2020-24-02 Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council

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LOUIS RIGBY4 OF A BILL BENTLEY Mayor 09 Councilperson District 3 BRANDON LUNSFORD Mayor Pro-Tern Councilperson At Large A v THOMAS GARZA STEVE GILLETT Councilperson District 4 Councilperson At Large B DANNY EARP4JAY MARTIN Councilperson District 1 Councilperson District 5 NANCY OJEDA CHUCK ENGELKEN Councilperson District 6 Councilperson District 2 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE FEBRUARY 24, 2020 The City Council of the City of La Porte met in a regular meeting on Monday, February 24, 2020, at the City Hall Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte,Texas, at 6:00 p.m.,with the following in attendance: Councilpersons present: Louis Rigby, Danny Earp, Chuck Engelken, Bill Bentley, Thomas Garza, Jay Martin, Steve Gillett, Nancy Ojeda, Brandon Lunsford Councilpersons absent: None Council-appointed officers present: Corby Alexander, City Manager; Lee Woodward, City Secretary; Clark Askins, Assistant City Attorney 1. CALL TO ORDER—Mayor Rigby called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. 2. INVOCATION AND PLEDGES—The invocation was given by Rachel Cotton, Pleasant Hill Church of Deliverance, and the pledges of allegiance to the U.S. and Texas flags were led by Councilperson Brandon Lunsford. 3. PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS, AND RECOGNITIONS a. Proclamation in recognition of Texas Independence Day, in collaboration with The Sons of the Republic of Texas. [Mayor Rigby]. b. Recognition of the retirement of Ron Parker, Chief of Police. [Mayor Rigby] 4. CITIZEN COMMENT (Generally limited to five minutes per person; in accordance with state law, the time may be reduced if there is a high number of speakers or other considerations.) Rick Helton and Lisa Morfin spoke on behalf of Spencer Landing HOA in support of the Bonner Carrington project, as did Ben Rosenberger of Bayshore Baptist Church. Brittany Jones and Manuel Hernandez of the CARES Team at Bonner Carrington's Mariposa property also offered support. Chuck Rosa spoke in opposition to the use of tax funds for the project. Jana Pellusch of Deer Park offered comments of concern over the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality's (TCEQ) recommendation to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to raise the standards of release on ethylene oxide. 5. CONSENT AGENDA (Approval of Consent Agenda items authorizes each to be implemented in accordance with staff recommendations provided. An item may be removed from the consent agenda and added to the Statutory Agenda for full discussion upon request by a member of the Council present at this meeting.) a. Approve the minutes of the special session held on February 8 and the regular session held on February 10, 2020. [Mayor Rigby] b. Approve the appointment of Janet Fitzke to an open position on the City of La Porte Airport Advisory Board. [Mayor Rigby] c. Approve Resolution 2020-03 confirming the appointment of Steve Deardorff as the department head and chief of police of the La Porte Police Department, commencing March 1, 2020. [Corby Alexander, City Manager] d Approve purchase agreement with Software House International (SHI) for unified backup and disaster recovery system, under Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) cooperative contract DIR- TSO-3984. [Grady Parker, IT Manager] e Authorize the City Manager to execute a professional services agreement with Halff Associates, Inc.to provide preliminary engineering,final design,bidding,and construction phase services for the Bayside Terrace Subdivision Improvements Project. [Ray Mayo, Director of Public Works] Page 1 of 4 February 24, 2020, Council Meeting Minutes