2017-09-25 Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council Minutes

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5. 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 City Council meeting held September 11, 2017 and minutes of City Council members attending the Chapter 172 Employees/Retiree Insurance and Benefits Board meeting held on September 18, 2017— P. Fogarty (b) Consider approval or other action authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement with companies located within the Battleground Industrial District for provision of emergency medical services by the City of La Porte — R. Nolen (c) Consider approval or other action regarding a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to sign a grant for participation in the La Porte Rifle Resistant Body Armor— K. Adcox (d) Consider approval or other action awarding Bid #17025 for Annual Mowing Contract — M. Huber Consent Agenda Items C and D were singled out for questions. Councilmember Engelken made a motion to approve all Consent Agenda Items pursuant to staff recommendations. Councilmember K. Martin seconded the motion. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY 9/0. 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ASSOCIATED ORDINANCES (a) Public hearing to receive comments on the recommendation of the Dangerous Building Inspection Board for condemnation of dangerous/substandard building located at 621 W. Main St.; consider approval or other action regarding an Ordinance providing for condemnation of dangerous/substandard building located at 621 W. Main St. — M. Huber The public hearing opened at 6:28 p.m. Building Official Mark Huber presented a summary. Engineer Rodney Slaton with Trinity Bay Engineering provided paperwork and additional information. There being no further public comments, the public hearing closed at 6:39 p.m. Councilmember Zemanek made a motion to deny the request to grant additional time and directed Staff to move forward with demolition of the building. Councilmember K. Martin seconded. MOTION PASSED 8/1. Ayes: Mayor Rigby, Councilmembers J. Martin, K. Martin, Earp, Leonard, Zemanek, Kaminski, and Engelken Nays: Councilmember Ojeda Absent: None Prior to council action, Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins read the caption of Ordinance 2017-3682: AN ORDINANCE DECLARING THE COMMERCIAL BUILDING LOCATED AT LOTS FOUR (4), FIVE (5) AND SIX (6), BLOCK 42, TOWN OF LA PORTE, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS 621 W. Main St. TO BE IN FACT A NUISANCE; ORDERING SUCH BUILDING CONDEMNED; FINDING THAT 8200 V MEMORIAL. LLC., IS THE RECORD OWNER OF SAID PROPERTY; ORDERING THE SAID OWNER TO ENTIRELY REMOVE OR TEAR DOWN SUCH BUILDING; ORDERING THE SAID OWNER TO COMMENCE SAID REMOVAL OR DEMOLITION WITHIN TEN (10) DAYS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND TO COMPLETE SAID REMOVAL OR DEMOLITION WITHIN FORTY-FIVE (45) DAYS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE, ORDERING THE DANGEROUS BUILDING INSPECTIONS BOARD TO PLACE A NOTICE ON SAID OWNER; PROVIDING FOR Page 2 of 5 September 25, 2017, Council Meeting Minutes