06-28-06 Wrecker Committee Meeting

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CITY OF LA PORTE WRECKER COMMITTEE MINUTES OF JUNE 28,2006 Committee Members Present: Wayne Sabo, Planning Director (designated representative of the City Manager); Martha Gillett, City Secretary; and Carl Crisp, Police Lt. (designated representative of the Police Chief) Staff Members Present: Clark Askins, Assistant City Attorney; Debbie Wilmore, Chief Building Official; Tammy Noel, Community Service Inspector: Mike Kirkwood, Inspector I; and Peggy Lee, Office Coordinator 1 CALL TO ORDER Meeting called to order by Chairman Wayne Sabo at 2:02 PM. 2. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF APRIL 25, 2006, MINUTES. Motion by Martha Gillett to approve the Minutes of April 25, 2006. Second by Lt. Carl Crisp. The motion carried. Minutes approved as presented. 3. REVIEW FOR COMPLIANCE, ELEMENTS OF AGREEMENT OUTLINED IN THE JANUARY 11,2006, MEETING MINUTES AND THE STATUS UPDATE AS RECORDED IN THE MARCH 15,2006, MEETING MINUTES. Motion by Lt. Crisp to review for compliance, the elements of agreement outlined in the January 11, 2006, meeting minutes and the status update as recorded in the March 15, 2006, meeting minutes. Second by Martha Gillett. The motion carried. 4. CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING TO REVIEW EVIDENCE OF ALLEGED STATE LAW AND LA PORTE CITY ORDINACE VIOLATIONS BY DE WALT'S TOWING, LLC, (WRECKER PERMIT NUMBERS 475, 476, 477 AND 478) ASSOCIATED WITH THE BUSINESS LOCATED AT 400 EAST MAIN STREET, IN LA PORTE, TEXAS. A. OPEN PUBLIC HEARING Chairman Sabo opened the public hearing at 2:04 p.m. B. STAFFCO~NTS Chief Building Official, Debbie Wilmore, presented a PowerPoint presentation showing pictures of current conditions at the subject site. Mrs. Wilmore responded to questions from the Committee as follows: In the opinion of the Chief Building Official, the yard is being used to operate a salvage business, which is beyond the limits of the zoning permits issued for the wrecker business.