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6. CONSENT AGENDA — Consent agenda items are considered routine by the City Council and will <br />be enacted by one motion. A Councilmember may remove any item for discussion and /or separate <br />action. <br />(a) Consider approval or other action of the minutes of regular meeting of La Porte City Council <br />held on August 22, 2011 — P. Fogarty <br />(b) Consider approval or other action repealing Ordinance 3366 relating to the appointment of <br />citizens to city boards, committees and commissions— P. Fogarty <br />(c) Consider approval or other action regarding an ordinance vacating, abandoning, and closing <br />the 7,600 square -foot alley in Block 187, La Porte; and authorize the execution and delivery <br />of a deed to the adjoining landowner, Victory Tabernacle — T. Tietjens <br />(d) Consider approval or other action to renew the operator's agreement between the City of La <br />Porte and the La Porte Area Water Authority — D. Mick <br />(e) Consider approval or other action of the La Porte Area Water Authority Board giving <br />authorization for the General Manager to execute an agreement with the City of Pasadena — <br />D. Mick <br />(f) Consider approval or other action authorizing City Manager to implement the bidding, <br />negotiation, construction and the operational phases of the previously executed agreement <br />with Ray & Hollington Architects for design of the New Fire Station No. 1 and the Fire <br />Administration Building, and authorize the City Manager to increase the professional <br />services reimbursable account — D. Ladd <br />Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins read the following captions of ordinances. <br />Ordinance 3375, AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ORDINANCE 3366, APPOINTING <br />MEMBERS TO VARIOUS BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COMMITTEES, CONTAING A <br />REPEALING CLAUSE, CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, FINDING <br />COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE <br />DATE HEREOF <br />Ordinance 3376, AN ORDINANCE VACATING, ABANDONING AND CLOSING THE <br />ALLEY IN BLOCK 187, LA PORTE, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE <br />EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF A DEED TO THE ADJOINING LANDOWNER, FINDING <br />COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE <br />DATE HEREOF. <br />Councilmember Engelken moved to approve the consent agenda as presented. Councilmember <br />Zemanek seconded. MOTION PASSED. <br />Ayes: Mayor Rigby, Councilmembers Leonard, Clausen, Zemanek, <br />Mosteit, Engelken, Moser, Kaminski and Martin <br />Nays: None <br />7. AUTHORIZATIONS <br />(a) Consider approval or other action appointing and /or reappointing members to various <br />boards, commissions and committees — P. Fogarty <br />City Secretary Patrice Fogarty presented a summary. <br />Page 2 of 8 <br />September 12, 2011, City Council Meeting Minutes <br />