1546 RES CITY COUNCIL IN RES NO 1450 AUTHORIZED APPLICATION FOR GRANTRESOLUTION NO. 1546 ,
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris did hereto-
fore in Resolution No. 1450 authorize application for grant under
Section 709 of Title VII of the Housing Act of 1961 as amended,
for the purpose of restoring the Maxey Museum; and,
WHEREAS, said resolution did designate C. L. LValker, City
Manager of the City of Paris, as the person authorized to execute
all applications, assurances and contracts necessary for the
grant; and,
WdEREAS, C. L. Walker has been succeeded by Kerry R. Sweatt
as City Manager of the City of Paris; and,
WHEREAS, said application has been approved and the grant
offer has been made in the amount of $27,988.00, having been de-
signated as Project No. HPR-TX-06-16-1001; and,
WHERFAS, it is to the best interest of the City of Paris to
accept said grant; and,
WC:EREAS, in order to begin said project it is necessary and
proper that an architect be commissioned; and,
thTHEREAS, the Architectural Firm of B. P. Denney, A.I.A.
Axchitect, Paris, Texas, which is recommended by the Lamar County
Historical Society, Inc. and is acceptable to the City Council of
the City of Paris, should be commissioned; and,
WHEREAS, the State of Texas, acting through the Texas Parks
and Wildlife Department, is interested in the Maxey Museum as a
a State Historical Site; and,
WT-iEREAS, the best interest of the City of Paris and the
citizens of the area and of the State would best be served by
the conveyance of the Maxey Museum property, both real and per-
sonal, to the State of Texas, upon completion of the above de-
scribed Project No. HPR-TX-06-16-1001, in consideration for the
State of Texas' assurance of perpetual maintenance; NOW, THER E-
FORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS:
1. That Kerry R. Sweatt, City Manager of the City of
Paris, Paris, Texas, be, and he is hereby, on be-
half of the City of Paris, authorized and directed
to execute and file such applications, assurances
and contracts as may be necessary for Grant No.
HPR-TX-06-16-1001 and to provide such information
an3 furnish such documents as may be required by
the Department of Housing and Urban Development
and to act as the authorized correspondent and
representative of the City of Paris in the
accomplishment of the Project.
2. That the Grant Offer in the amount of $27,988.00
for Project No. HPR-TX-06-16-1001 is hereby
accepted.
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3. That the Firm o.f B. P. Denney, A.I.A. Architect,
Paris, Texas, be, and he is hereby commissioned
as Architect for the Maxey Museum Restoration
Project, and that the Mayor of the City of Paris
be and he is hereby authorized to execute a con-
tract on behalf of the City of Paris with B. P.
Denney, A.I.A. Architect, at a fee of l0I of the
costs of the work to be performed, said contract
to be in the Standard AIA Form attached hereto as
Exhibit A.
4. That the Mayor of the City of Paris is her eby au-
thorized and directed to execute a deed of con-
veyance to the State of Texas conveying the Maxey
Museum property, both real an d personal, for the
consideration of the State of Texas' agreement to
perpetually maintain the same and upon such other
terms and conditions as may be negotiated.
Passed and adopted this 12th day of March, 1973.
ATTEST :
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H. C. Gree e, City Clerk
AP VED FORM :
T. K. Haynes, ity Attorn ey