1997-10-27 Regular Meeting of City Council

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. e ORIGiNAL MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF LA PORTE CITY COUNCIL OCTOBER 27, 1997 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, Chuck Engelken, Howard Ebow, Bob McLaughlin, Alton Porter, Deotis Gay, and Jerry Clarke. Members of Council Absent: Councilperson Jack Maxwell. Members of City Executive Staff and City Employees Present: City Manager Robert T. Herrera, Assistant City Manager John Joerns, Assistant City Manager Jeff Litchfield, Assistant City Attorney John Armstrong, Police Chief Bobby Powell, Director of Public Works Steve Gillett, City Secretary Martha Gillett, Planning Director Guy Rankin, Director of Administrative Services Louis Rigby, Parks and Recreation Director Stephen Barr, City Engineer Doug Kneupper, Assistant Finance Director Cynthia Alexander, City Manager's Secretary Carol Buttler. Others Present: Spero Pomonis, Lou Lawler, Ramona Gatsberry, Fred Thompson, Dr. Bobby Worsham, Boyscouts Nelson Carter and Daniel Armstrong, and a number of La Porte Citizens. 2. INVOCATION - DR. BOBBYE WORSHAM - SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH. Dr. Bobbye Worsham delivered the invocation. 3. CONSIDER APPROVING MINUTES OF SPECIAL CALLED REGULAR MEETING AND WORKSHOP MEETING OCTOBER 20,1997. Motion was made by COllncilperson Sutherland to approve the minutes of October 20. 1997 as presented. Second by Councilperson Clarke. The motion carried, 8 ayes, 0 nays. Ayes: Councilpersons Sut.herland, Engelken, Ebow, McLaughlin, Porter, Gay, Clarke, and Mayor Norman Malone. Nays: None 4. PETITIONS, REMONSTRANCES, COMMUNICATIONS, AND CITIZENS AND TAXPA YERS WISHING TO ADDRESS COUNCIL.