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4. PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS, AND RECOGNITIONS <br />a. Economic Alliance Presentation for City Council - Receive annual report <br />from the Economic Alliance Houston Port Region. [Haley Bowers, Economic <br />Development Manager] <br />Economic Alliance President/CEO Chad Burke provided the annual report from the <br />Economic Alliance Houston Port Region. <br />b. Proclamation in recognition of Parks and Recreation Month. [Rick Helton, <br />Mayor] <br />c. Recognition of La Porte Police Chief Scott Pullig's completion of the <br />Leadership Command College. [Corby Alexander, City Manager] <br />d. Recognition of Marshall Dobson for 10 years of service [Scott Pullig, Chief <br />of Police] <br />e. Recognition of Stacey Lippold for 10 years of service [Scott Pullig, Chief of <br />Police] <br />5. CITIZEN COMMENT (Generally limited to five minutes per person; in accordance with <br />state law, the time may be reduced if there is a high number of speakers or other <br />considerations.) <br />This item was handled before item 3. Public comments were heard before the election <br />items. Kathryn Aguilar, Randa Spence, Virginia Pierson -Turner, Eric de la Garza, and <br />Erica Purell shared their concerns with the construction on Fondren Street. Terri <br />Hayes spoke in opposition to the proposed Union Pacific project. Randall Hayes spoke <br />of issues with the truck facilities and prostitution behind the homes in the Lomax area, <br />particularly violations occurring over the weekends, and was also permitted to briefly <br />speak about the City Hall roof. Thomas Garza discussed his family's experiences with <br />City splash pads recently. Sherri Ditrich congratulated Parks and Recreation and the <br />Public Works Department for their maintenance of facilities. <br />6. CONSENT AGENDA (Approval of Consent Agenda items authorizes each to be <br />implemented in accordance with staff recommendations provided. An item may be <br />removed from the Consent Agenda and added to the Statutory Agenda for full <br />discussion upon request by a member of the Council present at this meeting.) <br />a. Approve the minutes of the June 10, 2024, regular City Council meeting. [Lee <br />Woodward, City Secretary] <br />b. Demolition Bid #24009 - Reject all bids received for Bid #24009 - Demolition <br />Services. [Curtis Tarver, Deputy Building Official] <br />c. Authorization for Letters of Intent - Vehicles and Equipment - Authorize the <br />City Manager to issue Letters of Intent to Purchase to secure build slots for <br />replacement vehicles and equipment and new additions to the fleet for fiscal <br />year 2024-25. [Ray Mayo, Director of Public Works] <br />d. Street Lighting - 7th and 8th Street -Authorize the City Manager to execute a <br />letter of agreement with CenterPoint Energy for streetlight installation for the <br />