2012-03-12 Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council

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LOUIS RIGBY Mayor JOHN ZEMANEK Councilmember at Large A DOTTIE KAMINSKI Councilmember at Large B MIKE MOSTEIT Councilmember District 1 CHUCK ENGELKEN Mayor Pro Tem Councilmember District 2 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE MARCH 12, 2012 DARYLLEONARD Councilmember District 3 TOMMY MOSER Councilmember District 4 JAY MARTIN Councilmember District 5 MIKE CLAUSEN Councilmember District 6 The City Council of the City of La Porte met in a regular meeting on Monday, March 12, 2012, 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: CALL TO ORDER Mayor Rigby called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Members of Council present: Councilmembers Kaminski, Mosteit, Engelken, Leonard, Moser and Martin. Absent: Councilmembers Zemanek and Clausen. 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 Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins. 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor Rigby. 4. PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS and RECOGNITIONS (a) Mayor Rigby presented a proclamation to Phoebe Conerly proclaiming March 2012 American Red Cross Month. 5. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Limited to five minutes per person.) Chuck Rosa, 812 S. Virginia St., La Porte, addressed Council in opposition of changing the City's Code of Ordinances regarding group care facilities (a/k/a group homes, community homes, residential personal care homes, living centers and assisted living centers) and reported Sylvan Beach was open to the public. 6. 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 meeting held on February 27, 2012 — P. Fogarty (b) Consider approval or other action awarding Bid # 12012 for golf course and parks equipment — D. Mick (c) Consider approval or other action authorizing the BuyBoard purchase of play equipment and park equipment for Creekmont Park, Bay Oaks Park, and the La Porte Dog Park — S. Barr (d) Consider approval or other action approving the purchase of a Sutphen Heavy Duty Custom Rescue Pumper, Shield Model S-2 for the Fire Department — D. Ladd Page 1 of 4 March 12, 2012, City Council Meeting Minutes