2012-09-24 Regular Meeting of La Porte City Council

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Councilmember Engelken moved to approve Consent Agenda Item G, with an amendment in the body of the Resolution to show adoption is by a majority and not by resolution. Councilmember Mosteit seconded. MOTION PASSED. Ayes: Mayor Rigby, Councilmembers Engelken, Zemanek, Kaminski, Clausen, Mosteit, Martin and Moser Nays: None Absent: Councilmember Leonard Regarding Consent Item 6g, Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins read the caption of Resolution 2012-10: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS ESTABLISHING FUND BALANCE POLICIES AS REQUIRED BY GASB 54; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND SETTING AN EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF. 7. AUTHORIZATIONS/ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS (a) Consider approval or other action authorizing the City Manager to execute a professional services agreement with Mueller Management for the Planning Department audit — T. Leach Assistant City Manager Traci Leach presented a summary. Alan Mueller and Ron Cox were in attendance at the meeting and provided brief comments. This audit will entail analyzing development processes and City management of those processes. There will be input from the public sector, as well as from developers. Councilmember Engelken moved to authorize the City Manager to execute a professional services agreement with Mueller Management for a Planning Department audit. Councilmember Martin seconded. MOTION PASSED. Ayes: Mayor Rigby, Councilmembers Engelken, Zemanek, Kaminski, Clausen, Mosteit, Martin and Moser Nays: None Absent: Councilmember Leonard At this time Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins read the caption of Ordinance 2012-3437, which was adopted under Consent Item 6h, as reading the caption was inadvertently overlooked at the time. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 11.02, DRAINAGE AND STORM SEWERS, AS ESTABLISHED IN LA PORTE ORDINANCE NO. 1444-A, AND AS AMENDED, REGULATING THE PLATTING OR REPLATTING OF LAND INTO SUBDIVISIONS IN THE CITY OF LA PORTE AND WITHIN THE EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE; PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON VIOLATING THE TERMS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND SHALL UPON CONVICTION BE FINDED IN A SUM OF NOT MORE THAN TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00) FOR EACH VIOLATION; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. (b) Consider approval or other action authorizing the Parks and Recreation Director to execute an agreement with Robin and Leticia Rollins for continued operation of a Vendor's Market at Five Points Plaza — S. Barr Parks and Recreation Director Stephen Barr presented a summary. Page 3 of 7 September 24, 2012, City Council Meeting Minutes