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Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins read the caption of Ordinance 2012-3401, AN ORDINANCE CALLING <br />THE REGULAR ANNUAL ELECTION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE; CALLING A RUN-OFF ELECTION IF <br />NECESSARY; DESIGNATING ELECTION PRECINCTS AND POLLING PLACES; PROVIDINGFOR A <br />JOINT ELECTION WITH THE LA PORTE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT; PROVIDING FOR THE USE <br />OF VOTING MACHINES; APPOINTING ELECTION OFFICIALS; PROVIDING FOR METHOD AND DATES <br />OF EARLY VOTING; PROVIDING FOR AN EARLY VOTING BALLOT BOARD; PROVIDING FOR RETURN <br />AND CANVASS OF VOTES OF SAID ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR NOTICE; PROVIDING FOR FILING <br />DEADLINE AND FILING FEES FOR CANDIDATES; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; FINDING <br />COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. <br />Regarding Item C, Councilmember Clausen questioned whether citizens purchasing services from <br />Comcast would be chargedtheone percent fee. Finance Director Michael Dolby advised a copy of <br />the Resolution would be forwarded to video providers requesting customers not be charged the <br />additional one percent fee. <br />Regarding Item E, Councilmember Zemanek questioned how the City couldenter into an <br />agreement when San Jacinto College District has not met to agree on terms in the agreement.City <br />Secretary Patrice Fogarty advised Council could vote on the agreement subject to the San Jacinto <br />College meeting or Council could wait until the agreement has been signed by San Jacinto College. <br />Councilmember Engelkenmoved to approvetheConsent Agenda pursuant to recommendations by <br />MOTION PASSED. <br />City Staff. Councilmember Martin seconded. <br />Ayes: Mayor Rigby, Councilmembers Clausen, Martin, Mosteit, <br />Leonard, Zemanek, Moser, Kaminskiand Engelken <br />Nays:None <br />Absent:None <br />7.AUTHORIZATIONS/ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS <br />Consider approval or other action on a resolution authorizing the appointment of a financing team to <br />proceed with bond refunding parameters and an ordinance to allow the City to advance refund a <br />portion of the City’s debt. <br />(a) <br />Consider approval or other action regarding a resolution approving proceedings to <br />authorize bonds, including the engagement of professionals in connection with the <br />issuance and sale of such bonds and preparation of financing documents and a <br />preliminary official statement, and making other provisions regarding such bonds – <br />M. Dolby <br />Finance Director Michael Dolby and Financial Advisor of RBC Capital Market Robert Henderson <br />presented a summary. <br />Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins read the caption of Resolution 2012-02A RESOLUTION APPROVING <br />PROCEEDINGS TO AUTHORIZE BONDS, INCLUDING THE ENGAGEMENT OF PROFESSIONAL IN <br />CONNECTION WITH THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF SUCH BONDS AND PREPARATION OF FINANCING <br />DOCUMENTS AND A PRELIMINARY OFFICAL STATEMENT; AND MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS <br />REGARDING SUCH BONDS AND MATTERS INCIDENT THERETO <br />Councilmember Clausen moved to approve Resolution 2012-02 as presented. Councilmember <br />MOTION PASSED. <br />Engelken seconded. <br />Ayes: Mayor Rigby, Councilmembers Clausen, Martin, Mosteit, <br />Leonard, Zemanek, Moser, Kaminski and Engelken <br />Nays:None <br />Absent:None <br />Page 3of 4 <br />February 13, 2012, City Council Meeting Minutes <br /> <br />