2017-01-23 Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council Minutes

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LOUIS RIGBY OF • A CHUCK ENGELKEN Mayor O Councilmember District 2 JOHN ZEMANEK P. J 7� DARYL LEONARD Councilmember At Large A / m Councilmember District 3 DOTTIE KAMINSKI t7 KRISTIN MARTIN Councilmember At Large Bit Councilmember District 4 14, DANNY EARP Mayor Pro-Tern JAY MARTIN Councilmember District 1 Councilmember District 5 MIKE CLAUSEN Councilmember District 6 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE JANUARY 23, 2017 The City Council of the City of La Porte met in a regular meeting on Monday, January 23, 2017, at the City Hall Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at 6:00 p.m. to consider the following items of business: 1. Mayor Rigby called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Members of Council present: Councilmembers Engelken, J. Martin, K. Martin, Leonard, Earp, Zemanek, Clausen, and Kaminski. Also present were City Secretary Patrice Fogarty, City Manager Corby Alexander, and Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins. 2. INVOCATION — The invocation was given by Rev. Dr. Kevin Gilmore, First United Methodist Church. 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE —The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilmember Daryl Leonard. 4. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Limited to five minutes per person.) Phillip Hoot, 927 Seabreeze, addressed council to give a campaign speech in support of his re-election bid for a position on the LPISD Board of Trustees. When asked if he was there to give a campaign speech, Mr. Hoot replied, "Kinda, sorta, if I could." Mayor Rigby very briefly conferred with the assistant city attorney and then stated, "I think we are going to have to pass on this one." Mr. Hoot replied, "Okay. That's fine. Thanks." Mr. Hoot did not provide additional public comments. Wyatt Smith, 10905 Spruce Dr. North, addressed Council regarding the City charging teams for practicing on baseball practice fields. 5. CONSENT AGENDA (All consent agenda items are considered routine by City Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Councilmember requests an item be removed and considered separately.) (a) Consider approval or other action regarding minutes of meeting held on January 9, 2017 — P. Fogarty (b) Consider approval or other action appointing Christopher Cargile to the City of La Porte Police Reserve Force— K. Adcox (c) Consider approval or other action regarding an Ordinance amending the City of La Porte Fiscal Year 2016-2017 Budget— S. Wolny (d) Consider approval or other action awarding Bid #17004 for Little Cedar Bayou Phase II Improvements— D. Pennell Page 1 of 4 Jan. 23, 2017, Council Meeting Minutes