2014-08-25 Regular Meeting of La Porte City Council

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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 AUGUST 25, 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, August 25, 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 6:02 p.m. Members of Council present: Councilmembers Kaminski, Clausen, Earp, Engelken, Zemanek, Moser and Martin. Councilmember Absent: Councilmember Leonard. Also present were Assistant City Secretary Sharon Harris, City Manager Corby Alexander, and Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins. 2. 3. 4. INVOCATION - The invocation was given by Dee Spears, Fairmont Park Church. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilmember Tommy Moser. PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS, and RECOGNITIONS (a) Recognition — Retirement of Stephen Barr (Parks and Recreation Director) — Mayor Rigby Mayor Rigby recognized Stephen Barr for twenty years of service as the Parks and Recreation Director for the City of La Porte and wished him well in his retirement. Stephen Barr spoke kind words and thanked everyone for allowing him to serve the City. 5. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Limited to five minutes per person.) Steve Clark, 2601 S. Broadway #58, addressed Council with concerns of lack of proper payment for utility services from Pelican Bay Association. Mr. Clark advised Council the Board members acknowledge the underpayment and he requested it be resolved by the City. Daniel Pring, 21 North Forrest Ave., addressed Council with concerns of safety in his neighborhood due to the lack of street lighting and speed bumps. Mr. Pring also advised Council of an accident in the neighborhood caused by a drunk driver. Patricia Rothermel, 2601 S. Broadway #32, addressed Council to defend her character as a business owner, citizen and Treasurer of Pelican Bay Association. Ms. Rothermel advised Council of a resident of Pelican Bay attempting to publicly defame her character. Bill Manning, 108 S. 2nd St., thanked the City for the Main Street Town Hall Meeting and expressed concerns of electronic signage on Hwy 146 not being considered in the upcoming budget year. Kathryn Aguilar, 3119 Fondren, thanked Council for the considering the Street Overlay Project and advised of the need to enforce code violations in her Bayside Terrace community. Page 1 of 5 August 25, 2014, Council Meeting Minutes