2004-03-22 Regular Meeting, Public Hearing and Workshop Meeting Minutes

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City Council Regular Meeting, Public Hearing and Workshop Meeting - March 22, 2004 - Page 4 Ayes: Mosteit, Ebow, Beasley, Griffiths, Young and Meismer Nays: None Abstain: Engelken 11. Council to instruct the Assistant Director of Finance to amend the 2003-04 Adopted Budget for the Community Investment Fund (036) and General Fund (00 I) by $300,000 and appropriate funding (036) for purchase of said property. Assistant Director of Finance Michael Dolby presented summary and recommendation and answered Council's questions. Motion was made by Councilmember Engelken to apl'rove amending the 2003-04 Adopted Budget as presented by Mr. Dolby. Second by Councilmember Beasley. The motion carried. Ayes: Mosteit, Ebow, Beasley, Griffiths, Engelken, Young and Meismer Nays: None Abstain: None 12. Council to consider approval or other action of Ordinance 2004-2711 approving acquisition of bay front property, which will enable the City to pursue economic development/redevelopment opportunities associated with the Bay Front Area and Galveston Bay in accordance with the City's formal planning documents. Assistant City Manager John Joerns presented summary and recommendation and answered Council's questions. Assistant City Attorney John Armstrong read: ORDINANCE 2004-2711 - AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LA PORTE AND NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS, INC., FOR THE PURCHASE OF A 3.6856 ACRE TRACT OF LAND; APPROPRIATING THE SUM NOT TO EXCEED $550,000.00, TO FUND SAID CONTRACT; MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. Motion was made by Councilmember Ebow to approve Ordinance 2004-2711 as presented by Mr. Joerns. Second by Councilmember Engelken. The motion carried. Ayes: Mosteit, Ebow, Beasley, Griffiths, Engelken, Young and Meismer Nays: None Abstain: None 13. Council to consider approval or other action regarding an ordinance approving an addendum to Ordinance 2002-2593 authorizing an agreement between the City of La Porte and the La Porte-Bayshore Chamber of Commerce. City Manager Debra Feazelle presented summary and recommendation and answered Council's questions. Assistant City Attorney John Armstrong read: ORDINANCE 2002-2593-A - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION II, SUBPARAGRAPH 3, OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LA PORTE AND THE LA PORTE-BA YSHORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, DATED OCTOBER 1, 2002; MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETING LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. Motion was made by Councilmember Beasley to approve Ordinance 2002-2593-A as presented by Mrs. Feazelle. Second by Councilmember Meismer. The motion carried.