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Home My WebLink About08-10 thru 8-11-09 City Council Agenda for Budget Workshop Meetings on Proposed 2009-2010 Budget and Public Hearing on Recommendation of Staff on Dangerous Buildings and Other Matters STATE OF TEXAS )( COUNTY OF HARRIS)( CITY OF LA PORTE )( CITY COUNCIL AGENDA FOR BUDGET WORKSHOP MEETINGS ON PROPOSED 2009.2010 BUDGET AND PUBLIC HEARING ON RECOMMNENDATION OF STAFF ON DANGEROUS BUILDINGS AND OTHER MATTERS Notice is hereby given of a Regular Meeting, Public Hearing and Budget Workshop Meetings of La Porte City Council to be held August 10, 2009 beginning at 6:00 p.m. and reconvening at 6:00 p.m. each evening thereafter as necessary, and unless otherwise posted or noted on this agenda 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. The following items will be discussed in Regular meeting, Public Hearings and Budget Workshop Meetings beginning on Monday, August 10,2009 and continuing each evening thereafter as necessary. Meetings will begin each evening at 6:00 p.m., unless otherwise posted or noted on this agenda and will recess each evening at the conclusion of each evening's business and adjourn once all business has been concluded. Meetings will conclude when all business has been discussed. The Public Hearing for the proposed 2009- 2010 Budget will be held on September 21, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. at which time the Mayor and City Council will receive public input. 1. Call to Order 2. Invocation - Bobbye Worsham of the Second Baptist Church 3. Pledge of Allegiance - Council member Mike Clausen 4. Consider approvinq minutes of the Reqular Meetinq and Workshop Meetinq of the La Porte City Council held on July 27,2009- M. Gillett 5. Petitions, Remonstrance's, Communications, Citizens and Tax Payers wishing to address Council - (Limited to five minutes) 6. Public Hearing - Discuss condition of four (4) dangerous/ sub-standard structures (Ord. 2009 - 3162 through 2009 - 3165) - D. Wilmore Open Public Hearing Review by Staff Public Comment Close Public Hearing Recommendation of Staff 7. Consider approval or other action reqardinq ordinances declarinq the buildinqs located at 201 Garfield Street. 207 East "A" Street. 704 S. Holmes and 401 N. 6th Street condemned, and orderinq removal of same - D. Wilmore 8. Consider approval or other action reqardinq appointinq members to various Boards, Commissions, and Committees, of the City of La Porte and ratifvinq the reappointment of Lindsav Pfeiffer as the Chairman of the City of La Porte Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Number One and the City of La Porte Redevelopment Authoritv (Ord. 3166) - Mavor Beaslev 9. Receive Drainage Report from Staff - S. Gillett 10. Discussion concerninq the proposed 2009-2010 City of La Porte Budqet - R. Bottoms 11. Administrative Reports - R. Bottoms August 10-14, 2009 - Budget Workshop Meetings - 6:00 p.m. August 13, 2009 - New Teachers Luncheon - La Porte High School Student Center -11:45 a.m. August 13, 2009 - Special tour aboard POH MN Sam Houston - dock adjacent to the Battleship Texas (San Jacinto State Park) - 6: 15 p.m. (begin boarding) August 14-15, 2009 TML Region 14 Fall Meeting - Moody Gardens Hotel August 18, 2009 - Breakfast with the Stars - Heritage Park Elementary 7:00 a.m. August 19, 2009 - Drainage Committee Meeting - 6:00 p.m. August 20, 2009 - Harris County Mayor and Council Association Dinner- Aquarium Restaurant Downtown - 6:30 p.m. August 24,2009 - City Council Meeting - 6:00 p.m. August 25, 2009 - Economic Alliance Houston Port Region Legislative Wrap-Up Breakfast - San Jacinto College (North Campus) - Wayne Slovacek Bldg. 7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. 12. Council Comments: - Clausen, Rigby, Moser, Black, Malone, Leonard, Engelken, Mosteit 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 13. Executive Session - Pursuant to provision of the Open Meetings law, Chapter 551, Sections 551.071 through 551.076, and sections 551.087, Texas government code, (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. 074 (Personnel Matters) Evaluation of the City Secretary 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 by law. 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 ACCOMMODA TlONS AVAILABLE. REQUESTS FOR ACCOMMODA TlONS OR INTERPRETIVE SERVICES A T MEETINGS SHOULD BE MADE 48 HOURS PRIOR TO THIS MEETING. PLEASE CONTACT CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE A T 281-471-5020 OR TDD LINE 281471-5030 FOR FURTHER INFORM A TlON. Approved: LfJ1iWl~ ~l{l! Martha A. Gillett, TRMC, CMC City Secretary Posted: