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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING <br />OF LA PORTE CITY COUNCIL <br />FEBRUARY 24, 1997 <br /> <br />Prior to calling the meeting Mayor Malone asked Shane Whitmore and Councilman Guy <br />Sutherland to come forward. Mayor Malone stated "Shane is working on his merit badge in <br />Citizenship in the Community and is a Boy Scout with Troop 514 and Den Chief for Cub <br />Scout Troop 520". Councilman Sutherland presented Shane with the City of La Porte <br />Lapel Pin. <br /> <br />1. CALL TO ORDER <br /> <br />The meeting was called to order by Mayor Malone at 6:00 p.m. <br /> <br />Members of City Council Present: Mayor Norman Malone, Councilpersons Guy <br />Sutherland, Mike Cooper, Bob McLaughlin, Deotis Gay, Jack Maxwell and Jerry Clarke <br /> <br />Members of City Council Absent: <br /> <br />Councilperson Alton Porter <br /> <br />Members of City Executive Staff and City Employees Present: City Manager Robert T. <br />Herrera, City Attorney Knox Askins, City Secretary Sue Lenes, Assistant City Manager John <br />Joerns, Director of Finance/ACM Jeff Litchfield, Director of Administrative Services Louis <br />Rigby, Director of Planning Guy Rankin, Director of Public Works Steve Gillett, Police Chief <br />Bobby Powell, Municipal Judge J .B. Williamson, Director of Parks and Recreation Stephen <br />Barr, City Engineer Dough Knuepper, City Manager's Secretary Carol Buttler, Assistant City <br />Secretary Rbonda Yockov, Assistant Public Works Director Buddy Jacobs, Equipment <br />Services Superintendent Lee Allen, Equipment Services Supervisor Isabel Salinas, Senior <br />Parks Maintenance Worker Jon Klingen. <br /> <br />Other Present: La Porte Independent School District representatives Board of Trustees Cleo <br />Davison, Dr. Barney Des Executive Director of Personnel, Mary McDermott-Jackson Lomax <br />Junior High School Principal, Charles Wilder College Park Elementary Assistant Principal, <br />Beth Rickert Director of Communications, Red Cross representatives Meta Walter and Rbonda <br />Guinn and several La Porte Citizens <br /> <br />2. INVOCATION BY REV. BEATRICE CHUN - CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH <br /> <br />Rev. Beatrice Chun, pastor of the Christ Lutheran Church, delivered the invocation. <br /> <br />3. CONSIDER APPROVING MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 10, 1997 <br /> <br />Motion was made by Council person Maxwell to approve the minutes of February 10. 1997. as <br />presented. Seconded by Council person Clarke. The motion carried, 7 ayes and 0 nays. <br /> <br />Ayes: Councilpersons Sutherland, Cooper, McLaughlin, Gay, Maxwell, Clarke and Mayor <br />Malone <br />Nays: None <br /> <br />4. PRESENTATION: <br />