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<br />MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, PUBLIC HEARING AND WORKSHOP MEETING
<br />OF THE LA PORTE CITY COUNCIL
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<br />December 11, 2006
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<br />* Items changed at meeting are italicized.
<br />1. CALL TO ORDER
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<br />The meeting was called to order by Mayor Alton Porter at 6:00 p.m.
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<br />Members of City Council Present: Mayor Alton Porter, Council members Tommy Moser,
<br />Peter Griffiths, Mike Clausen, Mike Mosteit, Louis Rigby, Howard Ebow, and Chuck
<br />Engelken. Mr. Griffiths arrived at 8:30 p.m.
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<br />Members of Council Absent: Barry Beasley
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<br />Members of City Executive Staff and City Employees Present: Interim City Manager John
<br />Joerns, Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins, Planning Director Wayne Sabo, City
<br />Consultant/Advisor Debra Feazelle, Assistant City Secretary Sharon Harris, Police Chief
<br />Richard Reff, Human Resources Manager Robert Swanagan, Interim Finance Director
<br />Michael Dolby, City Engineer Rodney Slaton, Assistant Public Works Director Don Pennell,
<br />Patrol Lieutenant Carl Crisp, Public Works Director Steve Gillett, Patrol Sergeant Matt
<br />Daeumer, Special Operations Officer Kelly Green, Fire Chief Mike Boaze, Human Resource
<br />Specialist III Nicole Hatter, Buyer Cherell Daeumer, Patrol Officer Matt Novosad, GIS
<br />Technician Isaac Rodriguez, Downtown Revitalization Coordinator Debra Dye Parks and
<br />Recreation Director Stephen Barr, Emergency Management Coordinator Jeff Suggs,
<br />Purchasing Manager Susan Kelley, Richard Ayers, and numerous police officers and
<br />firefighters.
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<br />Others Present: John Handy with the Houston Chronicle, Neal We1ch, Paul Dawson, Paul
<br />Chavez, Landis Thompson, Elmer Diaz, Ken Ural, Bobby Grisham, Dennis Arocho, Claudia
<br />and Bob Rodgers, Gilbert Duran Jr., Sara Travers, Michael Evans, David Janda, Estevan
<br />Campson, Ernest Ramos, Monique Moser, Nina Garza, Shelbie Gabrilska, Nathan Bretting,
<br />Dan Chappell, and other citizens.
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<br />2. Reverend Dan Chappell of Fairmont Park Baptist Church delivered the Invocation.
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<br />3. Mayor Porter led the Pledge of Allegiance.
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<br />4. PRESENT A TrONS I PROCLAMATIONS
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<br />Mayor Porter presented a proclamation to Debbie Rhin-Harvey.
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<br />5. Consent Agenda
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<br />A. Consider approving Minutes of the Special Called Meeting, Public Hearing and
<br />Workshop Meeting of La Porte City Council held on November 6, 2006.
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<br />B. Council to consider approval or other action regarding award of a mobile
<br />performance platform to Century Industries, Inc. for its TXMAS bid in the amount
<br />of$52,161.00 using $50, 000.00 from the account set up for its purchase, and the
<br />remaining $2,161.00 from 015 contingency funds.
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