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A Minutes, Regular Meeting, La Porte City Council March 26, 1990, Page 2 At this time, Council adjourned into executive session at 6:23 P.M. to address the following: (1) Legal - Meet with attorney to discuss BayMUD Mobile Home litigation; (2) Legal - Meet with attorney to receive a report regarding Houston Chemical Services, Inc./Southern Ionics, Inc.; (3) Personnel - Meet with Attorney regarding Worker's Compensation claim. Council returned to the table at 7:05 P.M. 5. Council considered an ordinance closing portions of Tyler Street, Madison Street, Iowa Street, and alleys in Blocks 416, 417, 418, 419, 434 and 435. The City Attorney read: ORDINANCE 1693 - AN ORDINANCE VACATING, ABANDONING AND CLOSING PORTIONS OF TYLER STREET, MADISON STREET, IOWA STREET, AND THE ALLEYS IN BLOCKS 416, 417, 418, 419, 434 AND 435, IN THE TOWN OF LA PORTE, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS; ABANDONING CERTAIN PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENTS; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING CERTAIN CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. Motion was made by Councilperson Skelton to adopt Ordinance 1693 as read by the City Attorney. Second by Councilperson McLaughlin. The City Attorney read the caption for Ordinance 1694, which was item 6 on the agenda, as follows: ORDINANCE 1694 - AN ORDINANCE VACATING, ABANDONING AND CLOSING PORTIONS OF TYLER STREET, MADISON STREET, KANSAS STREET, UTAH STREET, AND THE ALLEYS IN BLOCKS 432 AND 433, IN THE TOWN OF LA PORTE, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS; ABANDONING CERTAIN PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENTS; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING CERTAIN CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. Councilperson Skelton amended his motion to include the adoption of Ordinances 1693 and 1694. Second by Councilperson McLaughlin. The motion carried, 9 ayes and 0 nays. Ayes: Councilpersons Waters, Cooper, Matuszak, McLaughlin, Porter, Gay, Skelton, Clarke and Mayor Malone Nays: None 6. See item 5. 7. Council considered an ordinance prohibiting smoking in public places except in designated smoking areas. The City Attorney read: ORDINANCE 1695 - AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING SMOKING IN PUBLIC PLACES EXCEPT IN DESIGNATED SMOKING AREAS; MAKING FINDINGS OF FACT; DECLARING SMOKING TO BE A PUBLIC NUISANCE; DECLARING THAT A PERSON COMMITS AN OFFENSE IF THE PERSON SMOKES AT A PUBLIC MEETING OR ANY PUBLIC