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<br />MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, PUBLIC HEARING AND WORKSHOP MEETING
<br />OF THE LA PORTE CITY COUNCIL
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<br />January 22,2007
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<br />1. CALL TO ORDER
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<br />The meeting was called to order by Mayor Alton Porter at 6:00 p.m.
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<br />Members of City Council Present: Mayor Alton Porter, Council members Tommy Moser,
<br />Mike Clausen, Mike Mosteit, Barry Beasley, Peter Griffiths, Howard Ebow, and Chuck
<br />Engelken.
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<br />Members of Council Absent: Louis Rigby.
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<br />Members of City Executive Staff and City Emplovees Present: Interim City Manager John
<br />Joerns, City Secretary Martha Gillett, Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins, Director of
<br />Public Works Steve Gillett, Controller Phyllis Rinehart, Assistant City Secretary Sharon
<br />Harris, Parks and Recreation Director Stephen Barr, Sergeant Matt Daumer, Human
<br />Resources Manager Robert Swanagan, Police Chief Richard Reff, EMS Chief Ray Nolen,
<br />Planning Director Wayne Sabo, Purchasing Manager Susan Kelley, Emergency Management
<br />Coordinator Jeff Suggs, Assistant to the City Manager Crystal Scott and a number of police
<br />officers and employees.
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<br />Others Present: Sue Gail Kooken, Kathy Bradley, Russell Plank, Lauren Barr, Georgia
<br />Malone, Ann Malone, John Handy of Houston Chronicle, Pat Rothermel, Ed Matuszak,
<br />Trent Wise, Reverend Monette, Scott Bean, Larry Wall, Marion Jackson, Trey Boring, Don
<br />Casey, Freddie Doughty, Bene Cansino, Nina Garza, Javier Carmona, Mike Hayes, Zach
<br />Blood, Chris Lemmon, Trent Wise, Isam Johnson, Brian Adams, James Stark, George
<br />Molnar, Brian Larkey, Tim Count, Joyce Count, Hector Cardenas, Jill Jackson and other
<br />citizens.
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<br />2. Reverend Charles Monette ofSt. Mark's United Methodist Church delivered the Invocation.
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<br />3. Mayor Porter led the Pledge of Allegiance.
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<br />4. PRESENTATIONS / PROCLAMATIONS
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<br />There were no presentations or proclamations to be delivered.
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<br />5. Consent Agenda
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<br />A. Consider approving minutes of the regular meeting, public hearing and workshop
<br />meeting held on January 8, 2007 and the minutes of the joint special called meeting
<br />of the La Porte Development Corporation Board of Directors and La Porte City
<br />Council held on January 8, 2007.
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<br />B. Council to consider approval or other action amending Chapter 78 "Vehicles for
<br />Hire", and appendix A "Fees" of the Code of Ordinances.
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<br />C. Council to consider award of bid #07009 for calcium hypochlorite briquettes.
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