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r • Minutes, Regular Meeting La Porte City Council May 2, 1984, Page 2 5. Mayor Cline proclaimed May 8, 1984, as "Retired Senior Volunteer Program Recognition Day". Mr. J. R. Ensminger accepted the proclamation. 6. May 6 through 12, 1984, was proclaimed by Mayor Cline as "Hospital Week". Lynn Gaines and Ben Vitto of.Beltway Hospital were present to accept the proclamation. 7. Mayor Cline proclaimed May 11, 1984, as "La Porte Community Night" at the Astrodome. Stan Sherwood, Director of the Parks & Recreation Department, accepted the proclamation and urged participation of the public at this event. 8. Mayor Cline asked for anyone having bids for cleaning, tele- vision inspection and point repairs for portions of sanitary sewer collection system for the City of La Porte EPA Project Number C-481176=03-0, to please submit them at this time. There were none; opening of bids that~had been received in the City Secretary's office were then presented. • The City Secretary opened the bids, which were then read by Frank Marino of Turner Collie & Braden, Inc., as follows: (1) Reliance Construction, Inc., of Houston - $313,981.50 (2) Channel Construction Co., Inc., of Channelview - $329,620.00 (3) Baytown Construction, Inc., of Beaumont - $129,325.50 Mr. Marino will tabulate the bids and present them to Council. 9. Council considered the request of the Ambulance Service for new units. Mayor Cline read a letter from the Board of Directors and officers of the ambulance service recommending the approval by Council of the purchase of three new, 1984, ambulances described in proposition l; that the City of ~La Porde endorse the incurrence of additional debt to~~purchase these vehicles on behalf of the~La Porte Area Emergency Corps; that this debt be for three years and incorporate the debt currently outstanding on Unit #502, for a total of $81,000. Motion was made by Councilperson Gay to approve the request of the Ambulance Service for new units.' Second y Council- . person Graves. The motion carried, 9 ayes, 0 nays.