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LOUIS RIGBY 4..04 A BILL BENTLEY
<br /> Mayor 0 Councilmember District 3
<br /> JOHN ZEMANEK #. 9 KRISTIN MARTIN
<br /> Councilmember At Large A v , m Councilmember District 4
<br /> STEVE GILLETT JAY MARTIN
<br /> Councilmember At Large B Councilmember District 5
<br /> DANNY EARP � NANCY OJEDA
<br /> Councilmember District 1 / Councilmember District 6
<br /> CHUCK ENGELKEN Mayor Pro-Tern
<br /> Councilmember District 2
<br /> MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
<br /> CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE
<br /> MARCH 11, 2019
<br /> The City Council of the City of La Porte met in a regular meeting on Monday, March 11, 2019, at the City Hall
<br /> Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte,Texas, at 6:00 p.m.,with the following in attendance:
<br /> Councilmembers present: Louis Rigby, Steve Gillett, Danny Earp, Chuck Engelken, Bill Bentley, Kristin Martin, Jay
<br /> Martin, John Zemanek, Nancy Ojeda
<br /> Councilmembers absent: None
<br /> Council-appointed officers present: Corby Alexander, City Manager; Lee Woodward, City Secretary; Clark Askins,
<br /> Assistant City Attorney
<br /> 1. CALL TO ORDER—Mayor Rigby called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
<br /> 2. INVOCATION—The invocation was given by Councilmember Nancy Ojeda.
<br /> PLEDGES—The pledges of allegiance to the U.S. and Texas flags were led by Councilmember Steve Gillett
<br /> 3. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Limited to five minutes per person.) — Mike Patterson, Michael Urich, Patricia Harkins,
<br /> Paula Wohnoutka, Linda Poye, Thomas Garza, and Jacqueline Fowler offered public comment.
<br /> 4. CONSENT AGENDA (Approval of Consent Agenda items authorizes each to be implemented in accordance with
<br /> staff recommendations provided. An item may be removed from the Consent Agenda and added to the Statutory
<br /> Agenda for full discussion upon request by a member of the Council present at this meeting)
<br /> (a) Approve the minutes of the City Council meeting held on February 25, 2019. [Lee Woodward, City
<br /> Secretary]
<br /> (b) Adopt Ordinance 2019-3735, for the purpose of vacating, abandoning, and closing a portion of two
<br /> separate alleys located in Block 715, Town of La Porte. [Ian Clowes, City Planner]
<br /> (c) Receive the 2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial (CAFR) Report. [Michael Dolby, Finance Director]
<br /> (d) Award Bid #19009 for replacement of a Ground Storage Tank at Collegeview Water Plant. [Don
<br /> Pennell, Public Works Director]
<br /> (e) Authorize the La Porte Area Water Authority Manager to negotiate a contract between the La Porte
<br /> Area Water Authority and the City of Shoreacres for the design and construction of an additional La
<br /> Porte Area Water Authority waterline and metering station. [Don Pennell, Public Works Director]
<br /> Councilmember Engelken moved to approve the consent agenda; the motion was adopted, 9-0.
<br /> 5. PRESENTATION, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION
<br /> (a) Discussion and possible action regarding appointment to the vacant position on the Chapter 172
<br /> Employee, Retiree Insurance& Benefits Board. [Lee Woodward, City Secretary]
<br /> Councilmember Gillett nominated Donna O'Conner to the vacant Citizen 1 Position on the Chapter 172
<br /> Employee, Retiree Insurance and Benefits Board: the motion was adopted 5-4, Councilmembers Earp,
<br /> Zemanek, and Kristin Martin, and Mayor Rigby voting against,
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