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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 />NOVEMBER 14, 2011 <br />The City Council of the City of La Porte met in a regular meeting on Monday, November 14, 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. Members of Council present: <br />Councilmembers Leonard, Zemanek, Engelken, Martin, Kaminski, Moser, and Clausen. Absent: <br />Councilmember Mosteit. Also present were City Secretary Patrice Fogarty, Interim City Manager <br />Steve Gillett, Assistant City Manager Traci Leach and Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins. <br />2. INVOCATION - The invocation was given by B. L Worsham of the Second Baptist Church of La <br />Porte. <br />3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilmember Tommy Moser. <br />4. PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS <br />(a) Senator Mike Jackson presented Jerome McKown with a flag in honor of his outstanding <br />career in the La Porte Police Department. <br />(b) Phillip Ferguson a R epresentative of the Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association <br />presented a symbolic check to the City of La Porter in the amount of $17, 907. 50 for the <br />volunteered activities of the Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association. Chief Ken Adcox <br />also spoke and provided a list of projects worked on by the volunteers. <br />5. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Limited to five minutes per person.) <br />Matt Novosad, President of the La Porte Police Officers Association addressed Council in regards <br />to Civil Service employees and the employee stipend. <br />Chuck Rosa, 812 S. Virginia, La Porte, addressed Council in opposition to an ordinance amending <br />Chapter 14 of the Code of Ordinances, placing restrictions on the tethering of animals. <br />Samantha Rosa, 812 S. Virginia, La Porte, addressed Council also in opposition to an ordinance <br />amending Chapter 14 of the Code of Ordinances, placing restrictions on the tethering of animals. <br />Marylee Nolley, 2819 E Street, La Porte, addressed Council in regards of an ordinance amending <br />Chapter 14 of the Code of Ordinances, placing restrictions on the tethering of animals. Ms. Nolley <br />suggested an amended ordinance be carefully written. <br />Jane Rosa, 812 S . Virginia, La Porte, addressed Council in favor of tethering animals and <br />suggested an amended ordinance be carefully written. <br />Page 1 of 7 <br />November 14, 2011, City Council Meeting Minutes <br />