09-08-14 Regular Meeting of La Porte City Council

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LOUIS R. RIGBYDARYL LEONARD MayorCouncilmember District 3Councilmember District 3 JOHN ZEMANEKTOMMY MOSER Councilmember At Large ACouncilmember At Large ACouncilmember District 4Councilmember District 4 DOTTIE KAMINSKIDOTTIE KAMINSKIJAY MARTIN Mayor Pro-TemCouncilmember District 5Councilmember District 5 Councilmember At Large BCouncilmember At Large B MIKE CLAUSEN Councilmember District 6Councilmember District 6 DANNY EARP Councilmember District 1Councilmember District 1 CHUCK ENGELKENCHUCK ENGELKEN Councilmember District 2Councilmember District 2 CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDACITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA Notice is hereby given of a Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council to be held September 8, Notice is hereby given of a Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council to be held September 8, 2014, beginning at 6:00 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers, 604 W. Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, 2014, beginning at 6:00 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers, 604 W. Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, for the purpose of considering the following agenda items. All agenda items are subject to Texas, for the purpose of considering the following agenda items. All agenda items are subject to action. 1.CALL TO ORDERCALL TO ORDER The invocation will be given by Windell Gill, First Baptist Church of La Porte.The invocation will be given by Windell Gill, First Baptist Church of La Porte. 2.INVOCATIONINVOCATION The Pledge of Allegiance will be led by Councilmember Dottie The Pledge of Allegiance will be led by Councilmember Dottie 3.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCEPLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Kaminski.Kaminski. (Limited to five minutes per person.) (Limited to five minutes per person.) 4.PUBLIC COMMENTSPUBLIC COMMENTS 5.5.CONSENT AGENDACONSENT AGENDACONSENT AGENDACONSENT AGENDA (All consent agenda items are considered routine by City Council and will be enacted by (All consent agenda items are considered routine by City Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Councilmember requests an item be one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Councilmember requests an item be removed and considered separately.)removed and considered separately.) Consider approval or other action regarding the minutes of the Regular Meeting, including a Consider approval or other action regarding the minutes of the Regular Meeting, including a (a) Budget Workshop Meeting held on August 11Budget Workshop Meeting held on August 11--12, 2014 and the minutes of the Regular 12, 2014 and the minutes of the Regular Meeting held on August 25, 2014 Meeting held on August 25, 2014 -- S. Harris S. Harris Consider approval or other action regarding a Resolution authorizing the resale of certain tax Consider approval or other action regarding a Resolution authorizing the resale of certain tax (b) delinquent properties located in Block 201, Lots 9, 10 & 11 and Block 201, Lot 12, Town of La delinquent properties located in Block 201, Lots 9, 10 & 11 and Block 201, Lot 12, Town of La Porte Porte -- K. Powell K. Powell Consider approval or other action authorizing the City Manager to execute an amended Consider approval or other action authorizing the City Manager to execute an amended (c) agreement between the City of La Porte and the La Porte Boy's Baseball Association agreement between the City of La Porte and the La Porte Boy's Baseball Association regarding the use of Designated Youth Baseball Facilities regarding the use of Designated Youth Baseball Facilities (This item was pulled from the (This item was pulled from the -- T. Leach/R. Epting T. Leach/R. Epting agenda at the August 25, 2014 meeting)agenda at the August 25, 2014 meeting) Consider approval or other action regarding an Ordinance vacating, abandoning, and closing Consider approval or other action regarding an Ordinance vacating, abandoning, and closing (d) the northernmost 159' of the alley in Block 715, La Porte; retaining a 16' foot wide utility the northernmost 159' of the alley in Block 715, La Porte; retaining a 16' foot wide utility easement easement -- T. Tietjens T. Tietjens Consider approval or other action awarding Bid No. 14028 for Temporary Personnel Services Consider approval or other action awarding Bid No. 14028 for Temporary Personnel Services (e) -- Solid Waste Worker Solid Waste Worker -- D. Mick D. Mick 6.PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ASSOCIATED ORDINANCESPUBLIC HEARINGS AND ASSOCIATED ORDINANCES Public hearing to receive comments regarding recommendation by City Staff to authorize a Public hearing to receive comments regarding recommendation by City Staff to authorize a (a) variance to Section 6variance to Section 6--2, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, by allowing the sale 2, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, by allowing the sale of alcoholic beverages for onof alcoholic beverages for on--premise consumption at Broadway Cafe located at 1023 S. premise consumption at Broadway Cafe located at 1023 S. Broadway Broadway Broadway Broadway T. T. (This item was pulled from the agenda at the August 25, 2014 meeting) (This item was pulled from the agenda at the August 25, 2014 meeting) (This item was pulled from the agenda at the August 25, 2014 meeting) (This item was pulled from the agenda at the August 25, 2014 meeting) -- TietjensTietjens