2005-07-11 Regular Called Meeting & Workshop of La Porte City Council

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I , MINUTES OF REGUL.MEET~NG, WORKSHOP MEETINGID PUBLIC HEARING OF BU, LA PORTE CITY COUNCIL ! July 11, 2005 i I 1. CALL TO ORDER I I The meeting was called to order by May,or Alton Porter at 6:03 p.m. I Members of City Council Present: May~r Alton Porter, Council members Chuck Engelken, Tommy Moser, Howard Ebow, Mike Clausen, Mike Mo;steit and Louis Rigby. I Members of Council Absent: Council rJember Barry Beasley and Peter Griffiths. i Members of City Executive Staff and City Emolovees Present: City Manager Debra Feazelle, Assistant City Manager John Joerns, Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins, Assistant Finance Director Michael Dolby, Assistant to the City Manager Crystal Scott, City flanner Masood Malik, Director of Public Works Steve Gillett, City Secretary Martha Gillett, Budget Officer Shelley Wolny, Assistant Public Works Director Don Pennell, Golf Course Manager Alex Osmond, EMS R~presentative Darrell Fales, EMS Chief Ray Nolen, Assistant Police Chief Aaron Corrales, Lieutenant Ron Parker, !Assistant City Secretary Sharon Harris, Lieutenant Carl Crisp, Assistant Fire Chief John Dunham, Police Chief ~ichard Reff and Parks and Recreation Director Stephen Barr. i Others Present: Jessica Flores, Pat Re~f, Patty Welborn, Charlie Doug Boyle, Sue Gail Kooken, Tom Campbell, Colleen Hicks, Wayne Hammond, 1. Pribe Blalock, Mike Cornett, Carol Christian of the Houston Chronicle and other citizens. I I I 2. Reverend Mary Currie of St. James Pre~byterian was not present to deliver the Invocation. Due to her absence, Mayor Porter delivered the Invocation. I ! 3. Mayor Porter led the Pledge of Allegian~e. I I 4. PRESENTATIONS / PROCLAMATIONS I I A. Mayor Porter presented a Jessic~ Flores Day Proclamation to Jessica Flores. I I B. Mayor Porter presented Darrell !Fales a Proclamation recognizing his service in Iraq. Several EMS staff members joined the Mayor in r~cognizing and congratulating Mr. Fales. C. Mayor Porter presented Certific~te of Distinction for Investment Policy to Assistant Finance Director Michael Dolby and Budget Inv~stment Officer Shelley Wolny. D. Mayor Porter presented DistingUished Budget Presentation Award to Michael Dolby and Shelley Wolny. 5. Consent Agenda i A. Consider approving Minutes of the Regular Meeting and Public Hearing held on June 27, 2005. B. Council to consider approval or other action regarding an ordinance approving and authorizing an employment and lease agreement between the City of La Porte and Alex Osmond. Motion was made by Council mem~er Engelken to approve the consent agenda as presented. Second by Council member Mosteit. ! : I Motion carried unanimously. : ! Ayes: Mosteit, Engelken, Moser, :Rigby, Ebow, Clausen and Mayor Porter. ! I I I