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<br />MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF
<br />LA PORTE CITY COUNCIL
<br />MAY 12,2003
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<br />1. CALL TO ORDER
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<br />The meeting was called to order by Mayor Norman Malone at 6:00 p.m.
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<br />Members of City Council Present: Councilmembers Peter Griffiths, Howard Ebow, Chuck
<br />Engelken, Bruce Meismer, James Warren, Charlie Young, Barry Beasley and Norman
<br />Malone
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<br />Members of Council Absent: Mike Mosteit
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<br />Members of City Executive Staff and City Emplovees Present: City Manager Debra
<br />Feazelle, Director of Emergency Services Joe Sease, Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins,
<br />Assistant City Manager John Joerns, City Secretary Martha Gillett, Director of Public Works
<br />Steve Gillett, Police Chief Richard Reff, Assistant Police Chief Aaron Corrales, Lieutenant
<br />Carl Crisp, Auxiliary Services Lieutenant Ron Parker, Assistant Director of Finance Mike
<br />Dolby, Budget Investment Officer Shelley Wolny, Tax Manager Kathy Powell, Purchasing
<br />Manager Susan Kelley, City Planner Gwen Goodwin, Judge Louie Ditta, Judge Denise
<br />Mitrano and Director of Administrative Services Carol Buttler
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<br />Others Present: Sue Gale Mock Kooken, Spero Pomonis, Barbara Norwine, David
<br />Turnquist, Cassidy Smith, Crissy Stanley, Brandon Bunch, Guilleemo Chavana, Joel
<br />Alegria, David Addison, Rhonda Young, Vanesa Zapata, Charles Underwood, Deontra
<br />Warren, Wes Smalling and Colleen Hicks
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<br />2. Mayor Malone delivered the invocation.
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<br />3. Mayor Malone led the Pledge of Allegiance.
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<br />4. Council to consider approval or other action of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting and
<br />Workshop Meeting held on April 28, 2003.
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<br />Motion was made bv Councilmember Engelken to approve the Minutes of the Regular
<br />Meeting and Workshop Meeting held on April 28, 2003. Second by Councilmember
<br />Warren. The motion carried.
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<br />Ayes: Engelken, Meismer, Warren, Young, Beasley and Malone
<br />Nays: None
<br />Abstain: Ebow, Griffiths
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<br />5. PRESENT A nONS
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<br />A. Mayor Malone read a letter of appreciation from Susan H. Garman, Associate Director
<br />(Management) of NASA, for La Porte honoring the STS-I07 crew of the Space Shuttle
<br />Columbia and proclaiming February 10, 2003 as Space Shuttle Columbia Day.
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<br />B. Mayor Malone presented a proclamation to the Police Department in honor of National
<br />Police Week.
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