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LOUIS RIGBYO* A BILL BENTLEY <br /> Mayor 0 Councilmember District 3 <br /> JOHN ZEMANEK I. KRISTIN MARTIN <br /> Councilmember At Large A V n1 Councilmember District 4 <br /> VACANT JAY MARTIN <br /> Councilmember At Large B ` _ Councilmember District 5 <br /> DANNY EARP J NANCY OJEDA <br /> Councilmember District 1 ,j Councilmember District 6 <br /> CHUCK ENGELKEN Mayor Pro-Tem <br /> Councilmember District 2 <br /> MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE <br /> CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE <br /> DECEMBER 17, 2018 <br /> The City Council of the City of La Porte met in a regular meeting on Monday, December 17, 2018, at the <br /> City Hall Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at 4:30 p.m. to consider the <br /> following items of business: <br /> 1. CALL TO ORDER — Mayor Pro Tern Nancy Ojeda called the meeting to order at 4:32 p.m. Other <br /> Councilmembers present were Chuck Engelken and John Zemanek. Staff present: City Secretary <br /> Patrice Fogarty and Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins. <br /> 2. ELECTION ORDINANCE CANVASSING THE DECEMBER 8, 2018, SPECIAL ELECTION TO <br /> FILL A VACANCY AND OTHER ELECTION-RELATED ACTIONS. <br /> (a) Consider approval or other action regarding an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of <br /> La Porte, Texas, declaring the results of the City of La Porte Special Election held on <br /> December 8, 2018, for the purpose of electing a Councilperson-At-Large-Position B; and <br /> providing for the matters relating to the subject. <br /> Mayor Pro Tern Ojeda received the official returns and asked City Secretary Patrice Fogarty to read <br /> from the ordinance declaring the results of the City of La Porte Special Election held on <br /> December 8, 2018, for the purpose of electing a Councilperson-At-Large-Position B to an unexpired <br /> term. Mayor Pro Tern Ojeda concluded the official canvass. <br /> Councilmember Engelken made a motion to adopt the Ordinance canvassing the December 8, <br /> 2018, Special Election and other election-related actions. Councilmember Zemanek seconded. <br /> MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY 3/0. <br /> Prior to council action, Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins read the caption of Ordinance 2018- <br /> 3732: AN ORDINANCE DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE SPECIAL ELECTION HELD IN THE <br /> CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, ON DECEMBER 8, 2018, FOR AN ELECTION TO FILL THE <br /> UNEXPIRED TERM OF THE POSITION OF COUNCILPERSON AT-LARGE-POSITION B; <br /> FINDING COMPLINACE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE <br /> DATE HEREOF. <br /> 3. COUNCIL COMMENTS regarding matters appearing on the agenda; recognition of community <br /> members, city employees, and upcoming events; inquiry of staff regarding specific factual <br /> information or existing policies—Those present: Councilmembers Engelken, Earp, Ojeda, J. Martin, <br /> K. Martin, Zemanek, Bentley and Mayor Rigby. <br /> Councilmembers congratulated Steve Gillett and City Secretary Patrice Fogarty on her upcoming <br /> retirement. <br /> Page 1 of 2 <br /> December 17, 2018 Council Meeting Minutes <br />