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Home My WebLink AboutO-1998-2280 . . ORIGINAL ORDINANCE NO. 98- 2280 AN ORDINANCE ADDING PROVISIONS FOR GENERAL USE OF PARKS, PARK AREAS, PARK RELATED FACILITIES, AND RENTAL FACILITIES COMPRISING THE CITY OF LA PORTE PARKS SYSTEM, BY ADDING NEW SECTIONS 50-1 THROUGH 50-3, INCLUSIVE, TO CHAPTER 50 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON VIOLATING ANY PROVISION OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND UPON CONVICTION SHALL BE PUNISHED BY A FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION OF THE CAPTION OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: SECTION 1, THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE IS HEREBY AMENDED, BY ADDING NEW SECTIONS 50-1 THROUGH 50-3, INCLUSIVE, TO CHAPTER 50 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, WHICH SHALL HEREAFTER READ AS FOLLOWS, TO WIT: Sec. 50-1. LA PORTE PARK SYSTEM ESTABLISHED The City Council for the City of La Porte, by this Ordinance, establishes general use provisions regulating park and facility usage for all parks, park areas, park related facilities, and rental facilities in the City of La Porte park system, Public conduct and usage of each park, park area, park related facility or rental facility in the City Park system shall be governed according to the provisions described herein, Sec. 50-2. PARKS AND PARK AREAS DEFINED The parks, park areas, park related facilities, and rental facilities which comprise the City of La Porte Parks System are listed below and their location within the City established, (1) PARKS. NEIGHBORHOOD Name of Park Brookglen Park Creekmont Park Fourteenth St. Park Glen Meadows Park Ohio St. Park Pete Gilliam Park Pfeiffer Park Seabreeze Park Tom Brown Park Location 3324 Somerton 700 Willow Creek Ih 500 North 14 Street 5100 Valley Brook 300 South Ohio 200 North Holmes 900 South Virginia 1322 Bayshore Drive 300 South Lobit Ordinance No, 98- Page 2 e 2280 . (2) PARKS. COMMUNITY Name of Park Central Park Northside Park Location 618 San Jacinto th 322 North 4 Street (3) PARKS. REGIONAL Name of Park Fairmont Park Little Cedar Bayou Park Lomax Park Northwest Park Location 3540 Farrington 600 South Little Cedar Bayou Drive 1508 Lomax School Road 10200 North lip" Street (4) PARK RELATED AND RENTAL FACILITIES Name of Facility Location Brookglen Recreation Center 3324 Somerton Fairmont Recreation Center 3540 Farrington Evelyn Kennedy Civic Center 618 San Jacinto La Porte Recreation & Fitness Center 1322 South Broadway La Porte Rodeo/Riding Arena 1508 Lomax School Road La Porte Special Programs Center 1320 South Broadway Lomax Community Center 1508 Lomax School Road Sylvan Beach Fishing Pier 812 North Bayshore Drive Sylvan Beach Pavilion and Grounds 1 Sylvan Beach Drive Jennie Riley Recreation Center 322 North 4th Street th Charles Walker Annex 322 North 4 Street (5) PARK AREAS DEFINED Park areas shall be defined as any City of La Porte property or grounds which are maintained by the Parks and Recreation Department, including parkways, esplanades, subdivision entrances, and other areas which are under the control of the Parks and Recreation Department. (6) PARKS, PARK AREAS, PARK RELATED FACILITIES, RENTAL FACILTIES, ADDITIONS Future addition of dedicated parkland, park areas, park related facilities, rental facilities to the C.ity of La Porte Parks System, as approved by City Council or placed under the control of the Parks and Recreation Department by Executive Order; shall be subject to and be governed by the provisions described herein. Sec. 50-3. PARK USE GENERALLY No person shall use any park, park area or park related facility or rental facility for any purpose other than for the purpose for which it was designed, dedicated, or for which special use has been granted. Ordinance No, 98- 22' Page 3 e (1) SPECIAL USE GENERALLY No person shall hold, conduct, or cause to occur any special use of any park, park area or facility without first obtaining the written permission of the Director of Parks and Recreation, (2) SPECIAL PARK FACILITIES