2017-10-23 Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council Minutes

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Mayor Rigby asked will there be DOT officers available to cover the time frame. Police Chief Adcox responded there will be schedule adjustments to extend the hours of the DOT officers, and with the additional DOT Officer being filled within the next few months, that will help and makes it more manageable. Councilmember Zemanek requested confirmation whether the extended hours to cover will be straight time hours and not overtime hours. Chief Adcox responded yes. Councilmember Ojeda asked Ian Clowes whether, in his opinion, extending these hours will alleviate truck traffic or increase the amount of trucks. Ian Clowes responded Jeff Davis from the Port might be better to answer that question. His interpretation of the Port is that it is a 24-hour operation; truck traffic won't necessarily increase; but if the hours are extended, it will space out the trucks throughout the day. Councilmember Ojeda repeated her question to the applicant Jeff Davis from Port of Houston Authority. Jeff Davis answered the facility will still be doing the same volume, but it gives the opportunity to spread the hours along a longer period. They feel by spreading the hours, it will alleviate the traffic and eases the burden of the facilities' ability to operate. He further stated, "We have every intention of filling the facility." The public hearing closed at 6:46 p.m. Councilmember John Zemanek made a motion to accept the Planning and Zoning Commission's recommendation to approve an Ordinance amending Chapter 106, "Zoning" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, by granting Special Conditional Use Permit #03-011 for property located at 900 E. Barbours Cut Blvd., and legally described as 20.796-acres along E. Barbours Cut Blvd., being Reserve A, Block 1 Port of Houston Authority, Harris County, Texas for the purpose of extending the hours of operation for the existing truck pre-check facility in a Planned Unit Development (PUD) Zone. Councilmember Daryl Leonard seconded. MOTION PASSED 8/1. Ayes: Mayor Rigby, Councilmembers Leonard, Engelken, Earp, Zemanek, Kaminski, J. Martin, and K. Martin Nays: Councilmember Ojeda Prior to council action, Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins read the caption of Ordinance 2017-3685: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, CHAPTER 106, MORE COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, BY GRANTING SPECIAL CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 17-91000002, AN AMENDMENT TO SPECIAL CONDITINAL USE PERMIT NO 03-011, FOR THAT CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS 20.769 ACRES ALONG EAST BARCOURS CUT BOULEVARD, BEING RESERVE A, BLOCK 1 PORT OF HOUSTON AUTHORITY, LA PORTE, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS; FOR THE PURPOSE OF EXTENDING THE HOURS OF OPERTATION FOR THE EXISTING TRUCK PRE-CHECK FACILITY IN A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT(PUD)ZONE, MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS OF FACT RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW;AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. 7. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION (a) Discussion and possible action regarding Infant Swimming Resource classes in the City of La Porte— R. Epting Parks and Recreation Director Rosalyn Epting presented a summary. After Council discussion, Councilmember Zemanek made a motion and Councilmember Leonard seconded to direct staff to move forward with the program. MOTION PASSED 9/0. Page 4 of 7 October 23, 2017, Council Meeting Minutes