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Special Called Regular Meeting, Public Hearings and Budget Workshop Meeting 2 <br /> August 11 & 12, 2008 <br /> Abstain: None <br /> Absent: None <br /> Councilmember Rigby requested Council consider allowing any individuals who may <br /> want to address Council be allowed to speak. City Secretary Martha Gillett advised <br /> the only persons requesting to speak were on public hearing items. <br /> 5. Public Hearing —Council to consider recommendation of Planning and Zoning Commission <br /> to approve Special Conditional Use Permit(SCUP) Request#SCU08-003 for operating a <br /> women's substance abuse recovery center in a Light Industrial Zone, at 942 South 14th <br /> Street. <br /> Open Public Hearing—Mayor Porter opened the Public Hearing at 6:05 p.m. <br /> Planning Director Tim Tietjens presented summary and recommendation and answered <br /> Council questions. <br /> Public Input-The following citizens addressed Council: <br /> Marie Meehan, Director of House for Woman —spoke in favor of the request. <br /> Diane Campbell—of Lutheran Church—spoke in favor of the request. <br /> Theresa Bayer—member of Lutheran Church—spoke in favor of the request. <br /> Connie Fortune—309 S. Virginia—works for Alanon --spoke in favor of the request. <br /> Mary Cummings—teacher at La Porte Elementary—spoke in favor of the request. <br /> The Public Hearing was closed at 6:23 p.m. <br /> Recommendation of Planning and Zoning Commission - recommended approval of <br /> Special Conditional Use Permit#SCU08-003 for operating a women's substance abuse <br /> recovery center in a Light Industrial Zone, at 942 S. 14th Street. <br /> 6. Council to consider approval or other action regarding Ordinance 1501-F6 and Special <br /> Conditional Use Permit#SCU08-003 for operating a women's recovery center at 942 S. <br /> 14th Street. <br /> Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins read: 1501-F6-AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE <br /> CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, CHAPTER 106, MORE <br /> COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LA <br /> PORTE, BY GRANTING A SPECIAL CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT#SCU08-003 FOR <br /> THAT CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, TO-WIT: 2.44 ACRE <br /> TRACT DESCRIBED AS LOTS 1 THRU 32, BLOCK 867, INCLUDING TR A <br /> (ABANDONED ALLEY), JOHNSON HUNTER SURVEY, ABSTRACT 35, LA PORTE, <br /> HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING A WOMEN'S <br />