1996-05-06 Special Called Regular Meeting

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i • MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CALLED REGULAR MEETING OF LA PORTS CITY COUNCIL MAY 6, 1996 1. CALL TO ORDER 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, Bob Thrower, Bob McLaughlin, Alton Porter, Deotis Gay, Jack Maxwell and Jerry Clarke Members of Council Absent: Councilperson Mike Cooper Members of Citv Staff and Cit~Employees Present: City Manager Robert T. Herrera, City Attorney Knox Askins, City Secretary Sue Lenes, Assistant City Manager John Joerns, Director of Finance/ACM Jeff Litchfield, Director of Administrative Services Louis Rigby, Director of Planning Guy Rankin, Director of Parks and Recreation Stephen Ban, Police Chief Bobby Powell, Purchasing Agent Susan Kelley, Senior Services Superintendent Karen Beerman, and Senior Services Assistant Jovita Gonzalez Others Present: Rev. Alan Neel, representing the La Porte Ministerial Alliance, and several La Porte citizens 2. INVOCATION BY REV. ALAN NEEL -LIFE COMMUNITY CHURCH The invocation was delivered by Rev. Alan Neel pastor of Life Community Church in La Porte 3. CONSIDER APPROVING MINUTES OF PUBLIC HEARING AND REGULAR MEETING APRIL 22, 1996 Motion was made by Councilperson Thrower to approve the minutes of Apri122nd as presented. Second by Councilperson Clarke. The motion carried, 7 ayes, 0 nays and 1 abstain. Ayes: Councilpersons Sutherland, Thrower, McLaughlin, Gay, Maxwell, Clarke and Mayor Malone Nays: None Abstain: Councilperson Porter 4. PRESENTATION: EMPLOYEE OF THE QUARTER -JANUARY, FEBRUARY, AND MARCH Mayor Malone invited Director of Parks and Recreation Stephen Ban, Senior Services Superintendent Karen Beerman, and honoree Senior Services Assistant Jovita Gonzalez forward for the presentation of Employee of the quarter for January, February, and March of 1996. Ms. Gonzalez was presented a plaque for her dedicated services to the Senior Services DepaRment.