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LOUIS RIGBY <br />Mayor <br />JOHN ZEMANEK <br />Councilmember at Large A <br />DOTTIE KAMINSKI <br />Councilmember at Large B <br />MIKE MOSTEIT <br />Councilmember District 1 <br />CHUCK ENGELKEN <br />Mayor Pro Tem <br />Councilmember District 2 <br />DARYL LEONARD <br />Councilmember District 3 <br />TOMMY MOSER <br />Councilmember District 4 <br />JAY MARTIN <br />Councilmember District 5 <br />MIKE CLAUSEN <br />Councilmember District 6 <br />MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE <br />CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE <br />SEPTEMBER 12, 2011 <br />The City Council of the City of La Porte met in a regular meeting on Monday, September 12, 2011, at the <br />City Hall Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at 6:00 p.m. to consider the <br />following items of business: <br />1. CALL TO ORDER <br />Mayor Rigby called the meeting to order at 6:03 p.m. All members of Council were present. Also <br />present were City Secretary Patrice Fogarty, City Manager Ron Bottoms and Assistant City <br />Attorney Clark Askins. <br />2. INVOCATION - The invocation was given by Reverend Wayne Spears. <br />3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - The pledge of allegiance was led by Councilmember Engelken. <br />4. PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS <br />(a) Mayor Rigby, Police Chief Ken Adcox, Fire Chief Mike Boaze and EMS Chief Ray Nolen read a <br />proclamation for the "Moment of Remembrance of September 11, 2001." <br />5. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Limited to five minutes per person.) <br />Ted Powell, 1700 Roscoe, La Porte, addressed Council and expressed his opposition regarding <br />Safety Town. <br />Kathryn Aguilar, 3119 Fondren, La Porte, addressed Council and expressed her opposition of <br />Safety Town. <br />Deobra Dugie, 3118 Fondren, La Porte, addressed Council in support of safety town. <br />Daniel Large, 201 Jamie Ct., La Porte, addressed Council and expressed concern regarding the <br />Fairmont Bike Trail. He stated that in certain areas along the trail, there are poles situated that <br />make it too narrow for bicycles to get through without causing an accident. Additionally, he opposes <br />Safety Town. <br />Crissy Stanley, 231 N. Forrest Ave., La Porte, addressed Council and expressed her support of <br />Safety Town. <br />Zoe Russell, 405 Bayshore, La Porte, addressed Council and expressed her opposition of Safety <br />Town. <br />Page 1 of 8 <br />September 12, 2011, City Council Meeting Minutes <br />