1997-10-20 Special Called Regular and Workshop Meeting of City Council

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. e OR8811Wl MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CALLED REGULAR MEETING AND WORKSHOP MEETING OF LA PORTE CITY COUNCIL OCTOBER 20, 1997 1. CALL TO ORDER SPECIAL CALLED REGULAR MEETING 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, Councilpersons Guy Sutherland, Chuck Engelken, Howard Ebow, Bob McLaughlin, Alton Porter, Deotis Gay, and Jerry Clarke. Members of Council Absent: Councilperson Jack Maxwell. Members of City Executive Staff and City Employees Present: City Manager Robert T. Herrera, Assistant City Manager John Joerns, Assistant City Manager Jeff Litchfield, City Attorney Knox Askins, Police Chief Bobby Powell, Director of Public Works Steve Gillett, City Secretary Martha Gi.llett, Planning Director Guy Rankin, Director of Administrative Services Louis Rigby, Inspections Secretary Crystal Scott, Parks and Recreation Director Stephen Barr, Assistant Public Works Director Buddy Jacobs, City Engineer Doug Kneupper, Neighborhood Protection Ofticer and City Manager's Secretary Carol Buttler. Others Present: Spero Pomonis, Mr. and Mrs. Strong, Steve Valerius, Colleen Hicks, Rob Roy, Mrs. Honeycutt and a number of La Porte Citizens. 2. INVOCATION - BY MAYOR NORMAN MALONE. Mayor Malone delivered the invocation. 3. CONSIDER APPROVING M-INUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 13, 1997. Motion was made by Councilperson Clarke to approve the minutes of October 13. 1997 as presented. Second by Councilperson Engelken. The motion carried, 8 ayes, 0 nays. Ayes: Councilpersons Sutherland, Engelken, Ebow, McLaughlin, Porter, Gay, Clarke, and Mayor Norman Malone. Nays: None 4. PETITIONS, REMONSTRANCES, COMMUNICATIONS, AND CITIZENS AND TAXPA YERS WISHING TO ADDRESS COUNCIL.