2006-10-23 Regular Meeting, Public Hearing and Workshop Meeting of La Porte City Council

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City Council Regular Meeting, Workshop Meeting and Public Hearing —October 23, 2006 Page 10 CLAUSE; CONTAINING A REPEALING CLAUSE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. Motion was made by Council member Griffiths to approve the Ordinance 2782-N appointing George Van Dyke to Citizen position 1 and Steve Valerius to Citizen Position 2 as presented by Mayor Porter. Second by Council member Ebow. The motion carried Ayes: Mosteit, Beasley, Engelken, Rigby, Ebow, Clausen, Griffiths and Mayor. Nays: Moser, Abstain: None 14. Council to consider approval or other action regarding submittal of names for AD Hoc Committee for proposed bond referendum. Interim City Manager John Joerns presented summary and recommendation and answered Council's questions. Council directed Mr. Joems to bring back an Ad Hoc appointment ordinance and council would have names to place in the ordinance. 15. Council to consider approval or other action setting November 6, 2006 as the Public Hearing date for establishing a Reinvestment Zone and authorize staff to publish said Public Hearing date and provide notices to other taxing entities as prescribed by Chapter 312 of the Texas Tax Code. Assistant Finance Director Michael Dolby presented summary and recommendation and answered Council's questions. Motion was made by Council member Clausen to approve Public Hearing Date as presented by Mr. Dolby. Second by Council member Ebow. The motion carried Ayes: Mosteit, Moser, Beasley, Engelken, Rigby, Ebow, Clausen, Griffiths and Mayor. Nays: None Abstain: None 16. Fiscal affairs Committee Chairman Engelken provided council a report. 17. Matt Novosad President of the La Porte Police Officer's Association presented an original petition to Mayor Porter and requested Council to recognize the La Porte Police Officer's Association as the sole and exclusive bargaining agent for all police officers of the City of La Porte, under "Meet and Confer" Law. 18. Ad Hoc Meet and Confer Law Review Committee Chairman Barry Beasley provided council with a report and recommended council recognize the La Porte Police Officer's Association as the sole and exclusive bargaining agent for all police officers of the City of La Porte, under "Meet and Confer" Law. 19. Council to consider approval or other action to 1)grant recognition of the La Porte Police Officer's Association as the sole and exclusive bargaining agent for all police officer's employed by the City of La Porte and provide that the City of La Porte may meet and confer without an election; or , 2) defer granting recognition of the association and order an