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<br />4/28/08 City Council Minutes Page 2 <br /> <br />5. CONSENT AGENDA <br /> <br />A. Consider approving Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council <br />held on April 14, 2008 and Special Called Council Retreat Minutes of the La Porte <br />City council held on April 19, 2008. <br /> <br />B. Council to consider approval or other action regarding an ordinance authorizing <br />the City Manager to sign grant and other documents for "Click It or Ticket" <br />campaign (Res. 2008-05) - R. Reff <br /> <br />Chief Reff presented summary and recommendations and answered Council's questions. <br /> <br />Motion was made bv Councilmember Riqbv to approve the consent aqenda <br />as presented. Second by Councilmember Ebow. The motion carried. <br /> <br />Ayes: Mayor Porter, Mayor Pro-Tem Rigby, Mosteit, Moser, Clausen, Beasley, <br />Engelken, Ebow and Malone ( Malone on item B only) <br />Nays: None <br />Abstain: Georgia Malone abstained from item A. <br />Absent: None <br /> <br />6. PETITIONS, REMONSTRANCES, COMMUNICATIONS, AND CITIZENS AND TAX <br />PAYERS WISHING TO ADDRESS COUNCIL ON ANY ITEM POSTED ON THE <br />AGENDA. <br /> <br />There were no citizens wishing to address Council. <br /> <br />7. Consider approval or other action approving and authorizing the City Manager <br />Ron Bottoms to authorize a contract with Harris County Community Services Department <br />for an award in the amount of $466,900.00 from Harris County Community Services <br />Department for funding the City's Home Investment Partnership (HOME) Program; <br />appropriating a sum of up to $34,182 in City matching funds. (Ord. 3073) - T. Tietjens <br /> <br />Planning Director Tim Tietjens presented summary and recommendation and answered <br />Council's questions. <br /> <br />Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins read: Ordinance 3073, AN ORDINANCE <br />APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LA PORTE <br />AND HARRIS COUNTY COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR AN AWARD IN <br />THE AMOUNT OF $466,900.00 FROM HARRIS COUNTY COMMUNITY SERVICES <br />DEPARTMENT FOR FUNDING THE CITY OF LA PORTE'S HOME INVESTMENT <br />PARTNERSHIP (HOME) PROGRAM; APPROPRIATING A SUM OF UP TO $34,182.00 <br />IN CITY MATCHING FUNDS TO FURTHER THE CITY'S GOAL OF PROVIDING <br />AFFORDABLE HOUSING; MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATING <br />