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Home My WebLink About07-28-08 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 July 28,2008 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. 3093 Next Res. 2008-08 1. Call to Order 2. Invocation - Rev. David Morgan - First Baptist Church of La Porte 3. Pledge of Allegiance- Mayor Porter 4. Presentations/Proclamations A. Proclamation - La Porte Fusion Day - Mayor Porter B. Distinguished Budget Presentation Award - Mayor Porter C. Presentation - Retirement of Aaron Corrales (Assistant Chief of Police) - Mayor Porter D. Presentation -Introduction of new Chief of Police Kenith Adcox - 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 July 14, 2008 and Special Called Meeting of the La Porte City Council and Main Street Advisory Committee held on June 30, 2008 - S. Harris/M. Gillett B. Consider authorizing the renewal of an Operator's Agreement between the City of La Porte and the La Porte Area Water Authority- S. Gillett C Consider vote to ratify earlier Council direction to staff to prepare letter to Tx. Dot regarding State Highway 146 overpasses - J. Joerns 6. Petitions, Remonstrances, Communications, Citizens and Tax Payers wishing to address Council- (Limited to five minutes) Edward Emar'lUel - Concerns with Condominiums at South 1 sl and South F Street 7. Consider approval or other action regarding an ordinance designating Wests ide Park as the site for a Baseball Sports Complex, and authorizing the procurement of architectural services for the design and construction of said Baseball Sports Complex (Ord. 3093) - S. Barr 8. Receive report and give direction to city staff regarding the procurement method for proceeding with the expedited West Side Park property re-design - S. Barr 9. Consider approval or other action regarding an ordinance appointing members to various Boards, Commissions, and Committees, of the City of La Porte - (Ord. 2004-2782-V) - Mayor Porter 10. Consider approval or other action regarding an ordinance appointing members of the Civil Service Commission (Ord. 3094) - R. Bottoms 11. Receive report from the Drainage and Flooding Committee, La Porte Development Corporation Board and Fiscal Affairs Committee - Councilmembers Mosteit and Engelken 12. Close Regular Meeting and Open Workshop Meeting - Mayor Porter A. Receive update on 3rd Quarter Capital Improvement items for Public Works, Parks and Recreation Department - S. GilletUS. Barr. B. Discuss possible change to mowing/clean-up abatement fees and provide staff with direction - T. Tietjens C. Discuss Ordinance 894 prohibiting electric fences within the City of La Porte and provide staff with direction - R. Bottoms D. Discuss new Agreement with the La Porte-Bayshore Chamber of Commerce - R. Bottoms 13. Close Workshop Meeting and reconvene to Regular Meeting 14. Administrative Reports - R. Bottoms A. Employee Golf Tournament - July 29,2008- Bay Forest Golf Course - 5:30 p.m. B. Commissioner Garcia's Precinct Two Economic Forum - July 30, 2008 - San Jacinto College (Central Campus) C. La Porte Development Corporation Board Meeting - August 4, 2008 - 6:00 p.m. D. Porte of Call (Live Music) - August 8, 2008 - Jeanie Ann's Tea Room -- 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. E. Porte of Call (Arts Market) - August 9, 2008 - Sylvan Beach Art League -- 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. F. Budget Workshop Meetings - August 11-15, 2008 - 6:00 p.m. G. Annual New Teacher's Luncheon - August 14, 2008 - Heritage Elementary -11 :45 a.m. H. TML Region 14 Fall Meeting - August 15-16, 2008 - Galveston Moody Gardens Hotel I. "Breakfast with the Stars" - August 20, 2008 - Sylvan Beach Pavilion - 7:00 a.m. J. City Council Meeting - August 25,2008 - 6:00 p.m. 15. Council Comments: Black, Malone, Ebow, Engelken, Mosteit, Clausen Rigby, Moser, 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. 551.072 (Deliberation regarding real property) Meet with City Manager, City Attorney and Director of Parks and Recreation for the purpose of deliberating the purchase of real property B. 551.072 (Deliberation regarding real property) Meet with City Manager and City Attorney for the purpose of deliberating the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property C. 551.074 (Personnel Matter) Evaluation of City Manager 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). THIS FACILITY HAS DISABILITY ACCOMMODA TIONS A VAlLABLE. 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 A T 281-471-5020 OR TDD LINE 281471-5030 FOR FURTHER INFORMA TION. Approved: ~f 171 A m{)\!Ji(L/l/iL~ Shara,n;;r~is, TRMC Assistant City Secretary