07-29-14 Wrecker Committee Meeting and Public Hearing minutes

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City of La Porte Wrecker Committee Minutes of July 29, 2014 Committee Members Present: Planning Director Tim Tietjens (designated representative of the City Manager), Asst. Police Chief Ron Parker (for Lt. Gary Rice, designated representative of the Police Chief), and City Secretary Patrice Fogarty Staff Members Present: Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins, Chief Building Official Mark Huber, Deputy Building Official R.J. Davidson, and Office Coordinator Peggy Lee 1. Call to order. Meeting called to order by Chairman Tim Tietjens at 3:02 p.m. 2. Roll call of members. Tim Tietjens, Patrice Fogarty, and Ron Parker were present for roll call. 3. Consider approval of February 19, 2013, meeting minutes. Motion by Patrice Fogarty to approve the Minutes of February 19, 2013. Second by Ron Parker. Motion carried unanimously. 4. Conduct public hearing to receive input on a request by Industrial Transportation and Towing LLC for issuance of two (2) emergency auto wrecker permits, under section 78-297 of the La Porte Code of Ordinances. A. Open public hearing Chairman Tietjens opened the public hearing at 3:04 p.m. B. Staff comments Mark Huber reported the applicant's wrecker permit application is in order; however clarification is needed on several items: ■ A freightliner was listed on the applicant's cab card. Is the freightliner included in the request? ■ The existing fence around the storage yard is 6' and does not meet the 8' height requirement. ■ The storage yard does not comply with the proposed surface material shown on the site plan, which is milled asphalt. C. Public comments Troy Harrison, police officer with the City of Shoreacres, stated the applicant had been instrumental in helping his department work through some fleet issues. Mr. Harrison is in favor of granting the wrecker permits due to his personal experience with the applicant.