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Home My WebLink About10-25-10 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 October 25,2010 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. 3291 Next Res. 2010 - 26 1. Call to Order 2. Invocation- Don Hill - St. John's Episcopal Church 3. Pledge of Allegiance - Council member John Zemanek 4. Presentations/Proclamations Presentation - "Lisa Camp, National Paramedic of the Year" - Mayor Rigby 5. Petitions, Remonstrances, Communications, Citizens and Tax Payers wishing to address Council- (Limited to five minutes) 6. Consent Agenda - Any item may be removed by a Councilperson for discussion A. Consider approval or other action of minutes of Re~ular Meetin~, Public Hearin~ and Workshop Meetin~ of La Porte City Council held on October 11,2010 - M. Gillett B. Consider approval or other action approvin~ the purchase and installation of fitness equipment for the La Porte Recreation & Fitness Center utilizin~ the Texas Buy Board process - S. Barr C. Consider approval or other action authorizin~ the City Mana~er to approve an additional authorization for survey and desi~n work to re-route the bicycle- pedestrian connector trail from Brook~len subdivision to Pecan Park. and to request reimbursement from Center Point Ener~y - S. Barr D. Consider approval or other action awardin~ bid # 11001 for replacement vehicles and two (2) additional vehicles - S. Gillett E. Consider approval or other action authorizin~ the expenditure for professional services materials testin~ for the Fleetwood Drive Street and Draina~e Proiect - S. Gillett F. Consider approval and other action allowin~ the City Man~er to enter into a lease a~reement with Dell Financial Services for laptop and desktop computers - J. Su~~s G. Consider approval or other action reaardina an ordinance amendina the City of La Porte 2010-2011 Fiscal Year Budaet (Ord. 3291) - M. Dolby H. Consider approval or other action reaardina an ordinance authorizina a bankina service aareement with Ameay Bank for a five (5) year term beainnina November 1, 2010 (Ord. 3292) - M. Dolby I. Consider approval or other action chanaina dates of November and December City Council meetinas due to holidays. - R. Bottoms/ M. Gillett J. Consider approval or other action awardina bid #10027 for office supplies - S. Cream 7. Consider approval and other action reaardina an ordinance amendina Chapter 82 "Buildinas and Buildina Reaulations" of the Code of Ordinances by adoptina the 2009 Edition of the International Codes (Residential, Buildina and Eneray Conservation) with local amendments and adopt the 2009 Edition of the Uniform Codes (Plumbina and Mechanical) with no local amendments (Ord. 3293) - D. Wilmore 8. Consider approval or other action awardina bid # 10032 for Flume/Sheet Flow Drainaae Proiect Construction (This item was tabled at the October 11,2010 Meeting) - T. Tietiens .~ 9. Consider approval or other action reaardina arbitraae payment to Internal Revenue Service of $94,796.73 - M. Dolby 10. Consider approval or other action reaardina an ordinance amendina Ordinance 1285 "Policeman's Civil Service", to chanae number of positions in rank classifications (Ord. 3294) - K. Adcox 11. Consider approval or other action reaardina an ordinance denyina Center Point Eneray's proposed rate chanae (Ord. 3295) - R. Bottoms 12. Close Regular Meeting and Open Workshop Meeting A. Discuss amendments to Sex Offenders Ordinance and provide staff with direction - K. Adcox B. Discuss amendments to Chapter 70, "Traffic and Vehicles" of the Code of Ordinances and provide staff with direction - K. Adcox 13. Close Workshop Meeting and Open Regular Meeting 14. Receive Report from Fiscal Affairs Committee - Chairman Chuck Engelken 15. Receive monthly Inspection Report from Staff - D. Wilmore 16. Administrative Reports - R. Bottoms October 26 - 29, 2010 - Annual TML Conference and Exhibition - Corpus Christi, Texas October 28, 2010- Plaza by the Bay Fall Series - Fall Bazaar - 7 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. 17. Council Comments: Zemanek, Leonard, Engelken, Mosteit, Clausen, Martin, Moser, Black and Mayor 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 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 Manager 19. Consider action on employment contract of City Manager 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. 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 attomey 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 ACCOMMODA TIONS A VAILABLE. REQUESTS FOR ACCOMMODA TlONS OR INTERPRETIVE SERVICES A T MEETINGS SHOULD BE MADE 48 HOURS PRIOR TO THIS MEETING. PLEASE CONTACT CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE A T 281-471- 5020 OR TDD LINE 281471-5030 FOR FURTHER INFORM A TION. Approved: ~ ~dM1t~~ Martha Gillett, TRMC City Secretary Posted