2006-01-09 Regular Meeting, Public Hearing and Workshop Meeting of La Porte City Council

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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, PUBLIC HEARING AND n'ORKSHOP MEETING OF THE LA PORTE CITY COUNCIL January 9, 2006 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Mayor Alton Porter at 6:03 p.m. Members of City Council Present: Mayor Alton Porter, Council members Tommy Moser, Mike Clausen, Mike Mosteit, Louis Rigby, Barry Beasley, Howard Ebow, Chuck Engelken and Peter Griffiths. Members of Council Absent: None Members of City Executive Staff and City Emplovees Present: City Manager Debra Feazelle, Assistant City Manager John Joerns, Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins, Assistant City Manager Cynthia Alexander, Public Works Representative Ray Mayo, Main Street Coordinator Debra Dye, Public Works Director Steve Gillett, Planning Director Wayne Sabo, Fire Chief Mike Boaze, EMS Chief Ray Nolen, Administrative Secretary Susan Felty, City Engineer Rodney Slaton, City Secretary Martha Gillett, Assistant Fire Chief John Dunham, Police Chief Richard Reff, Assistant Finance Director Michael Dolby and Parks and Recreation Director Stephen Barr. Others Present: Sue Gail Kooken, Spero Pomonis, Barbara Norwine, Carol Christian, Houston Chronicle, Carlos Martinez, Colleen Hicks, Reverend Dan Chappell, Mrs. Ray Mayo, Dave Turnquist, Douglas Toller, Bobby Grisham, Stephanie Dudley, Jonathan Reiter, Daniel Knowlton, David Duvall, Heather Tanner, Megan Moreno and other citizens. 2. Reverend Dan Chappell of Fairmont Park Baptist Church of La Porte delivered the Invocation. 3. Mayor Porter led the Pledge of Allegiance. 4. PRESENTATIONS / PROCLAMATIONS Mayor Porter presented a plaque to the City of La Porte for 20 years of membership with National League of Cities. Mayor Porter presented the award to Council Member Howard Ebow and Councilmember Mike Mosteit as they were delegates at the most recent conferences. 5. Consent Agenda A. Consider approving Minutes of the Regular Meeting and Public Hearing of City Council held on December 12,2005. B. Council to consider approval or other action regarding an ordinance amending Fiscal Year 2005-06 Budget for the upgrade of the replacement of the Yz ton pickup to a 1 ton pickup in the Parks Department and for the EMS Southeast Texas Trauma Regional Advisory Council grant award in excess of budgeted amount. City Manager Debra Feazelle noted this item was originally to make a change to the motor pool fund and grant fund and there will be no changes to the motor pool general fund and only to the grant funds. C. Council to consider approval or other action regarding an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute a revised contract with the Port of Houston Authority for the City of La Porte EMS Division. The amended contract was placed at the table as a substitution from legal.