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Home My WebLink About09-12-22LOUIS R. RIGBY Mayor BRANDON LUNSFORD Councilperson At Large A BRENT McCAULLEY Councilperson At Large B MANDI WILLIAMS Councilperson District 1 CI_T_Y_COUMCI L MEETING AGENDA CHUCK ENG ELKEN Mayor Pro Tern Councilperson District 2 BILL BENTLEY Councilperson District 3 RICK HELTON Councilperson District 4 JAY MARTIN Councilperson District 5 ROBBIE McLARRIN Councilperson District 6 Notice is hereby given of a regular meeting of the La Porte City Council to be held September 12, 2022, beginning at 6:00 pm in the City Hall Council Chamber, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas„ for the purpose of considering the following agenda items. All agenda items are subject to action. Remote participation is available using this link: https:liusO2we b.zoom. uslj/87287774669?pwd=OVJ1 YU94MzRVSDRxRVhhR281 TzVKdzD9. The meeting ID is 872 8777 4669 and the passcode is 153061. Join by phone at 888-475-4499 or 877- 853-5257. 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. INVOCATION — The invocation will be given by Rev. Brian Christen, La Porte Community Church. PLEDGES — Will be led by Councilperson Chuck Engelken. 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 - National Preparedness Month [Mayor Louis R. 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.) (a) Approve the minutes of the regular meeting of the City Council held on August 22, 2022. [Louis R. Rigby, Mayor] (b) Approve the election of Mayor Pro Tern Chuck Engelken as the City of La Porte representative and Councilperson Bill Bentley as the alternate representative to the Houston - Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) 2023 General Assembly and Board of Directors and adopt Resolution 2022-19 in support of same. [Louis R. Rigby, Mayor] (c) Reject Bid #22021 for the Parks and Recreation Department Mowing Services contract.[Tim Miller, Director of Parks and Recreation] (d) Authorize the City Manager to cast the City's ballot for candidates nominated to the Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool Board of Trustees for a six -year term. [Corby Alexander, City Manager] (e) Authorize the City Manager to execute a professional services agreement with Halff Associates, Inc., to provide preliminary engineering, final design, and limited bidding and construction phase services for the Brookglen Subdivision Drainage Improvements Project, in the amount of $1,128,589.00. [Ray Mayo, Director of Public Works] 40 (f) Authorize the City Manager to execute an amendment to the February 5, 2021, agreement between the City of La Porte and the University of Houston Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, to allow Sandia National Labs to conduct a marine mammal identification experiment at 1010 Bayshore Drive, La Porte, Texas. [Ray Mayo, Director of Public Works] (g) Adopt Ordinance 2022-3894, amending Chapter 62- 'Streets, Sidewalks and Other Public Places' of the La Porte Code of Ordinances by revising right-of-way closure application standards and adding Planning and Zoning Commission review. [Teresa Evans, Director of Planning and Development] (h) Adopt Ordinance 2022-3895 approving the purchase of real property located at 0 N. 2nd Street, legally described as Lot 9, Block 59, Town of La Porte, for an amount not to exceed $20,000.00 and authorize the City Manager to execute any and all documents associated with said purchase. [Matt Daeumer, Assistant City Manager] (i) Adopt Ordinance 2022-3896 approving the purchase of real property located adjacent to the Bay Forest Golf Course, legally described as all of Block 1254, Town of La Porte, for an amount not to exceed $300,000.00 and authorize the City Manager to execute any and all documents associated with said purchase. [Matt Daeumer, Assistant City Manager] {j) Approve the appointment of Omar Jaimes to an open position on the City of La Porte Building Codes Appeals Board. [Lee Woodward, City Secretary] (k) Approve Incentive Agreement between the La Porte Development Corporation and Frank Nance in connection with project for infrastructure and site improvements at 508 W. Main Street in La Porte, Texas, in an amount not to exceed $30,000.00. [Matt Daeumer, Assistant City Manager] 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, Texas, budget for the 2022-23 Fiscal Year; followed by discussion and possible action to adopt Ordinance 2022-3893, approving the City of La Porte Fiscal Year 2022-23 Proposed Budget. [Michael Dolby, Finance Director] 7. STATUTORY AGENDA (a) Presentation, discussion, and possible action to approve the ratification of a property tax revenue increase reflected in the La Porte 2022-2023 Fiscal Year Budget. [Michael Dolby, Finance Director] (b) Presentation, discussion, and possible action to adopt Resolution 2022-18, accepting the 2022 Harris County Appraisal District certified appraisal roll for property situated within the City of La Porte. [Michael Dolby, Finance Director] (c) Presentation, discussion, and possible action to approve the City's proposed ad valorem tax rate of $0.71 for the 2022-23 Fiscal Year. [Michael Dolby, Finance Director] 8. REPORTS (a) Receive report of the Drainage and Flooding Committee meeting. [Councilperson Martin] 9. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS • Planning and Zoning Commission, September 15 • Zoning Board of Adjustment, September 22 • La Porte Development Corporation Board, September 26 • City Council, September 26 10. 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 policy from the Mayor, Councilpersons, and City staff, for which no formal action will be discussed or taken. ta 11. EXECUTIVE SESSION (a) Texas Government Code Sec. 551.071 (1)(A) - Pending or Contemplated Litigation: The City Council will meet in closed session with the City Manager and legal counsel to discuss SV Sons HWY 146, LLC vs. City of La Porte, Texas. [George Vie, Counsel for City; Clark Askins, Assistant City Attorney; Corby Alexander, City Manager] (b) Texas Government Code Section 551.072 - Deliberation regarding the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property. The City Council will meet in closed session with the City Manager and Assistant City Attorney to discuss the potential purchase of real property located in the City of La Porte. 12. RECONVENE into open session and consider action, if any, on item(s) discussed in executive session. 13. ADJOURN 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 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 661.074 - 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. 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. 191:4.A M10 I, Lee Woodward, City Secretary, do hereby certify that a copy of the September 12, 2022, 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 websile, www.LaPor[eTX.gov, in compliance with Chapter 551, Texas G yee Tenet �e. DATE TIME rA:6d ig• YY} TAKEN DOWN Lee Woodward, City Secretary