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Home My WebLink About08-25-08 Regular Meeting, Public Hearing 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, Public Hearing and Workshop Meeting of La Porte City Council to be held August 25, 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. 3095 Next Res. 2008-08 1. Call to Order 2. Invocation - Dan Chappell - Ministerial Alliance 3. Pledge of Allegiance- Mayor Porter 4. Presentations/Proclamations Receive Report from Goodyear Plant Company- J. Suggs 5. Consent Agenda A. Consider approving minutes of the Regular Council Meeting for Budget Workshop Meetings on Proposed Budget and Public Hearings on Recommendations of Planning and Zoning Commission, and other matters of the La Porte City Council held on August 11 and 12, 2008 - M. Gillett B. Consider approval or other action authorizing the City Manager to execute agreement letters between La Porte EMS and companies located within the Battleground Industrial District for emergency medical services (Ord.3095) - R. Nolen C. Consider approval or other action authorizing the City Manager to execute a Utility Attachment Agreement for On-System Bridges (Ord.3096) - S. Gillett D. Consider approval or other action regarding an agreement between the City and the La Porte - Bayshore Chamber of Commerce for use of $55,000 annual allocation from city hotel occupancy tax (Ord.3097) - R. Bottoms E. Consider approval or other action regarding Ordinances authorizing the City Manager to enter into an Industrial Agreement, Water Services Agreement and Sanitary Sewer Service Agreement with Bayport II Mountain West Houston, LLC. (Ord. 3098, 3099 and 3100) - 1. Tietjens- F. Consider approving an Ordinance approving Industrial District Agreement (Ord. 2007- IDA-109) between the City of La Porte and US Industrial REIT II. - R. Bottoms 6. Petitions, Remonstrances, Communications, Citizens and Tax Payers wishing to address Council- (Limited to five minutes) Bill King-(Galveston Bay Foundation) - Thank you for the Lyondell"Bike by the Bay" 7. Public Hearing- Discuss City's 2008-2009 Fiscal Year Proposed Budget - M. Dolby Open Public Hearing Review by Staff Public Input Recommendation of Staff Close Public Hearing 8. Consider approval or other action regarding an Ordinance approving and adopting the Budget for the City of La Porte, Texas for the period of October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009- (Ord.3101) - M. Dolby 9. Consider approval or other action ratifying the projected increase in property tax revenues collected as reflected in the FY 2008-2009 Budget - M. Dolby 10. Consider approval or other action regarding an ordinance amending Chapter 50, "Appendix A- Fees", of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, by increasing golf course use fees- (Ord.2837-F) - M. Dolby 11. Consider approval or other action regarding a Resolution for acceptance of the Harris County Certified Tax Appraisal Roll - (Res.2008-08) - M. Dolby 12. Consider approval or other action regarding an Ordinance establishing the Tax Rate for the 2008-2009 Fiscal Year at $.71 cents for hundred dollar valuation - (Ord.3102) - M. Dolby 13. Consider approval or other action regarding an Ordinance amending Chapter 34 "Environment" and Appendix A "Fees" of the Code of Ordinances regarding method of giving notice of nuisance or prohibited condition on real estate in city- (Ord. 2003-2623-C) - D. Wilmore 14. Consider approval or other action regarding an Ordinance authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Letter Agreement with C. Berdon Lawrence, to release and convey existing sanitary sewer easement and lift station site, and authorizing installation of an alternate sanitary sewer service (Ord. 3103) - J. Joerns 15. Consider approval or other action regarding a Resolution requesting Federal Funding Assistance for State Highway 146 (Res.2008-09) - J. Joerns 16. Consider approval or other action regarding an Ordinance authorizing the City Manager to to execute an Interlocal Agreement between the City of La Porte and City of Shoreacres to operate a joint venture park located at the west fork of Taylor Bayou (Ord.3104) - S. Barr 17. Consider approval or other action authorizing the City Manager to execute an Agreement between the City of La Porte and Randall-Porterfield Architects, Inc., and appropriating a sum not to exceed $317,000.00 from Fund 48, to provide design services, bid, and construction monitoring for the West Side Park property - S. Barr 18. Consider approval or other action regarding an Ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute an Ingress and Egress easement granting Sabino Ornelas access to residential property, across a portion of the alley in Block 1445 (Ord.3105) - T. Tietjens 19. Consider approval or other action regarding an Ordinance awarding the bids S08002 and S08003 to highest bidders Oakland Land and Development, LLC and Mississippi Land Co., Inc. for sale of surplus real property- (Ord. 3106) S. Kelley 20. Consider approval or other action of a 60 day extension for Frontier Logistics related to delivery of items required by exhibit C and to consider a 120 day extension for a La Porte Real Property LLC and Frontier Logistics for submission of items required in paragraph (3) of the agreement- J. Joerns. 21. Receive Report from the La Porte Development Corporation Board- C. Engelken 22. Receive Report from Drainage and Flooding Committee - M. Mosteit 23. Close Regular Meeting and Open Workshop Meeting- Mayor Porter A. View "Fly through Video" - R. Bottoms B. Update on Gateway Enhancement Projects - Jan Lawler/R. Bottoms C. Update City Council on status of 3rd Quarter progress of Capital Improvement Projects assigned to the Planning Department- T. Tietjens D. Review proposed amendments to the Ordinance pertaining to truck terminals and truck routes and provide staff with direction - 1. Tietjens E. Review possible changes to electric fence regulations and provide staff with direction- T. Tietjens F. Review of Ordinance 759A (front-foot fees) and provide staff with direction - T. Tietjens 24. Close Workshop Meeting and reconvene to Regular Meeting - Mayor Porter 25. Administrative Reports - R. Bottoms A. City Council Meeting- September 8, 2008- 6: 00 p.m. B. La Porte Development Corporation Board Meeting - Wednesday, September 10,2008 6:00 p.m. C. USCPFA-Houston Annual Dinner- Ocean Palace, 11215 Bellaire Blvd. D, Houston- Sept. 12, 2008 6:00 p.m. D. 2008 Chamber of Commerce "Industry of the Year" (Lyondell-Basell) Banquet, September 25, 2008- Sylvan Beach Pavilion- E. TIRZ Meeting - August 27,2008 - 6:00 p.m. 26. Council Comments: Black, Malone, Ebow, Engelken, Mosteit, Clausen Rigby, Moser, and Porter 27. 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 B. 551.072 (Deliberation regarding Real Property) Meet with City Manager and City Attorney to discuss Happy Harbor site C. 551.074 (Personnel Matter) Evaluation of City Secretary 28. Considerations and possible action on items considered in executive session 29. 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 ACCOMMODATIONS A VAILABLE. REQUESTS FOR ACCOMMODATIONS 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 INFORM A TION. Approved: JI1 MdIa..,t? ~ Martha Gillett, TRMC, CMC City Secretary