06-11-15 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 June 8, 2015, Notice is hereby given of a Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council to be held June 8, 2015, beginning at 6:00 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers, 604 W. Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, 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 action.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 Michael Thannisch, Congregation Benim Avraham.The invocation will be given by Michael Thannisch, Congregation Benim Avraham. 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. 4.PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS, and RECOGNITIONSPRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS, and RECOGNITIONS Recognition Recognition -- Retirement of Wanda Richards (City of La Porte Police Department) Retirement of Wanda Richards (City of La Porte Police Department) - Mayor (a) RigbyRigby (Limited to five minutes per person.) (Limited to five minutes per person.) 5.PUBLIC COMMENTSPUBLIC COMMENTS 6.CONSENT 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 City Council meeting held on Consider approval or other action regarding the minutes of the City Council meeting held on (a) May 11, 2015 May 11, 2015 -- P. Fogarty P. Fogarty Consider approval or other action regarding an Ordinance amending the City of La Porte Consider approval or other action regarding an Ordinance amending the City of La Porte (b) Fiscal Year 2014Fiscal Year 2014--2015 Budget 2015 Budget -- M. Dolby M. Dolby Consider approval or other action regarding an Ordinance vacating, abandoning, and closing a Consider approval or other action regarding an Ordinance vacating, abandoning, and closing a (c) portion of the alley in Block 182, La Porte, retaining a 16portion of the alley in Block 182, La Porte, retaining a 16--foot wide Public Utility Easement foot wide Public Utility Easement within the area to be closed and authorizing the City Manager to execute a deed to the within the area to be closed and authorizing the City Manager to execute a deed to the adjacent owner for the subject rightadjacent owner for the subject right--ofof--way (215 E. Main) way (215 E. Main) -- T. Tietjens T. Tietjens 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 alley in Block 866, La Porte, and authorize the City Manager to execute a deed to the the alley in Block 866, La Porte, and authorize the City Manager to execute a deed to the adjacent owner for the subject rightadjacent owner for the subject right--ofof--way (900 block of S. 14th Street) way (900 block of S. 14th Street) -- T. Tietjens T. Tietjens Consider approval or other action regarding an Ordinance vacating, abandoning and closing a Consider approval or other action regarding an Ordinance vacating, abandoning and closing a (e) portion of the East "E" Street, Texas Avenue, and Dakota Avenue Rightsportion of the East "E" Street, Texas Avenue, and Dakota Avenue Rights--OfOf--Way, as well as Way, as well as the entire alleys in Blocks 243 and 244, La Porte; retaining a 25 foot wide Storm Sewer the entire alleys in Blocks 243 and 244, La Porte; retaining a 25 foot wide Storm Sewer Easement within the area to be closed and authorizing the City Manager to execute a deed to Easement within the area to be closed and authorizing the City Manager to execute a deed to the adjacent owner the adjacent owner -- T. Tietjens T. Tietjens Consider approval or other action authorizing the City Manager and the La Porte Police Consider approval or other action authorizing the City Manager and the La Porte Police Consider approval or other action authorizing the City Manager and the La Porte Police Consider approval or other action authorizing the City Manager and the La Porte Police (f)(f) Department to submit for the Crime Victim's Liaison Grant for the 2016Department to submit for the Crime Victim's Liaison Grant for the 2016--2017 Fiscal Year in 2017 Fiscal Year in order to continue partial funding for the Crime Victim's Liaison position order to continue partial funding for the Crime Victim's Liaison position -- K. Adcox K. Adcox