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Home My WebLink About01-12-04 agenda item and minutes Re: adding (2) alternate members to La Porte Audit Connmittee• ADDENDUM TO MEETING NOTICE The following item will be added to the Regular Meeting and Public Hearing Meeting to be held January 12, 2004 in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas. The Regular Meeting and Public Hearing is scheduled to begin at 6:00 P.M. CONSIDER APPROVAL OR OTHER ACTION REGARDING AN ORDINANCE APPOINTING TWO ALTERNATE MEMBERS TO THE CITY OF LA PORTE AUDIT COMMITTEE-Mayor Malone ' I hereby certify that I posted this Notice on the bulletin board located at a place convenient to the public in the City Hall of the City of La Porte, 5:00 P.M. on the 9`~ day of January, 2004, and that (1) said Notice was posted for at least 72 hours preceding the scheduled time of the meeting; or (2) if this Notice was posed less than 72 hours but more than 2 hours before the meetine convened. I hereby certify that said meetin¢ was called because of an emergency or urgent public necessity limited to imminent threats to public health and safety or reasonable unforeseeable situations requiring immediate action by the City Council. Witness my hand and the Seal of the City of La Porte, Texas, this the 9th day of January 2004. ~.~( r i ^,.' f f ;~ - - ~; •~~ - ' a` ~ ~Tr. "\ CITY OF LA PORTE .~~~ Martha Gillett, TRMC City Secretary REQUEST F®R CITY C®U1~TCII., AGENIIA ITE1bI Agenda Date Requested January 12, 2004 Requested By: Norman .. a one Department: 11RaTc~r aad ~it3=-~ounril Report: Resolution: Ordinance: X Exhibits: Audit Committee Criteria Exhibits: Aparoariation Source of Funds: Account Number: Amount Budgeted: Amouut Requested: Budgeted Item: YES NO SUMMA1tY & REC®MMENI)t~TgON The Audit Committee is currently comprised of three (3) members. As with other boards/committees, I recommend Council add two (2) alternate members in order to cover business matters in the event the primary members are unable to attend a meeting. Action Required by Council: Approve the ordinance appointing two (2) alternate Audit Committee members. A roved for Cit Council A ends _ Q De ra Feazelle, Ci y Ma ger Date ORDINANCE NO . 2 0 04 - (~1 IP~ AN ORDINANCE 1~PPOINTIBTG TWO • ALTERNATE METERS TO THE CITY OF ~ LA PORTS AUDIT COMB~ITTEEp PROVIDING A SEVERAHILITY CLAUSEp COETAINING A REPEALING CLAUSEp FINDING COMPLIANCE ~9ITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LA6dp AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTS: 3®ction 1. The City Council of the City of La Porte hereby appoints the following two members of the La Porte City Council, as alternate members of the City of La Porte Audit Committee, to serve in the order of their appointment, in the event that a regular member of the Audit Committee .is unable to attend a meeting, to- wit: Alternate No. 1: ~(; Alternate No . 2 :~-~~~ ~ ~' ~ -F-~i-~S Section 2. If any section, sentence, phrase, clause or any part of any section, sentence, phrase, or clause, of this ordinance shall, for any reasons, be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions of this ordinance, and it is hereby declared to be the intention of this City Council to have passed each section, sentence, phrase or clause, or part thereof, irrespective of the fact that any other section, sentence, phrase or clause, or part thereof, may be declared invalid. Sectioa 3.~ All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed to the extent of such conflict only. Sectioa 4.. The City Council officially finds, determines, recites, and declares that a sufficient written notice of the date, hour, .place and subject of this meeting of the City Council was posted at a place convenient to the public at the City Hall of the • ~ o City for the time required by law preceding this meeting, as required by the Open Meetings Law, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code; and that this meeting has been open to the public as required by law at all times during which this ordinance and the subject matter thereof has been discussed, considered and formally acted upon. The City Council further ratifies, approves and confirms such written notice and the contents and posting thereof. Section 5o This Ordinance shall be effective from and after its passage and approval, and it is so ordered. PASSED AND APPROVED, this 12th day of January, 2004. ATTEST: CITY OF LA PORTE B 1 ~~~ Y~ N man L. Malone Mayor Mar a A. Gi lett City Secretary APPRO D: r Knox W. Askins City Attorney A a ~~. U~ ~ '~ ~ "A' ~ ~ +.y Cd .+ , •.°.1 ~ axt F A• id.~ ~ 'O ~ y •C ,~ ~ o Q~ W ~, ~ ~ ,gip . a~ '~ v v p T+ ~d p~ .S3 p+..p ~ fA ~ •~ ~ ., 71 ~ ~ .O d •~ $. ~ ~ . .~ .~E. . ~.• ~ .. .. e" ~ . w ro ~ ~, .~ b A a "; ~ ~ •~~{ •~ Q M Gi ~ ~ d+ Q q N W ~ b .~ ~ e 7~ V tp d ~ ~ ~ ~.. ~~ ~ ~. ~ ~ ~,~ ~ o ~ ~ ~ .. $~~ . ~ ~ ~, ~~~~ i. p..~-m :.~,.$~ ~ w ° ~ f' ~~ aC~ . ~q N' $~, ~i N~ ... _ '° .~ ~ ~ ~~~~ . .~ .~~ s . ~" ~ ~ ~ #~~ ~ ~sC ~ ~ j A -W'- ~ ~ 0 ~ w~~ ° •~ ~~ , w : a.s;~. ~ ~JI' -;;. _ .~.:: J~. wa ~ ~~ ~~ ~~~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~~ ~ .