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<br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />City Council Minutes 8-12-02 - Page 3 <br /> <br />cleaned-up and maintained, computer classes are needed for low-income families, and Ms <br />Norwine requested the City assign forums to assist in resolving these issues and others. <br /> <br />Nazar Momin is against the proposed fueling station/convenience store. Mr. Momin showed <br />a video regarding the problems caused by having such a facility. <br /> <br />Paul Larson of 406 North 4th Street, La Porte, Texas, is opposed to the proposed fueling <br />station/convenience store. <br /> <br />Spero Pomonis of218 Bay Colony Circle, La Porte, Texas, is opposed to Council's actions <br />regarding the audit; he feels Council should have handled this privately amongst themselves. <br />Mr. Pomonis is strictly against the proposed fueling station/convenience store. <br /> <br />Charles Underwood of 421 North 6th Street, La Porte, Texas, is against the proposed fueling <br />station/convenience store. <br /> <br />Penny Garcia of 311 Oaken Lane, La Porte, Texas, would like to see La Porte join with <br />Pasadena and Deer Park in banning trucks in the left lane of Highway 225. <br /> <br />Guy Rankin of Houston, Texas, stated the proposed fueling station/convenience store on <br />Barbours Cut Boulevard; is not a truck stop, but a Triple A Large Service Convenience <br />Store. <br /> <br />7. Open Public Hearing - Mayor Malone opened the Public Hearing at 7:00 p.m. <br /> <br />Review by Staff - Police Chief Richard Reff presented summary and recommendation and <br />answered questions regarding the establishment of Truck Lane Restrictions on Highway 225 <br />from the City limit of Deer Park to Sens Road Overpass at Highway 225, and the findings of <br />this Public Hearing are to be forwarded to TXDOT. <br /> <br />Public Input <br /> <br />Bernard Legrand of 3115 Layne Court, La Porte, Texas, commented that while traveling on <br />Highway 225 at 55 mph, he was passed 100%. Without enforcement of the speed limit, Mr. <br />Legrand does not feel banning trucks from the left lane will be beneficial. <br /> <br />Paula Bridges of 813 River Creek Drive, La Porte, Texas, is in favor of the City hiring more <br />police officers. <br /> <br />Nick Barrera of 9510 Carlow, La Porte, Texas, is in favor of passing the truck lane <br />restrictions. <br /> <br />Earl McLaughlin of the La Porte Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) and the Cities of <br />La Porte, Deer Park and Pasadena LEPCs have been in favor of lane designation since 1999. <br />The Committee thought this designation would be in effect by now; however, TXDOT had <br />to do their own surveys. <br /> <br />Per Police Chief Richard Reff, staff recommended, upon notification by the Texas <br />Transportation Commission that is authorized to establish the ordinance, we establish an <br />ordinance creating truck lane restrictions on Highway 225 from our city limits from Deer <br />