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I J . . RESOLUTION NO. 84- 24 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, ENDORSING ESTABLISHMENT OF A U. S. NAVY HOMEPORT AT THE PORT OF HOUSTON BAYPORT TERMINAL; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. WHEREAS, the Houston/Galveston U. S. Navy Homeport Committee has selected the Bayport Terminal as a location to be considered for inclus ion in a proposal to be made to the U. S. Department of the Navy for homeport si tus for a U. S. Navy Surface Action Group; and WHEREAS, such Surface Action Group shall consist of a number of capital ships of the U. S. Navy requiring the full-time employ- ment in their operation and support of some 3,680 Navy officers and enlisted personnel and the additional full-time employment of some 250 civilian personnel; and WHEREAS, the above cited employment wi II create an annual Naval payroll of some $60 million, plus the payment of annual housing allowances of some $9 million; and WHEREAS, the establ ishment of such a Surface Action Group Homeport will create the need for an additional 3,000 to 3,500 secondary civilian employment jobs in the La Porte community; and WHEREAS, estimated costs of $100 mill ion will be spent in construction of the homeport, much of it for construction labor costs and for materials and equipment to be furnished locally; and WHEREAS, it is contemplated that other economic benefits will accrue to the La Porte community through the value of goods and services rendered locally to the homeport and its employees and employee dependents; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Porte finds the basing of a U. S. Navy Surface Action Group within the Port of Houston Bayport Terminal would be of great benefit to the City of La Porte and its citizens;