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<br />MINUTES OF SPECIAL CALLED REGULAR MEETING, PUBLIC HEARING AND
<br />WORKSHOP MEETING
<br />OF THE LA PORTE CITY COUNCIL
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<br />March 19,2007
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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 6:03 p.m.
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<br />Members of City Council Present: Mayor Alton Porter, Council members Tommy Moser,
<br />Mike Mosteit, Louis Rigby, Barry Beasley, Howard Ebow and Chuck Engelken.
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<br />Members of Council Absent: Mike Clausen.
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<br />Members of City Executive Staff and City Emplovees Present: Assistant City Attorney
<br />Clark Askins, Interim City Manager John Joerns, Public Works Director Steve Gillett, Judge
<br />Denise Mitrano, Planning Director Wayne Sabo, Golf Pro Alex Osmond, Assistant Public
<br />Works Director Don Pennell, EMS Chief Ray Nolen, Parks Superintendent Scott Bradley,
<br />Secretary Melisa Lanclos, Assistant to the City Manager Crystal Scott, City Secretary
<br />Martha Gillett, City Consultant/Advisor Debra Feazelle, Assistant City Secretary Sharon
<br />Harris, Police Chief Richard Reff, Interim Finance Director Michael Dolby, Downtown
<br />Revitalization Coordinator Debra Dye, Parks and Recreation Director Stephen Barr,
<br />Emergency Management Coordinator Jeff Suggs, Purchasing Manager Susan Kelley, Parks
<br />Superintendent Marlene Rigby, Judge Denise Mitrano, Assistant Fire Chief Champ
<br />Dunham, Street Maintenance Supervisor Rodney Cox, Human Resources Manager Robert
<br />Swanagan, MIS Manager Al Owens, Court Coordinator Lynda Kilgore, Animal Control
<br />Supervisor Clarence Anderson, Police Department and numerous police officers and
<br />firefighters.
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<br />Others Present: Trent Wise, Imogene Pulleine, Dottie Kaminski, Neal Welch, John Handy,
<br />Paul Feazelle, Rusty Smith, Deandra Smith, Coleen Hicks, Kay Scott, Chester Pool, Allan
<br />Rankin, John Hightower, Danny Azzano, Derrek Dampier, Vernon Johnson, Brian Adams,
<br />Laverne Roese, Nolan Allen, Dennis Roese and other citizens.
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<br />2. James Leslie of Cross in the City of La Porte 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 />A. Mayor Porter presented a proclamation to honor of Daughter of the Republic of
<br />Texas.
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<br />B. Mayor Porter recognized Melvin Erskine & Keenan Lawrence of the Parks &
<br />Recreation Department and Stuart Staffa of the Golf Department for courageous acts
<br />of assisting citizens in the community.
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<br />C. Mayor Porter presented Debra Feazelle with a watch in honor of her retirement.
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<br />5. Consent Agenda
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