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C~ <br />Minutes, Public Hearings <br />La Porte City Council <br />February 8, 1988, Page 5 <br />and Regular Meeting <br /> <br />The City Attorney read: ORDINANCE 1579 - AN ORDINANCE <br />CALLING THE REGULAR ANNUAL ELECTION OF THE CITY OF LA <br />PORTE; CALLING A RUN-OFF ELECTION, IF NECESSARY; <br />DESIGNATING ELECTION PRECINCTS AND POLLING PLACES; <br />PROVIDING FOR THE USE OF VOTING MACHINES; APPOINTING <br />ELECTION OFFICIALS; PROVIDING FOR METHOD AND DATES OF <br />ABSENTEE VOTING; PROVIDING FOR AN ABSENTEE BALLOT BOARD; <br />PROVIDING FOR RETURN AND CANVASS OF VOTES OF SAID ELECTION; <br />PROVIDING FOR NOTICE; PROVIDING FOR FILING DEADLINE AND <br />FILING FEES FOR CANDIDATES; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; <br />FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND <br />PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. <br />A~ot~on was made by Councilper~Q Skelton to adopt Ordinance <br />1579 as read ~y the City Attornev. Second by Councilperson <br />Gay. The motion carried, 9 ayes and 0 nays. <br />Ayes: Councilpersons Waters, Lloyd, Matuszak, Porter, <br />Shipp, Gay, Skelton, Clarke and Mayor Malone <br />Nays: None <br />11. Council considered an ordinance approving the transfer of <br />cable TV franchise from Kip-Lee CATV, Inc., to Prime Cable <br />of Fort Bend, L. P. <br />The City Attorney read: ORDINANCE 1175-A - AN ORDINANCE <br />GRANTING THE PRIOR CONSENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY <br />OF LA PORTE, TO THE ASSIGNMENT BY KIP-LEE CATV, INC., DBA <br />LA PORTE CABLE TELEVISION, A TEXAS CORPORATION, OF ITS <br />FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF LA PORTE, AS EXPRESSED <br />IN CITY OF LA PORTE ORDINANCE N0. 1175, PASSED AND APPROVED <br />ON FIRST READING ON NOVEMBER 28, 1979, AND ON FINAL READING <br />ON JANUARY 9, 1980; APPROVING THE ASSIGNMENT OF SUCH <br />FRANCHISE TO PRIME CABLE OF FORT BEND, L.P., A LIMITED <br />PARTNERSHIP WHICH IS AN AFFILIATE OF PRIME CABLE; REQUIRING <br />THE ASSIGNEE TO EXECUTE AND FILE WITH THE CITY SECRETARY OF <br />THE CITY OF LA PORTE ITS ACCEPTANCE OF THE TERMS OF <br />ORDINANCE N0. 1175, AND AGREEING TO COMPLY WITH ALL THE <br />PROVISIONS THEREOF; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN <br />MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. <br />Motion was made ~ Counci~nerson Matuszak to ado t t e <br />first reading of Ordinance 1175 A as read bX the C~tv <br />Attorney. Second by Councilperson Lloyd. The motion <br />