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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br />. . <br /> <br />ORDINANCE NO. <br /> <br />I 4-" fa , Page 2 <br /> <br />is consistent in promoting the health, safety, and welfare of the <br /> <br />citizens of the City of La Porte to designate maximum speeds upon the <br /> <br />streets and highways of the City of La Porte based upon the results <br /> <br />of said engineering and traffic investigation1 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT <br /> <br />ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: <br /> <br />SECTION 1. Upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investi- <br /> <br />gation heretofore made as authorized by the provisions of Article <br /> <br />670ld, Vernon I s Texas Civil Statutes, the following maximum speed <br /> <br />limits hereafter indicated for vehicles are hereby determined and <br /> <br />declared to be reasonable and prudent; and such speed limi ts are hereby <br /> <br />fixed as the maximum rates of speed indicated for vehicles traveling <br /> <br />upon the named streets and highways, or parts thereof, described as <br /> <br />follows, and any speed in excess of the limits specified and during <br /> <br />the time set out shall be prima facie evidence that the speed is not <br /> <br />reasonable and prudent and that it is unlawful, and that the Code of <br /> <br />Ordinances, City of La Porte, Harris County, Texas, Chapter 25, <br /> <br />Traffic, Article 2, Section 25-23, and Section 25-24 are hereby <br /> <br />amended to read as set forth in Exhibit II A" , attached hereto and <br /> <br />fully incorporated by reference herein for all purposes. <br /> <br />Section 2. The City Council officially finds, determines, recites <br /> <br />and declares that a sufficient written notice of the date, hour, <br /> <br />place and subject of this meeting of the Ci ty Council was posted at <br /> <br />a place convenient to the publ ic at the City Hall of the City for <br /> <br />the time required by law preceding this meeting, as required by <br /> <br />the Open Meetings Law, Article 6252-17, Texas Revised Civil Statutes <br /> <br />Annotated; and that this meeting has been open to the' public as <br /> <br />required by law at all times during which this ordinance and the <br /> <br />subject matter thereof has been discussed, considered and formally <br /> <br />acted upon. The City Council further ratifies, approves and confirms <br /> <br />such written notice and the contents and posting thereof. <br />