2004-030-RES PARIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORP TO PERFORM ALL WORK OF HEARNE STREET FROM 1ST STREET SW TO 4TH ST SW
RESOLUTION NO. 2004-030
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
PARIS, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE PARIS ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, AT ITS EXPENSE, TO PERFORM ALL
WORK REQUIRED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF HEARNE STREET
FROM 1ST STREET S.W. TO 4TH STREET S.W. ON RIGHT-OF-WAY
PREVIOUSLY ACQUIRED BY THE CITY OF PARIS; CONDITIONING
THE APPROVAL OF SAID CONSTRUCTION UPON CONFORMANCE BY
THE PARIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION WITH ALL
APPLICABLE CITY ORDINANCES, CODES, REGULATIONS, AND
SPECIFICATIONS AS VERIFIED BY CITY INSPECTORS; MAKING
OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT;
AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Pace Group, in its Business Retention Survey and Flexible Incentive Plan
for the City of Paris, dated May 12, 1994, brought to the attention of the Paris Economic
Development Corporation the concern regarding access roads to Delta Logistics and Rodgers-
Wade Manufacturing; and,
WHEREAS, the current route used to access Delta Logistics, Rodgers-Wade
Manufacturing, and warehouses in the vicinity thereof is through residential areas on streets which
adversely affect the efficiency of the affected industries because they do not provide adequate
turning space for large trucks, and significant amounts of traffic by large vehicles through
residential areas not only cause deterioration to the streets but detract from the comfort of the
inhabitants of the neighborhood because ofthe considerable noise generated by such vehicles; and,
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Paris Economic Development Corporation
(PEDC) deemed it appropriate and in furtherance of economic development that the PEDC extend
Hearne Street from 1st Street S,W. to 4th Street S.W., with funding authorized up to the amount
of $265,000.00, in order to provide an adequate route for large vehicles traveling to Delta
Logistics, Rodgers-Wade, and the warehouses in the vicinity thereof and to alleviate the noise and
road deterioration caused by said large vehicles; and,
WHEREAS, in accordance with said determination, the Board of Directors of the Paris
Economic Development Corporation, by formal action on the 13th day of September, 1999, in
Resolution No. 99-007, amended by Resolution No. 99-009 on the 29th day of November, 1999,
authorized the expenditure of an amount not to exceed $265,000.00 to defray the cost of the
extension of Hearne Street from 1st Street S.W. to 4th Street S.W. for the economic benefit
derived by the industries in the vicinity as a result of said street extension; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Paris, by and through the actions of the City Legal Department,
has acquired the necessary right-of-way to extend Hearne Street from 1st Street S.W. to 4th Street
S. W., said right-of-way being acquired in conformance with prior resolutions adopted by the City
Council of the City of Paris; and,
WHEREAS, the Paris Economic Development Corporation has received competitive bids
for the construction of said street improvements upon the right-of-way owned by the City of Paris
and seeks authorization from the City Council of the City of Paris to perform said construction
upon said City-owned right-of-way; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris desires to authorize said construction,
at the sole cost and expense of the Paris Economic Development Corporation, subject to the
conformance of said construction with all applicable City ordinances, codes, regulations, and
specifications, and subject to the approval of City inspectors; 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 Paris Economic Development Corporation shall be, and is hereby,
authorized to perform all work necessary, at its sole cost and expense, to construct the extension
of Hearne Street on City-owned right-of-way from 1st Street S.W. to 4th Street S.W. in order to
improve access for large trucks necessary to serve various industries adjacent to said street
improvements, including Delta Logistics, Rodgers-Wade Manufacturing, and various warehouses,
and at the same time alleviating large truck traffic on adjacent residential streets..
Section 3. That construction of said street improvements as authorized herein shall be, and
is hereby, conditioned upon conformance by the PEDC with all applicable City ordinances, codes,
regulations, and specifications associated therewith, and subject to the review and approval by
appropriate City inspectors..
Section 4. That this resolution shall be effective from and after its date of passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 9th day of February, 2004.
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Sherian Dixcn, Temporary Acting City Clerk