2011-12-12 Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council

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LOUIS RIGBY O � A DARYL LEONARD Mayor O Councilmember District 3 JOHN ZEMANEK / . 9 TOMMY MOSER Councilmember at Large A tl I Councilmember District 4 DOTTIE KAMINSKI �, JAY MARTIN Councilmember at Large B _ MIKE MOSTEIT Councilmember District 5 Councilmember District 1 ? MIKE CLAUSEN CHUCK ENGELKEN Councilmember District 6 Mayor Pro Tem Councilmember District 2 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE DECEMBER 12, 2011 The City Council of the City of La Porte met in a regular meeting on Monday, December 12, 2011, at the City Hall Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at 6:00 p.m. to consider the following items of business: 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Rigby called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Members of Council present: Councilmembers Leonard, Zemanek, Engelken, Martin, Kaminski, Moser, Clausen, and Mosteit. Also present were City Secretary Patrice Fogarty, Interim City Manager Steve Gillett, Assistant City Manager Traci Leach and Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins. 2. INVOCATION - The invocation was given by Clark Askins, Assistant City Attorney. 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilmember Dottie Kaminski. 4. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Limited to five minutes per person.) Chuck Rosa, 812 S. Virginia, La Porte, addressed Council regarding procedures for addressing La Porte Council members during City Council meetings, his comments regarding dogs at the November 12, 2011, Council Meeting, and he apologized to Councilmember Zemanek. 5. 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 and /or separate action. (a) Consider approval or other action of the minutes of the City Council meetings held on November 14, 2011 — P. Fogarty (b) Consider approval or other action authorizing the Interim City Manager to execute an annual contract for rehabilitation of sanitary sewer using slipping, pipe bursting and remove and replace techniques — D. Mick (c) Consider approval or other action to renew the City of La Porte's Stop Loss Coverage with ING — H. Weger (d) Consider approval or other action regarding an ordinance authorizing the Interim City Manager to enter into an Industrial District Agreement, a Water Service Agreement, and a Sanitary Sewer Service Agreement with Bayport Associates I, LLC — T. Tietjens (e) Consider approval or other action authorizing the Interim City Manager to execute a contract amendment with Freese and Nichols for West F Street Drainage Improvements — T. Tietjens Page 1 of 5 December 12, 2011, City Council Meeting Minutes