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<br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />City Council Meeting Minutes <br />April 13, 1998 - Page 4 <br /> <br />7. CONSIDER APPROVAL OR OrnER ACTION REGARDING A <br />RESOLUTION FOR A HOME GRANT TO sourn EAST HOUSING <br />(Res. 98-03) G. Rankin <br /> <br />Planning Directar Guy Rankin presented summary and recammendatian. Mr. <br />Rankin advised Cauncil this Resolutian is a regarding a prapased grant to. the <br />City af La Parte for $250,000 far dawn payment and clasing casts to. build <br />thirty (30) hames within the bo.undaries of State Highway 146, Barbo.urs Cut, <br />Broadway and So.uth C. Street. Staff pro.poses to. partnership with a non-profit <br />housing group called Southeast Texas Housing. This non-profit agency is <br />reco.gnized for developing housing within the Southeast portion of Harris <br />Co.unty, Galveston County and Brazo.ria Co.unty. This gro.up has wo.rked with <br />the Harris Co.unty Ho.using and Co.mmunity Develo.pment Agency fo.r several <br />years and have been successful in leveraging these funds to. build new hauses. <br />This maney is specifically to be used far dawn payment and closing Co.sts o.f <br />new houses. The money will be allocated on $8,000.00 per house to be located <br />within the City o.f La Po.rte. Staff recommends Co.uncil pass this Resolutio.n. <br /> <br />Mo.tio.n was made by Councilperso.n Clarke to. approve this Reso.lutio.n as <br />presented. Seco.nd by Cauncilperson Ebo.w. The mo.tio.n carried, 9 ayes, 0 <br />nays. <br /> <br />Ayes: Cauncilpersans Sutherland, Engelken, Ebaw, McLaughlin, Parter, Gay, <br />Maxwell, Clark and Mayo.r Malone. <br />Nays: No.ne <br /> <br />8. CONSIDER APPRO V AL OR OTHER ACTION REGARDING AN <br />ORDn-rANCE APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT <br />BETWEEN THE CITY OF LA PORTE AND THE LA PORTE SOCCER <br />CLUB:, REGARDING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A BUILDING AT <br />NORTHWEST PARK; SUPERSEDING A LIKE AGREEMENT <br />BETW'EEN THE PARTIES DATED AUGUST 12, 1996 (Ord. 98-2229) - S. <br />Barr <br /> <br />Parks and Recreatian Director Stephen Barr presented summary and <br />recommendation. Stephen informed City Co.uncil o.n August 12, 1996, the City <br />o.f La Po.rte entered into. an agreement with the La Parte Soccer Club to. <br />co.nstruct a concessio.n/restro.o.m facility at Northwest Park. The Association <br />providf:d $35,000 toward construction and the City pledged $20,000 toward the <br />building fo.r a to.tal budget o.f $55,000. Plans and specifications were prepared <br />