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Home My WebLink About04-12-10 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 April 12, 2010, 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. 3229 Next Res. 2010-04 1 . Call to Order 2. Invocation - Dr. Bobbye Worsham - Second Baptist Church of La Porte 3. Pledge of Allegiance - Councilman Mosteit 4. Presentations/Proclamations A. Proclamation for the La Porte Optimist Club - "Internet Safety Month" - Mayor Beasley B. Presentation from Economic Development Alliance - R. Bottoms/Chad Burke 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 March 22, 2010 - M. Gillett B. Consider approval or other action of a Resolution authorizinq the City of La Porte to participate in the NLC Prescription Discount Card Proqram (Res. 2010-04) - M. Lanclos C. Consider approval or other action authorizinq the City Manaqer to execute a contract for the construction of the Lift Station #10 Rehabilitation - S. Gillett I D. Consider approval or other action reqardinq an ordinance vacatinq, abandoninq, and c10sinq the alley in Block 1146. in the town of La Porte - (Ord. 3229) - T. Tietiens .. E. Consider approval or other action reqardinq an ordinance vacatinq, abandoninq and closinq that portion of the alley in Block 4, Town of La Porte situated between Lots 6-16 and Lots 17-27 (Ord. 3230) - 1. Tietjens F. Consider approval or other action awardinq bid #10016 providinq Lifequardinq Services at La Porte Municipal Pools - S. Barr G. Consider approval or other action awardinq RFQ #10601 for development of a Continuity of Operations Plan for the City of La Porte - J. SUqqs/S. Cream H. Consider approval or other action of the La Porte Facilities Naminq Committee recommendation to chanqe the workinq names of two new parks to Wood Falls Park and Pecan Park - S. Barr I. Consider approval or other action reqardinq vote by the La Porte Development Corporation to cancel lease on property at 117 San Jacinto Street - R. Bottoms 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 authorizinq the issuance of Certificates of Obliqation Series 2010 and General Obliqation Refundinq Bonds, Series - and resolution authorizinq La Porte Area Water Authority Contract Revenue Refundinq Bonds Series 2010 (Ord.3231, 3232, 3233) and (Res. 2010-05) - M. Dolby 8. Consider approval or other action of an updated policy, application form and standard Water and Sanitary Sewer Service Aqreement for companies with Industrial District Aqreements with the City of La Porte - J. Joerns 9. Consider approval or other action reqardinq an ordinance authorizinq the City Manaqer to enter into a Water Service Aqreement and a Sanitary Sewer Service Aqreement with Seawater, Inc. - (Ord. 3234) - T. Tietiens 10. Close Regular Meeting and Open Workshop Meeting A. Receive report on Brookqlen Spray Ground - S. Barr 11 . Close Workshop Meeting and Open Regular Meeting 12. Receive Report from Fiscal Affairs Committee - Chairman Engelken 13. Receive Report from the La Porte Development Corporation Board - Chairman Engelken 14. Receive Drainaqe Report from City Staff - S. Gillett 15. Administrative Reports - R. Bottoms April 13, 2010- La Porte Area Water Authority Board Meeting - Public Works Service Center - 2963 North 23rd Street - 6:00 p.m. April 15, 2010 - Harris County Mayor & Council Association Dinner - Hotel ZAZA - Herman Park Drive - 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. April 17, 2010 - Red Suspenders Shrimp Boil- Senior Center - 1322 South Broadway - 11 :00 a.m. - 1 :00 p.m. April 17, 2010 - Best Dog-Gone Dog Contest - Town Plaza at Five Points - 9:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. April 21,2010 - 6th Annual Norman Malone Memorial Mayor's Golf Tournament - 8:00 a.m. and 1 :00 p.m. tee times - Bay Forest Golf Course April 24, 2010 - 54th Annual Sylvan Beach Festival & Crawfish Jam - 9:00 a.m. Parade (10:00 a.m.)- followed by pageant, music, festivities till 12:00 a.m. April 26, 2010 - City Council Meeting - 6:00 p.m. Early Voting for Joint General and Special Sales Tax Election - April 26, 2010 - May 4,2010- 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Extended hours for Early Voting will be Wednesday, April 28, 2010 - 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. and Tuesday, May 4,2010 - 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Early Voting on Saturday, May 1,2010 - 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 16. Council Comments: Clausen, Rigby, Moser, Black, Leonard, Zemanek, 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 17. 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) 18. Considerations and possible action on items considered in executive session. 19. 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 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 TOD LINE 281471-5030 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. Approved: i ffJ dti:haJ!dtt{ ,irt:! ~iIIett, TRMC City Secretary