2019-06-24 Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council

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LOUIS RIGBY 0* A BILL BENTLEY Mayor :,;\0 Councilperson District 3 � ; BRANDON LUNSFORD , Mayor Pro-Tern Councilperson At Large A 7 \ m THOMAS GARZA STEVE GILLETT erson At Large B �� Councilperson District 4 Councilperson g JAY MARTIN DANNY EARP person District 5 Councilperson District 1 Council NANCY OJEDA CHUCK ENGELKEN Councilperson District 6 Councilperson District 2 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE JUNE 24, 2019 The City Council of the City of La Porte met in a regular meeting on Monday, June 24, 2019, at the City Hall Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at 6:00 p.m., with the following in attendance: Councilpersons present: Louis Rigby, Brandon Lunsford, Steve Gillett, Danny Earp, Chuck Engelken, Bill Bentley, Thomas Garza, Jay Martin Councilpersons absent: Nancy Ojeda Council-appointed officers present: Corby Alexander, City Manager; Jason Weeks,Assistant City Manager; Lee Woodward, City Secretary; Clark Askins, Assistant City Attorney 1. CALL TO ORDER—Mayor Rigby called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. 2. INVOCATION —The invocation was given by Evette Naron, Family and Small Groups Minister, Fairmont Park Church. PLEDGES—The pledges of allegiance to the U.S. and Texas flags were led by Councilpersons Thomas Garza. 3. PRESENTATIONS, PROCLMATIONS, AND RECOGNITIONS (a) Presentation of Oath of Office and Certificate of Election to newly elected Councilperson Jay Martin. [Mayor Rigby] 4. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Limited to five minutes per person.) Reverend Philip Dunn said he was beseeching the Council to seek a mechanism to police one another and staff on the use of social media. Chuck Rosa spoke on the proposed changes to the building permit fees. Donna O'Connor lauded the City departments who made the Summer Party successful but decried a Councilperson at the event who criticized City staff working on the event. She also mentioned her concern about warehouses in the community and the rights of property owners in relation to an item at the June 10 Council meeting. 5. CONSENT AGENDA (Approval of Consent Agenda items authorizes each to be implemented in accordance with staff recommendations provided. An item may be removed from the Consent Agenda and added to the Statutory Agenda for full discussion upon request by a member of the Council present at this meeting) (a) Approve the minutes of the meeting held on June 10, 2019. [Lee Woodward, City Secretary] Councilperson Engelken moved to approve the consent agenda item; the motion was adopted, 8-0. 6. AUTHORIZATIONS (a) Presentation, discussion, and possible action to approve expenditure by the La Porte Development Corporation in an amount not to exceed $700,000.00 in connection with Project G, an incentive project granted to INEOS Styrolution America, LLC, for development of a styrene monomer manufacturing facility at 1230 Independence Parkway. [Ryan Cramer, Economic Development Coordinator] Councilperson Garza signed a Conflict of Interest affidavit and did not participate in the discussion or vote. Councilperson Engelken moved to approve the expenditure by the La Porte Development Corporation in an amount not to exceed $700,000.00, in connection with Prosect G, an incentive project granted to INEOS Page 1 of 2 June 24, 2019, Council Meeting Minutes