1982-03-03 Joint Public Hearing and Regular Meeting

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• • • Minutes, Joint Public Hearing and Regular Meeting La Porte City Council, March 3, 1982 Page 12 A motion was made by Councilperson Faris to pass and ap rove Ordinance No. 1301 as read by the City Attorney. Secon y Councilperson Malone. The motion carr~e 9 ayes and 0 nays. Ayes: Councilpersons Malone, Longley, Faris, Latimer, Simons, Gay, Skelton, Westergren and Mayor Meza Nays: None C 15. Council considered the recommendation of Joerns and Hodge concerning an amended Industrial Sewer User Charge. Joerns reviewed the report for Council, explaining the basis of the recommendation, the assumptions and a suggested formula. The proposed surcharge formula for the City of La Porte was .76 per 1000 gal. rate with a $4,879 surcharge per year. A motion was made by Councilperson Faris to approve the recommended Industrial Sewer User C arge. Secon y Council- person Simons. T e motion Carrie ayes, 0 nays and 1 abstain. Ayes: Councilpersons Malone, Longley, Faris, Latimer, Simons, Skelton, Westergren and Mayor Meza Nays: None Abstain: Councilperson Gay 16. Council considered authorizing the purchase of 12 Sure SM~11 Mini Cavalier microphones in the amount of $1,450.00 for the Council table. Motion was made by Councilperson Longley to approve the pur- chase of the microphones. Second y Councilperson Skelton. Faris: Mr. Mayor, I'd like to point out that that is $1,450.00 of the citizens' money. I think if we all lean forward we could take care of that without spending the money. Mayor Meza called for a vote. The motion was defeated, 3 ayes and 5 nays. Ayes: Councilpersons Longley, Gay, Skelton Nays: Councilpersons Malone, Faris, Latimer, Simons and Westergren • G_~: Mr. Mayor, the reason why I voted on this is because I've got so much flack and complaints from the citizens. So this is my reason for voting on it. T have to agree this