2014-06-23 Regular Meeting of La Porte City Council minutes

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LOUIS RIGBY Mayor JOHN ZEMANEK Councilmember At Large A DOTTIE KAMINSKI Mayor Pro Tem Councilmember At Large B DANNY EARP Councilmember District 1 CHUCK ENGELKEN Councilmember District 2 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE JUNE 23, 2014 DARYL LEONARD Councilmember District 3 TOMMY MOSER Councilmember District 4 JAY MARTIN Councilmember District 5 MIKE CLAUSEN Councilmember District 6 The City Council of the City of La Porte met in a regular meeting on Monday, June 23, 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: 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Rigby called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Members of Council present: Councilmembers Kaminski, Clausen, Engelken, Earp, Zemanek, Moser and Martin. 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 Brian Christen, La Porte Community Church. 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilmember Danny Earp. 4. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Limited to five minutes per person.) There were no public comments. 5. 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 regular city council meeting held on June 9, 2014. — P. Fogarty (b) Consider approval or other action awarding Bid No. 14024 for Ready Mix Concrete to Dorsett in the amount of $79,610 with a total authorization of $87,510, including a 10% contingency — D. Mick Regarding Item B, Councilmember Earp asked if the City should be concerned with Dorsett's note in the bid that they do not guarantee temperature. Public Works Director Dave Mick responded that staff will check into Dorsett not guaranteeing the temperature and report back to Council. Councilmember Zemanek remarked that if the temperature is a concern of the City and the contract has already been awarded, what is the next step. Mr. Mick responded if a change is required in the bid price, the City would seek to rebid. Mayor Rigby asked City Manager Corby Alexander if they would like to table Item B until the July 14, 2014, meeting, and bring back the answers. City Manager Corby Alexander responded, yes. Page 1 of 4 June 23, 2014, Council Meeting Minutes