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LOUIS RIGBY DARYL LEONARD <br /> Mayor Mayor Pro Tem <br /> JOHN ZEMANEK 0 * - A Councilmember District 3 <br /> Councilmember at Large A �► : ' 0 9 TOMMY MOSER <br /> JOHN BLACK / a Councilmember District 4 <br /> Councilmember at Large B Gl / " ,m JAY MARTIN <br /> MIKE MOSTEIT Councilmember District 5 <br /> Councilmember District 1 !� — <br /> CHUCK ENGELKEN � MIKE CLAUSEN <br /> Councilmember Councilmember District 6 <br /> ouncilmember District 2 <br /> MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE <br /> CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE <br /> MAY 23, 2011 <br /> The City Council of the City of La Porte met in regular meeting on Monday, May 23, 2011, at the City Hall <br /> Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at 6:00 p.m. to consider the following <br /> 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 Leonard, Zemanek, Mosteit, Engelken, Moser, Clausen, and Martin. Absent: <br /> Councilmember Black. Also present were City Manager Ron Bottoms, City Secretary Patrice <br /> Fogarty, and Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins. <br /> 2. INVOCATION — The Invocation was given by Don Hill of Interchuch Council. <br /> 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE — The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilmember Mike Mosteit. <br /> 4. PRESENTATIONS /PROCLAMATIONS <br /> (a) Mayor Rigby presented a proclamation, "Trees for Houston Day," to Barry J. Ward, <br /> Executive Director of Trees for Houston. Director of Parks and Recreation Stephen <br /> Barr was also present. <br /> 5. ELECTION ORDINANCE AND OTHER ELECTION - RELATED ACTIONS <br /> (a) Consider approval or other action regarding an Ordinance declaring the results of the <br /> creation and tax election of the La Porte Fire Control, Prevention and Emergency Medical <br /> Services District held in the City of La Porte on May 14, 2011, adopting a one -fourth of one <br /> percent sales and use tax for financing the operation of the La Porte Fire Control, <br /> Prevention, and Emergency Medical Services District within the territory of the District — <br /> Mayor Rigby <br /> Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins read the caption of Ordinance No. 3350 declaring the <br /> results of the creation and tax election of the La Porte Fire Control, Prevention and <br /> Emergency Medical Services District held in the City of La Porte on May 14, 2011; adopting <br /> a one -fourth of one percent sales and use tax for financing the operation of the La Porte Fire <br /> Control, Prevention, and Emergency Medical Services District within the territory of the <br /> District; finding compliance with the open meetings law; and providing an effective date <br /> hereof. <br /> The election returns were read as follows: <br /> For 928 votes <br /> Against 570 votes <br /> Page 1 of 5 <br /> May 23, 2011, City Council Meeting Minutes <br />