HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-23-08 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 June 23, 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. 3084
Next Res. 2008-08
1. Call to Order
2. Invocation - Dr. Dee Spears, Fairmont Baptist Church
3. Pledge of Allegiance- Mayor Pro-Tem Clausen
4. Presentations/Proclamations- Mayor Pro-Tem Clausen
5. Consent Agenda
A. Consider approving minutes of the Regular Meeting and Workshop Meeting of the La
Porte City Council held on June 9, 2008 - M. Gillett
B. Consider approving an ordinance amending City of La Porte Fiscal Year 2007-2008
Budget (Ord. 3024-G) - M. Dolby
C Consider approval of award for Mail Solution System through BuyBoard - S. Kelley
D. Consider approval or other action regarding an ordinance authorizing a Water Service
Agreement and a Sanitary Sewer Agreement between the City of La Porte and DTMT
Two, LLC. (Ord. 3084) - T. Tietjens
E. Consider ordinance approving Industrial District Agreement with GSL Constructors,
L TD (Ord. 2007-IDA-108) - M. Dolby
6. Petitions, Remonstrances, Communications, Citizens and Tax Payers wishing to address
Council- (Limited to five minutes)
David Janda - Boards and Commissions Application
7. Consider approval or other action regarding an ordinance appointing members to various
Boards, Commissions, and Committees (Ord. 2004-2782-U) - Mayor Pro-Tem Clausen
8. Consider approval or other action regarding an ordinance amending Chapter 34 "Environment"
of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte by requiring Shelter in Place signs inside hotel
and motel rooms (Ord. 3085) - J. Suggs
9. Consider approval or other action regarding an ordinance authorizing an amendment to
agreement between Texas General Land Office and City of La Porte for Sylvan Beach
Shoreline Protection and Beach Nourishment Project by appropriating additional funding of
$308, 161.00 for said agreement (Ord. 3086) - S. Barr
10. Consider approval or other action regarding an ordinance amending Chapter 34 "Environment"
of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte by amending maximum allowable height rule
for weeds on lots and acreage in City (Ord. 2003-2623-B) - D. Wilmore
11. Consider approval or other action regarding an ordinance approving and authorizing a Sanitary
Sewer Service Agreement between the City of La Porte and FR/CAL Interport, LLC - (Ord.
3087) - T. Tietjens
12. Receive update on Lakes of Fairmont Greens - T. Tietjens
13. Receive report from the Drainage and Flooding Committee - M. Mosteit
14. Close Regular Meeting and Open Workshop Meeting - Mayor Pro-Tem Clausen
A. Discuss Sales Tax for Emergency Services - M. Boaze
B. Discuss Collections of Outstanding Mowing and Demolition Accounts - M. Dolby
15. Close Workshop Meeting and reconvene to Regular Meeting
16. Administrative Reports - R. Bottoms
A. Port of Houston Inspection Vessel Tour - June 26, 2008 - 5:45 p.m.
B. Main Street Advisory Board and City Council Joint Meeting - June 30,2008 - 6:00
p.m.
C. La Porte Development Corporation Board Meeting - July 1, 2008 - 6:00 p.m.
D. La Porte Development Corporation Board Meeting - July 7, 2008 - 6:00 p.m.
E. Bridge over Troubled Waters 30th Birthday - July 12, 2008 - Pasadena Rodeo Grounds
6: 00 p.m. - 11 :00 p.m.
F. City Council Meeting - July 14, 2008 - 6:00 p.m.
G. City Council Meeting - July 28, 2008 - 6:00 p.m.
H. Newly Elected Officials Orientation - July 25-26,2008 Austin, Texas
I. Texas Public Works Association Award for Police Department Building.
J. City of La Porte awarded Grant for Public Safety Inoperability for FY 2007
17. Council Comments: Rigby, Moser, Black, Malone, Ebow, Engelken, Mosteit, Clausen
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)
551.071 (Pending or Contemplated Litigation)
Meet with City Manager and City
Attorney to discuss Glenda Hunter-
Williams vs. City of La Porte
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).
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CONTACT CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE A T 281-471-5020 OR TDD LINE 281471-5030 FOR FURTHER INFORMA TION.
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Martha Gillett, TRMC,CMC 0 .
City Secretary