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WHEREAS, to the extent a portion of the value of said vehicle as a trade-in should be reimbursed to the City, the Lamar County Chapter of the American Red Cross has offered $7,000.00 to defray in part the value of the vehicle as a trade-in; and, WHEREAS, the Commissioners Court of Lamar County likewise has petitioned the City, on behalf of Lamar County, to act favorably on the request of the Lamar County Chapter of the American Red Cross for transfer of the aforesaid surplus vehicle to be used as a disaster relief vehicle by the Red Cross, and in so doing, Lamar County has authorized payment of forty percent (40%) of the remaining value of the trade-in after the adjustment for the $7,000.00 contributed by the Red Cross, or forty percent (40%) of $8, 503.00, to be paid pursuant to the County's current contract with the City of Paris for ambulance service, whereby Lamar County pays forty percent (40%) and the City of Paris pays sixty percent (60%) of the unreimbursed cost of the expenses of said ambulance service; and, WHEREAS, the Red Cross has indicated such a disaster vehicle would be used to treat local victims of the city and the county in a disaster; would be used as a canteen to serve food, provide blankets, and other basic necessities during a disaster; would be used in the city and the county as a first aid station for a variety of community purposes; and would be used to replace an existing disaster vehicle currently in a state of disrepair; and, WHEREAS, the City Council finds and determines that the transfer of said surplus vehicle to the Lamar County Chapter of the American Red Cross, and the purposes to which it would be utilized as a disaster relief vehicle, constitute a public purpose and use to the betterment of the public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the city of Paris; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS: Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby in all things approved. Section 2. That a model year 1997 Ford F350 Type 1 Ambulance, Vehicle Identification Number IFDKF3FOVEBI8087, currently designated by the City EMS Service as Medic 4, because of its age, mileage, general condition, and extensive use, shall be and is hereby designated as obsolescent and surplus property no longer appropriate for use as an ambulance by the City of Paris EMS Ambulance Service. Section 3. That the offer of a$7,000.00 contribution by the Lamar County Chapter of the American Red Cross to defray a portion of the value of the Medic 4 ambulance as a trade-in towards the purchase of a new ambulance is hereby accepted. Section 4. That the offer of Lamar County to defray forty percent (40%) of the value of the Medic 4 ambulance as a trade-in vehicle towards the purchase of a new ambulance, the same being forty percent (40%) of $8,503.00, or $3,401.20, said amount to be paid by Lamar County pursuant to and in accordance with the County's current contract with the City of Paris whereby Lamar County