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Home My WebLink About12-17-07 Special Called Regular Meeting of La Porte City Council STATE OF TEXAS )( COUNTY OF HARRIS )( CITY OF LA PORTE )( City Council Agenda Notice is hereby given of a Special Called Regular Meeting of La Porte City Council to be held December 17,2007 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, regarding the items of business according to the agenda listed below Next. Ord. 3048 Next Res. 2007-19 1. Call to Order 2. Invocation - Dan Chappell, Ministerial Alliance 3. Pledge of Allegiance- Mayor Porter 4. Presentations/Proclamations- Mayor Porter 5. Consent Agenda A. Consider approving minutes of the Special Called Regular Meeting and Workshop Meeting of the La Porte City Council held on December 3,2007- M. Gillett B. Consider approving an Ordinance authorizing the Planning Director to execute a pipeline permit as requested by HSC Pipeline Partnership, L.P. for installation of an 8" and a 6" LPG Pipeline (Ord. 3048) - W. Sabo C. Consider approving an Ordinance authorizing the Planning Director to execute a pipeline permit as requested by HSC Pipeline Partnership, L.P. for installation of a 12" and an 8" Natural Gas Liquids Pipeline (Ord. 3049) - W. Sabo D. Consider approving an Ordinance authorizing the Planning Director to execute a pipeline permit as requested by South Texas NGL Pipelines, L.L.C. for installation of a 6" Natural Gas Liquids Pipeline (Ord. 3050) - W. Sabo E. Consider approving an Ordinance authorizing an agreement between the City and Bayway Homes to construct a home at 211 N. 1st Street (Ord. 3051) - W. Sabo F. Consider approving an Ordinance authorizing an agreement between the City and Bayway Homes to construct a home at 207 N. 2nd Street. (Ord. 3052) - W. Sabo G. Consider approving an Ordinance authorizing an agreement between the City and Bayway Homes to construct a home at 216 N. 2nd Street.. (Ord. 3053) - W. Sabo H. Consider authorizing the City Manager to execute a Contract with Bamier Building Systems Inc. for replacement of the Public Works Facility roof - S. Gillett I. Consider awarding Bid #08007 for Replacement Vehicles - S. Gillett J. Consider awarding Bid #08008 for Demolition of Building - D. Wilmore K. Consider approval of an ordinance vacating, abandoning, and closing North 14th Street and North 15th Street between the West Polk and West Adams Streets. (Ord. 3054)- W. Sabo 6. Petitions, Remonstrances, Communications, Citizens and Tax Payers wishing to address Council on any item posted on the agenda - (Limited to five minutes) 7. Consider approving and authorizing Lincoln National as the optional Short Term Disability and Long Term Disability provider - M. Dolby 8. Consider approving an Ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute an Agreement and Lease for Fixed Base Operations at City of La Porte Municipal Airport between the City of La Porte and the La Porte Flight Line L.L.C. (Ord. 3055) - S. Gillett 9. Consider an ordinance approving Industrial District Agreements (Ord. 2007-IDA 51 thru 2007- IDA 118) - R. Bottoms 10. Consider an ordinance annexing properties located within the Battleground Industrial District and the Bayport Industrial District, and approving a service plan for annexed properties. (Ord. 3056) - R. Bottoms 11. Consider an ordinance directing the Planning Director to prepare a service plan for annexation of ET J properties. (Ord. 3057) - W. Sabo 12. Administrative Reports - R. Bottoms Houston Gulf Coast Building and Construction Trades Council Christmas Party- Hobby Airport Hilton- Thursday, December 20,2007,10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. City Hall Christmas Luncheon/ Grinch Christmas - Friday, December 21, 2007 Closing City Hall from 11 :30 a.m. until 1 :30 p.m. Christmas Holiday Observed December 24 -25, 2007 New Year's Holiday Observed January 1, 2008. 13. Council Comments: Ebow, Engelken, Mosteit, Clausen, Rigby, Moser, Beasley, Malone and Porter. 14. Executive Session - pursuant to provision of the Open Meetings Law, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, Sections 551.071 through 551.076, 551.087 (consultation with attorney, deliberation regarding real property, deliberation regarding prospective gift or donation, personnel matters, deliberation regarding security devices, or excluding a witness during examination of another witness in an investigation, deliberation regarding economic development negotiations) A. 551.087 - Deliberation Regarding Economic Development Negotiations Meet with City Attorney and City Manager to Discuss Industrial District Agreement Negotiations 15. Considerations and possible action on items considered in executive session 16. Adjournment If during the course of the meeting covered by this agenda the Council should determine that a closed or executive meeting or session of the Council should be held or is required in relation to an item noticed in this agenda, then such closed or executive meeting or sessions authorized by the Open Meetings Law, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code; will be held by the Council at that date, hour and place given in the meeting notice or as soon after the commencement of the meeting covered by the meeting notice as the Council may conveniently meet in such closed or executive meeting or session concerning any and all subjects and for any and all purposes permitted by Sections 551.071 through 551.076, and 551.087 of said Open Meetings Law, including, but not limited to: Section 551.071 - For the purpose of a private consultation with the Council's attorney on any subject or matter authorized by law. Section 551.072 - For the purpose of deliberating the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property. Section 551.073 - For the purpose of deliberating a negotiated contract for a prospective gift or donation to the City. Section 551.074 - For the purpose of deliberating the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline or dismissal of a public officer or employee or to hear complaints or charges against a public officer or employee, unless the officer or employee requests a public hearing. Section 551.075 - for the purpose of conferring with an employee or employees of the City, only for the purpose of receiving information from the employee or employees or to ask questions of the employee or employees; provided, however, that no discussion of public business or City policy that affects public business shall take place between the members of the City Council during the conference. Section 551.076 - To consider deployment, or specific occasions for implementation, of security personnel or devices. Section 551.087 - To discuss or deliberate regarding commercial or financial information that the governmental body has received from a business prospect that the governmental body seeks to have locate, stay, or expand in or near the territory of the governmental body and with which the governmental body is conducting economic development negotiations; or to deliberate the offer of a financial or other incentive to a business prospect described by Subdivision (1). THIS FACILITY HAS DISABILITY ACCOMMODA TlONS A VAILABLE. REQUESTS FOR ACCOMMODA TlONS OR INTERPRETIVE SERVICES A T MEETINGS SHOULD BE MADE 48 HOURS PRIOR TO THIS MEETING. PLEASE CONTACT CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE AT 281-471-5020 OR TDD LINE 281471-5030 FOR FURTHER INFORM A TlON. Approved: !r/ tlc-,tI/ tfL j;J;!-tLttJ Martha Gillett, TRMC,CMC City Secretary