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<br />Also on January 16, 1999, the City of La Porte will ask voters to approve a 1/2 Cent (.5 %) Sales Tax to be
<br />dedicated for infrastructure improvements. Currently, the City of La Porte receives a 1 cent (1%) sales tax
<br />which is placed into the City's General Fund and is used to offset maintenance and operation expenses. This
<br />new tax of ~ cent would be used exclusively for improvements to the City's infrastructure. If approved by the
<br />voters, the revenues from the tax (estimated at $750,000 per year) could be used to support debt issued for the
<br />construction and maintenance of major infrastructure projects. The wOrding on the ballot is designed for the
<br />general approval of the tax and does not limit it to specific projects.
<br />The first projects planned to be completed from the revenues provided by this tax are the construction of a new
<br />library and the extension of Bay Area Boulevard between Fairmont Parkway and Spencer Highway. Each
<br />project is more fully described below.
<br />II Library II
<br />Through a visionary City Council and committed staff, the City of La Porte continually strives to improve the
<br />community's quality of life by providing amenities that benefit its citizens. The City determines the amenities to
<br />be pursued based on input from its citizenry to a Comprehensive Plan and from community goals. In 1984, La
<br />Porte's Comprehensive Plan called for a major library expansion to achieve a facility that would serve as the
<br />"primary book, periodical, and media resource repository" for our area. In addition, the "Visions 89" Committee
<br />Goals Report addressed the local library as one of its goals and objectives.
<br />In January 1998, Houston Coca-Cola Bottling Company, through Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc., provided a major
<br />stimulus for realizing this goal by formally donating 2.3 acres of property to the City. This property is bounded
<br />by South Broadway on the east, South First on the west, West "En Street on the north and West "F" Street on
<br />the south. This is an excellent location for a community library as it is within walking distance of an elementary,
<br />junior high and high school as well as major residential areas.
<br />The City's current library is located at 526 San Jacinto Drive. It was originally constructed in 1966 and is a
<br />5,000 square foot facility. If approved, the new library located on Broadway would be a much larger facility and
<br />would cost about $2.6 million to construct and equip.
<br /> Bay Area Boulevard ~etween Fairmont Parkway and Spencer Highway
<br />The need for a well planned and integrated system of streets and highways is very important to the proper
<br />development of La Porte.
<br />Primary objectives of the Bay Area Boulevard extension are to link major activity and employment centers and
<br />to reduce local travel times. The Bay Area Boulevard extension is an arterial roadway, approximately nine-
<br />tenths of a mile in length, connecting the Bay Area BoulevarclJFairmont Parkway intersection with the Sens
<br />Road/Spencer Highway intersection. This project will be a joint project between the City and Harris County and
<br />is expected to be constructed as follows:
<br />> Four-lane divided,
<br />> Concrete with curb and gutter,
<br />> Connect to signalized intersections at Fairmont Parkway and Spencer Highway, and with
<br />> Flared intersections to accommodate turn lanes.
<br />The location of the Bay Area Boulevard extension follows an established pattern of spacing for north-south
<br />roadways connecting Fairmont Parkway with Spencer Highway. This project will be completed in partnership
<br />with Harris County. This project is still under design and the City's portion is not known at this time.
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<br />City of La Porte
<br />Special Election
<br />January 16, 1999
<br />The City Council of the City of La Porte has called an election for January 16, 1999 to
<br />allow the voters the opportunity to decide on several capital projects planned for the
<br />area. This packet contains a synopsis of the projects. Listed below are your elected
<br />officials and administrative staff, any of which can be contacted if you need additional
<br />information on any project.
<br />City Council Administrative Staff
<br />Norman Malone, Mayor Robert T. Herrera, City Manager
<br />Guy Sutherland, District 1 John Joems, Assistant City Manager
<br />Chuck Engelken, District 2 Jeff Litchfield, Assistant City Manager
<br />Howard Ebow, District 3 Champ Dunham, Assistant Fire Chief
<br />Deotis Gay, District 4 Bobby Powell, Chief of Police
<br />Charlie Young, District 5 Louis Rigby, Dir. of Administrative Services
<br />Jerry Clarke, District 6 Martha Gillett, City Secretary
<br />Peter Griffiths, At Large A Steve Gillett, Director of Public Works
<br />Alton Porter, At Large B Stephen Barr, Dir. of Parks and Recreation
<br /> Doug Kneupper, Director of Planning
<br /> Carol Buttler, Administrative Assistant
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