08-13-12 Regular Meeting, including Budget Workshop of La Porte City Council

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(All consent agenda items are considered routine by City Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Councilmember requests an item be removed and considered separately.) Consider approval or other action regarding the minutes of the regular City Council meeting held on July 9,2012 – P. Fogarty Consider approval or other action regarding an ordinance amending the City of La Porte Fiscal Year 2011-2012 Budget – M. Dolby Consider approval or other action regarding Amendment No. 2 of the Interlocal Agreement between the City of La Porte and the Harris County Transit Authority for the provision of local bus service through October 31, 2012 – T. Leach Regarding Consent Item B, Councilmember Zemanek had a questiononItem Ffound on the second page of the agenda request: $200,000.00 in the Utility Fund to increase the transfer to the Utility Capital Improvement Project to cover project cost. City Manager Corby Alexander responded thatthe transfer was requested to meetthe need of all projects specified for the year. Finance Director Michael Dolby and Treasurer Shelley Wolny commented thatone of the projects in Fund 003 (Utility CIP) went over the estimated amount provided to Financein preparation for the Fiscal Year 2012 budget. The estimated amount for 2011 total project costs was lower than the original budget. The remaining balance went to the bottom line fund balance and then reallocated for upcoming 2012 projects. However, the project actually turned out to cost more than the revised estimate. It was still within the original budget;but based on the revised estimate that was given, the funds were allocated elsewhere. The $200,000.00transfer is to cover the new projects that were approved with the 2012 budget to keep the fund from going negative. Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins read the caption of AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2011 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2012; FINDING THAT ALL THINGS REQUISITE AND NECESSARY HAVE BEEN DONE IN PREPARATION AND PRESENTMENT OF SAID BUDGET; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. CouncilmemberMosteitmoved to approve the Consent Agenda pursuant to recommendations by City Staffand Ordinance 2012-3423, with the exclusion of correlating budget amendment as indicated by bullet point F on the second page of the agenda request for Item 6(b), above. CouncilmemberMoserseconded. Ayes: Mayor Rigby, Councilmembers Leonard, Engelken, Kaminski, Zemanek, Clausen, Mosteit, Martin and Moser Nays: None Absent:None Consider approval or other action regarding an ordinance adopting revised City of La Porte Employee Policies Handbook to incorporate an updated Emergency Pay Policy – K. Anderson Human Resources Manager Katherine Andersonpresented a summary. Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins read the caption of AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING REVISED CITY OF LA PORTE EMPLOYEE POLICIES HANDBOOK TO INCORPORATE UPDATED EMERGENCY PAY POLICY; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.