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<br />City Council Regular Meeting and Workshop Meeting -October 22, 2007 <br /> <br />Page <br /> <br />5 <br /> <br />Motion was made by Council member Ebow to approve Ordinance 3018 to proceed forward <br />with demolition of the Blackwell Street location and not approve Ordinance 3020 and <br />remove the building on 8th Street from the demolition list. Second by Councilmember <br />Mosteit. <br /> <br />Ayes: Mayor Porter, Mayor Pro Tern Rigby, Moser, Clausen, Engelken, Mosteit, Ebow, and <br />Malone. <br />Nays: None <br />Abstain: None <br />Absent: Beasley <br /> <br />13. Council to consider approval or other action to regarding repealing ordinance No. 2007- <br />3015, or directing staff to proceed with demolition or other action. <br /> <br />Building Official Debbie Wilmore presented summary and recommendation and answered <br />Council's questions. <br /> <br />Assistant City Attorney, Clark Askins read: Ordinance 2007-3042, AN ORDINANCE <br />REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 2007-3015, PROVIDING FOR THE CONDEMNATION <br />OF THE STRUCTURE LOCATED ON BLOCK 7, LOTS 31-33, PINE BLUFF, HARRIS <br />COUNTY, TEXAS, AND DECLARING SAME TO BE A PUBLIC NUISANCE, <br />CONTAINING A REPEALING CLAUSE, CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, <br />FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN <br />EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. <br /> <br />Motion was made by Council member Clausen to deny approval of Ordinance No. 3042 <br />repealing Ordinance 2007-3015. Seconded by Council member Malone. <br /> <br />Ayes: Moser, Ebow, Engelken, Clausen, Malone and Porter <br />Nays: Rigby and Mosteit <br />Abstain: None <br />Absent: Beasley <br /> <br />14. Council to consider changing dates of November and December Council Meeting dates due <br />to Holidays and consider recommendations to Staff. <br /> <br />It was the consensus of Council to hold one meeting in November on November 12, 2007 <br />and move the December meetings to the first and third Monday's. If scheduling allows, only <br />have one meeting on the first Monday in December. <br /> <br />15. Council to consider approval or other action regarding Ordinance No. 2007-3024-B <br />amending the Budget for fiscal year 2007/2008. <br /> <br />Michael Dolby presented summary and recommendation and answered Council questions. <br /> <br />Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins read: Ordinance 2007-3024-B AN ORDINANCE <br />APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF LA PORTE, <br />TEXAS FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2007 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2008; <br />FINDING THAT ALL THINGS REQUISITE AND NECESSARY HAVE BEEN DONE IN <br />PREP ARA TION AND PRESENTMENT OF SAID BUDGET; FINDING COMPLIANCE <br />