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<br />LOUIS RIGBY <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 />NOVEMBER 13, 2017 <br />The City Council of the City of La Porte met in a regular meeting on Monday, November 13, 2017, at the City <br />Hall 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 present: <br />Councilmembers Ojeda, J. Martin, K. Martin, Kaminski, Zemanek, Leonard, Engelken, and Earp. Also <br />present were City Secretary Patrice Fogarty, City Manager Corby Alexander, and Assistant City <br />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 Nancy Ojeda. <br />4. PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS, and RECOGNITIONS <br />(a) Recognition 2017 City University Participants Mayor Rigby <br />Mayor Rigby recognized the 2017 City University City Participants and handed out Certificates to those <br />participants who were in attendance. <br />5. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Limited to five minutes per person.) <br />th <br />Paul Larson, 200 N. 4 St., addressed Council concerning property at 621 W. Main St.; he is not in <br />favor of demolishing this building. He would like to see the repeal of the demolition ordinance which <br />was passed on September 25, 2017. <br />Carol Gloyna, 616 N. Shady Lane, requested council allow temporary house at her home in an RV <br />provided by the insurance company while her home is repaired due to flood damage in Hurricane <br />Harvey. <br />Mark Matthews, 2807 Crescent, stated he is appreciative of Officer Anthony Bish, La Porte Crime <br />Prevention Officer. He stated Officer Bish handled himself well, with integrity and honesty. He stated <br />he is very polite and helpful, and what was a bad situation got resolved thanks to him. <br />Jay Azimpour, 5616 Richmond Ave. #275, Houston, TX, is the owner of the property at 621 W. Main, <br />and stated he is ready to move forward with construction on the building. <br />Page 1 of 9 <br />November 13, 2017 Council Meeting Minutes <br /> <br /> <br />