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<br />MINUTES OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR BUDGET WORKSHOP MEETINGS ON
<br />PROPOSED BUDGET AND PUBLIC HEARINGS ON RECOMMENDATIONS OF PLANNING
<br />AND ZONING COMMISSION, AND OTHER MATTERS
<br />OF THE LA PORTE CITY COUNCIL
<br />AUGUST 11 & 12, 2008
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<br />August 11, 2008
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<br />1. Call to order
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<br />The meeting was called to order by Mayor Porter at 6:00 p.m.
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<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.
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<br />Members of Council absent: None
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<br />Members of City Executive Staff and City Employees Present: Assistant City Attorney
<br />Clark Askins, City Secretary Martha Gillett, City Manager Ron Bottoms, Police Chief
<br />Kenith Adcox, Human Resources Manager Heather Weger, Building Official Debbie
<br />Wilmore, Purchasing Manager Susan Kelley, Police Office Coordinator Melisa Lanclos,
<br />Finance Director Michael Dolby, Assistant City Manager John Joerns, Director of Public
<br />Works Steve Gillett, Economic Development Coordinator Gretchen Larson, EMS Chief
<br />Ray Nolen, Secretary Michelle Bedford, GIS Manager Brian Sterling, Assistant Fire Chief
<br />Donald Ladd, Golf Pro Alex Osmond, Main Street Coordinator Debra Dye, Director of
<br />Parks & Recreation Stephen Barr, Director of Planning Tim Tietjens, Assistant Police Chief
<br />Ron Parker, Fire Chief Mike Boaze, and a number of other employees.
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<br />Others present: Adam Yanelli of the Bayshore Sun, Paul Chavez, David Janda, Colleen
<br />Hicks, Barry Beasley, Connie Fortune, AI Fortune, Jeff Heintschel, Marie Meehan, Marcus
<br />Deal, Sandra Terry, Michael Martin, Mary Cummings, Bud Cummings, Marice Meehan,
<br />Roy Fuller, Pat Brock, Diane Campbell, Betty Wallace, Denny Beecham, Johnny Wehba
<br />and Dr. Wayne Spears, Fairmont Park Church.
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<br />2. Dr. Wayne Spears of Fairmont Park Church led the invocation.
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<br />3. Mayor Porter led the Pledge of Allegiance.
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<br />4. Council to consider approving minutes of the Regular Meeting and Workshop Meeting of
<br />the La Porte City Council held on July 28, 2008. - M. Gillett
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<br />Motion was made by Councilmember Enqelken to approve the minutes as
<br />written. Councilmember Mosteit seconded the motion. Motion carried.
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<br />Ayes: Mosteit, Clausen, Rigby, Moser, Black, Malone, Engelken, Ebow and Porter.
<br />Nays: None
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