1999-10-11 Regular Meeting and Public Hearing

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e e MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING, AND PUBLIC HEARING OF LA PORTE CITY COUNCIL OCTOBER 11 1999 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Mayor Norman Malone at 6: 10 p.m. Members of City Council Present: Councilpersons Chuck Engelken, Howard Ebow, Peter Griffiths, Alton Porter, Charlie Young, Jerry Clarke, and Mayor Norman Malone. Members of Council Absent: Council persons Guy Sutherland and Deotis Gay. Members of City Executive Staff and City Employees Present: City Manager Robert T. Herrera, Assistant City Attorney John Armstrong, City Secretary Martha Gillett, Director of Planning Doug Kneupper, Police Chief Richard Reff, City Planner Masood Malik, Assistant Finance Director Cynthia Alexander, Revenue Supervisor Kathy Powell, Director of Administrative Services Louis Rigby and Clarke Askins. Others Present: Spero Pomonis, Doyle Toups, Darryl Henderson, Dottie Kaminski, Sue Gayle Kooken, Mr. Waters, and a number of citizens. 2. Councilperson Howard Ebow delivered the Invocation. 3. Council considered approving the minutes of the Regular Meeting, Workshop Meeting and Public Hearing on September 27, 1999. Motion was made by Counciloerson Engelken to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting with corrections. Second by Councilperson Clarke. The motion carried. Ayes: Engelken, Ebow, Griffiths, Porter, Young, Clarke, and Mayor Malone Nays: None Abstain: None 4. PETITIONS, REMONSTRANCES, COMMUNICA nONS, AND CITIZENS AND TAXPAYERS WISHING TO ADDRESS COUNCIL. Darryl Henderson - 10534 North "L" Street - Mr. Henderson informed City Council he was not pleased with recent services provided by the Inspection Division. 5. Proclamations: Mayor Malone presented a Proclamation to Dottie Kaminski to proclaim October 25 - 29, 1999 as "Orange and White" week.