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~ ~ <br />MINUTI::S QF THF, PUBLIC HEARINGS AND REGULAR MEETING <br />LA PORTE CITX COiINCIL, <br />APRIL 24, 199 <br />1. The meeting was called to order by N4ayor Pro Tem Porter at <br />6:05 P.r1. <br />Members, of.Ci~ty~Cc~uncil .Present: Mayor Pro Tem Alton Porter, <br />Councilper~sons ivtike Cooper, Ed Matuszak, Mike Shipp, Deotis <br />Gay, B. Don Skelton, Jerry Clarke <br />Members .of. City ~Counc,l__Absent: iviayor Norman Malone, <br />Councilperson Betty 1r~aters <br />hiemberv_s.of C.ty___S.taff Present: City Manager Robert Herrera, <br />City Attorney Knox Askins, City Secretary Cherie Black, <br />Assistant City Manager John Joerns, Director of Public Works <br />Steve Gillett, Purchasing Manager Louis Rigby, Police Chief <br />Charles Srnith, Director of Community Development Joel Albrecht <br />O hers_Present: Berdon Lawrence, Chairman of La Porte Visions <br />'89; James Gee, Joe Durden, Varnel P~ichols, DAV; John Black, <br />Bayshore Sun; approximately 50 citizens <br />2. The invocation was given by Councilperson Skelton. <br />3. Council considered approving the minutes of the regular <br />meeting of Council held April 10, 1989. <br />lutotion was made bv_Caunc~.~erson _Skelton_rto._appro_ye~the <br />minutes of April 1Q,.as_presented. Second by Councilperson <br />Matuszak. The motion carried, 6 ayes, 0 nays, 1 abstain. <br />Ayes: Counciiper~saris Cooper, h~atuszak, Shipp, Skelton, Clarke <br />and [~,ayor Pro Tem Porter <br />Nays: none <br />Abstain: Councilperson Gay (due to his absence at the April <br />10 meeting) <br />~4. Mayor Pro Tem Porter proclaimed May as "Disabled American <br />Veterans Month." Representatives of the DAV James Gee, Joe <br />Durden and Varnel Nichols acce~-ted the proclamation. <br />~, rir. Berdon Lawr°ence, Chairman of the La Porte Visions '89 <br />Committee, presented a status report of the corrimittee and <br /> <br />