01-24-2022 La Porte Community Fencing minutes

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BRENT WCAULLEY, CHAIR COUNCILPERSON AT LARGE B MINUTES OF THE LA PORTE COMMUNITY FENCING AD HOC COMMITTEE MEETING JANUARY 24, 2022 CHUCK ENGELKEN COUNCILPERSON BILL BENTLEY COUNCILPERSON The La forte Community Fencing Ad Hoc Committee of the City of La Porte met on Monday, January 24, 2022, at the City Hall Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at 4:30 p.m. to consider the following items of business: Committee Members present: Brent McCaulley, Chuck Engelken, Bill Bentley, Corby Alexander Committee Members attending remotely: None Committee Members absent: None Council -appointed officers present: Lee Woodward„ City Secretary; Clark T. Askins, Assistant City Attorney CALL TO ORDER — Chair McCaulley called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m. 2. CITIZEN COMMENT (Generally limited to five minutes per person, in accordance with state law, the time may be reduced if there is a high number of speakers or other considerations.) There were no citizen comments. 3. STATUTORY AGENDA The purpose of this meeting is to discuss and formulate City Council and staff plans, operations, policies, and/or future projects, including the following: a. Approve minutes of the regular La Porte Community Fencing Project meeting held on December 13, 2021. [Councilperson McCaulley, Chair] Member Engelken moved to approve minutes of the regular La Porte Community Fencing Proiect meeting held on December 13, 2021: the motion was seconded by Member Bentley: the motion was adopted, 4-0. b. Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding potential changes to the City's Community Fence Funding program/policy. [Corby Alexander, City Manager] Discussion involved considerations such as aesthetics, structural issues, construction materials, and location on primary thoroughfares, as well as a meeting with interested neighborhood representatives. Mr. Alexander agreed to schedule a meeting for February. Mr. Askins recommended that any structure built with City funds be visible from a public right-of-way and strengthening clawback provisions with respect to ongoing maintenance and the use of memoranda of understanding. 4. COMMITTEE COMMENT — Hear announcements concerning matters appearing on the agenda; items of community interest; and/or inquiries of staff regarding specific factual information or existing policy from the Mayor, Councilpersons, and City staff, for which no formal action will be discussed or taken. Members had no comments.