2015-06-08 Regular Meeting of La Porte City Council minutes

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Ayes: Mayor Rigby, Councilmembers Leonard, Martin, Zemanek, Moser, Engelken, Clausen, Kaminski and Earp Nays: None Absent: None Prior to council action, Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins read the caption of Ordinance 2015-3584: AN ORDINANCE APPOINTING A MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO SERVE AS MAYOR PRO-TEM OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, FOR THE PERIOD JUNE 1, 2015, THROUGH MAY 31, 2016, OR UNTIL A SUCCESSOR HAS BEEN APPOINTED AND HAS QUALIFIED; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW;AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. 9. DISCUSSION OR OTHER ACTION (a) Discussion or other action regarding potential amendments to the City of La Porte Truck Route Map—C. Alexander City Manager Corby Alexander presented a summary and advised if Spencer Highway is pulled off the truck route, it can still be used as a destination point of origin. Councilmember Zemanek asked if an origin and destination example would be a gas station located on Broadway not being on the truck route but considered a destination to get fuel. Mr. Alexander responded yes, and pulling Spencer off the truck route map would not necessarily mean you could not still locate a high truck user along Spencer Highway; Councilmember Zemanek made a motion to withdraw Spencer Highway from the truck route map west of 16th Street to Underwood. The motion died for a lack of a second. 10. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS -There were no additional reports. 1 11. COUNCIL COMMENTS regarding matters appearing on the agenda; recognition of community members, city employees, and upcoming events; inquiry of staff regarding specific factual information or existing policies — Councilmembers Kaminski, Zemanek, Leonard, Engelken, Earp, Clausen, Martin, Moser and Mayor Rigby Councilmembers Kaminski, Leonard, Clausen and Engelken congratulated Wanda Richards for 30 years of service with the City; Councilmember Earp congratulated Wanda Richards for 30 years of service with the City and all the high school graduates this year; Councilmember Martin congratulated Wanda Richards for 30 years of service with the City, thanked Donald Ladd for his presentation and Scott Livingston for his work on the Pipeline Grill Restaurant; Councilmember Moser congratulated Wanda Richards for 30 years of service with the City and invited everyone to come out and enjoy the Juneteenth festivities. Mayor Rigby commented the Plant Manager's Breakfast was well attended; thanked Councilmembers Moser and Martin for their kind words at his swearing in as President of the Harris County Mayors' and Councils'Association; thanked everyone who helped plan the Jake Worthington Family Picnic; invited everyone to the Triathlon this Saturday and Sunday, and informed he attended the Port Region Stakeholders Committee meeting at the Economic Alliance Port Region, and Commissioner Morman was speaking in regards of widening Beltway 8 from Hwy, 225 north which will begin in 2017 and completed in 2019; and the widening of Beltway 8 from 225 south to Interstate 45, which will begin around the same time and will be complete in 2021; and an update was provided on the expansion of Highway 146. 12. EXECUTIVE SESSION The City reserves the right to meet in closed session on any agenda item should the need arise and if applicable pursuant to authorization by Title 5, Chapter 551, of the Texas Government Code, including, but not limited to, the following: Texas Government Code, Section 551.071 (2) — Consultation with City Attorney: Meet with City Attorney to discuss Port Crossing Business Parts—SCUP 06-006. Page 5 of 6 June 8, 2015, Council Meeting Minutes