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<br />City Council Regular Meeting ..Jld Workshop Meeting - January 24, 2004 <br /> <br />Page 5 <br /> <br />City Secretary Martha Gillett presented summary and recommendation and answered <br />Council's questions. <br /> <br />Clark Askins read: ORDINANCE 99-2319- AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AN <br />AMENDED BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND AD HOC COMMITTEES HANDBOOK <br />FOR THE CITY OF LA PORTE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN <br />MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. <br /> <br />Motion was made by Councilmember Rigby to approve this item. Second by <br />Councilmember Griffiths. <br /> <br />Ayes: Beasley, Engelken, Moser, Mosteit, Clausen, Porter, Ebow, Rigby and Griffiths <br />Nays: None <br />Abstain: None <br /> <br />11. Council to consider approval of an ordinance appointing positions to fill the remaining <br />vacancies on Boards and Commissions. <br /> <br />The following positions will be filled/replaced: <br /> <br />Councilmember Rigby recommended April Crome to be appointed to the Main Street <br />Committee. <br /> <br />Assistant City Manager John Joerns was recommended to be appointed to the Fire Pension <br />Board. <br /> <br />Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins read: 2004-2782-C - AN ORDINANCE <br />APPOINTING MEMBERS TO VARIOUS BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND <br />COMMITTEES, OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY <br />CLAUSE; CONTAINING A REPEALING CLAUSE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH <br />THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. <br /> <br />Motion was made by Councilmember Beasley to approve the appointments. Seconded by <br />Councilmember Moser. <br /> <br />Ayes: Beasley, Engelken, Moser, Mosteit, Clausen, Porter, Ebow, Rigby and Griffiths <br />Nays: None <br />Abstain: None <br /> <br />12. This item was pulled from the agenda. Council will research this more. <br /> <br />13. Council to consider approval of an ordinance approving and ratifying the actions of the La <br />Porte Development Corporation. <br /> <br />Assistant City Manager Cynthia Alexander provided staff with a presentation of loan <br />leveraging for a HUB Operations for an Automotive Remanufacturing Center to be <br />constructed near the Intersection of Old Underwood Road and State Highway 225. <br /> <br />Ms. Alexander spoke briefly of loan leveraging; the loan leveraging program, in <br />conjunction with the State of Texas and the office of the Governor of Economic <br />Development. The program is designed to allow communities to leverage local funds with <br />state funds to assist expansion, business recruitments and other business opportunities. <br />The program is administered by the Governor's Office; Economic Development <br />