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Home My WebLink About06-08-09 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 June 8, 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. 3149 Next Res. 2009 - 06 1. Call to Order 2. Invocation - Father Rickles - S1. Mary's Catholic Church 3. Pledge of Allegiance - Mayor Pro-Tem Georgia Malone 4. Presentations/Proclamations Presentation - Audio Visual Equipment in Council Chambers 5. Consent Agenda - Any item may be removed by a Council person for discussion A. Consider approvinq minutes of Reqular Meetinq and Workshop for the La Porte Citv Council held on Mav 11, 2009 and Special Called Reqular Meetinq and Workshop Meetinq held on Mav 18, 2009 - M. Gillett B. Consider approval or other action authorizinq the Planninq Director to execute a pipeline permit as requested bv Linde Gas North America, LLC, for installation of an 8" hvdroqen qas pipeline with the Citv of La Porte - T. Tietiens C, Consider approval or other action reqardinq an ordinance amendinq the Citv of La Porte 2008-2009 Fiscal Year Budqet- (Ord. 3149) - M. DolbV 6. Petitions, Remonstrance's, Communications, Citizens and Tax Payers wishing to address Council - (Limited to five minutes) Michelle Cantu - Mobile Home Parks 7. Consider approval or other action reqardinq an ordinance appointinq members of the Complete Count Committee (CCC) for the Census 2010- (Ord. 3150) - T. Tietiens 8. Consider approval or other action authorizinq the Citv Manaqer to execute a second amendment to the Citv's aqreement with Harris Countv for the Northside Neiqhborhood Sinqle- Familv New Construction Project - (Ord. 3151) - T. Tietiens 9 Consider approval or other action authorizinq pavment of $72,621.00 for unpaid balance on underqround storaqe tank removal at the Five Points site - D. Westbeld 10. Receive Monthlv Drainaqe Report from Citv Staff - S. Gillett 11. Close Regular Meeting and open Workshop Meeting Discuss current livestock requlations - T. Tiet;ens 12. Close Workshop Meeting and reconvene Regular Meeting 13. Receive Report from the Drainage and Flooding Committee and La Porte Development Corporation Board - Councilmember's Mosteit and Engelken 14. Administrative Reports - R. Bottoms June 9, 2009 - Hurricane Workshop - Pasadena Convention Center - 5:30 p.m. June 12, 2009 - Dinner aboard the Port of Houston Authority's MN Sam Houston - 6: 15 p.m. June 17, 2009 - Commissioner Garcia's Juneteenth Prayer Breakfast - East Harris County Activity Center - 8:00 a.m. June 18, 2009 - Chamber of Commerce Annual Hamburger Cook-out - DuPont Recreation Building - 6:30 p.m. June 18, 2009 - Mayor and Council Dinner -location (TBA) - 6:00 p.m. June 19, 2009 - Northside Baseball Field Naming Dedication - 6:00 p.m. June 20, 2009 - Juneteenth Coffee - Jennie Riley Center - 8:30 a.m. June 20, 2009 - Juneteenth Parade - Broadway @ La Porte Elementary - 10:00 a.m. June 22, 2009 - Fiscal Affairs Committee Meeting - 5:00 p.m. June 22, 2009 - City Council Meeting - 6:00 p.m. 15. Council Comments: - Malone, Leonard, Engelken, Mosteit, Clausen, Rigby, Moser, Black, and Beasley · Report on Texas Municipal Economic Development & Zoning Seminar - Councilmember Malone A. Matters appearing on agenda B. Recognition of community members, city employees, and upcoming events C. Inquiry of staff regarding specific factual information or existing policy 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 the purchase) exchange, lease or value of real property) B. 551.072 (Deliberation regarding the purchase exchange, lease or value of real property C. 551.071 (Pending or contemplated litigation) D. 551.072 (Deliberation regarding the purchase exchange, lease or value of real property) Meet with City Manager and City Attorney to discuss an 80 acre tract on Bay Area Blvd. Meet with City Manager and City Attorney to discuss Port of Houston Authority Value Assurance Program Meet with City Manager and City Attorney to discuss State of Texas vs. Charles A. Gilliam Meet with City Manager and City Attorney to discuss lease of Pavilion 17. Considerations and possible action on items considered in executive session 18. Consider approval or other action reGardinG approval of a professional service aqreement with Clark Condon and Associates for a Community Center. in the amount of $40.000.00 and approvinq a budGet amendment in the amount of $40,000.00 for said purpose - R. Bottoms 19. 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 AT 281-471-5020 OR TOD LINE 281471-5030 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. Approved: Lf>1~IL~ Martha Gillett, TRMC, CMC City Secretary