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Regular Council Meeting August 25, 2014 Page 12 fire department could respond to two fires at one time and Chief Wright told her no. Council Member Hashmi asked about the cost of the fire truck and Chief Wright said it was going to cost approximately$647,000 and payments would be about $77,000 a year. Council Member Hashmi asked why the new fire truck was going to cost nearly twice the cost of the one purchased a couple of years ago. Chief Wright said the one purchased a couple of years ago was on the low end and they were already having maintenance problems. Council Member Plata said he was not good with this budget and asked that they schedule a budget workshop. Mr. Godwin asked Council to look at their calendars so they could schedule a budget work session. Council Member Hashmi confirmed that the City Clerk would coordinate the meeting date. A Motion to schedule the public hearing for September 8 was made by Council Member Hashmi and seconded by Council Member Plata. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. Discuss and act on RESOLUTION NO. 2014-030: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, CALLING TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS TO RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE CITY'S PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX RATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014 -2015; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. A Motion to schedule the two public hearings on the proposed property tax rate for September 8 and September 18 was made by Council Member Hashmi and seconded by Council Member Lancaster. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. 21. Discuss and take action on a presentation to encourage positive police and public interactions. Council Member Hashmi said during the past two weeks our nation had been focused on the tragic events that occurred in Ferguson, Missouri and sadly, this was not the first time the death of an unarmed teenager had led our nation to examine what led us to this point. He said the City of Paris must use this event to examine ourselves and to make changes to assure that the City of Paris does not end up in this type of a situation. Council Member Hashmi said it was important for young people to know what was going on through a police officer's head when he was in the process of responding to a tense situation and the reverse was also true. He said he would like for the young people to hear from the police officers about what kind of moves causes a police officer to make a stop and what kind of moves can cause the police officer to be apprehensive and consider force. Council Member Hashmi said he would like for a group to be formed composed of community leaders, who were experienced in working with young people including police officers, school resource officers, school principals, and a representative from Paris Junior College. He proposed a public meeting between such a group with young people of the community. He referenced teenagers from the ages of 16 -21, whose insights and suggestions would be valuable. He said he would like to see the group plan for meetings and that the meetings be conducted at places such as parks, baseball fields, etc. Council Member Hashmi said he wanted our community to be a community where there was mutual respect and trust between our young people and law enforcement and possibly become a model community for