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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING
<br />OF THE LA PORTE CITY COUNCIL
<br />February 23, 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, Howard Ebow, Charlie Young, Barry
<br />Beasley, Mike Mosteit, Peter Griffiths, Norman Malone, and Bruce Meismer
<br />Members of Council Absent: James Warren
<br />Members of City Executive Staff and Citv Employees Present: City Manager Debra Feazelle, Assistant City
<br />Manager John Joerns, Assistant City Manager Cynthia Alexander, Assistant City Attorney John Armstrong,
<br />Interim Planning Director Nick Finan, City Secretary Martha Gillett, Public Works Director Steve Gillett,
<br />Assistant Parks and Recreation Director James Eastep, Parks and Recreation Director Stephen Barr,
<br />Purchasing Manager Susan Kelley, Fire Chief Mike Boaze, Assistant Fire Chief John Dunham, City
<br />Manager's Administrative Assistant Crystal Scott and Police Chief Richard Reff
<br />Others Present: Fred Allen, Lacy Moore, Spero Pomonis, Ricky Turner, Sue Gale Mock Kooken, Linden
<br />Reimer, Carroll Pruitt, H. Carlos Smith, Tommy Moser, Bill Scott, Zendy Ornelas, Whittney Long, Karin
<br />Wright, Andrea Whittington, Ruben F. Hernandez, Chase Light, Daniel K. Robinson, Rodney Lewis, Brandon
<br />Nolen, Casey Cervanez, Veronica Contreras, Lionel Garcia, Anthony Reynolds, Joseph Hernandez, Jack
<br />Sykes, Mike Clausen, Amanda M. Miller, Eddie Hollub, Justin Lundolt, Assanti Anderson, Adrian Anderson,
<br />Carol Christian of the "Houston Chronicle This Week", Charlie Doug Boyle, Nick Barrera and a number of
<br />other citizens and students.
<br />2. Mayor Malone delivered the invocation.
<br />3. Mayor Malone led the Pledge of Allegiance.
<br />4. CONSENT AGENDA
<br />A. Council to consider approval or other action regarding a resolution providing for a voluntary contribution
<br />program through the City's utility billing system to supplement the funding of a BicycleJPedestrian Trail
<br />System, and beautification projects for the City of La Porte.
<br />B. Council to consider approval or other action regarding an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to
<br />execute an agreement with Claunch and Miller, Inc. to provide professional engineering services for
<br />rehabilitation of Lift Station Number 9 in the amount of $39,210.
<br />C. Council to consider approval or other action regarding an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to
<br />execute an agreement with Freese and Nichols, Inc. to provide professional engineering services for a
<br />preliminary engineering report for utilities along Bayshore Drive in the amount of $16,390.
<br />D. Council to consider approval or other action regarding approval of recommendation of Fleet Safety
<br />Emergency Equipment for Patrol Car bids.
<br />E. Council to consider approval or other action of the February 9, 2004 City Council Regular Meeting and
<br />Public Hearing Minutes.
<br />Motion was made by Councilmember Engelken to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Second by
<br />Councilmember Young. The motion carried.
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