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RESOLUTION NO. 1866
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, ESTABLISHING AN HISTORIC DISTRICT ONLY FOR PURPOSES
OF THE H-GAC DOWNTOWN PUBLIC SPACES IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM, WHICH DISTRICT ENCOMPASSES CERTAIN PROPERTIES
ADJACENT TO WEST DEFEE AVENUE, WEST TEXAS AVENUE, AND
WEST PEARCE STREET; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE
THEREOF.
WHEREAS, on July 27, 2006, via Resolution No. 1807, the City Council authorized a
$25,000 match in anticipation of receiving a $24,975 Houston-Galveston Area Council and the
Houston Galveston Area Local Development Corporation's Downtown Public Spaces
Improvement Program Grant (the "Grant"); and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the Grant is to assist communities in making downtown areas
more attractive and in increasing the local economic vitality, sales tax and property values, while
preserving and enhancing the architectural and cultural history; and
WHEREAS, the City's Grant application was approved by the Loan Committee on
November 2, 2006; and
WHEREAS, the monies from the grant shall be used to officially designate the historic
district established by this resolution; and
WHEREAS, the designation of the area herein identified as an historic district is not
meant and shall not be construed as a zoning overlay district or an historic district regulated by
the Antiquities Code of Texas, but rather the designation merely sets forth an area for purposes
of the Grant only; and
WHEREAS, it is anticipated that the historic district designated by this resolution may be
subject in the future to growth and development regulations unique to the area; NOW
THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS:
Section 1: That the findings contained in the preamble of this Resolution are
determined to be true and correct and are hereby adopted as a part of this Resolution.
Section 2: The City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas, hereby establishes an
historic district, encompassing that area more fully depicted in Exhibit "A," which is attached
hereto and incorporated herein for all intents and purposes, only for purposes of the Houston-
Galveston Area Council and the Houston Galveston Area Local Development Corporation's
Downtown Public Spaces Improvement Program Grant.
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Section 3: This resolution shall take effect immediately from and after its passage by
the City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas.
INTRODUCED, READ, and PASSED by the affirmative v e of the City Council of the
City of Baytown, this the 12`h day of July, 2007.
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PHEN H. DONCARLOS, Mayor
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LORRI COODY, Ci V
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CICNACIO RAMIREZ, SR , ity Attorney
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