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Home My WebLink About06-14-10 Regular Meeting and Public Hearing 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 Public Hearing of La Porte City Council to be held June 14, 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. 3253 Next Res. 10-06 1. Call to Order 2. Invocation - Don Hill - S1. John's Episcopal Church 3. Pledge of Allegiance - Councilman Moser 4. Presentations/Proclamations 5. Consent Agenda - Any item may be removed by a Councilperson for discussion A. Consider approval or other action of minutes of Special Called Meetinq, Public Hearinq and Workshop Meetinq held on May 17, 2010 - M. Gillett B. Consider approval or other action reqardinq an ordinance callinq a 2010 Special Election of the City of La Porte. and callinq a run-off election. if necessary (Ord. 3253) - M. Gillett/C. Askins C. Consider approval or other action reqardinq an ordinance vacatinq, abandoninq, and c10sinq the southernmost 200' of the alley in Block 327, Town of La Porte (Ord.3254) - T. Tietiens D. Consider approval or other action reqardinq an ordinance authorizinq the abandonment of a sixteen (16) foot wide utility easement as recorded in Harris County Clerk's File No. K010282 (Ord. 3255) - T. Tietiens E. Consider approval or other action reqardinq an ordinance authorizinq the vacatinq, abandoninq, and c10sinq of the alley in Block 1372, La Porte to Christ Lutheran Church in return for dedication of a ten (10) foot wide pedestrian and sanitary sewer easement and a ten (10) foot wide construction easement alonq Mc Cabe Road frontaqe (Ord.3256) - T. Tietiens F. Consider approval or other action reqardinq a resolution authorizinq the City Manaqer to act as executive officer and authorized representative in all phases of the IKE Disaster Recovery Plan (Res. 10-06) - T. Tietiens G. Consider approval or other action awardinq bid #10024 for construction of the San Jacinto Pedestrian Pathway and Liqhtinq Proiect - S. Barr H. Consider approval or other action reqardinq amendinq the aqreement between the City of La Porte and the La Porte Boy's Baseball Association reqardinq the use of desiqnated Youth Baseball Facilities at Pecan Park and Fairmont Park - S. Barr I. Consider approval or other action authorizinq assiqnment of City of La Porte drainaqe easement to Harris County Flood Control District (Ord. 3259) - J. Joerns J. Consider approval or other action awardinq bid #10023 for Golf Course Concessions at Bay Forest Golf Course - A. Osmond 6. Petitions, Remonstrance's, Communications, Citizens and Tax Payers wishing to address Council- (Limited to five minutes) 7. Continue Public Hearinq from April 26, 2010 Council Meetinq to discuss recommendation by the Planninq and Zoninq Commission to amend the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, Chapter 106 "Zoninq", related to requlation of on and off-premise siqns within the Main Street District Overlay - T. Tietiens a) Proponents b) Opponents c) Proponents rebuttal d) Close Public Hearing 8. Consider approval or other action reqardinq an ordinance amendinq Chapter 106, "Zoninq" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte relatinq to requlation of on and off-premise siqns within the Main Street District Overlay (Ord. 3241) - T. Tietiens - This item was tabled at the Apri/26, 2010 Meeting 9. Consider approval or other action reqardinq an ordinance appointinq a member of City Council to serve as Alternate Mayor-Pro-Tem for the period of June 15, 2010 throuqh the date that the newly elected Mayor takes the Oath of office.(Ord. 3257) - R. Bottoms 10. Consider approval or other action reqardinq renewal of the current contract with Republic Services for commercial solid waste collection, or direct staff to beqin preparation to bid the contract, with new service to beqin on November 1, 2010 - S. Gillett 11. Consider approval or other action reqardinq an ordinance authorizinq proposed sale of 81 Acre Tract located on Bay Area Boulevard and approvinq certain restrictive covenants (Ord. 3258) - J. Joerns 12. Main Street "Tell us your StOry" Video - S. Osborne 13. Receive Report from Fiscal Affairs Committee - Chairman Engelken 14. Receive Report from Development Corporation Board Meeting - C. Engelken 15. Receive Drainaqe Report from City Staff - S. Gillett 16. Administrative Reports - R. Bottoms June 15, 2010- Fiscal Affairs Committee Member Meeting - 5:00 p.m. June 15, 2010 - First day to receive application in person for person to be placed on the ballot for the position of Mayor in the Special Election to be held on August 28, 2010. June 17, 2010 - "A Juneteenth Prayer Breakfast" - East Harris County Activity Center (Kyle Chapman Annex) - 8:00 a.m. -9:30 a.m. June 19, 2010 - Juneteenth Coffee - Five Point Town Plaza - 8:30 - 9:30 p.m. (Followed by parade at N. 8th and Main Street -10:00 a.m.) June 24, 2010 - Chamber of Commerce Annual Hamburger Cook-out - DuPont Employees Recreation Building - 6:30 p.m. June 24,2010 - Port of Houston MN Sam Houston Tour and Dinner - Adjacent to Battleship Texas (dock) - 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. June 26, 2010 - La Porte Police Officer's Association 2010 Annual Golf Toumament - Bay Forest Golf Course - 12:30 p.m. (check-in) - 1 :30 p.m. (gun-shot start) June 28, 2010 - City Council Meeting July 23-24,2010 - Newly Elected City Official's Orientation - TML -Irving, Texas August 13-14, 2010 - Newly Elected City Official's Orientation - TML - Austin, Texas 17. Council Comments: Moser, Black, Zemanek, Leonard, Engelken, Mosteit, Clausen and Rigby 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 18. 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. 551.072 (For the purpose of deliberating the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property) (Discuss lease agreement between the City of La Porte and the Economic Alliance) 19. Considerations and possible action on items considered in executive session. 20. 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 A T 281-471-5020 OR TOO LINE 281471.5030 FOR FURTHER INFORM A TlON. Approved: '-f!!~~ Martha Gillett, TRMC City Secretary