01-12-15 Regular Meeting of La Porte City Council

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6. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ASSOCIATED ORDINANCES (a) Public Hearing to receive comments regarding recommendations by Planning and Zoning Commission to approve Rezone Request #14-92000004, for the rezoning of property described as 1.6611 acre tract of land located at the southeast corner of Spencer Highway and Underwood from Low Density Residential District(R-1) to General Commercial (GC) - E. Ensey (b) Consider approval or other action regarding an Ordinance amending Chapter 106 Zoning of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte by changing the zoning classification from Low Density Residential (R-1) to General Commercial (GC) for a 1.6611 acre tract of land located at the southeast corner of Spencer Highway and Underwood - E. Ensey (c) Public Hearing to receive comments regarding condemnation offour (4) substandard buildings - R. Davidson (d) Consider approval or other action regarding Ordinances providing for condemnation of substandard buildings located at 500 W. Main and 303 S. Iowa - R. Davidson 7. AUTHORIZATION&ORDINANCES (a) Consider approval or other action regarding an Ordinance adopting the 2015 International Fire Code (IFC) with local amendments as recommended by the Fire Code Review Board and the La Porte Fire Marshal's Office - C. Meekins (b) Consider approval or other action regarding an Ordinance renaming the North Side Park, located at the corner of N. 4th and Tyler Streets, to the Martin Luther King, Jr., Park - P. Fogarty (c) Consider approval or other action of $25,000 sponsorship of the 2015 International Federation of Disabled Sailors Blind Sailing World Championship, and consider approval or other action to include the funds in the City's quarterly FY 2015 Budget Amendment - Mayor Louis R. Rigby 8. DISCUSSION OR OTHER ACTION (a) Discussion or other action regarding proposed Legacy at La Porte Multifamily Development - E. Ensey (b) Discussion or other action regarding the surcharge fee component of the City of La Porte Industrial Waste Ordinance - D. Mick 9. REPORTS (a) Receive report of La Porte Development Corporation - Councilmember Engelken 10. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS City Council Meeting, Monday, January 26, 2015 Fiscal Affairs Committee Meeting, Monday, January 26, 2015 11. COUNCIL COMMENTS regarding matters appearing on the agenda; recognition of community members, city employees, and upcoming events; inquiry of staff regarding specific factual information or existing policies — Councilmembers Martin, Moser, Kaminski, Zemanek, Leonard, Engelken, Earp, Clausen and Mayor Rigby 12. ADJOURN The City Council reserves the right to meet in closed session on any agenda item should the need arise and if applicable pursuant to authorization by Title 5, Chapter 551, of the Texas Government Code (the Texas open meetings laws).