10-28-19 Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council

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LOUIS RIGBY Mayor BRANDON LUNSFORD Councilperson At Large A STEVE GILLETT Councilperson At Large B DANNY EARP Councilperson District 1 CHUCK ENGELKEN Councilperson District 2 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE OCTOBER 14, 2019 BILL BENTLEY Councilperson District 3 Mayor Pro-Tem THOMAS GARZA Councilperson District 4 JAY MA RTI N Councilperson District 5 NANCY OJEDA Councilperson District 6 The City Council of the City of La Porte met in a regular meeting on Monday, October 14, 2019, at the City Hall Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at 6:00 p.m., with the following in attendance: Councilpersons present: Louis Rigby, Thomas Garza, Steve Gillett, Danny Earp, Chuck Engelken, Bill Bentley, Brandon Lunsford, Jay Martin, Nancy Ojeda Councilpersons absent: None Council -appointed officers present: Corby Alexander, City Manager; Lee Woodward, City Secretary; Clark Askins, Assistant City Attorney 1. CALL TO ORDER — Mayor Rigby called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. 2. INVOCATION — The invocation was given by Rev. Brian Christen, La Porte Community Church. PLEDGES — The pledges of allegiance to the U.S. and Texas flags were led by Councilperson Brandon Lunsford. 3. PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS, AND RECOGNITIONS Proclamation — Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month. [Mayor Rigby] 4. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Limited to five minutes per person) — Chuck Rosa spoke in appreciation of the 2019 Texas House Bill 2840 on public comments, read portions of the statutory language, and spoke in disapproval of Councilpersons. 5. CONSENT AGENDA (Approval of Consent Agenda items authorizes each to be implemented in accordance with staff recommendations provided. An item maybe removed from the consent agenda and added to the StatutoryAgenda for full discussion upon request by a member of the Council present at this meeting.) (a) Approve the minutes of the special City Council meetings held on September 19 and September 30, 2019, and the regular meeting held on September 23, 2019. [Mayor Rigby] (b) Approve the purchases of various vehicles and equipment through Texas BuyBoard and H-GAC Cooperative purchasing programs, in accordance with the FY 2019-2020 Vehicle Replacement Program schedule. [Ray Mayo, Public Works Director] (c) Approve amending meeting dates of regular City Council meetings in November and December 2019. [Mayor Rigby] (d) Authorize the City Manager to enter into US Communities contract #R-BB-19002 for Cintas to provide uniform rental services. [Cherell Daeumer, Purchasing Manager] (e) Authorize the City Manager to enter into agreements with Dunham Engineering for the design, bid, and construction phase services for the Hillridge Ground Tank Replacement and for the Coating of Lomax Elevated Storage Tank CIP projects. [Ray Mayo, Public Works Director] Councilperson Engelken moved to approve the consent agenda items a, b, d, and e; the motion was adopted, 9-0. Councilperson Engelken moved to approve item c; the motion was adopted, 8-1, Councilperson Garza voting against. Page 1 of 3 October 14, 2019, Council Meeting Minutes