03-09-20 Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council

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LOUIS R.RIGBY CHUCK ENGELKEN Mayor F Councilmember District 2 u BRANDON LUNSFORD _ BIoBENTLEY Councilmember At Large A '9 Mayorr Pro-Tem-Tern STEVE GILLETT m CouncilmemberDistrict 3 Councilmember At Large 8 s THOMAS GARZA DANNY EARP _ Councilmember District 4 Councilmember District 1 JAY MARTIN Councilmember District S NANCY OJEDA Councilmember District 6 CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA Notice is hereby given of a Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council to be held March 9, 2020, beginning at 6:00 pm in the City Hall Council Chambers, 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 Minister Shawn Williams, Gates of Praises Church. PLEDGES —Will be led by Councilmember Bill Bentley. 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 - NAPTA Troubleshooting Skills Competition Day. [Mayor Rigby] (b) Recognition of the retirement of Peggy Lee, Office Coordinator for the Planning & Development Department. [Mayor Rigby] 4. CITIZEN COMMENT (Generally limited to five minutes per person; in accordance Kith state law the time may be reduced if there is a high number of speakers or other considerations.) 5. CONSENT AGENDA (Approval of Consent Agenda items authorizes each to be implemented in accordance vith 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 regular session held on February 24, 2020. [Mayor Rigby] (b) Approve the appointment of Pat McCabe to an open position on the Building Codes Appeals Board. [Mayor Rigby] (c) Accept the City of La Porte Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2019, Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR). [Michael Dolby, Finance Director] (d) Award RFP #20503 for Delinquent Ad Valorem Tax Collection Services to Perdue Brandon Fielder Collins & Mott, LLP. [Michael Dolby, Finance Director] (e) Award Bid 20007- Lomax Elevated Water Storage Tank Rehabilitation to Maguire Iron, Inc., authorize the City Manager to execute a contract in the amount of$275,000.00, and approve a project contingency of$27,500.00, for a total authorization of$302,500.00. [Ray Mayo, Director of Public Works] (f) Award Bid 20008-Hillridge Water Tank Replacement to W. W. Payton Corporation, authorize the City Manager to execute a contract in the amount of $160,000.00, and approve a project contingency of $16,000.00, for a total authorization of $176,000.00. [Ray Mayo, Director of Public Works] (g) Adopt Ordinance 2020-3782 for the purpose of vacating, abandoning, and closing portions of the N 2nd and N 4th Street rights-of-way situated in Blocks 7C and 7B, Nebraska Syndicate, and Blocks 349 and 352, Town of La Porte. [Ian Clowes, City Planner] (h) Adopt Ordinance 2020-3783 for the purpose of vacating, abandoning, and closing a portion of the N 8th Street right-of-way situated in Block 12, Nebraska Syndicate. [Ian Clowes, City Planner]