2021-12-04 Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council

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venture across the street which not permitted for that site; she also offered concerns about light pollution. Jeff Martin invited all to come out to the upcoming Sylvan Beach Festival on April 24, thanked Nancy Ojeda for her service, welcomed Robbie McLarrin, and thanked Chief Deardorff and LPPD. 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 March 22, 2021, City Council meeting. [Mayor Louis R. Rigby] b. Approve the appointment of Brent McCaulley to an open position on the La Porte Development Corporation Board of Directors. c. Adopt Ordinance 2021-3821 for the purpose of vacating, abandoning, and closing a portion of the North 1st Street right-of-way situated between North J Street and Reserve A, Block 1 of La Porte Landfill, and a portion of the North J Street right-of-way situated between North 2nd Street right-of-way and an abandoned section of North J Street right-of-way, and authorizing the execution and delivery of a deed to the adjoining landowner. [Ian Clowes, City Planner] d. Adopt Resolution 2021-38 authorizing the submission of an application to the Texas General Land Office for a Texas Community Development Block Grant-Mitigation grant,for drainage infrastructure. [Ray Mayo, Director of Public Works] e. Approval or other action to authorize execution of an interlocal agreement between Harris County and the City of La Porte for the Fairmont Parkway Signalization Project, in the amount of$1,000,000.00 [Ray Mayo, Director of Public Works] f. Approve Resolution 2021-39 to suspend the effective date proposed by CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp., Texas Coast Division, to increase rates under the Gas Reliability Infrastructure Program for 45 days, and authorize the City's participation in a coalition of cities known as the "Texas Coast Utilities Coalition" ("TCUC") of cities. [Jason Weeks, Assistant City Manager] g. Award Bid #21009 to Turner Power & Construction, LLC in the amount of $390,683.00, for the Northwest Park Soccer Field Lighting Renovation Project,with a contingency amount of $39,068.00, for a total authorization of $429,751.00 [Rosalyn Epting, Director of Parks & Recreation] h. Approve the three- (3-) year contract renewal with AT&T for internet services and upgrade to existing internet system. [Grady Parker, IT Manager] (Mayor Pro Tem Engelken signed a conflict of interest affidavit and did not participate in the vote regarding item 5f.) Mayor Pro Tem Engelken moved to approve the consent agenda, less item 5f;. the motion was seconded by Councilperson Bentley; the motion was adopted, 7-0. Councilperson Bentley moved to adopt Resolution 2021-39 to suspend effective date proposed by CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp., Texas Coast Division, to increase rates under the Gas Reliability Infrastructure Program for 45 days, and authorize the City's participation in a coalition of cities known as the "Texas Coast Utilities Coalition" ("TCUC") of cities; the motion was seconded by Councilperson Lunsford; the motion was adopted, 6-0. 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ASSOCIATED ORDINANCES a. The City Council will hold a public hearing to receive comment regarding the advisability of the creation of a Public Improvement District to make certain improvements over certain property located on +/- 56.7 acres at the corner of Wharton Weems Boulevard and State Highway 146 Frontage Road within the corporate limits of the City of La Porte,Texas. [Corby Alexander, City Manager] Mayor Rigby opened the public hearing at 6:44 p.m. City Manager Corby Alexander presented a summary. Paul Groman, the developer of the project, spoke in support of the project, and Dee Ann Thompson and Peggy Antone spoke in opposition to the development. Mayor Rigby closed the public hearing at 6:59 p.m. Page 2 of 3 April 12, 2021, Council Meeting Minutes