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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />ORDINANCE NO. l608-A <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1608, AN ORDINANCE REGULATING <br />THE ANNUAL LA PORTE MAIN STREET FAIR~ FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE <br />OPEN MEETINGS LAW~ AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. <br /> <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: <br /> <br />Section 1. In order to preserve the public order, health, and <br /> <br />safety during the annual Main Street Fair in La Porte, the City <br /> <br />Council of the City of La Porte deems it necessary and expedient <br /> <br />that all Main Street Fair activities be coordinated by and through <br />one local organization committed to spending the time and effort <br /> <br />required to carry out the endeavor successfully. Accordingly, the <br /> <br />City Council of the City of La Porte hereby designates the La Porte <br /> <br />Main Street Association, a Texas non-prOfit corporation, as the <br /> <br />coordinating organization. <br /> <br />Section 2. The La Porte Main Street Fair shall be held on a <br /> <br />Saturday during the month of October each year. The exact date will <br /> <br />be coordinated between the City Manager and the La Porte Main Street <br /> <br />Association. <br /> <br />Section 3. That portion of the public right-Of-way between the <br />curb lines of Main Street in the City of La Porte, from the West <br /> <br />right-Of-way line of North Broadway, to the East right-of-way line <br />of 8th Street, shall be closed to traffic between the hours of 7:00 <br /> <br />A.M. and 7:00 P.M., each year on the date of the Main Street Fair, <br /> <br />upon thirty (30) days written notice from the La Porte Main Street <br /> <br />Association to the City of La Porte. <br /> <br />Section 4. The La Porte Main Street Association, the <br /> <br />coordinating organization, shall adopt reasonable rules and <br /> <br />regulations, a copy of which shall be filed with the City Manager, <br /> <br />governing activities at the annual La Porte Main Street Fair. The <br />La Porte Main Street Association, as the coordinating organization, <br /> <br />shall be the responsible party having jurisdiction of the event, and <br /> <br />shall have the right and responsibility to organize the Fair <br /> <br />activities, lease booth space, and oversee the Fair activities. The <br /> <br />La Porte Main Street Association shall coordinate security, fire and <br />