06-MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION FOR FUNDING OF PORTION OF RIGHT-OF-WAY ACQUISITION COSTS WITH TXDOTCITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM BRIEFING SHEET
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PEDC
Steve Gilbert, Director
Council Date:
11-28-11
RECOMMENDED MOTION:
Motion to approve a Resolution declaring support for funding a portion of the right-of-way acquisition
costs for the TxDOT upgrading and widening State Highway 24 Project from Cooper, Texas southwest
to the Delta/Hunt County Line in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000.00 to be funded over an
amortization period.
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Economic Development
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City of Paris 00~ Revised 2/04/08
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RESOLUTION N0.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS
DECLARING SUPPORT FOR FUNDING A PORTION OF THE
RIGHT-OF-WAY ACQUISITION COSTS AND UTILITY RELOCATION COSTS
FOR UPGRADING AND WIDENING STATE HIGHWAY 24 FROM COOPER,
TEXAS SOUTHWEST TO THE DELTA/HUNT COUNTY LINE IN AN
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,500,000.00; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS
AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, expansion and improvement of the transportation infrastructure
leading to Paris, Lamar County, Texas from the Interstate 30 corridor is vital to the
economic development of the City of Paris, and Lamar County, as well as to the safety of the
traveling public; and
WHEREAS, for over 30 years, community leaders from the City of Paris, Texas,
Lamar County, Texas and the North East Texas Regional Mobility Authority urged the Texas
Legislature, TXDOT and the Texas Transportation Commission to upgrade and widen SH 24
from a 2-lane highway to a 4-lane divided highway from Interstate 30 to the Paris city
limits; and
WHEREAS, the only stretch of SH 24 that has not been upgraded to a 4-lane divided
highway is the 10.4 mile gap from Cooper, Texas southwest to the Delta/Hunt County line;
and
WHEREAS, in 2001 the Texas Legislature enacted legislation to create Regional
Mobility Authorities to focus transportation needs and available funding for projects on a
regional basis; and
WHEREAS, in 2002 the counties of Delta, Hunt, Lamar and Hopkins formed the
North East Texas Regional Mobility Authority ("NETMOB") to focus on transportation
needs in the four county area and to advocate these transportation projects to TXDOT and
the Texas Transportation Commission; and
WHEREAS, upgrading and widening SH 24 from a two-lane highway to a four-lane
divided highway between Interstate 30 and the city limits of the City of Paris, Texas has
been a top priority project for the North East Texas Regional Mobility Authority and the
Sulphur River Regional Mobility Authority (successor entity to NETMOB); and
WHEREAS, TXDOT has now pledged Thirty Million Dollars ($30,000,000.00) of
funding to complete the final 10.4 mile stretch of SH 24 from Cooper southwest to the
Delta/Hunt County line but will require approximately Four Million Five Hundred
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Thousand Dollars ($4,500,000.00) of local participation for the project to pay for
right-of-way acquisition and utility relocation; and
WHEREAS, the Sulphur River Regional Mobility Authority ("SuRRMA") has
requested the City of Paris, Texas, Lamar County, Texas and the Paris Economic
Development Corporation to support one-third each the total $4.5 Million local
participation match for the SH 24 widening project; and
WHEREAS, many business and industry leaders in the Paris, Lamar County, Texas
area have contacted their local elected officials about how important the completion of the
SH 24 widening project is to the continued growth and success of their businesses in Paris,
Lamar County, Texas; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris, Texas, has determined that the
upgrade and widening of the final 10.4 mile stretch of SH 24 from Cooper southwest to the
Hunt/Delta County line is of vital importance to the growth and retention of business and
industry in Paris, Lamar County, Texas and to the growth and retention of primary jobs at
these local businesses and industry in Paris, Lamar County, Texas; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
PARIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF PARIS, LAMAR COUNTY, TEXAS:
Section 1. That the City Council of the City of Paris, Texas, hereby pledges its
financial support of the SH 24 widening project from Cooper city limits southwest to the
Delta/Hunt county line in a present value dollar amount not to exceed One Million Five
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000.00) payable over an amortized loan period subject
to loan agreement finalization between the Texas State Infrastructure Bank and SuRRMA.
Section 2. This pledge of financial support by the City of Paris, Texas is contingent
upon TXDOT entering into an agreement to construct the SH 24 widening project and
receipt of signed and duly authorized financial commitments from the other public entities
participating in the SH 24 widening project.
Section 3. This resolution shall be effective from and after the date of passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 28th day of November, 2011.
A.J. Hashmi, M.D., Mayor
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