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• MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF LA PORTE CITY COUNCIL JULY 10, 2000 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Mayor Norman Malone at 6:00 p.m. Members of City Council Present: Councilpersons Guy Sutherland, Chuck Engelken, Howazd Ebow, Alton Porter, Deotis Gay, Chazlie Young, Jerry Clarke, and Norman Malone. Members of Council Absent: Griffiths Members of .City Executive Staff and Citv Employees Present: City Manager Robert T. Herrera, City Attorney Knox Askins, Assistant City Manager John Joerns, City Secretary Martha Gillett, Finance Director Cynthia Alexander, Assistant Finance Director Mike Dolby, Director of Pazks and Recreation Stephen Barr, Director of Administrative Services Louis Rigby, Police Chief Richazd Reff, Planning Director Doug Kneupper, Administrative Assistant Carol Battler. Others Present: Spero Pomonis, Sib Carpenter, Mr. and Mrs. Nick Barrera, Howard Bright, Ron and Rhonda Barrage, Betty Cerrone and a number of citizens. 2. Reverend Oliver Stillwell -Assembly of God Church delivered the Invocation. 3. Council considered approving the minutes of the Regulaz Meeting and Special Called Workshop Meeting on June 26, 2000. Motion was made by Councilperson Clazke to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting and Special Called Workshop Meeting of June 26, 2000 as presented. Second by Councilperson Sutherland. The motion carried. Ayes: Sutherland, Porter, Gay, Young, Clarke, and Malone. Nays: None Abstain: Ebow 4. PETITIONS, REMONSTRANCES, COMMUNICATIONS, AND CITIZENS AND TAXPAYERS WISHING TO ADDRESS COUNCIL. The following citizens addressed City Council. Hazold C. Bright, >'eazland Texas - Mr. Bright addressed Council regazding concerns about journeyman license issued by the City of La Porte's Building Division. Ron and Rhonda Barrage - 1409 Bayou Glen Dr., La Porte, Texas - Mr. and Mrs. Barrage addressed council about concerns with the City of La Porte's Building Division. They advised council they were given verbal approval to proceed forward with a building on their property. They were later informed by an inspector that they could not continue because of set back restrictions. They further informed Council they were seeking a variance on the set back requirements for their property.