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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 />DECEMBER 10, 2018 <br />The City Council of the City of La Porte met in a regular meeting on Monday, December 10, 2018, at the <br />City 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. Staff present: City Secretary Patrice Fogarty, City Manager Corby Alexander, <br />Assistant City Manager Jason Weeks, and Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins. <br /> <br />2. INVOCATION –The invocation was given by Rev. Brian Christen, La Porte Community Church. <br /> <br />3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The pledge of allegiance was led by Councilmember Chuck <br />Engelken. <br /> <br />4. PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS, and RECOGNITIONS <br /> <br />(a) Proclamation – Bay Area Council on Drugs and Alcohol Day – Mayor Rigby <br /> <br />Mayor Rigby presented a proclamation for Bay Area Council on Drugs and Alcohol Day. Amber <br />Carter spoke and addressed Council regarding the grant. <br /> <br />5. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Limited to five minutes per person.) <br /> <br /> Chuck Rosa, 812 S. Virginia, addressed Council in regards to the Planning and Zoning Commission <br />meeting and the hotel item. <br /> <br /> Jeff Martin, 3118 Silver Springs Dr., addressed Council and expressed appreciation for the <br />community and everything done for the families after the fire at the Delta Heights apartments. He <br />specifically thanks the Holiday Inn Express for comping 15 rooms for a week, and he thanked the <br />Fire Department, EMS Department, Emergency Management Department, and the Police <br />Department, and all others who stepped up and volunteered time, energy and resources. <br /> <br />6. CONSENT AGENDA (All consent agenda items are considered routine by City Council and will be <br />enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a <br />Councilmember requests an item be removed and considered separately.) <br /> <br />(a) Consider approval or other action regarding minutes of the Regular meeting held on <br />November 12, 2018 and Special meeting held on November 14, 2018 – P. Fogarty <br /> <br />(b) Consider approval or other action regarding an Ordinance amending the City of La Porte, <br />Texas’ Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Budget for the Tax Increment and Reinvestment Zone budget <br />Page 1 of 5 <br />December 10, 2018 Council Meeting Minutes <br /> <br />