03-08-21 Regular Meeting of the La Porte CIty Council

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RESOLUTION 2021-36 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, IN SUPPORT OF TEXAS 2021 HOUSE BILL 1079 TO STIPULATE THAT THE BATTLESHIP TEXAS BE SITED AT THE SAN JACINTO BATTLEGROUND STATE HISTORIC SITE AFTER REPAIR AND PRESERVATION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. WHEREAS, the Battleship Texas, also known as USS Texas (BB-35), is a National Historic Landmark, the last surviving dreadnaught that served in both World Wars the last of its kind; and WHEREAS, she was gifted to the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site and has been at her current location for over seventy years now, where she belongs; and WHEREAS, a gift from the United States Navy, her placement by the San Jacinto Monument illustrates historic perspective from three different eras: Texas Revolution, World War I, and World War II, events of significant importance to Texas freedom; and WHEREAS, the location of the Battleship at the San Jacinto Monument provides an incomparable perspective for all visitors, particularly school children. This makes her uniquely positioned as an educational landmark illustrating the importance of sacrifice for several different eras important to freedom in Texas; and WHEREAS, as Texas House District 144 Representative Mary Ann Perez has heard from citizens and local leaders across the region who feel strongly that the Battleship Texas should remain at the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site after repair and preservation, she has filed House Bill 1079 to ensure this occurs; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, THAT: 1. This resolution be adopted in support of H.B. 1079, which stipulates that Notwithstanding any other law, a provision of an agreement related to the relocation of the Battleship "Texas" after the repair and preservation of the battleship is not valid unless the provision provides for the relocation of the battleship to the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site. 2. That, once adopted, the resolution be provided to regional and federal leaders as an indication of the City of La Portelegacy of freedom fought and died for by Texans throughout our past. th PASSED and APPROVED this, the 8 day of March, 2021. CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS __________________________________ Louis R. Rigby, Mayor ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: ______________________________ __________________________________