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Home My WebLink About09-28-2020 Regular Meeting of the La Porte CIty Council4 0 LOUIS R. RIGBY Mayor' BRANDON LUNSFORD Councilmember At Large A STEVE GILLETT Councilmember At Large B DANNYEARP Councilmember District 1 CHUCK ENGELKEN Mayor Pro Tem Councilmember.District 2 BILLIBENTLEY Councilmemberk District 3 THOMAS GARZA Councilmemberi District 4 JAY MARTIN Councilmember District 5 NANCY OJEDA Councilmember, District 6 Notice is. hereby given of a. Regular Meeting. of the La Porte City Council to beheld September 28, 2020, beginning at 6:00 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas , for the purpose of considering the following agenda items. All agenda items are subject to action. Social distancing protocols will be in effect .in, the Council Chambers. Remote participation is available, also. Attend via a screen using .the link hops://usO2web.zoom.us/j/81696730910?pwd=WUdFdIIJL3ZkelVwanE4WUpWa0diUT09 Th( meeting ID is 816 9673 0910 and the passcode 893842. Join by phone at 877-853-5257 or 888-475- 4499. 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. INVOCATION — The invocation will be given by Pastor Paul Mc Wherter, Underwood Baptist 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) Proclamation in recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month. [Mayor Rigby] 4. CITIZEN COMMENT (Generally limited to five minutes per person; in accordance with state law, the time may be reduced if there is a high number of speakers or other considerations.) 5. CONSENT AGENDA (Approval of Consent Agenda items authorizes each to be implemented in accordance with 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.) I (a) Approve the minutes of the City Council meeting held on September 14, 2020, [Louis R. Rigby, Mayor]. f (b) Adopt Ordinance 2020-3799 to reappoint Presiding Judge.Denise. Mitrano and.three Alt lernate Judges, Dick H. Greg III, Chris Gore;. and John C. Cardenas. [Mayor Rigby] (c) Adopt Ordinance 2020-3802 regarding a petition by land owners for disannexation of a 4.8635-acre tract of land and a 3.8135-acre tract of land, both situated in the Enoch Birinson League, Abstract 5, Harris County, Texas. [Corby Alexander, City Manager] (d) Adopt Ordinances 2020-IDA-143 through 2020-IDA-154, authorizing the execution of Industrial District Agreements with companies in the Battleground and Bayport Industrial Districts, for a twelve- (12-) year term beginning January 1, 2020. [Corby Alexander, City Manager] ` I 4% a 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ASSOCIATED ORDINANCES (a) The City Council will hold a public hearing to receive comments regarding their consideration of the proposed City of La Porte budget for the 2020-21 Fiscal Year; followed by discussion and possible action to adopt Ordinance 2020-3800, approving the City's Fiscal Year 2020-21 Proposed Budget. [Michael Dolby, Finance Director] 7. STATUTORY AGENDA (a) Presentation, discussion, and possible action to approve the Coronavirus Relief Fund'(CRF) funding plan. [Corby Alexander, City Manager] (b) Presentation, discussion, and possible action to approve the purchase of 145 new laptop computers to replace desktops to provide better efficiencies for staff. [Grady Parker, IT Manager] (c) Presentation, discussion, and possible action to adopt Resolution 2020-23, accepting the 2020 HCAD certified appraisal roll. [Michael Dolby, Finance Director] (d) Presentation, discussion, and possible action to adopt Ordinance 2020-3801, setting the City's ad valorem tax rate for the 2020-21 Fiscal Year. [Michael Dolby, Finance Director]; (e) Presentation, discussion, and possible action on adoption of Ordinance 2020-3084, to adopt the 2018 International Fire Code. [Clif Meekins, Fire Marshal] (f) Presentation, discussion, and possible action to approve Ordinance 2020-3803 adopting the 2018 International Code editions for Building, Residential, Mechanical, Energy Conservation, Plumbing, Fuel Gas, and Swimming Pool and Spa Codes and the 2020 National Electrical Code with local amendments, in accordance with recommendation of the Building, Code Appeals Board. [Alfonso Acosta, Deputy Building Official] 8. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS • City Council meeting, October 12 • Planning and Zoning Commission meeting, October 15 • Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting, October 22 • City Council meeting, October 26 9. COUNCIL COMMENT Hear announcements concerning matters appearing on the agenda; items of community interest, and/or inquiries of staff regarding specific factual information or existing Ipolicy from the Mayor, Councilmembers, and City staff, for which no formal action will be discussed or taken. 10. EXECUTIVE SESSION (a). The City Council will convene in closed session as authorized by Texas Government Code Sec. 551.071(1)(A) - Pending or Contemplated Litigation, to discuss SV Sons Hwy. 14i6, LLC vs. City of La Porte. [Clark. T. Askins, Assistant City Attorney] 11. RECONVENE into regular session and consider action, if any, on item(s) discussed in executive session. 12. ADJOURN s lib If, during the course of the meeting and discussion of any items covered by this notice,. City Council determines that a'Cl,osed or Executive Session of the Council is required, then such closed 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, andlor 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. Pursuant to Texas Government Code Sec. 551.127, on a regular, non -emergency basis, members may attend and participate. in the meeting remotely by video conference.Should that occur, a, quorum of the members will be physically present at the location noted above on this agenda. i CERTIFICATE I, Lee Woodward, City Secretary, do hereby certify that a copy of the September 28, 2020, City Council agenda was posted on the City Hall bulletin board, a place convenient and readily accessible to the general public at all times, and to the City's website, www.LaPorteT f .gov, in compliancewith Chapter 551, Texas Government Code. f DATE OF POSTING TIME OF POSTING TAKEN DOWN Lee Woodward., City Secretary e,