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<br />LOUIS RIGBY <br /> <br />BILL BENTLEY <br />Mayor <br />Councilmember District 3 <br />JOHN ZEMANEK <br />KRISTIN MARTIN <br />Councilmember At Large A <br />Councilmember District 4 <br />VACANT <br />JAY MARTIN <br />Councilmember At Large B <br />Councilmember District 5 <br />DANNY EARP <br />NANCY OJEDA <br />Councilmember District 1 <br />Councilmember District 6 <br /> <br />CHUCK ENGELKEN Mayor Pro-Tem <br />Councilmember District 2 <br />MINUTES OF THE REGULARMEETING OF THE <br />CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE <br />OCTOBER 8, 2018 <br />The City Council of the City of La Porte met in a regular meeting on Monday, October 8, 2018, 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. All members of Council <br />were present: Councilmembers Ojeda, Zemanek, J. Martin, K. Martin, Bentley, Engelken, and Earp. <br />Staff present: City Secretary Patrice Fogarty, City Manager Corby Alexander, Assistant City <br />Manager Jason Weeks, and Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins. <br /> <br />2. INVOCATION –The invocation was given by Michael Thannisch, St. Paul’s Anglican Church. <br /> <br />3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The City of La Porte Fire Department honor Guard presented the <br />Colors; the pledge of allegiance was led by Councilmember Kristin Martin; and Firefighter Destinee <br />Rayburn sang the National Anthem. <br /> <br />4. PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS, and RECOGNITIONS <br /> <br /> (a) Proclamation – Fire Prevention Week – Mayor Rigby <br /> <br /> Mayor Rigby presented a proclamation for Fire Prevention Week to members of the La Porte Fire <br />Department, Fire Marshal Clif Meekins, and Assistant Fire Chief Donald Ladd. <br /> <br /> (b) Proclamation – Domestic Violence Awareness Week – Mayor Rigby <br /> <br /> Mayor Rigby presented a Domestic Violence Awareness Week proclamation to members of the <br />La Porte Police Department Chief Ron Parker; Dispatch Supervisor Shaye Lister, and Lieutenant <br />Tammy McBeath. <br /> <br />5. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Limited to five minutes per person.) <br /> <br /> Head Commissioner of La Porte Baseball Association Kevin Manning, 210 S. Nugent, addressed <br />Council requesting Council to get involved in negotiating a discounted price for the teams to play on <br />the high school field. <br /> <br /> Shawn Metcalf, 11127 Sunset Ridge St., addressed Council requesting Council to be supportive of <br />funding for the La Porte TIFI football teams to play on the high school field. <br /> <br /> Jason Smith, 10312 Apple Tree Circle South, addressed Council and agreed with everything that <br />was said by Mr. Manning and Mr. Metcalf. <br /> <br />Page 1 of 6 <br />October 8, 2018 Council Meeting Minutes <br /> <br />