1989-03-13 Public Hearing and Regular Meeting

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• Minutes, Public Hearing La Porte City Council March 13, 1989, Page 3 and Regular Meeting MISDEMEANOR AND SHALL UPON CONVICTION BE FINED A SUM OF NOT MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,000.00) FOR EACH VIOLATION; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. Motion was made by Councilperson Waters to adopt Ordinance 1501-H with the corrections as recommended by Council. Second by Councilperson Cooper. The motion carried, 5 ayes, 0 nays and 1 abstain. Ayes: Councilpersons Waters, Cooper, Porter, Shipp and Mayor Malone Nays: None Abstain: Councilperson Skelton 8. Council considered an ordinance adopting revised City of La Porte Electric Code. The City Attorney read: ORDINANCE 1637 - AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A NEW ELECTRICAL CODE FOR THE CITY OF LA PORTE; REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 1254, TOGETHER WITH AMENDMENTS TO ORDINANCE NO. 1254-A THROUGH B INCLUSIVE; AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE 1987 VERSION OF THE NATIONAL ELECTRIC CODE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAWS; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON VIOLATING THE TERMS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND UPON CONVICTION THEREOF SHALL BE FINED IN ANY SUM NOT MORE THAT TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00) PER OCCURRENCE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. Motion was made by Councilperson Skelton to adopt Ordinance 1637 as read by the City Attorney. Second by Councilperson Cooper. The motion carried, 4 ayes, 1 nay and 1 abstain. Ayes: Councilpersons Waters, Cooper, Skelton and Mayor Malone Nays: Councilperson Shipp Abstain: Councilperson Porter Before the vote was taken, Councilperson Shipp expressed his opposition to General Provisions 1.02. 9. Council considered an ordinance approving a Dual Usage Agreement between the City of La Porte and Harris County Flood Control District.