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Minutes of Regular Meeting and Public Hearing of La Porte City Council on May 10, 2010 Recommendation of Staff -Staff recommended moving forward. Mayor Beasley closed the Public Hearing and reconvened Regular Meeting at 6:57 p.m. 9. Consider approval or other action regarding an ordinance authorizing the City of La Porte's participation in the Texas Enterprise Zone Program, designating a liaison for communication with interested parties, and nominating INVISTA S. a r.l. to the Office of the Governor Economic Development & Tourism (EDT) through the Economic Development Back as an Enterprise Project (Ord. 3248) - S. Osborne Assistant City Attomey Clark Askins read Ordinance 3248, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE CITY'S PARTICIPATION IN THE TEXAS ENTERPRISE ZONE PROGRAM PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS ENTERPRISE ZONE ACT, CHAPTER 2303, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE; PROVIDING TAX INCENTIVES, DESIGNATIING A LIAISON FOR COMMUNICATION WITH INTERESTED PARTIES, AND NOMINATING INVISTA S.a r.l, TO THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TOURISM (EDT) THROUGH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BANK (BANK) AS AN ENTERPRISE PROJECT (PROJECT); CONTAINING AN SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; CONTAINING AN OPEN MEETINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF Motion was made by Councilmember Mosteit to approve ordinance 3248 as presented by Ms. Osbome. Second by Councilmember Clausen. Motion carried. Ayes: Engelken, Rigby, Moser, Leonard, Clausen, Mayor Pro Tem Black, Mosteit and Mayor Beasley Nays: Zemanek Abstain: None Absent: None 10. Council to consider approval or other action authorizing renegotiation of the Lease Agreement, dated January 1, 2008, between the City of La Porte and Economic Alliance Port Region- R. Bottoms Motion was made by Councilmember Zemanek to (1) Terminate the lease agreement with Economic Alliance Port Region, (2) negotiate a new lease for 85 cents per square foot per month (3) require and $20,000.00 annual payment to Economic Alliance Port Region Second by Councilmember Moser. Assistant City Attomey advised Council there could not be a motion to terminate the Economic Alliance lease as the agenda was not posted to do so. Mayor Beasley called fora 10 minute break. Council took a ten minute break beginning at 7:00 p.m. Council returned and the meeting was re-opened at 7:10 p.m. 4 Councilmember Moser withdrew his second to the motion on the table.