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<br />MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING, AND WORKSHOP MEETING <br />OF THE LA PORTE CITY COUNCIL <br />July 28,2008 <br /> <br />1. Call to order <br /> <br />The meeting was called to order by Mayor Porter at 6:05 p.m. <br /> <br />Members of City Council Present: Mayor Porter, Mayor Pro-Tem Mike Clausen, Council <br />members Tommy Moser, Mike Mosteit, Louis Rigby, John Black, Chuck Engelken, Howard <br />Ebow and Georgia Malone. <br /> <br />Members of Council absent: None <br /> <br />Members of City Executive Staff and City Employees Present: City Attorney Knox Askins, <br />Assistant City Secretary Sharon Harris, City Manager Ron Bottoms, Police Chief Kenith <br />Adcox, Finance Director Michael Dolby, BudgeU Investment Officer Shelley Wolny, <br />Assistant City Manager John Joerns, Director of Public Works Steve Gillett, Controller <br />Phyllis Rinehart, Human Resource Manager Heather Weger, Accountant Gay Collins, <br />Economic Development Coordinator Gretchen Larson, Main Street Coordinator Debra <br />Dye, Inspection Services Coordinator Sherry Jennings, Office Coordinator Melisa Lanclos, <br />Director of Parks & Recreation Stephen Barr, Director of Planning Tim Tietjens, Assistant <br />Police Chief Ron Parker, Kelly and Shannon Green, Tammy McBeath, Fire Chief Mike <br />Boaze, and a number of other employees <br /> <br />Others present: Adam Yanelli of the Bayshore Sun, John Handy of the Houston Chronicle, <br />Charlie Perry, Cheryl Davis, Patricia Clark, David Janda, Gretchen and Michael Welch, <br />Armand Martinez, Eric and Melissa 0' Donel, Don Price, Craig Thompson, Ronda <br />Lunsford, Lavelle Lemonier Charlie Perry, Reverend David Morgan and a number of <br />citizens. <br /> <br />2. Reverend David Morgan of First Baptist Church led the invocation. <br /> <br />3. Mayor Porter led the Pledge of Allegiance. <br /> <br />4. PRESENT A TIONS/ PROCLAMATIONS <br /> <br />A. Mayor Porter presented a Proclamation to the La Porte "Fusion" Girls Softball <br />Team and proclaimed July 28,2008 as "La Porte Fusion Day". <br /> <br />B. Mayor Porter presented the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award to Director <br />of Finance Michael Dolby, BudgeUlnvestment Officer Shelley Wolny, and <br />Accountant Gay Collins. <br /> <br />C. Mayor Porter recognized the retirement of Assistant Chief of Police Aaron Corrales <br />along with his wife Dora and daughter Kristina and thanked him for his many years <br />of service to the city. <br />