HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-12-16 Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council •
LOUIS R.RIGBY CHUCK ENGELKEN
Mayor O* A Councilmember District 2
JOHN ZEMANEK A G DARYL LEONARD
Councilmember At Large A 4k. Councilmember District 3
DOTTIE KAMINSKIKRISTIN MARTIN
Councilmember At Large B V / \gym CouncilmemberDistrict4
DANNY EARP `` JAY MARTIN
Mayor Pro-Tem Councilmember District 5
Councilmember District 1 MIKECLAUSEN
Councilmember District 6
CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
Notice is hereby given of a Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council to be held December 12,
2016, beginning at 6:00 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers, 604 W. Fairmont Parkway, La Porte,
Texas, for the purpose of considering the following agenda items. All agenda items are subject to
action.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. INVOCATION —The invocation will be given by Clark Askins, Assistant City Attorney.
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE — The Pledge of Allegiance will be led by Councilmember Dottie
Kaminski
4. PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS, and RECOGNITIONS
(a) Recognition - Employees of the Third Quarter (2016) - Rachel Gomez and Trudy Rayburn -
City of La Porte Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Department- Mayor Rigby
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Limited to five minutes per person.)
6. CONSENT AGENDA (All consent agenda items are considered routine by City Council and will be enacted by
one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Councilmember requests an item be
removed and considered separately.)
(a) Consider approval or other action regarding minutes of the meeting held on November 14,
2016 - P. Fogarty
(b) Consider approval or other action awarding Request For Proposal #17502 for Delinquent Ad
Valorem Tax Collection Services - M. Dolby
(c) Consider approval or other action regarding a Resolution authorizing publication of a notice of
intention to issue certificates of obligation - M. Dolby
(d) Consider approval or other action authorizing the Mayor to execute amendments to the Local
Government Code Chapter 380 Agreement between the City of La Porte and Ybarra
Restaurants, Inc., for waiver of payment for closure of street right-of-way in connection with
the construction of a new El Toro restaurant- T. Leach
(e) Consider approval or other action regarding an Ordinance amending Chapter 70 "Traffic and
Vehicles" of the Code of Ordinances by amending truck route regulations to add site plan
requirements for establishments offering fuel to commercial vehicles - C. Alexander
(f) Consider approval or other action authorizing the Mayor to execute an Interlocal Agreement
with the City of Morgan's Point to provide an emergency water main interconnect- D. Pennell
(g) Consider approval or other action awarding Bid# 17005 for plastic garbage bags - D. Pennell
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(h) Consider approval or other action regarding an Ordinance vacating, abandoning, and closing a
portion of N. 25th Street and West Polk Street rights-of-way- B. Sterling
(i) Consider approval or other action regarding an Ordinance abandoning and releasing an
existing 16-foot-wide public utility easement located within the abandoned east/west alley of
Block 48, Town of La Porte, Harris County, Texas - B. Sterling
(j) Consider approval or other action regarding a Resolution reaffirming the City's Investment
Policy- S. Wolny
7. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ASSOCIATED ORDINANCES
(a) Continue public hearing to receive comments on the Dangerous Building Board
recommendation of condemnation of dangerous/substandard buildings located at 0 S. Lobit
and 3313 Bayer; consider approval or other action regarding ordinances for condemnation of
dangerous/substandard buildings located at 0 S. Lobit and 3313 Bayer- M. Huber
8. AUTHORIZATIONS
(a) Consider approval or other action Bid# 16018 for City of La Porte Depot Expansion - C.
Alexander
9. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION
(a) Discussion and possible action regarding the City of La Porte's participation in branch early
voting with La Porte Independent School District during the May 2017 general election - P.
Fogarty
10. REPORTS
(a) Receive report of La Porte Development Corporation Board - Councilmember Engelken
(b) Receive report on the Gilley's development project- T. Leach/ D. Miles
(c) Receive report for ONE Solution - M. Dolby
11. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
• Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting, Tuesday, December 13, 2016
• Christmas Holidays, Friday, December 23, 2016 and Monday, December 26, 2016
• New Year Holiday, Monday, January 2, 2017
• City Council Meeting, Monday, January 9, 2017
• City Council Meeting, Monday, January 23, 2017
12. COUNCIL COMMENTS regarding matters appearing on the agenda; recognition of
communitymembers, city employees, and upcoming events; inquiry of staff regarding specific factual
information or existing policies - Councilmembers Kaminski, Zemanek, Leonard, Engelken, Earp,
Clausen, J. Martin, K. Martin and Mayor Rigby
13. ADJOURN
The City Council reserves the right to meet in closed session on any agenda item should the need arise and if
applicable pursuant to authorization by Title 5, Chapter 551, of the Texas Government Code (the Texas open
meetings laws).
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of La Porte will provide for reasonable
accommodations for persons attending public meetings. To better serve attendees, requests should be received
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24 hours prior to the meeting. Please contact Patrice Fogarty, City Secretary, at 281.470.5019. •
CERTIFICATION
I certify that a copy of the December 12, 2016, agenda of items to be considered by the City Council was posted on the
City Hall bulletin board on December 6, 2016.
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