2012-02-13 Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council

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Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins read the caption of Ordinance 2012- 3401, AN ORDINANCE CALLING THE REGULAR ANNUAL ELECTION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE; CALLING A RUN-OFF ELECTION IF NECESSARY; DESIGNATING ELECTION PRECINCTS AND POLLING PLACES; PROVIDING FOR A JOINT ELECTION WITH THE LA PORTE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT; PROVIDING FOR THE USE OF VOTING MACHINES; APPOINTING ELECTION OFFICIALS; PROVIDING FOR METHOD AND DATES OF EARLY VOTING; PROVIDING FOR AN EARLY VOTING BALLOT BOARD; PROVIDING FOR RETURN AND CANVASS OF VOTES OF SAID ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR NOTICE; PROVIDING FOR FILING DEADLINE AND FILING FEES FOR CANDIDATES; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. Regarding Item C, Councilmember Clausen questioned whether citizens purchasing services from Comcast would be charged the one percent fee. Finance Director Michael Dolby advised a copy of the Resolution would be forwarded to video providers requesting customers not be charged the additional one percent fee. Regarding Item E, Councilmember Zemanek questioned how the City could enter into an agreement when San Jacinto College District has not met to agree on terms in the agreement. City Secretary Patrice Fogarty advised Council could vote on the agreement subject to the San Jacinto College meeting or Council could wait until the agreement has been signed by San Jacinto College. Councilmember Engelken moved to approve the Consent Agenda pursuant to recommendations by City Staff. Councilmember Martin seconded. MOTION PASSED. Ayes: Mayor Rigby, Councilmembers Clausen, Martin, Mosteit, Leonard, Zemanek, Moser, Kaminski and Engelken Nays: None Absent: None 7. AUTHORIZATIONS/ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS Consider approval or other action on a resolution authorizing the appointment of a financing team to proceed with bond refunding parameters and an ordinance to allow the City to advance refund a portion of the City's debt. (a) Consider approval or other action regarding a resolution approving proceedings to authorize bonds, including the engagement of professionals in connection with the issuance and sale of such bonds and preparation of financing documents and a preliminary official statement, and making other provisions regarding such bonds — M. Dolby Finance Director Michael Dolby and Financial Advisor of RBC Capital Market Robert Henderson presented a summary. Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins read the caption of Resolution 2012-02 A RESOLUTION APPROVING PROCEEDINGS TO AUTHORIZE BONDS, INCLUDING THE ENGAGEMENT OF PROFESSIONAL IN CONNECTION WITH THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF SUCH BONDS AND PREPARATION OF FINANCING DOCUMENTS AND A PRELIMINARY OFFICAL STATEMENT; AND MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS REGARDING SUCH BONDS AND MATTERS INCIDENT THERETO Councilmember Clausen moved to approve Resolution 2012-02 as presented. Councilmember Engelken seconded. MOTION PASSED. Ayes: Mayor Rigby, Councilmembers Clausen, Martin, Mosteit, Leonard, Zemanek, Moser, Kaminski and Engelken Nays: None Absent: None Page 3 of 8 February 13, 2012, City Council Meeting Minutes