2018-08-13 Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council

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LOUIS RIGBY OF - A BILL BENTLEY Mayor 0 Councilmember District 3 JOHN ZEMANEK P.A. KRISTIN MARTIN Councilmember At Large A DOTTIE KAMINSKI ti /� T Councilmember District 4 JAY MARTIN g Councilmember At Large B w /// Councilmember District 5 DANNY EARP 77 Councilmember District 1 NANCY OJEDA Councilmember District 6 CHUCK ENGELKEN Mayor Pro-Tern Councilmember District 2 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE LA PORTE CITY COUNCIL CONVENING ON AUGUST 13, 2018, AND CONCLUDING ON AUGUST 14, 2018 The City Council of the City of La Porte met in a regular meeting on Monday, August 13, 2018, and concluded said meeting on Tuesday, August 14, 2018, at the City Hall Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, beginning each evening at 6:00 p.m., to consider the following items of business: 1. CALL TO ORDER— Mayor Rigby called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m., on Monday, August 13, 2018. Members of Council present: Councilmembers Ojeda, J. Martin, K. Martin, Engelken, Bentley, Zemanek, Kaminski and Earp. Also present were City Secretary Patrice Fogarty and City Manager Corby Alexander. 2. INVOCATION —The invocation was given by Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins. 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE—The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilmember Bill Bentley. 4. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Limited to five minutes per person.) Chuck Rosa, 812 S. Virginia St., addressed Council and commented on the vehicle citations written by the Police Department; he is pro trucking industry. Jeff Martin, 3118 Silver Spring Dr., addressed Council on behalf of the Board of Directors of the La Porte Bayshore Chamber of Commerce, and thanked City Council and Staff for their support. Bill Scott, 1722 Lomax School Rd., addressed Council regarding lowering tax rates in the City. Steve Gillett, 2601 S. Broadway, addressed Council and commented he is pleased with the current tax rate and services of the City. 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 Council Meeting held on July 23, 2018 — P. Fogarty (b) Consider approval or other action authorizing the City of La Porte Mayor to sign a thirty-six (36) month economic development services agreement with the Economic Alliance Houston Port Region beginning July 1, 2018 and ending June 30, 2021 —J. Weeks Page 1 of 6 August 13-14, 2018, Council Meeting Minutes