2008-09-22 Regular Meeting and Public Hearing of La Porte City Council

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Minutes of Regular Meeting, Emergency Meeting and Public Hearing September 22, 2008 Page 11 City Manager Ron Bottoms reported: ~ Is proud of the way the entire staff handled the situation. ~ Commended the school district for helping with food and shelters, had approximately forty volunteers. ~ Thanked the Building Department for a job well done and for keeping the office open on the weekends. ~ Thanked Susan Kelley for the great job she did cooking for them at EOC. 20. Council Comments - Ebow, Mosteit, Clausen, Rigby, Moser, Black, Malone, and Mayor Councilmember Ebow said he was very proud of the staff and the way they handled this emergency. Council member Mosteit both praised the staff for their jobs they performed before, during and after the storm. Said that the city would be receiving some criticism for not allowing citizens back into the city. Wanted to extend his sympathy to those who suffered property damage and that are still without power. Councilmember Clausen was impressed with the call-out system, and praised the staff. He thanked the staff for helping the School District by trying to get them operable. Councilmember Rigby thanked all the departments for their hard work. Would like to see a program for employees with special needs. Asked that requests for information by himself and the other Councilmembers be given in a timely manner. Councilmember Moser wants to see the City communicate all the resources available to citizens who have financial and other issues that they may be facing at this time. He is very proud of the City employees, especially the Police Officers. Would like to see the City be more self-sufficient by using emergency generators, and would like to see critical businesses, such as gas stations use the emergency generators as well. Councilmember Black said that the City was well prepared and said that he was totally impressed with the response of the department heads and the city overall. He praised the line of communication, and hasn't received a complaint from anyone. We have a challenge ahead of us, but feel sure that the City is ready to take on the second phase of the storm. Suggested having an appreciation gathering for the staff and families for their hard work. Councilmember Malone reported that it was heartwarming to see everybody pull together as a community. She spent the weekend helping at the pod at La Porte High School, along with several other volunteers from the community and high school. She commended the Police and Fire Department along with all other staff for a great job done. Mayor Porter reported that he thought we were one of the first cities to get any of the pods, and there wasn't anyone around to dispense them so it was moved to Baker Junior High School. They ended up moving it to the Lomax area. Commended the staff on the exceptional job that they did.