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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING <br />OF LA PORTE CITY COUNCIL <br />JUNE 2, 1997 <br /> <br />1. CALL TO ORDER <br /> <br />The meeting was called to order by Mayor Norman L. Malone at 6:00 p.m. <br /> <br />Members of City Council Present: Mayor Norman L. Malone, Council persons Guy <br />Sutherland, Chuck Engelken, Bob McLaughlin, Alton Porter, Deotis Gay, Jack Maxwell and <br />Jerry Clarke <br /> <br />Members of City Council Absent: <br /> <br />Members of City Executive Staff and City Employees Present: City Attorney Knox Askins, <br />Acting City Secretary Rhonda L. Yockov, City Manager Robert T. Herrera, Assistant City <br />Manager John Joerns, Director of Financel ACM Jeff Litchfield, Director of Planning Guy <br />Rankin, Director of Public Works Steve Gillett, Assistant Police Chief Aaron Corrals, Director <br />of Administrative Services Louis Rigby, City Fire Marshal Paul Hickenbottom, Assistant <br />Finance Director Cynthia Alexander <br /> <br />Other Present: Old Highway 146 Committee, Colleen Hicks of the Chamber of Commerce <br />and several La Porte Citizens <br /> <br />2. INVOCATION - REV. STAN JORDAN - BA YSHORE BAPrIST <br /> <br />Reverend Stan Jordan delivered the invocation. <br /> <br />3. CONSIDER APPROVING MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING MAY 19, 1997 <br /> <br />Motion was made by Councilperson Sutherland to approve the minutes of May 19. 1997. as <br />presented. Seconded by Councilperson Clarke. The motion carried, 8 ayes, 0 nays. <br /> <br />Ayes: Council persons Sutherland, Engelken, McLaughlin, Porter, Gay, Maxwell, Clarke and <br />Mayor Malone <br />Nays: None <br /> <br />4. PETITIONS, REMONSTRANCES, COMMUNICA nONS, AND CmZENS AND <br />TAX PAYERS WISHING TO ADDRESS COUNCIL <br /> <br />Rand Valentin, home 3201 Bayshore Drive La Porte, office 2601 South Broadway addressed <br />Council regarding the impact of placing marketing Real Estate signs through out the City. <br />Mr. Valentin provided Council with some background information concerning the Zoning <br />ordinance that eliminated all signs being placed in the right of ways. Mr. Valentin stressed to <br />Council the negative impact this ordinance is having on the home developing industry in La <br />Porte and how the current home sales have decreased. Mr. Valentin is proposing that the City <br />amend this ordinance and allow directional home development marketing signs to be used with <br />the following stipulations: <br />