2013-09-09 Regular Meeting of La Porte City Council minutes

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LOUIS RIGBY Mayor JOHN ZEMANEK Councilmember At Large A DOTTIE KAMINSKI Councilmember At Large B MIKE MOSTEIT Councilmember District 1 CHUCK ENGELKEN Councilmember District 2 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE SEPTEMBER 9, 2013 DARYL LEONARD Councilmember District 3 TOMMY MOSER Councilmember District 4 JAY MARTIN Mayor Pro Tem Councilmember District 5 MIKE CLAUSEN Councilmember District 6 The City Council of the City of La Porte met in a regular meeting on Monday, September 9, 2013, at the City Hall Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at 6:00 p.m. to consider the following items of business: 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Rigby called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Members of Council present: Councilmembers Engelken, Leonard, Zemanek, Kaminski, Clausen, Moser and Martin. Also present were City Secretary Patrice Fogarty, City Manager Corby Alexander, and Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins. Councilmember Mosteit was absent. 2. INVOCATION - The invocation was given by Don Hill, La Porte Inter Church Council. 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor Rigby. 4. PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATION, and RECOGNITIONS (a) Proclamation — "Airport Appreciation Month" — Mayor Rigby Mayor Rigby presented a proclamation to Gideon Jones proclaiming "Airport Appreciation Month." 5. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Limited to five minutes per person.) Chuck Rosa, 812 S. Virginia., addressed Council regarding the school lunch program at La Porte Independent School District and expressed his appreciation. Doug Briggs, 900 Parkway St. # 302, addressed Council regarding synergy and the good works of the Bay Area Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau. Gideon Jones, 10403 Quiet Hill, addressed Council regarding the La Porte Airplane and Auto Show to be held October 5, 2013, and requested support for the airport, troops and their families. 6. CONSENT AGENDA (All consent agenda items are considered routine by City Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Councilmember requests an item be removed and considered separately.) (a) Consider approval or other action regarding the minutes of regular City Council meeting held August 26, 2013 — P. Fogarty (b) Consider approval or other action to support appointing a director to the Harris Galveston Subsidence District — Mayor Rigby (c) Consider approval or other action regarding a Resolution nominating a candidate for the Harris County Appraisal District Board of Directors — Mayor Rigby Page 1 of 5 September 9, 2013, Council Meeting Minutes