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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF LA PORTE CITY COUNCIL FEBRUARY 12, 1996 1. CALL TO ORDER 1. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Norman L. Malone at 6:00 P.M. Members of City Council Present: Mayor Norman L. Malone, Councilpersons Guy Sutherland, Mike Cooper, Bob Thrower, Bob McLaughlin, Alton Porter, Deotis Gay, Jack Maxwell and Jerry Clarke Members of Council Absent: None Members of Cif Staff and City Employees Present: City Manager Robert T. Herrera, City Attorney Knox Askins, City Secretary Sue Lenes, Assistant City Attorney John Armstrong, Assistant City Manager John Joerns, Director of Administrative Services Louis Rigby, Assistant Director of Public Works Buddy Jacobs, Director of Planning Guy Rankin, Director of Parks and Recreation Stephen Ban, Lieutenant Aaron Corrales, Assistant Finance Director Cynthia Alexander, Tax Collector Kathy Powell, Engineer Fred Thompson, Public Improvement Coordinator Reagan McPhail, Purchasing Agent Susan Kelley, Warehouse Coordinator John Ryan, Secretary Gina Ford Others Present: Mr. Donald K. Neman, representing Rohm and Haas; Mr. Robert Hardy representing Ray & Hollington Architects; Webelos Pack 514 Bayshore District Boy Scouts of America; and a number of La Porte citizens 2. INVOCATION BY DR. WAYNE SPEARS - FAIRMONT PARK BAPTIST CHURCH Dr. Wayne Spears pastor of Fairmont Park Baptist Church delivered the invocation. Mayor Malone announced that brochures regarding the Moving Wall Vietnam Veterans Memorial have been placed on the table by the back doors of the Council Chambers. He asked that everyone take one for review and hope that everyone would view the moving wall March 13 to 19. 3. CONSIDER APPROVING MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 22, 1996 Motion was made by Councilaerson Maxwell to aaarove the minutes of January 22 as presented. Second by Councilperson McLaughlin. The motion carried, 9 ayes, 0 nays. Ayes: Councilpersons Sutherland, Cooper, Thrower, McLaughlin, Porter, Gay, Maxwell, Clarke and Mayor Malone Nays: None 4. PRESENTATION: EMPLOYEE OF THE QUARTER -OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, AND DECEMBER 1995 Purchasing Agent Susan Kelley presented a plaque to John Ryan, Warehouse Coordinator, for being selected Employee of the Quarter for October, November, and December 1995. Mayor Malone congratulated John on his selection of Employee of the Quarter and thanked John for his 15 years of dedicated service to the City of La Porte. Mr. Ryan accepted the plaque and thanked Purchasing Agent Susan Kelley and Secretary Gina Ford for their assistance in this accomplishment.