1998-10-12 Regular Meeting of City Council

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e -- MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF LA PORTE CITY COUNCIL OCTOBER 12, 1998 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Mayor Norman L. Malone at 6:00 p.m. Members of City Council Present: Mayor Norman L. Malone, Council persons Guy Sutherland, Chuck Engelken, Howard Ebow, Peter Griffiths, Alton Porter, Deotis Gay, Charlie Young and Jerry Clarke Members of Council Absent: None Members of City Executive Staff and City Employees Present: City Manager Robert T. Herrera, Assistant City Manager John Joerns, Assistant City ManagerlFinance Director Jeff Litchfield, City Attorney Knox Askins, City Secretary Martha Gillett, Director of Public Works Steve Gillett, Director of Planning Doug Kneupper, Chief of Police Bobby Powell, Director of Administrative Services Louis Rigby, Chief of EMS Chris Olsten, Chief Building Official Debra Wilmore, Director of Parks & Recreation Stephen Barr, Chief of Fire Joe Sease, Assistant Public Works Director Buddy Jacobs, Assistant Chief of Fire Champ Dunham, Assistant Finance Director Cynthia Alexander, Assistant Chief of Police Aaron Corrales, Golf Manager Alex Osmond, Secretary to City Manager Carol Buttler. Others Present: Janet Jacobs, Bill Scott, Kim Meismer, Bruce Meismer Paul Newmann and a number of La Porte Citizens. 2. The Invocation was delivered by Mayor Malone. 3. Council considered approving the minutes of the Regular Meeting and Public Hearings on September 28, 1998. Motion was made by Council person Clarke to a!)prove the minutes of Sq>tember 28. 1998 meetin~ as presented. Second by Councilperson Engelken. The motion carried. Ayes: Sutherland, Engelken, Griffiths, Porter, Gay, Young, Clarke and Mayor Malone Nays: None Abstain: Ebow 4. PETITIONS, REMONSTRANCES, COMMUNICATIONS, AND CITIZENS AND TAX PAYERS WISHING TO ADDRESS COUNCIL Bill Scott, 1802 Lomax School Rd., La Porte, Texas 77571, Mr. Scott presented the Council with a petition to abandon the proposed Phase I Fairmont Parkway Road expansion. Mr. Scott explained that he felt this Phase I road would turn into another Myrtle Creek through fare street. Mr. Scott advised Council that on the October 26, 1998 Council meeting he will provide facts and responses to remarks made by some Council members on the September 28, 1998 Council meeting.