2008-07-14 Regular Meeting, Public Hearing and Workshop Meeting of the La Porte City Council

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Regular Meeting, Public Hearing and Workshop Meeting July 14,2008 4 Patricia Clark - 3817 Ashwood Circle spoke against a hotel development to be located at 1332 South 8th Street Kathy Sydnor - 1413 Beech Cove spoke against a hotel development to be located at 1332 South 8th Street The Public Hearing was closed at 7:05 p.m. Recommendation of the Planning & Zoning Commission - City Council to deny Special Conditional Use Permit #SCU08-002 for proposed hotel along South 8th Street. 9. Council to consider approval or other action regarding Ordinance 1501-E6. Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins read: Ordinance 1501-E6- AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, CHAPTER 106, MORE COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, BY GRANTING A SPECIAL CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT #SCU08-002 FOR THAT CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: TO-WIT: 2.5 ACRES, LOTS 1-32, BLOCK 1150, TOWN OF LA PORTE, JOHNSON HUNTER SURVEY ABSTRACT 35, LA PORTE, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING A HOTEL IN GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONE ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL ZONE; MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS OF FACT RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF; Motion was made by Councilmember Malone to affirm Planninq and Zoninq recommendation to deny Special Conditional Use Permit #SCU08-002 for hotel alonq South 8th Street as presented by Mr. Tietiens. Councilmember Rigby seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. Ayes: Mosteit, Clausen, Moser, Rigby, Black, Malone, Engelken Ebow and Porter Nays: None Abstain: None Absent: None Council retired into Executive Session at 7:12 p.m. by pulling and discussing Item # 228. Council reconvened to the Regular Meeting at 8:12 p.m. Council took no action at this time on Item #22(8) 10. Council to consider approval or other action recommending the date of August 25,2008, for the Public Hearing on the City's FY 2008-2009 Proposed Budget.