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<br />LOUIS RIGBY <br /> <br />DARYL LEONARD <br />Mayor <br />Councilmember District 3 <br />JOHN ZEMANEK <br />KRISTIN MARTIN <br />Councilmember At Large A <br />Mayor Pro-Tem <br />DOTTIE KAMINSKI <br />Councilmember District 4 <br />Councilmember At Large B <br />JAY MARTIN <br />DANNY EARP <br />Councilmember District 5 <br />Councilmember District 1 <br />NANCY OJEDA <br /> <br />CHUCK ENGELKEN 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 />JULY 24, 2017 <br />The City Council of the City of La Porte met in a regular meeting on Monday, July 24, 2017, at the City <br />Hall Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at 6:00 p.m. to consider the <br />following 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 Ojeda, J. Martin, K. Martin, Engelken, Zemanek, Leonard, and Earp. <br />Absent: Councilmember Kaminski. 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 Assistant City Attorney, Clark Askins. <br /> <br />3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilmember K. Martin. <br />4. PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS, and RECOGNITIONS <br />(a) Recognition Employee of the Second Quarter 2017 Jenny Lynn (Marketing/Public <br />Relations Specialist) City of La Porte Parks and Recreation Department - Mayor Rigby <br />Mayor Rigby recognized Marketing/Public Relations Specialist Jenny Lynn as Employee of the <br />Second Quarter 2017. <br /> <br />5. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Limited to five minutes per person.) <br />Don Belgau, 3342 Miramar, addressed Council in opposition to item 8(a), closing the south half of <br />the S. Holmes St. right of way. <br />Drue Adams, 200 Crescent View St., addressed Council in opposition to item 8(a), closing the <br />south half of the S. Holmes St. right of way, and requested the fence and gate be removed from the <br />property. <br />Joe Bertuglia, 2005 Yorktown Ct., Seabrook, addressed Council regarding the purchase of half of <br />the right-of-way of S. Holmes. Mr. Bertuglia expressed his desire to protect the shoreline and is not <br />being requested to interrupt the lifestyle of the La Porte citizens. Mr. Bertuglia also provided photos <br />to Council. <br />Virginia Pierson-Turner, 231 Bayside Dr., addressed Council in support of redevelopment and <br />preserving the bay front. <br />Page 1 of 4 <br />July 24, 2017, Council Meeting Minutes <br /> <br /> <br />