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<br />. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Minutes Regular Meeting <br />La Porte City Council <br />January 27. 1997. Page 5 <br /> <br />D. CONSIDER AWARDING A BID FOR POLICE UNIFORMS AND ACCESSORIES <br />TO GOLDEN EAGLE UNIFORMS - B. Powell <br /> <br />Motion was made by Councilperson Cooper to ~prove the Consent Agenda as presented. <br />Second by Cou~cilperson Sutherland. The motion carried. 8 ayes and 0 nays. <br /> <br />Ayes: Councilpersons Sutherland. Cooper, McLaughlin. Porter. Gay, Maxwell, Clarke and <br />Mayor Malone <br />Nays: None <br /> <br />9. WORKSHOP - A: DISCUSS USE OF TRAFFIC HUMPS IN RESIDENTIAL <br />NEIGHBORHOODS <br /> <br />OPEN WORKSHOP <br /> <br />Mayor Malone opened Workshop A at 6:45 P.M. <br /> <br />REVIEW BY STAFF <br /> <br />City Manager Robert T. Herrera reported staff had visited with Council at a past retreat about <br />this particular subject. He indicated there have been some modifications and Director of Public <br />Works Steve Gillett will cover those with Council. Mr. Herrera referred to a memorandum <br />before Council regarding telephone conversations between himself and City Managers from Deer <br />Park and the City of Baytown regarding traffic humps. Mr. Herrera reported on those views <br />regarding traffic humps in their cities. City Manager of Deer Park Ron Crabtree said their city <br />has had them for one year. and they are working well. They have had very few complaints and <br />plan to set aside money in future budgets to continue to address traffic humps. City Manager of <br />Baytown Bobby Roundtree said Baytown has had traffic humps almost three years. The first year <br />and one half the humps were received well. Now. Mr. Roundtree has received complaints from <br />developers and realtors saying it takes away the value of the homes and has made it more difficult <br />to sell homes on the streets where traffic humps exist. They feel these traffic humps indicate a <br />problem with speeding, therefore, the City of Baytown has placed a 90 day moratorium on traffic <br />humps starting January 1, 1997. <br /> <br />Director of Public Works Steve Gillett reviewed with Council the draft Traffic Hump Policy. <br />Council discussed in length the pro and cons of the policy as presented. <br />