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Doug Briggs, 900 Parkway, addressed Council in support for Bay Area Houston Convention and <br />Visitors Bureau by continued funding of City's membership. Mr. Briggs also shared with Council he <br />visited the Painted Pony & Quilts and did not know there was 8500 square feet of floor space at the <br />location. <br />Michael Giangrosso, 3405 Ocean Ridge Circle, in Seabrook addressed Council. He stated he is a <br />Seabrook councilman and urged support for Bay Area Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau by <br />funding the City's membership. <br />Pam Summers, President of the Bay Area Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau, addressed <br />Council requesting continued City membership. <br />6. CONSENT AGENDA (All consent agenda items are considered routine by City Council and will be enacted <br />by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Councilmember requests an <br />item be removed and considered separately.) <br />(a) Consider approval or other action regarding the minutes of regular City Council meeting <br />and Budget Workshop held August 12-13, 2013 — P. Fogarty <br />(b) Consider approval or other action regarding a Resolution nominating Equistar Chemicals <br />LP (Equistar), a subsidiary of Lyondell Chemical Company, a triple jumbo Texas Enterprise <br />Project (EP) for the company's investment and activity related to its plant in <br />La Porte — S. Livingston <br />(c) Consider approval or other action regarding an Ordinance amending Chapter 2 <br />"Administration" of the Code of Ordinances by revising standards related to review of <br />financial records of certain bidders on construction contracts — M. Dolby <br />(d) Consider approval or other action authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with <br />Crescent Electric for the installation of a 300kw generator at the Bandridge Water Plant — <br />J. Garza <br />Councilmember Engelken moved to approve the Consent Agenda pursuant to staff <br />recommendations. Councilmember Clausen seconded. MOTION PASSED. <br />Ayes: Mayor Rigby, Councilmembers Clausen, Mosteit, Engelken, <br />Martin, Kaminski, Zemanek, Leonard and Moser <br />Nays: None <br />Absent: None <br />Prior to the vote, Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins read the caption of Ordinance 2013-3419: AN <br />ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2 "ADMINISTRATION" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY REVISING <br />STANDARDS RELATED TO REVIEW OF FINANCIAL RECORDS OF CERTAIN BIDDERS ON PUBLIC WORKS <br />CONTRACTS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; CONTAINING A REPEALING CLAUSE; FINDING <br />COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. <br />7. AUTHORIZATIONS/ORDINANCES <br />(a) Consider approval or other action regarding an Ordinance amending Chapter 2 <br />"Administration" of the Code of Ordinances by revising rules related to authorization of <br />change orders to city contracts — T. Leach <br />Assistant City Manager Traci Leach presented a summary. <br />Councilmember Martin moved to adopt Ordinance 2013-3492 amending Chapter 2 <br />"Administration" of the Code of Ordinances by revising rules related to authorization of change <br />orders to City contracts, Councilmember Mosteit seconded. MOTION PASSED. <br />Page 2 of 6 <br />August 26, 2013, Council Meeting Minutes <br />