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<br />Ayes: Mayor Rigby, Councilmembers Clausen, Engelken, Kaminski, <br />Moser, Leonard, Earp and Martin <br /> Nays: None <br /> Absent: Councilmember Zemanek <br />7. Reports <br />(a) <br />Presentation Receive 2014-2015 Annual Report from Chad Burke, President/CEO of the <br />Economic Alliance Houston Port Region S. Livingston <br />Economic Development Coordinator Scott Livingston introduced Chad Burke, President/CEO of the <br />Economic Alliance Houston Port Region, who presented a PowerPoint presentation on the 2014-2015 <br />Annual Report. <br /> <br />(b) <br />Receive report of La Porte Development Corporation Board Councilmember Engelken <br />Councilmember Engelken reported the La Porte Development Corporation Board received the 2014- <br />2015 Annual Report from Chad Burke, President/CEO of the Economic Alliance Houston Port Region. <br /> <br />(c) <br />Receive Strategic Plan Update T. Leach <br />Assistant City Manager Traci Leach provided the Strategic Plan Update and asked members of Council <br /> <br />for questions or comments. There were no questions or comments. <br />8. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS <br />City Manager Corby Alexander reported on the incident of the two ships colliding in the Bay earlier this <br />afternoon, and advised Council the City is working with the neighboring communities. Mr. Alexander <br />also reported there were no life threating injuries as a result of the incident. <br /> <br />9. COUNCIL COMMENTS <br />regarding matters appearing on the agenda; recognition of community <br />members, city employees, and upcoming events; inquiry of staff regarding specific factual information <br /> <br />or existing policies Councilmembers Moser, Kaminski, Zemanek, Leonard, Engelken, Earp, Clausen, <br />Martin and Mayor Rigby. <br />Councilmember Clausen thanked everyone for attending the meeting; Councilmember Martin thanked <br />Chad Burke for his presentation and the Girls and Boy Scouts for attending the meeting, congratulated <br />Mayor Rigby and Councilmembers Leonard and Engelken on being re-elected, and reminded everyone <br />of the La Porte Development Corporation Board workshop meeting on April 5, 2015, at 5:30 p.m. to <br />establish guidelines for economic development projects and the enhancement grant program; <br />Councilmember Moser congratulated Mayor Rigby and Councilmembers Leonard and Engelken on <br />being re-elected and sent kudos to the La Porte Police Department for their work handling the traffic <br />during the ship collision incident earlier this afternoon; Councilmember Kaminski congratulated Mayor <br />Rigby and Councilmembers Leonard and Engelken on being re-elected and the Girls and Boys Scouts; <br />Councilmember Leonard congratulated Mayor Rigby and Councilmember Engelken and himself for <br />being re-elected, and commented the City is a great community to live in; Councilmembers Engelken <br />and Earp congratulated Mayor Rigby and Councilmembers Engelken and Leonard for being re-elected, <br />and thanked everyone for attending the meeting; and Mayor Rigby congratulated Councilmembers <br />th <br />Leonard and Engelken on being re-elected, thanked George Watkins for his work organizing the 4 of <br />July Parade, which continues to grow, commented he attended the Boys Baseball Opening Day, and <br />reminded Councilmembers to pick up evaluation forms for Judge Denise Mitrano. <br /> <br /> <br />35 <br />Page of <br />March 9, 2015, Council Meeting Minutes <br /> <br /> <br />