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LOUIS RIGBY <br />Mayor <br />JOHN ZEMANEK <br />Councilmember at Large A <br />JOHN BLACK <br />Councilmember at Large B <br />MIKE MOSTEIT <br />Councilmember District 1 <br />CHUCK ENGELKEN <br />Councilmember District 2 <br />DARYLLEONARD <br />Mayor Pro Tem <br />Councilmember District 3 <br />TOMMY MOSER <br />Councilmember District 4 <br />JAY MARTIN <br />Councilmember District 5 <br />MIKE CLAUSEN <br />Councilmember District 6 <br />MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE <br />CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE <br />JUNE 13, 2011 <br />The City Council of the City of La Porte met in regular meeting on Monday, June 13, 2011, at the City Hall <br />Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at 6:00 p.m. to consider the following <br />items of business: <br />1. CALL TO ORDER <br />Mayor Rigby called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Members of Council present: <br />Councilmembers Leonard, Zemanek, Mosteit, Engelken, Moser, Clausen, and Martin. Absent: <br />Councilmember Black. A ISO present were City Manager Ron Bottoms, City Secretary Patrice <br />Fogarty, and Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins. <br />2. INVOCATION — The Invocation was given by Brian Christen of La Porte Community Church. <br />3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE — The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilmember Mike Clausen. <br />4. PRESENTATIONS /PROCLAMATIONS <br />(a) Office Manager Melisa Boaze provided presentation "Through the Eyes of a 6 th Grader <br />Project." There were three Baker 6 th Grade Campus students present for the presentation. <br />5. PETITIONS, REMONSTRANCES, COMMUNICATIONS, CITIZENS AND TAX PAYERS WISHING <br />TO ADDRESS COUNCIL (Limited to five minutes) <br />Penny Garcia, 3110 Oaken Ln., La Porte, Texas, addressed City Council regarding what she <br />believes should be changes made to the existing noise ordinance. Ms. Garcia has documentation <br />of noise (low frequency bass) coming from Fairmont Park Church creating a disruption in her home. <br />In addition to the noise, a flag football field is located at the Church adding to the noise nuisance <br />when teams are playing and or practicing flag football. Ms. Garcia has asked the church to move <br />the field 100' away from her fence. Ms. Garcia asked Council to find a solution. <br />6. CONSENT AGENDA <br />(a) Consider approval or other action of minutes of the May 19, 2011, special meeting and <br />minutes of the May 23, 2011, regular meeting of the City Council of the City of La Porte — <br />P. Fogarty <br />(b) Consider approval or other action regarding an ordinance approving an amendment to the <br />budget for the City of La Porte, Texas, for the period of October 1, 2010 through September <br />30, 2011 — M. Dolby <br />(c) Consider approval or other action approving an ordinance vacating, abandoning and <br />closing a portion of the alley in Block 327, La Porte, Harris County, Texas — T. Tietjens <br />Page 1 of 5 <br />June 13, 2011, City Council Meeting Minutes <br />