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MINUTES - SPECIAL MEETING
-~ LA PORTS CITY COMMISSION - JULY 1ST, 1961
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~~' Special. meeting of the City Commission was called to order by Mayor Pro-
Tem Tom Osburn, with the following members present: Commissioners Dunham,
~' Brown and Stabs, City Attorney C. L. Pitman, and AssTt. City Clerk Ruth
:: :fud dleston.
Mayor Pro-Tem Osburn introduced a resolution. The resolution was read in
full and Commissioner W. A. Stabs moved that it be adopted. The motion
eras seconded by Commissioner 0. L. Brown and carried by the following
vote: AYES: Mayor Pfeiffer, Cornmi.ssioners Dunham, Brown, Osborn and
Stabs. NOES: None. The Resolution thus adopted follows:
Z~REAS, the area of Pine Blui'f, Bayside Terrace, Bay Oaks
Addition and Sha dy Oaks Addition, whz.ch are in the vicinity of the
City of La Porte, Texas, and which area has been annexed to said City
on first reading only; and
WHEREAS, such area has no adequa to common water works a nd
sanitary sewer sys tiem and does not have adequate drainage facilities; and
WHEREAS, such area needs such facilities for proper growth
and development, and this City Commission is generally familiar with the
proposed improvements desired in such area and wishes to cooperate with
c'; the citizens of such area to obtain same;
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Therefore
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~~r~~ BE I'T RESOLVED BY THE CITY COr'IMISSION OF THE CITY OF
~ LA PORTS, TEXAS:
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That the Harris County delegation of the Texas Legislature,
1961, is hereby respectfully requested to support and aid in the
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;~;; intro duction and passage of a Bill at the current session of the Texas
Legislature whereby the Bayshore Municipal District will be created in
'~ Harris County, Texas, so that the facilities mentioned in the preamble
~- hereof can be obtained for such area as soon as possible.
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,~ PASSED AP1D APPROVED this 1st day of July, 1961.
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(s) H. P. Pfeiffer
Mayor, City of La Porte, Texas
ATTEST:
(S) Frank G~ Baker
City Clerk
The above resolution is to be sent to the Harris County Legislator for action.
Mayor Pro-Tem Osburn introduced a
• Commissioner Stabs moved that it b
by Commissioner Brown, and carried
issioners Brown, Osburn, Stabs and
thus adopted follows:
resolution which was read in full.
e adopted. The motion was seconded
by the following vote: AYES: Comm-
Dunham, NOES: None. The resolution
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF' LA FORTE T 0 BORR(~n1 THE SUM OF FORTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS 040,000.00), TO BF EVLD E LACED BY TAX ANTICIPATION' NOTE,
PAYABLE OUT OF CURRANT TA:~ES COLLECTr~D DURING T-1E FISCAL PEAR BEGINNING
JULY 1, 1961 ANTD ENDING JUNE 30, 1962.
1.°JHEREAS, it has been determined by the City C~mi.ssion of the
City of La Porte that a necessity exists to borrow the sum of Forty
Thousand Dollars 040,000.00), for general administrative purposes and
that the anti dpated current revenue from a d valorem taxes will amount
to approximately T~TO HUNDRED THIR TY-ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED SIXTY
FIVE DOLLARS (~231,8b5.00);
and
UJHEREAS~ the La Porte State Bsnk, of La Porte,Texas, has agreed
to make the City a loan in said sum, to be paid with three per cent (3~)
per annum interest thereon, on or before the 15th day of February, 1962;
and
L.iHEREAS, the City will have current revenues from the collection
of said taxes available and sufficient to pay said obligation at maturity:
180UJ, THEREFORE, B IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COP~IISSION OF THE CITY
OF LA FORTE, TEXAS that the Mayor and the City Clerk (Director of Finance)
be authorized to is sue a promissory note of the City of La Porte, to be
desi gzated "Tax Anticipation Note fir the Fis cal Year beginning J-~;1y 1,
19h1, and ending June 30, 1962", such note to be in the principal sum of
For ty Thous and Dollars (wZ~0,000.00), to bear interest at the rate of
three per cent ( 3~ }per annum until maturity, t!i.th the usual provision
for interest at the rate of six per cent (6q) perannum on past due principal
and interest and ten per cent (10~) attorney's fees, such note to be due
and payable on or before the i5th day of Febtu~,ry, 1962, that said note
be sold by the City to t'r~e La Porte State Bank, of La Porte,Texas, at no
less than par value. titi7hen such note }ias been duly executed by the rlayor
and City Clerk and delivered to said Bak, kith a copy of this resolution,
such indebtedness thereby evidenced shall be fully binding upon the City;
and
BE IT FUR T HER PESOLVED that the Gity of La Porte hereby appro-
priates and sets aside the sum of For ty Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars
($40,00.00) out of the current revenue s from the collection of ad valorem
taxes for the payment of such indebtedness.
A ND IT IS SO ORDERED.
Approved and passed this the 1st day of July, 1961, by tree City
Commission,
ATTEST:
(s) Frank G. Baker
City Clerk
(s) H, P. Pfeiffer
Mayor of the City of La Por.te,Texas
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Motion by S+,,abs, second by Dunham that Ordinance No. 631 be adopted as read,
The caption of such adopted ordinance reads as follows:
ADT ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE APPROTJ AL OF AN AGREEMENT DATED JULY
1, 1961, BETG~dEEN THE STATE OF TEXAS AI~]D THE CITY OF LA FORTE, FOR
THE INSTALLATION, CONSTRUCTION, EXISTENCE, 'JSE, OPERATION, ~!ND
MAINTENANCE OF HIGHWAY SIGNAL PROJECT AT TF~ LOCATION SHOWN ON
EXHIBIT 1, ATTACKED HERETO AND MADE A PART Ht~,EOF, IN THE CITY QF
LA POR.TE PROVIDING FOR THE EXECUTION OF SAID AGREEMENT; AND DECLAP~ING
AN EMERGETICY.
Carried,
Motion by Stabs, second by Dunham, that Bill Williams be hired as a Patrolman,
at a salary of X325,00 per month during probationary period of 90 days,
effective June 23, 1961.
Carried,
Motion by Stabs, second by Dunham, to hire Herbert F, Freeman, Jr., as Chief
of Police, at a salary of 150.00 per month, effective July ~, 1961.
Carried,
Motion by Stabs, second by Brown, that the meeting adjourn.
Carried.
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Ruth Hud d leston, Asst, ity Clerk of
the City of La Porte, Texas
Tom Osburn, Mayor ro- em of the City
of La Porte, Texas