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Home My WebLink About11-09-09 Regular Meeting of La Porte City Council ST .A.TE OF TEXAS )( COUNTY OF HARRIS )( CITY OF LA PORTE )( City Council Agenda Notice is hereby given of a Regular Meeting of La Porte City Council to be held November 9, 2009, at 6:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 604 West Fairmant Parkway, La Porte, Texas, regarding the items of business according to the agenda listed below. Next Ord. 3197 Next Res. 2009-13 1. Call to Order 2. Invocation - Reverend Dee Spears- Fairmont Park Church 3. Pledge of Allegiance - Councilman Mosteit 4. Presentations/Proclamations Presentation - Recoqnition of Outstandinq Citizen Performance - Mayor Beasley Proclamation - "Troop 7158 Girl Scout Bronze Award Recipients Day" - Mayor Beasley Proclamation - Supporting the conduction of the 2010 United. States Census Bureau. Count .- 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 26, 2009 - M Gillett B. Consider approval or other action acceptinq a Qrnnt award from the Texas Department of Emerqency Manaqement - J. Suggs C. Consider approval or other action authorizinq the City Manaqer to enter into second Qbpse of the comput~r lease aqreement with Dell Co. for laptop and desktop computers - J. Suggs D. Consider approval or other action reqardinq a resolution declarinq intention to reimburse certain expenditures for drainaqe proiects with proceeds from issuance of bonds (Res. 2009-13). - M. Dolby E. Consider approval or other action awardinq bid for replacement of roof for Brookqlen p_ool- S. Barr F ~onsider approval or other action awardirl9. bid for th~gernolition of the Sylvan Beach t:ishinq Pier - S. Barr . G. Consider approyal or other action authorizing the. City Manaqer to execute a proposal with contract for de~.i.gn sg_rvices for the bicycJe.-p~est[ian Qathways alonq the west sid~ QLSan J~ciQJQ-1'toet~Jhe.. northwest bank 9'I_SRrinq r,ull~uo connect the Pecal1 plgntation nns:1 Spefwl!(;k communities. a.nu_on tl1e_~p.st side of the Spor:ts Conmlex an,g ~adsJo cqnnect tbe Hl!1Qkglen subdivision - S i3arr 6. Petitions, Remonstrance's, Communications, Citizens and Tax Payers wishing to address Council- (Limited to five minutes) 7. Consider approval or other action reQardinq an ordinance callinQ a Special Election and possible Run-Off Election for Councilperson-at-LarQe Position A (Ord. 3197) - M. Gillett/Clark Askins 8, Consider approval or other action reqardinQ an ordinance appointinq a member of the City Council to serve as Mayor Pro-Tern for the period November 9. 2009 throuqh Mav 31. 2010 - (Ord. 3198) - Mayor Beasley 9. Consider approval or other action reqardinq a resolution appointinQ Ed Heathcott to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of Harris County Appraisal District (Res. 2009-14) - Mayor Beasley 10. Consider approval or other action reqardinq an ordinance amendinq Chapter 30 "Emerqency Services" of the Code of Ordinances. to revise requlation of and permittinq fees for burqlar alarms (Ord. 3199) - K Adcox 11. Consider approval or other action authorizinq the City Manaqer to enter into an Alarm ProQram ManaQement contract for Cry Wolf with AOT Public Safety Corporation - K. Adcox 12. Consider approval or other action authorizinq the City Manaqer to execute an aqreement with Klotz Associates to perform desiqn, biddinq and construction services for Brookqlen Detention - T Tietjens '~ '~ 13. Receive Drainaqe Report from City Staff - S. Gillett 14. Administrative Reports - R. Bottoms 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 December 14, 2009 - City Council Meeting - 6:00 p.m. 15. Council Comments: Mosteit, Clausen, Rigby, Moser, Black, Leonard, Engelken 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 -- 16. Executive S~ssion - -pursuant to provision Qf the Qpen 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) B. 551.071 (Pending or Contemplating Litigation) City of La Porte VS. Cliff Hall Debra Taylor vs. City of La Porte 17. Considerations and possible action on items considered in executive session. 18. 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 ACCOMMODA nONS A VAILABLE. REQUESTS FOR ACCOMMODA nONS 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 INFORMA TION. Approved: L/}1~ Martha Gillett, TRMC, CMC City Secretary