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LOUIS RIGBY <br />DARYL LEONARD <br />Mayor <br />Councilmember District 3 <br />JOHN ZEMANEK <br />TOMMY MOSER <br />Councilmember At Large A <br />Councilmember District 4 <br />DOTTIE KAMINSKI <br />JAY MARTIN <br />Councilmember At LargeB <br />Mayor Pro Tem <br />MIKE MOSTEIT <br />Councilmember District 5 <br />Councilmember District 1 <br />MIKE CLAUSEN <br />CHUCK ENGELKEN <br />Councilmember District 6 <br />Councilmember District 2 <br />MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE <br />CITY COUNCILOF THE CITY OF LA PORTE <br />FEBRUARY10,2014 <br />Monday,February 10,2014, <br />The City Council of the City of La Portemet in aregularmeetingonat the <br />6:00p.m <br />City Hall Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at . to consider the <br />followingitems of business: <br />1.CALL TO ORDER <br />Mayor Rigbycalled the meeting to order at 6:00p.m. Members of Council present: <br />CouncilmembersEngelken, Leonard, Zemanek, Kaminski, Clausen, Mosteit, andMartin.Absent: <br />Councilmember Moser. Also present were City Secretary Patrice Fogarty,City Manager Corby <br />Alexander,andAssistant City Attorney ClarkAskins. <br />2.INVOCATION <br />-The invocation was given byDon Hill,La Porte Inter Church Council. <br />3.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE <br />-The Pledge of Allegiance was led byCouncilmember Mike Mosteit. <br />4.PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS, and RECOGNITIONS <br />(a) <br />Recognition –“Employee of the (Fourth) Quarter” –Martin Lucio(Meter Reader <br />Supervisor) –Mayor Rigby <br />(b) <br />Recognition –“Employee of the Year” –Christopher Brooks (Solid Waste Worker)–Mayor <br />Rigby <br />(c) <br />Recognition –“Manager of the Year” –Ray Nolen (EMS Chief)–Mayor Rigby <br />Mayor Rigby recognized Martin Lucio as “Employee of the (Fourth) Quarter,” Christopher Brook as <br />“Employee of the Year,” and EMS Chief Ray Nolen as “Manager of the Year.” <br />5.PUBLIC COMMENTS <br />(Limited to five minutesper person.) <br />Chuck Rosa, 812 S.Virginia,addressed Council regarding trucks and trailers in the City and <br />commented thatrestricting the legal activity of truckersshould not be commended. In addition, Mr. <br />Rosa commented the City will be facing more truck traffic when the canal opens;andserious <br />consideration should be given toward attitudes in regards to the trucking industry. <br />Phillip Dunn,701 San Jacinto St.,addressed Council in support of trucking andsuggested the two <br />issues of parking and traffic be the focus on what the City is trying to achieve with the professional <br />truck study.Mr. Dunn also informedCouncil thathe is a former trucker,and impededtraffic flow <br />can be a problem.The road conditions on the main roadsand speedlimits for truckersare good in <br />La Porte,and the City would be well served if the lights were synchronized on Fairmont Parkway. <br />Ronda Lunsford, 10280 N. H St., addressed Council stating her opposition to adding bucking <br />chutes to Lomax Arena and proposed redoing wash racks if the City has additional funding. <br />Joe Smith, 10802N. H St., addressed Councilin favor of bucking chutes at Lomax Arena. <br />18 <br />Page of <br />February 10, 2014, CouncilMeeting Minutes <br /> <br />