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City Council Minutes <br />January 14, 2002 <br />Page 6 <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, <br />PARIS, TEXAS, ESTABLISHING MAXIMUM, REASONABLE, AND <br />PRUDENT RATES OF SPEED ON CERTAIN PORTIONS OF CERTAIN <br />STREETS AND HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC PLACES IN THE CITY OF <br />PARIS; PROVIDING FOR A FINE NOT TO EXCEED $200.00; MAKING <br />OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT <br />REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN <br />CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE, WAS <br />PRESENTED. <br />A motion was made by Councilman Plata, seconded by Councilman Gray, for <br />adoption of the ordinance. The motion carried 7 ayes, 0 nays. <br />Mayor Pfiester announced that the next item on the agenda was a personal <br />appearance by Lisa McAllister, Executive Director of the Lamar County <br />Chapter of the American Red Cross, requesting the donation by the City of <br />Paris of the ambulance designated Medic 4. <br />City Manager Malone advised that Agenda Item 4.A. (1) (a) and Agenda Item <br />4.A. (1) (b) relate to the request of donation by the Lamar County Chapter of the <br />American Red Cross for the ambulance. He further advised that these items <br />had been tabled at a previous meeting, and a motion to bring them from the <br />table was in order. <br />A motion was made by Councilman Bell, seconded by Councilman McCarthy, <br />to bring the above two items from the table. The motion carried 7 ayes, 0 nays. <br />Lisa McAllister, Director of the Lamar County Chapter of the American Red <br />Cross, came forward and presented a letter from Chuck Superville, Lamar <br />County Judge, in support of the county contribution for this transaction, but <br />stated that it has no linkage or connection whatsoever with the current EMS <br />contract or other items. Ms. McAllister also read a letter on behalf of the <br />Lamar County Chapter American Red Cross giving specifics of what services <br />