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LOUIS RIGBY <br />Mayor <br />JOHN ZEMANEK <br />Councilmember At Large A <br />DOTTIE KAMINSKI <br />Mayor Pro Tem <br />Councilmember At Large B <br />DANNY EARP <br />Councilmember District 1 <br />CHUCK ENGELKEN <br />Councilmember District 2 <br />MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE <br />CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE <br />DECEMBER 15, 2014 <br />DARYL LEONARD <br />Councilmember District 3 <br />TOMMY MOSER <br />Councilmember District 4 <br />JAY MARTIN <br />Councilmember District 5 <br />MIKE CLAUSEN <br />Councilmember District 6 <br />The City Council of the City of La Porte met in a special meeting on Monday, December 15, 2014, at the City <br />Hall Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at 5:00 p.m. to consider the following <br />items of business: <br />CALL TO ORDER <br />Mayor Rigby called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. Members of Council present: Councilmembers <br />Kaminski, Clausen, Earp, Moser, Leonard, and Engelken. Absent: Councilmembers Zemanek and <br />Martin. Also present were City Secretary Patrice Fogarty, and City Manager Corby Alexander. <br />2. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Limited to five minutes per person.) <br />There were no public comments. <br />3. CONSENT AGENDA (All consent agenda items are considered routine by City Council and will be enacted by <br />one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Councilmember requests an item be <br />removed and considered separately.) <br />(a) Consider approval or other action regarding the minutes of the Regular Meeting held on <br />December 8, 2014 — P. Fogarty <br />Councilmember Clausen moved to approve the minutes, as amended. Councilmember Leonard <br />seconded. MOTION PASSED. <br />Ayes: Mayor Rigby, Councilmembers Moser, Leonard, Engelken, <br />Clausen, Kaminski and Earp <br />Nays: None <br />Absent: Councilmembers Martin and Zemanek <br />4. AUTHORIZATIONS <br />(a) Consider authorizing the renewal of the City's Stop Loss Coverage — A. Curry <br />Councilmember Earp asked how much the City paid for the City's Stop Loss Coverage and how much <br />was paid out by Voya as the Reinsurance provider. Vice -President Lance Pendley with McGriff, Seibels <br />and Williams of Texas, Inc., responded zero claims were paid in 2013 and $100,000.00 in claims <br />through October for the current year. Councilmember Earp asked how much the City will pay for <br />premiums for 2014. Mr. Pendley responded $350,000.00. Councilmember Earp questioned the <br />justification of an increase to renew the City's Stop Loss Coverage with Voya. Mr. Pendley responded it <br />is a market increase. Councilmember Earp questioned if the City can request an extension for 30 days <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />December 15, 2014, Special Council Meeting Minutes <br />