04-08-19 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 April 8, 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. 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. INVOCATION —The invocation will be given by Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins. PLEDGES —Will be led by Councilmember Chuck Engelken. U.S. Flag Texas Flag: Honor the Texas Flag. I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state, under God, one, and indivisible. 3. PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS, AND RECOGNITIONS (a) Proclamation in recognition of National Public Safety Telecommunications Week. [Mayor Rigby] (b) Proclamation in recognition of National Animal Control Officers Appreciation Week. [Mayor Rigby] (c) Proclamation in recognition of La Porte Citizen's Academy Alumni Association Week. [Mayor Rigby] 4. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Limited to five minutes per person.) 5. CONSENT AGENDA (Approval of Consent Agenda items authorizes each to be implemented in accordance wth staff recommendations provided. An item may be removed from the consent agenda and added to the Statutory Agenda for full discussion upon request by a member of the Council present at this meeting.) (a) Approve the minutes of the special session held on March 23, 2019, and the regular session held on March 25, 2019. [Lee Woodward, City Secretary] (b) Authorize rescheduling or cancellation of the May 27, 2019, City Council meeting due to the Memorial Day holiday. [Lee Woodward, City Secretary] (c) Adopt Resolution 2019-05 authorizing the Deputy City Secretary to perform the duties of the City Secretary in her absence. [Lee Woodward, City Secretary] (d) Appoint Chief Ron Parker, La Porte Police Department, as the City's Local Rabies Control Authority. [Lee Woodward, City Secretary] (e) Adopt Resolution 2019-04 authorizing the resale of tax delinquent property located at Lots 7, 8, 9, and 10, Block 719, Town of La Porte. [Shelley Wolny, Treasurer] (f) Authorize the City Manager and the La Porte Police Department to submit an application for the Victim Coordinator and Liaison Grant (VCLG) for fiscal years 2019 and 2020 in order to continue partial funding for the Crime Victim Liaison position and adopt Resolution 2019-06 in support of same. [Chief Ron Parker, LPPD]