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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 />Councilmember District 2 <br />Mayor Pro Tem <br />MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE <br />CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE <br />APRIL 14, 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 special meeting on Saturday, April 14, 2012, at <br />8:30 a.m., at the La Porte Police Department in the Training Room, located at 3001 N. 23rd Street, <br />La Porte, Texas, to consider the following items of business: <br />1. Call to Order <br />Mayor Rigby called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. Memb <br />Councilmembers Zemanek, Engelken, Leonard, Kaminski, Clausen, <br />Council absent: Councilmembers Mosteit and Moser. Councilmembe <br />special meeting at 8:51 a.m. <br />Members of City Executive Staff and City Employees Present: <br />City Manager's Office: Steve Gillett and Traci Leach <br />City Secretary's Office: Patrice Fogarty <br />Finance: Michael Dolby, Gay Collins and Shelley Wolny <br />Parks: Stephen Barr <br />Planning: Tim Tietjens <br />Police Department: Ken Adcox <br />Fire: Mike Boaze and Clifton Meekins <br />Municipal Court: Denise Mitrano <br />r <br />ers of Council present: <br />and Martin. Members of <br />Zemanek arrived at the <br />2. Discussion or other action — The purpose of this meeting is to discuss and formulate City Council <br />and staff plans, operations, policies, and future projects, including the following: <br />A. Citizen Survey Results — Traci Leach <br />Assistant City Manager Traci Leach presented results of the citizen survey and answered <br />questions by Council. Council directed staff to provide a brief summary at a future Council <br />meeting of the citizen survey results in addition to providing a spreadsheet with the results <br />on the website for the public. <br />B. City iPhone App — Mayor Rigby <br />Assistant City Manager Traci Leach discussed producing a City application for smart <br />phones. Council directed staff to contact the cities of Deer Park and Huntsville with <br />reference to utilization of their iPhone app and to go forward with development of an app for <br />the new budget year in both the iPhone and Droid platforms. <br />C. IT Overview — Traci Leach <br />Assistant City Manager Traci Leach presented an overview regarding the operation of the IT <br />Department. Council asked staff to determine whether an audit of IT has been performed in <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />April 14, 2012, City Council Special Meeting Minutes <br />