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<br />. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />MINUTES OF THE PUBLIC HEARING AND REGULAR MEETING OF <br />LA PORTE CITY COUNCIL <br />JUNE 10, 1996 <br /> <br />1. CALL TO ORDER <br /> <br />The meeting was called to order by Mayor Norman L. Malone at 6:00 P.M. <br /> <br />Members of City Council Present: Mayor Norman L. Malone, Councilpersons Guy Sutherland, Mike <br />Cooper, Bob Thrower, Bob McLaughlin, Deotis Gay, Jack Maxwell and Jerry Clarke <br /> <br />Members of Council Absent: Council person Alton Porter <br /> <br />Members of City Staff and City Employees Present: Assistant City Manager John Joerns, City Attorney <br />Knox Askins, City Secretary Sue Lenes, Director of Finance/ACM Jeff Litchfield, Director of <br />Administrative Services Louis Rigby, Director of Planning Guy Rankin, Director of Parks and Recreation <br />Stephen Barr, Police Chief Bobby Powell, Assistant Director of Public Works Buddy Jacobs, Assistant <br />Finance Director Cynthia Alexander, Assistant City Secretary Rhonda Yackov, Purchasing Agent Susan <br />Kelley, City Manager Secretary Carol Buttler, Chief Building Official Arturo Flores <br /> <br />Others Present: Attorney Barry Abrams, Chairman Betty Waters and members Dottie Kaminski and <br />Margaret Anderson representing the Planning and Zoning Commission, and a large number of La Porte <br />citizens. <br /> <br />2. INVOCATION BY REV. MICHAEL BINGHAM - ABUNDANT LIFE CHURCH LA PORTE <br /> <br />The invocation was delivered by Rev. J. C. Vann in the absence of Rev. Michael Bingham. <br /> <br />3. CONSIDER APPROVING MINUTES OF PUBLIC HEARING AND SPECIAL CALLED REGULAR <br />MEETING MAY 20,1996. <br /> <br />Motion was made by Council person Clarke to approve the minutes of Mav 20th as presented. Second by <br />Councilperson Sutherland. The motion carried, 8 ayes, 0 nays. <br /> <br />Ayes: Councilpersons Sutherland, Cooper, Thrower, McLaughlin, Gay, Maxwell, Clarke and Mayor <br />Malone <br />Nays: None <br /> <br />4. PRESENTATION: <br /> <br />A. TO CITY COUNCIL - BY SAMMY JACOBS - BAY AREA VETERANS ASSOCIATION <br /> <br />B. TO MAYOR MALONE - BY HERMAN BERGES - CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF THE <br />LATTER DAY SAINTS <br /> <br />Mayor Malone announced that Bay Area Veterans Association have asked to be placed on the June 24, <br />1996, agenda. Mayor Malone introduced Mr. Herman Berges a representative of the Church of Jesus <br />Christ of the Latter Day Saints. Mr. Berges presented Mayor Malone with a proclamation which calls <br />upon responsible citizens and officers of government everywhere to promote those measures designed to <br />maintain and strengthen the family as the fundamental unit of society. <br />