1984-05-23 Called Regular Meeting

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I ~ • Minutes, Called Regular Meeting, La Porte City Council • May 23, 1984, Page 7 Skelton: Has anything been done on the sidewalk on G Street between~Broadway and San Jacinto? (Mr. Owen replied that Carlos Smith has been out of town but they are setting up a meeting with him on that.) The blue containers on Park are still there. These are not City containers; they are privately owned, but they are in the City's right-of-way and we ought to be able to get them to move them to a safe distance. (Mr. Owen replied they would be contacted about moving them. Also, we are surveying all of our containers to see if we can work out a better location for them.) As Mr. Spradling said, we all want to see a more beautiful city, not only in Fairmont Park, but also in downtown La Porte and the o]:der section as well. We're proud of our part, too. Matuszak: Would like to see if something can be done about the trash by Fairmont Park Baptist Church. What is the status on the Collingswood cut through? (Mr. Joerns replied that the contractor has pulled up the two four-foot ribbons but has not yet constructed the six-foot section.) . Would like to ask Council again for volunteers to serve on the • sign ordinance committee with him. He had spoken to Fritz Lanham of~Baytown last week and their sign ordinance is one of the better ones. They are presently in court testing it right now, and hopefully there will be a resolution.of that very soon. It seems to be a very good ordinance and even .has the blessing of some of the sign companies around. Mayor Cline asked if the Baytown ordinance has the requirement for the deposit fee for political candidates or short-term signs in it? Mr. Matuszak.replied he believed those were excluded. With all this emphasis on beautification, maybe it's time to bring up the greenbelt again. Graves: Doesn't know if he's missed any reports on something going on at the airport on lease agreements, but there seems to be some literature crossing some mail boxes lately. Owen: Yes,. there has been, and. since this concerns some con- tractual agreements and some possible litigation, would prefer not to discuss it here. Graves: Called for a short executive session. • Cline: Wishes everyone a safe and happy holiday this weekend.