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<br /> MINUTES OF l.1:'ib PUBUC HEARING AND REGULAR
<br /> MEETING OF LA PORTE CITY COUNCIL
<br /> DECEMBER 16, 1996
<br />1. CALL TO ORDER
<br /> The meeting was called to order by Mayor Pro-Tem Alton Porter at 6:02 P,M,
<br /> Members of Citv Council Present: Mayor Pro-Tem Alton Porter, Councilpersons Guy Sutherland, Bob
<br /> McLaughlin, Deotis Gay and Jerry Clarke
<br /> Members of Council Ahsent: Mayor Norman L, Malone, Councilpersons Mike Cooper, Bob Thrower and
<br /> Jack Maxwell
<br /> Members of Citv Staff and Citv Emnlovees Present: City Manager Robert T, H..........., Assistant City
<br /> Attorney John Arm..t.uug, Assistant City Secretary Rhonda L, Yockov, Assistant City Manager John
<br /> Joerns, Director of Finance/ ACM Jeff Litchfield, Director of Administrative Services Louis Rigby,
<br /> Director of Public Works Steve Gillett, Director of Planning Guy Rankin, Director of Parks and R..."....non
<br /> Stephen Barr, Police Chief Bobby Powell, Lieutenant Carl Crisp, City Fire Marshall Paul Hickenbottom,
<br /> Human Resource Manager Kim Meismer, City Engineer Doug Knuepper, Chief Building Official Art
<br /> Flores, City Inspector Debbie Wilmore, Code Enforcement Officer Willie J, Alexander Jr" Assistant
<br /> Finance Director Cynthia Alexander, Finance Accounting Supervisor Kathy Hutton, Purchasing Agent
<br /> Susan Kelley and Secretary to the City Manager Carol Buttler
<br /> Others Present: Eric Davis ""t....senting "TMRS-Austin", Jim OL.~eier, .........senting the "Kroger
<br /> Company", Steve Valerius and Rand Valentin, ........senting the "Old Highway 146 Committee"
<br />2, INVOCATION BY REV. FLOYD FO~JU.E - FIRST BAPI'IST CHURCH LOMAX
<br /> Rev, Floyd Foshee, pastor of the First Baptist Church Lomax, delivered the invocation,
<br />3. CONSIDER ih:':AOVING MINUTES OF PUBLIC HEARING AND REGULAR MEETING
<br /> NOVElhD~A 11, 1996
<br /> Motion was made bv Counciloerson McLaughlin to annrove the minutes of November 11 as nresented.
<br /> Second by Councilperson Clarke, The motion carried, 5 ayes, 0 nays.
<br /> Ayes: Councilpersons Sutherland, McLaughlin, Gay, Clarke and Mayor Pro- Tem Alton Porter
<br /> Nays: None
<br />4, PRESENTATION:
<br /> A. EMPLOYEE OF THE QUAR.l~.K - JULY, AUGUST, SEr .l~l\-u)~A, 1996
<br /> Mayor Pro- Tem Alton Porter recognized Serafin Cervantes, Police Department Custodian, as the
<br /> "Employee of the Quarter" for the months of July, August, September, 1996 and read a dossier of Mr,
<br /> Cervantes' accomplishments, Police Chief Bobby Powell expressed his at't..~iation for Mr, Cervantes
<br /> good work, Police Chief Bobby Powell and Lieutenant Carl Crisp presented Mr, Cervantes with a plaque
<br /> to commemorate his selection.
<br />S, PETITIONS, REMONSTRANCES, COMMUNICATIONS, AND CITIZENS AND TAX PAYERS
<br /> ~D.li~G TO ADDRESS COUNCIL
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