2011-06-27 Regular Meeting of La Porte City Council

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FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. Mayor Rigby moved to appoint Councilmember Engelken as Mayor Pro -Tem and adopt Ordinance 3359. Councilmember Mosteit seconded. MOTION PASSED. Ayes: Mayor Rigby, Councilmembers Mosteit, Martin, Moser, Zemanek, Leonard, Engelken, and Kaminski Nays: None Absent: Councilmember Clausen 6. PETITIONS, REMONSTRANCES, COMMUNICATIONS, CITIZENS AND TAX PAYERS WISHING TO ADDRESS COUNCIL (Limited to five minutes) Phillip Hoot - 927 Seabreeze, La Porte, congratulated Councilmember Kaminski on her election into office; expressed his appreciations for the great Triathlon turnout and requested churches be given adequate notification of the event for their parishioners. In regards to Item 14, Mr. Hoot requested an Ike Roof Assistance Program for citizens in the city. 7. CONSENT AGENDA — Consent agenda items are considered routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion. A Councilmember may remove any item for discussion. (a) Consider approval or other action of minutes of the June 13, 2011, regular meeting and minutes of the June 20, 2011 special meeting of the City Council of the City of La Porte — P. Fogarty (b) Consider approval or other action regarding an ordinance approving and authorizing a contract for the collection of Delinquent Taxes with Perdue, Brandon, Fielder, Collins & Mott, L.L.P., for a three -year term — M. Dolby (c) Consider approval or other action regarding an ordinance amending the City of La Porte Water Conservation and Drought Contingency Plan — D. Mick (d) Consider approval or other action regarding an ordinance vacating, abandoning and closing a portion of the alley in Block 48, La Porte, Texas, Harris County — T. Tietjens (e) Consider approval or other action authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement between the City of La Porte and the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force — K. Adcox (f) Consider approval or other action of an agreement between the City of La Porte and the City of Morgan's Point for City Emergency 911 Dispatch and Jail Services, Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services — K. Adcox (g) Consider approval or other action to direct the Planning Department to prepare a service plan for annexation of a 29 -acre tract of land, containing tracts owned by Ted Booher and CenterPoint Energy — C. Askins (h) Consider approval or other action regarding a Communications Proposal providing for the responsibilities related to the dissemination of public information — T. Leach /P. Fogarty Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins read the caption of Ordinance 3360 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LA PORTE AND THE LAW FIRM OF PERDUE, BRANDON, FIELDER, COLLINS & MOTT, L.L.P. FOR Page 2 of 9 June 27, 2011, City Council Meeting Minutes