GENERALLY No person shall visit, use or otherwise be within or upon any park, park area, park related facility or rental facility outside the posted hours of operation without the written permission of the Director of Parks and Recreation, nor shall any person during such posted hours be within or upon such facilities without first paying any applicable fees and/or securing any required permits related thereto, (3) CONCESSIONS AND SALES GENERALLY No person shall have the right to offer anything for sale or barter, or to exhibit anything, or to conduct any amusement, recreational activity, sports event, or other business for which any participation or admission fee is charged or revenue is otherwise derived within any park, park area, park related facility or rental facility without first obtaining the written consent of the Director of Parks and Recreation, (4) PLAYING OF MUSICAL DEVICES No person shall play any musical instrument, radio, tape player, compact disc player, or other musical device within the parks system other than for his/her own enjoyment, provided that such person shall not thereby encroach upon the use and enjoyment of the parks by others, (5) GLASS CONTAINERS PROHIBITED - EXCEPTION No person shall bring into or upon the parks, or have in his/her possession while therein or thereupon, any glass receptacle including but not limited to glass bottles, glass jars, drinking glasses or other glass containers of any kind. The prohibition of glass containers shall not apply to baby bottles, baby food jars, glass lined vacuum bottles and glass lined picnic beverage coolers, (6) LITTER PROHIBITED No person shall throw or otherwise dispose of any trash or litter in any park, park area, park related facility, rental facility, or water area except in the containers provided therefor. (7) DUMPING PROHIBITED No person shall dump any debris, junk, garbage, waste, fill, or other material onto or into the parks system or the water areas thereof, (8) CAMPING PROHIBITED No person shall establish a campsite upon or use any area of the parks system as a campsite without the prior written permission of the Director of Parks and Recreation, (9) BUILDING OF FIRES PROHIBITED No person shall build or cause to be built any fires within the parks or park areas except in the camp stoves or grills provided therefor an only for the purpose of food preparation, Personal stoves or grills brought to the parks by the public for such purposes shall be exempt from this Ordinance No. 98- Page 4 2. e (10) FIREWORKS PROHIBITED No person shall discharge any fireworks upon or within the parks system. Professional fireworks displays proposed as a part of an event of program shall be exempt from this provision subject to the written permission and approval of the Director of Parks and Recreation and the City Fire Marshal. (11 ) FLYING OF KITES, RADIO CONTROLLED AIRPLANES RESTRICTED No person shall fly any kite, radio controlled airplane or similar device within one hundred (100) feet of any park building or playing field in use by other patrons, nor operate such device so as to endanger any park patron or thereby encroach upon the use and enjoyment of the parks by others. (12) AMUSEMENT RIDES PROHIBITED No person shall erect or operate any mechanical amusement rides, midway rides, air containing apparatus, or similar apparatus within the parks system, without the prior written permission of the Director of Parks and Recreation. (13) VEHICLES IN PARKS GENERALLY No person shall drive or propel any passenger car, pickup truck, sport utility vehicle, motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle, go- cart, trail bike, or any other vehicle over or through the parks, park areas, sports fields, or other park facilities except along or upon designated park drives, or parkways. (a) PARKING OF VEHICLES No person shall park any motorized vehicle in the parks system except in the areas designated for such purpose. (b) COMMERCIAL OR HEAVY LADEN VEHICLES PROHIBITED No person shall drive, propel, or park any heavily laden vehicle, or vehicle carrying