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LOUIS RIGBY <br />DARYL LEONARD <br />Mayor <br />Councilmember District 3 <br />JOHN ZEMANEK <br />KRISTIN MARTIN <br />Councilmember At Large A <br />Councilmember District 4 <br />DOTTIE KAMINSKI <br />JAY MARTIN <br />Councilmember At Large B <br />Mayor Pro-Tem <br />DANNY EARP <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 COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE <br />JANUARY 25, 2016 <br />Monday January 25, 2016, <br />The City Council of the City of La Porte met in a regular meeting on at the City <br />6:00 p.m <br />Hall Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at . to consider the <br />following items of business: <br />Mayor Rigby called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Members of Council present: <br />Councilmembers Engelken, Earp, Zemanek, Kaminski, K. Martin, J. Martin and Leonard. Absent: <br />Councilmember Clausen. Also present were City Secretary Patrice Fogarty, City Manager Corby <br />Alexander, and Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins. <br />2. INVOCATION <br />– The invocation was given by Clark Askins. <br />3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – <br />The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilmember Chuck <br />Engelken. <br />4. PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS, and RECOGNITIONS <br />(a) <br />Recognition – Retirement of Burnett “Burnie” Willis (City of La Porte Finance Department) – <br />Mayor Rigby. <br /> Mayor Rigby recognized Burnett “Burnie” Willis for 30 years of services with the City of <br />La Porte. <br />5. PUBLIC COMMENTS <br />(Limited to five minutes per person.) <br />Chuck Rosa, 812 S. Virginia, addressed Council in favor ofItem 8(b), adopting a policy regulating <br />carrying of handguns by handgun license holders at government meetings in the City. <br />Claus Nielsen, 3101 S. Broadway St., addressed Council requesting options to purchase the <br />Windsail Apartments instead of demolishing them in order for him to make renovations and <br />continue an improved tax base for the City. <br />Bill Scott, 1722 Lomax School Rd., addressed Council with concerns regarding notices to abate he <br />received from Code Enforcement. Mr. Scott presented photos of property he commented is in <br />worse condition than his property. <br />5. CONSENT AGENDA <br />(All consent agenda items are considered routine by City Council and will be enacted <br />by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Councilmember requests an <br />item be removed and considered separately.) <br />(a) <br />Consider approval or other action regarding the minutes of the City Council Meeting held on <br />January 11, 2016 – P. Fogarty <br />(b) <br />Consider approval or other action regarding a professional services agreement with HDR <br />Engineering, Inc., for on-going GIS technical services – B. Sterling <br />16 <br />Page of <br />January 25, 2016, Council Meeting Minutes <br /> <br />