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<br />MINUTES OF SPECIAL CALLED REGULAR MEETING, PUBLIC HEARING AND <br />WORKSHOP MEETING <br />OF THE LA PORTE CITY COUNCIL <br /> <br />May 21, 2007 <br /> <br />1. CALL TO ORDER <br /> <br />The meeting was called to order by Mayor Alton Porter at 6:00 p.m. <br /> <br />Members of City Council Present: Mayor Alton Porter, Council members Tommy Moser, <br />Louis Rigby, Barry Beasley, Howard Ebow, Mike Clausen and Chuck Engelken. <br /> <br />Members of Council Absent: Mike Mosteit. <br /> <br />Members of City Executive Staff and City Employees Present: Assistant City Attorney <br />Clark Askins, Interim City Manager John Joerns, Public Works Director Steve Gillett, <br />Planning Director Wayne Sabo, Secretary Martha Gillett, Interim Finance Director Michael <br />Dolby, Operations Manager Marlene Rigby, Economic Development Coordinator Gretchen <br />Black, City Engineer Rodney Slaton, Accountant Lorie Doughty, Emergency Management <br />Coordinator Jeff Suggs, Purchasing Manager Susan Kelley, Intern Mike Stokes, Assistant <br />EMS Chief Lisa Camp, Risk Manager Bill Rankin, Judge Mitrano, Lieutenant Ron Parker, <br />Police Chief Richard Reff, Secretary III Susan Felty, EMS Chief Lisa Camp, Paramedic <br />Nolan Hoyt, Paramedic Darrell Fales and EMS Supervisor Jason Peugeot. <br /> <br />Others Present: Dottie Kaminski, Shar Lynch, Leslie Guzman, Neil Welch, Trent Wise, <br />Russell Plank, Jay Dunham, John Handy, Horace Leapord, Cecil Redd, Margo White, Kelly <br />Rote, Cindy Lingron, Leonel Garcia, Cindy Montgomery, Chris Thomaren and other <br />citizens. <br /> <br />2. Reverend Alan Neel of Life Community Church of La Porte delivered the Invocation. <br /> <br />3. Mayor Porter led the Pledge of Allegiance. <br /> <br />4. PRESENT A TrONS / PROCLAMA TrONS <br /> <br />A. Mayor Porter presented Emergency Medical Services Week proclamation to <br />Assistant EMS Chief Lisa Camp, Paramedic Nolan Hoyt, Paramedic Darrell Fales <br />and EMS Supervisor Jason Peugeot. <br /> <br />B. Mayor Porter presented the City of La Porte "Peer Review Safety Award" to Safety <br />Loss Prevention Coordinator Bill Rankin, Purchasing Manager Susan Kelley, <br />Accounting Coordinator Lorie Doughty, Park Maintenance Worker II Eddie Weber, <br />Equipment Operator Kevin Barnes and Support Services Lieutenant Ron Parker. <br /> <br />5. Council to consider approval or other action regarding an ordinance declaring the results of <br />the City of La Porte Election held on May 12,2007. <br /> <br />Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins presented summary and recommendation and <br />answered Council's questions. <br />