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0 • MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE LA PORTE CITY COUNCIL OCTOBER 23, 1989 1. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Malone at 6:00 P.M. Members of City Council Present: Mayor Norman Malone, Councilpersons Betty Waters, Mike Cooper, Ed Matuszak, Bob McLaughlin, Alton Porter, Deotis Gay, B. Don Skelton, Jerry Clarke Members of City Council Absent: None Members of City Staff Present: City Manager Bob Herrera, City Attorney Knox Askins, City Secretary Cherie Black, Assistant City Manager John Joerns, Director of Public Works Steve Gillett, Police Chief Charles Smith, Purchasing Manager Louis Rigby, Finance Officer Linda Waugh, MIS Coordinator Larry Mabe Others Present: Members of Main Street Association; David Lay, Employee of the Quarter; 7 citizens 2. The invocation was given by City Attorney Askins. 3. Council considered approving the minutes of the public hearing and regular meeting held October 9, 1989. Motion was made by Councilperson Waters to approve the minutes of October 9 as presented. Second by Councilperson Porter. The motion carried, 9 ayes and 0 nays. Ayes: Councilpersons Waters, Cooper, Matuszak, McLaughlin, Porter, Gay, Skelton, Clarke and Mayor Malone Nays: None 4. The Mayor proclaimed October 28, 1989, as "Main Street Fair Day." This year's chairman, DiAnne Thomas, and several members of the Main Street Association accepted the proclamation. 5. Presentation of the Employee of the Quarter recipient, Police Officer David Lay, was made by the Mayor. A plaque was presented to Officer Lay by Police Chief Charles Smith. 6. Mr. Spero Pomonis addressed Council to give his appreciation and thanks to City workers for their promptness in removing storm debris from his neighborhood. He also urged Council to carefully consider the speed limit change proposed for Myrtle Creek, stating that to his knowledge, such a change would be illegal.