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Regarding Consent Item B, Councilmember Leonard questioned if there are issues with the <br />proposed Ordinance and the City has to go back to the existing Ordinance, will the City have to <br />modify the Ordinance again. Assistant Public Works Director Don Pennell responded yes, he <br />believes the Ordinance will have to be revised. <br />Regarding Consent Item C, Councilmember Earp asked who performed the evaluations on the two <br />proposals. Assistant Public Works Director Don Pennell responded the Planning Director, Assistant <br />Utilities Superintendent, the Planning and Development Director and himself. Councilmember Earp <br />commented the scoring matrix looks odd and requested a copy of it. <br />Councilmember J. Martin made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda items pursuant to staff <br />recommendations. Councilmember Earp seconded. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY 9/0. <br />Prior to council action, Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins read the caption of Ordinance 2016-3638: AN <br />ORDINANCE CHANGING THE PORTION OF SOUTH 1ST STREET BETWEEN WEST FAIRMONT PKWY AND WEST H <br />STREET, FROM A TWO-WAY NORTH AND SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC CORRIDOR TO A ONE-WAY TRAFFIC <br />CORRIDOR FOR NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC ONLY; CONTAINGING A SEVERBILITY CLAUSE; CONTAINING AN <br />OPEN MEETINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON VIOLATING THE TERMS OF TIS ORDINANCE SHALL <br />BE FINDED IN A SUM NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS; PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THE <br />CAPTION HEREOF: AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. <br />7. AUTHORIZATIONS <br />(a) Consider approval or other action regarding recommendation by the Planning and Zoning <br />Commission to approve proposed Rules, Regulations and Bylaws of the City of La Porte <br />Planning and Zoning Commission — E. Ensey <br />City Planner Eric Ensey presented a summary. <br />Councilmember Earp made a motion to approve the Rules, Regulations and Bylaws of the City of <br />La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission. Councilmember Clausen seconded. MOTION <br />PASSED UNANIMOUSLY 9/0. <br />8. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION <br />(a) Discussion and possible action regarding appointments to various City of La Porte board, <br />committees and commissions. <br />City Secretary Patrice Fogarty presented a summary. <br />Councilmember J. Martin made a motion to reappoint listed appointees to various City of La Porte <br />boards, committees and commissions. Those boards with no listed appointees -- Position 2 of the <br />Buildings Codes Appeals Board, Position 2 of the La Porte Reinvestment Zone Number One and <br />Position 2 of the La Porte Redevelopment Authority, will come back before council. Councilmember <br />K. Martin seconded. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY 9/0. <br />(b) Discussion and possible action regarding evaluation and review process for the Request for <br />Proposals for collection of delinquent tax and Municipal Court fees — Councilmembers <br />Zemanek; Kaminski and J. Martin <br />Mayor Rigby advised this item is being postponed until the next meeting. No action was taken. <br />(c) Discussion and possible action regarding regulation of donation collection bins in the City of <br />La Porte — Councilmembers K. Martin; Kaminski and Zemanek <br />Councilmember K. Martin presented a summary. <br />Councilmember Zemanek made a motion to direct Staff to prepare an Ordinance to remove <br />donation collection bins. Councilmember K. Martin seconded. <br />Page 2 of 4 <br />August 22, 2016, Council Meeting Minutes <br />