1989-08-14 Public Hearing and Regular Meeting

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e e MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF LA PORTE CITY COUNCIL JULY 24, 1989 1. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Malone at 6:00 P.M. Members of City Council Present: Mayor Norman Malone, Councilpersons Betty Waters, Mike Cooper, Ed Matuszak, Bob McLaughlin, Mike Shipp, Deotis Gay, B. Don Skelton, Jerry Clarke Members of city Council Absent: None Members of City Staff Present: City Manager Bob Herrera, city Attorney Knox Askins, City Secretary Cherie Black, Assistant City Manager John Joerns, Assistant to the City Manager Janie Bais, Director of Community Development Joel Albrecht, Assistant Director of Public Works Buddy Jacobs, Director of Parks and Recreation Stan Sherwood, Finance Director Jeff Litchfield, Golf Pro Alex Osmond, Parks Superintendent Bert Clark, Treatment Plant Supervisor Walter Barnes Others Present: Debbie Barnes; John Black, Bayshore Sun; approximately 20 citizens 2. The invocation was given by Councilperson Clarke. 3. Council considered approving minutes of the special called meeting held July 5, 1989. Motion was made by Councilperson Skelton to approve the minutes of July 5 as presented. Second by Councilperson Clarke. The motion carried, 9 ayes and 0 nays. Nays: councilpersons Waters, Cooper, Matuszak, McLaughlin, Shipp, Gay, Skelton, Clarke and Mayor Malone None Ayes: 4. The Mayor proclaimed September 4, 1989, as Jerry Lewis Telethon Day in La Porte. The proclamation was accepted by Debbie Barnes. 5. Paula Bridges addressed Council regarding the traffic problems on Myrtle Creek. She asked that Council do something soon to slow the traffic down. She had contacted the Texas Department of Public Safety about the problem, and they advised her to give Council a chance to do something; if nothing is done, they will look at the problem. Jo Davis addressed the Council to encourage that they vote for