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<br />Regular Meeting, Public Hearing and Workshop Meeting -January 8, 2007 <br /> <br />Page 3 <br /> <br />Steve Deardorff - Mr. Deardorff addressed Council regarding compensation and benefits <br />issues. See attached letter. <br /> <br />7. Public Hearing - Discuss Planning and Zoning recommendation to approve rezone request <br />#R006-004, for 19.6505 acres ofland out of the Richard Pearsal Survey, abstract 625, La <br />Porte Outlots, Rezoned from High Denisty Residential (R-3) and Large Lot (LL) to General <br />Commercial (GC) (1501-N5/R06-004). <br /> <br />Open Public Hearing - Mayor Porter opened the Public Hearing at 6:24 p.m. <br /> <br />Director of Planning Wayne Sabo presented summary and recommendation and answered <br />Council's questions. <br /> <br />Public Input: Trent Wise - 425 Spencer Landing - spoke on behalf of the homeowner's <br />association and informed Council they were in favor of this matter. <br /> <br />Ken Schick - developer for project and he encouraged Council to vote in favor of the zoning <br />change. <br /> <br />Recommendation of Planning and Zoning Commission - Planning and Zoning Commission <br />recommended City Council amend the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte Chapter <br />106, by changing the Zoning classification from High Density Residential and Large Lot <br />Residential to General Commercial, as requested for 19.6505 acres ofland more or less, <br />located in the Richard Pearsal Survey, Abstract 625 and further described as all oflots 56, <br />57,58,63,64 and 65 and approving rezone request R06-004 (Ordinance 1501-N5/R006- <br />004). <br /> <br />The Public Hearing was closed at 6:28 p.m. <br /> <br />8. Council to consider approval or other action regarding Ordinance 1501-N5 <br /> <br />Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins read: Ordinance 1501-N5- AN ORDINANCE <br />AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, CHAPTER <br />106, MORE COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE <br />CITY OF LA PORTE, BY CHANGING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION FROM HIGH <br />DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AND LARGE LOT RESIDENTIAL TO GENERAL <br />COMMERCIAL, AS REQUESTED FOR 19,6505 ACRES OF LAND MORE OR LESS, <br />LOCATED IN THE RICHARD PEARSAL SURVEY, ABSTRACT 625 AND FURTHER <br />DESCRIBED AS ALL OF LOTS 56, 57, 58, 63, 64, AND 65, LA PORTE OUTLOTS, LA <br />PORTE, HARRIS COUNTY, HEREIN DESCRIBED; MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS <br />OF FACT RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN <br />MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. <br /> <br />Motion was made bv Council member Griffiths to approve Ordinance 1501-N5 as <br />recommended bv Planning and Zoning Commission. Second by Council member Ebow. <br />The motion carried. <br /> <br />Ayes: Beasley, Griffiths, Mosteit, Engelken, Moser, Rigby, Ebow, Clausen, and Mayor. <br />Nays: <br />Abstain: None <br />