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LOUIS RIGBY DARYL LEONARD <br /> Mayor Councilmember District 3 <br /> JOHN ZEMANEK TOMMY MOSER <br /> Councilmember at Large A OF 0 Councilmember District 4 4 , 4 4 DOTTIE KAMINSKI �► JAY MARTIN <br /> Councilmember at Large B ` Councilmember District 5 <br /> MIKE MOSTEIT 5 <br /> Councilmember District 1 MIKE CLAUSEN <br /> CHUCK ENGELKEN Councilmember District 6 <br /> Mayor Pro Tem <br /> District 2 <br /> MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE <br /> CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE <br /> NOVEMBER 14, 2011 <br /> The City Council of the City of La Porte met in a regular meeting on Monday, November 14, 2011, at the <br /> City Hall Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at 6:00 p.m. to consider the <br /> following items of business: <br /> 1. CALL TO ORDER <br /> Mayor Rigby called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Members of Council present: <br /> Councilmembers Leonard, Zemanek, Engelken, Martin, Kaminski, Moser, and Clausen. Absent: <br /> Councilmember Mosteit. Also present were City Secretary Patrice Fogarty, Interim City Manager <br /> Steve Gillett, Assistant City Manager Traci Leach and Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins. <br /> 2. INVOCATION - The invocation was given by B. L Worsham of the Second Baptist Church of La <br /> Porte. <br /> 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilmember Tommy Moser. <br /> 4. PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS <br /> (a) Senator Mike Jackson presented Jerome McKown with a flag in honor of his outstanding <br /> career in the La Porte Police Department. <br /> (b) Phillip Ferguson a Representative of the Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association <br /> presented a symbolic check to the City of La Porter in the amount of $17, 907. 50 for the <br /> volunteered activities of the Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association. Chief Ken Adcox <br /> also spoke and provided a list of projects worked on by the volunteers. <br /> 5. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Limited to five minutes per person.) <br /> Matt Novosad, President of the La Porte Police Officers Association addressed Council in regards <br /> to Civil Service employees and the employee stipend. <br /> Chuck Rosa, 812 S. Virginia, La Porte, addressed Council in opposition to an ordinance amending <br /> Chapter 14 of the Code of Ordinances, placing restrictions on the tethering of animals. <br /> Samantha Rosa, 812 S. Virginia, La Porte, addressed Council also in opposition to an ordinance <br /> amending Chapter 14 of the Code of Ordinances, placing restrictions on the tethering of animals. <br /> Marylee Nolley, 2819 E Street, La Porte, addressed Council in regards of an ordinance amending <br /> Chapter 14 of the Code of Ordinances, placing restrictions on the tethering of animals. Ms. Nolley <br /> suggested an amended ordinance be carefully written. <br /> Jane Rosa, 812 S. Virginia, La Porte, addressed Council in favor of tethering animals and <br /> suggested an amended ordinance be carefully written. <br /> Page 1 of 7 <br /> November 14, 2011, City Council Meeting Minutes <br />