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<br />MINUTES OF THE PUBLIC HEARING AND REGULAR
<br />MEETING OF LA PORTE CITY COUNCIL
<br />NOVEMBER 11, 1996
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<br />1. CALL TO ORDER
<br />The meeting was called to order by Mayor Norman L. Malone at 6:00 P.M.
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<br />Members of City Council Present: Mayor Norman L. Malone, Councilpersons Guy Sutherland, Mike
<br />Cooper, Bob Thrower, Bob McLaughlin, Alton Porter, Deotis Gay, Jack Maxwell and Jerry Clarke
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<br />Members of Council Absent: None
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<br />Members of City Staff and City Emoloyees Present: City Manager Robert T. Herrera, Assistant City
<br />Attorney John Armstrong, City Secretary Sue Lenes, Assistant City Manager John Joems, Director of
<br />Finance! ACM Jeff Litchfield, Director of Administrative Services Louis Rigby, Director of Public Works
<br />Steve Gillett, Director of Planning Guy Rankin, Director of Parks and Recreation Stephen Barr, Police
<br />Chief Bobby Powell, Assistant City Secretary Rhonda L. Yockoy, City Engineer Doug Knuepper, Chief
<br />Building Official Art Flores
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<br />Others Present: Melton Wolters, representing the La Porte LivestockIRodeo Association, Steve Valerius,
<br />representing the -Old Highway 146 Committee-, Buford Leonard and Bill White, representing American
<br />Legion Post 428, Baseball Commission Ed Rozell, representing the 22nd District of the American Legion,
<br />and District #2 State of Texas, American Legion, members and coaches of the 1996 American Legion Post
<br />428 Baseball Team, Colleen Hicks, President La Porte Bayshore Chamber of Commerce, and a number
<br />of La Porte citizens
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<br />2. INVOCATION BY REV. JORGE REYNAGA - TEMPLO BAUTISTA
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<br />In the absence of Rev. Jorge Reynaga, Rev. Randy Gilchrist, pastor of the First Baptist Church, delivered
<br />the invocation.
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<br />3. CONSIDER APPROVING MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 28, 1996
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<br />Motion was made by Counciloerson Coooer to aoorove the minutes of October 28 as oresented. Second
<br />by Councilperson McLaughlin. The motion carried, 9 ayes, 0 nays.
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<br />Ayes: Councilpersons Sutherland, Cooper, Thrower, McLaughlin, Porter, Gay, Maxwell, Clarke and
<br />Mayor Malone
<br />Nays: None
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<br />4. PROCLAMATIONS:
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<br />A. 1996 AMERICAN LEGION POST 428 BASEBALL TEAM DAY
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<br />Mayor Malone proclaimed November 11, 1996, as 1996 American Legion Post 428 Baseball Team Day
<br />and presented each coach, team member, and the American Legion Post 428 with a proclamation. Mayor
<br />Pro Tem Alton Porter assisted Mayor Malone and presented each coach and team member with a City of
<br />La Porte lapel pin. Commander Buford Leonard, representing American Legion Post 428, La Porte,
<br />Baseball Commissioner Ed Rozell, representing District 22, and Division #2, State of Texas, American
<br />Legion, presented certificates to the team members and their coaches.
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<br />Adjutant Bill White, American Legion Post 428, presented the Hovey Bethea Powell Sportsman Award to
<br />Bobby Herrera.
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