05 - COUNCIL MINUTES FROM 07/13/2015

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Regular Council Meeting July 13, 2015 Page 4 Pickle said someone was not being honest. Mayor Hashmi said it was not him and to ask the City Manager. Mayor Hashmi said he received his e-mail from the City Manager and that is why he was at the meeting. Council Member Pickle said that Mayor Hashmi said they each received..... Mayor Hashmi said he was not going to respond further as he had already responded by telling him that at his direction the minutes of those meetings were sent to the entire Council by e -mail. Council Member Lancaster said to her knowledge she did receive some notification, however she had not gone back through her a -mails but would do so. She said there was nothing in those meetings that were hidden and that anyone could have come and taken part in those meetings. Council Member Lancaster said she took real exception to Council Member Pickle calling her a liar. Council Member Pickle said he was simply saying to look at the evidence. Council Member Lancaster said she thought he owed people an apology for calling them liars. Council Member Pickle told her to prove him wrong. Council Member Lancaster said her point was that he had done this in the past himself and now he was going to try to paint everyone else with the same broad brush. Mayor Hashmi told City Clerk Janice Ellis that she could make any adjustments to the minutes that Council Member Pickle wanted her to note. Ms. Ellis said she would include this conversation in the minutes of this meeting. There being no further discussion, a Motion to approve the Consent Agenda was made by Council Member Frierson and seconded by Mayor Hashmi. Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. Regular Agenda 8. Conduct a public hearing, discuss and act on RESOLUTION NO. 2015 -030: 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, GMS APPLICATION NUMBER 2015- H4184- TX -DJ; AUTHORIZING AN 1NTERLOCAL 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 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. Chief Hundley said if grant monies were awarded that it would be divided equally between the Paris Police Department and the Lamar County Sheriff's Office. He said a public hearing and Interlocal Agreement was a requirement of the grant application process. Chief Hundley also said if the grant was received the police department would receive $6,118.50 and would use the funds for a search and rescue drone, which was a controlled expense and part of the DOJ requirement, was approval by the City Council.