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LOUIS RIGBY OF , A BILL BENTLEY <br /> Mayor J 09 Councilperson Districto-T3 <br /> BRANDON <br /> Councilperson At Large A Mayor Pro Tem <br /> THOMAS GARZA <br /> STEVE GILLETT <br /> Councilperson At Large B MARTIN— Councilperson District 4 <br /> DANNY EARP ' JAY M <br /> Councilperson District 1 TExnS Councilperson District 5 <br /> �S � NANCY OJEDA <br /> CHUCK ENGELKEN Councilperson District 6 <br /> Councilperson District 2 <br /> MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE <br /> CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE <br /> APRIL 27, 2020 <br /> The City Council of the City of La Porte met in a regular meeting on Monday, April 27, 2020, at the <br /> City Hall Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at 6:00 p.m., with the <br /> following in attendance: <br /> Councilpersons present: Louis Rigby, Brandon Lunsford, Steve Gillett, Chuck Engelken, Bill Bentley, <br /> Thomas Garza, Jay Martin <br /> Councilpersons attending remotely: Danny Earp, Nancy Ojeda <br /> Councilpersons absent: None <br /> Council-appointed officers present: Corby Alexander, City Manager; Lee Woodward, City Secretary; <br /> Clark Askins, Assistant City Attorney <br /> 1. CALL TO ORDER — Mayor Rigby called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m. <br /> 2. INVOCATION AND PLEDGES — The invocation was given by Pastor Thomas Green of Pleasant Hill <br /> Church of Deliverance, and the pledges were led by Councilperson Jay Martin. <br /> 3. PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS, AND RECOGNITIONS <br /> a. Proclamation in recognition of April as Parliamentary Law Month. [Mayor Rigby] <br /> 4. CITIZEN COMMENT (Generally limited to five minutes per person; in accordance with state law, the time <br /> may be reduced if there is a high number of speakers or other considerations.) <br /> Chuck Rosa spoke about financial assistance to local businesses closed for COVID-19. <br /> 5. CONSENT AGENDA (Approval of Consent Agenda items authorizes each to be implemented in <br /> accordance with staff recommendations provided. An item may be removed from the consent agenda <br /> and added to the Statutory Agenda for full discussion upon request by a member of the Council present <br /> at this meeting.) <br /> a. Approve the minutes of the April 13, 2020, Council meeting. [Mayor Rigby] <br /> b. Approve the appointments of James Walter to Position 3 on the La Porte Planning and Zoning <br /> Commission and John Blakemore to an open position on the La Porte Zoning Board of <br /> Adjustment. [Mayor Rigby and Mayor Pro Tem Bill Bentley] <br /> c. Approve the purchase of a Hino 338 Trash Truck with Heavy Brush Dump Bed from Rush <br /> Truck Center under BuyBoard Contract 601-19, in the amount of $99,345.00. [Ray Mayo, <br /> Director of Public Works] <br /> Councilperson Engelken moved to approve the consent agenda items; the motion was adopted, 9-0. <br /> 6. STATUTORY AGENDA <br /> a. Presentation, discussion, and possible action to provide staff direction on how to move <br /> forward with livestreaming City Council meetings via Facebook for the short term. [Corby <br /> Alexander, City Manager] <br /> Page 1 of 2 <br /> April 27, 2020, Council Meeting Minutes <br />