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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 />OCTOBER 24, 2011 <br />The City Council of the City of La Porte met in a regular meeting on Monday, October 24, 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 />CALL TO ORDER <br />Mayor Rigby called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. All members of Council were present. Also <br />present were City Secretary Patrice Fogarty, Assistant City Manager Traci Leach, and Assistant <br />City Attorney Clark Askins. <br />2. INVOCATION - The invocation was given by Dee Spears of Fairmont Park Church. <br />3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilmember Jay Martin. <br />4. PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS <br />Mayor Rigby recognized Walter Lee, from Finance Utility Billing, as the "Employee of the (Third) <br />Quarter." <br />5. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Limited to five minutes per person.) <br />Norma Elliott, 11621 North D Street, La Porte, addressed City Council regarding her concerns of <br />dogs being restrained with chains, and requested Council to address the cruel treatment of animals. <br />Thad Pittman, 905 Myrtle Creek, La Porte, addressed City Council regarding his concern with traffic <br />and speeding vehicles on Myrtle Creek. Mr. Pittman also requested the installation of speed bumps <br />and /or a patrol officer to maintain safety in the neighborhood. <br />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 the joint meeting of the La Porte <br />Development Corporation Board and City Council held on October 3, 2011, and the minutes <br />of the regular meeting of City Council held on October 10, 2011 — P. Fogarty <br />(b) Consider approval or other action regarding an ordinance approving a contract with Perdue, <br />Brandon, Fielder, Collins, & Mott for collection of mowing and demolition fees — M. Dolby <br />(c) Consider approval or other action authorizing the purchase of Hart Voting System election <br />equipment, and authorizing the Mayor to sign and enter into a Master Agreement and a <br />Warranty, Support and License Agreement with Hart InterCivic on behalf of the City of La <br />Porte — P. Fogarty <br />Page 1 of 8 <br />October 24, 2011, City Council Meeting Minutes <br />