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<br />MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, PUBLIC HEARING AND WORKSHOP MEETING <br />OF THE LA PORTE CITY COUNCIL <br />September 11, 2006 <br /> <br />1. CALL TO ORDER <br /> <br />The meeting was called to order by Mayor Alton Porter at 6: 00 p.m. <br /> <br />Members of City Council Present: Mayor Alton Porter, Council members Tommy Moser, <br />Mike Clausen, Mike Mosteit, Louis Rigby, Barry Beasley, Howard Ebow, Peter Griffiths <br />and Chuck Engelken <br /> <br />Members of Council Absent: none. <br /> <br />Members of City Executive Staff and City Employees Present: Assistant City Manager John <br />Joerns, Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins, Planning Director Wayne Sabo, City <br />Secretary Martha Gillett, Assistant City Secretary Sharon Harris, Police Chief Richard Reff, <br />Human Resources Manager Robert Swanagan, Fire Marshal Cliff Meekins, Building Official <br />Debbie Wilmore, Golf Pro Alex Osmond Assistant to City Manager Crystal Scott, <br />Accounting Coordinator Lorie Doughty, Patrol Lieutenant Carl Crisp, Patrol Sergant Matt <br />Daeumer, Purchasing Technician Cherell Daeumer, Parks and Recreation Director Stephen <br />Barr, Emergency Management Coordinator Jeff Suggs, Purchasing Manager Susan Kelley, <br />Assistant Public Works Director Don Pennell, EMS Chief Ray Nolen, Patrol Officer Matt <br />Novosad, Paramedic II Jake Evans, Assistant Utility Superintendent Ray Mayo, Fire Chief <br />Mike Boaze, Assistant Fire Chief Champ Dunham, Detective David Huckabee, Inspector I <br />Mike Kirkwood, Downtown Revitalization Coordinator Debra Dye, Bldg. Maintenance <br />Technician Supervisor Randy Cernosek, Street Maintenance Supervisor Rodney Cox, Parks <br />and Recreation Operations Manager Marlene Rigby, Public Improvement Coordinator <br />Reagan McPhail and a numerous police officers and firefighters. <br /> <br />Others Present: Carlos Martinez, Sue Gail Mc Kooken, John Handy of Houston Chronicle, <br />Buddy Jacobs, Tracy Koenig, Russell Plank, Barbara Norwine, Mrs. Mayo, Norman Cook, <br />Dottie Kaminski and Colleen Hicks and other citizens. <br /> <br />2. Mayor Porter delivered the Invocation. <br /> <br />3. Mayor Porter led the Pledge of Allegiance. <br /> <br />4. PRESENT A nONS / PROCLAMA nONS <br /> <br />A. Mayor Porter presented a Save a Life Month proclamation to the Fire, EMS and <br />Police Departments. <br /> <br />B. Mayor Porter presented a proclamation to Candace Pullien in honor of Constitution <br />Week. <br /> <br />C. Mayor Porter presented a proclamation to members of the US Army and Coast <br />Guard in honor of Armed Forces Week. <br /> <br />D. Mayor Porter read a 911 Day Resolution. <br />