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. . ORDINANCE NO. 2004-2737 AN ORDINANCE DECLARING AN EMERGENCY FOR PURPOSE OF WAIVING THE COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCESS AND FOR PURPOSE OF DEMOLISHING THE STRUCTURES AT 200 GARFIELD, LOCATED ON LOTS 1 THRU 6 AND 11 THRU 16 AND THE ADJACENT 16' ALLEY, BLOCK 18, SYLVAN BEACH ADDITION, BARRIS COOHTY, TEXAS, MAKING FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW REGARDING SAME, FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. WHEREAS, Chapter 252, Purchasing and Contracting Authority of Municipalities, Section 252.022(a) (2), provides that the competitive bidding usually required for a municipal contract that requires an expenditure of more than $25,000.00 does not apply in the case of a procurement necessary to preserve or protect the public health or safety of the municipality's residents; and WHEREAS, Chapter 2, Article 3, Section 2-82, Provisions of State Law to Supersede City Charter provisions, provides that the aforementioned VTCA Local Government Code Sections supersede the provisions of La Porte City Home Rule Charter Section 5.02 relating to the purchasing procedures of the City of La Porte; and WHEREAS, on April 26, 2004, the City Council of the City of La Porte passed Ordinance No. 2004-2719, declaring the buildings located on Lots 1 thru 6 and 11 thru 16 and the adjacent 16' alley, in Block 18, of Sylvan Beach Addition of Harris County, Texas, to be a nuisance and a danger to the health and safety of the citizens of La Porte; and WHEREAS, said Ordinance No. 2004-2719 ordered such dangerous structures to be demolished and/or torn down within ten (10) days of the date of the Ordinance; and WHEREAS, the buildings have not been demolished or removed as provided by the City Council in said Ordinance No. 2004-2719; and WHEREAS, City staff has brought to the attention of the City Council and City Attorneys numerous safety issues in connection with said structures as outlined on Attachment "A" to this ordinance; and WHEREAS, an emergency exists in connection with the public health and safety, requiring action by the City Council to preserve or protect the public safety or health of the municipality's residents; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Section 1. The findings of fact and conclusions of law made by the City Council in Ordinance No. 2004-2719 are hereby ratified and incorporated as true by the City Council as if set forth in this ordinance verbatim.