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Home My WebLink About07-13-09 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 July 13, 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. 3153 Next Res. 2009-06 1. Call to Order 2. Invocation - Father Gary Rickles of St. Mary's Catholic Church 3. Pledge of Allegiance - Councilmember Chuck Engelken 4. Presentations/Proclamations A. Proclamation "Apollo XI Dav" - Mavor Beas/ev 5. Consent Agenda - Any item may be removed by a Council person for discussion A. Consider approval or other action of minutes of Reqular Meeting and Workshop for the La Porte City Council held on June 22, 2009 - M. Gillett B. Consider approval or other action of an ordinance vacatinq. abandoninq, and closinq that portion ofthe Street "E" Riqht-of-Wav situated between Lot 1, Block 5 and Lot 2, Block 4 of the Pine Bluff Subdivision (Ord. 3153) - T. Tietiens C. Consider approval or other action reqardinq an ordinance amendinq the City of La Porte 2008-2009 Fiscal Year Budqet (Ord.3154) - M. Dolbv D. Consider approval or other action reqardinq an ordinance authorizinq the City Manaqer to execute an Industrial District Aqreement, a Water Service Aqreement, and a Sanitary Sewer Service Aqreement with SBS Fairmont Parkway, Ltd. (Ord.3155) - T. Tietiens E. Consider findinqs of the Danqerous Buildinq Inspection Board reqardinq condition of substandard structures in city and authorize a public hearinq date of Auqust 10, 2009 for possible consideration of danqerous buildinq ordinances - D. Wilmore 6. Petitions, Remonstrance's, Communications, Citizens and Tax Payers wishing to address Council - (Limited to five minutes) Lou Ann Martin - Northside Housing Project Update 7. Consider approval or other action reqardinq ratification of Meet and Confer Aqreement between the City of La Porte and the La Porte Police Officer's Association - K. Adcox 8. Consider ar)fJroval or other action reqardinq an amendment to the Citv Council Procedure Ordinance, to require a 30 dav waitinq period for reconsideration of aqenda items previouslv approved or denied bv Citv Council (Ord. 3156) - Mavor Beaslev 9. Consider approval or other action regardinq an ordinance appointing members to various citv boards and commissions, and possible chanqes to Board and Commission appointment and membership policv (Ord. 3157) - Mavor Beaslev 10. Close Regular Meeting and open Workshop Meeting A. Discuss Citv of Morqan's Point proposed Hike and Bike Trail location - T. Tietjens 11. Close Workshop Meeting and reconvene Regular Meeting 12. Receive Drainaqe report from Citv staff - S. Gillett 13. Administrative Reports - R. Bottoms July 13, 2009 - Tour of New Municipal Court Building - 5:00 p.m. July 13, 2009 - City Council Meeting - 6:00 p.m. July 16, 2009 - Harris County Mayor & Council Dinner - Brady's Landing - 6:30 p.m. (Social) 7:15 p.m. (Dinner) July 27,2009 - Fiscal Affairs Committee Meeting - 5:00 p.m. July 27, 2009 - City Council Meeting - 6:00 p.m. July 29, 2009 - Flooding and Drainage Committee Meeting - 5:00 p.m. 14. Council Comments: - Engelken, Mosteit, Clausen, Rigby, Moser, Black, Malone, Leonard 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 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) 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 conceming 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 attomey 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 govemmental body seeks to have locate, stay, or expand in or near the territory of the govemmental 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 TION. Approved: LfJ?ttbMtL~ Martha Gillett, TRMC, CMC City Secretary