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2004-138-RES ACCEPTANCE OF GRANT FROM THE MARTHA, DAVID AND BAGBY LENNOX FOUNDATION IN SUPPORT OF THE CITY'S GRANT APPLICATION TO THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION FOR FUNDS TO PARTIALLY FUND COMPLETION OF UPDATED HISTORIC RESOURCE SURVEY RESOLUTION NO. 2004-138 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE OF A GRANT FROM THE MARTHA, DAVID AND BAGBY LENNOX FOUNDATION IN SUPPORT OF THE CITY'S GRANT APPLICATION TO THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION FOR FUNDS TO P ARTIALL Y FUND THE COMPLETION OF AN UPDATED HISTORIC RESOURCE SURVEY OF THE CITY OF PARIS; APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING A GRANT AGREEMENT INCIDENT TO THE RECEIPT OF SAID FUNDS; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECEIPT OF SAID GRANT; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Texas Historic Commission, Certified Local Government Division, provides grant funding for Certified Local Government (CLG) grants; and, WHEREAS, the City of Paris' Historic Preservation Commission has recommended to the City Council of the City of Paris that a grant application be submitted to the Texas Historic 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, by adoption of Resolution No. 2003-104 on June 9, 2003, authorized the submittal ofa grant application to the Texas Historic Commission, Certified Local Government Division, for grant funds to partially fund the completion of an updated survey of historic resources in the City of Paris, with $5,000 to be provided by said Texas Historic Commission grant and a $5,000 cash match to be provided by local resources; and, WHEREAS, as a consequence of said application, the City has likewise been offered a $3,800 grant from the Martha, David and Bagby Lennox Foundation in support of the City's application to the Texas Historic Commission for the aforesaid CLG Grant; and, WHEREAS, the City Council desires to accept said grant funds in the amount of$3,800, to authorize and approve the accompanying grant agreement with the Martha, David and Bagby Lennox Foundation, and to authorize the Mayor, City Manager, and appropriate City staffto execute any and all documents associated with the acceptance of said grant from the Lennox Foundation and to implement said grant in furtherance of receipt of other grant funds through the Texas Historic Commission without further action of City Council; 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 City of Paris has been offered and the City Council desires to accept and does hereby accept a grant in the amount of $3,800 from the Martha, David and Bagby Lennox Foundation (The Lennox Foundation), said grant funds to serve as a portion of the City's local resources cash match in furtherance of the City's ongoing grant application to the Texas Historic Commission, Certified Local Government Division, for grant funds in the total amount of $5,000 from the Texas Historic Commission to partially fund the completion of an updated survey of historic resources in the City of Paris. Section 3. That the City Council does hereby approve and authorize the Mayor to execute and the City Clerk to attest to a grant agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto and for all purposes incorporated herein as Exhibit A, by and between the Martha, David and Bagby Lennox Foundation and the City of Paris to enable the City to receive said grant in the amount of $3,800. 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, any further documents associated with the aforesaid grant under the terms and conditions and in the form approved by the City Attorney. Section 5. That the Director of Community Development be, and she is hereby, appointed as Project Director and is hereby authorized 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 of said project and to receive and distribute funds, both grant funds from state sources and from other sources, for purposes of completing an updated survey of historic resources within the City of Paris. 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 completion and implementation ofthe aforesaid Lennox Foundation Grant in conjunction with any grant received, if any, from the Texas Historic Commission, Certified Local Government Division, under the terms and conditions and in the form approved by the City Attorney, and to proceed with the use of said funds, including state grant funds and funds from other sources, upon receipt thereof for the purposes stated herein and in accordance with the grant conditions. Section 8. That this resolution shall be effective from and after its date of passage. PASSED AND APPROVED this 9th day of August, 2004. ATTEST: /m~ O/CI1J Sherian Dixon, Assistant City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: