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• • Minutes, Regular Meeting, La Porte City Council October 22, 1990, Page 2 5. Council considered approving the minutes of the special emergency meeting of Council held October 13, 1990. Motion was made by Councilperson McLaughlin to approve the October 13 minutes as presented. Second by Councilperson Cooper. The motion carried, 7 ayes and 0 nays (Councilperson Matuszak had not yet arrived). Ayes: Councilpersons Sutherland, Cooper, McLaughlin, Porter, Gay, Skelton and Mayor Malone Nays: None 6. A portrait of Evelyn Kennedy, painted by Katherine Coleman, was presented to the City to be hung in the Evelyn Kennedy Civic Center. Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy and Mrs. Coleman made the presentation. 7. The Mayor proclaimed November 5 through 9 as "Paint the Town Orange Week." David Brady and Sharon Marsh, representing the La Porte Bulldog Booster Club, accepted the proclamation. 8. Catherine Mahlstedt addressed Council requesting use of the City van for transporting troops from Baytown to La Porte on November 2 and November 7. 9. Council considered an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute a letter of agreement with Sunbelt Hotels, Inc., for purposes of developing a hotel market study. The City Attorney read: ORDINANCE 1734 - AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH SUNBELT HOTELS, INC., FOR A HOTEL-CONVENTION CENTER MARKET STUDY WITHIN THE CITY OF LA PORTE; PROVIDING FOR A CONTINGENT APPROPRIATION OF NOT TO EXCEED $18,000.00, TO BE PAID FROM THE HOTEL-MOTEL TAX FUND; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. Motion was made by Councilperson Cooper to adopt Ordinance 1734 as read by the City Attorney. Second by Councilperson Matuszak. The motion carried, 8 ayes and 0 nays. Ayes: Councilpersons Sutherland, Cooper, Matuszak, McLaughlin, Porter, Gay, Skelton and Mayor Malone Nays: None