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0 • City Council Regular Meeting and Public Hearing — February 9, 2004 - Page 5 10. Council to consider approval or other action of an Ordinance calling General and possible Run-off Elections. Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins presented summary and recommendation and answered Council's questions. Assistant City Attorney John Armstrong read: ORDINANCE 2004-2701— AN ORDINANCE CALLING THE REGULAR ANNUAL ELECTION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, CALLING A RUN-OFF ELECTION, IF NECESSARY, DESIGNATING ELECTION PRECINCTS AND POLLING PLACES, PROVIDING FOR THE USE OF VOTING MACHINES, APPOINTING ELECTION OFFICIALS, PROVIDING FOR METHOD AND DATES OF EARLY VOTING; PROVIDING FOR AN EARLY VOTING ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR RETURN AND CANVASS OF VOTES OF SAID ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR NOTICE; PROVIDING FOR FILING DEADLINE AND FILING FEES FOR CANDIDATES; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. Motion was made by Councilmember Meismer to approve Ordinance 2004-2701 calling General and possible Run -Off Elections. Second by Councilmember Griffiths. The motion carried. Ayes: Engelken, Griffiths, Mosteit, Young, Ebow, Beasley, Warren, Meismer and Malone Nays: None Abstain: None 11. Council to consider approval or other action regarding an ordinance for the implementation of an electronic agenda and appointment of a Task Force Committee. Assistant Secretary Sharon Harris and Computer Systems Administrator James Janoch presented summary and recommendation and answered Council's questions. Assistant City Attorney John Armstrong read: ORDINANCE 2004 - AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ELECTRONIC AGEND PROGRAM, AUTHORIZING A TASK FORCE COMMITTEE; APPRORIATING THE SUM OF $37,667.20, FOR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. Motion was made by Councilmember Griffiths to approve Ordinance 2004 as presented by Mrs. Harris and Mr. Janoch. Second by Councilmember Mosteit. The motion failed. Ayes: Griffiths, Ebow, Mayor and Mosteit Nays: Engelken, Beasley, Warren, Young and Meismer Abstain: None 12. Council to consider approval or other action regarding an ordinance to vacate, abandon, and close the alley in Block 1106, Town of La Porte. Interim Planning Director Nick Finan presented summary and recommendation and answered Council's questions. Assistant City Attorney John Armstrong read: ORDINANCE 2004-2703 — AN ORDINANCE VACATING, ABANDONING AND CLOSING THE ALLEY IN BLOCK 1106, TOWN OF LA PORTE, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. Motion was made by Councilmember Meismer to approve Ordinance 2004-2703 as presented by Mr. Finan. Second by Councilmember Griffiths. The motion carried.