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LOUIS R. RIGBY BILL BENTLEY
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<br />BRANDON LUNSFORD �f AO THOMAS GARZA
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<br />Coundlperson At Large B Y / Mayor Pro Tero
<br />TREY KENDRICK Councilperson Dlstrid 5
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<br />0.OBBIE M igrid 6
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<br />MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
<br />CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE
<br />JULY 12, 2021
<br />The City Council of the City of La Porte met in a regular meeting on Monday, July 12, 2021, at the City Hall Council
<br />Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at 6:00 p.m., with the following in attendance:
<br />Councilpersons present: Louis Rigby, Brandon Lunsford, Brent McCaulley, Chuck Engelken, Bill Bentley (left meeting
<br />following executive session), Thomas Gala, Jay Martin, Robbie McLarrin
<br />Councilpersons attending remotely: None
<br />Councilpersons absent: None
<br />Council -appointed officers present: Corby Alexander, City Manager; Lee Woodward, City Secretary; Clark Asking,
<br />Assistant City Attorney
<br />CALL TO ORDER — Mayor Rigby called the meeting to order at &00 p.m.
<br />2. INVOCATION —The invocation was given by Pastor Philip Dunn, Lighthouse Baptist Church and pledges were led by
<br />Councilperson Bill Bentley.
<br />3. PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS, AND RECOGNITIONS
<br />a. Proclamation —Parks and Recreation Month [Louis R. Rigby, Mayor]
<br />b. Recognition of City employees for years of service [Louis R. Rigby, Mayor]
<br />4. CITIZEN COMMENT (Generally limited to two minutes perpemon, in accordance with state law, the time maybe reduced
<br />it there is a high number of speakers or other considerations)
<br />Tomas Guillen spoke about access and zoning issues with lots he owns on a street the City has closed. Sue Sabin
<br />shared her questions about the proposal for a new City Hall, the combination of Parks and Golf funds, the 'outtake' for
<br />the Golf Course, and the recent Planning and Zoning Commission decision in the Lomax area.
<br />5. CONSENT AGENDA (Approval of Consent Agenda items authorizes each to be implemented in accordance with staff
<br />recommendations provided. An item may be removed from the consent agenda and added to the Statutory Agenda for
<br />full discussion upon request by a member of the Council present at this meeting.)
<br />a. Approve the minutes of the June 28, 2021, City Council meeting. [Louis R. Rigby, Mayor]
<br />b. Authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with Techline Sports Lighting, LLC under Texas Buy
<br />Board Contract No. 592-19, in the amount of $363,370.00, with a contingency of $26,075.00, for a total
<br />authorization of $389,"6.00, for the purchase and installation of new light fixtures on the softball fields
<br />and soccer field at Little Cedar Bayou Park. [Lindsay French, Interim Director of Parks and Recreation]
<br />c. Adopt Ordinance 2021-3839 awarding RFP #20601 for Delinquent Tax Collection Services and authorizing
<br />a contract with the firm of Perdue, Brandon, Fielder, Collins & Mott LLP. [Michael Dolby, Finance Director]
<br />d. Adopt Ordinance 2021-3838 authorizing the issuance of approximately $13.5 million of City of La Porte,
<br />Texas, Certificates of Obligation, Series 2021, and other related matters. [Michael Dolby, Finance Director]
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<br />July 12, 2021, Council Meeting Minutes
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