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Home My WebLink About10-13-14 Regular Meeting of La Porte City Council-the packet was too large to download to the websiteLOUIS R. RIGBY Mayor JOHNZEMANEK Council member At Large A DOTRE KAMINSKI Mayor Pro-Tem COLAncilmernberAt Large B DANNYEARP Councilmember District I CHUCK ENGELKEN Councilmember DistrIct 2 DARYL LEONARD Councilmember District 3 TOM MYMOSER. Councilmember District 4 JAY MARTIN CouncHmember District 5 MIKECLAUSEN Councilmember District b Notice is hereby given of a Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council to be held October 13, 2014, beginning at 6:00 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers, 604 W. Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, I exas, for the purpose of considering the following agenda items. All agenda items are subject t* action. 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. INVOCATION — The invocation will be given by Michael Thannisch, Congregation Benim Avraham. 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE — The Pledge of Allegiance will be led by Councilmember Daryl Leonard. 4. PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATION, and RECOGNITIONS (a) Proclamation - Rosemarie Hamon Day - Mayor Rigby (b) Presentation - Lifesaving Awards - Mayor Rigby 5. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Limited to five minutes per person.) 6. CONSENT AGENDA (All consent agenda items are considered routine by City Council and will be enacted by one motion, There MY 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 minutes of the regular city council meeting held on September 22, 2014 - S. Harris (b) Consider approval or other action regarding change in City Council meeting dates for the months of November and December due to holiday schedule - C. Alexander/P. Fogarty (c) Consider approval or other action regarding purchase of consolidated card access system - J. Suggs (d) Consider approval or other action authorizing the City Manager to approve a lease agreement with Dell Computers to replace laptop and desktop computers - J. Suggs (e) Consider approval or other action authorizing the City Manager to approve the purchase of Microsoft Office 2013 through SHI Government Solutions Inc. - J. Suggs (f) Consider approval or other action authorizing the City Manager to approve quote from Datavox to replace routers and switches utilizing a DIR contract - J. Suggs (g) Consider approval or other action regarding an Ordinance authorizing the execution by the City of La Porte of an Industrial District Agreement with GSL Partners Sub 50, LLC - K. Powell (h) Consider approval or other action regarding a Resolution authorizing the resale of certain tax delinquent properties located in Block 1125, Lots 26, 27, & 28, Block 1129, Lot 16, Town of La Porte - K. Powell (i) Consider approval or other action utilizing the BuyBoard contract for uniform rental and cleaning services through G&K Services - C. Daeumer (j) Consider approval or other action authorizing the City Manager to execute an Agreement Letter for provision of Emergency Medical Services with companies located within the Battleground Industrial District for the City of La Porte EMS- R. Nolen (k) Consider approval or other action authorizing the City Manager to execute an Agreement Letter for provision of Emergency Medical Services with the companies located within the Association of Bayport Companies for the City of La Porte EMS - R. Nolen (1) Consider approval or other action authorizing an order for the fourth fire truck in the 5-truck series purchase agreement with Sutphen Corporation for an additional 1.5% for the additional safety equipment - D. Ladd (m) Consider approval or other action awarding Bid No. 14031 for Self Contained Breathing Apparatus - D. Ladd (n) Consider approval or other action authorizing the City Manager to enter into a cost share grant agreement with TxDot Aviation to fund eligible airport maintenance and half the cost of the Spencer Highway frontage sign - D. Mick (o) Consider approval or other action authoring the City Manager to enter into an Interlocal Agreement with Harris County Precinct 2 for eight (8) mowing cycles to the Brookglen Subdivsion parcels owned and maintained by Harris County Flood Control District - D. Mick 7. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ASSOCIATED ORDINANCES (a) Public Hearing to receive comments regarding condemnation of eight (8) substandard buildings - R. Davidson (b) Consider approval or other action regarding Ordinances authorizing the condemnation of eight (8) substandard buildings - R. Davidson 8. AUTHORI7ATIONS (a) Consider approval or other action regarding an Ordinance authorizing the donation of Lots 23 & 24, Block 648, Town of La Porte, Lots 31 & 32 of Block 648, Town of La Porte and Lots 16 & 17 of Block 22, Bayfront to La Porte, Harris County, Texas, to Bay Area Habitat of Humanity Houston, Inc., for the construction of affordable housing - T. Tietjens (b) Consider approval or other action authorizing the Human Resources Manager to execute an agreement with Aetna to incorporate into City Retiree Health Insurance Coverage the Post 65 Medicare Advantage Plan - A. Curry 9. DISCUSSION OR OTHER ACTION (a) Discussion or other action regarding Galveston Bay Foundation Project - C. Alexander (b) Discussion or other action regarding appointment to the La Porte Area Water Authority - P. Fogarty (c) Discussion or other action regarding renaming N. 5th Street to Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. - C. Alexander (d) Discussion or other action regarding LED Digital Billboard - Mayor Rigby 10. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS • Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting, Thursday, October 23, 2014 • Fiscal Affairs Committee Meeting, Monday, October 27, 2014 • La Porte Development Corporation Board Meeting, Monday, October 27, 2014 • City Council Meeting, Monday, October 27, 2014 • Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting, Thursday, October 30, 2014 11. COUNCIL COMMENTS regarding matters appearing on the agenda; recognition of community members, city employees, and upcoming events; inquiry of staff regarding specific factual information or existing policies — Councilmembers Leonard, Engelken, Earp, Clausen, Martin, Moser, Kaminski, Zemanek and Mayor Rigby 12. EXECUTIVE SESSION The City Council reserves the right to meet in closed session on any agenda item should the need arise and if applicable pursuant to authorization by Title 5, Chapter 551, of the Texas Government Code, in accordance with the authority contained in: Texas Government Code, Section 551.072 — For the purpose of deliberating the purpose of the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property: Klien Retreat property and former Happy Harbour property. 13. RECONVENE into regular session and consider action, if any, on item(s) discussed in executive session. 14. ADJOURN In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of La Porte will provide for reasonable accommodations for persons attending public meetings. To better serve attendees, requests should be received 24 hours prior to the meeting. Please contact Patrice Fogarty, City Secretary, at 281.470.5019. CERTIFICATION certify that a copy of the October 13, 2014, agenda of items to be considered by the City Council was posted on the City Hall bulletin board on October 7, 2014. Please Note - Due to the size of the packet for the October 13, 2014 meeting, the backup is unavailable for viewing on the City's Website under `Public Meetings', or the `Calendar'. Should you wish to view the backup material for the items on the agenda, it will be available for viewing in the City Secretary's Office. We apologize for the inconvenience.