1983-09-21 Public Hearing and Regular Meeting

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. . . e e Minutes, Public Hearing and Regular Meeting La Porte City Council September 21, 1983, Page 6 9. Council considered an ordinance regulating water and sewer rates. City Attorney Askins read: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 26, ARTICLE II, "WATER, SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL," OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE; ESTABLISHING A NEW RATE AND FEE STRUCTURE; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. Motion was made'by Councilperson Pfeiffer to approve and adopt Ordinance 1382 as read by the City ,Attorney. Second by Councilperson Graves. The motion carried, 7 ayes and 2 nays. Ayes: Councilpersons Pfeiffer, Gay, Skelton, Westergren, Malone, Matuszak and Graves Nays: Councilperson Longley and Mayor Cline 10. Council considered an ordinance regulating garbage rates. City Attorney Askins read: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE III, SECTION 12-41, ET. SEQ.,"GARBAGE AND TRASH," OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE; REFLECTING A NEW RATE STRUCTURE FOR RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL GARBAGE AND TRASH COLLECTION; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; FINDING COM- PLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFEC- TIVE DATE HEREOF. Motion was made by Councilperson Pfeiffer to approve and adopt. Ordinance 1383 as read by the City Attorney. Second by Councilperson Malone. The motion carried, 6 ayes and 3 nays. Ayes: Councilpersons Pfeiffer, Gay, Skelton, Westergren, Malone.and Matuszak Nays: Councilpersons Longley, Graves, and Mayor Cline At this time the emergency addendum was considered. City Attorney Askins read: A RESOLUTION' AUTHORIZING A TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLAR ($250,000.00) APPROPRIATION TO THE MOTOR POOL FUND; AN'EIGHT HUNDRED FORTY THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED DOLLAR ($840,600.00) APPROPRIATION TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.