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<br />City Council Regular Meeting, Public Hearing and Workshop Meeting -May 8, 2006 <br /> <br />Page 3 <br /> <br />FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN <br />EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. <br /> <br />Motion was made by Council member Beasley to approve Ordinance 2855 as recommended <br />by Staff. Second by Council member Clausen. The motion carried. <br /> <br />Ayes: Beasley, Moser, Engelken, Rigby, Ebow, Clausen, Griffiths and Mayor Porter. <br />Nays: None <br />Abstain: None <br /> <br />9. Council to consider approval or other action regarding a variance to allow construction of <br />improvements for a proposed manufacturing and plastics packaging and distribution facility <br />to be located at 10016 Porter Road, La Porte, Texas, to commence prior to the execution and <br />delivery of a Tax Abatement Agreement with Packwell, Inc. The variance is "at risk" and <br />does not commit or bind the City to approval of a Tax Abatement Agreement with Packwell, <br />Inc. <br /> <br />Motion was made by Council member Griffiths to approve the variance to allow <br />construction of improvements for a proposed manufacturing and plastics packaging and <br />distribution facility to be located at 10016 Porter Road, La Porte, Texas, to commence prior <br />to the execution and delivery of a Tax Abatement Agreement with Packwell, Inc. as <br />presented by Mr. Joerns. Second by Councilmember Ebow. The motion carried. <br /> <br />Ayes: Beasley, Moser, Engelken, Rigby, Ebow, Clausen, Griffiths and Mayor Porter. <br />Nays: None <br />Abstain: None <br /> <br />10. Public Hearing - Council to consider taking action on an ordinance amending Chapter 106 <br />(Zoning) to amend section 106-268 of the Code of Ordinances. <br /> <br />Open Public Hearing - Mayor Porter opened the Public Hearing at 6:26 p.m. <br /> <br />Review by Staff -Planning Director Wayne Sabo provided an overview on amendments to <br />the Code of Ordinances. <br /> <br />Public Input: None <br /> <br />Recommendation of Planning & Zoning Commission- Unanimously, the Planning and <br />Zoning Commission recommended City Council consider approval of an ordinance <br />amending Chapter 106 (Zoning) to amend section 106-268 of the Code of Ordinances. <br /> <br />The Public Hearing was closed at 6:31 p.m. <br /> <br />11. Council to consider approval or other action regarding an ordinance amending Chapter 106 <br />(Zoning) to amend Section 106-268 of the Code of Ordinances. <br /> <br />Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins read: ORDINANCE 150l-A5- AN ORDINANCE <br />AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, CHAPTER <br />106, ARTICLE II "ADMINISTRATION" DIVISION 9 "NONCONFORMING <br />BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES, AND USES" SECTION 106-268; NONCONFORMING <br />LOTS OF RECORD" BY MODIFYING SECTION 106-268(a) TO INCLUDE A CHANGE <br />