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Minutes, Regular Meeting, La Porte City Council April 8, 1991, Page 2 Ms. Frances Weiss and Ms. Charlcya Wheeler, representing the San Jacinto Day Foundation, presented Council with strawberry pies and VIP letters of entry to the annual Strawberry Festival. 6. Council considered approving proposed changes to Ordinance 1644-A concerning fees, hours of operation, rentals, and proof of residency for general admission at Little Cedar Bayou wave pool; and fees and hours of operation at Fairmont Park pool. Stan Sherwood, Director of Parks and Recreation, reviewed the proposed changes for Council's benefit. Questions from Council were answered by Mr. Sherwood. Councilperson Clarke recommended that, since the Desert Storm personnel will be here through August to oversee return of equipment, that a special discount be given to these servicepeople for use of the wave pool while they are here. Captain Mike Chrisler was introduced and gave a brief summary of the personnel that might be expected to be here from now until August. Motion was made b~ Councilperson Skelton to adopt Ordinance 1644-B and have staff look into the possibility of reduced rates for Desert Storm servicepeople in our city and brinct it back to the next Council meetintt. Second by Councilperson Matuszak. Motion was made b~ Councilperson Porter to amend the ordinance to offer the same discount to the militarv as is offered to senior citizens. Second by Councilperson Sutherland. Motion was made by Councilperson Matuszak to amend the amendment and reduce the rate for the militarv to 51.00. Second by Councilperson Clarke. The vote was taken on the second amendment and the motion passed, 4 ayes and 3 nays. Ayes: Councilpersons Matuszak, Skelton, Clarke and Mayor Malone Nays: Councilpersons Sutherland, McLaughlin and Porter The vote was taken on the first amendment and the motion failed, 2 ayes, 3 nays and 1 abstain. Ayes: Councilpersons Porter and Sutherland Nays: Councilpersons Matuszak, Skelton, Clarke and Mayor Malone Abstain: Councilperson McLaughlin