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LOUIS RIGBY <br />DARYL LEONARD <br />Mayor <br />Councilmember District 3 <br />JOHN ZEMANEK <br /> <br />TOMMY MOSER <br />Councilmember at Large A <br />Councilmember District 4 <br />DOTTIE KAMINSKI <br />JAY MARTIN <br />Councilmember at Large B <br />Mayor Pro Tem <br />MIKE MOSTEIT <br />Councilmember District 5 <br />Councilmember District 1 <br /> <br />MIKE CLAUSEN <br /> <br />CHUCK ENGELKEN <br />Councilmember District 6 <br />Councilmember District 2 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE <br />CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE <br />APRIL 12, 2014 <br />The City Council of the City of La Porte met in a special meeting on Saturday, April 12, 2014, at <br />8:30a.m., in the Council Chambers of City hall, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas to <br />consider the following items of business: <br />1. Call to Order <br />Mayor Rigby called the meeting to order at 8:31 a.m. Members of Council present: Councilmembers <br />Engelken, Mosteit, Kaminski, Clausen, and Martin. Members of Council absent: Councilmembers <br />Moser and Leonard <br /> <br />Members of City Executive Staff and City Employees Present: <br />Corby Alexander and Traci Leach <br /> <br />Finance: Michael Dolby, Phyllis Rinehart, Gay Collins and Shelley Wolny <br />Parks: Stephen Barr <br />Planning: Tim Tietjens <br />Police Department: Ken Adcox <br />Public Works Department: Dave Mick <br />Fire: Mike Boaze <br />Municipal Court: Denise Mitrano <br />Emergency Management: Jeff Suggs <br /> <br />2.Discussion or other action <br /> <br /> The purpose of this meeting is to discuss and formulate City Council and <br />staff plans, operations, policies, and future projects, including the following: <br />A. Financial Overview Michael Dolby <br /> <br /> <br />Finance Director Michael Dolby presented a PowerPoint overview, with an update on revenues <br />and expenditures, together with general fund long-range financial plan assumptions. He also <br />gave an update on the Utility Fund Long Range Financial Plan and advised the rates will need <br />to be reviewed. He presented a c <br />following the upward trend of the economy, the finances are not without areas of concerns. One <br />area is the Utility Fun, which has not be self-sustaining for several years and does not have the <br />revenue stream necessary to support continued infrastructure maintenance and investment. <br /> <br />Councilmember Zemanek questioned which rates need to be reviewed. Finance Director <br />Michael Dolby responded the utility rates for water and sewer. <br /> <br /> <br />Page 1 of 9 <br />April 12, 2014, City Council Special Meeting Minutes <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />