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LOUIS RIGBY <br />Mayor <br />JOHN ZEMANEK <br />Councilmember at Large A <br />DOTTIE KAMINSKI <br />Councilmember 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 />FEBRUARY 13, 2012 <br />DARYL LEONARD <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, February 13, 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 Don Hill, Light of Christ Church. <br />3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilmember Chuck <br />Engelken. <br />4. PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS and RECOGNITIONS <br />(a) Recognition — "Employee of the (Fourth) Quarter" Robyn Gallion (Police Officer) — Mayor <br />Rigby <br />(b) Recognition — "Employee of the Year' — Walter Lee (Meter Reader Supervisor) — Mayor <br />Rigby <br />(c) Recognition — "Manager of the Year" — Clarence Anderson (Animal Control Division <br />Supervisor) — Mayor Rigby <br />Mayor Rigby recognized Police Officer Robyn Gallion as "Employee of the (Fourth) Quarter"; Meter <br />Reader Supervisor Walter Lee as "Employee of the Year"; and Animal Control Division Supervisor <br />Clarence Anderson as "Manager of the Year." <br />5. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Limited to five minutes per person.) <br />Rob Rollins, 3014 Bayou Dr., La Porte, addressed Council regarding utilization of Five Points Plaza <br />for a vendors' market which would be a private business. Mr. Rollins would like to use the Plaza <br />the first Saturday of the month from 8:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. and have vendors for face painting, <br />snow cones, arts and crafts, etc. <br />Tisha Rollins, 3014 Bayou Dr., La Porte, also addressed Council regarding the same usage of Five <br />Points Plaza. <br />Dewey Mace, 1216 Montana, La Porte, addressed Council regarding dumpsters on Montana <br />Street. <br />Mike Shanahan, 200 S. Virginia, La Porte, addressed Council opposing concerts at Five Points <br />Plaza. <br />Page 1 of 8 <br />February 13, 2012, City Council Meeting Minutes <br />