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LOUIS RIGBY <br /> Mayor p DARYL LEONARD <br /> JOHN ZEMANEK 9 <br /> Councilmember District 3 <br /> Councilmember At Large A <br /> DOTTIE KAMINSKI v m TOMMY MOSER <br /> Mayor Pro Tem Councilmember District 4 <br /> JAY MARTIN <br /> Councilmember At Large B <br /> DANNY EARP rpxAe Councilmember District 5 <br /> Councilmember District 1 MIKE CLAUSEN <br /> CHUCK ENGELKEN Councilmember District 6 <br /> Councilmember District 2 <br /> MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE <br /> CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE <br /> DECEMBER 8, 2014 <br /> The City Council of the City of La Porte met in a regular meeting on Monday, December 8, 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 Kaminski, Clausen, Earp, Zemanek, Engelken, and Martin. Absent: <br /> Councilmembers Moser and Leonard. Also present were City Secretary Patrice Fogarty, City <br /> Manager Corby Alexander, and Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins. <br /> 2. INVOCATION -The invocation was given by Councilmember Jay Martin. <br /> 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE -The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilmember Mike Clausen. <br /> 4. PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS, and RECOGNITIONS <br /> (a) Recognition —City of La Porte Fire Department Medal of Valor— Mayor Rigby <br /> Mayor Rigby recognized firefighters Vanessa Villafuerte; Antonio Elko; Ronnie Thibodeaux; Tyler <br /> McElroy and Daniel West for being recipients of the City of La Porte Fire Department's Medal of <br /> Valor for outstanding and brave performance in the line of duty. <br /> (b) Recognition — Employee of the (Third) Quarter — Sergeant Lance Cook (Criminal <br /> Investigations) — Mayor Rigby <br /> Mayor Rigby recognized Sergeant Lance Cook for receiving Employee of the (Third) Quarter., <br /> 5. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Limited to five minutes per person.) <br /> Georgia Dean, 11003 N. H St., addressed Council with concerns of drainage and runoff issues from <br /> a neighbor's home. Ms. Dean also stated the neighbors did not obtain permits from the City, and <br /> she has continuous standing water which has many detrimental effects, not the least of which is a <br /> loss of trees on her property. <br /> 6. CONSENT AGENDA (All consent agenda items are considered routine by City Council and will be enacted <br /> by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Councilmember requests an <br /> item be removed and considered separately.) <br /> (a) Consider approval or other action regarding the minutes of the Regular Meeting held on <br /> November 10, 2014— P. Fogarty <br /> (b) Consider approval or other action regarding a Resolution appointing one representative and <br /> one alternate to the H-GAC 2015 General Assembly and Board of Directors— P. Fogarty <br /> Page 1 of 6 <br /> December 8, 2014, Council Meeting Minutes <br />