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• • Minutes Regular Meeting La Porte City Council May 9, 1994, Page 5 City Manager R.T. Herrera stated he would like to share with the Council that he is very proud of Staff for their accomplishment in working with San Jacinto College in order to get to this point tonight. He said, "We were successful in helping redesign the median cut. We actually saved the College a considerable amount of money as well as the citizens of La Porte and the people that travel down that roadway." 9. Council considered an ordinance authorizing the execution by the City of La Porte for an Industrial District Agreement with Air Products Manufacturing Corporation. City Manager R.T. Herrera reported Staff has reviewed the contract; and it meets all of the City's IDA standards, requirements, and conditions. He recommended approval of this ordinance. He stated, "All but five of the original forty-eight of the companies from whom we received letters of intent have fully executed a contract with the City, and things are looking extremely well." Assistant City Attorney read: ORDINANCE 93-IDA-OI-B - AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION BY THE CITY OF LA PORTE OF AN INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT AGREEMENT WITH AIR PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING CORPORATION, FOR THE TERM COMMENCING JANUARY 1, 1994, AND ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2000; MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. 93 IDA O1 B as read by the Assistant City Attornev Second by Councilperson Thrower. The motion carried, 9 ayes and 0 nays. Ayes: Councilpersons Sutherland, Cooper, Thrower, McLaughlin, Porter, Gay, Maxwell, Clarke and Mayor Malone Nays: None Councilperson Sutherland asked City Manager R.T. Herrera if we could expect to received the other remaining five contracts by the next council meeting. City Manager Herrera said he hoped so. He stated, "The City Attorney, who was unable to be with us tonight, has had conversations with the companies' legal divisions; and I will have to defer that question to him." Councilperson Sutherland asked if there were any problems? Mr. Herrera said, "There are no problems, and it is just a matter of getting everything signed."