1987-08-10 Public Hearings and Regular Meeting

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i • MINUTES OF THE PUBLIC HEARINGS AND REGULAR MEETING LA PORTE CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 10, 1987 1. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Malone at 6:00 P.M. Members of City Council present: Mayor Norman Malone, Councilpersons John Lloyd, Ed Matuszak, Alton Porter, Mike Shipp, Deotis Gay (arrived at 6:20 P.M.), B. Don Skelton, Jerry Clarke Members of City Council Absent: Councilperson Betty Waters Members of City Staff Present: City Manager Bob Herrera, City Attorney Knox Askins, City Secretary Cherie Black, Director of Community Development Joel Albrecht, Chief Building Official/Zoning Officer David Paulissen; Fire Chief Joe Sease, Police Chief Charles Smith, Director of Public Works Steve Gillett, Assistant to the City Manager Janie Luna, EMS Assistant Director Gary Williams, CIP Manager Pat O~Mally, Assistant City Attorney John Armstrong, Finance Manager Robert Stewart Others Present: J. P. Jackson; Janet Gray Wahrlich and Eddie Gary, Gray Enterprises; Robin Lloyd; Harry Predmore, Frank Duches, Ray Roberts, Norm Radford, BOC/Airco; Tom Turner, USI; Melissa Doyle, Bayshore Sun; 6 citizens 2. The invocation was given by Mayor Malone. 3. Mayor Malone opened the public hearing to hear the request of J. P. Jackson to consider rezoning a 165' x 140' tract out of W. M. Jones Survey, A-482, from R-3 high density residential to GC General Commercial to allow expansion of his business located at 9901 Fairmont Parkway. Councilperson Shipp excused himself from the Council table during this public hearing, due to conflict of interest. The Mayor asked for input from those in favor of the rezoning request. J. P. Jackson, owner of the business, addressed Council, asking that the zoning change be to Neighborhood Commercial with special conditional usage of boat storage, with 80 percent being used for neighborhood boat storage and