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City Council Minutes 10-14-02 -Page 6 Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins read: ORDINANCE 2002-2587 - AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LA PORTE AND HARRIS COUNTY, REGARDING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDING OF A PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE OVER LITTLE CEDAR BAYOU; MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS REGLATING TO THE SUBJECT; FINDING COMPLIANCE W ITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. Motion was made by Councilmember Griffiths to consider the approval of the ordinance as presented by Mr. Barr. Second by Councilmember Ebow. The motion carried. Ayes: Mosteit, Warren, Meismer, Engelken, Beasley, Ebow, Griffiths, Young and Malone Nays: None Abstain: None 14. City Council received and reviewed report from the City Council Travel Committee, and consider calling a workshop meeting to discuss possible amendments to the City Council Travel Policy Ordinance as presented by Committee Chairperson Rod Rothermel. Council agreed to have a workshop on this item at a later date. 15. Administrative Reports Acting City Manager John Joerns reminded Council of the Texas Municipal League Conference in Fort Worth, Texas from October 16-19, 2002; the Volunteer Banquet at Sylvan Beach Pavilion on Thursday, November 7, 2002; and the City Council Meetings scheduled for November 11, 2002, a Workshop Meeting scheduled for November 18, 2002, and December 9, 2002. 16. Council Comments Councilmembers Mosteit, Engelken, Griffiths, Ebow, Beasley, Meismer, Warren, and Young had comments for Council. 17. EXECUTIVE SESSION -PURSUANT TO PROVISION OF THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW, CHAPTER 551.071 THROUGH 551.076, 551.086, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE - (CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY, DELIBERATION REGARDING REAL PROPERTY, DELIBERATION REGARDING PROSPECTIVE GIFT OR DONATION, PERSONNEL MATTERS, DELIBERATION REGARDING SECURITY DEVICES, OR EXCLUDING A WITNESS DURING EXAMINATION OF ANOTHER WITNESS IN AN INVESTIGATION, DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS) Council retired into Executive Session at 8:57 p.m. 551:074 -(Personnel Matter) -Deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employee: Robert T. Herrera, City Manager. Council reconvened the Council Meeting at 12:08 a.m.