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Home My WebLink About06-28-10 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 June 28,2010 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. 3260 Next Res. 2010-07 1. Call to Order 2. Invocation - Father Gary Rickles- St. Mary's Catholic 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 Reqular Meetinq and Public Hearinq held on June 14, 2010 - M. Gillett B. Consider approval or other action reqardinq an ordinance callinq a Special Election of the City of La Porte for City Councilperson-District 5. and callinq a run-off election if necessary (Ord. 3260) - M. Gillett/C. Askins C. Consider approval or other action reqardinq a request to authorize chanqe order of in car DVR systems utilizinq Kustom Siqnals as a sole source vendor - K. Adcox 6. Petitions, Remonstrance's, Communications, Citizens and Tax Payers wishing to address Council- (Limited to five minutes) 7. Consider approval or other action reqardinq passaqe of resolutions authorizinq the public resale of real property acquired by the City of La Porte throuqh tax foreclosure, by the constable of Harris County - (Res. 2010-07 throuqh 2010-13) - K. Powell 8. Consider approval or other action of the Fiscal Affairs Committee recommendation on hirinq an auditinq firm to conduct a forensic audit review of the Town Plaza Proiect - Chairman Enqelken 9. Close Regular Meeting and Open Workshop Meeting A. Discuss inclusion of a bicycle-pedestrian pathway in the Sens Road/Bay Area Boulevard road improvements proiect and provide staff with direction - S. Barr B. Discuss the Lakes at Fairmont Greens Subdivision and provide staff with direction. - R. Bottoms C. Discuss Emerqency Response Rescue Boat and provide staff with direction - D. Ladd 10. Close Workshop Meeting and Open Regular Meeting 11. Receive Report from Fiscal Affairs Committee - Chairman Engelken 12. Receive Report from Drainage and Flooding Committee - Chairman Mosteit 13. Receive Inspection Report from City Staff - D. Wilmore 14. Administrative Reports - R. Bottoms July 3,2010 - La Porte, Texas Parade -10:00 a.m. July 4, 2010 - Plaza by the Bay Summer Concert - 4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. July 4, 2010- Fireworks - Sylvan Beach Park - approximately 9: 19 p.m. July 12, 2010- City Council Meeting July 16, 2010- Plaza by the Bay Summer Concert 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. July 26, 2010- City Council Meeting July 23-24,2010 - Newly Elected City Official's Orientation - TML -Irving, Texas August 6, 2010- Plaza by the Bay Summer Concert 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. August 9 - 13, 2010 - City Council Meeting/Budget Workshop Meetings Early Voting for Special Called Elections - August 11, 2010 - August 24, 2010 - 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. extended hours for Early Voting will be Wednesday, August 18, 2010 - 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. and Tuesday, August 24,2010 - 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Early Voting on Saturday, August 21, 2010 - 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. August 13-14, 2010 - Newly Elected City Official's Orientation - TML - Austin, Texas August 20,2010 - Plaza by the Bay Summer Concert 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. August 23,2010 - City Council Meeting August 28, 2010- Election Day 15. Council Comments: Black, Zemanek, Engelken, Mosteit, Clausen, Rigby, Moser and Mayor Pro-Tem Leonard 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 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) 551.074 (Personnel Matter) Evaluation of City Secretary 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 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. . ~AjP:tJ1e'ttA cJ}l ~ (){ ,zr!- ~,fi,J.dillett, TRMC f..../J / City Secretary