2013-07-22 Regular Meeting of La Porte City Council minutes

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LOUIS RIGBY OQ a 4 DARYL LEONARD Mayor , O Councilmember District 3 JOHN ZEMANEK ♦ TOMMY MOSER Councilmember At Large A O m Councilmember District4 DOTTIE KAMINSKI JAY MARTIN Councilmember At Large B Mayor Pro Tam MIKE MOSTEIT Councilmember District 5 Councilmember District 1 MIKE CLAUSEN CHUCK ENGELKEN Councllmember District 2 Councilmember District 6 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE JULY 22, 2013 The City Council of the City of La Porte met in a regular meeting on Monday, July 22, 2013, 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 Engelken, Leonard, Zemanek, Kaminski, Clausen, Mosteit, Moser and Martin. Also present were City Secretary Patrice Fogarty, City Manager Corby Alexander, and Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins. 2. INVOCATION - The invocation was given by Don Hill, La Porte Inter Church Council. 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilmember John Zemanek. 4. PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATION, and RECOGNITIONS (a) Proclamation — "George Watkins Day" — Mayor Rigby Mayor Rigby presented a proclamation for "George Watkins Day." 5. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Limited to five minutes per person.) Philip Dunn, 701 San Jacinto St., addressed Council regarding his opinion and advice on Item 8(a) the Ordinance adopting an ethics and conflict of interest policy applicable to City elected officials, City officers and City employees. Donna Medford, 1200 Robinson Rd., thanked Council for considering an Animal Adoption Center and Shelter, Item 9(a), and spoke in favor of a facility location at the La Porte Municipal Airport. 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 regular City Council meeting held on July 8, 2013 — P. Fogarty (b) Consider approval or other action authorizing the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Secondary Fire Protection Contract with the Port of Houston — M. Boaze (c) Consider approval or other action awarding Bid # 13020 for Annual Concrete Street, Sidewalk and Drainage Repair — D. Mick (d) Consider approval or other action regarding an Ordinance amending the City of La Porte Fiscal Year 2012-2013 Budget — M. Dolby Page 1 of 5 July 22, 2013, Council Meeting Minutes