2019-01-14 Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council

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Joe Bertuglia, 101 E. Main St., addressed Council in favor of the hotel item and development of the east side. 6. 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 minutes of the Regular meeting held on December 10, 2018 and Special meeting held on December 17, 2018 — P. Fogarty (b) Consider approval or other action regarding an Ordinance ordering a general election of the City of La Porte to be held on May 4, 2019, for the election of officials to offices of Councilperson-at-large Position A; Council person- District 4 and Councilperson-District 5 — P. Fogarty (c) Consider approval or other action regarding payment in the amount of $19,645.90 to Oakland Land and Development Inc., for development of Sector 23, in accordance with Chapter 380 Agreement dated March 27, 2017 — R. Cramer (d) Consider approval or other action authorizing the City Manager to execute a 3-year agreement with the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership — R. Cramer (e) Consider approval or other action awarding Bid # 19003 for annual Water and Sewer Supplies — D. Pennell Councilmember Engelken made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda items pursuant to staff recommendations. Councilmember Jay Martin seconded the motion. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY 9/0. Prior to council action, City Attorney Knox Askins read the caption of Ordinance 2018-3733 AN ORDINANCE ORDERING THE REGULAR ANNUAL ELECTION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS; DESIGNATING ELECTION PRECINCTS AND POLLING PLACES; PROVIDING FOR A JOINT ELECTION WITH THE LA PORTE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE SAN JACINTO COLLEGE DISTRICT; PROVIDING FOR THE USE OF VOTING MACHINES; APPOINTING ELECTION OFFICIALS; PROVIDING FOR METHOD, LOCATIONS AND DATES OF EARLY VOTING; PROVIDING FOR AN EARLY VOTING BALLOT BOARD; PROVIDING FOR RETURN AND CANVASS OF VOTES OF SAID ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR A RUN-OFF ELECITON, IF NECESSARY, ON THE SECOND SATURDAY IN JUNE; PROVIDING FOR NOTICE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. 7. PUBLIC HEARING AND ASSOCIATED ORDINANCES (a) Public hearing to receive comments regarding the recommendation by the Planning and Zoning Commission to deny Special Conditional Use Permit # 18-91000014 to allow for a Hotel/Motel use in the General Commercial (GC) Zoning District, located on a 2.28-acres tract of land located at 711 W. Fairmont Pkwy., and legally described as Lots 1-16 and 19- 32, Block 1103 and East 30 feet of 7th Street right-of-way and adjacent 16-foot alley, La Porte Subdivision; consider approval or other action regarding an Ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, Chapter 106 "Zoning," by granting Special Conditional Use Permit # 18-91000014 to allow for a Hotel/Motel use in the General Commercial (GC) Zoning District, located on a 2.28-acres tract of land located at 711 W. Fairmont Pkwy., and legally described as Lots 1-16 and 19-32, Block 1103 and East 30 feet of 7th Street right-of-way and adjacent 16-foot alley, La Porte Subdivision, in the General Commercial (GC) Zoning District — I. Clowes (Item continued from the December 10, 2018 regular meeting.) The public hearing opened at 6:34 p.m. Page 2 of 6 January 14, 2019 Council Meeting Minutes