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RESOLUTION NO. 84- 24
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, ENDORSING
ESTABLISHMENT OF A U. S. NAVY HOMEPORT AT THE PORT OF HOUSTON
BAYPORT TERMINAL; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
WHEREAS, the Houston/Galveston U. S. Navy Homeport Committee
has selected the Bayport Terminal as a location to be considered
for inclus ion in a proposal to be made to the U. S. Department
of the Navy for homeport si tus for a U. S. Navy Surface Action
Group; and
WHEREAS, such Surface Action Group shall consist of a number
of capital ships of the U. S. Navy requiring the full-time employ-
ment in their operation and support of some 3,680 Navy officers
and enlisted personnel and the additional full-time employment
of some 250 civilian personnel; and
WHEREAS, the above cited employment wi II create an annual
Naval payroll of some $60 million, plus the payment of annual
housing allowances of some $9 million; and
WHEREAS, the establ ishment of such a Surface Action Group
Homeport will create the need for an additional 3,000 to 3,500
secondary civilian employment jobs in the La Porte community;
and
WHEREAS, estimated costs of $100 mill ion will be spent in
construction of the homeport, much of it for construction labor
costs and for materials and equipment to be furnished locally;
and
WHEREAS, it is contemplated that other economic benefits
will accrue to the La Porte community through the value of goods
and services rendered locally to the homeport and its employees
and employee dependents; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Porte finds the
basing of a U. S. Navy Surface Action Group within the Port of
Houston Bayport Terminal would be of great benefit to the City
of La Porte and its citizens;
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Resolution No. 84- 24
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE:
Section 1. That the City Council of the City of La Porte
endorses without reservation the establishment of a U. S. Navy
Surface Action Group Homeport within the Port of Houston Bayport
Terminal.
Section 2. That the City Council of the City of La Porte
strongly encourages all citizens of the La Porte-Bayshore community
to actively support the efforts of the Houston/Galveston U. S. Navy
Homeport Committee in bringing the U. S. Navy Surface Action Group
to the La Porte-Bayshore community.
Section 3. This Resolution shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED this, the 7th
day of
November
,
1984.
CITY OF LA PORTE
By
ATTEST:
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City Secretary
APPROVED: