2005-08-22 Regular Meeting and Workshop Meeting of La Porte City Council

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City Council Regular Meeting, Public _ring and Workshop Meeting - August 22, . Page 4 Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins read: ORDINANCE 2836 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2005 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30,2006; FINDING THAT ALL THINGS REQUISITE AND NECESSARY HA VB BEEN DONE IN PREP ARA nON AND PRESENTMENT OF SAID BUDGET; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. Motion was made bv Council member Rigby the adootion of the budget with the amended changes as requested during Public Hearing and to approve Ordinance 2836. Second by Council member Engelken. The motion carried. Ayes: Mosteit, Engelken, Rigby, Moser, Clausen, Beasley, Griffiths and Mayor Porter Nays: None Abstain: None 9. Council to consider approval or other action regarding an ordinance amending certain fees and charges as indicated. Assistant City Manager Cynthia Alexander presented summary and recommendation and answered Council's questions. Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins read: ORDINANCE 2837 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING "APPENDIX A, FEES," OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE; CONTAINING A REPEALING CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. Motion was made by Council member Engleken to approve the Ordinance 2837 as presented by Cynthia Alexander. Second by Council member Clausen. The motion carried Ayes: Mosteit, Engelken, Rigby, Moser, Beasley, Clausen, Griffiths and Mayor Porter. Nays: None Abstain: None 10. Council to consider approval or other action regarding adopting a resolution for acceptance of the appraisal roll. Assistant City Manager Cynthia Alexander noted this item and item 11 would need to be tabled because the City has not received the information from the Harris County Appraisal District. Motion was made by Council member to table items 10 and 11. Second by Council member Griffiths. Motion carried. Ayes: Mosteit, Engelken, Rigby, Moser, Clausen, Beasley, Griffiths and Mayor Porter. Nays: None Abstain: None 11. Council to consider approval of an ordinance establishing the tax rate for Fiscal Year 2005-06 at 71 cents per hundred dollar valuation. Item was voted on as noted above in number 10. 12. Council to consider approval or other action regarding an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement between the City of La Porte and the Fairmont Park East Homeowner's Association, Inc. to construct a combination park and detention basin facility on City owned land.