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City Council Regular Meeting - seplber 22, 2003 - Page 3 e Assistant City Attorney read: ORDINANCE 2003-2661: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 30, "EMERGENCY SERVICES", ARTICLE II, "ALARMS", OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE; PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON VIOLATING THE TERMS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND UPON CONVICTION SHALL BE FINED A SUM NOT TO EXCEED FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00), AND EACH DAY OF VIOLATION SHALL BE DEEMED A SEPARATE OFFENSE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION OF THE CAPTION HEREOF; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. Motion was made by Councilmember Griffiths to aoorove Ordinance 2003-2661 as presented by Chief Reff. Second by Councilmember Young. The motion carried. Ayes: Engelken, Meismer, Warren, Young, Ebow, Griffiths, Beasley, Mosteit and Malone Nays: None Abstain: None 10. Council to consider granting authority to provide written notice of increase from 3% to 5% for franchise to Time Warner Communications. Assistant City ManagerlDirector of Finance Cynthia Alexander gave the summary and recommendation and answered Council's questions. Assistant City Attorney read: ORDINANCE 2003-98-2260-A: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 98-2260, "AN ORDINANCE RENEWING THE GRANT OF A NON-EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE TO TEXAS CABLE PARTNERS, L. P., SUCCESSOR TO TELE-VUE SYSTEMS, INC." SECTION 6, "PAYMENT TO THE CITY"; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. The motion was made by Councilmember Griffiths to approve FIRST READING of Ordinance 2003-98- 2260-A asoresented by Ms. Alexander. Second by CouncilmemberYoung. The motion carried. Ayes: Engelken, Meismer, Warren, Young, Ebow, Griffiths, Mosteit and Malone Nays: Beasley Abstain: None 11. Council to consider approving an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute the Agreement, Special Warranty Deed, Sanitary Sewer and Water Line Easement and Drainage Easement between the City of La Porte and PPG Industries, Inc~ for the construction of Bay Area Boulevard and the Trunk Sewer. Director of Public Works Steve Gillett gave the summary and recommendation and answered Council's questions. Assistant City Attorney read: ORDINANCE 2003-2662: AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LA PORTE AND PPG INDUSTRIES, INC., FOR THE ACQUISITION FROM PPG INDUSTRIES, INC. OF RIGHT -OF-WAY FOR BAY AREA BOULEVARD, INCLUDING A SANITARY SEWER AND WATERLINE EASEMENT, AND A DRAINAGE EASEMENT, IN CONNECTION WITH THE CITY OF LA PORTE AND HARRIS COUNTY PROJECf FOR THE WIDENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF BAY AREA BOULEVARD, IN EXCHANGE FOR THE VACATING, ABANDONING, AND CLOSING OF CERTAIN STREET AND ALLEYS IN THE CITY OF LA PORTE, MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT, FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.