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City of La Porte <br />Wrecker Committee <br />Committee Members Present: Tim Tietjens, Planning Director (designated representative of the City <br />Manager); Patrice Fogarty, City Secretary; and Lt. Gary Rice (designated <br />representative of the Police Chief) <br />Staff Members Present: Clark Askins, Assistant City Attorney; Debbie Wilmore, Chief Building <br />Official; and Peggy Lee, Office Coordinator <br />1. Call to order. <br />Meeting called to order by Chairman Tim Tietjens at 3:12 p.m. <br />2. Roll call of members. <br />Tim Tietjens, Patrice Fogarty, and Lt. Gary Rice were present for roll call. <br />3. Consider approval of August 30, 2011, meeting minutes. <br />Motion by Patrice Fogarty to approve the Minutes of August 30, 2011. Second by Lt, Gary Rice. <br />Motion carried unanimously. <br />4. Conduct public hearing to consider possible action relating to the La Porte Wrecker Committee <br />decision on August 30, 2011, which transferred Wrecker Permit Number 545 from La Porte <br />Automotive, Inc. to La Porte Towing, Inc. <br />A. open public hearing <br />Chairman Tietjens opened the public hearing at 3:13 p.m. <br />B. Staff comments <br />Chief Building Official Debbie Wilmore informed the Committee the owner of La Porte <br />Automotive had been unable to attend the previous meeting due to surgery and would now <br />like an opportunity to address the Committee. Mrs. Wilmore provided Committee members <br />with the following: <br />• Copies of the current Code of Ordinances pertaining to wrecker regulations, as well <br />as updates that have been approved but not yet codified <br />• Current TDLR information on company, vehicle, and insurance <br />• Certificate of Insurance for La Porte Automotive <br />C. Public comments <br />Charles Keith Mainor addressed the Committee. Mr. Mainor was unable to attend the <br />previous meeting and requested clarification on his violation. He commented that he did <br />