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Home My WebLink About09-23-19 Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council LOUIS R.RIGBY CHUCK ENGELKEN Mayor Q �- • CouncilmemberDistrict2 BRANDON LUNSFORD 4.0 0 BILL BENTLEY Councilmember At Large A .441/20 9 Mayor Pro-Tem STEVE GILLETT `, m CouncilmemberDistrict3 Councilmember At Large B /� THOMASGARZA DANNYEARP / Councilmember District 4 Councilmember District 1 JAY MARTIN Councilmember District 5 NANCY OJEDA Councilmember District 6 CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA Notice is hereby given of a Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council to be held September 23, 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 item are subject to action. 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. INVOCATION —The invocation will be given by Reverend Alan Neel, Life Community Church. PLEDGES —Will be led by Councilperson Steve Gillett. U.S. Flag Texas Flag: Honor the Texas Flag. I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state, under God, one, and indivisible. 3. PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS,AND RECOGNITIONS (a) Recognition - Retirement of Curtis Herrod (City of La Porte Public Works) [Louis R. Rigby, Mayor] 4. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Limited to five minutes per person.) 5. CONSENT AGENDA (Approval of Consent Agenda items authorizes each to be implemented in accordance viith staff recommendations provided. An item may be removed from the consent agenda and added to the Statutory Agenda for full discussion upon request by a member of the Council present at this meeting.) (a) Approve the minutes of the City Council meetings held on September 9. [Louis R. Rigby, Mayor] (b) Approve the Mayor's nomination of Doug Martin to continue serving as the Chair of the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Number One(TIRZ) Board of Directors and of the La Porte Redevelopment Authority through May 2020. [Louis R. Rigby, Mayor] (c) Award Bid#19016 for mowing of various City properties. [Corby Alexander, City Manager] (d) Approve the nominations of Councilperson Engelken as the City's representative and of Councilperson Bentley as the City's alternate to the Houston Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) 2020 General Assembly and Board of Directors. [Louis R. Rigby, Mayor] 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ASSOCIATED ORDINANCES (a) The City Council will hold a second public hearing to accept comments on their consideration to accept a maximum property tax rate of $0.71 per $100 valuation for the City's 2019-2020 fiscal year. [Corby Alexander, City Manager; Michael Dolby, Finance Director] (b) The City Council will hold a public hearing to receive comments regarding a recommendation by the Planning and Zoning Commission to adopt Ordinance 2019-3759 amending the City's Future Land Use Map Component of the Comprehensive Plan for an approximately 12.608- acre tract of land located at the northwest corner of Fairmont Parkway and Canada Road, legally described as Tracts 710A and 711, La Porte Outlots, by changing the land use designation from "Commercial" to "Mid-High Density Residential"; followed by discussion and possible action to adopt Ordinance 2019-3759 amending the City's Future Land Use Map Component of the Comprehensive Plan for an approximately 12.608-acre tract of land located at the northwest corner of Fairmont Parkway and Canada Road, legally described as Tracts 710A and 711, La Porte Outlots, by changing the land use designation from "Commercial" to "Md-High Density Residential". [Ian Clowes, City Planner] (c) The City Council will hold a public hearing to receive comments regarding a recommendation by the Planning and Zoning Commission to adopt Ordinance 2019-3760 amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, Chapter 106 "Zoning" by granting Zone Change #19- 92000004, a change from General Commercial (GC)to Planned Unit Development(PUD)for a 12.608-acre tract of land located at the northwest corner of Fairmont Parkway and Canada Road, legally described as Tracts 710 A and 711, La Porte Outlots; followed by discussion and possible action to adopt Ordinance 2019-3760 amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, Chapter 106 "Zoning" by granting Zone Change #19-92000004, a change from General Commercial (GC) to Planned Unit Development (PUD)for a 12.608-acre tract of land located at the northwest corner of