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Regular Council Meeting March 8, 2021 Page 2 said that was a different project. A Motion to approve the consent agenda was made by Council Member Savage and seconded by Council Members Portugal and Pilgrim. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. 5. Approve minutes from the meeting on February 23, 2021. 6. Receive reports and/or minutes from the following boards and commissions: a. Paris Economic Development Corporation (1-19-2021 & 2-3-2021) b. Building & Standards Commission (1-25-2021) c. Airport Advisory Board (1-28-2021) d. Library Advisory Board (1-202-2021) e. Planning & Zoning Commission (2-1-2021) f. Housing Authority of the City of Paris (12-17-2020) 7. Receive Council Member Savage's appointment of Taisley B. Scroggins to the Charter Review Committee. 8. Accept the bid and award the contract for the purchase of roadway materials to the lowest responsible bidder for the twelve-month period beginning April 1, 2021. 9. Authorize final payment in the amount of $60,318.33, close out the contract with Bernal Construction for Johnson Woods Drive Channel Bank Stabilization Project, accept the improvement, and authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary documents. Regular Agenda 10. Receive presentation of the police department racial profiling annual report. Interim Police Chief Randy Tuttle introduced Dr. Eric Fritsch with Justice Research Consultants, LLC. Dr. Fritsch presented the 2020 Racial Profiling Analysis for the Paris Police Department. He said this annual reporting was required under Article 2.132-2.134 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, which was data collected on motor vehicle stops. Council Member Savage inquired about officers knowing the race of people they stopped 7% of the time and was that an alarming number. Dr. Fritsch said it was not an alarming number and gave a comparison to other cities, citing this percentage was consistent across lawn enforcement agencies throughout Texas. Mayor Clifford said perhaps it was because Paris was a smaller town and most of the streets had a slower speed limit in Paris, so they might know the ethnicity before they make a stop. Dr. Fritsch explained White drivers constituted 64.41% of all drivers stopped, Black drivers constituted 28.20% of all drivers stopped, and Hispanic drivers constituted 6.82 % of all drivers stopped. Council Member Stone inquired about what constituted the searches. Dr. Fritsch said either consent of the drive or based upon probable cause. Council Member Pilgrim asked if there was anything in this report that should cause them alarm. Dr. Fritsch said there was not, and that the analysis of the data revealed that the Paris Police Department was fully in compliance with applicable Texas Laws on the Racial Profiling complaint process, public