HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-13-08 Regular 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 of La Porte City Council to be held October 13, 2008 at
6:00 p.m. or beginning at the conclusion of the 5:00 p.m. Drainage and Flooding Committee
Meeting 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. 3118
Next Res. 2008 . 13
1. Call to Order
2. Invocation - Gary Rickles - S1. Mary's Catholic Church
3. Pledge of Allegiance - Mayor Porter
4. Presentations/Proclamations
A. Presentation - Harris County District Attorney's Office Award to La Porte Police
Department - Mayor Porter
B. Proclamation - Dow Chemical Company Day - Mayor Porter
C. Proclamation - Sunoco Chemicals Day - Mayor Porter
D. Proclamation - City of Corsicana Day - Mayor Porter
5. Consent Agenda
A. Consider approving minutes of the Regular Meeting and Public Hearing for La Porte
City Council held on September 22,2008 - M. Gillett
B. Consider approval or other action authorizing the City Manager to execute an
agreement with HDRlClaunch & Miller to provide professional engineering services to
perform Water Master Planning - S. Gillett
C. Consider approval or other action authorizing the City Manager to execute an
agreement with Robinson Water Well, Inc. for the rehabilitation of Lift Station # 38 - S.
Gillett
D. Consider approval or other action declaring an emergency and authorizing payment to
Vulcan Materials for road base materials - S. Gillett
E.
Consider approval or other action authorizing an ordinance granting a streetlight
allocation easement to CenterPoint Energy for installation of 10 (ten) decorative
streetlights in the City of La Porte's Pond to Park project located at 3502 Driftwood, in
La Porte, Texas - (Ord. 3118) - S. Barr
F.
Consider awarding bid # 08022 for medical supplies - S. Kelley
G.
Consider awarding bid # 08014 for water and sewer supplies - S. Kelley
H.
Consider approval or other action regarding an ordinance amending City of La Porte
Fiscal Year 2008-2009 Budget - (Ord. 3101-A) - M. Dolby
6.
Petitions, Remonstrances, Communications, Citizens and Tax Payers wishing to
address Council - (Limited to five minutes)
7. Consider approval or other action regarding action taken by the La Porte Development
Corporation Board related to the following items:
A. Memorandum of Understanding between the La Porte Economic Development
Corporation and East A Development, L.P. and La Porte 5 Points Properties, L.P.
B. Sales and Earnest Money Contract for the purchase of property located at the
intersection of San Jacinto and South Broadway also known as the "Triangle Property"
including a repayment provision for a loan to the Developer to be secured by a first lien
on the property located in Blocks 6 through 9 and a second lien on the property located
in Blocks through 13 on San Jacinto in the Town of La Porte
C. Lease Agreement between the Corporation and East A Development, L.P. for the
property located at 117 San Jacinto
D. The purchase of property located at 105 San Jacinto from the Texas Parks and Wildlife
Department - R. Bottoms
E. A professional service Agreement between the La Porte Development Corporation and
the URS Corporation for the Five Points Plaza Design and Studies Proposal
8. Consider awarding bid # 08512 for janitorial services - S. Kelley
9. Discuss November and December City Council Meeting dates and consider changing dates due
to holidays - Mayor Porter
10. Consider approval or other action appointing voting delegates to the National League of Cities
Congress of Cities - Mayor Porter
11. Review and discuss memorandum from TML (Texas Municipal League) requesting nominations
for NLC Board and NLC Committees - Mayor Porter
12. Receive report from Drainage and Flooding Committee and the La Porte Development
Corporation Board - Councilmembers Mosteit and Engelken
13. Administrative Reports - R. Bottoms
Fall Back Festival 2008 - October 25, 2008 - Main Street in La Porte - 10:00 a.m. -10:00 p.m.
Fiscal Affairs Committee Meeting - October 27, 2008
Texas Municipal League Conference - October 28-31,2008 -San Antonio, TX.
14. Council Comments: - Engelken, Mosteit, Clausen, Rigby, Moser, Black, Malone, Ebow, and
Porter
15. 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)
551.072 (Deliberation regarding Real Property)
Meet with City Manager and
City Attorney to discuss
Happy Harbor site
16. Considerations and possible action on items considered in executive session
17. 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 AT 281-471-5020 OR TDD LINE 281471-5030 FOR FURTHER INFORMA TION.
Approved:
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Martha Gillett, TRMC, CMC
City Secretary