Fairmont Parkway and Canada Road, legally described as Tracts 710 A and 711, La Porte Outlots. [Ian Clowes, City Planner] (d) The City Council will hold a public hearing to receive comments regarding a recommendation by the Planning and Zoning Commission to adopt Ordinance 2019-3761 amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, Chapter 106 "Zoning" by granting Special Conditional Use Permit #19-91000006 to allow for a multi-family use on a 12.608-acre tract of land, legally described as Tracts 710A and 711, La Porte Outlots in the Planned Unit Development (PUD) zoning district; followed by discussion and possible action to adopt Ordinance 2019-3761 amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, Chapter 106 "Zoning" by granting Special Conditional Use Permit #19-91000006 to allow for multi-family on a 12.608-acre tract of land, legally described as Tracts 710A and 711, La Porte Outlots in the Planned Unit Development(PUD)zoning district. [Ian Clowes, City Planner] (e) The City Council will hold a public hearing to receive comments regarding the recommendation by the Planning and Zoning Commission to adopting Ordinance 2019-3762 amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, Chapter 106 "Zoning" by amending regulations related to the reconsideration of previously denied zone change and special conditional use permit requests; followed by discussion and possible action to adopt Ordinance 2019-3762 amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, Chapter 106"Zoning" by amending regulations related to the reconsideration of previously denied zone change and special conditional use permit requests. [Ian Clowes, City Planner] 7. STATUTORY AGENDA (a) Presentation and discussion on Ordinance 2019-3758, to amend the Council Rules of Procedure and Ethics Policy. [Louis R. Rigby, Mayor] 8. REPORTS (a) Receive report of the La Porte Development Corporation Board meeting. [Councilperson Nancy Ojeda] 9. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS • City Council Special Meeting, Monday, September 30, 2019 • Drainage and Flooding Committee Meeting, Monday, October 14, 2019 • City Council Meeting, Monday, October 14, 2019 • Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting, Thursday, October 17, 2019 • Zonina Board of Adiustment Meetina. Thursday. October 24. 2019 • City Council Meeting, Monday, October 28, 2019 10. COUNCIL COMMENTS Hear announcements concerning matters appearing on the agenda; items of community interest; and/or inquiries of staff regarding specific factual information or existing policy from the Mayor, Councilmembers, and City staff, for which no formal action will be discussed or taken. 11. ADJOURNMENT If,during the course of the meeting and discussion of any items covered by this notice,City Council determines that a Closed or Executive Session of the Council is required,then such dosed meeting will be held as authorized by Texas Government Code, Chapter 551, Section 551.071 - consultation with counsel on legal matters; Section 551.072 - deliberation regarding purchase, exchange,lease or value of real property;Section 551.073-deliberation regarding a prospective gift;Section 551.074-personnel matters regarding the appointment,employment,evaluation,reassignment,duties,discipline,or dismissal of a public officer or employee;Section 551.076-implementation of security personnel or devices;Section 551.087-deliberation regarding economic development negotiation; Section 551.089-deliberation regarding security devices or security audits, and/or other matters as authorized under the Texas Government Code. If a Closed or Executive Session is held in accordance with the Texas Government Code as set out above,the City Council will reconvene in Open Session in order to take action,if necessary,on the items addressed during Executive Session. Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need auxiliary aids or services are requested to contact the City Secretary's office(281-470-5019),two working days prior to the meeting for appropriate arrangements. CERTIFICATE I,Lee Vlbodward,City Secretary,do hereby certify that a copy of the Septerrber 23,2019,City Council agenda was posted on the City Hall bulletin board,a place convenient and readily essibl to the general public at all tines, and to the Ctty's website,www.LafbrteTXgov, in conpliance with Chapter 551,Texas Governr ent e. DATE OF POSTING cA TIME OF POSTING TAKEN DOWN , Lee Wo.: a• - ity -- o _• �— REMOVED SEP 2 5 2019 e BY:_�. A/ _