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<br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />City Council Minutes - 9-25-00 - Page 2 <br /> <br />2) Catherine Focke - 111 S. Y - spoke in favor of closing the street end of S. Y <br />Street. <br />3) Doyle Westergren - 422 S. 1 st - spoke against the closing at the end of S. Y <br />Street. <br />4) John Kolius - 103 S. Y - spoke in favor of closing the street end of S. Y Street. <br />5) John Focke - 111 S, Y - spoke in favor of closing the street end of S. Y Street. <br />6) N. L. Hantz - 202 S. Y - spoke against the closing at the end of S. Y Street. <br />7) Christopher Terry - 2265 S. Y - read a letter on behalf of a number residence <br />against the closing at the end of S. Y Street. <br /> <br />5. Council considered approving an application by Mr. John Kolius to vacate, abandon and <br />close the street end of South "Y" Street in the Oakhurst Subdivision. <br /> <br />Director of Planning Doug Kneupper presented summary and recommendation and <br />answered Council's questions. Planning sent out sixty letters of notification. Four letters <br />were returned undeliverable and 31 responded. Twelve responses were against and 19 <br />were in favor. City Manager Robert T. Herrera stated that the city would do maintenance <br />to keep the area safe. <br /> <br />Motion was made by Councilperson Griffiths to deny the application by Mr. John Kolius <br />to vacate. abandon and close the street end of South "Y" Street in the Oakhurst <br />Subdivision as presented by Mr. Kneupper. Second by Councilperson Sutherland. The <br />motion carried. <br /> <br />Ayes: Sutherland, Engelken, Ebow, Griffiths, Gay, Young, Clarke, and Malone. <br />Nays: None <br />Abstain: None <br /> <br />6. Council considered approving an ordinance establishing guidelines for travel by City <br />Council members to educational meetings outside Harris and Galveston Counties. <br /> <br />City Manager Robert T. Herrera presented summary and recommendation and answered <br />Council's questions. <br /> <br />Assistant City Attorney read: ORDINANCE 2000-2434 - AN ORDINANCE <br />ESTABLISHING GUIDELINES FOR TRAVEL BY CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO <br />EDUCATIONAL MEETINGS OUTSIDE HARRIS AND GALVESTON COUNTIES; <br />FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING <br />AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br /> <br />Motion was made by Councilperson Sutherland to approve Ordinance 2000-2434 as <br />presented by Mr. Herrera. Second by Councilperson Young. The motion carried. <br /> <br />Ayes: Sutherland, Engelken, Ebow, Griffiths, Gay, Young, Clarke, and Malone. <br />Nays: None <br />Abstain: None <br />