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<br />City Council Budget Workshop Meetings - August 14-18 2006 - Page 2
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<br />Dolby, Police Lieutenant Carl Crisp, Assistant Fire Chief John Dunham, Office Coordinator
<br />Peggy Lee, Finance Supervisor Lorie Doughty, Controller Phyllis Rinehart, Assistant Public
<br />Works Director Don Pennell, Street Maintenance Equipment Operator III Lester Harris, Assistant
<br />City Secretary Sharon Harris, Equipment Services/Solidwaste Superintendent Lee Allen, Budget
<br />Officer Shelley Wolny, Street Supervisor Rodney Cox, Operations Manager Marlene Rigby,
<br />Parks and Recreation Director Stephen Barr, EMS Chief Ray Nolen, Fire Marshal Cliff Meekins,
<br />Golf Pro Alex Osmond, Equipment Services Supervisor Isabel Salinas, Building OffiCial Debbie
<br />Wilmore, Asst. Utility Superintendent Ray Mayo, Detective Jerome McKown, Public Works
<br />Employee Dennis Muska.
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<br />Citizens: Buddy Jacobs, Walter Barnes, Hank Foreman, Neal Welch, Mrs. Mayo, Paul
<br />Hickenbottom, Colleen Hicks and Mrs. Muska.
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<br />Council took a break from 7:43 to 7:55 p.m. on August 15t\ 2006. There was no discussion or no
<br />action taken during the break.
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<br />The August 15th Budget Workshop session recessed at 10:20 p.m.
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<br />The August 16th Budget Workshop session reconvened at 6:00 p.m.
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<br />City Council Present: City Councilmember Griffiths, Beasley, Mosteit, Engelken, Ebow, Moser,
<br />Rigby, Clausen and Mayor Porter were present.
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<br />Staff Present: City Manger Debra Feazelle, Assistant City Manager John Joerns, City Secretary
<br />Martha Gillett, Public Works Director Steve Gillett, Controller Phyllis Rinehart, Budget Officer
<br />Shelley Wolny, Parks and Recreation Director Stephen Barr, Assistant Public Works Director
<br />Don Pennell, Planning Department Utility Project Representative Regean McPhail, Assistant
<br />Finance Director Michael Dolby, MIS Manager Al Owens, Emergency Management Coordinator
<br />Jeff Suggs, City Engineer Rodney Slaten, Emergency Management Services Chief Ray Nolen,
<br />Police Chief Richard Reff, Human Resources Manager Robert Swanagan, Fire Chief Mike Boaze
<br />and Fire Marshal Cliff Meekins.
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<br />Citizens Present: Lauren Barr and Colleen Hicks.
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<br />2. Mayor Porter delivered the Invocation on August 14,2006.
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<br />3. Mayor Porter led the Pledge of Allegiance on August 14th, 2006.
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<br />4. Consider approving Minutes of the Regular Meeting and Workshop Meeting held on July 24,
<br />2006 on August 14t\ 2006.
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<br />Motion was made by Councilmember Engelken to approve the minutes as presented on August
<br />14th. 2006. Second by Councilmember Beasley. The motion carried unanimously.
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<br />5. Council to consider approval or other action regarding the second reading on an ordinance
<br />adopting a franchise agreement with Centerpoint Energy, Inc.
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<br />Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins presented summary and recommendation and answered
<br />Council's questions.
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<br />Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins read ORDINANCE 2006-2914 - AN ORDINANCE
<br />GRANTING TO CENTERPOINT ENERGY HOUSTON ELECTRIC, LLC THE RIGHT,
<br />PRIVELAGE AND FRANCHSISE TO US THE PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF- WAY AND TO USE,
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