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Home My WebLink About1989-05-01 Special Called Meeting SPECIAL CALLED MEETING OF TEiE LA PORTE CITY COUNCIL MAY 1, 1989 1. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Malone at 6:00 P.P9. Members of City_Council.__Present: Mayor PJorman Malone, Councilpersons Mike Cooper, Ed MaY,uszak,-Mike Shipp, Deotis Gay, Jerry Clarke Members.__of_Ci~ Council Absent: Councilpersons Betty Waters, Alton Porter, B. Don Skelton Members of City_ S~aff__.Present: City Manager Bob Herrera, City Attorney Knox Askins, City Secretary Cherie Black, Assistant City Manager John Joerns, Assistant to the City Manager Janie Bais, Fire Chief Joe Sease Others Present: John Black, Bayshore Sun; 11 citizens 2. The scheduled executive session was not held. 3. Council ccnsider•ed an ordinance directing the Department of Community Development to prepare a Service Plan that provides for extension of municipal services to an area proposed to be annexed by the City of La Porte. The City Attorney read: ORDINANCE 1641 - AN DIRECTING THE CITY~S DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY PREPARE A SERVICE PLAN THAT PROVIDES FOR THE MUNICIPAL SERVICES TO AN AREA PROPOSED TO BE CITY OF LA PORTE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH TH LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. ORDINANCE DEVELOPMENT TO EXTENSION OF ANNEXED BY THE E OPEN MEETINGS Motion was mad_e_._b~_Council_person._Matu~ak to ado_p._t_.Ord_nance 164~_as._r,ead ~~_the Ct~._Attorn_._y. Second by Councilperson Cooper. The motion carried, 5 ayes and 1 nay. Ayes: Councilpersons Cooper, Matuszak, Shipp, Clarke and Mayor Malone I~Tays: Councilpersor, Gay 4. Council considered an ordinance declaring City of La Porte to iri:t~tute proceedings territory; calling two public hearings at parties shall have an opportunity to be h publication of notice of such. hearings by this ordinance. the intention of the to annex certain which all interested eard; providing for the publication of • • Special Called Meeting, La Porte City Council. May 1, 1989, Page 2 The City Attorney read; ORDIP~APwCE 1642 - AN ORDINANCE DECLARING THE INTENTION OF 7'HE CITY OF LA PORTE TO INSTITUTE PROCEEDINGS TO ANNEX CERTAIN T`ERRTTORY; CALLING TWO (2) PUBLIC HEARINGS AT WHICH ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHALL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD; PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF SUCH HEARINGS BY THE PUBLICATION OF THIS ORDINANCE; FIAIDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF'. Motion was_made b_y._Counclperson Matuszak_ to admit .Ordinance 16y2. as_ .read by.__the _Ct_y _Aatornev. Second by Councilper•son Cooper. The motion carried, 5 ayes and 1 nay. Ayes: Cauncilpersons Coaper, Matuszak, Shipp, Clarke and Mayor Malone P,?ays: Cauncilperson Gay At this time, the City Manager called upon Fire Chief Joe Seale to make a report to Council.. Chief Seale reported on an accident involving the City~s newest ambulance, and the estimates to repair the vehicle. The City Manager asked that Girectian be given by Counca_1 at the next meeting. 5. There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting adjourned at 6:10 F.M. Respectfully submitted: ~~~~~~~, Cherie Black, Gity Secretary Passed & Approved this the 8th day of May, 1989 ~-- ~~~~~~ rman L. 1~?alone, Mayor • • ORDINANCE NO. 1641 AN ORDINANCE DIRECTING THE CITY'S DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOP- MENT TO PREPARE A SERVICE PLAN THAT PROVIDES FOR THE EXTENSION OF MUNICIPAL SERVICES TO AN AREA PROPOSED TO BE ANNEXED BY THE CITY OF LA PORTS; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Section 1. Pursuant to Section 43.056, Texas Local Government Code, the City Council of the City of La Porte hereby directs the City of La Porte Department of Community Development to prepare a service plan that provides for the extension of municipal services to an area proposed to be annexed to the City of La Porte. The proposed service plan shall be made available for public inspection and explained to the inhabitants, if any, of the area proposed to be annexed, at public hearings to be held pursuant to Section 43.052, Texas Local Government Code. 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, Article 6252-17, Texas Revised Civil Statutes Annotated; 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 its passage and approval, and it is so ordered. PASSED AND APPROVED, this 1st day of May, 1989. CITY OF LA PORTE BY ~~ N rman L. Malone, ayor ATTEST: ~~ C~~" CC; ~ ~C /.i Cherie Black, City Secretary APPRO D: (~f/, . Knox W. Askins, City Attorney ORDINANCE N0. 1642 AN ORDINANCE DECLARING THE INTENTION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE TO INSTITUTE PROCEEDINGS TO ANNEX CERTAIN TERRITORY; CALLING TWO (2) PUBLIC HEARINGS AT WHICH ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHALL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD; PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF SUCH HEARINGS BY THE PUBLICATION OF THIS ORDINANCE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Section 1. The City Council of the City of La Porte hereby declares its intention to institute annexation proceedings, to annex the following described territory to the City of La Porte by the passage of an ordinance of annexation extending the general corporate limits of the City of La Porte for all purposes to include within such territory all of the following described territory now situated within the exclusive extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of La Porte. As used herein, the term extraterritorial jurisdiction shall have the same meaning ascribed to it as is ascribed to it in the Municipal Annexation Act of 1963, compiled as Chapter 43, Texas Local Government Code: The boundaries of the tract of land comprising the area proposed to be annexed (hereinafter Annexation Area), are as follows, to-wit: BEGINNING at a point in the William M. Jones Survey, Abstract No. 482, Harris County, Texas, within the city limits of La Porte, Texas, said point being Copperweld (C.W.) rod stamped 2682, at the intersection of the South right-of-way line of Fairmont Parkway, and the West right-of-way line of Baypark Road (100.00 feet wide) as recorded under File Number E717339, Film Code 138-02-1094 of the Harris County Official Public Records of Real Property (H.C.O.P.R.R.P.); THENCE southerly along the said West right-of-way line of Baypark Road to a point for the Northeast corner of a 60.792 acre tract of land conveyed to Quaker Oats Chemicals, Inc. per the deed recorded under File Number H406373, Film Code 011-97- 2240 of the H.C.O.P.R.R.P.; THENCE, South 02°27'59" East, 1476.25 feet along a line common to said 60.792 acre tract and said West right-of-way line of Baypark Road, to a C.W. rod stamped 2826 found for the Southeast corner of said 60.792 acre tract and being in the North right-of-way line of a railroad easement (50.00 feet wide), also being in the South line of a drainage easement (40.00 feet wide) as recorded under File Number E233742, Film Code 108-12-1079, of the H.C.O.P.R.R.P.; THENCE, South 87°31'40" West, along a line common to said , 60.792 acre tract, the North right-of-way line of said railroad easement, and the South line of said drainage easement, at 1593.89 feet passing a point for the Southeast corner of Friendswood Development Company Water Well Site Site Number 11 as recorded under File Number E233742, Film Code 108-12-1079 of the H.C.O.P.R.R.P., at 1694.38 feet passing a point for the Southwest corner of said Water Well Site Number 11, in all a total distance of 1794.38 feet, to a point for corner, said point being a 5/8" iron rod in the East right-of-way line of Big Island Slough, as recorded in Volume 4860, Page 268, of the Harris County Deed Records (H.C.D.R.); • • ORDINANCE NO. 1642 Page 2 THENCE, North 02°24'31" West, 1442.29 feet along a line common to said 60.792 acre tract and said East right-of-way line of Big Island Slough to a Copperweld (C.W.) rod stamped 2829 found for the most southerly Northwest corner of said 60.792 acre tract and also being an angle point of said East right-of-way line; THENCE, North 34°59'38" West, 40.27 feet continuing along said common line to a 5/8-inch iron rod found for the most northerly Northwest corner of said 60.792 acre tract; THENCE, Northerly along the East right-of-way line of Big Island Slough (230.00 feet wide) as recorded in Volume 4860, Page 268 of the Harris County Deed Records (H.C.D.R.) to its point of intersection with the South right-of-way line of Fairmont Parkway. THENCE, Easterly with the South right-of-way line of Fairmont Parkway to the POINT OF BEGINNING. Section 2. On May 1, 1989, the City Council of the City of La Porte passed and approved Ordinance No. 1641, an Ordinance directing the City's Department of Community Development to prepare a Service Plan that provides for the extension of municipal services to the area comprising the Annexation Area. The proposed Service Plan shall be made available for public inspection and explained to the inhabitants of the area to be annexed at the public hearings. Section _3. The City Council of the City of La Porte hereby calls two (2) public hearings at which all interested persons shall have an opportunity to be heard upon such proposal to annex the territory described above, which two (2) public hearings shall be held as follows, to-wit: (1) in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 604 W. Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at 6:00 P.M., on May 22, 1989; and (2) in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 604 W. Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at 6:00 P.M., on May 30, 1989. Section 4. The annexation proceeding of which notice of intention to annex is given by this Ordinance shall be instituted not less than twenty (20) days nor more than forty (40) days subsequent to such public hearings. Section 5. The City Secretary of the City of La Porte is hereby directed to cause notice of such public hearings to be given by publication of this Ordinance in the Bayshore Sun, a newspaper having general circulation in the City of La Porte and in the ORDINANCE N0. 1642 Page 3 territory proposed to be annexed, such publication to be made at least once, not more than twenty (20) days nor less than ten (10) days prior to the date of such public hearings. Additional notice by certified mail shall be given to railroad companies serving the city and on the city's tax roll where the right-of-way thereof is included in the territory to be annexed. Section 6. 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, Article 6252-17, Texas Revised Civil Statutes Annotated; 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 7. This Ordinance shall be effective from and after its passage and approval, and it is so ordered. PASSED AND APPROVED, this 1st day of May, 1989. CITY OF LA PORTE BY No an L. Malone, ayor ATTEST: LFiLCG~ ~,GCILL'.K.-' Cherie Black City Secretary APPROVED: ~~ Knox W. Askins City Attorney