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Ayes: Mayor Rigby, Councilmembers Engelken, Moser, Zemanek, <br />Clausen, Kaminski, Earp, and Martin <br />Nays: None <br />Absent: Councilmember Leonard <br />Prior to council action, Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins read the caption of Ordinance 2014-3539: AN <br />ORDINANCE APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING A SECOND AMENDMENT TO AN AGREEMENT <br />BETWEEN THE CITY OF LA PORTE AND HARRIS COUNTY TO ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL <br />ASSISTANCE TO ELIGIBLE DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE HOMEBUYERS FOR THREE HOMES IN <br />PHASE II OF THE NORTHSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD PROJECT IV, AND TO ADD WHISTLEBLOWER <br />PROTECTION ACT CLAUSE TO SAID AGREEMENT, MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS <br />RELATING TO THE SUBJECT; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; PROVIDING <br />AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. <br />Prior to council action, Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins read the caption of Resolution 2014-07: A <br />RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, APPROVING GENERAL FUND COMMITMENTS OF <br />FUND BALANCE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013-2014; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS <br />LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF. <br />7. AUTHORIZATIONS <br />(a) Consider approval or other action authorizing the City Manager to sign a letter of agreement <br />between the City of La Porte and Gringo's Mexican Kitchen for Animal Adoption Center Sign <br />Sponsorship — K. Adcox <br />Police Chief Ken Adcox presented a summary. <br />Councilmember Engelken moved to authorize the City Manager to sign a letter of agreement <br />between the City of La Porte and Gringo's Mexican Kitchen for Animal Adoption Center Sign <br />Sponsorship. Councilmember Clausen seconded. MOTION PASSED. <br />Ayes: Mayor Rigby, Councilmembers Clausen, Moser, Zemanek, <br />Earp, Engelken, Martin and Kaminski <br />Nays: None <br />Absent: Councilmember Leonard <br />(b) Consider approval or other action authorizing the La Porte Development Corporation to <br />make expenditure of funds not to exceed $450,000 for economic incentive project benefiting <br />ACT Independent Turbo Services, Inc. — S. Livingston <br />Economic Development Coordinator Scott Livingston presented a summary and introduced Glen <br />Turner, Vice -President of Engineering and IT, with ACT Independent Turbo Services, Inc. <br />Mr. Turner introduced the executive staff team and provided a brief overview of the business. <br />Councilmember Zemanek questioned the HCAD value of the current ACT Independent Turbo <br />Services, Inc., facility located in Houston. Mr. Turner responded approximately $1.5 million. <br />Councilmember Zemanek questioned the difference between the current facility and the proposed <br />facility in the City of La Porte. Mr. Turner responded it will be a larger and improved facility. <br />Councilmember Zemanek questioned if it will cost more to make improvements to the current <br />facility located in Houston or to relocate to the City of La Porte. Mr. Turner responded it will be more <br />cost effective to perform an expansion at capacity. <br />Councilmember Earp questioned if ACT Independent Turbo Services, Inc., has plans of downsizing <br />since there are 80,000 square feet at the Houston facility and plans of only building 48,000 square <br />feet in La Porte. Mr. Turner responded there are no plans to downsize; there are plans to add to an <br />existing facility in La Porte that will be a comparable facility. <br />Page 2 of 5 <br />September 22, 2014, Council Meeting Minutes <br />