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<br />MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING AND WORKSHOP MEETING
<br />OF THE LA PORTE CITY COUNCIL
<br />March 27, 2006
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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 6:02p.m.
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<br />Members of City Council Present: Mayor Alton Porter, Council members Tommy Moser, Mike Clausen, Mike
<br />Mosteit, Louis Rigby, Barry Beasley, Howard Ebow, and Chuck Engelken.
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<br />Members of Council Absent: Council member Peter Griffiths
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<br />Members of City Executive Staff and City Employees Present: City Manager Debra Feazelle, Assistant City
<br />Manager John Joerns, Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins, Assistant City Manager Cynthia Alexander, Planning
<br />Director Wayne Sabo, EMS Chief Ray Nolen, Assistant City Secretary Sharon Harris, , City Secretary Martha
<br />Gillett, Assistant to the City Manager Crystal Scott, Assistant Fire Chief Mike Boaze, Main Street Coordinator
<br />Debra Dye, Fire Chief Champ Dunham, Public Improvement Coordinator Reagan McPhail, Police Chief Richard
<br />Reff, Fire Marshal Cliff Meekins, Purchasing Manager Susan Kelley, Assistant Finance Director Michael Dolby.
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<br />Others Present: Charlie Young, Sue Gail Kooken, Trent Wise, Houston Chronicle representative Carol Christian,
<br />Colleen Hicks, Tim Bird, Peggy Tellez, Jared Hanson, Marie Campise, Walter Swain, Eric Rusher, Jeannie
<br />Rusher, JoAnn Barnett, Kelsey Kalem, George Stragemeieu, Keri McAdams, Brenda Cantu, Maribel Flores, Bill
<br />Hull, Daniel Knoxxton, Marie Castillo and other citizens.
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<br />2. Walter Swaim of Central Baptist Church of Pasadena 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 />There were no presentations/proclamations presented at the meeting.
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<br />5. Consent Agenda
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<br />A. Consider approving Minutes of the Regular Meeting and Public Hearing of City Council held on March
<br />13,2006.
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<br />B. Council to consider approval or other action regarding adopting an ordinance amending Fiscal Year 2005-
<br />06 Budget for $500,000 for construction of Fire Station 3. Additional funding is to be taken from fund
<br />balance. Also amend grant fund by $40,000 for community development block grant.
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<br />C. Council to consider approval or other action regarding amending the Community Development Block
<br />Grant Fund 032 Budget by an increase of $40,000 for construction of the North Second Street Project.
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<br />D. Council to consider approval or other action regarding approving a resolution declaring intention to
<br />reimburse certain expenditures with borrowing proceeds for the TIRZ Infrastracture and various water
<br />sewer projects.
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<br />Motion was made by Council member Beasley to approve the consent agenda as presented. Second by
<br />Council member Moser.
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<br />Motion carried.
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<br />Ayes: Mosteit, Moser, Ebow, Engelken, Rigby, Beasley, Clausen and Mayor Porter.
<br />Nays: None
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