merchandise, goods, material or rubbish, or any moving van or truck within the parks. park areas, or park facilities. (c) VEHICLES - EXCEPTION The provisions related to vehicles herein shall not apply to carts required for accessibility and operated by senior citizens or physically challenged individuals, or where the operation and/or usage of such vehicles or other vehicles are approved by the Director of Parks and Recreation as a part of routine maintenance, or a program, activity, or event. In the event that motorized vehicles are allowed in park areas within the Park System. such motorized vehicles shall not interfere with nor impede pedestrian traffic within the said Park Areas. (14) RIDING OR DRIVING ANIMALS - EXCEPTION No person shall ride or drive any horse, cattle, goat, sheep, donkey, mule, or other livestock over or through Ordinance No, 98- Page 4 221 e provision, provided such apparatus is located so as not to harm or endanger any tree, shrub, building, or park appurtenance, or thereby encroach upon the use and enjoyment of the parks by others. Exceptions may be provided, subject to written permission and approval of the Director of Parks and Recreation and the City Fire Marshal. (10) FIREWORKS PROHIBITED No person shall discharge any fireworks upon or within the parks system, Professional fireworks displays proposed as a part of an event of program shall be exempt from this provision subject to the written permission and approval of the Director of Parks and Recreation and the City Fire Marshal. (11 ) FLYING OF KITES, RADIO CONTROLLED AIRPLANES RESTRICTED No person shall fly any kite, radio controlled airplane or similar device within one hundred (100) feet of any park building or playing field in use by other patrons, nor operate such device so as to endanger any park patron or thereby encroach upon the use and enjoyment of the parks by others. (12) AMUSEMENT RIDES PROHIBITED No person shall erect or operate any mechanical amusement rides, midway rides, air containing apparatus, or similar apparatus within the parks system, without the prior written permission of the Director of Parks and Recreation. (13) VEHICLES IN PARKS GENERALLY No person shall drive or propel any passenger car, pickup truck, sport utility vehicle, motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle, go- cart, trail bike, or any other motorized vehicle over or through the parks, park areas, sports fields, or other park facilities except along or upon designated park drives, or parkways, (a) PARKING OF VEHICLES No person shall park any motorized vehicle in the parks system except in the areas designated for such purpose, (b) COMMERCIAL OR HEAVY LADEN VEHICLES PROHIBITED No person shall drive, propel, or park any heavily laden vehicle, or vehicle carrying merchandise, goods, material or rubbish, or any moving van or truck within the parks, park areas, or park facilities. (c) VEHICLES - EXCEPTION The provisions related to vehicles herein shall not apply to carts required for accessibility and operated by senior citizens or physically challenged individuals, or where the operation and/or usage of such vehicles or other vehicles are approved by the Director of Parks and Recreation as a part of routine maintenance, or a program, activity, or event. (14) RIDING OR DRIVING ANIMALS - EXCEPTION No person shall ride or drive any horse, cattle, goat, sheep, donkey, mule, or other livestock over or through Ordinance No, 98- 2.7-' Page 5 e the parks, park areas, or park facilities, except along or upon designated bridle paths and driveways, or to or from loading or unloading points, or unless prior approval has been received therefor by the Director of Parks and Recreation as a part of a program, activity or event. This provision will not apply to the area at Lomax Park designated as the Lomax Arena and its surrounding areas. (15) TEASING, INJURING, ETC. ANIMALS, FOWL OR FISH, PROHIBITED No person shall tease, annoy, molest, catch, or throw any stone, object or missile of any kind at, or strike with any stick, object or weapon any animal in a