HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-28-19 Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council •
LOUIS R.RIGBY CHUCK ENGELKEN
Mayor F Councilmember District 2
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JOHN ZEMANEK BILL BENTLEY
Councilmember At Large A �, •
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STEVE GILLETT j - '4 KRISTIN MARTIN
Councilmember At Large B i7 m CouncilmemberDistrict4
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 January 28, 2019,
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 Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins.
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE —The Pledge of Allegiance will be led by Councilmember Nancy Ojeda.
4. PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS, and RECOGNITIONS
(a) Recognition - Retirement of City of La Porte Police Department K9 Officer Sylvester - Mayor
Rigby
(b) Recognition - City of La Porte Emergency Medical Services (EMS) - Gold Plus Achievement
Award- 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 meeting held on January 14, 2019-
L. Woodward
(b) Consider approval or other action to appoint Karen Wheeler-Hall to the vacant At-Large A
position on the Planning and Zoning Commission - Councilmembers Zemanek, D. Earp and K.
Martin
(c) Consider approval or other action regarding an Ordinance authorizing the sale of Lot 16, Block
715, Townsite of La Porte-T. Evans
(d) Consider approval or other action authorizing the City Manager to execute a professional
services contract with Huitt Zollars for Public Works Facility Needs Assessment project - D.
Pennell
(e) Consider approval or other action authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with Gulf
Coast Authority for the treatment of Domestic Sewage/Municipal Waste- D. Pennell
7. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
• City Council Meeting, Monday, February 11, 2019
• Drainage and Flooding Committee Meeting, Monday, February 25, 2019
• City Council Meeting, Monday, February 25, 2019
• Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting, Thursday, February 21, 2019
• Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting, Thursday, February 28, 2019
8. COUNCIL COMMENTSregarding 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 Ojeda, J. Martin, K. Martin, Gillett, Zemanek, Bentley, Engelken,
Earp and Mayor Rigby.
9. 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 551.074 - Personnel Matters:Deliberation regarding the
positon of the City Prosecutor, and deliberate the evaluation, appointment, duties, and employment of
a public officer or employee, the City Prosecutor.
Texas Government Code, Section 551.074-Personnel Matters: Deliberation regarding position of
the City Manager, and deliberate the evaluation, appointment, duties, and employment of a public
officer or employee, the City Manager, Corby Alexander.
10. RECONVENE into regular session and consider action, if any, on item(s) discussed in executive
session.
11. 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 Lee Woodward, City Secretary, at 281.470.5019.
CERTIFICATION
I certify that a copy of the January 28, 2019 , agenda of items to be considered by the aty Council was posted on the Qty
Hall bulletin board on January?1,e2019.
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