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CC Resolution No. 870 1575 RESOLUTION NO. 870 A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT THE U. S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PERMIT REQUEST OF TXTX CORPORATION TO DO CERTAIN WORK IN THE HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL NEAR THE CITY OF BAYTOWN; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. WHEREAS, TXTX Corporation has requested a U. S. Army Corps of Engineers permit to do certain dredging working in the Houston Ship Channel near Spilmans Island and Hogg Island, and near Morgans Point; and WHEREAS, the purpose of this dredging is to construct a bulk transfer facility and barge mooring area; and WHEREAS, it is unknown at this time what effect the proposed dredging or the operation of the bulk transfer facility will have upon the City of Baytown and its citizens; and WHEREAS, some citizens have expressed fears that the proposed activities will have a detrimental effect to themselves and the City, and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Baytown desires that it have additional time to investigate the proposals and their possible effects; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Baytown believes its citizens should be given a chance to ask questions about these proposals to determine if a possible problem does exist, and that a public hearing would best address the concerns of its citizens; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS: Section 1: That the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers is hereby requested to conduct a public hearing on the permit being requested by TXTX Corporation, being Permit Application 16773. Section 2: That this hearing be granted although it is not made within thirty (30) days of the written notice, because the City of Baytown did not receive said notice until thirty-eight (38) days after it was prepared. Section 3: This resolution shall take effect immediately from and after its passage by the City Council of the City of Baytown. 1576 INTRODUCED, READ, and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City Council of the City of Baytown, this the 22nd day of March, 1984. Mayor Pro Tempore ATTEST: EILEE�ALL, City Clerk APPROVED: RANDALL B. STRONG, Cit torney