park. This provision will not apply to fishing or fishing activities in any body of water in the park system. (16) GAMBLING, GAMES OF CHANCE PROHIBITED No person shall gamble, conduct or operate any bingo, lottery or other games of chance within a park, park area, or park related facility, or rental facility, This provision will not apply to bingo games at the Senior Citizen's Center, or other non-profit game, which is approved in writing by the Director of Parks and Recreation, (17) DISTRIBUTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES RESTRICTED No person shall sell, give away, or otherwise distribute any alcoholic beverage, as defined by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, on or within the parks, park areas, park related facilities, or rental facilities unless authorized by concessions contract or agreement, or through a permit issued by the Director of Parks and Recreation, In considering any permit request pertaining to alcoholic beverages, the Director of Parks and Recreation shall evaluate the purpose of the permit request, the location of the proposed activity, and the likelihood of any adverse impacts of distributing such beverages. As a condition of any permit issued to sell or distribute alcoholic beverages, the Director of Parks and Recreation may require the presence of two (2) or more Certified Police Officers, the cost of which is to be borne by the requesting party. Approval of the Director of Parks and Recreation to distribute or sell alcoholic beverages shall be conditional to any permit approvals, licensing requirements, or restrictions of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (T.A.B.C.) (18) ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES PROHIBITED No person shall consume or display any alcoholic beverage within any park, park area, or park related facility, or rental facility of the City of La Porte, as designated herein, except with a permit issued by the Director of Parks and Recreation, (19) ERECTING STRUCTURES, BILL POSTING, ETC. PROHIBITED No person shall place, erect, or attach any structure, sign, bulletin board, post, pole, or advertising device of any kind whatever in the parks, park areas, or park facilities; or attach any notice, bill, poster, sign, wire, rod, or cord to any tree, shrub, fence, railing, post, or structure in the parks, park areas, or park related facilities, or rental Ordinance No. 98- Page 6 21 e facilities unless authorized by a written, signed agreement or permit issued by the Director of Parks and Recreation, (20) HANDBill DISTRIBUTION PROHIBITED No person or bill distributor shall hand to or foist upon any park patron a handbill or other material without the consent of such park patron, nor shall any bill distributor thereby encroach upon the use and enjoyment of the parks system by others. (21) WALKING, STANDING, OR SITTING ON BORDERS, FLOWER BEDS, ETC., PROHIBITED No person shall walk, stand, or sit on or in any border, flower bed, monument, vase, fountain, railing or fence in the parks, park areas, park related facilities, or rental facilities unless the border, et ai, is clearly designed or designated for such purpose, (22) REMOVAL OF PLANTS, TREE CUTTING PROHIBITED No person shall remove or cut any flower, shrub, vine, tree, or other plant in the parks system without the written permission of the Director of Parks and Recreation, (23) PLANTING OF TREES, PLANTS, RESTRICTED No person shall plant any flower, shrub, tree, or other plant in the parks system without the written permission of the Director of Parks and Recreation. (24) HUNTING, USE OF FIREARMS PROHIBITED No person shall hunt any animal or shoot, fire, or discharge any pistol, shotgun, or rifle, other firearm or archery arrow in, on, along, or across any park, park area, or park related facility, or rental facility. (25) DOGS OR OTHER ANIMALS IN PARK BUilDINGS, FACILITIES PROHIBITED No person having control over a dog, or any other animal, shall bring such an animal into any special park facility or park building except the Lomax Arena and surrounding areas