07-22-19 Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council

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LOUIS RIGBY Mayor BRANDON LUNSFORD Councilperson At Large A STEVE GILLETT Councilperson At Large B DANNY EARP Councilperson District 1 CHUCK ENGELKEN Councilperson District 2 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE J U LY 8, 2019 BILL BENTLEY Councilperson District 3 Mayor Pro-Tem THOMAS GARZA Councilperson District 4 JAY MARTIN Councilperson District 5 NANCY OJEDA Councilperson District 6 The City Council of the City of La Porte met in a regular meeting on Monday, July 8, 2019, at the City Hall Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at 6:00 p.m., with the following in attendance: Councilpersons present: Louis Rigby, Brandon Lunsford, Steve Gillett, Danny Earp, Chuck Engelken, Bill Bentley, Thomas Garza, Jay Martin, Nancy Ojeda Councilpersons absent: None Council -appointed officers present: Corby Alexander, City Manager; Lee Woodward, City Secretary; Clark Askins, Assistant City Attorney CALL TO ORDER — Mayor Rigby called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. 2. INVOCATION — The invocation was given by Pastor Ben Rosenberger of Bayshore Baptist Church. PLEDGES — The pledges of allegiance to the U.S. and Texas flags were led by Councilperson Steve Gillett. 3. PRESENTATIONS, PROCLMATIONS, AND RECOGNITIONS (a) Proclamation in recognition of Park and Recreation Month. [Mayor Louis R. Rigby] 4. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Limited to five minutes per person.) There were no comments offered. 5. CONSENT AGENDA (Approval of Consent Agenda items authorizes each to be implemented in accordance with staff recommendations provided. An item may be removed from the Consent Agenda and added to the Statutory Agenda for full discussion upon request by a member of the Council present at this meeting) (a) Approve the minutes of the meeting held on June 24, 2019. [Mayor Louis R. Rigby] (b) Approve renewal of contract with SHI (Software House International) for use of the Microsoft Office 365 platform. [Grady Parker, IT Manager] (c) Approve an interlocal agreement between Harris County and the City of La Porte regarding the extension of a freeway non -consent towing program to the City of La Porte, for the towing of disabled vehicles from roadways. [Ron Parker, Chief of Police] (d) Authorize the City Manager to execute a professional services agreement with Lockwood Andrews & Newman, Inc., to provide preliminary engineering services for the Northside Neighborhood Drainage Improvement Project, in the amount of $59,530.00. [Lorenzo Wingate, P.E., City Engineer] Councilperson Engelken moved to approve the consent agenda; the motion was adopted, 9-0. 6. STATUTORY AGENA (a) Presentation, discussion, and possible action directing staff to revise the listing of Capital Improvement Projects for funding in Fiscal Year 2019-2020. [Michael Dolby, Finance Director] Mayor Rigby moved to direct staff to revise the listing of General Fund Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) projects for funding in Fiscal Year 2019-2020 by removing the South 7th Street Paving and Drainage for $2,865,000; considering the revised design for Five Points Restroom and Pavilion in August; and changing the Public Works Facility (Design) to a Preliminary Engineering Report (PER) for $75,000; and to research Page 1 of 2 July 8, 2019, Council Meeting Minutes