1994-05-23 Public Hearing and Regular Meeting

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~~::"''''Y''''''':'. e e Minutes Public Hearing and Regular Meeting La Porte City Council May 23, 1994, Page 2 5. The Employee of the Quarter award for January, February and March 1994, was presented to Senior Services Assistant n Josie Hernandez. Special Services Superintendent Karen Beerman highlighted Josie's career with the Senior Services program. A plaque was presented to Mrs. Hernandez. 6. Presentations were to have been made to retiring Fire Department employees Olen Pope and Jim Van, but they had already received their watches. 7. There were no citizens wishing to address Council. 8. The public hearing to consider granting Request #R94-001 to rezone a 17-acre tract of property from its present designations of R-l and N.C. to P.U.D., located at the southeastern comer of McCabe Road/Highway 146 intersection, was called to order by Mayor Pro Tem Gay at 6:16 P.M. Planning Director Chuck Harrington reviewed the request for Council. He stated that the Planning & Zoning Commission had recommended approval of the request and that staff concurs. Councilperson Thrower asked about water and sewer to the area. Mr. Harrington replied that water is there, and that sewer arrangements had been made with Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority. Mayor Pro Tem Gay asked if anyone wished to speak in favor of the request No one came forward. He asked if anyone wished to speak in opposition to the request, and again, no one came forward. Mayor Pro Tem Gay declared the public hearing closed at 6:19 P.M. and the regular meeting resumed at that time. 9. Council considered an ordinance amending Ordinance 1501, granting rezoning request #R94-001; by changing classification of that certain parcel of land from R-l and N.C. to P.U.D. Questions from Councilmembers were answered by Mr. Harrington. The City Attorney read: ORDINANCE 1501-R - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1501, BY CHANGING CLASSIFICATION OF TIlAT CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND HEREIN DESCRIBED; FINDING COMPUANCE WITII THE OPEN MEETINGS lAW; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DAlE HEREOF.