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LOUIS RIGBY <br />Mayor <br />JOHN ZEMANEK <br />Mayor Pro Tem <br />Councilmember at Large A <br />DOTTIE KAMINSKI <br />Councilmember at Large B <br />MIKE MOSTEIT <br />Councilmember District 1 <br />CHUCK ENGELKEN <br />Councilmember District 2 <br />MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE <br />CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE <br />SEPTEMBER 10, 2012 <br />DARYLLEONARD <br />Councilmember District 3 <br />TOMMY MOSER <br />Councilmember District 4 <br />JAY MARTIN <br />Councilmember District 5 <br />MIKE CLAUSEN <br />Councilmember District 6 <br />The City Council of the City of La Porte met in a regular meeting on Monday, September 10, 2012, 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 />CALL TO ORDER <br />Mayor Rigby called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Members of Council present: <br />Councilmembers Zemanek, Mosteit, Martin, Kaminski, Clausen, Leonard and Moser. Also present <br />were City Secretary Patrice Fogarty, City Manager Corby Alexander, Assistant City Manager Traci <br />Leach and Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins. Councilmember Engelken was absent. <br />2. INVOCATION - The invocation was given by Michael Thannisch, Congregation Benim Avraham. <br />3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilmember Jay Martin. <br />4. PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS and RECOGNITIONS <br />(a) Proclamation — "La Porte Alzheimer's Action Day" — Mayor Rigby <br />Mayor Rigby presented the "La Porte Alzheimer's Action Day" proclamation to Kristen Lee and <br />Karen Young from the Alzheimer's Association Houston & Southeast Texas Chapter. <br />5. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Limited to five minutes per person.) <br />Chuck Rosa, 812 S. Virginia, addressed Council with comments regarding property taxes. <br />Charles Childress, #1 Bellchase Gardens, Beaumont, TX., addressed Council in favor of agenda <br />Item 9a and hopes Council votes in favor of staffs' recommendations. In addition, he requested a <br />refund for his fill dirt permit. <br />Gideon Jones, 10403 Quiet Hill, addressed Council regarding the La Porte Airplane and Auto Show <br />on October 6, 2012, and extended invitations to the entire community, in addition to providing <br />information regarding proceeds from the event. <br />Larry Haller, 122 S. 17th, addressed Council with concerns of dust control issues at a container <br />storage yard. Mr. Haller informed Council it was his fourth time addressing them with his concerns <br />and expressed the need to know when the issue would be resolved. <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 regular City Council meeting <br />held on August 27, 2012 — P. Fogarty <br />Page 1 of 7 <br />September 10, 2012, City Council Meeting Minutes <br />