1998-10-12 Regular Meeting of City Council

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e e City Council Meeliug 10-12-98 - Page 4 SUBJECT; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF Motion was made by Councilperson Porter to ~'prove the Ordinance as read by the City Attorney. Second by Council person Gay. The motion carried unanimously. I Ayes: Councilpersons Sutherland, Engelken, Ebow, Griffiths, Porter, Gay, Young, Clarke and Mayor Malone Nays: None 9. Council considered an Ordinance Appointing members to the Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee of the City of La Porte City Attorney Knox Askins presented information concerning the ordinance and the names of the citizens chosen for this ordinance. City Attorney read: ORDINANCE 98-2291 - AN ORDINANCE APPOINTING MEMBERS TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN STEERING COMMITTEE OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; CONTAINING A REPEALING CLAUSE; FIND COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF Motion was made by Council person Clarke to lij)prove the Ordinance as read by the City Attorney. Second by Councilperson Young. The motion carried unanimously. Ayes: Councilpersons Sutherland, Engelken, Ebow, Griffiths, Porter, Gay, Young, Clarke and Mayor Malone Nays: None 10. Council considered approval of The Exemption of Emergency Access Streets from the City Speed Hump Policy Fire Chief Joe Sease presented the summary and recommendation information and addressed Council's questions. Mr. Herrera also addressed and answered Council's questions. Motion was made by CounciJperson Ebow to adopt an Amended Exempt of Emergency Access Streets List from the Speed HuIIlP Policy by removini the Myrtle Creek Street from the ori2inallist. Second by Councilperson Sutherland. The motion failed. Ayes: Councilpersons Ebow, Sutherland, Gay, Young Nays: Councilpersons Porter, Engelken, Griffiths, Clarke and Mayor Malone City Attorney Knox Askins addresses Council suggesting the adoption of the Original Exemption Emergency Access Streets List from the City Speed Hump Policy.