05-13-13 Regular Meeting of La Porte City Council

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LOUI5 R. RIGBY t' DARYL LEONARD Mayor 4O O Councilmember District JOHN ZEMANEK 'p TOMMY MOSER Mayor Pro-Tem, Councilmember At large A ~ m Councilme,nber District DOME KAMINSKI Y AY MARTIN CounMIKE mSTEIT At Large Coundlmember Olstfi<l5 MIKE MOSTEIT Councilmember District 1 f�xA� MIKE CIAUSEN CHUCK ENGELKEN Councilmember District fi Councilmember Dewitt 2 CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA Notice is hereby given of a Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council to be held May 13, 2013, beginning at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 604 West 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 Don Hill, La Porte Inter Church Council. 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE — The Pledge of Allegiance will be led by Councilmember Mike Clausen. 4. PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS and RECOGNITIONS (a) Recognition — Retirement of Susan Cream (Purchasing Manager) — Mayor Rigby (b) Recognition — Retirement of Stanley (Stan) Minor (Utilities Supervisor) — Mayor Rigby (c) Recognition — "Employee of the (First) Quarter" Pam Kroupa (Industrial Waste Inspector) — Mayor Rigby (d) Proclamation — "Emergency Medical Service Week" — Mayor Rigby 5. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Limited to five minutes per person.) 6. CONSENT AGENDA (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 removed and considered separately) (a) Consider approval or other action regarding the minutes of special City Council meeting held on April 13, 2013 and regular City Council meeting held on April 22, 2013 — P. Fogarty (b) Consider approval or other action authorizing status change for Municipal Court Judge to receive merit increase effective April 1, 2013, as per established percentage standards — Mayor Rigby (c) Consider approval or other action adopting a Resolution supporting attendance by city councilmembers, board members, staff and guests to local and regional events and determining attendance serves a public purpose — P. Fogarty (d) Consider approval or other action authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with Dr. Oscar Boultinghouse, M.D., Medical Director for the City of La Porte EMS — R. Nolen (a) Consider approval or other action regarding proposed Planning Department policy designating chip seal (Texas Department of Transportation Specification 316) as a specified material allowable for asphalt surfaces within the definition of asphalt — T. Tietjens