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Home My WebLink About12-14-09 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 December 14, 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. 3200 Next Res. 2009-15 1 . Call to Order 2. Invocation - Dr. Mark Redd - Bayshore Baptist Church 3. Pledge of Allegiance - Councilman Mike Clausen 4. Presentations/Proclamations Proclamation - "Shen Yun Performinq Day" - Mayor Beasley Proclamation - "Kendrick Perkins Day" - Mayor Beasley Proclamation - "La Porte Bulldoq Football Day" - Mayor Beasley Presentation - Plaque presented to the La Porte Police Department for "Best Practices Recognition" - Chief David Barber of the Hedwig Village Police Department 5. Consent Agenda - Any item may be removed by a Councilperson for discussion A. Consider approval or other action of minutes of Reqular Meetinq held on November 9, 2009 - M. Gillett B. Consider approval or other action of an ordinance authorizinq the City Manaqer to execute a Water Service Aqreement and a Sanitary Sewer Service Aqreement with Two Zero One M Texas, LLC ( Ord. 3200) - T. Tietiens C. Consider approval or other action of an ordinance authorizinq the City Manaqer to execute a Water Service Aqreement and a Sanitary Sewer Service Aqreement with Two Eiqhteen M Texas, LLC (Ord. 3201) - T. Tietiens D. Consider approval or other action of an ordinance authorizinq the City Manaqer to execute a Water Service Aqreement with ELE Holdinqs La Porte, Ltd. (Ord. 3202) - T. Tietiens E. Consider approval or other action awardinq bid #10005 for replacement equipment - S. Gillett F. Consider approval or other action reqardinq an ordinance establishinq a new school zone for portion of Mc Cabe Road (Ord.3203) - S. Gillett G. Consider approval or other action awardinq bid #10009 for qasoline and diesel fuel for a period of two (2) years - S. Cream H. Consider approval or other action awardinq bid #10007 for the Gatewav Enhancement Proiect - J. Joems I. Consider approval or other action authorizinq a one year extension of the Rail Spur Aqreement - R. Bottoms J. Consider approval or other action authorizinq City Manaqer to execute an aqreement with RSA Corp for IT security assessment - J. SUqqs K. Consider approval or other action authorizinq City Manaqer to add a supplement to the current SunGard contract for additional modules - J. SUqqS 6. Petitions, Remonstrance's, Communications, Citizens and Tax Payers wishing to address Council- (Limited to five minutes) Barbara Norwine - Lack of response from City Staff 7. Consider approval or other action authorizinq City Manaqer to execute Interlocal Aqreement with LPISD to lease space in new ITC buildinq (Ord. 2009-3204) - J. SUqqS 8. Consider approval or other action authorizinq City Manaqer to execute new fiber and Opt - e- man contract for the City ITC buildinq - J. SUqqS 9. Consider approval or other action reqardinq ordinances condemninq substandard buildinqs located at 704 So. Holmes and 401 N. 6th Streets - (Ord. 2009- 3164 and Ord. 2009-3165) - D. Wilmore (This item was on October 12. 2009 City Council aQenda and has remained opened in a public hearinQ staQe since that time). 10. Close Regular Meeting and open Workshop Meeting A. Presentation - Proposed Svlvan Beach District Plan - Scott Polikov B. Discuss Storm Water Discharqes - T. Tietiens C. Discuss Economic Development Incentives - J. Joems D. Discuss Siqn Ordinance - T. Tietiens 11. Close Workshop Meeting and reconvene Regular Meeting 12. Receive Inspections Report from City Staff - D. Wilmore 13. Administrative Reports - R. Bottoms December 14, 2009 - La Porte Development Corporation Board Meeting - 5:00 p.m. _J December 17, 2009 - Harris County Mayor and Council Dinner- Lakewood Yacht Club, 2425 Nasa Road 1, - 6:30 p.m. January 11, 2010- City Council Meeting 14. Council Comments: Clausen, Rigby, Moser, Black, 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 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) A. 551.071 (Pending or Contemplated Litigation) Debra Taylor vs. City of La Porte 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 Govemment 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 govemmental 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 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 A VAILABLE. REQUESTS FOR ACCOMMODA TlONS 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 INFORMATION. r~~} 111 C) 0\ ~ Approved: ~ rW:/7~;iauI Martha Gillett, TRMC, CMC City Secretary