2014-05-12 Regular Meeting of La Porte City Council minutes

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LOUIS RIGBY Mayor JOHN ZEMANEK Councilmember At Large A DOTTIE KAMINSKI Councilmember At Large B MIKE MOSTEIT Councilmember District 1 CHUCK ENGELKEN Councilmember District 2 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE MAY 12, 2014 DARYL LEONARD Councilmember District 3 TOMMY MOSER Councilmember District 4 JAY MARTIN Mayor Pro Tem Councilmember District 5 MIKE CLAUSEN Councilmember District 6 The City Council of the City of La Porte met in a regular meeting on Monday, May 12, 2014, at the City Hall Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at 6:00 p.m. to consider the following items of business: CALL TO ORDER Mayor Rigby called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Members of Council present: Councilmembers Kaminski, Clausen, Mosteit, Engelken, Zemanek, Moser and Martin. Council absent: Councilmember Leonard. Also present were City Secretary Patrice Fogarty, City Manager Corby Alexander, and Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins. 2. INVOCATION - The invocation was given by Shane Klinkerman, First Assembly of God Church. 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor Louis Rigby. 4. PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS, and RECOGNITIONS (a) Recognitions — Employees of the First Quarter — Mayor Rigby Mayor Rigby recognized Lieutenant Tammy McBeath and Detective Danny Jones as Employees of the First Quarter. (b) Proclamation — Russell Ybarra Day — Mayor Rigby Mayor Rigby presented Russell Ybarra with a proclamation. (c) Proclamation — Emergency Medical Services Week — Mayor Rigby Mayor Rigby presented the Emergency Medical Services Week proclamation to Chief Ray Nolen and the Emergency Medical Services Department. 5. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Limited to five minutes per person.) Randa Childers, 10614 North Avenue L, addressed Council with concerns of construction debris at the Lomax Rodeo Arena and requested advice on how to get the facility ready for a barrel racing rental for a six day event. Ms. Childers also thanked Council for the renovations at Lomax Arena. 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 special city council meeting held on April 12, 2014 and the minutes of the regular city council meeting held on April 28, 2014. — P. Fogarty Page 1 of 6 May 12, 2014, Council Meeting Minutes