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• <br />Minutes, Public Hearing <br />La Porte City Council <br />July 14, 19$6, Page 3 <br />and Regular Meeting <br /> <br />9. Council considered adopting a notice of claims ordinance. <br />The City Attorney read: ORDINANCE 1504 - AN ORDINANCE <br />PROVIDING FOR NOTICE TO THE CITY COUNCIL OF PROPERTY DAMAGE, <br />PERSONAL INJURY, DEATH; PROVIDING THE TIME AND LOCATION WHERE <br />SUCH NOTICE IS TO GIVEN; PROVIDING THAT SUCH NOTICE MAY NOT BE <br />WAIVED; AND PROVIDING THAT THE TIMELY FILING OF NOTICE OF ANY <br />CLAIM AND REFUSAL OF SAME BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS A CONDITION <br />PRECEDENT TO THE INSTITUTION OF ANY SUIT; PROVIDING FOR <br />VERIFICATION OF THE NOTICE OF CLAIM; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY <br />CLAUSE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND <br />PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. <br />Motion was made by Councilperson Matuszak to adopt Ordinance <br />1504 as read b~ the Citv Attornev. Second by Councilperson <br />Waters. The motion carried, 5 ayes and 0 nays. <br />Ayes: Councilpersons Waters, Matuszak, Gay, Westergren and <br />Mayor Pro Tem Skelton <br />Nays: None <br />Item 15 was then addressed: Consider authorizing continuous <br />interlocal agreement between La Porte and the political <br />subdivisions to form joint self-insurance pool. <br />Doris Turbeville of Johnson and Higgins, the firm the Texas <br />Municipal League uses to obtain coverage, addressed Council <br />regarding this item. <br />Motion was made by Councilperson Westergren to authorize <br />entering a continuous ~reement to form a self-insurance ~. <br />Second by Councilperson Matuszak. The motion carried, 5 ayes <br />and 0 nays. <br />Ayes: Councilpersons Waters, Matuszak, Gay, Westergren and <br />Mayor Pro Tem Skelton <br />Nays: None <br />10. Council considered a resolution approving issuance of bonds by <br />Brazos Harbor Industrial District to Dow Chemical Company, La <br />Porte. <br />