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<br />City Manager Corby Alexander said there were no reports. <br />9.COUNCIL COMMENTS Hear announcements concerning matters appearing on the agenda; items of community <br />interest; and/or inquiries of staff regarding specific factual information or existing policy from the Mayor, <br />Councilmembers, and City staff, for which no formal action will be discussed or taken. <br /> <br />Councilpersons thanked outgoing Councilpersons Earp, Ojeda, and Gillett for their leadership, knowledge, and effort, <br />who also thanked their co-Councilpersons; thanked Pastor Dunn and said how nice it was to see him back; expressed <br />pleasure at the voter turnout in this election and dismay at the campaign signs still present around polling locations; <br />thanked the City Secshared the recognition and celebration of newly sworn <br />officers and employees of the quarter at the Police Department last week; and reminded the Council of the canvass <br />meetings coming up next week. <br />10. EXECUTIVE SESSION <br />a. City Council will meet in closed session as authorized by Texas Government Code Section 551.074 <br />Deliberative Regarding Economic Development Negotiations Meet with City Manager to discuss <br />commercial and financial information received from a business prospect regarding a project to locate a <br />new business in La Porte, and deliberate offer of financial incentive for said project. <br /> <br />The Council adjourned into executive session at 7:04 p.m. <br />11. RECONVENE into regular session and consider action, if any, on item(s) discussed in executive session. <br />a. Discussion and possible action regarding direction to the City Manager in negotiating economic <br />development agreement with business prospect for a new business in La Porte. <br />The Council reconvened into open session at 7:53 p.m. The Mayor said the Council had provided the City Manager <br />with direction on negotiating an economic development agreement with a business prospect for a new business in <br />La Porte. <br />ADJOURN Without objection, Mayor Rigby adjourned the meeting at 7:53 p.m. <br />_______________________________ <br />Lee Woodward, City Secretary <br />Page 4 of 4 <br />November 9, 2020, Council Meeting Minutes <br /> <br /> <br />