HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-11-08 Regular Meeting of the 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 of La Porte City Council to be held February 11, 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. 3063
Next Res. 2008-01
1. Call to Order
2. Invocation - Karen Wilhelm, Light of Christ Lutheran Church
3. Pledge of Allegiance- Mayor Porter
4. Presentations/Proclamations- Mayor Porter
Receive Presentation by Russell Plank on status of Port Crossing Business Park- G.
Black! R. Plank
5. Consent Agenda
A. Consider approving minutes of the Regular Meeting and Workshop of the La Porte City
Council held on January 28, 2008- M. Gillett
B. Consider approval or other action regarding an ordinance approving and authorizing
an amendment to the lease agreement between the City of La Porte and the Economic
Alliance Houston Port Region for 908 Main Street Building - (Ord 2970-A) - G. Black
6. Petitions, Remonstrances, Communications, Citizens and Tax Payers wishing to address
Council on any item posted on the agenda - (Limited to five minutes)
Vicky Beveridge - Concern with Coyotes
7. Consider approval or other action regarding an ordinance amending a contract between the City
of La Porte and Harris County Community and Economic Development Department for the
Home Investment Partnership (HOME) Program by reducing the City's matching contribution by
$12,500.00 from $42, 203.00 to $29,703.00 and direct the City Manager to execute a contract
with Shelia Frye and Associates to provide home closing services - (Ord. 2936-A) - M. Malik
8. Consider approval or other action accepting a proposal from PBK Architecture to design the
Texas Street Beautification Project - M. Malik
9. Consider approval or other action authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with
Reynolds Inliner in the amount of $99, 770.00 for rehabilitation of sanitary sewer utilizing cure in
place pipe - D. Pennell
10. Consider approval or other action authorizing a Rail Spur Agreement between the City of La
Porte, Frontier Logistics, L.L.C. and La Porte Real Property L.L.C. - R. Bottoms
11. Consider approval or other action regarding an ordinance appointing members of the Civil
Service Commission - (Ord. 3063) - R. Bottoms
12. Consider approval or other action regarding an ordinance appointing members to the Board of
Directors of the Bay Area Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau - (Ord 3064) - J. Joerns
13. Receive report on the La Porte Police Department Firing Range project - R. Reff
14. Administrative Reports - R. Bottoms
A. Records Management Day - February 18, 2008
B. Commissioner Sylvia Garcia's "Swing Thing" - February 25, 2008 7:30 am
and 12:30 pm. Shot-Gun Start - Timber Creek Golf Club
C. Commissioner Garcia Town Hall Meeting - February 28,2008 - East Harris County
Activity Center - 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
D. National League of Cites Conference - March 8-12,2008 - Washington, D.C.
E. Website Refurbishment Update
15. Council Comments: Clausen, Rigby, Moser, Beasley, Malone, Ebow, Engelken, Mosteit, and
Porter.
16. 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. 551.074 (Personnel Matter)
Meet with City Manager to discuss Duties
B. 551.087 (Deliberation regarding Economic
Development Negotiations)
Meet with City Manager and City Attorney
to discuss Sylvan Beach Development
17. Considerations and possible action on items considered in executive session
18. 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).
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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: LfYJtu.II1(l;~
Martha Gillett, TRMC,CMC
City Secretary