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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARING
<br />OF THE LA PORTE CITY COUNCIL
<br />August 28, 2006
<br />1. CALL TO ORDER
<br />The meeting was called to order by Mayor Alton Porter at 6: 02 p.m.
<br />Members of City Council Present: Mayor Alton Porter, Council members Tommy Moser, Mike Mosteit, Barry
<br />Beasley, Chuck Engelken, Howard Ebow, Mike Clausen and Louis Rigby. Peter Griffiths arrived at 8:35 p.m.
<br />Members of Council Absent: None.
<br />_Members of City Executive Staff and Cily Employees Present: City Manager Debra Feazelle, Assistant City
<br />Secretary Sharon Harris, Assistant City Manager John Joerns, Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins, Public
<br />Works Director Steve Gillett, Fire Chief Mike Boaze, EMS Chief Ray Nolen, City Secretary Martha Gillett,
<br />Assistant to City Manager Crystal Scott, Assistant Fire Chief John Dunham, Assistant Police Chief Aaron,
<br />Assistant Finance Director Michael Dolby, Purchasing Manager Susan Kelley, Assistant EMS Chief Lisa Camp,
<br />Golf Course Manager Alex Osmond, Human Resource Manager Robert Swanagan, Paramedic II Jake Evans,
<br />Detective David Huckabee, Fire Marshal Cliff Meekins, Parks & Recreation Director Stephen Barr, Public
<br />Impovement Coordinator Reagan McPhail, Direcor of Planning Wayne Sabo, Assistant Fire Chief Champ
<br />Dunham, Patrol Sergeant Matthew Daeumer, Budget/Investment Officer Shelley Wolny, Building Official Debbie
<br />Wilmore, Emergency Management Jeff Suggs, Inspector I Mike Kirkwood, CID Sergeant Tammy McBeath,
<br />Criminal Investigations Specialist Janet Peck, CID Lieutenant Stephen Deardorff, Downtown Revitalization
<br />Coordinator Debra Dye.
<br />Others Present: Sue Gail Kooken, Paul Hickenbottom, Barbara Norwine, Elaine Bonner, John Handy of Houston
<br />Chronicle, Spero Pomonis, Dave Tumquist, Tracy Koenig, Jake Evans, Jennifer Smith, Charmaine Henderson,
<br />Kenneth Briggs, Brian Reyes, Andrew Thurman, Gerald Hemby, Brian Adams, Christopher Pinkney, Annette
<br />Redic and Colleen Hicks and other citizens.
<br />2. Reverend Michael Davis of First Assembly of God of La Porte delivered invocation.
<br />3. Mayor Porter led the Pledge of Allegiance.
<br />4. PRESENTATIONS / PROCLAMATIONS
<br />A. Mayor Porter recognized Retiree Edward Jarvis La Porte Volunteer Fire Department joined by Mike
<br />Boaze and Champ Dunham.
<br />B. Mayor Porter joined by Chief of Police Richard Reff, and Tammy McBeath recognized and presented an
<br />award to Detective David Huckabee for the prestigious 2006 Children's Adovacy Centers of Texas.
<br />C. Mayor Porter and EMS Chief Ray Nolen presented a proclamation to Jake Evans for his dedication to
<br />Shattered Dreams program at La Porte Independent School District.
<br />D. Mayor Porter read the Prostate Cancer Awareness Month proclamation.
<br />5. Consent Agenda
<br />A. Consider approving Minutes of the Budget Workshop Meetings of City Council held
<br />on August 14-16, 2006.
<br />B. Council to consider approval or other action regarding an ordinance to vacate, abandon, and close
<br />portions of the South IP Street West "E" Street and West "F" Street Rights -of -Way.
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