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City Council Meeting - Ju~28, 2003 -Page 3 • <br />SHALL BE DEEMED A SEPARATE OFFENSE CONTAINING SEVERABILITY AND <br />REPEALING CLAUSES. FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS <br />LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. <br />Motion was made by Councilmember Ebow to approve Ordinance 2003-2642 as presented <br />by Mr. Gillett. Second by Councilmember Warren. The motion carried. <br />Ayes: Engelken, Meismer, Mosteit, Warren, Young, Ebow, Griffiths and Malone <br />Nays: None <br />Abstain: None <br />10. Council to consider approving an Ordinance closing the Fairmont Parkway at-grade crossing <br />of the Union Pacific Railroad when the proposed Fairmont Parkway Overpass is placed in <br />service. <br />Director of Public Works Steve Gillett gave summary and recommendation and answered <br />Council's questions. <br />Assistant City Attorney read: ORDINANCE 2003-2643 - AN ORDINANCE CLOSING <br />THE FAIRMONT PARKWAY AT-GRADE CROSSING OF THE UNION PACIFIC <br />RAILROAD COMPANY'S TRACK NEAR 16'~ STREET WHEN THE PROPOSED <br />FAIRMONT PARKWAY GRADE SEPARATION (OVERPASS) IS PLACED IN <br />SERVICE; MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE <br />SUBJECT, FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW, AND <br />PROVIDING AN~ EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. <br />Motion was made by Councilmember Young to approve Ordinance 2003-2643 as presented <br />Mr. Gillett. Second by Councilmember Ebow. The motion carried. <br />Ayes: Engelken, Meismer, Mosteit, Wan en, Young, Ebow, Griffiths and Malone <br />Nays: None <br />Abstain: None <br />11. Council to consider authorizing the City Manager to sign the Sub-Recipient Agreement to <br />receive $103,072.00 in awarded funds. <br />Police Chief Richard Reff gave the summary and recommendation and answered Council's <br />questions. <br />Assistant City Attorney read: ORDINANCE 2003-2644 - AN ORDINANCE APPROVING <br />AND AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CTI'Y OF LA PORTE AND <br />THE TEXAS ENGINEERING EXTENSION SERVICE FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE <br />STATE HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM, MAKING VARIOUS <br />FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT, FINDING <br />COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW, AND PROVIDING AN <br />EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. <br />Motion was made by Councilmember Meismer to approve Ordinance 2003-2644 as <br />presented by Chief Reff. Second by Councilmember Engelken. The motion carried. <br />Ayes: Engelken, Meismer, Mosteit, Wan en, Young, Ebow, Griffiths and Malone <br />Nays: None <br />Abstain: None <br />