10-24-11 Regular Meeting of La Porte City Council

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(f) Consider approval or other action regarding an ordinance adopting the Proposed 2010 La Porte Redistricting Plan as recommended by the 2010 La Porte Redistricting Committee — T. Tietjens City Attorney Knox Askins read the caption of Ordinance 3384 AN ORDINANCE DETERMINING THE POPULATION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE AS ESTABLISHED BY THE 2010 U.S. CENSUS; FINDING THAT THE DISTRIBUTION OF POPULATION AMONG THE VARIOUS COUNCIL DISTRICTS IS MATERIALLY UNBALANCED; ESTABLISHING NEW DISTRICT BOUNDARIES FOR THE RESIDENCE AND ELECTION OF DISTRICTS COUNCILPERSONS; CONFIRMING EXISTING POLLING PLACES; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. Councilmember Engelken moved to approve Ordinance 3384 as presented. Councilmember Moser seconded. MOTION PASSED. Ayes: Mayor Rigby, Councilmembers Leonard, Clausen, Zemanek, Mosteit, Engelken, Moser, Kaminski and Martin Nays: None (g) Public Hearing regarding the annexation of an approximately 29 -acre tract of land in the Battleground Industrial District and located within the City of La Porte's extraterritorial jurisdiction — T. Tietjens City Council opened t he first public hearing at 6:41 p.m. regarding the annexation of an approximately 29 -acre tract of land in the Battleground Industrial District and located within the City of La Porte's extraterritorial jurisdiction. Planning Director Tim Tietjens presented a summary. Richard Weaver, Legal Counsel for Ted Booher, addressed City Council and requested a 6 -foot chain link fence with slats. Mr. Weaver also informed City Council of the proposal to beautify the area in lieu of this opposed annexation. The first public hearing closed at 6:47 p.m. regarding the annexation of an approximately 29 -acre tract of land in the Battleground Industrial District and located within the City of La Porte's extraterritorial jurisdiction. There was no action taken at this first public hearing. 8. ORDINANCES (a) Consider approval or other action of an ordinance declaring donation collection bins a public nuisance and prohibiting same within the city limits — D. Wilmore Chief Building Official Debbie Wilmore presented a summary. City Attorney Knox Askins read the caption of the Ordinance AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 34 "ENVIRONMENT ", OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS BY ADDING NEW ARTICLE VII "DONATION COLLECTION BINS "; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH OPEN MEETINGS LAW; PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON VIOLATING THE TERMS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND UPON CONVICTION SHALL BE FINED IN A SUM NOT TO EXCEED FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS; Page 4of7 October 10, 2011, City Council Meeting Minutes