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11. COUNCIL COMMENTS <br />regarding matters appearing on the agenda; recognition of community <br />members, city employees, and upcoming events; inquiry of staff regarding specific factual <br />information or existing policies–Councilmembers Mosteit, Clausen, Martin, Moser, Kaminski, <br />Zemanek,Leonard, Engelken and Mayor Rigby. <br />Councilmember Mosteit congratulatedthe three employees recognized during the meeting and <br />encouraged Council, staff and the public to attend the Grand Opening of the Lomax Arena Park; <br />CouncilmembersClausenandMartin, congratulated the three employees recognized during the <br />meeting and thanked everyone for attending the meeting; Councilmember Kaminski congratulated <br />the three employees recognized during the meeting and thanked Ray Nolen for assisting her with <br />the citizen he went above and beyond to look after; Councilmember Zemanek congratulated the <br />three employees recognized during the meeting and commented in reference to other comments he <br />will continue to fight trucks in the Kroger and Burger King parking lots due to there being three truck <br />stops available in the City limitsfor rest, fuel and food; Councilmember Leonard congratulated the <br />three employees recognized during the meeting and thanked Ray Nolen for the hard work EMS <br />provides to the CERT teams during training classes.Councilmember Engelken congratulated the <br />three employees recognized during the meeting and thanked Public Relations and Marketing <br />Specialist Jaree Hefner for the outstanding work that has been noticed on the website;and Mayor <br />Rigby advised he attended the Ike Dike Coalition meeting and was advised after the meeting by <br />Commissioner Morman and Mr. Walden the Sens Road Widening Project will be going out for bid <br />by the end of the year with a completion date for the end of 2015. He alsocongratulated the three <br />employees recognized during the meeting. <br />12.EXECUTIVE SESSION: <br />The City reserves the right to meet in closed session on any agenda item <br />should the need arise and if applicable pursuant to authorization by Title 5, Chapter 551, of the <br />Texas Government Code, including, but not limited to, the following: <br />Texas Government Code, Section 551.071(1)(A) – <br />Pending or Contemplated Litigation: Meet with <br />City Attorney to discuss Federal Highway Administration review of American Trucking Association <br />complaint against City of La Porte. <br />Texas Government Code, Section 551.072 – <br />Deliberation regarding purchase, exchange, lease or <br />value of real property:Discussion regarding former Texas Parks and Wildlife building. <br />City Council recessed the regular meeting to convene an executive session at 7:34p.m. to meet <br />with the City Attorney to discuss the Federal Highway Administration review of American Trucking <br />Association complaint against the City of La Porteand the sale of the former Texas Parks and <br />Wildlife building. <br />13.RECONVENE <br />into regular session and consider action, if any on item(s) discussed in executive <br />session. <br />The regular meeting was reconvened at 8:17p.m. <br />City Council received an update from the City Manager regarding the Federal Highway <br />Administration’sreview of American Trucking Association complaint against City of La Porte. There <br />was no contact by the FHA this past week. <br />CouncilmemberZemanekmoved to directthe real estate broker to go back to the three offers <br />regarding the former Texas Parks and Wildlife buildingand counter offer with areduction in <br />MOTION PASSED. <br />feasibility study time and closingdates.Councilmember Kaminski seconded. <br />Ayes: Mayor Rigby, Councilmembers Leonard, Mosteit, Kaminski, <br />Martin, Zemanek, Engelken, and Clausen <br />Nays:None <br />Absent:Councilmember Moser <br />78 <br />Page of <br />February 10, 2014, CouncilMeeting Minutes <br /> <br />