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LOUIS RIGBY <br />CHUCK ENGELKEN <br />Mayor <br />Councilmember District 2 <br />JOHN ZEMANEK <br />DARYL LEONARD <br />Councilmember At Large A <br />Councilmember District 3 <br />DOTTIE KAMINSKI <br />KRISTIN MARTIN <br />Councilmember At Large B <br />Councilmember District 4 <br />DANNY EARP <br />JAY MARTIN <br />Mayor Pro-Tem <br />Councilmember District 5 <br />Councilmember District 1 <br />MIKE CLAUSEN <br />Councilmember District 6 <br />MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE <br />CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE <br />MAY 8, 2017 <br />The City Council of the City of La Porte met in a regular meeting on Monday, May 8, 2017, at the City Hall <br />Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at 6:00 p.m. to consider the following <br />items of business: <br />1. CALL TO ORDER – Mayor Rigby called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Members of Council <br />present: Councilmembers Engelken, J. Martin, K. Martin, Earp, Clausen, Leonard, and Kaminski. <br />Absent: Councilmember Zemanek. Also present were City Secretary Patrice Fogarty, City Manager <br />Corby Alexander, and Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins. <br />2. INVOCATION – The invocation was given by Viktoria Gotting, St. John’s Episcopal Church. <br />3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilmember Daryl Leonard. <br />4. PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS and RECOGNITIONS <br />(a)Recognition – Wyatt Smith (City of La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission) – Texas <br />Citizen Planner – Mayor Rigby <br />Mayor Rigby recognized Planning and Zoning Commission member Wyatt Smith for being <br />designated as a Texas Citizen Planner. <br />(b)Proclamation – National Police Week – Mayor Rigby <br />Mayor Rigby presented a proclamation to Police Chief Ken Adcox, Assistant Chief of Police <br />Ron Parker, and Officer Ken Winebrenner for National Police Week. <br /> (c) Proclamation – Emergency Medical Services Week – Mayor Rigby <br />Mayor Rigby presented a proclamation to EMS Chief Ray Nolen for Emergency Medical <br />Services Week. <br />(d)Recognition – Councilmember Mike Clausen – Appreciation of Thirteen Years of Services to <br />the City of La Porte – Mayor Rigby <br /> Mayor Rigby recognized Councilmember Mike Clausen for 13 years of services to the City <br />of La Porte. <br />5. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Limited to five minutes per person.) <br /> Chuck Rosa, 812 S. Virginia, addressed Council in regards to the election process and <br />congratulated Councilmember Dottie Kaminski on her re-election, and listed her numerous <br />accomplishments and years of service. He stated he plans to run for office again next year. <br />Page1 of 3 <br />May 8, 2017, Council Meeting Minutes <br /> <br />