12-14-15 Regular Meeting of La Porte City Council

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enclose her trailers. Ms. Scott also commented she feels the ordinance is vague and left a DVD of trailers and excess storage in Lomax with the City Secretary. 6. CONSENT AGENDA (All consent agenda items are considered routine by City Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Councilmember requests an item be removed and considered separately.) (a) Consider approval or other action regarding the minutes of the City Council Meeting held on November 9, 2015 — P. Fogarty (b) Consider approval or other action regarding a Resolution of the City Council of the City of La Porte, Texas, casting a ballot for the election of Ed Heathcott to the Board of Directors of the Harris County Appraisal District — P. Fogarty (c) Consider approval or other action regarding a Memorandum of Agreement with Fairmont Park Homeowners Association for a Community Cooperation Project — T. Leach (d) Consider approval or other action to roll over requested encumbrance from Fiscal Year 2015 to Fiscal Year 2016 — M. Dolby (e) Consider approval or other action regarding an Ordinance amending Chapter 2 "Administration" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte by revising city policy for renaming of public streets — C. Alexander (f) Consider approval or other action regarding an Ordinance renaming N. 5th Street to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Drive — C. Alexander (g) Consider approval or other action awarding Bid No. 15017 for Plastic Garbage Bags — D. Mick (h) Consider approval or other action regarding the Fiscal Year 2015 audit/asset forfeiture report and associated financial records as required by Chapter 59 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure — K. Adcox Regarding Item G, Councilmember Martin questioned if the 33-gallon bags are less than the bags in the last budget year. Public Works Director responded the bags are within the budget and may be slightly less than last year option. Councilmember Martin commented he prefers the 33-gallon bags. Prior to council action, Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins read the caption of Ordinance 2015-3611: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2 "ADMINISTRATION" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS BY REVISING CITY POLICY RELATED TO RENAMING OF PUBLIC STREETS; CONTAINING A REPEALING CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; CONTAINING AN OPEN MEETINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. Prior to council action, Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins read the caption of Ordinance 2015-3612: AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE RENAMING OF NORTH 5T" STREET TO DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., DRIVE; MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. Page 2 of 5 November 9, 2015, Council Meeting Minutes