2015-06-22 Regular Meeting of La Porte City Council minutes

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LOUIS RIGBY Mayor O� DARYL LEONARD JOHN ZEMANEK Councilmember.At Large A Councilmember District 3 DOTTIE KAMINSKI t7 M VACANT Councilmember At Large B Councilmember District 4. JAY MARTIN DANNY EARP Councilmember District 1 rexAs Mayor Pro-Tem CHUCK ENGELKEN Councilmember District 5 Councilmember District 2 MIKE CLAUSEN Councilmember District 6 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE JUNE 22, 2015 The City.Council of the City of La Porte met in a regular meeting On Monday, June 22, 2015, 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, Earp, Engelken, Leonard and Martin. Absent: Councilmembers Clausen and Zemanek. Also present were City Secretary Patrice Fogarty and City Manager Corby Alexander. 2. INVOCATION —The invocation was given by Michael Abportus, Congregation Benim Avraham. 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE—The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor Rigby. 4. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Limited to five minutes per person.) John Focke, 111 S. Y St., addressed Council in regards to concerns with the number of individuals living in a leased home in his subdivision and the number of vehicles parked at the home. Catherine Focke, 111 S. Y St., addressed Council regarding two dogs running loose that are owned by the individuals leasing that home in her subdivision. Ms. Focke expressed concerns that the dogs may be a threat. Charlotte Mahoney, 227 S. Y St., addressed Council and expressed her condolences for the passing of Councilmember Moser and requested Council address the,concerns with the individuals leasing the home in her and the Fockes subdivision. 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 meeting held on June 8, 2015—P. Fogarty (b) Consider approval or other action regarding an Ordinance vacating, abandoning, and 'closing a portion of the W. D Street Right-of-Way, the W. E Street Right-of-Way, the S. 13th Street Right-of-Way, the S. 14th Street Right-of-Way, S. 15th Street Right-of-Way, and the entire alley in Blocks 794,826, and 827, LaPorte; retaining a 20-foot wide drainage easement within the W., E Street Right-of-Way; and a 26-foot drainage easement within the W. F Street Right-of-Way; accepting a 5,000 square foot portion of the previously abandoned W. F Street Right-of-Way from the applicant for public right-of-way purposes; and authorizing the City Manager to execute a deed to the adjacent owners for the subject closings-T. Tietjens Page 1 of 4 June 22, 2015, Council Meeting Minutes