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9. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
<br />(a) Receive report from City Manager
<br />• Christmas Holidays, Monday, December 24, 2012, and Tuesday, December 25, 2012
<br />• City Council Meeting, Monday, January 14, 2013
<br />• Fiscal Affairs Committee Meeting, Monday, January 21, 2013
<br />• City Council Meeting, Monday, January 28, 2013
<br />• Utility billing kiosk
<br />City Manager Corby Alexander provided Administrative Reports.
<br />10. COUNCIL COMMENTS regarding matters appearing on the agenda; recognition of community
<br />members, city employees, and upcoming events; inquiry of staff regarding specific factual
<br />information or existing policies — Councilmembers Engelken, Mosteit, Clausen, Martin, Moser,
<br />Kaminski, Zemanek, Leonard, and Mayor Rigby.
<br />Councilmembers Engelken, Leonard, Clausen and Kaminski wished everyone a Merry Christmas
<br />and a Happy New Year; Councilmember Clausen expressed appreciation to the Citizens' Charter
<br />Review Advisory Commission; Councilmember Martin recognized city employees and firefighters
<br />that received service awards and expressed appreciation to the Citizens' Charter Review Advisory
<br />Commission; Councilmember Moser shared the news of the passing of Ms. Rita Zabrowski;
<br />Councilmember Zemanek wished everyone a Happy Holiday Season, requested Council bring back
<br />a resolution in opposition of the Heavy Haul Corridor and shared the tragic news of the loss of
<br />Patrol Officer Jeff Tippitt's son and requested his family be remembered in everyone's prayers; and
<br />Mayor Rigby commented Christmas on Main Street was well attended, and it gets larger every
<br />year; he attended the Port of Houston Meeting, and the Norwegian Cruise Line looks positive for
<br />the City; he attended a meeting at the Economic Alliance and spoke to Commissioner Morman's
<br />Chief of Staff Dave Walden and was informed the widening of Sens Road will be going out for bids
<br />in six weeks with the four -lane curb and gutter widening Council recommended and a possibility of
<br />there being enough money to complete the project with federal funds used for evacuation routes.
<br />Mayor Rigby recognized City Secretary Patrice Fogarty on the honor of an educational scholarship
<br />(Patrice Fogarty Athenian Dialogue Scholarship) being named after her.
<br />11. EXECUTIVE SESSION
<br />The City Council reserves the right to meet in closed session on any agenda item should the need
<br />arise and if applicable pursuant to authorization by Title 5, Chapter 551, of the Texas Government
<br />Code, including, but not limited to the following:
<br />Texas Government Code, Section 551.072 — Deliberation regarding purchase, exchange, lease or
<br />value of real property: Discussion regarding former Parks and Wildlife Building and adjoining lots.
<br />Texas Government Code, Section 551.074 — Deliberation concerning the appointment,
<br />employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or
<br />employee: Corby Alexander, City Manager
<br />City Council recessed the regular meeting to convene an executive session at 8:16 p.m. to discuss
<br />former Parks and Wildlife Building and adjoining lots; and the appointment, employment, evaluation,
<br />reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employee: Corby Alexander, City
<br />Manager.
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