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Home My WebLink About06-22-09 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 22, 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. 3152 Next Res. 2009 - 06 1. Call to Order 2. Invocation - Don Hill - Interchurch Council 3. Pledge of Allegiance - Councilman Leonard 4. Presentations/Proclamations Bay Area Houston - Ike Dike Project - R. BottomslDan Seal 5. Consent Agenda - Any item may be removed by a Councilperson for discussion A. Consider approvinq minutes of Reqular Meetinq and Workshop for the La Porte City Council held on June 8, 2009 and minutes of the Joint Special called Reqular MeetinG of the La Porte City Council and La Porte Development Corporation Board of Directors held on June 8, 2009 - M. Gillett B. Consider approval or other action authorizinG the City ManaGer to execute ChanGe Order No. 3 with CSA Construction to install automatic transfer switchGear for Wastewater Treatment Plant- S. Gillett C. Consider approval or other action reGardinG an ordinance appointinG Stacey Osborne to the Board of Directors of the Bay Area Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau - (Ord. 3152) - R. Bottoms 6. Petitions, Remonstrance's, Communications, Citizens and Tax Payers wishing to address Council - (limited to five minutes) Barbara Norwine - CERT 7. Consider approval or other action reqardinG approval of a professional service aqreement with Clark Condon and Associates for a Community Center Conceptual desiGn for $35,000.00. reimbursement expenses of $5,000.00, and approvinG a budqet amendment in the amount $40,000.00 for said purpose - R. Bottoms - This item was tabled at the June 8, 2009 City Council Meetinq 8. Receive Monthlv Inspection Report from City Staff - D. Wilmore 9. Close Regular Meeting and open Workshop Meeting A. Discuss Danqerous Buildinqs - D. Wilmore B. Discuss HiGh Intensitv DruG TraffickinG Area ProGram - K. Adcox C. Discuss Boards and Commissions Appointments and Current Policv - Mavor Beas/ev D. Discuss Recurring Council Items previously voted on - R. Bottoms 10. Close Workshop Meeting and reconvene Regular Meeting 11. Receive Report from the Fiscal Affairs Committee - Councilmember Engelken 12. Administrative Reports - R. Bottoms June 22, 2009 - Fiscal Affairs Committee Meeting - 5:00 p.m. June 22, 2009 - City Council Meeting - 6:00 p.m. June 24, 2009 - Drainage and Flooding Committee Meeting - 5:00 p.m. June 24, 2009 - Planning and Zoning Meeting - 6:00 p.m. June 25, 2009 - Zoning Board of Adjustment - 6:00 p.m. June 30, 2009 - Census Count Committee Meeting - Council Chambers - 6:00 p.m. July 1, 2009 - La Porte Area Water Authority Meeting - 6:00 p.m. - Public Works July 3, 2009 - 4th of July Holiday 4th of July Parade - Main and Hwy 146 (Staging) between 9:00 a.m. -10:00 a.m. July 6,2009 - La Porte Development Corporation Board Meeting - 6:00 p.m. July 7, 2009 - Wrecker Committee Meeting - Council Chambers - 2:00 p.m. July 13, 2009 - City Council Meeting - 6:00 p.m. July 16, 2009 - Harris County Mayor & Council Dinner - (location TBA) - 6:00 p.m. July 27, 2009 - Fiscal Affairs Committee Meeting - 5:00 p.m. July 27,2009 - City Council Meeting - 6:00 p.m. 13. Council Comments: - Leonard, Engelken, Mosteit, Clausen, Rigby, Moser, Black, Malone, and Beasley 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 14. 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. 551.071 (Consultation with attorney) Meet with City Manager and City Attorney to discuss Meet and Confer negotiations B. 551.072 (Deliberation regarding purchase, Exchange, lease or value of Real Property Meet with City Manager and City Attorney to discuss Port Theatre on Main Street 15. Considerations and possible action on items considered in executive session 16. 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 TDD LINE 281471-5030 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. Approved: Martha Gillett, TRMC, CMC City Secretary