2019-12-9 Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council

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LOUIS RIGBY Mayor BRANDON LUNSFORD Councilperson At Large A STEVE GILLETT Councilperson At Large B DANNY EARP Councilperson District 1 CHUCK ENGELKEN Councilperson District 2 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA .ORTE DECEMBER 9,2019 BILL BENTLEY Councilperson District 3 Mayor Pro-Tem THOMAS GARZA Councilperson District 4 JAY MARTIN Councilperson District 5 NANCY OJEDA Councilperson District 6 The City Council of the City of La Porte met in a regular meeting on Monday, December 9, 2019, at the City Hall Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at 6:00 p.m., with the following in attendance: Councilpersons present: Louis Rigby, Brandon Lunsford, Steve Gillett, Danny Earp, Chuck Enge[ken, Bill Bentley, Thomas Garza, Jay Martin, Nancy Ojeda Councilpersons absent: None Council -appointed officers present: Corby Alexander, City Manager; Lee Woodward, City Secretary; Clark Askins, Assistant City Attorney CALL TO ORDER — Mayor Rigby called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. 2. INVOCATION —The invocation was given by Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins. PLEDGES — The pledges of allegiance to the U.S. and Texas flags were led by Councilperson Nancy Ojeda. 3. PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS, AND RECOGNITIONS (a) Recognition — La Porte TIF1 Cowboys Senior Football Team. [Mayor Rigby) 4. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Generally limited to five minutes per person; in accordance with state law, the time maybe reduced if there is a high number of speakers or other considerations.) Chuck Rosa spoke in support of campaign signs and the freedom of municipal Christmas decorations. Justin Bennett addressed concerns about his proposed project on the agenda for this evening as item 5d. 5. CONSENT AGENDA (Approval of Consent Agenda items authorizes each to be implemented in accordance with staff recommendations provided. An item may be removed from the consent agenda and added to the Statutory Agenda for full discussion upon request by a member of the Council present at this meeting.) (a) Approve the minutes of the regular session held on November 11, 2019. [Mayor Louis Rigby] (b) Authorize the City to convey a 16-inch wide permanent easement to HSC Pipeline Partnership, LLC for the construction of a 16" Ethylene Pipeline. [Corby D. Alexander, City Manager] (c) Authorize the City Manager to enter into a two-year agreement with Sutphen Corporation for the purchase of two new fire trucks at a total cost of $1,011,329.05, under BuyBoard contract #571-18. [Donald Ladd, Assistant Fire Chief] (d) Adopt Ordinance 2019-3768, for the purpose of vacating, abandoning, and closing a portion of two separate alleys and two separate road rights -of -way, located in Blocks 1143 and 1144, Town of La Porte. [Ian Clowes, City Planner] (e) Adopt Resolution 2019-19 to cast the City's ballot for Mike Sullivan for the HGAD Board of Directors representative for cities other than Houston. [Mayor Rigby] (f) Approve the Mayor's appointment of James Edwards to serve the remainder of the current term for Place 17 on the Harris -Galveston Subsidence District (HGSD) Board of Directors. [Mayor Rigby] (g) Approve the encumbrance rollover for fiscal year 2019. [Michael Dolby, Finance Director] (h) Adopt Ordinance 2019-3769 authorizing and ordering the issuance, sale, and delivery of City of La Porte General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2020. [Michael Dolby] (i) Approve the purchase of HPE Nimble Storage system hardware expansion under DIR contract 176-025- 1479-000. [Grady Parker, IT Manager] Page I of 3 December 9, 2019, Council Meeting Minutes