06-08-15 Regular Meeting of La Porte City Council

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'p LOUIS R.RIGBY DARYL LEONARD Mayor F L Councilmember District 3 JOHN ZEMANEK xl C TOMMY MOSER CouncilmemberAt Large A h 9 Councilmember District 4 DOTTIE KAMINSKI v .: .4 JAY MARTIN Mayor Pro-Tem Councilmember District 5 CouncilmemberAt Large B MIKECLAUSEN DANNY EARP Councilmember District 6 Councilmember District 1 rExps CHUCK ENGELKEN Councilmember District 2 CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA Notice is hereby given of a Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council to be held June 8, 2015, beginning at 6:00 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers, 604 W. Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, for the purpose of considering the following agenda items. All agenda items are subject to action. 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. INVOCATION —The invocation will be given by Michael Thannisch, Congregation Benim Avraham. 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE—The Pledge of Allegiance will be led by Councilmember Dottie Kaminski. 4. PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS, and RECOGNITIONS (a) Recognition - Retirement of Wanda Richards (City of La Porte Police Department) - Mayor Rigby 5. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Limited to five minutes per person.) 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 City Council meeting held on May 11, 2015- P. Fogarty (b) Consider approval or other action regarding an Ordinance amending the City of La Porte Fiscal Year 2014-2015 Budget- M. Dolby (c) Consider approval or other action regarding an Ordinance vacating, abandoning, and closing a portion of the alley in Block 182, LaPorte, retaining a 16-foot wide Public Utility Easement within the area to be closed and authorizing the City Manager to execute a deed to the adjacent owner for the subject right-of-way(215 E. Main)-T. Tietjens (d) Consider approval or other action regarding an Ordinance vacating, abandoning, and closing the alley in Block 866, LaPorte, and authorize the City Manager to execute a deed to the adjacent owner for the subject right-of-way(900 block of S. 14th Street)-T. Tietjens (e) Consider approval or other action regarding an Ordinance vacating, abandoning and closing a portion of the East "E" Street, Texas Avenue, and Dakota Avenue Rights-Of-Way, as well as the entire alleys in Blocks 243 and 244, LaPorte; retaining a 25 foot wide Storm Sewer Easement within the area to be closed and authorizing the City Manager to execute a deed to the adjacent owner- T. Tietjens (f) Consider approval or other action authorizing the City Manager and the La Porte Police Department to submit for the Crime Victim's Liaison Grant for.the 2016-2017 Fiscal Year in order to continue partial funding for the Crime Victim's Liaison position- K. Adcox