Laserfiche WebLink
<br />LOUIS RIGBY <br />BILL BENTLEY <br />Mayor <br />Councilperson District 3 <br />BRANDON LUNSFORD <br />Mayor Pro-Tem <br /> <br />Councilperson At Large A <br />THOMAS GARZA <br />STEVE GILLETT <br />Councilperson District 4 <br />Councilperson At Large B <br />JAY MARTIN <br />DANNY EARP <br />Councilperson District 5 <br />Councilperson District 1 <br /> <br />NANCY OJEDA <br />CHUCK ENGELKEN <br />Councilperson District 6 <br />Councilperson District 2 <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE <br />CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE <br />APRIL 27, 2020 <br />The City Council of the City of La Porte met in a regular meeting on Monday, April 27, 2020, at the City <br />Hall Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at 6:00 p.m., with the following in <br />attendance: <br />Councilpersons present: Louis Rigby, Brandon Lunsford, Steve Gillett, Chuck Engelken, Bill Bentley, Thomas <br />Garza, Jay Martin <br />Councilpersons attending remotely: Danny Earp, Nancy Ojeda <br />Councilpersons absent: None <br />Council-appointed officers present: Corby Alexander, City Manager; Lee Woodward, City Secretary; Clark <br />Askins, Assistant City Attorney <br />1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Rigby called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m. <br />2. INVOCATION AND PLEDGES The invocation was given by Pastor Thomas Green of Pleasant Hill Church <br />of Deliverance, and the pledges were led by Councilperson Jay Martin. <br />3. PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS, AND RECOGNITIONS <br />a. Proclamation in recognition of April as Parliamentary Law Month. \[Mayor Rigby\] <br />4. CITIZEN COMMENT (Generally limited to five minutes per person; in accordance with state law, the time <br />may be reduced if there is a high number of speakers or other considerations.) <br />Chuck Rosa spoke about financial assistance to local businesses closed for COVID-19. <br />5. CONSENT AGENDA (Approval of Consent Agenda items authorizes each to be implemented in accordance <br />with staff recommendations provided. An item may be removed from the consent agenda and added to the <br />Statutory Agenda for full discussion upon request by a member of the Council present at this meeting.) <br />a.Approve the minutes of the April 13, 2020, Council meeting. \[Mayor Rigby\] <br />b. Approve the appointments of James Walter to Position 3 on the La Porte Planning and Zoning <br />Commission and John Blakemore to an open position on the La Porte Zoning Board of <br />Adjustment. \[Mayor Rigby and Mayor Pro Tem Bill Bentley\] <br />c.Approve the purchase of a Hino 338 Trash Truck with Heavy Brush Dump Bed from Rush Truck <br />Center under BuyBoard Contract 601-19, in the amount of $99,345.00. \[Ray Mayo, Director of <br />Public Works\] <br /> <br />Councilperson Engelken moved to approve the consent agenda items; the motion was adopted, 9-0. <br /> <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />April 27, 2020, Council Meeting Minutes <br /> <br /> <br />