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<br />MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING PUBLIC HEARING AND WORKSHOP MEETING
<br />OF THE LA PORTE CITY COUNCIL
<br />November 12,2007
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<br />1. CALL TO ORDER
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<br />The meeting was called to order by Mayor Porter at 6:01pm.
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<br />Members of City Council Present: Mayor Pro Tern Rigby, Council members Tommy Moser,
<br />Mike Clausen, Georgia Malone, Howard Ebow, Mike Mosteit, Barry Beasley and Mayor
<br />Porter.
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<br />Members of Council Absent: Chuck Engelken
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<br />Members of City Executive Staff and City Employees Present: Assistant City Attorney
<br />Clark Askins, City Manager Ron Bottoms, Assistant City Manager John Joerns, Parks and
<br />Recreation Director Stephen Barr, Planning Director Wayne Sabo, Interim Finance Director
<br />Michael Dolby, City Secretary Martha Gillett, Director of Public Works Steve Gillett,
<br />Purchasing Manager Susan Kelley, Building Official Debbie Wilmore, Assistant Fire Chief
<br />John Dunham, EMS Chief Ray Nolen, Main Street Coordinator Debra Dye, Human
<br />Resources Specialist Nicole Hatter, Buyer Cherell Daeumer, Lieutenant Ron Parker,
<br />Equipment Services Supervisor Isabel Salinas, Operations Manager Marlene Rigby,
<br />Records Clerk Gina Ford, MIS Manager Al Owens, Lieutenant Steve Deardorff, Economic
<br />Development Coordinator Gretchen Black, Detective David Huckabee, Public Works
<br />Employee Freddie Doughty, Senior Services Superintendent Karen Beerman, Sergeant Matt
<br />Daeumer, Chief of Police Richard Reff and a number of other employees.
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<br />Others Present: John Handy of Houston Chronicle, Adam Yanelli of Bay shore Sun, Dan
<br />Chappell of Ministerial Alliance, Mrs. Salinas, Phillip Hoot, David Janda, Neil Welch, Alan
<br />McCormick, Craig Artze, Janann Pittman, Reverend Rickles, Stan Avallose, Paul
<br />Whitchurch, Matt Parsons, Jason Carter, Mike Dain, Moses Sample, David Hue, Lee
<br />Stewart, Jesse Arenivas, Jr., Randy Sewell, David S. Watson, Hector Canlena, Roel Davis,
<br />Ronda Lunsford and other citizens.
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<br />2. Dan Chappell of Ministerial Alliance delivered the invocation.
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<br />3. Mayor Porter led the Pledge of Allegiance.
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<br />4. PRESENTATIONS / PROCLAMATIONS
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<br />5. Consent Agenda
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<br />A. Consider approving Minutes of the Regular Meeting and Public Hearing of La Porte
<br />City Council held on October 22,2007.
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<br />B. Council to consider approval or other action awarding bid #07029 for city-wide
<br />sidewalk in-fill project in the amount of$59,177.08 and to establish a contingency
<br />fund of$7,360.09 that will be used to help fund additional area where new
<br />sidewalks are needed.
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