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MINUTES - REGULAR MEETING
• OF THE
LA PORTS CITY COMMISSION, LA PORTS, TEXAS
APRIL 19, 1971
7:00 P.M.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION PRESENT: Mayor H. Carlos Smith,
Commissioners E. A. Thomas, I. J. Kibodeaux, G. E. Sampson
and H. Gould Crofoot.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION ABSENT: None.
OTHER CITY OFFICIALS PRESENT: P. V. Werner, City Administrator;
Virginia Cline, City Clerk; Knox Askins, City Attorney;
Robert Cline, Director of Public Works and H. F. Freeman,
Chief of Police.
PRESIDING: Mayor Smith.
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Invocation was offered by Commissioner Thomas.
1. Motion by Comm. Thomas, seconded by Comm. Crofoot
to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of
April 5, 1971 and the special meeting of April 12,
1971 as presented. Motion carried by the follow-
ing vote:
AYES: Commissioners Thomas, Kibodeaux, Sampson and
Crofoot.
NAYS: None.
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2. Mrs. L. W. Knupple addressed the Commission in
regards to a fence around her front yard. She
stated the fence had been put up to keep her
small child off the street and she had received
a letter from the city advising her the fence
was in violation of the City Zoning Ordinance
and would have to be .removed by April 26th.
Mrs. Knupple presented a petition containing
• 195 names requesting the city to amend Section
13-205 C3) of the Zoning Ordinance to allow
fences around front yards.
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Regular Meeting - 4/19/71- continued
• Mayor Smith stated the Commission would take
the matter under advisement and that no action
would be taken until after the next regular
Commission meeting of May 3rd.
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3. Motion by Comm. Crofoot, seconded by Comm. Kibodeaux
to adopt Ordinance No. 879 as read. Motion carried
by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioners Thomas, Kibodeaux, Sampson and
Crofoot .
NAYS: None.
CAPTION: ~-
AN ORDINANCE CALLING BOND ELECTION; PROVIDING AND
FIXING DETAILS RELATING THERETO; AND DECLARING THAT
SAID ORDINANCE SHALL BE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY UPON
ADOPTION.
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4. Motion by Comm. Thomas, seconded by comm. Sampson
to reject the request from the Gulf Coast Waste
Disposal Authority for $300 to help pay for a study
• of pollution in Clear Lake. Motion carried by the
following vote:
AYES: Commissioners Thomas, Kibodeaux, Sampson and
Crofoot.
NAYS: None.
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5. Motion by Comm. Kibodeaux, seconded by Comm. Thomas
to approve final payment of $1,138.95 to Edgar Barlow,
Consulting Engineer, for Project WPC-TEX-679, Sewage
Treatment Plant Improvements. Motion carried by the
following vote:
AYES: Commissioners Thomas, Kibodeaux, Sampson and
Crofoot.
NAYS: None.
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6. Motion by Comm. Sampson, seconded by Comm. Crofoot
to table the request from Mr. A. G. Reyes for a
street light at West Tyler and 12th Street. Motion
carried by the following vote:
• AYES: Commissioners
Crofoot .
NAYS: None.
Thomas, Kibodeaux, Sampson and
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Regular Meeting - 4/19/71 - continued
• 7. Motion by Comm. Kibodeaux, seconded by Comm. Crofoot
to deny the request from Timbercrest Lodge for a
sewer charge adjustment and that Mr. Werner be
instructed to not place any request for a water
bill adjustment on the agenda again. Motion carried
by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioners Thomas, Kibodeaux, Sampson and
Crofoot.
NAYS: None.
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8. Motion by Comm. Thomas, seconded by Comm. Crofoot
to give the Neighborhood Center baseball program
X650.00 for their use as they see fit for the
maintenance of the fields. Motion carried by
the following vote:
AYES: Commissioners Thomas, Kibodeaux, Sampson
and Crofoot.
NAYS: None.
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9. Motion by Comm. Thomas, seconded by Comm. Kibodeaux
• to suspend the order of business to take up two
items not on the agenda. Motion carried by the
following vote:
AYES: Commissioners Thomas, Kibodeaux, Ssmpson and
Crofoot.
NAYS: None.
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10. Discussion was held on an ordinance authorizing
the Mayor to convey an easement out of an alley-
way located in block twenty-two (22) of Bayfront
Addition to the City of La Porte, Texas.
Commissioner Sampson stated he would like to
personally refrain from making a motion or voting
on the issue as he has a personal interest in the
issue.
Motion by Comm. Crofoot, seconded by Comm. Kibodeaux
to adopt the ordinance as read with the changes.
Motion defeated by the following vote:
AYES: None.
NAYS: Commissioners Thomas, Kibodeaux and Crofoot.
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Regular Meeting - 4/19/71 - continued
• 11. Motion by Comm. Thomas, seconded by Comm. Kibodeaux
to adopt Resolutions 71-04 and 71-05 pertaining to
authorizing filing of application for grant to
acquire open space land and land acquisition policy.
Motion carried by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioners Thomas, Kibodeaux, Sampson and
Crofoot.
NAYS: None.
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12. Motion by Comm. Kibodeaux, seconded by Comm. Sampson
that the meeting be adjourned. Motion carried.
The meeting of the City Commission was adjourned at 8:50p.m.
Approved this 3rd day
of May, 1971.
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H. Carlos Smith
Mayor
V~ginia Cline
City Clerk
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