2004-04-12 Regular Meeting and Workshop Meeting Minutes

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City Council Regular Meeting and Workshop Meeting - April 12, 2004 - Page 5 11. Council to consider approval or other action regarding an ordinance authorizing the sale of the home located at 323 N. ih Street as part of the City's HOME Grant, and authorizing the City Manager as the City's representative to execute the closing document. Interim Planning Director Nick Finan presented summary and recommendation and answered Council's questions. Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins read: ORDINANCE 2004-2716 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LA PORTE (SELLER) AND WILLIE E.COLLINS (BUYER) FOR THE SALE OF A MODEL HOME LOCATED AT 323 N. 7TH STREET, MORE SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBED AS LOT 29 AND 30 OF BLOCK 77, LA PORTE, TX 77571, AS PART OF THE HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP (HOME) PROGRAM FOR THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS; MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. Motion was made by Councilmember Young to approve Ordinance 2004-2716 as presented by Mr. Finan. Second by Councilmember Ebow. The motion carried. Ayes: Mosteit, Ebow, Beasley, Griffiths, Engelken, Young and Meismer Nays: None Abstain: None 12. Council to consider approval or other action instructing the Assistant Director of Finance to amend the 2003- 04 Adopted Budget for the General Fund by $72,269.00. Assistant Director of Finance Michael Dolby presented summary and recommendation and answered Council's questions. Mayor Pro Tern Griffiths requested a vote on this item. Ayes: Mosteit, Ebow, Beasley, Griffiths, Engelken, Young and Meismer Nays: None Abstain: None 13. The Regular Meeting closed and the Workshop Meeting opened at 6:40 p.m. A. Human Resources Manager Sherry Sampson gave direction on the City of La Porte's Medical Fund. Mr. Neal Welch discussed the City of La Porte's Medical Fund. With so many concerned with health care costs, Mr. Welch provided background information on contributing factors of medical inflation, with general inflation as related to medical advances in medical care, increasing provider expenses, even with the City being a self-funded environment with our health plan coverage. Some employers are providing high-deductible health plans, coupled with health care reimbursement plans, the City will be looking at these plans. The government passed legislation in 2003 with the City being able to consider one of these plans, which are like a defined contribution versus a defined benefit program. Councilmember Meismer questioned how we request RFPs for what types of plans the City would be reviewing. Mr. Welch informed Mr. Meismer there are certain parameters which are reviewed, inform the type of employees, how we are organized, retirement, etc. B. Debra Feazelle provided Council with information on the application from Dennis Steger, recommended by Mayor Norman Malone, to serve on the La Porte Area Water Authority. If there are no questions, this item will return to Council at a later date.