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ORDINANCE 2020-3788
<br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS,
<br />APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY OF LA PORTE WATER
<br />CONSERVATION PLAN; CONTAINING A SEVERABLITY CLAUSE; CONTAINING A
<br />REPEALING CLAUSE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT; AND
<br />PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
<br />WHEREAS, The City of La Porte is required by Texas Administrative Code, Title 30, Partl,
<br />Chapter 288, to develop and maintain a Water Conservation Plan; and
<br />WHEREAS, The City of La Porte has maintained a Water Conservation Plan since 1987; and
<br />WHEREAS, The Texas Water Development Board requires five-year updates to said plan;
<br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, THAT:
<br />Section 1. The City Council of La Porte hereby approves and authorizes amendments to the City of La
<br />Porte Water Conservation Plan, and a copy of which amended plan is on file in the office of
<br />the City Secretary.
<br />Section 2. All ordinances or parts of ordinances of the City of LaPorte, Texas, in conflict with any
<br />provision contained herein is hereby repealed to the extent of any conflict.
<br />Section 3. If any section, sentence, phrase, clause, or any part of any section, sentence, phrase, or clause,
<br />of this Ordinance shall, for any reason, be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the
<br />remaining portions of this Ordinance; and it is hereby declared to be the intention of this City
<br />Council to have passed each section, sentence, phrase, or clause, or part thereof, irrespective of
<br />the fact that any other section, sentence, phrase, or clause, or part thereof, may be declared
<br />invalid.
<br />Section 4. The City Council officially finds, determines, recites, and declares that a sufficient written
<br />notice of the date, hour, place and subject of this meeting of the City Council was posted at a
<br />place convenient to the public at the City Hall of the City for the time required by law preceding
<br />this meeting, as required by the Open Meetings Law, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code;
<br />and that this meeting has been open to the public as required by law at all times during which
<br />this ordinance and the subject matter thereof has been discussed, considered and formally acted
<br />upon. The City Council further ratifies, approves and confirms such written notice and the
<br />contents and posting thereof.
<br />PASSED and APPROVED this, the 13th day of April, 2020.
<br />APPROVED AS TO FORM:
<br />ark T. Askins, Assistant City Attorney
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