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REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
Agenda Date Requested
April 13, 2009
Appropriation
Requested By Alton Porter, Mayor
Source of Funds:
Department: Maygr and Cgundl
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SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATION
The La Porte City Facilities Naming Committee met March 24, 2009 to discuss applications for renaming the Senior
Citizen Center and the Northside Ball Field and vote on recommendations.
The committee recommends renaming the Senior Citizen Center to Norman L. Malone Senior Citizen Center and
the Northside Ball Field to Deotis Gay Sr. Memorial Field.
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Date
ORDINANCE NO. 2009- 315~
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE RENAMING OP THE SENIOR
CITIZEN CENTER TO THE NORMAN L. MALONE SENIOR CITIZEN CENTER,
MAKING VARIOUS PINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT,
PINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW, AND PROVIDING AN
EPPECTIVE DATE HEREOP.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE:
Section 1. The City Council hereby approves and authorizes
the renaming of the Senior Citizen Center to the Norman L. Malone
Senior citizen Center.
Section 2. 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 3. This Ordinance shall be effective from and after
May 1, 2009, and it is so ordered.
PASSED AND APPROVED, this 13th day of April, 2009.
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Martha A. Gi~
City Secretary.
CITY OF LA PORTE
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Alton E~~
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C ark T. Askins
Assistant City Attorney
MINUTES OF THE LA PORTE CITY FACILITIES NAMING
COMMITTEE
March 24, 2009
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 11:30 a.m. by committee Chairman Alton E. Porter
Members Present: Alton Porter, Chairman, Georgia Malone and John Black
Staff Present: Martha Gillett
2. DISCUSS APPLICATIONS FOR RENAMING NORTHSIDE PARK AND LA PORTE SENIOR CENTER
The Committee discussed the applications submitted to rename these facilities.
Motion was made by John Black to rename the facilities as follows:
The Northside Ball Field to be recommended to Council to be renamed the Deotis Gay, Sr.
Memorial Field.
The Senior Citizen Center to be recommended to Council to be renamed the Norman L.
Malone Senior Citizen Center.
A second by Georgia Malone and Alton Porter.
Ayes: Porter, Malone and Black
Nays: None
Abstain: Malone abstained on the Senior Citizen item as it is being named after her father.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 12:20 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Martha A. Gillett
City Secretary, TRMC, CMC