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and fines, and allowing court staff the opportunity to provide in-house collections. Councilmember <br />Leonard seconded. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY 9/0. <br />Prior to council action, Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins read the caption of Ordinance 2016-3653: AN <br />ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE TERMINATION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE'S CONTRACT WITH <br />PERDUE, BRANDON, FIELDER, COLLINS & MOTT, LLP FOR COLLECTION OF DELINQUENT <br />MUNICIPAL COURT FEES AND FINES, AND REPEALING ORDINANCE 3191, WHICH AUTHORIZED THE <br />IMPOSITION OF AN ADDITIONAL THIRTY PERCENT COLLECTION FEE ON ALL DEBTS AND <br />ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE MORE THAN SIXTY DAYS DUE AND REFERRED TO A PRIVATE <br />COLLECTION FIRM, CONTAINING A REPEALING CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SEVERABBILITY CLAUSE, <br />FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br />(f) Hearing to consider approval or other action to revoke or suspend the existing massage <br />business permit for Jing Day Spa located at 1309 Fairmont Parkway #0 and authorizing City <br />Staff to nullify the accompanying zoning permit — T. Tietjens <br />Planning and Development Director Tim Tietjens presented a summary. <br />Charles Thompson, One Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, TX, attorney representing Jing Day <br />Spa, spoke in opposition of revoking or suspending the existing massage business permit for Jing <br />Day Spa located at 1309 Fairmont Parkway #0, and spoke in opposition to the nullification of the <br />accompanying zoning permit. Discussion ensued. <br />Councilmember Zemanek made a motion to revoke the existing massage business permit for Jing <br />Day Spa located at 1309 Fairmont Parkway #0 and authorize City Staff to nullify the accompanying <br />zoning permit. Councilmember Leonard seconded. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY 9/0. <br />(g) Consider approval or other action regarding approval or denial of Altom Transport's <br />exception request to the City of La Porte's current policy regarding use of industrial district <br />water and sewer service — T. Tietjens <br />Planning and Development Director Tim Tietjens and Assistant Fire Chief Donald Ladd presented a <br />summary. <br />Councilmember Engelken made a motion to deny Altom Transport's exception request to the City of <br />La Porte's current policy regarding use of industrial district water and sewer service. <br />Councilmember Zemanek seconded. MOTION PASSED 7/1. Councilmember Leonard had <br />previously filed a Conflict of Interest Affidavit on September 12, 2016, and did not participate in any <br />discussion or voting on this matter. <br />Ayes: Councilmembers J. Martin, Kaminski, Zemanek, K. Martin, <br />Engelken, Clausen and Earp <br />Nays: Mayor Rigby <br />Abstain: Councilmember Leonard <br />8. REPORTS <br />(a) Receive report of the La Porte Development Corporation Board — Councilmember Engelken <br />Councilmember Engelken provided a report of the La Porte Development Corporation Board <br />meeting held prior to the City Council Meeting. <br />9. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS <br />City Manager Corby Alexander reported this is the last City Council meeting for Planning and <br />Development Director Tim Tietjens and thanked him for his years of service and dedication and <br />hard work in the community. <br />Page 4 of 5 <br />Sept. 26, 2016, Council Meeting Minutes <br />