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Home My WebLink About01-12-09 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 January 12, 2009 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. 3121 Next Res. 2009 . 01 1. Call to Order 2. Invocation. Father Gary Rickles - S1. Mary's Catholic Church 3. Pledge of Allegiance - Mayor Porter 4. Presentations/Proclamations A. Recoqnition of Terry Dunn- Retirement from the La Porte Fire Department - Mayor Porter 5. Consent Agenda A. Consider approvinq minutes of the Reqular Meetinq and Workshop for La Porte City Council held on December 8. 2008 - M. Gillett B. Consider awardinq bid #07010 for Street Materials to Cleveland Asphalt and Crafco. low bidders meetinq specifications - S. Gillett C. Consider authorizinq the City Manaqer to execute a chanqe order with Mar-Con Services to install waterline. fire hydrants. and water service lines at Fairmont & 16th Street - S. Gillett D. Consider awardinq bid #09007 to RotoChopper Inc. for one (1) horizontal qrinder. optional balance sensor. two (2) inch screen. and delivery - S. Gillett E. Consider approval or other action of an ordinance authorizinq the City Manaqer to execute a Water Service Aqreement with Eurecat U.S.. Incorporated (Ord. 3121) - 1. Tietiens F. Consider approval or other action of an ordinance authorizinq the City Manaqer to execute an Interlocal Water Service Aqreement with the Port of Houston Authority and the City of Pasadena for temporary water service to the Port of Houston for landscapinq irriqation for a period of three (3) years (Ord. 3122) - T. Tietiens 6. Petitions, Remonstrance's, Communications, Citizens and Tax Payers wishing to address Council - (Limited to five minutes) John Kerby - Arson at the home located at 3802 Marlin, La Porte, Texas Charles Gilliam - Code Violation - 202 South Nugent, La Porte, Texas 7. Discuss recommendation of Planninq and Zoninq Commission to amend Chapter 106 of the La Porte Code of Ordinances to chanqe standard parkinq space size for 45, 60, and 90 deqree parkinq from 10 ft. to 9 ft. wide and maneuverinq aisle width from 28-foot to 25-foot for 90- deqree parkinq (Ord. 1501- N6) - T. Tietiens Open Public Hearing Review by Staff Public Comment Close Public Hearing Recommendation of Planning and Zoning Commission 8. Consider approval or other action on recommendation of Planning and Zoning Commission to approve an ordinance amending Section 106-835 of the Code of Ordinances to change standard parking space size for 45, 60 and 90 degree parking from 10ft. to 9ft. wide and maneuvering aisle width from 28-foot to 25-foot for 90-degree parking (Ord. 1501- N-6) - T. Tietjens 9. Discuss recommendation of Planninq and Zoninq Commission to approve Rezone Request #R08-002, rezoninq 26.8206 acre tract located at 727 Old Underwood Road, from General Commercial and Larqe Lot. to Planned Unit Development (Ord. 1501- 06) - T. Tietiens Open Public Hearing Review by Staff Public Comment Close Public Hearing Recommendation of Planning and Zoning Commission 10. Consider approval or other action regarding the recommendation of Planning and Zoning Commission to approve Rezoning Request #R08-002 for rezoning 26.8206 acre tract located at 727 Old Underwood Road from General Commercial and Large Lot, to Planned Unit Development (Ord. 1501- 06) - T. Tietjens 11. Discuss recommendation of Planninq and Zoninq Commission to deny Rezone Request #R08- 004 to rezone 0.57 acre of land located in the 500 block of N. 7th Street from R-2 (Residential) to General Commercial (Ord. 1501-P6) - 1. Tietiens Open Public Hearing Review by Staff Public Comment Close Public Hearing Recommendation of Planning and Zoning Commission 12. Consider approval or other action regarding the recommendation by Planning and Zoning Commission to deny the Rezone Request #R08-004 for rezoning 0.57 acre of land located in the 500 block of North 7th Street from R-2 (Residential) to General Commercial (Ord. 1501- P6) - T. Tietjens 13. Discuss recommendation of Planninq and Zoninq Commission to amend Chapter 106 of the Code of Ordinances, to restrict truckinq terminals