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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 SPECIAL MEETING OF THE <br />CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE <br />DECEMBER 17, 2018 <br />The City Council of the City of La Porte met in a regular meeting on Monday, December 17, 2018, at the <br />City Hall Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at 4:30 p.m. to consider the <br />following items of business: <br />1. CALL TO ORDER – Mayor Pro Tem Nancy Ojeda called the meeting to order at 4:32 p.m. Other <br />Councilmembers present were Chuck Engelken and John Zemanek. Staff present: City Secretary <br />Patrice Fogarty and Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins. <br /> <br />2. ELECTION ORDINANCE CANVASSING THE DECEMBER 8, 2018, SPECIAL ELECTION TO <br />FILL A VACANCY AND OTHER ELECTION-RELATED ACTIONS. <br /> <br />(a) Consider approval or other action regarding an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of <br />La Porte, Texas, declaring the results of the City of La Porte Special Election held on <br />December 8, 2018, for the purpose of electing a Councilperson-At-Large-Position B; and <br />providing for the matters relating to the subject. <br /> <br />Mayor Pro Tem Ojeda received the official returns and asked City Secretary Patrice Fogarty to read <br />from the ordinance declaring the results of the City of La Porte Special Election held on <br />December 8, 2018, for the purpose of electing a Councilperson-At-Large-Position B to an unexpired <br />term. Mayor Pro Tem Ojeda concluded the official canvass. <br /> <br />Councilmember Engelken made a motion to adopt the Ordinance canvassing the December 8, <br />2018, Special Election and other election-related actions. Councilmember Zemanek seconded. <br />MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY 3/0. <br /> <br />Prior to council action, Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins read the caption of Ordinance 2018- <br />3732: AN ORDINANCE DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE SPECIAL ELECTION HELD IN THE <br />CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, ON DECEMBER 8, 2018, FOR AN ELECTION TO FILL THE <br />UNEXPIRED TERM OF THE POSITION OF COUNCILPERSON AT-LARGE-POSITION B; <br />FINDING COMPLINACE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE <br />DATE HEREOF. <br /> <br />3. COUNCIL COMMENTS regarding matters appearing on the agenda; recognition of community <br />members, city employees, and upcoming events; inquiry of staff regarding specific factual <br />information or existing policies – Those present: Councilmembers Engelken, Earp, Ojeda, J. Martin, <br />K. Martin, Zemanek, Bentley and Mayor Rigby. <br /> <br /> Councilmembers congratulated Steve Gillett and City Secretary Patrice Fogarty on her upcoming <br />retirement. <br /> <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />December 17, 2018 Council Meeting Minutes <br /> <br />