2007-11-12 Regular Meeting, Public Hearing and Workshop Meeting

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City Council Regular Meeting, Public Hearing and Workshop Meeting -November 12,2007 Page 4 The Public Hearing was closed at 6:24 p.m. 10. Council to consider approval or other action regarding Ordinance #3045 Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins read: AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING NEW POLLING LOCATIONS FOR CITY OF LA PORTE ELECTIONS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AND EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. Motion was made by Councilmember Ebow to approve Ordinance #3045 as recommended by Staff. Second by Councilmember Malone. The motion carried. Ayes: Mayor Pro Tern Rigby, Mosteit, Ebow, Moser, Clausen Malone, Beasley and Porter. Nays: None Abstain: None Absent: Engelken 11. Council to consider approval or other action adopting the amended Regulation of Sex Offenders Residency.(#2006-2901B) Police Chief Reffpresented summary and recommendation and answered Council's questions. Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins read: ORDINANCE 2006-2901B- AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2006-2901 OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, AND AMENDING CHAPTER 42 "MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE BY AMDENDING ARTICLE V "REGULATION OF SEX OFFENDER RESIDENCY", MAKING IT UNLAWFUL FOR CERTAIN SEX OFFENDERS TO RESIDE WITHIN 1000 FEET OF PREMISES WHERE CHILDREN GATHER; PROVIDING FINDINGS OF FACT AND OTHER MATTERS RELATED THERETO; PROVIDING AN AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY; PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; CONTAINING AN OPEN MEETINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THE CAPTION HEREOF; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. Motion was made by Council member Ebow to approve Ordinance 2006-2901-B as presented By Chief Reff. Second by Council member Mosteit. The motion carried. Ayes: Mayor Pro Tern Rigby, Mosteit, Moser, Clausen, Ebow, Beasely, Malone and Porter Nays: None Abstain: None Absent: Engelken 12. Council to consider approval or other action authorizing the Mayor to execute the Economic Development Grant Agreement between the City of La Porte and Wesmor Cryogenic Manufacturing LTD. Economic Development Coordinator Gretchen Black presented summary and recommendation and answered Council's questions.