to liqht industrial (LI) and heavy industrial (HI) zoninq districts when also adiacent to the riqht-of-way of authorized truck routes and review and consider non-bindinq recommendation reqardinq chanqes to city truck route ordinance (Ord. 1501- 06 and Ord. 3123) - T. Tietiens Open Public Hearing Review by Staff Public Comment Close Public Hearing Recommendation of Planning and Zoning Commission 14. Consider approval or other action regarding the recommendation by Planning and Zoning Commission to amend Chapter 106 of the La Porte Code of Ordinances to restrict trucking terminals to light industrial (L1) and heavy industrial (HI) zoning districts when also adjacent to the right-of-way of authorized truck routes, and consider ordinance amending Chapter 70 of the Code of Ordinances to revise existing truck routes and hazardous cargo truck routes (Ord. 1501-06 and Ord. 3123) - T. Tietjens 15. Consider approval or other action reqardinq an Ordinance appointinq members to the Board of Directors of the Bay Area Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau (2008-3064-A) - J. Joerns 16. Consider approval or other action to award bid #S08004 to Sulzer Hickham, Inc. for the purchase of "Tract 1" and "Tract 2" - (Emerqency Evacuation Tract) in the amount of $85,000 and approve conveyance of Tract 3 (Emerqency Evacuation Easement) in the amount of $1,345.50 for a total of $86,345.50 - J. Joerns 17. Consider approval or other action authorizinq the City Manaqer to execute payment to WCA, Asplundh Environmental, Neele-Schaffer. and Crowder Disaster Recovery for $4.790,206 and an estimated $100,000.00 for final debris removal services - S. Gillett 18. Consider approval or other action approvinq the expenditure of $268.000.00 to Ranqe Systems for a Rubber Block Ranqe - K. Adcox 19. Consider approval or other action reqardinq an ordinance extendinq the City Manaqer's authority for an additional 180 days to execute land sales contracts and related documents for the conveyance of houses under the 2006 H.O.M.E. Northside Neiqhborhood Proiect (Ord. 2008-3090-A) - 1. Tietiens 20. Consider authorizinq the City Manaqer to execute a master lease aqreement and associated lease schedule aqreements with Dell Financial Services. LP for three year lease of 110 computers, and authorize expenditure of $93,317.52 for said purpose - J. SUqqs. 21. Consider approval of a one year extension to the Rail Spur Aqreement - R. Bottoms 22. Close regular meeting and open Workshop Meeting A. Receive update of the FEMA reimbursement and insurance process - J. SUqqS B. Discussion concerning a City Brochure and provide staff with direction - M. Lanclos 23. Close Workshop Meeting and reconvene regular meeting 24. Receive report from the La Porte Development Corporation Board - Councilmember Engelken 25. Administrative Reports - R. Bottoms Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership Annual Banquet - January 16, 2009 - South Shore Harbour Resort and Conference Center - 6:30 p.m. Drainage Committee Meeting, January 19, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. La Porte Bayshore Chamber of Commerce Installation Banquet - Monument Inn - Thursday, January 22, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. La Porte City Council Meeting January 26, 2009. Battleship Texas Foundation Campaign Breakfast - January 30, 2009 - Monument Inn Restaurant - 7:30 a.m. 26. Council Comments: - Moser, Black, Malone, Ebow, Engelken, Mosteit, Clausen, Rigby, and Porter A. Matters appearing on agenda B. Inquiry of staff requiring a statement of specific factual information or a recitation of existing policy 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) 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 bylaw. 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 AVAILABLE. REQUESTS FOR ACCOMMODATIONS OR INTERPRETIVE SERVICES AT MEETINGS SHOULD BE MADE 48 HOURS PRIOR TO THIS MEETING. PLEASE CONTACT CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE A T 281-471-5020 OR TOD LINE 281471-5030 FOR FURTHER INFORMA TlON. Approved: "-1J! tl(;//Ii-~ Martha Gillett, TRMC, CMC City Secretary