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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 />September 24, 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 6:05 p.m.
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<br />Members of City Council Present: Mayor Alton Porter, Council members Tommy Moser,
<br />Louis Rigby, Mike Clausen, Georgia Malone, Howard Ebow, Mike Mosteit and Chuck
<br />Engelken.
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<br />Members of Council Absent: Beasley.
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<br />Members of City Executive Staff and City Employees Present: Assistant City Attorney
<br />Clark Askins, Planning Director Wayne Sabo (acting as Interim City Manager), Human
<br />Resources Manager Robert Swanagan, Emergency Management Coordinator Jeff Suggs,
<br />Interim Finance Director Michael Dolby, Buyer Cherelle Daumeur, Judge Denis Mitrano,
<br />City Secretary Martha Gillett, Public Works Director Steve Gillett, Lieutenant Gary Rice,
<br />Purchasing Manager Susan Kelley, Patrol Officer Rod Davis, Police Chief Richard Reff,
<br />Assistant Police Chief Aaron Corrales, Parks and Recreation Director Stephen Barr, Main
<br />Street Coordinator Debra Dye, Fire Chief Mike Boaze, and Assistant Fire Chief John
<br />Dunham, Assistant EMS Chief Lisa Camp and Assistant Director of Public Works Don
<br />Pennell.
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<br />Others Present: John Handy of Houston Chronicle, Adam Yanelli of Bay shore Sun, Char
<br />Lynch of Port of Houston, Rusty Devereaux, David Janda, Kyle Frentz, Lacey McDuffie,
<br />Cody Stine, Brandon Denmen, Richard Pfirrnan, Randall Clement, Ken Martin, Bob
<br />Laughlin, Joeny Smith, Rebecca Clark, Lisa Wilson, Barbara Weaemyer, Jill Brown, Neil
<br />Welch, Dottie Kaminski, Hugh Landrum of Hugh Landrum and Associates, Reverend
<br />Bobby Worsham of Second Baptist Church and other citizens.
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<br />2. Reverend B. L. Worsham of Second Baptist Church delivered the invocation.
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<br />3. Mayor Porter led the Pledge of Allegiance.
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<br />4. PRESENT A nONS / PROCLAMA nONS
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<br />Mayor Porter recognized the City of La Porte Public Works Department for receiving the
<br />2006 Public Drinking Water Recognition award.
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<br />Mayor Porter, Joeny and Carl Smith, Rusty Devereaux, Butch Blackmon, and Lt. Carl Rice
<br />presented a certificate of appreciation to the City of La Porte for support for the 2006 Texas
<br />Honor Ride.
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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 of La Porte City Council held on September 10,2007 and Minutes of the
<br />Special Called Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council held on September 4,
<br />2007.
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