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City Council Minutes January 14, 2002 Page 7 they provided for the city last year, and again asking for help in acquiring the disaster vehicle. Ms. McAllister said that Lori Bachman, who is on the Board for the Lamar County Chapter of the American Red Cross, has talked to Judge Superville and some of the County Commissioners regarding this matter. Max Weinberg, who is also on the Board for the Lamar County Chapter of the American Red Cross, was also present. He read the letter addressed to City Councilman John Bell from Lamar County Judge Superville regarding the request for the donation of the ambulance and discussed his and the Commissioners Court's support to lend financial assistance to facilitate the transfer of the ambulance to the Lamar County Chapter of the American Red Cross. Ms. Bachman advised that she had a meeting with Judge Superville and the Judge told her that he was willing to come to the table with the City and work on designing a resolution so the Red Cross can get the ambulance. Ms. Bachman said Judge Superville had requested that Council Members be appointed by resolution to discuss this issue with him and table the issue and come back in a couple of weeks with an agreement. Ms. McAllister informed the City Council that Lamar County has given the Red Cross a certain amount of money each month so that they may keep their disaster plan up-to-date and offer disaster services. She said that since 1988 Lamar County has given them over $18,000.00. Ms. McAllister also pointed out that since August, there have been 12 major fires and eight of those were within the city limits. The Red Cross has given each one of those families who experienced fires from three to six hundred dollars each and she indicated that approximately 80% of the disasters they deal with are within the city limits. City Manager Malone advised Ms. McAllister that the City of Paris furnished office space and utilities for the Lamar County Chapter of the American Red Cross for many years and that practice only ended when the Red Cross chose to move into the building owned by Paris Junior College.