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Home My WebLink About10-26-09 Regular Meeting, Public Hearing and Workshop Meeting of La Porte City Council ST ATE OF TEXAS )( COUNTY OF HARRIS )( CITY OF LA PORTE )( City Council Agenda Notice is hereby given of a Regular Meeting, Public Hearing and Workshop Meeting of La Porte City Council to be held October 26, 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. 3194 Next Res. 2009.11 1. Call to Order 2. Invocation - Dan Chappell - Fairmont Park Church 3. Pledge of Allegiance - Councilman Engelken 4. Presentations/Proclamations Presentation - Third Quarter - "Employee of the Quarter" - (Parks Department) - Ronnie White - Mayor Beasley 5. Consent Agenda - Any item may be removed by a Councilperson for discussion A. Consider approval or other action of minutes of Reqular Meetinq, Public Hearinq and Workshop Meetinq held on October 12, 2009 - M. Gillett B. Consider approval or other action instructinq the Finance Director to amend various operatinq budqets for outstandinq purchase orders - M. Dolby C Consider approval or other action awardinq bid #10006 for plastic qarbaqe baqs - S. Gillett D Consider approval or other action awardinq bid #10004 for fleet vehicles - S Gillett E. Consider approval or other action authoriziQ9. the City Manager to execute a contract with Cobb Findley and Associates to provide design, biddinq and construction phase services for the construction of the McCabe Road Trunk Sewer and the McCabe Road Trail System for the new Bayshore Elementary School- S Gillett F Consider approval or other action reqardinq an ordinance chanqinq number of Lieutenant and Serqeant classifications in Police Civil Service (Ord. 3194)- K. Adcox G. Consider approval or other action reqardinq the purchas~ of two replaceme[1t marquee siqns, one for the La Porte City Hall and one for the La Porte Recreation and Fitness Center/Norman L. Malone Senior Center -- S Barr H Consider Cill.QI.Q.Y,&..QL other. actio.lLr.~!diiJ.a__an ordin_an~f'~ authorizir)9-.E....J~ontract between the City of La Porte and the_8ssQf.latioQ of Bayport Compaoies, ..lr.!fJor emerQency medical services in th~._~_ayport Industrial District.::JOrd. 318~1- R Nolen Consider approval or other action regardinq an 9rdinance approvinq and authorizinQ a contract between the City of La Porte and the Port of Houston Authority for emerqency medical services at the Barbours Cut Terminal-- (Ord. 3190) - R Nolen 6. Petitions, Remonstrance's, Communications, Citizens and Tax Payers wishing to address Council- (Limited to five minutes) 7. Public Hearinq - Discuss proposal for the use of a portion of the Donaldson Ave. riqht-of-way for inclusion in the Morqan's Point Hike and Bike Trail System- T Tietjens Open/Resume Public Hearing Review by Staff Public Comment Recommendation of Staff Close Public Hearing 8. Consider approval or other action reqardinQ an ordinance authorizinq the City Manaqer to execute an interlocal aQreement with the City of MorQan's Point. Texas for inclusion of a portion of the Donaldson Ave. riQht-of-way in MorQan's Point Hike and Bike Trail System - (Ord. 3195) - T. Tietjens g. Consider approval or other action reQardinq a Resolution to participate in the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act's Enerqy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program - (Res. 2009 - 11) - T. Tietjens 10. Consider approval or other action nominatinq candidates for the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership Board of Directors (2010 - 2012) - Mayor Beasley 11. Consider approval or other action chanqinq dates of November and December City Council meetinqs due to holidays. - R Bottoms! M. Gillett 12. Consider acceptance or other action of the overall low bid from Lucas Construction, Inc. for construction of the bicycle-pedestrian pathway alonq the south side of Fairmont Parkway, and sidewalks and extensions on Bay Area Boulevard and Canada Road, for the City of La Porte - S Barr 13. Consider approval or other action authorizinq City ManaQer to send Harris County formal notice of termination of the Sylvan Beach Pavilion lease dated July 1, 1986 - R. Bottoms 14. Receive Inspections Report from City Staff - D. Wilmore Receive Report from Fiscal Affairs Committee - Chairman C. Engelken 15. Close Regular Meeting and Open Workshop Meeting A. Update City Council on status of Capital Improvements Projects - Staff B presentation by Hams County of a proposed bus service route (s) to Include La Porte - R Bottoms C Overview and demonstration of OSSI software - K Adcox 16. Close Workshop Meeting and Reconvene Regular Meeting 17. Administrative Reports - R. Bottoms October 26,2009 - Fiscal Affairs Meeting - 6:00 p.m. October 26, 2009 - City Council Meeting - 6:00 p.m. November 9, 2009 - City Council Meeting - 6:00 p.m. November 16, 2009 - La Porte Development Corporation Board Meeting - 6:00 p.m. November 19, 2009 - Harris County Mayor and Council Association Dinner - Monument Inn- 6:30 p.m. Thanksgiving Holidays - Thursday, November 26 and Friday November 27, 2009 18. 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 19. 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 (Pending or Contemplating Litigation) Deborah Taylor vs. City of La Porte B. 551. 074 (Personnel Matter) Evaluation of City Manager 20. Consldel"-E0?Toval or other action reqarglnREn ordJI1.9..0.Q.8 9J2provlng _a contC9.~t betweenlhe_ City pf La Porte and City Manager, Ron Bottoms -jQJiL3t~~L- Ma.Y.9l.]easi~Y 21. 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 convenienUy 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: . Vdl~~~ l4-l W(1kv.( ( r City Secretary