HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-23-09 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 February 23, 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
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Next Res. 2009 - 01
1. Call to Order
2. Invocation - Dan Chappell- Fairmont Park Church
3. Pledge of Allegiance - Mayor Porter
4. Presentations/Proclamations
A. Presentation - Fourth Quarter - "Employee of the Quarter" - Billy Brooks - (Public
Works) - Mayor Porter
B. Presentation - "Employee of the Year" - Neil Badall- (Public Works) - Mayor Porter
C. Presentation - "Manager of the Year" - Lynda Kilgore (Municipal Court) - Mayor Porter
5. Consent Agenda
A. Consider approving minutes of the Regular Meeting and Workshop for La Porte City
Council held on February 9, 2009 - M. Gillett
B. Consider approval or other action regarding an ordinance amending City of La Porte
2008-2009 Budget - (Ord. 3101-C) - M. Dolby
6. Petitions, Remonstrance's, Communications, Citizens and Tax Payers wishing to address
Council - (Limited to five minutes)
7. Consider approval or other action regarding a resolution adopting amendments to the Public
Improvement Criteria Manual (PICM), relating to drainage criteria and improvement standards
(Res. 2009- 01) - T. Tietjens
8. Close regular meeting and open Workshop Meeting
A. Discuss Economic Strategic Plan- R. Bottoms/A. Holloway
B. Discuss Audio Visual upgrade and installation in Council Chambers J. Suggs
C. Discuss Employee Policy Manual - H. Weger
D. Discuss Hotel/Motel Occupancy Taxes for Sports Facilities
9. Close Workshop Meeting and reconvene regular meeting
10. Receive report from Drainage and Flooding Committee - Councilmember Mosteit
11. Administrative Reports - R. Bottoms
Commissioner Garcia's "Swing Thing" 2009 - February 23, 2009 - Timber Creek Golf Club
City Council Laptop Training - Council Chambers - 4:00 p.m.
City Council Meeting - February 23, 2009
Annual Casino Night - February 27,2009 - 6:30 p.m. - City of La Porte SPORT Gym
City Council Meeting - March 9, 2009
La Porte Development Board Corporation Meeting - March 2, 2009 - 6:00 p.m.
Texas Independence Relay - March 7-8, 2009
Fiscal Affair Committee Meeting - March 9, 2009 - 5:00 p.m.
Drainage and Flooding Committee Meeting - March 23, 2009 - 5:00 p.m.
City Council Meeting - March 23, 2009
12. Council Comments: - Ebow, Engelken, Mosteit, Clausen, Rigby, Moser, Black, Malone and
Porter
A. Matters appearing on agenda
B. Recognition of community members, city employees, and upcoming events
C. Inquiry of staff requiring a statement of specific factual information or a recitation of
existing policy
13. 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 purchase,
exchange, lease or value of real property)
Meet with City Manager and City
Attorney to discuss Fire Department
property
B. 551.072 (Deliberation regarding purchase,
exchange, lease or value of real property)
Meet with City Manager and City
Attorney to discuss Block 1032
and 1149, Town of La Porte
C. 551.072 (Deliberation regarding purchase,)
exchange, lease or value of real property
Meet with City Manager and
City Attorney to discuss Happy
Harbor site
D. 551.073 (Deliberation regarding a negotiated
contract for a prospective gift or donation to the
City
Meet with City Manager and
City Attorney to discuss the Port of
Houston
E. 551.071 (Pending or contemplated litigation)
Meet with City Manager and City
Attorney to discuss State of Texas vs.
Charles A. Gilliam
14. Considerations and possible action on items considered in executive session
15. 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).
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