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Home My WebLink About05-17-10 Special Called Meeting, Public Hearing 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 Special Called Meeting, Public Hearing and Workshop Meeting of La Porte City Council to be held May 17, 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. 3249 Next Res. 10-06 1. Call to Order 2. Invocation - Dan Chappell- Fairmont Park Church 3. Pledge of Allegiance - Councilman Rigby 4. Presentations/Proclamations 5. Consider approval or other action reqardinq an ordinance declarinq the results of the City of La Porte Joint General Election held on May 8, 2010, for At-Larqe Position A, Councilmember District 4 position and Councilmember District 5 position (Ord. 3249) - Mayor Beasley 6. Consider approval or other action reqardinq an declarinq the results of the City of La Porte Special Sales Tax Election (Ord. 3250) - Mayor Beasley 7. Administer Statement of Elected/Appointed Officers and Oaths of Office and issue Certificate of Election to newly elected Councilmember At-Larqe "A" position, Councilmember - District 4 position and Councilmember - District 5 position - D. Mitrano 8. Consider approval or other action reqardinq an ordinance appointinq a member of the City Council to serve as Mayor Pro- T em of the City of La Porte, for term runninq from June 1, 2010 to May 31,2011 (Ord. 3251) - Mayor Beasley 9. 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 May 10, 2010 - M. Gillett B. Consider approval or other action reqardinq an ordinance amendinq the City of La Porte 2009-2010 Fiscal Year Budqet - (Ord.3252) - M. Dolby C. Consider approval or other action authorizinq City Manaqer to siqn a qrant application and other documents pertaininq to the application and acceptance of a qrant award for the purchase of ProQA Software, throuqh the Texas Department of Health and Human Services EMS Local Proiect Grant, FY 2011 - K. Adcox D. Consider approval or other action authorizinq City Manaqer to siqn a qrant application and other documents pertaininq to the application and acceptance of a qrant award for the 2010 JAG Local Solicitation Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Justice Department - K. Adcox E. Consider approval or other action awardinq bid #10023 for construction of the Little Cedar Bayou Park Enhancement Proiect - S. Barr F. Consider approval or other action authorizinq an aqreement between the City of La Porte and MUSCO Liqhtinq, to provide, install and maintain liqhtinq assemblies. concrete poles and footinqs, computer controls and associated appurtenances for the Little Cedar Bayou Tennis Courts - S. Barr 10. Petitions, Remonstrance's, Communications, Citizens and Tax Payers wishing to address Council- (Limited to five minutes) 11. Continue Public Hearinq from March 8, 2010 City Council Meetinq reqardinq condemnation of substandard buildinq located at 401. N. 6th Street. a) Proponents b) Opponents c) Proponents rebuttal d) Close Public Hearing 12. Consider approval or other action regarding an ordinance condemning substandard building located at 401 N. 6th Street (Ord. 2009-3165) (This item was tabled at the March 8.2010 City Council meetina and has remained in a public hearina staae since that time) - D. Wilmore 13. Close Regular Meeting and Open Workshop Meeting A. Branding Campaign - S. Osborne B. La Porte Boy's Baseball Association Agreement - S. Barr 14 Close Workshop Meeting and Open Regular Meeting 15. Receive Report from Fiscal Affairs Committee - Chairman Engelken 16 Receive Inspections Report from City Staff - D. Wilmore 17. Administrative Reports - R. Bottoms May 18, 2010- Special Called Fiscal Affairs Committee Meeting - 5:00 p.m. May 19, 2010 - Plant Manager's Breakfast - Five Points - 7:30 a.m. May 20, 2010 - Harris County Mayor and Council Association Dinner - Monument Inn - 6:30 p.m. May 22, 2010- Hurricane Workshop - Pasadena Convention Center - 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. May 31, 2010- City Offices closed in Observance of Memorial Day Newly Elected City Official's Orientation- TML - July 23-24- Irving, Texas 18. Council Comments: Rigby, Moser, Black, Zemanek, Leonard, Engelken, Mosteit, Clausen 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) 20. Considerations and possible action on items considered in executive session. 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 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 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: ( 1!1~Aatt City Secretary