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LOUIS RIGBY
<br />Mayor
<br />JOHN ZEMANEK
<br />Councilmember At Large A
<br />STEVE GILLETT
<br />Councilmember At Large B
<br />DANNY EARP
<br />Councilmember District 1
<br />CHUCK ENGELKEN
<br />Councilmember District 2
<br />MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
<br />CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE
<br />MARCH 11, 2019
<br />BILL BENTLEY
<br />Councilmember District 3
<br />KRISTIN MARTIN
<br />Councilmember District 4
<br />JAY MARTIN
<br />Councilmember District 5
<br />NANCY OJEDA
<br />Councilmember District 6
<br />Mayor Pro-Tem
<br />The City Council of the City of La Porte met in a regular meeting on Monday, March 11, 2019, at the City Hall
<br />Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at 6:00 p.m., with the following in attendance:
<br />Councilmembers present: Louis Rigby, Steve Gillett, Danny Earp, Chuck Engelken, Bill Bentley, Kristin Martin, Jay
<br />Martin, John Zemanek, Nancy Ojeda
<br />Councilmembers absent: None
<br />Council -appointed officers present: Corby Alexander, City Manager; Lee Woodward, City Secretary; Clark Askins,
<br />Assistant City Attorney
<br />1. CALL TO ORDER — Mayor Rigby called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
<br />2. INVOCATION — The invocation was given by Councilmember Nancy Ojeda.
<br />PLEDGES — The pledges of allegiance to the U.S. and Texas flags were led by Councilmember Steve Gillett
<br />3. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Limited to five minutes per person.) — Mike Patterson, Michael Urich, Patricia Harkins,
<br />Paula Wohnoutka, Linda Poye, Thomas Garza, and Jacqueline Fowler offered public comment.
<br />4. CONSENT AGENDA (Approval of Consent Agenda items authorizes each to be implemented in accordance with
<br />staff recommendations provided. An item may be removed from the Consent Agenda and added to the Statutory
<br />Agenda for full discussion upon request by a member of the Council present at this meeting)
<br />(a) Approve the minutes of the City Council meeting held on February 25, 2019. [Lee Woodward, City
<br />Secretary]
<br />(b) Adopt Ordinance 2019-3735, for the purpose of vacating, abandoning, and closing a portion of two
<br />separate alleys located in Block 715, Town of La Porte. [Ian Clowes, City Planner]
<br />(c) Receive the 2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial (CAFR) Report. [Michael Dolby, Finance Director]
<br />(d) Award Bid #19009 for replacement of a Ground Storage Tank at Collegeview Water Plant. [Don
<br />Pennell, Public Works Director]
<br />(e) Authorize the La Porte Area Water Authority Manager to negotiate a contract between the La Porte
<br />Area Water Authority and the City of Shoreacres for the design and construction of an additional La
<br />Porte Area Water Authority waterline and metering station. [Don Pennell, Public Works Director]
<br />Councilmember Engelken moved to approve the consent agenda; the motion was adopted, 9-0.
<br />PRESENTATION, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION
<br />(a) Discussion and possible action regarding appointment to the vacant position on the Chapter 172
<br />Employee, Retiree Insurance & Benefits Board. [Lee Woodward, City Secretary]
<br />Councilmember Gillett nominated Donna O'Conner to the vacant Citizen 1 Position on the Chapter 172
<br />Employee, Retiree Insurance and Benefits Board; the motion was adopted 5-4, Councilmembers Earp,
<br />Zemanek, and Kristin Martin, and Mayor Rigby voting against,
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<br />March 11, 2019 Council Meeting Minutes
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