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Minutes of Regular Meeting La Porte City Council July 22, 1996, Page 3 • Director of Planning Guy Rankin reviewed the summary and recommendation for the request and answered question and concerns of Council. City Attorney Knox Askins explained, "There is strong language in the Quit Claim Deed negativing any warranty as to the condition of the property environmental or other wise. That is an important issue, and we did not want any come back on the City. It is our understanding Bay Port Industrial, which has the plant on McCabe Road, is the purchaser of this property and probably will be coming to Council asking you to expand his Industrial District so he can expand his operation." City Manager Robert T. Herrera reported that before the City Council would entertain the idea to bring in the former Bay Mud district the City had testing performed on that tract site where the treatment and/or transmittal of sewage was provided. The testing came back negative. City Attorney read: ORDINANCE 96-2124 - AN ORDINANCE MAKING FINDINGS OF FACT; AUTHORIZING THE RE-CONVEYANCE BY REVERTER OF A 4.069 ACRE TRACT OF LAND IN THE FORMER BAYSHORE MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT, TO THE CARLA COMPANY, ET AL; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. Motion was made by Counciloerson McLauahlin to aAnrQVe.Ordinance 96-2124 as re City Attorney,. Second by Councilperson Clarke. The motion carried, 7 ayes, and 0 nays. Ayes: Councilpersons Cooper, Thrower, McLaughlin, Porter, Gay, Clarke and Mayor Malone Nays: None S. CONSIDER APPROVAL OR OTHER ACTION REGARDING AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LA PORTE AND JOHNNY WEHBA BACKHOE SERVICE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A (12") WATER LINE IN THE WEST "K" STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY (Ord. 96-212a~ - G. Rankin Director of Planning Guy Rankin reviewed the summary and recommendation for the request and reported the total price of the contract for construction of the water line would be $20,002.50. City Manager Robert T. Herrera and Assistant City Manager John Joerns answered questions from Council. Mr. Herrera reported, "The City may have to take a lead role and put in some additional infrastructure, whether it be water lines or sewer lines, in order to develop some economic development for the City of La Porte. We will come back in the budget process with something in that regard." City Attorney read: ORDINANCE 96-2125 - AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LA PORTE AND JOHNNY WEHBA BACKHOE SERVICE, FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A TWELVE INCH (12") WATER LINE IN THE WEST "K" STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY; APPROPRIATING $20,002.50 TO FUND SAID CONTRACT; MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATING THE SUBJECT; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.