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To: Mayor, City Council, City Manager
From: Floyd Batiste, CEO
Date: March 2, 2010
Subject: P. R. No. 15772; Council Meeting of March 9, 2010
Attached is P. R. No. 15772 approving The Port Arthur Section 4A
Economic Development Corporation to fund professional services for initial
feasibility and design services for renovations to the former Port Arthur News
Building located at 4`h and Austin Avenue in Downtown Port Arthur, Texas.
P. R. 15772
2/26/2010
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PORT ARTHUR .SECTION
4A ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO FUND
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR INITIAL FEASIBILITY AND
DESIGN SERVICES FOR RENOVATIONS. TO THE FORMER
PORT ARTHUR NEWS BUILDING LOCATED AT 4TH AND
AUSTIN AVENUE IN DOWNTOWN PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS
WHEREAS, the Port Arthur Economic Development Corporation desires to purchase the .Port
Arthur News Building located at 4`h Street and Austin Avenue; and
WHEREAS, the Port Arthur Economic Development Corporation desires to conduct a feasibility
study on the use of the building for office space; and
WHEREAS, the cost will be inclusive of reasonable reimbursable expenses such as travel and
reasonable printing cost for the report and other normal out=of-pocket. costs directly associated with
Architect's services will be considered reimbursable expense.
NOW, THEREFORE, B_E IT RESOLVED BY THE- CITY COUNCIL.OF THE CITY 'OF PORT
ARTHUR:
Section 1. The.facts and opinions in the preamble are true and correct.
Section 2. The Port Arthur Economic Development Corporation is authorized to conduct an
initial feasibility and design study for renovations to the former Port Arthur News Building located at 4`h
Street and Austin Avenue in Downtown Port Arthur on the use of the building for office space,
Section 3. That a copy of the caption of this Resolution be spread upon the Minutes of the City
Council.
READ, ADOPTED AND APPROVED this day of A.D., 2010
at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Port Arthur, Texas,
Ayes: Mayor: ` '
Council members:
NOES:
DELORIS '`BOBBIE" PRINCE, MAYOR
ATTEST:
TERRI HANKS,. CITY SECRET
APPROVED:
FLOYD BATISTE, PAEDC CEO ,
APPROVED AS TO FORM: '
GUY . GOODSON, PAEDC ATTORNEY ,
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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VALECIF, R. T~IZENO; CITY ATTORNEY
