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Home My WebLink About02-13-23LOUIS R. RIGBY Mayor BRANDON WNSFORD Councilperson At Large A BRENT McCAULLEY Councilperson At Large B MANDI WILLIAMS Councilperson District 1 -Y_C-0-MCIL-MEETING AGENDA CHUCK ENGELKEN Mayor Pro Tern Councilperson District 2 BI LL 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 February 13, 2023, beginning at 6:00 p.m. 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. Attend via a screen using this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84158730556?pwd=N3BVR1RWTWIGWEIZVHdGa kExV kpgdzD9 Join by phone at 877-853-5257 or 888-475-4499. The meeting ID is 841 5873 0556 and the passcode is 251922. 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 Jay Martin. 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 of the Employee of the Year, James Janoch. [Louis R. Rigby, Mayor] (b) Recognition of the Manager of the Year, Lorenzo Wingate. [Louis R. Rigby, Mayor] 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 StatutoryAgenda for full discussion upon request by a member of the Council present at this meeting.) (a) Approve the minutes of the January 23, 2023, regular City Council meeting. [Louis R. Rigby, Mayor] (b) Adopt Ordinance 2023-3918 to amend the City Council Rules of Procedure and Ethics Policy to prohibit items from being placed on a City Council agenda for 30 days following a meeting at which the same item was approved or denied by City Council vote. [Louis R. Rigby, Mayor] (c) Approve a request for City of La Porte sponsorship of the La Porte Education Foundation in an amount not to exceed $2,500.00, as the presenting sponsor for the 19th Annual Golf Tournament for Fiscal Year 2022-2023. [Matt Daeumer, Assistant City Manager] (d) Approve the addition of the Bayside Terrace Subdivision Improvement Project to the list of projects approved for Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (CLFRF) funding and authorize the City Manager to reallocate CLFRF funds to other approved American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) projects, as necessary. [Ray Mayo, Director of Public Works] 0 F- (e) Authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with Hahn Equipment Company Inc. for five (5) Flygt brand submersible wastewater pump replacements in the amount of $299,970.00 and provide a construction contingency in the amount of $10,030.00. [Ray Mayo, Director of Public Works] (f) Authorize the City Manager to execute a 3-year agreement with Software House International Corp. (SHI) for Kaseya Unified Backup software, under purchasing cooperative contract DIR- TSO-4317, for a total expenditure of $239,997.00, remitted in annual payments of $79,999.00. [Darren Withers, IT Manager] 6. STATUTORY AGENDA (a) Presentation, discussion, and possible action to adopt Ordinance 2022-3909 authorizing the City Manager to execute a Water Service Agreement and a Sanitary Sewer Service Agreement between the City of La Porte and Notsuoh Development Corporation for its development at 10410 Fairmont Parkway in the Bayport Industrial District. [Ray Mayo, Director of Public Works] 7. ELECTION MATTERS (a) Presentation, discussion, and possible action to adopt Ordinance 2023-3919 for the purpose of extending the dates and hours of early voting for the May 6, 2023, election to be held by the City of La Porte and the La Porte Independent School District, in accordance with a request of the La Porte Independent School District. [Lee Woodward, City Secretary] (b) Presentation, discussion, and possible action to approve an election services contract and joint election agreement between the City of La Porte and La Porte Independent School District for the May 6, 2023, elections. [Lee Woodward, City Secretary] 8. REPORTS (a) Receive report of the Fiscal Affairs Committee meeting. [Mayor Pro Tern Engelken] (b) Receive report of the Drainage and Flooding Committee meeting. [Councilperson Martin] 9. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS Planning and Zoning Commission meeting, February 16 City Council meeting, February 27 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. 11. EXECUTIVE SESSION (a) City Council will meet in closed session pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.071(2) - Consultation with Attorney and Section 221.072 - Deliberation regarding purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property: Meet with City Manager and Assistant City Attorney to discuss proposed non -annexation agreements for property located in the Battleground and Bayport Industrial Districts, and provide direction on negotiations between the City of La Porte and industry representatives regarding same. (b) City Council will meet in closed session pursuant to Texas Government Code 551.072 - Deliberation regarding purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property: Meet with City Manager and Assistant City Attorney to discuss 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 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. 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. CERTOCAM I, Lee Woodward, City Secretary, do hereby certify that a copy of the February 13, 2023, 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 Cityrs website, www.LaPorteTX.gov, in compliance with Chapter 551, Texas Government Code. DATE 2- !1- n TIME a't .',;�o Po, TAKEN DOWN T 1 ;3-1 11 A In 0 11 L pe (Y-A �aayd Lee Woodward, City Secretary