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Minutes of Regular Meeting and Workshop Meeting of La Porte City Council on June 28, 2010 K C. Consider approval or other action regarding a request to authorize change order of in car DVR systems utilizing Kustom Signals as a sole source vendor — K. Adcox Item C was pulled for discussion. Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins read the following agenda caption: Ordinance 3260 — AN ORDINANCE CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE TO FILL THE UN -EXPIRED TERM OF COUNCILPERSON-DISTRICT 5, CALLING A RUN-OFF ELECTION, IF NECESSARY, DESIGNATING ELECTION PRECINCTS AND POLLING PLACES, PROVIDING FOR THE USE OF VOTING MACHINES, APPOINTING ELECTION OFFICIALS, PROVIDING FOR METHOD AND DATES OF EARLY VOTING, PROVIDING FOR AN EARLY VOTING BALLOT BOARD, PROVIDING FOR RETURN AND CANVASS OF VOTES OF SAID ELECTION, PROVIDING FOR NOTICE, PROVIDING FOR FILING DEADLINE AND FILING FEES FOR CANDIDATES, PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF Motion was made by Councilmember Clausen to approve the consent agenda as presented. Second by Councilmember Engelken. Motion carried unanimously. Ayes: Engelken, Rigby, Moser, Clausen, Black, Zemanek, Mosteit and Mayor Pro-Tem Leonard Nays: None Abstain: None Absent: None 6. Petitions, Remonstrance's, Communications, Citizens and Tax Payers wishing to address Council on any item posted on the agenda (Limited to five minutes) Jerry Collins — 1111 Bayshore Dr., Bayview Apartments — advised Council there are two dead trees that need to be taken care of across the street on City Property. In addition, there needs to be additional lighting in the area. Patricia Clark — 3817 Ashwood Cr., - advised Council of concerns with eighteen wheelers parking at hotel and being in the Fairmont Park residential area. Harris County Judge Hinojosa attended the meeting and informed Council he was newly elected to his position and wanted to introduce himself to the community. 7. Consider approval or other action regarding passage of resolutions authorizing the public resale of real property acquired by the City of La Porte through tax foreclosure, by the constable of Harris County — (Res. 2010-07 through 2010-13) — K. Powell Tax Manager Kathy Powell presented summary and recommendation and answered Council's questions. In addition Tax Attorney Jason Bailey was present to provide additional information and answer questions.