article III to Chapter 7 of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Paris, entitled "Hazardous Buildings," for the purpose of regulating
substandard structures and buildings within the city; and,
WHEREAS, in the process of the adoption of said Article, City Council directed the
inclusion of Section 7-50 thereto, dealing with the preservation of substandard buildings as historic
property; and,
WHEREAS, in order to implement fully said Section 7-50, and to otherwise provide for
the preservation of significant historical landmarks and properties within the city, the City Council
authorized application on behalf of the City for a designation as a Certified Local Government by
the Texas State Historical Preservation Office as provided by 16 U.S.C.A. Section 470, et seq;
and,
WHEREAS, as part of the aforesaid certification process, the City Council did heretofore,
on the 17th day of June, in Ordinance No. 2002-033, amend Chapter 7 of the Code of Ordinances
of the City of Paris to establish, among other things, a Historic Preservation Commission
empowered to undertake certain actions and exercise certain responsibility related to the
preservation of historical landmarks and structures within the city; and,
WHEREAS, on October 24, 2002, the City of Paris received notice that it has qualified
as a Certified Local Government, and it is deemed appropriate that the form of the Certification
Agreement Between the Texas Historical Commission and the City of Paris for Participation in
the Certified Local Government Program be, in all things approved, and that the Mayor be
authorized to execute the same; NOW, THEREFORE,
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS,
TEXAS:
Section 1. That the fmdings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby in all
things approved.
Section 2. That the form of the Certification Agreement Between the Texas Historical
Commission and the City of Paris for Participation in the Certified Local Government Program,
attached hereto as Exhibit A, be, and the same is hereby, approved.
Section 3. That the Mayor be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to execute, on
behalf of the City of Paris, the Certification Agreement Between the Texas Historical Commission
and the City of Paris for Participation in the Certified Local Government Program, under the
terms and conditions and in the form shown in Exhibit A, attached hereto.
Section 4. That this resolution shall be effective from and after its date of passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 11th day of November, 2002.
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ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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TEXAS
HISTORICAL
~OMMISSION
The State Agency for Historic Preservation
CERTIFICATION AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION
AND THE CITY OF PARIS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE
CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAM
RICK PERRY, GOVERNOR
JOHN L. NAU, III, CHAIRMAN
F, LAWERENCE OAKS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
The City of Paris, in consideration of having been granted Certified Local Government status,
agrees to carry out the following responsibilities as a Certified Local Government, in cooperation
with the National Register Department and the Texas Historical Commission.
It will:
I. enforce the local historic preservation ordinance for the designation and protection of
local historic properties;
2. maintain an adequate and qualified review commission for historic preservation
established by the local ordinance;
3. maintain a system for the survey and inventory of local historic properties that is
coordinated with the statewide cultural-resource-survey-process, with technical
assistance provided by the National Register Department;
4. ensure, to the maximum extent possible, public participation in the local historic
preservation program, including the process of nominating properties to the National
Register of Historic Places;
5. adopt the Secretary ofthe Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation as the standards by
which the local review commission will review all work applications brought before it
under the terms of the local historic preservation ordinance;
6. review and comment upon nominations to the National Register of Historic Places for
properties within its jurisdiction, and within 60 days of receiving the nominations
from the National Register Department of the Texas Historical Commission, submit
the city commission's reports and the recommendations of the chief elected official of
the city to the National Register Department as to whether or not the nominated
properties meet the criteria of the National Register;
7. submit an annual report to the State Historic Preservation Officer about the activities
of the local review commission for historic preservation by August 151 of each year,
describing that year's activities;
8. assist the National Register Department, if necessary, in verifying the names and
addresses of property owners within local historic districts being nominated to the
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National Register, and assist with arrangements for local public information meetings
at mutually agreeable times and locations when such districts are nominated; _
9. monitor and report to the Texas Historical Commission any actions affecting any
county courthouse, Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, State Archeological
Landmark, National Register property, and any locally designated landmark;
10. coordinate local historic preservation, to the extent practicable, with the National
Register Department, which shall provide technical assistance, guidance, and
information to the Certified Local Government as feasible upon request; and
II. carry out the general program procedures as outlined in the Texas Administrative
Code, Title 13 Cultural Resources, Part 2 Texas Historical Commission, Chapter 15
Administration of Federal Programs, Rule 15.6 Rules and Procedures for Certified
Local Governments.
(Name) Mayor Michael J. Pfiester
City of . PariA, Texas
F. Lawerence Oaks, State Historic Preservation Officer