HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-08-18 Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council •
LOUIS R.RIGBY CHUCK ENGELKEN
MayorO* A Councilmember District 2
JOHN ZEMANEK o BILL BENTLEY
Councilmember At Large A 9 Councilmember District 3
VACANT _ \ KRISTIN MARTIN
Councilmember At Large BCouncilmember District4
DANNY EARP JAY MARTIN
Councilmember District 1 Councilmember District 5
NANCY OJEDA
Mayor Pro-Tern
Councilmember District 6
CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
Notice is hereby given of a Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council to be held October 8, 2018,
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 item.All agenda item are subject to action.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. INVOCATION—The invocation will be given by Michael Thannisch, St. Paul's Anglican Church.
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
City of La Porte Fire Department Honor Guard will Present the Colors.
The Pledge of Allegiance will be led by Councilmember Kristin Martin.
Firefighter Destinee Rayburn will sing the National Anthem.
4. PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS, and RECOGNITIONS
(a) Proclamation - Fire Prevention Week- Mayor Rigby
(b) Proclamation - Domestic Violence Awareness Month- 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 Kill be enacted by
one motion. There Kill 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 Regular meeting held on
September 24, 2018 and amended minutes of the Special meeting held on September 6, 2018
- P. Fogarty
(b) Consider approval or other action regarding an Ordinance ordering a Special Election of the
City of La Porte, Texas, for December 8, 2018, for the purpose of electing a city official to the
position of Councilperson-at-large-Position B for the remainder of the unexpired term, which
expires May 2, 2020- P. Fogarty
(c) Consider approval or other action regarding an Ordinance amending Chapter 50, Appendix A
"Fees" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, by adjusting various golf course user
fees for the La Porte Golf Course-A Osmond
(d) Consider approval or other action authorizing City staff to execute a Pipeline Permit issued to
ExxonMobil Pipeline Company, for replacing approximately 750 feet of an existing 16-inch
crude oil pipeline within the City of La Porte- L. Wingate
(e) Consider approval or other action authorizing the purchase of Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Vehicle
Replacements - under Texas Buy Board contract No. 521-16 and HGAC contracts numbers
VE11-15 and GR01-18- D. Pennell
• (f) Consider approval or other action awarding Bid#18022 for Pool Renovations - R. Epting •
(g) Consider approval or other action regarding an Interlocal Agreement between the City of La
Porte and Harris County Flood Control District for maintenance of pedestrian bridge on the La
Porte Hike and Bike Trail System - R. Epting
7. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION
(a) Discussion and possible action to provide direction to the City Manager regarding
implementation of the 2018-2019 Fiscal Year employee merit pay increases - Mayor Rigby
(b) Discussion and possible action regarding a new recreation and fitness facility- Mayor Rigby
8. REPORTS
(a) Receive report of the Drainage and Flooding Committee Meeting-Councilmember Jay Martin
9. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
• Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting, Thursday, October 11, 2018
• La Porte Development Corporation Board Meeting, Monday, October 22, 2018
• City Council Meeting, Monday, October 22, 2018
• Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting, Thursday, October 25, 2018
10. COUNCIL COMMENTS regarding matters appearing on the agenda; recognition of community
members, city employees, and upcoming events; inquiry of staff regarding specific factual information
or existing policies. Councilmembers K. Martin, Zemanek, Bentley, Engelken, Earp, Ojeda, J.
Martin and Mayor Rigby.
11. EXECUTIVE SESSION
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, in accordance with the authority contained in:
Texas Government Code, Section 551.071 (2) -Consultation with Attorney: Meet with City Attorney
and City Manager to discuss legal issues related to status of employee benefits of former employee.
12. RECONVENE into regular session and consider action, if any, on item(s) discussed in executive
session.
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
24 hours prior to the meeting. Please contact Patrice Fogarty, City Secretary, at 281.470.5019.
CERTIFICATION
I certify that a copy of the October 8, 2018 , agenda of items to be considered by the City Council was posted on the City
Hall bulletin board on October, 2018.
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