of Lomax Park. This provision shall not apply to a guide dog or to a dog or other animal brought into a park building under a permit issued therefor by the Director of Parks and Recreation, (26) VANDALISM, DEFACEMENT OF PROPERTY No person shall perform any act of malice, vandalism, or otherwise deface any real or personal property in, on, or within any park, park area, park related facility, or rental facility in the parks system, SECTION 2. If any provision, section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance, or the application of same to any person or set of circumstances is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, void or invalid, the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance or their application to other persons or sets of circumstances shall not be affected thereby, it being the intent of the City Council in adopting this ordinance that no portion hereof or provision or regulation contained herein shall become inoperative e Ordinance No, 98- ;;l;;leo Page 7 e or fail by reason of any unconstitutionality, voidness or invalidity of any other portion hereof, and all provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable for that purpose, SECTION 3. Any person who violates a provision of this Ordinance, upon conviction in the municipal court of the City of La Porte, shall be subject to a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500,00). Each day of violation shall be considered a separate offense, SECTION 4. The City Council officially finds, determines, recites and declares that a sufficient written notice of the date, hour, place and subject of this meeting of the City Council was posted at a place convenient to the public at the City Hall as required by the Open Meetings Law, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code; and that this meeting has been open to the public as required by law at all times during which this ordinance and the subject matter thereof has been discussed, considered and formally acted upon, The City Council further ratifies, approves and confirms such written notice and the contents and posting thereof. SECTION 5, This ordinance shall be effective fourteen (14) days after its passage and approval. The City Secretary shall give notice of the passage of this ordinance by causing the caption hereof to be published in the Bayshore Sun at least twice within the ten (10) days after the passage of this ordinance, PASSED AND APPROVED, this 24th day of August, 1998, CITY OF LA PORTE ~~~ 1-.1 rman L. Malone, Mayor ~ ATTEST: ~lW/,aAit&# Martha Gillett, City Secretary ......y~... .;. . ,:~i.."':.V; . -.. ~.,CJ ';:'. .~~ ~'l~. ~ '~';' ....,.~.;.;LEGAL:rilOTIC~...:.:~~.1!:...,;.:' e ',' ;'" ~;,'j"',~"'!'ti.. I~''''''''~' ,,;.~..!". ~....,..., .:lIi- '. ( '. .: L,r" . ";,!..".... ,.';';,'; t. .' "f~"'" ~...( ~t .;)tTr~' ,,'\0...- .... ...... ,~ :'Il.t:._;$' .......~.... .~,j;'8n" " ~ . .... "":"'-'~OR IWAII r 9ll'~" :.\t.:t:;ll~":-) .." . ''\ ..,........".:".,J .;.....'. '" "-~~. '. ,'" f,'~".~;i?)'j;./~ '.!,(fYiA~'~~~;) ,1;;rGV,.....~.. ". {t,,~.I. "''!'''' r.... r;tbt.,fi .,.,,~..,."~1\ ,JI",., '~~~bFlDINANCE~DDI.NG~~~Qy'.~ION~.. : . . ENEBAL .use OF PI\RK~. !,ARK. JO~\'~.REiArED'f:AeIili1tF.'s)AND:. (~~NiAt'FACILi1IES;CQM~J:\I~i1NG;1HE .: '.CITY-OF. LA PORTE PAI3KSfSY~~- BY, '. . ".N 'I1~S TI.PNS,:1"50-1- ! AI}QIN.G J;:,.. 0- _I LUSIVE;J..-TO THROUGH . '" ;e':' OF :(CH'APTE ,50, F' ~. pOD "". . "ORfjr~' ES ~T .~C.qy., o~,LA; , '. .' . I~ SEVERABILITY... .PgRT.E!.. . .'...Il!IHAT.,: vANV, ,p~Sg,'neR lq!1 "'-1' - . .OF.... PERSON VIO~ G~ Y R : - ""~ 'A ED .THIS OR~IN~ .J!" ' - NO'. ~UILp' 'i>,Qfr., ~ ~M1. u ' . ','BE'. .UPON"",...CpNVICT .', ':' dEED.: 'PUNISHEpB~ ~.F-I :eo,DOtcARS ~ tHE SUtvtOF.F,IV~' . . >:;t. . N51;' ' . ,($500.00j~;\jf9R\t(.I;A H'.:LOFF~ ';~ 'FINDING'd~M.P.UA~CE..:~ITH .,.THE ..j .OPEN MEETING .I:.AW; P.RPVIDING FOR,.'''; ~. PUBUcATlON OF-lHE: .CAPTION OF~IS .1:,: ORDINANC~;"AND..:PROVIPI~~ .A~..'~ , EFFEC;:nv.Ep~;l'E' HERE~.~i:!t~.:~:~!: :", ~'J.I . , . '. ...../'.' ," ';' ";:.', ;-'" " ~ ~~.'