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ORDINANCE NO. 94- 2006
AN ORDINANCE ESTABUSHING FEES FOR SYLVAN BEACH FISIDNG PIER;
FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETING LAW; CONTAINING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE:
The City Council for the City of La Porte, by this Ordinance, establishes fees for Sylvan
Beach Fishing Pier.
City Council has sought to establish fees which will amortize the initial costs to provide the
facility, to increase use and access to the facility by all community groups.
City Council hereby establishes its firm policy, in fairness to all users, that no waiver of fees,
discounts from fees, or deviations from this published schedule of fees, shall be allowed by
City Council nor by City Administrative Staff.
City Council will review the income and expenses of Sylvan Beach Fishing Pier, and will
make appropriate adjustments to the fees as conditions warrant.
SECTION 1. The Sylvan Beach Fishing Pier shall be open seven (7) days a week at a daily
rate, as follows:
Adults ............................................. $3.00
Senior Citizens (Over 60) ............................... $1.50
Youth (Under 12) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.50
Certified Disabled Person ............................... $1.50
Note: The first 25 disabled people will be admitted free of charge each day.
To obtain free or discount rate, the disabled person must present the Texas
Department of Transportation Disabled Person Placard.
SECTION 2. The Sylvan Beach Fishing Pier will be subject to reasonable rules and
regulations, which shall be promulgated by the Director of Parks and Recreation or his
designee, with the approval of the City Manager. The City of La Porte reserves the right
to refuse any person, firm, or group, for lewd or immoral purposes, or where the activities
of such group may reasonably be expected to result in a breach of the peace, or cause a
threat to public health or safety.
SECTION 3. The City of La Porte has entered into an agreement with Linda Darnell
Witt, Concessionaire, who shall operate and manage the Sylvan Beach fishing pier and
concessions in its entirety.
SECTION 4. Neither the City of La Porte, nor the Concessionaire, shall make any charge
for parking at Sylvan Beach Park.
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SECTION 5. If any section, sentence, phrase, clause or any part of any section, sentence,
phrase or clause, of this Ordinance shall for any reason, be held invalid, such invalidity
shall not affect the remaining portions of this Ordinance, and it is hereby declared to be
the intention of this City Council to have passed each section, sentence, phrase or clause,
or part thereof, irrespective of the fact that any other section, sentence, phrase or clause,
or part thereof may be declared invalid.
SECTION 6. The City Council officially finds, determines, recites and declares that a
sufficient written notice of the date, hour, place and subject of this meeting of the City
Council was posted at a place convenient to the public at the City Hall of the City for the
time required by law preceding this meeting, as required by the Open Meeting Law,
Chapter 551, Texas Government Code; and that this meeting has been open to the public
as required by law at all times during which this Ordinance and the subject matter thereof
has been discussed, considered and formally acted upon. The City Council further ratifies,
approves and confirms such written notice and the contents and posting thereof.
SECTION 7. This Ordinance shall be effective from and after its passage and approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 12th day of December, 1994.
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City Secretary
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City Attorney