~ ~.y ~ ~g'o d.`A~b r~,w~ ~~ ~ ~~~ b~ $ ~ ~~~'~ ~~ ~ ~. ~~~ ~ bQ~-rs~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~~~~ ~ A~~ eo:~ y;+; " ~ ~ . .~ . . ~s~n~~~~~~~~~~~ d City Council Regular Meeting and l~ic Hearing -January 12, 2004 -Page 5 Ayes: Engelken, Griffiths, Mosteit, Young, Ebow, Beasley and Malone Nays: None Abstain: None - - 13. Council to consider approval of or other action regazding Ordinance 1168-B in directing the Fire Chief and Fire Mazshal to assist Mr. Gray, if possible, in providing alternatives to a fire hydrant within 300 feet; Council may take no action on the ordinance and direct staff to work with Mr. Gray in the extension of a water line and possible district for assessing the cost, or; Council may take no action, in which Mr. Gray, to develop water to the site, would have to extend water service at his own expense: - .. Interim Planning Director Nick Finan presented summary and recommendation and answered Council's questions. Planning Staff recommends establishing a PID to develop the azea. Assistant City Attorney John Armstrong read: ORDINANCE 1168-B - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1168, SAID ORDINANCE REGULATING THE DRILLING OF WATER WELLS WITHIN THE CITY; PROVIDING EXCEPTIONS; REGULATING THE USE AND SALE OF WATER WITHIN THE CITY; PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON VIOLATING THE TERMS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND UPON CONVICTION SHALL BE FINED A SUM OF NOT MORE~THAN FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS($500.00) FOR EACH VIOLATION; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND A SEVERABILTTY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. Motion was made by Councilmember Beasley to table Ordinance 1168-B indefinitely in order to review developing a PID as presented by Mr. Finan. Second by Councilmember Griffiths. The motion carried. Ayes: Engelken, Griffiths, Mosteit, Young, Ebow, Beasley and Malone Nays: None Abstain: None 14. Council to consider approval of or other action regazding payment of $172, 000.00 to the Harris County Treasurer in execution of the interlocal agreement signed by the City of La Porte on October 20, 2002 to facilitate construction of the Fairmont Parkway left turn and deceleration lanes. Interim Planning Director Nick Finan presented summary and recommendation and answered Council's questions. Motion was made by Councilmember Griffiths to approve payment of $172,000 to the Hams County Treasurer as presented by Mr. Finan. Second by Councilmember Engelken. The motion carried. Ayes: Engelken, Griffiths, Mosteit, Young, Ebow, Beasley and Malone Nays: None - - Abstain: None 15. Council to consider approval or other action regazding an ordinance appointing two alternate members to the City of La Porte Audit Committee. Mayor Malone presented summary and recommendation and answered Council's questions. Councilmember Ebow nominated Councilmember Beasley, and Councilmember Mosteit nominated Councilmember Griffiths. City Council Regular Meeting and lic Hearing -January 12, 2004 -Page 6 Motion was made by Councilmember Beasley to approve appointing Barry Beasley and Peter Griffiths as alternates to the City of La Porte Audit Committee. Second by Councilmember Young. -The motion carried. Ayes: Engelken, Griffiths, Mosteit, Young, Ebow, Beasley and Malone Nays: None Abstain: None 16. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS City Manager Debra Feazelle reminded Council of the Chamber of Commerce Annual Membership and Installation Banquet on January 22, 2004 at Sylvan Beach Pavilion and the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership 2004 Annual Banquet on January 23, 2004 at South Shore Harbour Resort. 17. COUNCIL COMMENTS Councilmembers Engelken, Ebow, Griffiths, Malone, Beasley, Young and Mosteit had comments. 18. EXECUTIVE SESSION -PURSUANT TO PROVISION OF THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW, CHAPTER 551.071 THROUGH 551.076, 551.086, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, (CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY, DELIBERATION REGARDING REAL PROPERTY, DELIBERATION REGARDING PROSPECTIVE GIFT OR DONATION, PERSONNEL MATTERS, DELIBERATION REGARDING SECURITY DEVICES, OR E%CLUDING A WITNESS DURING EXAMINATION OF ANOTHER WITNESS IN AN INVESTIGATION, DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS. 551-071- (Legal Matter) Meet with City Manager and,City Attorney to discuss potential claims. 551-071- (Pending Litigation) Meet with City Manager and City Attorney to discuss pending litigation. Council retired to Executive Session at 7:26 p.m. 19. CONSIDERATIONS AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON IT_ EMS CONSIDERED IN EXECiJTYVE SESSION There was no action taken during Executive Session. 20. There being no further business to come before Council, the Regular Meeting and Public Hearing Meeting was duly adjourned at 8:48 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Martha Gillett City Secretary Passed and approved on this 26th day of January. 2004 ~~~~ G~~~ N rman Malone, Mayor