2021-08-03 Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council

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LOUIS R. RIGBY Mayor BRANDON LUNSFORD Councilmember At Large A BRENT Mc CAULLEY Councilmember At Large B TREY KENDRICK Councilmember District 1 CHUCK ENGELKEN Mayor Pro Tem, Councilperson District 2 BILL BENTLEY Councilmember District 3 THOMAS GARZA Councilmember District 4 JAY MARTIN Councilmember District 5 NANCY OJEDA Councilmember District 6 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE MARCH 8, 2021 The City Council of the City of La Porte met in a regular meeting on Monday, March 8, 2021, 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 Engelken, Bill Bentley, Ojeda, Councilpersons attending remotely: None Councilpersons absent: None Lunsford, Brent McCaulley, Trey Kendrick, Chuck Thomas Garza (left at 6:01 p.m.), Jay Martin, Nancy Council -appointed officers present: Corby Alexander, City Manager; Lee Woodward, City Secretary; Clark Askins, Assistant City Attorney 1. CALL TO ORDER — Mayor Rigby called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Mayor Rigby reminded Councilperson Garza that the Council's adopted Rules of Procedure required Councilpersons to wear a mask during Council meetings. The Mayor reminded Councilperson Garza that he had the opportunity to attend the meeting electronically and could go to his office in City Hall. Councilperson Garza said he was exempted from wearing a face covering for medical reasons and would not be wearing one. The Mayor asked the Sergeant -at -Arms to remove Councilperson Garza. Councilperson Garza moved that the Council oppose the Mayor's direction, which he termed as illegal. The motion did not receive a second and was not considered. Councilperson Garza was escorted from the room. 2. INVOCATION — The invocation was given by Pastor Brian Christen, and pledges were led by Councilperson Bill Bentley. 3. CITIZEN COMMENT (Generally limited to five minutes per person; in accordance with state law, the time may be reduced if there is a high number of speakers or other considerations.) There were no speakers. 4. 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 February 22, 2021, City Council meeting. b. Approve the purchase and installation of two (2) Flygt 25 horsepower pumps and associated piping and valves from Hahn Equipment Co. Inc., as sole source provider, for a cost of $95,552.00 and a project contingency of $9,000.00. [Ray Mayo, Director of Public Works] c. Award Bid #21010 Citywide Concrete Sidewalk Repair, to Greenscapes Six, LLC. And authorize the City Manager to execute a contract for unit price work orders with the annual expenditure to not exceed annual budgeted amounts. [Ray Mayo, Director of Public Works] d. Approve proposed policy to waive residential permit fees related to repairs necessitated by the 2021 Winter Storm. [Teresa Evans, Director of Planning & Development] e. Adopt Ordinance 2021-3820 amending Section 6.09 "Decorum" of the La Porte City Council Rules of Procedure by requiring that members of City Council wear face masks or face Page 1 of 4 March 8, 2021, Council Meeting Minutes