2012-03-26 Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council

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LOUIS RIGBY Mayor JOHN ZEMANEK Councilmember at Large A DOTTIE KAMINSKI Councilmember at Large B MIKE MOSTEIT Councilmember District 1 CHUCK ENGELKEN Mayor Pro Tem Councilmember District 2 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE MARCH 26, 2012 DARYL LEONARD Councilmember District 3 TOMMY MOSER Councilmember District 4 JAY MARTIN Councilmember District 5 MIKE CLAUSEN Councilmember District 6 The City Council of the City of La Porte met in a regular meeting on Monday, March 26, 2012, 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 Zemanek, Kaminski, Mosteit, Engelken, Leonard, Moser, Martin and Clausen. Also present were City Secretary Patrice Fogarty, Interim City Manager Steve Gillett, Assistant City Manager Traci Leach and Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins. 2. INVOCATION - The invocation was given by Don Hill, La Porte InterChurch Council. 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilmember Mike Clausen. 4. PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS and RECOGNITIONS (a) Mayor Rigby presented a proclamation proclaiming April 9 — 14 as Red Suspenders Shrimp Boil Week. (b) Finance Director Michael Dolby presented the 2011 Comprehensive Annual Finance Report. 5. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Limited to five minutes per person.) Chuck Rosa, 812 S. Virginia St., La Porte, addressed council in opposition to proposed changes regarding group care facilities regulations (a/k/a group homes, community homes, residential personal care homes, living centers and assisted living centers). 6. CONSENT AGENDA — Consent agenda items are considered routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion. A Councilmember may remove any item for discussion and/or separate action. (a) Consider approval or other action of the minutes of the City Council meeting held on March 12, 2012 — P. Fogarty (b) Consider approval or other action regarding an ordinance declaring the candidates for Mayor and Districts 2 and 3 unopposed; declaring Louis R. Rigby, candidate for Mayor, elected; declaring Chuck Engelken, candidate for District 2, elected; declaring Daryl Leonard, candidate for District 3, elected; and cancelling the May 12, 2012, general election — P. Fogarty (c) Consider approval or other action authorizing the Interim City Manager to execute a contract with Paskey, Inc., for the replacement of the existing Main Street water main from SR 146 east to Broadway Street and authorizing a contingency — D. Mick Page 1 of 5 March 26, 2012, City Council Meeting Minutes