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• MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF LA PORTE CITY COUNCIL MARCH 11, 1991 1. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Malone at 6:00 P.M. Members of City Council Present: Mayor Norman Malone, Councilpersons Guy Sutherland, Mike Cooper, Ed Matuszak (arrived at 6:02 P.M.), Bob McLaughlin, Alton Porter, B. Don Skelton, Jerry Clarke Members of City Council Absent: Councilperson Deotis Gay Members of City Staff Present: City Manager Bob Herrera, City Attorney Knox Askins, City Secretary Cherie Black, Assistant City Manager John Joerns, Police Chief Bobby Powell, Finance Director Jeff Litchfield, Director of Community Development Joel Albrecht, Police Administrative Assistant Elaine Bonner, Director of Public Works Steve Gillett, Human Resources/Purchasing Manager Louis Rigby, Golf Course Manager/Pro Alex Osmond, Golf Course Superintendent Dennis Hvalaty Others Present: Dale Conger, Espey Huston; Gail Corrigan, Corrigan Consulting, Inc.; Jim Presnell, Houston Chronicle This Week section; John Black, Bayshore Sun 2. The invocation was given by Councilperson Cooper. 3. Council considered approving minutes of the regular meeting of Council held February 25, 1991. Motion was made by Councilperson Skelton to approve the February 25 minutes as presented. Second by Councilperson Clarke. The motion carried, 7 ayes and 0 nays (Councilperson Matuszak was not yet at the table). ' Ayes: Councilpersons Sutherland, Cooper, McLaughlin, Porter, Skelton, Clarke and Mayor Malone Nays: None 4. There were no citizens wishing to address Council. 5. Council considered an ordinance amending Chapter 26, Article II, "Water, Sewers and Sewage Disposal," of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte. Explanation of the method of computation was made by Finance Director Jeff Litchfield, and questions from members of Council were answered. Councilperson Skelton asked that sample computations be done using some accounts that are on fixed or low income.