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Home My WebLink About03-24-08 Regular Meeting and Public Hearing 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 Public Hearing of La Porte City Council to be held March 24, 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. 3069 Next Res. 2008-03 1. Call to Order 2. Invocation - Dr. Bobbye Worsham - Second Baptist Church of La Porte 3. Pledge of Allegiance- Mayor Porter 4. Presentations/Proclamations- Mayor Porter 5. Consent Agenda A. Consider approving minutes of the Regular Meeting, Public Hearing and Workshop Meeting of the La Porte City Council held on March 10,2008- M. Gillett B. Consider approval or other action regarding an ordinance amending Chapter 70 "Transportation" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte for the purpose of designating maximum speed limits on SS501 and BS 1460 within the City of La Porte (Ord. 3069) - S. Gillett C. Consider approval or other action of an ordinance establishing a program of comprehensive emergency management as required by Texas Government Code Chapter 418 (Ord. 1498-A) - J. Suggs O. Consider approval or other action regarding an ordinance approving and authorizing an interlocal agreement between the City of La Porte and Harris County for Sylvan Beach Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act Shoreline Project (Ord. 3070) - S. Barr E. Consider approval or other action regarding an ordinance adopting the 2008 edition of the National Electrical Code by amending Chapter 82 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte (Ord. 96-2079-L) - O. Wilmore 6. Petitions, Remonstrances, Communications, Citizens and Tax Payers wishing to address Council on any item posted on the agenda - (Limited to five minutes) Margaret Compton - Flooding concerns 7. Public Hearing - Conduct First of Two Public Hearings to discuss annexation of property located within the Battleground Industrial District and more specifically described as four (4) tracts of land owned by Issac Heller, Two-Eighteen-M-Texas, Two Zero One-M-Texas, and Ronald J. Tucker, respectively, and comprising a total of 43.2747 acres out of Lot 11, FA Staas hen Subdivision, Enoch Brinson Survey, Abstract 5, Harris County, Texas - R. Bottoms Open Public Hearing Review by Staff Public Input Recommendation of Staff Close Public Hearing 8. Consider approval or other action regarding a resolution suspending the effective date of Centerpoint's rate increase for 90 days - (Res. 2008-03) - R. Bottoms 9. Consider approval or other action regarding an ordinance approving and authorizing an agreement of purchase of property by the City of La Porte from the La Porte-Bay Area Heritage Society and an agreement of lease between the City of La Porte and the La Porte-Bay Area Heritage Society - (Ord. 3071) - S. Barr 10. Consider approval or other action to amend FY 2007-2008 Budget in the amount of $15,000.00 for the required payments to Consultivo Ltd. for the development of request for qualification for hotel project- G. Larson 11. Consider approval or other action to re-negotiate, amend, or terminate the Exclusive Right to Sell Contract between the City of La Porte and Cushman & Wakefield of Texas, Inc. dated February 25, 2008 - R. Bottoms 12. Consider approval or other action awarding the Stop-Loss Insurance coverage to American Stop-Loss - R. Bottoms 13. Receive report from La Porte Police Department for 2007 statistics - R. Reff 14. Receive report from La Porte Development Board Corporation, Fiscal Affairs Committee, and Drainage and Flooding Committee - Committee Chairpersons 15. Administrative Reports - R. Bottoms A. Drainage and Flooding Committee Meeting - March 25, 2008 - 5:00 p.m. B. Dr. Says' Reception - March 27, 2008 - Sylvan Beach Pavilion - 5:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. C. Special Called City Council Meeting - April 7, 2008 - 6:00 p.m. D. La Porte Development Corporation Board Meeting - April 7, 2008 - 5:00 p.m. E. Council Retreat - April 19, 2008 - Police Department - 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. F. City Council Meeting - April 14, 2008 - 6:00 p.m. G. Fiscal Affairs Meeting - April 28, 2008 - 5:00 p.m. H. City Council Meeting - April 28, 2008 - 6:00 p.m. I. April 28, 2008 - May 6, 2008 - Early Voting 16. Council Comments: Beasley, Malone, Ebow, Engelken, Mosteit, Clausen, Rigby, Moser, and Porter. 17. 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. 551.072 (Deliberation regarding real property) Meet with City Manager and City Attorney to discuss the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property 18. Considerations and possible action on items considered in executive session 19. 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 TIONS 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 TOD LINE 281471-5030 FOR FURTHER INFORM A TlON. Approved: ~!l1d./iLP!I!/ lel Martha Gillett, TRMC,CMC City Secretary