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Regular City Council Meeting June 25, 2007 Page 2 $200.00; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR P ARTS OR ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATES. A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member Fisher and seconded by Council Member Biard. Motion carried, 7 ayes - 0 nays. 6. Public Hearing to receive input from the citizens of Paris regarding local participating in the expenditure of funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) for which the City of Paris is making application in the amount of$17,532.00. Mayor Freelen opened the public hearing and asked for anyone speaking in favor of this item to do so. Chief Louis spoke in support of this item. He told Council this would allow the Police Department to fund the Code Red System, an emergency telephone notification that would call every telephone in Paris with a recorded message alerting citizens to emergency situations. Chief Louis further stated the program had the ability to telephone specific areas of town. Mayor Freelen asked for anyone speaking against this item to do so. With no one else speaking, Mayor Freelen closed the public hearing. 7. A. RESOLUTION NO. 2007-062: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE APPLICATION FOR THE EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT (JAG) PROGRAM(FORMERL Y KNOWN AS THE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT BLOCK GRANT); AUTHORIZING AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH LAMAR COUNTY; AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS; ACCEPTING SAID GRANT AWARD UPON NOTICE THEREOF; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY FOR ACCEPTANCE AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SAID GRANT UPON NOTICE THEREOF; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member Wilson and seconded by Council Member Gray. Motion carried, 6 ayes - I nay with Council Member Strathem casting the dissenting vote. B. RESOLUTION NO. 2007-063: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, APPROVING THE BID AND AWARDING THE CONTRACT FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF CONCRETE CURB & GUTTERS, DRNEW A YS AND SIDEWALKS IN THE CITY OF PARIS TO C AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER;