1999-02-08 Regular Meeting, Public Hearing and Special Called Workshop Minutes of City Council

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- e City Council Meeting Minutes 2-08-99- Page 6 Susan Kelley presented summary and recommendation and answered City Council questions. City Attorney read: CONSIDER APPROVAL OR OTHER ACTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF RADIOS FROM HGAC. Motion was made by Council person Clarke to approve the purchase of radios from HGAC as presented by Ms. Kelley. Second by Councilperson Engelken. The motion carried unanimously. Ayes: Sutherland, Engelken, Ebow, Griffiths, Porter, Gay, Young, Clarke, and Mayor Malone. Nays: None Abstain: None Mayor Malone stopped the meeting for a break at 6:58 PM. 17. Special Called Workshop discussed the golf course greens. The workshop was opened at 7: 10 PM. Golf Pro Alex Osmond gave comments and answered questions. Bret Ratcliffe from Turf Industries was present to answer questions. The workshop was closed and the Regular Meeting was re-convened at 7:57 PM. 18. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS City Manager Robert T. Herrera reminded Council of the following events: A. Cancellation of March 8 and March 22, 1999 Council meetings. There will be a Special Called Regular Meeting on March 15, 1999. B. Risk Management Planning Dinner - February 23, 1999 at Sylvan Beach Pavilion. C. Open House for Mike Jackson and John Davis - February 25,1999 at the Sylvan Beach Pavilion. D. National League of Cities Conference - March 5 - 9, 1999 in Washington D.C. E. Margaret Lindsey v. The City of La Porte, Texas, Norman Malone, John Joerns, Guy Rankin, Bobby Powell, Robert Herrera, and John Armstrong. We received a letter from Ramon Viada of Abrams, Scott, & Bickley, L.L.P. notifying us that the Court has granted a take nothing summary judgement in favor of all of the Defendants in this case. This means that the city and the individual city officials have won the case at the trial court level.