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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 />JUNE 11, 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, June 11, 2012, at the City <br />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 Engelken, Zemanek, Mosteit, Martin, Kaminski, Leonard, Moser 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 <br />3. <br />4. <br />INVOCATION - The invocation was given by Councilmember Martin. <br />PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilmember Dottie <br />Kaminski. <br />PUBLIC COMMENTS (Limited to five minutes per person.) <br />Chuck Rosa, 812 S. Virginia St., addressed Council opposed to the new Animal Shelter and <br />Adoption Center being located at 10901 Spencer Highway and requested Council consider a <br />different location. <br />Paul Francis, 95 Bayridge, Morgan's Point, addressed Council on behalf of the Houston Yacht Club <br />and as a member on the board at the Houston Yacht Club, with concerns regarding the deepening <br />and widening project by the Port of Houston. Mr. Francis advised members of the Houston Yacht <br />Club are not opposed to the deepening and widening but are opposed to the dumping of the spoils <br />in the proposed location in Upper Galveston Bay. Mr. Francis urged Council to adopt a resolution <br />in opposition until an Environmental Impact Statement has been completed. <br />Tony Nunes, 2601 S. Broadway # 51, addressed Council with concerns regarding the deepening <br />and widening project by the Port of Houston and requested Council to speak to and/or write the <br />Corps of Engineers asking for the effect of the project and request a complete Environmental <br />Impact Statement of the project. Mr. Nunes also advised Council there is an alternative area in the <br />Corps of Engineers and Port of Houston plan for placement of spoils from the project. <br />Kathryn Aguilar, 3119 Fondren, addressed Council with concerns regarding the deepening and <br />widening project by the Port of Houston and advised a proper Environmental Impact Statement <br />should be completed. <br />Catherine Focke, 111 South Y St., addressed Council with concerns regarding the deepening and <br />widening project by the Port of Houston and the effects the project would have on the Bay. Ms. <br />Focke urged Council to request an Environmental Impact Statement. <br />Page 1 of 8 <br />June 11, 2012, City Council Meeting Minutes <br />