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NIINUTES9 REGULAR MEETING AND PUBLIMARING
<br />OF THE LA PORTE CITY COUNCIL
<br />January 26, 2004
<br />1. CALL TO ORDER
<br />The meeting was called to order by Mayor Norman Malone at 6:00 p.m.
<br />Members of City Council Present: Councilmembers Chuck Engelken, Charlie Young, Barry Beasley, Peter
<br />Griffiths, Norman Malone and Bruce Meismer
<br />Members of Council Absent: Mike Mosteit, Howard Ebow and James Warren
<br />Members of City Executive Staff and City Employees Present: City Manager Debra Feazelle, Assistant City
<br />Manager John Joerns, Assistant City Attorney John Armstrong, Interim Planning Director Nick Finan, City
<br />Secretary Martha Gillett, Assistant City Secretary Sharon Harris, Assistant City Manager/Finance Director
<br />Cynthia Alexander, Assistant Finance Director Michael Dolby, Assistant to the City Manager Crystal Scott,
<br />Police Chief Richard Reff, Assistant Fire Chief Champ Dunham, Fire Marshall Laurie Christensen, Public
<br />Works Director Steve Gillett, Parks & Recreation Director Stephen Barr, Fire Chief Mike Boaze and Tax
<br />Manager Kathy Powell
<br />Others Present: Bill Scott, Erika Montemayor, Jason Cory Lout, Chris Farias, Andrea Shields, Barbara
<br />Norwine, Jose Medrano, Dustin Morgan, Dave Turnquist, Joseph Hernandez, Carlos Martinez, Dottie
<br />Kaminski, Delia Claus, Morris Covin, Judy Covin, Sue Gale Mock Kooken, "Houston Chronicle's This
<br />Week" Carol Christian, Jesus Rios, Victoria Tristen, Martin Ramos, Assinti Anderson, Adrian Anderson and
<br />a number of other citizens.
<br />2. Reverend Wayne Spears of Fairmont Park Baptist Church delivered the invocation.
<br />3. Mayor Malone led the Pledge of Allegiance.
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<br />4. PRESENTATIONS/PROCLAMATIONS
<br />The "Morns Covin Day" Proclamation was presented to Morris Covin by Mayor Malone, Police Chief
<br />Richard Reff, Fire Chief Mike Boaze and Fire Marshall Laurie Christensen.
<br />5. CONSENT AGENDA
<br />A. Council to consider approval or other action regarding a resolution authorizing the resale of the tax
<br />properties to Bayou Housing Partners.
<br />B. Council to consider approval or other action regarding a resolution authorizing the resale of the tax
<br />properties to Sonia Deaquino.
<br />C. Council to consider approval or other action regarding adopting an ordinance authorizing a contract for
<br />the collection of delinquent taxes with Perdue, Brandon, Fielder, Collins & Mott, L.L.P. for a three-year
<br />term beginning April 1, 2004, and ending March 31, 2007, with a two-year renewal, and on a month-to-
<br />month basis thereafter.
<br />D. Council to consider awarding a bid for an annual contract for Sewer Rehabilitation to Horseshoe
<br />Construction, low bidder meeting specifications, in the amount of $145,360.00, and authorize an
<br />additional $7,268.00 for contingency.
<br />E. Council to consider approval or other action regarding an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to
<br />execute a contract with the Utility Service Company, Inc. in the amount of $34,900, with a contingency
<br />of $1,745.
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