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LOUIS R. RIGBY <br />BILL BENTLEY <br />Mayor <br />CouncilpersonDistrict 3 <br />BRANDON LUNSFORD <br />THOMAS GARZA <br />CouncilpersonAt Large A <br />CouncilpersonDistrict 4 <br />BRENT McCAULLEY <br />JAY MARTIN <br />CouncilpersonAt Large B <br />Mayor Pro Tem <br />MANDI WILLIAMS <br />CouncilpersonDistrict 5 <br />CouncilpersonDistrict 1 <br />ROBBIE McLARRIN <br />CHUCK ENGELKEN <br />CouncilpersonDistrict 6 <br />Councilperson District 2 <br />MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE <br />CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE <br />DECEMBER 13, 2021 <br />The City Council of the City of La Portemet in a regularmeetingonMonday, December 13, 2021,at <br />the City Hall Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at 6:00p.m.,withthe <br />following in attendance: <br />Councilpersons present: Louis Rigby,Brent McCaulley, Chuck Engelken,Bill Bentley, Thomas Garza, <br />Jay Martin, Robbie McLarrin <br />Councilpersons attending remotely: None <br />Councilpersons absent: Brandon Lunsford,Mandi Williams <br />Council-appointed officers present:Corby Alexander, City Manager;Lee Woodward, City Secretary; <br />Clark Askins, AssistantCity Attorney <br />CALL TO ORDER –Mayor Rigbycalled the meeting to order at6:00p.m. <br />2.INVOCATION –The invocation was given by Minister Rachel Cotton, Agape Centric, Inc.,and pledges <br />wereled byCouncilperson Robbie McLarrin. <br />3.PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS, AND RECOGNITIONS <br />a.Presentation of Houston Yacht Club activities for 2022 by Commodore Farley Fontenot. <br />\[LouisR. Rigby, Mayor\] <br />b.Recognition of citizen and new U.S. Marine Private First Class Lauryn LeGrand.\[Louis R. <br />Rigby, Mayor\] <br />c.Recognition of City employees for years of service. \[Louis R. Rigby, Mayor\] <br />4.CITIZENCOMMENT(Generally limited to five minutes per person; in accordance with state law, the <br />time may be reduced if there is a high number of speakers or other considerations.) <br />Frank Hernandezasked for help preventingracing in his residential neighborhoodon Clarksville, <br />perhaps with speed control devices, as well as issues with loud music at the car wash.MarkMatthews <br />spokeon his concerns regardinglocalfloodplain permits. John Mata,Omar Jaimes, Todd Iocco, and <br />Joshua Hollub spoke in support of adoption ofthe UPC/UMCplumbingand mechanicalcodes.Norma <br />Elliottsaid she didn’t feel the Houston Yacht Club events benefitted the citizens. She also expressed <br />concernover the use of thefull amount of the2021 certificates of obligationfor a new city hall. <br />5.CONSIDERATION OF COUNCILPERSON ABSENCES <br />a.Presentation, discussion, and possible action to consider classification of absence of <br />Councilperson Mandi Williams at the December 13, 2021, City Council meeting, under the <br />City Council Attendance Policy. \[Louis R. Rigby, Mayor\] <br />This item will be handledat the January 10, 2022, meeting. <br /> <br />