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e e Minutes, Regular Meeting, La Porte City Council November 23, 1987, Page 5 Motion was made bY Counciloerson LloYd to adoot Ordinance 1569 as read bY the City Attorney. Second by Councilperson Waters. The motion carried, 9 ayes and 0 nays. Ayes: Councilpersons Waters, Lloyd, Matuszak, Porter, Shipp, Gay, Skelton, Clarke and Mayor Malone Nays: None 14. Council considered resolutions for providing improvements to City of La Porte Park Facilities. This item was taken off the agenda of November 16 at the request of the City Manager in order that the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department could determine if the proposal to move the location of a fishing pier in Little Cedar Bayou park to another location one-half mile to the north, would in any way affect the grant money for the park. Texas Parks and Wildlife has determined that the grant money would not be affected. Mr. Berdon Lawrence will donate $100,000 to the Parks capital improvement program to be utilized by the City. Mr. Berdon Lawrence then briefly addressed Council regarding his gift to the city. Councilperson Skelton stated that he and Mr. Lawrence had spoken about one of the restrictions in the declaration of covenants and restrictions which prohibits motorized vehicles. It was indicated that wheelchairs would be exempt from this restriction. Mr. Lawrence affirmed that he would write in a clause so stating. The City Manager inquired of Mr. Lawrence that if Council agrees to the resolutions, $10,000 to $15,000 could be set aside for a parks master plan for the La Porte bayfront. Mr. Lawrence was agreeable to this. The City Attorney read: RESOLUTION 87-22 - A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A "DECLARATION OF COVENANTS AND RESTRICTIONS" DATED OCTOBER 26, 1987, BETWEEN CHARLES BERDON LAWRENCE AND THE CITY OF LA PORTE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.