2003-139-RES ACCEPTING PROPOSAL FOR ARCHITEXAS FOR COMPLETION OF UPDATED HISTORIC RESOURCE SURVEY
RESOLUTION NO.
2003-139
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
PARIS, TEXAS, ACCEPTING THE PROPOSAL OF ARCmTEXAS FOR
COMPLETION OF AN UPDATED mSTORIC RESOURCE SURVEY OF
THE CITY OF PARIS; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT UNDER THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS AND IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY;
MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE
SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Paris Historic Preservation Commission had previously
recommended to the City Council of the City of Paris that a grant application be submitted to the
Texas Historical Commission seeking grant assistance to perform an updated survey of historic
resources within the City of Paris; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, did heretofore, on the
9th day of June, 2003, in Resolution No. 2003-104, authorize an application to the Texas Historic
Commission, Certified Local Government Division, for a Certified Local Government (CLG)
Grant in the amount of $7,500.00 to partially fund an updated survey of historic resources, with
a $5,000.00 cash match to be provided by local resources; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, did heretofore, on the
28th day of July, 2003, in Resolution No. 2003-125, authorize an application be made to the Texas
Historical Commission for a Texas Preservation Trust Fund Grant in the amount of $40,000.00
for additional partial funding for said survey, subject to selecting a professional services provider,
and subject to the availability of matching funds, including any matching funds to be provided by
local resources; and,
WHEREAS, requests for proposals for professional services for the completion of said
survey were received Monday, the 4th day of August, 2003; and,
WHEREAS, after review of all proposals at its August 5, 2003, meeting, the Historic
Preservation Commission determined the best proposal for such services was made by
ARCHITEXAS, of Dallas, Texas, and it has made a recommendation to the City Council that
ARCHITEXAS should be awarded the contract for the same, subject to the availability of funding
from outside sources; and,
WHEREAS, the City Manager should be authorized to execute a professional services
agreement with ARCHITEXAS for the completion of said updated survey, under the terms and
conditions and in a form approved by the City Attorney, subject to and only upon the receipt of
sufficient funds from outside sources to defray the cost of such services; 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 the recommendation of the Historic Preservation Commission to select
ARCHITEXAS to perform an updated survey of historic resources is hereby confirmed, subject to
the conditions stated herein.
Section 3. That the proposal of ARCHITEXAS for the completion of an updated survey
of historic resources be, and the same is hereby, accepted conditioned upon said professional
services provider meeting all of the terms and specifications included in the request for proposals
and subject to and conditioned upon the availability of funds being provided to the City from
outside sources, otherwise to be of no force and effect.
Section 4. That the City Manager be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to execute,
on behalf of the City of Paris, a professional services agreement with ARCHITEXAS, upon such
terms and conditions and in a form approved by the City Attorney, and only at such time as
funding is available from outside sources to defray the cost of performance of the designated
services.
Section 4. That this resolution shall be effective from and after its date of passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 11th day of August, 2003.
Q
ayor
ATTEST:
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Mattie Cunningham, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM: