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LOUIS RIGBY <br />Mayor <br />JOHN ZEMANEK <br />Councilmember At Large A <br />DOTTIE KAMINSKI <br />Councilmember At Large B <br />MIKE MOSTEIT <br />Councilmember District 1 <br />CHUCK ENGELKEN <br />Councilmember District 2 <br />MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE <br />CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE <br />FEBRUARY 10, 2014 <br />DARYL LEONARD <br />Councilmember District 3 <br />TOMMY MOSER <br />Councilmember District 4 <br />JAY MARTIN <br />Mayor Pro Tern <br />Councilmember District 5 <br />MIKE CLAUSEN <br />Councilmember District 6 <br />The City Council of the City of La Porte met in a regular meeting on Monday, February 10, 2014, at the <br />City Hall Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at 6:00 p.m. to consider the <br />following items of business: <br />1. CALL TO ORDER <br />Mayor Rigby called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Members of Council present: <br />Councilmembers Engelken, Leonard, Zemanek, Kaminski, Clausen, Mosteit, and Martin. Absent: <br />Councilmember Moser. Also present were City Secretary Patrice Fogarty, City Manager Corby <br />Alexander, and Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins. <br />2. INVOCATION - The invocation was given by Don Hill, La Porte Inter Church Council. <br />3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilmember Mike Mosteit. <br />4. PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS, and RECOGNITIONS <br />(a) Recognition — "Employee of the (Fourth) Quarter" — Martin Lucio (Meter Reader <br />Supervisor) — Mayor Rigby <br />(b) Recognition —"Employee of the Year„ — Christopher Brooks (Solid Waste Worker) — Mayor <br />Rigby <br />(c) Recognition — "Manager of the Year" — Ray Nolen (EMS Chief) — Mayor Rigby <br />Mayor Rigby recognized Martin Lucio as "Employee of the (Fourth) Quarter," Christopher Brook as <br />"Employee of the Year," and EMS Chief Ray Nolen as "Manager of the Year." <br />6. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Limited to five minutes per person.) <br />Chuck Rosa, 812 S. Virginia, addressed Council regarding trucks and trailers in the City and <br />commented that restricting the legal activity of truckers should not be commended. In addition, Mr. <br />Rosa commented the City will be facing more truck traffic when the canal opens; and serious <br />consideration should be given toward attitudes in regards to the trucking industry. <br />Phillip Dunn, 701 San Jacinto St., addressed Council in support of trucking and suggested the two <br />issues of parking and traffic be the focus on what the City is trying to achieve with the professional <br />truck study. Mr. Dunn also informed Council that he is a former trucker, and impeded traffic flow <br />can be a problem. The road conditions on the main roads and speed limits for truckers are good in <br />La Porte, and the City would be well served if the lights were synchronized on Fairmont Parkway. <br />Ronda Lunsford, 10280 N. H St., addressed Council stating her opposition to adding bucking <br />chutes to Lomax Arena and proposed redoing wash racks if the City has additional funding. <br />Joe Smith, 10802 N. H St., addressed Council in favor of bucking chutes at Lomax Arena. <br />Page 1 of 8 <br />February 10, 2014, Council Meeting Minutes <br />