2013-10-28 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 OCTOBER 28, 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, October 28, 2013, at the City Hall Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at 6:02 p.m. to consider the following items of business: 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Rigby called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m. Members of Council present: Councilmembers Engelken, Leonard, Zemanek, Kaminski, Clausen, Martin, and Moser. Absent: Councilmember Mosteit. Also present were City Secretary Patrice Fogarty, City Manager Corby Alexander, and Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins. Councilmember Clausen arrived at 6:03 p.m. 2. INVOCATION - The invocation was given by Assistant City Attorney, Clark Askins. 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilmember Tommy Moser. 4. PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS, and RECOGNITIONS (a) Recognition — "Employees of the (Third) Quarter" — Chris Muska, Chris Gaitan and Jeff Ellison (Parks and Recreation) — Mayor Rigby Mayor Rigby recognized Chris Muska, Chris Gaitan and Jeff Ellison as "Employees of the Third Quarter." Stephen Barr and Scott Bradley offered words of praise. (b) Recognitions — Retirement of Nicola Wells (Human Resources) — Mayor Rigby Mayor Rigby recognized the retirement of Nicola Wells. Allison Curry offered words of praise. 5. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Limited to five minutes per person.) Ken Schick, 4105 Crawford Rd., Spicewood TX, spoke in favor of Item 7, the proposed zoning change located northwest of Sens Road and Spencer Highway from commercial to low -density residential. President of Spencer Landing Homeowners' Association Rick Helton, 345 Joshway, spoke in opposition to Item 7 and requested Council table the item until more accurate information becomes available. Robert Guerra, 342 Joshway, spoke in opposition to Item 7 and requested Council table the item until more accurate information becomes available. 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 the regular council meeting held October 14, 2013 — P. Fogarty Page 1 of 8 October 28, 2013, Council Meeting Minutes