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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998-10-19 Regular Meeting and Workshop Hearing of City Council e - MINUTES OF TIlE REGULAR l\1KK'I'ING AND WORKSHOP HEARING OF LA PORTE CITY COUNCIL OCTOBER 19, 1998 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Mayor Norman L. Malone at 6:00 p.m. Members of City Council Present: Mayor Norman L. Malone, Councilpersons Guy Sutherland, Chuck Engelken, Howard Ebow, Peter Griffiths, Alton Porter, Deotis Gay, Charlie Young and Jerry Clarke Members of Council Absent: None Members of City Executive Staff and City Employees Present: City Manager Robert T. Herrera, Assistant City Manager John Joerns, Assistant City ManagerlFinance Director Jeff Litchfield, City Attorney Knox Askins, City Secretary Martha Gillett, City Manager's Secretary Carol Buttler, Director of Administrative Services Louis Rigby, Assistant Finance Director Cynthia Alexander and Assistant City Manager Secretary Dana Ybarra. Others Present: None 2. The Invocation was delivered by Councilman Deotis Gay. J. PETITIONS, REMONSTRANCES, COMMUNICA nONS, AND CITIZENS AND TAX PAYERS WISHING TO ADDRESS COUNCIL No citizens or taxpayers addressed Council. 4. Public Hearing - Discuss Bond Project Open Public Hearing - Mayor opened the Public Hearing at 6:01 P.M. Review by Staff: City Manager Robert T. Herrera and Assistant City Manager I Director of Finance Jeff Litchfield presented the summary and information concerning the Bond Project and answered Council's questions. Council gave direction to Staff to let Fire Station # 3 stay in same vicinity in the Lomax area. Public Input - There were no citizens wishing to speak to Council on this matter. e e City Council Meeting 10-19-98 - Page 2 City Attorney Knox Askins brought to Council's attention that in the past the City has appointed a Citizen Committee to help inform the public concerning the different issues of the Bond and Section 4B 1h Cent Sales Tax Election. Recommendation of Staff - Assistant City Manager I Director of Finance Jeff Litchfield recommended that the City have a Bond and Section 4B 1h Cent Sales Tax Election in January 1999. Council gave the direction to have the City Staff and the City Attorney prepare a Resolution for Council to adopt so the City may proceed with the beginning stages of the Bond and Section 4B 11.z Cent Sales Tax Election. Close Public Hearing - Mayor Malone closed the Public Hearing at 6:54 P.M. 6. COUNCIL ACTION Councilpersons Sutherland, Engelken, Ebow, Griffiths, Gay, Young, and Mayor Malone brought items to Council's attention. EXECUTIVE SESSION - PURSUANT TO PROVISION OF TIlE OPEN MEETINGS LAW, CHAPTER 551.071 THROUGH 551.076, AND 551.084, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, - (CONSULTATION WITH ATIORNEY, DELIBERATION REGARDING REAL PROPERTY, DELIBERATION REGARDING PROSPECTIVE GIFr OR DONATION, PERSONNEL MATTERS, CONFERENCE WIm EMPWYEES DELmERATION REGARDING SECURITY DEVICES, OR EXCLUDING A WITNESS DURING EXAMINATION OF ANOTHER WITNESS IN AN INVESTIGATION) A. 551-074 (pERSONNEL MATTER) MEET WITH CITY MANAGER TO DISCUSS PERSONNEL MATTER Council retired into an Executive Session at 7:02 p.m. under Section 551.074 (personnel Matter). Council returned to the table at 9: 15 p.m., with no action taken. CONSIDERATION AND POSSmLE ACTION ON ITEMS CONSIDERED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION e e City Council Meetiag 10-19-98 - Pap 3 There was no action taken in the Executive Session. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before Council, the Regular Meeting and Public Hearing was duly adjourned at 9: 18 p.m. Respectfully submitted, LfrIM1i~t1. ~ Martha A. Gillett City Secretary Passed and approved on this 26TH day of October, 1998. ~~7~ Norman L. Malone, Mayor