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<br />MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARING
<br />OF THE LA PORTE CITY COUNCIL
<br />December 12, 2005
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<br />1. CALL TO ORDER
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<br />The meeting was called to order by Mayor Alton Porter at 7:02 p.m.
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<br />Members of City Council Present: Mayor Alton Porter, Council members Chuck Engelken, Tommy Moser, Barry
<br />Beasley, Mike Mosteit, Louis Rigby, Mike Clausen and Howard Ebow.
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<br />Members of Council Absent: Peter Griffiths
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<br />Members of City Executive Staff and City Employees Present: City Manager Debra Feazelle, Assistant City
<br />Manager Cynthia Alexander, Assistant Finance Director Michael Dolby, Fire Chief Mike Boaze, Assistant City
<br />Manager John Joerns, Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins, City Secretary Martha Gillett, Public Works Director
<br />Steve Gillett, Director of Planning Wayne Sabo, Emergency Services Coordinator Jeff Suggs, Assistant Fire Chief
<br />John Dunham, Police Chief Richard Reff, Human Resources Manager Robert Swanagan, Building Official
<br />Debbie Wilmore, Administrative Secretary Susan Felty, MIS Manager Al Owens, Parks Maintenance Supervisor
<br />Randy Cernosek, Purchasing Manager Susan Kelley, GIS Manager Brian Sterling, President La Porte Police
<br />Officer's Association Matt Novosad and EMS Chief Ray Nolen.
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<br />Others Present: Sue Gail Kooken, Tyler Goodrich, Dustin Kempf, JeffChoates, Christina Weeks, Zach Blood,
<br />Luis Sanchez, Lucas Tackett, Rob Burchfield, Sean Mooney, Dustin Aaron, Jacqueline Carmona, Javier
<br />Carmona, Mr. And Mrs. John Blakemore, Doug Wilson, Carson Jones, Jorge Reynaga, Jim Bridge, Colleen
<br />Hicks, Barbara Norwine, Sarah Lindeen, Michael Tremaine, Chris Linden, Sharon Tremaine, John Tremaine,
<br />Milad Elias, Karen Rigby and other citizens.
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<br />2. Reverend Alan Neel of La Porte Community Church delivered the Invocation.
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<br />3. Mayor Porter led the Pledge of Allegiance.
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<br />4. PRESENTATIONS / PROCLAMATIONS
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<br />Recognition of relief efforts for Hurricane Katrina and Rita
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<br />5. Consent Agenda
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<br />A. Consider approving Minutes of the Regular Meeting and Workshop Meeting of City Council held
<br />on November 14,2005.
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<br />B. Council to consider approval or other action regarding an ordinance authorizing the execution by the City
<br />of La Porte of an Industrial District Agreement with Akzo Nobel Polymer Chemicals Inc. and an
<br />ordinance authorizing the execution by the City of La Porte of an Industrial Agreement with Albemarle
<br />Catalysts Company, LP.
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<br />C. Council to consider approval or other action regarding an ordinance to vacate, abandon, and close the
<br />alleys in Blocks 1218 and 1255, Harris County, Town of La Porte.
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<br />D. Council to consider approval or other action regarding an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to sign
<br />sub-recipient agreements to receive grant funds from the Governor's Division of Emergency
<br />Management.
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<br />E. Council to consider approval or other action authorizing the expenditure ofDASI 05 grant funds in the
<br />amount of$471,494.41 to Motorola for purchase of800 MHz Radio System.
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