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

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Mayor Rigby opened the public hearing at 7:39 p.m. Owner Ryan Sweezy and resident Brad Carpenter answered questions concerning the additional conditions from the Planning and Zoning Commission. Stuart Shaw of Mariposa asked that trees being used as screening be considered. Mayor Rigby closed the public hearing at 7:52 p.m. Councilperson Gillett moved to uphold the Planning and Zoning Commission's approval of the application for Special Conditional Use Permit(SCUP)#19-91000009, for a 6.921-acre tract of land located at the 3400 Block of Canada Road and legally described as Reserve A, Block 1, Dawson Subdivision and to amend the SCUP by striking the prohibition on chain link fencing and inserting a chain link opaque fence with barbed wire at the top as an alternative screening option for the perimeter. Councilperson Earp moved to amend that the front/west site include a decorative frontage; the motion was adopted, 8-1, Councilperson Engelken voting against. The original motion, as amended, was adopted, 9-0. 7. STATUTORY AGENDA (a) Presentation, discussion, and possible action to approve Resolution 2020-04 in support of an application and development of Cypress Creek Apartment Homes (tax credit multi-family Bonner Carrington development) to be located on the north side of Spencer Highway between the airport/pipeline to the west, Bayshore Baptist Church to the east, and Spencer Landing subdivision to the north. [Corby Alexander, City Manager] Stuart Shaw and Emily Protine of Bonner Carrington answered questions on the project. Councilperson Earp moved to approve Resolution 2020-04 in support of Cypress Creek's effort to receive tax credits for a multi- family development in La Porte and contribute fee reductions in value of at least $500. Councilperson Garza moved to strike will provide reduced fees and insert a loan in the first Further Resolved item and the same change in the letter from the Mayor. There was not a second and the amendment was not considered. Councilperson Gillett moved the previous question. Councilperson Garza moved several parliamentary inquiries and questions of privilege. The previous question was adopted, 8-1, Councilperson Garza voting against. The main motion was adopted, 8-1, Councilperson Garza voting against. (b) Presentation, discussion, and possible action to approve an agreement between the City of La Porte and the City of Shoreacres for Fire Services. [Jason Weeks, Assistant City Manager; David Gifford, Assistant Fire Chief] Councilperson Garza moved multiple parliamentary inquiries and questions of privilege and was warned by Mayor Rigby. Assistant City Manager Jason Weeks and David Gifford, Assistant Fire Chief, offered a brief overview. Councilperson Engelken moved to authorize the City Manager to enter into a five-year agreement with the City of Shoreacres to provide fire suppression services within their corporate city limit boundaries at a monthly amount of $13,818.72 beginning March 1, 2020 and ending on February 28, 2025; the motion was adopted, 9-0. (c) Presentation, discussion, and possible action to approve a request for sponsorship by the La Porte Education Foundation for their annual golf tournament. [Jason Weeks, Assistant City Manager] Frank Nance and Brock Bihm of the La Porte Education Foundation followed Assistant City Manager Jason Weeks in providing an overview of the request. (Councilperson Lunsford signed a Conflict of Interest affidavit and did not participate in the discussion or vote on the item.) Councilperson Earp moved to approve the City Manager to sponsor the La Porte Education Foundation annual golf tournament via proposed Option 3, as in the past by being the presenting sponsor at a cost of$2,500 and the City contributing a sleeve of three (3) City logo golf balls to each participant in the golf tournament (which costs the City $1,705) for a total investment of the budgeted amount of$4,205; the motion was adopted, 8-0. (d) Presentation, discussion, and possible action to approve a $10,000 sponsorship to the San Jacinto Museum of History for their 9th Annual San Jacinto Texas Independence Fun/Run and San Jacinto Festival & Battle Reenactment. [Rosalyn Epting, Director of Parks & Recreation] Roz Epting, Director of Parks and Recreation, provided a brief overview. Councilperson Engelken moved to approve sponsoring $10,000 to the San Jacinto Museum of History for their 9th Annual San Jacinto Texas Independence Fun/Run and San Jacinto Festival& Battle Reenactment. Councilperson Garza moved to amend by including a prohibition on Councilpersons receiving gifts or other items from the sponsorship; the motion Page 3 of 4 February 24, 2020, Council Meeting Minutes