HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-2008-3093 designating Westside Park as site for Baseball Sports Complex/authorizing procurement of architectural services for design and construction
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REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEl\'1
Stephen Barr
Appropriation
Agenda Date Reqnested: Jnl 28 2008
Reqnested By:
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Account Number:
048-9392-923-1100
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SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATION
The City of Pasadena has given verbal notification through its Mayor that they will not
participate in the proposed joint venture project. In the July 14th executive Council session, the
Council considered several sites for a new location for the proposed ballfield complex. Council
gave staff direction to proceed with the siting of the ten field baseball complex on the west side
park property and to jointly include components for a passive park as well.
The Ordinance presented tonight will formalize the process and allow the City of La POlte to
move forward with that plan of action. It authorizes the City Manager to move forward with the
procm-ement of architectural services for the design and construction of the new baseball
complex.
Staff has met with the president of the La Porte Boy's Baseball Association and the association is
very much in favor of this proposed plan. The plan consolidates the fields in a single location
that is fairly isolated from residential areas, reducing noise and light pollution from the sports
activities. Staff recommends that the City Council approve the ordinance designating the west
side park property as the site for a baseball complex and the procm-ement of architectural
servIces.
Action Required bv Council: Consider approval or other action regarding an ordinance
designating the west side park property as a site for a baseball sports complex, and authorizing
th . y Manager to procure architectural services for the design and construction of said
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Council A enda
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Date
ORDINANCE NO. 2008 -.!,Cq .3
AN ORDINANCE DESIGNATING WESTS IDE PARK AS THE SITE FOR A BASEBALL
SPORTS COMPLEX, AUTHORIZING THE PROCUREMENT OF ARCHITECTURAL
SERVICES FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF SAID BASEBALL SPORTS
COMPLEX, FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW, AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE:
Section 1. The city Council hereby designates the westside
Park, situated on Canada Road in the city of La Porte, as the site
for a baseball sports complex.
Section 2.
The City Manager is directed to procure
architectural services for the design and construction of said
baseball sports complex, subject to approval of City Council.
Section 3.
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 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 4. This Ordinance shall be effective from and after
its passage and approval, and it is so ordered.
PASSED AND APPROVED, this 28th day of July, 2008.
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Alton E. Porter, Mayor
By:
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.Sharon Harris
Assistant City Secretary
APPROVED: ~
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city Attorney
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