11-11-19 Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council

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LOUIS RIGBY BILL BENTLEY Mayor Councilperson District 3 BRANDON LUNSFORD Mayor Pro-Tem Councilperson At Large A THOMAS GARZA STEVE GILLETT Councilperson District 4 Councilperson At Large B JAY MARTIN DANNY EARP Councilperson District 5 Councilperson District 1 NANCY OJEDA CHUCK ENGELKEN Councilperson District 6 Councilperson District 2 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE OCTOBER 28, 2019 The City Council of the City of La Porte met in a regular meeting on Monday, October 28, 2019, at the City Hall Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at 6:00 p.m., with the following in attendance: Councilpersons present: Louis Rigby, Thomas Garza, Steve Gillett, Danny Earp, Bill Bentley, Brandon Lunsford, Jay Martin Councilpersons absent: Nancy Ojeda, Chuck Engelken Council-appointed officers present: Corby Alexander, City Manager; Lee Woodward, City Secretary; Clark Askins, Assistant City Attorney 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Rigby called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. 2. INVOCATION The invocation was given by Rachel Cotton, Pleasant Hill Church of Deliverance. PLEDGES The pledges of allegiance to the U.S. and Texas flags were led by Mayor Louis Rigby. 3. PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS, AND RECOGNITIONS (a) Proclamation in recognition of Municipal Court Week. \[Mayor Rigby\] (b) Proclamation in recognition of Archives Month. \[Mayor Rigby\] (c) Presentation and discussion of annual presentation from the Port Region Economic Alliance. \[Ryan Cramer, Economic Development Coordinator\] 4. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Limited to five minutes per person). There were no speakers. 5. CONSENT AGENDA (Approval of Consent Agenda items authorizes each to be implemented in accordance with 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 meeting held on October 14, 2019. \[Mayor Rigby\] (b) Approve payment to Oakland Land and Development of $38,659.28 as the fourth payment for the development of Sector 23, in accordance with the Local Government Code Chapter 380 Agreement dated March 27, 2017. \[Ryan Cramer, Economic Development Coordinator\] (c) Adopt Resolution 2019-18 authorizing the City of La Porte to enter into an agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) allowing for the installation of a decorative lighting system along the sidewalk within the Broadway (Old SH 146) right-of-way. \[Lorenzo Wingate, City Engineer\] (d) Authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with the Port of Houston Authority to provide emergency medical services to the Port of Houston-Bayport Terminal for a fifteen-month term beginning November 1, 2019. \[Lisa Camp, EMS Chief\] (e) Approve renewal of Cisco Smartnet Support Agreement with Datavox - DIR contract number 176-025- 1479-000. \[Grady Parker, IT Manager\] (f) Authorize purchases of various vehicles and equipment items in accordance with the FY19-20 Vehicle Replacement Program schedule. \[Ray Mayo, Public Works Director\] (g) Authorize the City Manager to execute a professional services agreement with Huitt-Zollars Inc. to provide final design, bidding, and construction phase services for the Five Points Plaza Project in the amount of $79,000.00. \[Lorenzo Wingate, City Engineer\] Councilperson Martin asked to pull item b. Councilperson Garza asked to pull item g. Councilperson Bentley moved to approve the consent agenda items except b and g; the motion was adopted,7-0. Page 1 of 3 October 28, 2019, Council Meeting Minutes