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e e cm OF PASADENA RESOLUTION NO. CITY OF LA PORTE RESOLUTION NO. 2004- A JOINT RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PASADENA AND THE cm COUNCIL OF LA PORTE, AUTHORIZING FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF A JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN THE CITIES FOR A YOUTH SPORTS COMPLEX AND FOR A CONNECTING NORTH-SOUTH ROADWAY BETWEEN GENOA-RED BLUFF ROAD IN PASADENA"AND CANADA ROAD (EAST BOULEVARD) IN LA PORTE WHEREAS, the citizens of the City of Pasadena and the citizens of La Porte have approved bond issues in both cities respectively, to address the present and future needs of their , respective youth sports programs, and WHEREAS, the City Council-of the City,of Pasadena and the City Council-of the City of La Porte have authorized their respective staffs to begin work on the implementation of the voter's wishes in that regard, and WHEREAS, there appears to be much mutual benefit in a proposal to combine the efforts of both cities in a joint venture project on property owned by the City of Pasadena and located in the City of La Porte through economies of scale and duplication of common facilities the~by generating a more beneficial use of taxpayer's money in both cities, and WHEREAS, the proposed connection between Genoa-Red Bluff Road in Pasadena and Canada Road (East Boulevard) in La Porte would offer an improved transportation corridor for the area including an' additional emergency evacuation route for both Pasadena and La Porte residents; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT JOINTLY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASADENA AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE cm OF LA PORTE, TEXAS: I. That staffs of each respective city further explore the legal, operational, and logistical ramifications of the proposed joint venture sports complex on property owned by the City of Pasadena, and the proposed arterial roadway connecting Genoa-Red Bluff in Pasadena with Canada Road (East Boulevard) in La Porte. If the proposals are deemed viable, then staffs are directed to prepare the necessary Interlocal Agreement(s) to accomplish the two projects herein described" PRESENTED AND PASSED on this the 12TH day of April 2004 by the City of La Porte, by a vote of - yeas, and nays at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of La Porte, Texas. Norman L. Malone, Mayor, City of La Porte, Texas .___0__"'_ _...____ __ ...____._ .... ._ .___ __ __. .__.._________.___ ____________________.__~__ -. --.---. .....- .._..h.. --.-....----. .... . _. - -------.---.---.--- Page1of2