02-25-19 Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council

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LOUIS R. RIGBY Mayor JOHN ZEMANEK Councilmember At Large A STEV E G I L L ETT Councilmember At Large B DANNY EARP Councilmember District 1 CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA CHUCK ENGELKEN Councilmember District 2 BILL BENTLEY Councilmember District 3 KRISTIN MARTIN Councilmember District 4 JAY MARTIN Councilmember District 5 NANCY OJ EDA Mayor Pro -Tern Councilmember District 6 Notice is hereby given of a Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council to be held February 25, 2019, 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. CALL TO ORDER 2. INVOCATION — The invocation will be given by Councilmember Jay Martin. 3. PLEDGES —Will be led by Councilmember Kristin Martin. U.S. Flag Texas Flag: Honor the Texas Flag. I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state, under God, one, and indivisible. 4. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Limited to five minutes per person.) 5. CONSENT AGENDA (All consent agenda items are considered routine by City Council and vull be enacted by one motion. There vull be no separate discussion of these items unless a Councilmember requests an item be removed and considered separately.) (a) Consider approval or other action regarding minutes of the meeting held on February 11, 2019. [Lee Woodward, City Secretary] (b) Consider approval or other action regarding Resolution 2019-01 authorizing the resale of tax delinquent property located at Lots 9 and 10, Block 80, Town of La Porte. [Shelley Wolny, Treasurer] (c) Consider approval or other action regarding Resolution 2019-02 nominating Valvoline LLC to the office of the Texas Governor's Office of Economic Development and Tourism. [Ryan Cramer, Economic Development Coordinator] (d) Consider approval or other action regarding Resolution 2019-03 supporting H. B. 1192 which decreases the administrative fee for collection of sales tax from 2% to 1% for the City of La Porte and La Porte Fire Control District. [Jason Weeks, Assistant City Manager] 6. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION (a) Discussion and possible action changing the voluntary contribution option on the monthly utility bill to be used for animal control services instead of beautification and trail system projects. [Corby Alexander, City Manager] 7. REPORTS (a) Receive 2018 La Porte Police Department Racial Profiling Report. [Ron Parker, Police Chief] (b) Receive report of the La Porte Drainage and Flooding Committee Meeting. [Councilmember J. Martin] (c) Receive report of the La Porte Development Corporation Board Meeting. [Councilmember Ojeda]