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Home My WebLink About01-22-24 1 � LOUIS R.RIGBY CHUCK ENGELKEN Mayor of A Mayor Pro Tern BRANDON LUNSFORD rt G.6 Councilperson District 2 Councilperson At Large A .4 BILL BENTLEY BRENT McCAULLEY lm Councilperson District 3 Councilperson At Large B RICK HELTON MANDI WILLIAMS Councilperson District 4 Councilperson District 1 ® JAY MARTIN Councilperson District S ROBBIE McLARRIN Councilperson District 6 CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA Notice is hereby given of a regular meeting of the La Porte City Council to be held January 22, 2024, 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, also. Attend via a screen using this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87169295001?pwd=Ql h5VE1 rcXR2NFBraVI N M0F5c1 dKZz09. Join by phone at 888-475-4499 or 877-853-5257. The meeting ID is 871 6929 5001 and the password is 300183. 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. INVOCATION —The invocation will be given by Lanier Young, St. John's Episcopal Church. PLEDGES —Will be led by Councilperson Brandon Lunsford. U.S. Flag Texas Flag: Honor the Texas Flag. I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state, under God, one, and indivisible. 3. 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.) 4. 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) Presentation, discussion, and possible action to approve the minutes of the January 8, 2024, regular City Council meeting. [Louis R. Rigby, Mayor] (b) Authorize the City Manager to execute an amendment to the three-year (3-year) agreement, expiring November 8, 2024, with Tyler Technologies for the Enterprise Permitting Licensing (EPL) software service, powered by EnerGov, utilizing Sourcewell contract #090320-TTI, for an additional expense of $25,604.00 and a total allocation of $122,250.00 in the Fiscal Year 2024 budget. [Teresa Evans, Director of Planning and Development] (c) Adopt Resolution 2024-07 accepting a bid by Nicolas Ortiz to acquire tax resale property described as Lot 5, Block 77, of Town of La Porte, Harris County, Texas, (HCAD Account #023-202-077-0005). [Shelley Wolny, Assistant Finance Director] 5. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ASSOCIATED ORDINANCES . • (a) The City Council will hold a public hearing to receive comments regarding a recommendation by the Planning and Zoning Commission to deny adoption of amendments to the City's Future Land Use Plan Map Component of the Comprehensive Plan for a 0.137-acre property located at 1706 S. Broadway Street and 2121 S. Broadway Street, and legally described as Tracts 24-25, Block 1446, La Porte, Harris County, Texas, by changing the land use designation from 'Low Density Residential' to 'Commercial'; followed by discussion and possible action to adopt Ordinance 2024-3966 amending the City's Future Land Use Plan Map Component of the Comprehensive Plan for a 0.137-acre property located at 1706 S. Broadway Street and 2121 S. Broadway Street, and legally described as Tracts 24-25, Block 1446, La Porte, Harris County, Texas, by changing the land use designation from 'Low Density Residential' to 'Commercial'. [Teresa Evans, Director of Planning and Development] (b) The City Council will hold a public hearing to receive comments regarding a recommendation by the Planning and Zoning Commission to deny adoption of Ordinance 2024-3965 amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, Chapter 106 'Zoning', by granting Zone Change #23-92000002, a change from Low Density Residential (R-1) to General Commercial (GC), for a 0.137-acre property located at 1706 S. Broadway Street and 2121 S. Broadway Street, and legally described as Tracts 24-25, Block 1446, La Porte, Harris County, Texas; followed by discussion and possible action to adopt Ordinance 2024-3965 amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, Chapter 106 'Zoning' by granting Zone Change #23- 92000002, a change from Low Density Residential (R-1) to General Commercial (GC) for a 0.137-acre property located at 1706 S. Broadway and 2121 S. Broadway Street, and legally described as Tracts 24-25, Block 1446, La Porte, Harris County, Texas. [Teresa Evans, Director of Planning and Development] 6. STATUTORY AGENDA (a) Presentation, discussion, and possible action on appointments/reappointments of members to the City of La Porte Airport Advisory Board. [Louis R. Rigby, Mayor] (b) Presentation from the Dangerous Buildings Inspections Board regarding ten (10) dangerous/substandard properties located at: 1) 114 S. Iowa St., 2) 119 S. 1st St., 3) 209 S. Carroll St., 4) 209 N. 2nd St., 5) 210 S. Iowa St., 6) 601 S. Carroll St., 7) 2411 Sens Rd., 8) 821 S. Virginia St., 9) 9404 Carlow Ln., and 10) 9406 Carlow Ln., followed by discussion and possible action authorizing administrative staff to notify the owners of the same properties of the findings of the Dangerous Building Inspections Board and to set for public hearing. [Richard Glass, Chief Building Official] 7. ELECTION MATTERS (a) Presentation, discussion, and possible action to adopt Ordinance 2024-3964 calling the May 4, 2024, City of La Porte general election for the purpose of electing members to La Porte City Council positions of Mayor, Councilperson District 2, and Councilperson District 3. [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 4, 2024, election cycle. [Lee Woodward, City Secretary] 8. REPORTS (a) Receive report of the Fiscal Affairs Committee meeting. [Mayor Pro Tern Engelken] (b) Receive report of the La Porte Development Corporation Board of Directors. [Councilperson Engelken] 9. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS • New City Hall Ad Hoc Committee meeting, February 12 • Drainage and Flooding Committee meeting, February 12 , • City Council meeting, February 12 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. 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. CERTIFICATE I, Lee Woodward, City Secretary, do hereby certify that a copy of the January 22, 2024, 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.LaPorteTX.gov, in compliance with Chapter 551,Texas Government Code. DATE ' - 1l0-- ZQZt TIME '2. ; bh tti'l, TAKEN nn,DOWN Lee Woodward, City Secretary