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e e Minutes Regular Meeting La Porte city Council November 8, 1993, Page 5 6. Council considered an ordinance declaring the intention of the City of La Porte to institute proceedings to annex certain territory; calling two public hearings at which all interested parties shall have an opportunity to be heard; providing for the publication of notice of such hearing by the publication of this ordinance. city Attorney Knox Askins stated Council should have received a report from city Manager Bob Herrera's office prepared by Carol Butler. In summary that report shows positive responses received from most of the 48 industries. The purpose of this ordinance is to maintain a time schedule that an annexation must be completed during calendar year 1993, to do so it must be started at this time. This is not a final annexation ordinance, it is an intent ordinance that starts an annexation proceeding. The ordinance describes all of Bayport and Battleground and will be cut down to include only those industries who do not elect to sign the industrial district agreement. Never-the-Iess, it does start out with a complete description of both Bayport and Battleground Industrial Districts. In order to be in compliance with state law, the publication of this ordinance will be in the Bayshore Sun this Sunday November 14 and the two public hearings will be held on Monday, November 29 and Tuesday, November 30 and the final annexation, if necessary, will be held in late December. Councilperson Sutherland stated he will be out of town on the two public hearing dates. The remaining Council were polled and all other stated they will be available for the two meetings. City Attorney read: ORDINANCE 93-1946 AN ORDINANCE DECLARING THE INTENTION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE TO INSTITUTE PROCEEDINGS TO ANNEX CERTAIN TERRITORY; CALLING TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS AT WHICH ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHALL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD; PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF SUCH HEARINGS BY THE PUBLICATION OF THIS ORDINANCE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. Motion was made bv CouncilDerson Maxwell to adoDt ordinance 93-1946. Second by councilperson Clarke. The motion carried, 9 ayes and 0 nays. Councilperson Porter commented on the Quantum Corporation request and said because of the "most favored nations clause" the ci ty is prohibi ted from taking exception to anyone request. He wanted to point that out to those who might not