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<br />MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, PUBLIC HEARING AND WORKSHOP MEETING
<br />OF THE LA PORTE CITY COUNCIL
<br />March 10, 2008
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<br />1. CALL TO ORDER
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<br />The meeting was called to order by Mayor Pro Tem Rigby at 6:10 p.m.
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<br />Members of City Council Present: Mayor Pro Tem Rigby, Council members Tommy
<br />Moser, Mike Clausen, Georgia Malone, Mike Mosteit, Barry Beasley and Chuck Engelken.
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<br />Members of Council Absent: Mayor Porter and Howard Ebow
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<br />Members of City Executive Staff and City Employees Present: Assistant City Attorney
<br />Clark Askins, City Manager Ron Bottoms, Finance Director Michael Dolby, Assistant City
<br />Manager John Joerns, City Secretary Martha Gillett, Assistant Fire Chief Donald Ladd,
<br />Controller Phyllis Rinehart, Emergency Management Coordinator Jeff Suggs, Fire Chief
<br />Mike Boaze, Chief of Police Richard Reff, Economic Development Coordinator Gretchen
<br />Larson, GIS Manager Brian Sterling, Fire Marshal Cliff Meekins, Judge Mitrano, EMS Chief
<br />Ray Nolen, Operations Manager Marlene Rigby, Emergency Management Assistant Kristin
<br />Goutier, Parks and Recreation Programs Coordinator Mike Hovendick, Fire Department
<br />Ronnie Thibodaux, Jailer Delia Cordova, Police Department Tracy Phelan, Parks and
<br />Recreation Superintendent Russell Capps, Director of Parks & Recreation Stephen Barr,
<br />Economic Development Coordinator Gretchen Larson, Fire Marshal Cliff Meekins, Police
<br />Department Crime Prevention Officer Marcus Upchurch, Police Officer Paul Whitchurch,
<br />City Engineer Rodney Slaten, Police Department Chris Paige, Police Department Kai
<br />Patrick, Fire Department Administrative Assistant Tammy Kannar, Volunteer Champ
<br />Dunham, Main Street Coordinator Debra Dye, Volunteer Karen Rigby, and a number of
<br />other employees and volunteers.
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<br />Others present: John Handy of the Houston Chronicle, Adam Yanelli of the Bayshore Sun,
<br />John Black, Leonard Zlomke, David Janda, Phillip Hoot, Dennis Dunham, Ronda Lunsford,
<br />Patricia Clark, John Boerstler, Mike Prasek, Reverend Bingham, Pam Dunham and a
<br />number of citizens.
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<br />2. Michael Bingham of Abundant Life Church led the invocation.
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<br />3. Mayor Pro- Tem Rigby led the Pledge of Allegiance.
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<br />4. PRESENT A TIONSI PROCLAMATIONS
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<br />A. Mayor Pro- T em Rigby presented a Proclamation for "Daughter of the Republic of
<br />Texas".
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<br />B. Mayor Pro-Tem Rigby recognized the retirement of John (Champ) Dunham-
<br />Assistant Fire Chief and thanked him for his many years of service to the City.
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