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LOUIS RIGBY <br />Mayor <br />JOHN ZEMANEK <br />Councilmember at Large A <br />DOTTIE KAMINSKI <br />Councilmerber at Large B <br />MIKE MOSTEIT <br />Councilmember District 1 <br />CHUCK ENGELKEN <br />Mayor Pro Tem <br />Councilmember District 2 <br />MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE <br />CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE <br />JANUARY 23, 2012 <br />DARYLLEONARD <br />Councilmember District 3 <br />TOMMY MOSER <br />Councilmember District 4 <br />JAY MARTIN <br />Councilmember District 5 <br />MIKE CLAUSEN <br />Councilmember District 6 <br />The City Council of the City of La Porte met in a regular meeting on Monday, January 23, 2012, 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 Zemanek, Kaminski, Mosteit, Engelken, Leonard, Moser, Martin and Clausen. <br />Also present were City Secretary Patrice Fogarty, Interim City Manager Steve Gillett, Assistant City <br />Manager Traci Leach and Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins. <br />2. INVOCATION - The invocation was given by Father Gary Rickles, St. Mary's Catholic Church. <br />3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilmember Daryl Leonard. <br />4. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Limited to five minutes per person.) <br />Chuck Rosa, 812 S. Virginia St., La Porte, addressed Council with concerns regarding the Planning <br />and Zoning Commission, and asked Patrice Fogarty to pass out information he provided to council. <br />Tony Villarreal, 3903 Barracuda Lane, La Porte, addressed Council concerning the mediation with <br />the Port of Houston. Mr. Villarreal also commented on the continued noise and air pollution. <br />6. CONSENT AGENDA — Consent agenda items are considered routine by the City Council and will <br />be enacted by one motion. A Councilmember may remove any item for discussion and/or separate <br />action. <br />(a) Consider approval or other action of the minutes of the Special City Council meeting held on <br />January 4, 2012, and Regular City Council meeting held on January 9, 2012 — P. Fogarty <br />(b) Consider approval or other action to accept Forest Service Grant and amend the Fire <br />Department budget to allow for ten percent (10%) match to purchase additional personal <br />protective equipment — D. Ladd <br />(c) Consider approval or other action awarding RFP #12504 for radio equipment for Fire <br />Department — D. Ladd <br />Councilmember Engelken moved to approve the consent agenda as presented. Councilmember <br />Leonard seconded. MOTION PASSED. <br />Ayes: Mayor Rigby, Councilmembers Mosteit, Clausen, Zemanek, <br />Engelken, Moser, Kaminski, Martin and Leonard <br />Nays: None <br />Absent: None <br />Page 1 of 4 <br />January 23, 2012, City Council Meeting Minutes <br />