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MINUTES - REGULAR MEETING
• OF THE
LA PORTE CITY COMMISSION, LA PORTE, TEXAS
JUNE 7, 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; H. F. Freeman,
Chief of Police and Jack Oliphant, Fire Chief.
PRESIDING: Mayor Smith.
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Invocation was offered by Commissioner Crofoot.
1. Motion by Comm. Thomas, seconded by Comm. Crofoot
to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of
May 17, 1971 as presented. Motion carried by the
following vote:
AYES: Commissioners Thomas, Kibodeaux, Sampson
and Crofoot.
NAYS: None.
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2. Motion by Comm. Sampson, seconded by Comm. Crofoot
to suspend the order of business to take up an item
not on the agenda. Motion carried by the following
vote:
AYES: Commissioners Thomas, Kibodeaux, Sampson
• and Crofoot.
NAYS: None.
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Regular Meeting 6/7/71 - continued
• 3. Comm. Sampson stated the baseball program was
not able to operate without additional funds
to pay for the lighting of the fields and he
felt that the cost could be shared equally
by each department.
Comm. Thomas stated the Commission had previously
agreed to give the Neighborhood Center 3650 to
to use for the baseball program and he did not
feel the City could legally spend any more money
on the baseball program.
Motion by Comm. Sampson, seconded by Comm. Crofooot
that as of June 1, 1971 the cost of lighting the
baseball fields be split amoung all city depart-
ments. Motion carried by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioners Kibodeaux, Sampson and Crofoot.
NAYS: Commissioner Thomas.
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4. Mayor Smith read the contract from George J. Prappas
for collecting delinquent taxes for the City of
• La Porte .
Motion by Comm.Kibodeaux, seconded by Comm. Crofoot
to accept the contract as read. 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. Sampson
to approve payment of X521.12 to Pfeiffer-Gambrell
Electric company for damages to an air compressor
the City had rented from the company. Motion
carried by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioners Thomas, Kibodeaux, Sampson
and Crofoot.
NAYS: None.
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• 6. Mayor Smith stated contracts for ambulance service,
fire protection, radio dispatching and recreation
with the area cities of Lomax, Shoreacres and
Morgans Point had been offered by the City of
La Porte.
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Regular Meeting 6/7/'71 - continued
• Mayor Smith read letters of reply from the three
cities. Lomax and Shoreacres stated they would
not request any services from La Porte and
Morgans Point stated they would not accept the
all or nothing at all proposal, but would agree
to items 1, 2, and 3 for one year.
Motion by Comm. Crofoot, seconded by Comm. Sampson
to accept the proposal from Morgans Point for
contractual services for ambulance, fire protection
and radio dispatching. Motion carried by the
following vote:
AYES: Commissioners Thomas, Kibodeaux, Sampson
and Crofoot.
NAYS: None.
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7. Motion by Comm. Kibodeaux, seconded by Comm. Thomas
that the City of La Porte agrees to the County
closing a portion of Strang (sometimes known as
Sens) Road that is within the DuPont plant. Motion
• carried by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioners Thomas, Kibodeaux, Sampson
and Crofoot.
NAYS: None.
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8. Motion by Comm. Crofoot, seconded by Comm. Sampson
to adopt Ordinance No. 882 as read. Motion carried
by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioners Thomas, Kibodeaux, Sampson
and Crofoot.
NAYS: None.
CAPTION:
AN ORDINANCE APPOINTING THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY
OF LA PORTE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
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9. Motion by Comm. Thomasz seconded by Comm. Crofoot
to approve payment of68.34 for design phase and
• $618.18 for drawing phase costs (total $686.52)
Regular Meeting 6/~/~l - continued
• to James Gawlik, Architect, for the North Side
Building. Motion carried bq the following vote:
AYES: Commissioners Thomas, Kibodeaux, Sampson
and Crofoot.
NAYS: None.
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10. Motion bq Comm. Crofoot, seconded bq Comm. Kibodeaux
to accept bids June 21, 1971 at 4:30 P.M.,for a
police car to replace one that was damaged more
than would be practical to repair. Motion carried
bq the following vote:
AYES: Commissioners Thomas, Kibodeaux, Sampson
and Crofoot.
NAYS: None.
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• 11. Motion bq Comm. Kibodeaux, seconded bq Comm. Crofoot
to postpone for additional study, a second payment
of $2,500 to Ernest Brown for his work in creating
the La Porte Municipal Utility District, until
conformation of approval of the District has been
received from the legislature. Motion carried
by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioners Thomas, Kibodeaux, Sampson
and Crofoot.
NAYS: None.
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12. Motion by Comm. Sampson, seconded by Comm. Crofoot
to approve installation of a street light at Carroll
and "E" Streets. Motion carried bq the following
vote:
AYES: Commissioners Thomas, Kibodeaux, Sampson
and Crofoot.
NAYS: None.
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13. Comm. Thomas read a letter from Dorothq Bgrd,
Director of Communitq Services for North. Texas
Regular Meeting 6/7/71 - continued
• State University, complimenting Mrs. Virginia Cline,
City Clerk, for having completed Course III of the
City Secretary and Clerks Certification program.
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14. Motion by Comm. Thomas, seconded by Comm. Kibodeaux
that the Commission meetings be changed from the
first and third Mondays to the second and fourth
Mondays during the months of July, August and
September. Motion carried by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioners Thomas, Kibodeaux, Sampson
and Crofoot.
NAYS: None.
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15. Motion by Comm. Thomas, seconded by Comm. Kibodeaux
that the meeting be adjourned. Motion carried.
• The meeting of the City ~'ommission was adjourned at 8:20 P.M.
Vi ginia Cline, City Clerk
Approved this 21st day
of June, 19?1.
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H. Carlos Smith, Mayor
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