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Home My WebLink About01-14-08 Regular Meeting and Workshop 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 Regular Meeting and Workshop Meeting of La Porte City Council to be held January 14, 2008 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. 3058 Next Res. 2008-01 1. Call to Order 2. Invocation - Dan Chappell, Ministerial Alliance 3. Pledge of Allegiance- Mayor Porter 4. Presentations/Proclamations- Mayor Porter A. Presentation of Fourth Quarter Employee of the Quarter to Isaac Rodriguez - W. Sabo B. Presentation to Employee of the Year Michelle Bedford - R. Reff C. Presentation to Manager of the Year Scott Bradley - S. Barr 5. Consent Agenda A. Consider approving minutes of the Special Called Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council held on December 17, 2007- M. Gillett B. Consider approving an ordinance vacating, abandoning and closing the portion of the alley in Block 723, Town of La Porte between Lots 11 through 20 and 21 through 30- (Ord. 3058) W. Sabo C. Consider approving an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute the Second Amendment to Lease Agreement between the City of La Porte and Harris County for the Sylvan Beach Fishing Pier, increasing the Escrow Fund for pier repair and replacement, from a base amount of $150,000 to $450,000 - (Ord. 3059) - S. Barr D. Consider approval or other action authorizing the City Manager to Execute an agreement with LJA Engineering and Surveying for the design of Phase II Spenwick Waterline Project - S. Gillett E. Consider approving an ordinance amending Fiscal Year 2007-08 Budget (Ord. 3024- D)- M. Dolby F. Consider approval or other action authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement with Claunch and Miller for the design of replacement Lift Station #6 and Lift Station #38 Rehabilitation - S. Gillett G. Consider approval or other action authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement with Van De Wiele Engineering for the design of the Sens Road Utility Relocation Project - S. Gillett 6. Petitions, Remonstrances, Communications, Citizens and Tax Payers wishing to address Council on any item posted on the agenda - (Limited to five minutes) Matt Novosad - Recent Pay Increase 7. Consider approval or other action authorizing the City Manager to execute an Infrastructure Extension Agreement between the City and Sam Ghandi/Candlewood Suites for pavement, storm and sanitary sewer improvements with City participation in oversizing to serve the area of Block, 1135, City of La Porte - W. Sabo 8. Consider approval or other action regarding an ordinance amending Chapter 70 "Traffic and Vehicles" of the Code of Ordinances prohibiting traversing flooded streets at unreasonable speeds with a vehicle (Ord. 3060) - W. Sabo 9. Consider approval or other action regarding an ordinance amending Chapter 34, of the Code of Ordinances regarding allowable height of weeds, mowing charges and administrative fees (2003-2623-A) - W. Sabo 10. Consider approval or other action authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with CSA Construction Inc. for $6,148,000 and approve change order #1 submitted by CSA Construction Inc. for $329,500, for a total revised contract of $5,818,500. Additionally, authorize an $110,790 construction contingency, for a total authorization of $5,929,290 - S. Gillett 11. Consider approval or other action authorizing the expenditure of $129,750 with PBS & J Inc. for Construction Phase and Inspection Services - S. Gillett 12. Consider approval or other action authorizing the expenditure with PSI Inc. for professional services construction materials engineering and testing for $50,000.00 - S. Gillett 13. Consider approval or other action approving an ordinance amending Chapter 2 of the Code of Ordinances by increasing the City Manager's purchasing authority for budgeted items from $25, 000.00 to $50, 000.00 (Ord. 2736-A) - S. Kelley 14. Close Regular Meeting and Open Workshop Meeting - Mayor Porter A. Provide City Council with an update on Wests ide Park and provide staff with direction - S. Barr B. Report and Update on the Process of Annexation for Properties not subject to Industrial District Agreements - W. Sabo 15. Close Workshop Meeting and re-convene regular meeting. 16. Administrative Reports - R. Bottoms A. BAHEP Annual Banquet - January 18, 2008 - South Shore Harbor Resort - 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. B. Heritage Society Depot Sidewalk Update C. Old Orchard Street Reconstruction Project 17. Council Comments: Engelken, Mosteit, Clausen, Rigby, Moser, Beasley, Malone, Ebow and Porter. 18. 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) 19. Considerations and possible action on items considered in executive session 20. 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 AVAILABLE. 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 10D LINE 281471-5030 FOR FURTHER INFORMA TION. Approved: .:/1/ati(L :Ai ./~~{ 1'( Martha Gillett, TRMC,CMC City Secretary