<br />MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, PUBLIC HEARING, AND WORKSHOP MEETING
<br />OF THE LA PORTE CITY COUNCIL
<br />April 25, 2005
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<br />1. CALL TO ORDER
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<br />The meeting was called to order by Mayor Alton Porter at 6:00 p.m.
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<br />Members of City Council Present: Mayor Alton Porter, Councilmembers Chuck Engelken, Tommy Moser, Barry
<br />Beasley, Mike Clausen, Peter Griffiths, Mike Mosteit, Louis Rigby, and Howard Ebow
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<br />Members of Council Absent: None
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<br />Members of City Executive Staff and City Emplovees Present: City Manager Debra Feazelle, Assistant City
<br />Manager John Joerns, Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins, Fire Chief Mike Boaze, Lieutenant Ron Parker, City
<br />Secretary Martha Gillett, Public Works Director Steve Gillett, Municipal Court Clerk Aimee Bird, Director of
<br />Planning Wayne Sabo, EMS Chief Ray Nolen, Judge Mitrano, Parks and Recreation employee Nicole Hatter,
<br />Secretary Shannon Green, Purchasing Agent Susan Kelley, Assistant to the City Manager Crystal Scott, Budget
<br />Officer Shelley Wolney, Assistant City Manager Cynthia Alexander, and MIS Manager Al Owens.
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<br />Others Present: Reverend Bingham, Wayne Hammond, Sue Gale Mock Kooken, Janet Cummings, Jim
<br />Cummings, Bill Scott, Rick Dietwiler, Sam Ford, Phil Murray, Brittany Doyd, Samantha Bryant, Jack Christiana,
<br />Clint Tully, Amanda Craver, Carlos Martinez, Kristen Allen, Zarahi Venegas and other citizens and students.
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<br />2. Reverend Michael Bingham of Abundant Life Church of delivered the invocation.
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<br />3. Mayor Porter led the Pledge of Allegiance.
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<br />4. PRESENT A nONS / PROCLAMA nONS
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<br />B. Mayor Porter presented a proclamation in honor of "Public Service Recognition Week".
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<br />Members of the Special Events Committee including Nicole Hatter, Alice Hatter, Burney Willis, Shannon
<br />Green, and Crystal Scott were present to accept the proclamation.
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<br />5. Consent Agenda
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<br />A. Consider approving Minutes of the Regular Meeting, and Workshop Meeting held
<br />on April II , 2005.
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<br />B. Council to consider awarding bid for automotive parts.
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<br />C. Council to consider authorizing an additional $11, 591.00 for repair of water well # 9.
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<br />D. Council to consider approval or other action regarding an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to enter
<br />into an agreement with the United Rentals Equipment Corporation to extend the terms of its current Water
<br />Service Agreement through December 31, 2007.
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<br />Council member Louis Rigby pulled item B. for discussion.
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<br />Motion was made by Councilmember Engelken to approve the agenda as presented. Second by
<br />Councilmember Rigby.
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<br />Motion carried.
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<br />Ayes: Mosteit, Engelken, Ebow, Clausen, Rigby, Moser, Beasley, Griffiths and Mayor Porter.
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