. ,':. " .erSlaned authorlty, on tillS date .0 .:::'r~!~..'. . .....~.,j.I.. :~.....~; ..... ! oJ :':"''';ci;.:yo~:'LApORTE:'...:i ',~.". hn Black, Editor & Publisher of .;' :' ~!! ,; ~orman M8;I~r.Ie M~Yor : .' .-1 , . ..... :." ',~7 ..', . ::, ~etU-\veekly ne'lspaper publlShed '. :l;:~ ;....~iII~trci\y Secr~t..arY :<. . ~e, Harris C'.ounty, Texas, and . ',' , . .. \S\o~rn, says the attached notice AP'PROVED '. '.' ..' ember 16 1 8 . "s/Knox Askins.. City Attorney -. Bayshore Sun of Sept , 9.9 . e La Pone. Texas 77571 (713) 471-1234 {)~~ John Black Editor & Publisher S\'.;orn and subscribed before me this !l f f{ day of ~k.~1.. 191%. rl _.. f :' (I. :i.. ~....'\....t:t...<-. /b. :~~ - ......,"1', '-:,('.......~~ ,--l Sandra E. Bumgarner Not3I\' Public . H3rris County, Texas .t"'.... ___ _ to . . . . '. ".,. . :.~ 1.._ i' " '.' ~.': '. ':' i:.EGAL.NOTlCE ~', ' .{ . . ~ .'~.'h. ~': i~"."'; \i~~.t ~..:~~.:1.~,~,~~;'~.~:.~~:;~:':;:::1~~' .;:.;~ ~ .: .W'" ii' . ;': Of\DI~e~_22QO', .;..;,v~ ,..{ ~ I I [~>.~.<tr~..~t;.....~: ~:a'.'':~ ~ J\~'.'"'.,,::.~:.:~.f .:; .t.\:. ._.~=':' ..i . -J ''''~'~r~:~:~'t J!.H~.\'~~.:V<~. h1i1J,'A\ ':":'~'~ J.,. :AN'oRrilN~cEADDING'PRbVI$'ONS '. . < :F6Fr'GENERAL USE OF PA~S,. ~.ARK . , ~' . "AP.sJ.S;'PAAJ< RELATE~ FACIL!1'~l?, ~D _: - r'RENTAC'FACll:mES COMPRISII!IG:f'HE ., CITY, OF LA PORTE YSTEM,.~Y ,: ADDING . NEVi"': S~':Z50-1.. -f"rHROU"- t " 50.:C I E, . TO ':CHAPT '50 OF, .DEi:OF . IN' Ces. .. OF LA JE RABIUTY S' ,THAT.' ~~y. o PROVISION OF R L BE, DEE~ED -.: 'oEMEANOF.LAND I EtF, SHALL .BE " PUNISHE ,INE NOT:tq'~CEED _.niE.SUM. -FlVE, '1:t\J"'DRE~ DOLLARS . . ($SOO,oor.:JfOR :.'EACH:' "OFf!;NSE;. . .-fINDING~COMPLlANCE..;;;.W~T.H: :rHE - OPEN MEETING LAW; P.~QVJDING F9R 1 . PlJEll.\CAT\ON bF.THE . CAPTION OFnilS " .. ORDINANCE;:"AND -,PROVIDING - AN . ~.' .EFFECTIVEfDATE..HEREOF~''''''':<<~ .'~::' ~~'I "~","",, . .::;.~-;~\~~r.:.!l'7S~_:~~~SJln.:.. . .,".... .. . . . . ..,.. . I.>:,;"". ':'," . ..,. .' =rSl.gned authorl.ty, on tl1l.S date , 'CITY OF LA PORTE siN~rm8ri MalonQ Mayor . ,',;m Black, F..di tor & Publisher of The Bayshore Sun, a sani-\veek.ly ne;'lspaper published in the City of La Porte, Harris C"..ounty, Texas, and ,,,ho after being duly $oiOrn, says the attached notice \\7aS published in The Bayshore Sun of Se' anber 20, 1998 . La Pone, Texas 77571 (713) 471-1234 re Sun John Black Editor & Publisher s~'Orn and I~v subscribed before me this t -r /too dav of , 19q!. - -. ,I ~ ~ k,.--.!ll.-",,-- /(;. " /.)-(,/.- ,"V' Zf./l..1.~ Sandra E. B\ 1ffigarner Notary Public Harris County, Texas '$~'- .....""::,i..~~.f=l~~.~OTl~~ ':~ . ~fj.. - .;~. 1.:".:'1 . ! ::~,. ORDINANCE D!NG ~~ . _.' IONS '_ ..'i~'~FOFfGENERAL: USE OF..~S,;~~RK . ,. -~t';'AREAs~'PARKR~.f~~~~.D 0, "::-~RENTAl~ACll:mES'CO~P~,SI~G~E ',CITY:OF,LAJ:lC;)~~. ~;.~y ';~ADDING . :fJ.lEW.~ S~.50-!. --...:fHR'oii.... ':;50.3, .t.1 E'J" TO . :.CHAPT, ,..50."OF it DE20F . IN CE ,:OF.. t:A E ILl", S' ,~THAT,'~i\~y - ,PROV\SIOIilOF '. BE DEEMED DEM~OF.l....AND I eif''-'';SHALL '. ,BE ", PUNJSHE ..NENOr:tP.:~CEED _THE.SUM. J;lVEpjU~DR~~ DOLLARS , ., (S500,OOfJ.'1f9f.\:i:€ACH:f..:.9ff.I;NSE;.: . 'fINDING~bMP.lIANCEU.WLTH~THEl - OPEN MEETING LAW; P.8.QV~D.ING F9R i .' PUBUCAI'IOIii bF..1JiE . CAP110N OFTIiIS .1 ._ ORDINANC.E;':;AND -.PROVIDI~G - AN . . ':"EFFECnVE.DATE.HEREOF...~ - -- =1 --::.-:.;(,.y"':AI..~_iSU:~.g!ItI;J"~~2A""~ . . .. . ~~':-7-:~::~;:' ~.\. . '.~ . .',' :rS~gned author~ty, on this date 'CITY OF LA PORTE 1 k ~..:I 'to Publ' h f siNorm8r1 Malontt Mayor . .';m B ac , F..u.~ r & ~s er 0 The Bay~hore Sun, ~ seni-\<1eekly ne'lspaper published in the City of Ia Porte, Harris C"..ounty, Texas, and ~.,ho after being duly st-JOrn, says the attached notice 'l:laS published in The Bayshore Sun of Se' enber 20, 1998 La Pone, Texas 77571 (713) 471-1234 John Black Editor & Publisher V-'t- S\'.'Orn and subscribed before r:1e t.~is 0_' day of I-J -:r- ,I ~ 17 tI16-f,c-lJ. \..' 19'-1.) . l ,1 ,J . ;s" . '-' ;f. ...t'.. - ~'t.'J 4-0.;...,-",,-- '" (;. . . 0;;" ..f. ;-. . .;~(.......L.'~~l...- /-=- J Sal"lfu"a E. Bl1mgarner Notary Public H:rrris County, Texas