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<br />. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING <br />OF LA PORTE CITY COUNCIL <br />-J.lJL.'t-23, 1997 <br />.:J c..v....(... (J- "? <br /> <br />1. CALL TO ORDER <br /> <br />The meeting was called to order by Mayor Pro Tern Guy Sutherland at 6:00 p.m. <br /> <br />Members of City Council Present: Mayor Pro-Tern Guy Sutherland, Councilpersons <br />Chuck Engelken, Howard Ebow, Bob McLaughlin, Alton Porter, Dootis Gay, Jack Maxwell <br />and Jerry Clarke <br /> <br />Members of City Council Absent: <br /> <br />Members of City Executive Staff and City Employees Present: Assistant City Attorney John <br />Armstrong, Acting City Secretary Rhonda L. Yockov, City Manager Robert T. Herrera, <br />Assistant City Manager John Joerns, Director of Finance/ACM Jeff Litchfield, Director of <br />Planning Guy Rankin, Director of J:>ublic Works \SteY~ Gillett, Police Chief Bobby Powell <br />Director of Administrative SerVjc~~ .'L.Q'~is. :~,igby,r'~ity Engineer Doug Kneupper, Assistant <br />Finance Director Cynthia Alexander, Secretary. .to the City Manager Carol Buttler, and <br />, , , <br />Secretary to the Assistant City Manager Dana Ybarra <br /> <br />Other Present: Old Highway 146 Committee member Rand Valentin, Planning and Zoning <br />Commission's Chairman Betty Watters, Mr. Watters, Lou Lawler, Hal Lawler, Spero <br />Permonis, Bill Scott and severai La Porte Citizens' <br /> <br />2. lNVOCATION - REV. ALAN NEEL - LIFE COMMUNITY CHURCH <br />. \! .. <br /> <br />Reverend Alan Neel delivered the invocation. <br /> <br />::r l.i'--.l1. d- '3 , ,t'J 4 <br />3. CONSIDER APPROVING MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING M-A-Y-l9;~1997. <br /> <br />Motion was made by Counciloerson McLaughlin to approve the minutes of June 23. 1997. as <br />Dresented. Seconded by Council person Gay. The motion carried, 8 ayes, 0 nays. <br /> <br />Ayes: Council persons Engelken, Ebow, McLaughlin, Porter, Gay, Maxwell, Clarke and <br />Mayor Pro-Tern Guy Sutherland . . . <br />Nays: None <br /> <br />4. PETITIONS, REMONSTRANCES, COMMUNICATIONS, AND CITIZENS AND <br />TAX PAYERS WISHING TO ADDRESS COUNCIL <br /> <br />Gary Werstal of G & P Oftice Furniture, 212 West Main La Porte, addressed Council <br />concerning the water and sewage installation to the new G & P Office building located on <br />South Highway 146. According to Mr. WerstaJ a delay has prevented the company from <br />moving into the new building. <br /> <br />Mr. Herrera responded to Mr. Werstal that it would be best to visit with a staff member of the <br />planning department and then if necessary to visit with himself to resolve this dilemma. <br />