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_ e ORDINANCE NO. 1711 AN ORDINANCE VACATING, ABANDONING, AND CLOSING A DRAINAGE EASEMENT, 16 FEET WIDE, ACROSS A PORTION OF TEXAS AVENUE IN THE CITY OF LA PORTEJ FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAWJ AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Section 1. The City Council of the City of La Porte, on December 17, 1980, passed and approved Ordinance No. 1242, an ordinance vacating, abandoning, and closing a portion of Texas Avenue in the City of La Porte. Ordinance No. 1242 retained, on behalf of the City of La Porte, a drainage easement, 16 feet wide, across that portion of Texas Avenue described by metes and bounds on Exhibit nAn attached hereto, incorporated by reference herein, and made a part hereof for all purposes. Section 2. The City Council of the City of La Porte finds, determines, and declares that the 16 foot drainage easement, heretofore retained, is no longer suitable, needed, or beneficial to the public as a drainage easement, and that the closing of the hereinafter described 16 foot drainage easement on said portion of Texas Avenue in the City of La Porte, is for the protection of the public and for the public interest and benefit, and the hereinafter described 16 foot drainage easement is hereby permanently vacated, abandoned, and closed by the City of La Porte. Section 3. The City Council officially finds, determines, recites and declares that a sufficient written notice of the date, hour, place and subject of this meeting of the City Council was posted at a place convenient to the public at the City Hall of the City for the time required by law preceding this meeting, as required by the Open Meetings Law, Article 6252-17, Texas Revised Civil Statutes AnnotatedJ and that this meeting has been open to the public as required by law at all times during which this ordinance and the subject matter thereof has been discussed, considered and formally acted upon. The City Council further ratifies, approves and confirms such written notice and the contents and posting thereof. Section 4. This Ordinance shall be effective from and after. its passage and approval, and it is so ordered.