01-09-12 Regular Meeting of La Porte City Council

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Department budget increased. Assistant Fire Chief Donald Ladd responded the three -year agreement had been estimated for future increases. Councilmember Engelken moved to approve the consent agenda as presented. Councilmember Mosteit seconded. MOTION PASSED. Ayes: Mayor Rigby, Councilmembers Leonard, Mosteit, Clausen, Zemanek, Engelken, Moser, Kaminski and Martin Nays: None Absent: None 6. AUTHORIZATIONS (a) Consider approval or other action awarding bid # S12001 for the sale of building and adjoining parking lots at 912 West Main Street — T. Leach Assistant City Manager, Traci Leach presented a summary. This item will be discussed in Executive Session toward the end of the regular meeting. See Item 14 for action taken. (b) Consider approval or other action regarding vote by La Porte Development Corporation Board to sell Lots 7 and 8, Block 52, Town of La Porte, Harris County, Texas, as part of sale by City of La Porte of building and adjoining parking lots at 912 West Main Street — T. Leach Council took no action on this item due to action taken by the La Porte Development Corporation at its meeting immediately prior to the council meeting made it a moot issue. The La Porte Development Corporation voted not to authorize the sale of Lots 7 and 8, Block 52, Town of La Porte, Harris County, Texas, as part of the sale by the City of La Porte of the building and adjoining parking lots at 912 West Main Street. (c) Consider approval or other action awarding RFP # 12503 for an Executive Search Firm, regarding city manager position — S. Cream Purchasing Manager Susan Cream presented a summary. Councilmember Engelken moved to award RFP # 12503 to SRG (Strategic Government Resources) and schedule a public workshop with the firm. Councilmember Kaminski seconded. MOTION PASSED. Ayes: Mayor Rigby, Councilmembers Leonard, Mosteit, Clausen, Zemanek, Engelken, Moser, Kaminski and Martin Nays: None Absent: None Council directed staff to contact SGR for a date to schedule a workshop with City Council. (d) Consider approval or other action regarding an interlocal agreement with the Port of Houston for East Main Drainage Project participation — T. Tietjens Planning Director Tim Tietjens presented a summary. Councilmember Moser commented that the agreement mentions the approved site plan can be development on the easternmost part and asked what the site plan specifies can be done on the easternmost part. Planning Director Tietjens responded that a site plan only contains the plans for the portion that is being developed at the time, and future development of other sites would require an amendment to the original site plan. At that Page 3 of 5 December 12, 2011, City Council Meeting Minutes