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~ ~ • <br />AS.f~TOR'S OFFICE <br />• <br />HOUSTOIt', TE:~,S <br />19 7g <br />Honcr~ble Cit}• Council of the City of Houston <br />City H31.1 <br />Gentlemen: <br />In accordance «•ith the provisions of the Charter of the City of Houston, I submit to ;: c:; ::,e fc:'.o~~:- <br />ing orc~nance v.-ith the zeouest that it be passed finally on the date of its introduction. T:•:c:c a:_:~:s a <br />public e::~ergenc}• requiring such action and I according)}• request that ~_ ou pass the same i` :; ~.~_•s lcitl'1 <br />your approval. <br />Yours very trul}•, <br />A~ayor of the Cit}~ of Houston. <br />AN ORDINANCE. APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE AL41'OR TO EXECUTr <br />• AND THE CIT1' SECRETARY TO ATTEST AN AGREE'~iE\T FOR 'M`UTUAL AID LAIi <br />ENFORCEDiENT 1~dITH THE CITIES OF ALVIN, DAl'TOIti;~, BELLAIRE, BU'vKER <br />HILL VILLAGE, DEER PARK, EL LAGO, FRIENDS.l~,00D, GALENA PARK, <br />GALVESTON, HU;~TER'S CREEK l%ILLAGE,'JACIATO CITY, JERSEY VILLAGE, <br />KATY, LA PORTS, LOAL4X, MISSOURI CITY, ;~iORGA;\'S POINT, '~T4SSAU BAY <br />PASADENA, PINEY POINT \%ILLAGE, SEABROOK, SHCRi ;CBEs, SOliTH HCL'STO\', <br />SOUTHSIDE PLACE, SPRING VALLEY, STAFFORD, TAILOR LAKE VILLAGE <br />TOAiBALL; 1~'EBSTER, AND lti'EST .UNIVERSITY PLACE AND THE COUNTIES OF <br />HARRIS AND GALIIESTON PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 99ab, TEX.RE~'.CIV.STAT.ANN.; <br />AL4KING CERTAIN FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; <br />AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. <br /> <br />IiHEREAS, the problem of crime is no respector of governmental <br />boundaries, and <br />1~HEREAS, the Texas Legislature recogni:,e.d the area-ti;ide nature <br />.. <br />of 1a1.~ enforcement through the enactment of article °99b, TEX,REV.CIV. <br />STAT.A\?~., t.•hich authorizes a county or municipality by resolution <br />• or order of its governing body to enter into an a -- •'~ <br />. g. Bement ~.i ~h an;• <br />neighboring municipality or contiguous count;- for the forr,;ation of a <br />r~~utual aid la~~ enforcement task force to cooperate in the investigation <br />of criminal activit~• and enforcement of the lags of this State, and ~ <br />IiHEREAS, the lati~ enforcement agencies ir. the .greater Heuston- <br />• Galveston area have available certain speciaii~ed equip;;ent avid facili- <br />ties and specially trained personnel t;hicii *~,;:~• occasionally be needed <br />b~• one or more of the other area lay: er,force~~ :nt agencies ; .and <br />d <br />