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Home My WebLink About2005-07-25 Regular Meeting and Workshop Meeting of La Porte City Council e e PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A REVISED AGENDA; AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE SESSION HAS BEEN ADDED PER THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE. e e . . . e e A MINUTES O&GULAR MEETING AND WORKS. MEETING OF THE LA PORTE CITY COUNCIL July 25, 2005 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Mayor Alton Porter at 6:04 p.m. Members of City Council Present: Mayor Alton Porter, Councilmembers Chuck Engelken, Tommy Moser, Mike Clausen, Peter Griffiths, Mike Mosteit, Louis Rigby and Howard Ebow. Members of Council Absent: Barry Beasley. Members of City Executive Staff and City Employees Present: City Manager Debra Feazelle, Assistant City Manager John Joerns, Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins, Sgt. Gary Chastain, Judge Denise Mitrano, Assistant Finance Director Michael Dolby, City Secretary Martha Gillett, Public Works Director Steve Gillett, Assistant City Secretary Sharon Harris, Director of Planning Wayne Sabo, EMS Chief Ray Nolen, Purchasing Agent Susan Kelley, Building Official Debbie Wilmore, City Robert Cummings, Greenskeeper Dennis Hlavaty, Assistant City Manager Cynthia Alexander, Emergency Management Coordinator Jeff Suggs, Emergency Services Intern Sara Moore, Assistant Utilities Superintendent Ray Mayo and Assistant Fire Chief John Dunham. Others Present: Judge Robert Eckels, Doug Adkinson, Carol Christensen of the Houston Chronicle, Sue Gale Mock Kooken, Ronnie Holtz, Tracy Schmidt, Rusty Creed, Trent Wise, Spero Pomonis, Colleen Hicks, Barbara Norwine, Mrs. Mayo, Pete Henderson, Mr. Nitcholas and other citizens and students. 2. Reverend LINDA WILSON of ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH was not able to attend the meeting and deliver the invocation. Mayor Porter delivered the Invocation. 3. Mayor Porter led the Pledge of Allegiance. 4. PRESENTATIONS / PROCLAMATIONS A. Mayor Porter and Councilmember Chuck Engelken presented a proclamation in honor of Douglas P. Adkinson Day. Douglas P. Adkinson was present to accept the proclamation. B. Mayor Porter presented a proclamation in honor of Judge Robert Eckels Day. Judge Robert Eckels was present to accept the proclamation. B. Mayor Porter and Council member Tommy Moser presented a proclamation in honor of Girls's Softball League Day. Pete Henderson, Rusty Creed and Ronnie Holtz were present to accept the proclamation. 5. CONSENT AGENDA A. Consider approving Minutes of the Town Hall Meetings held on June 30, 2005 and July 7, 2005. B. Consider approving Minutes of the Regular Meeting, Public Hearing and Workshop Meeting held on July 11, 2005 C. Council to consider awarding bid for Chemical and Fertilizer D. Council to consider awarding bid for Janitorial Services City Council Regular and Workshop M.ng - July 25, 2005 e Page 2 E. Council to consider awarding bid for Water and Sewer Supplies F. Council to consider approval or other action regarding an ordinance authorizing the Mayor to execute an Operator's Agreement between the City of La Porte and the La Porte Area Water Authority G. Consider cancellation of regular scheduled Council meeting on August 8, 2005 to conduct budget workshop meetings to be held August 8, 2005 H. Council to consider approval or other action regarding a Policy on Suspected Misconduct and Dishonesty. I. Council to consider approval or other action regarding an ordinance amending Fiscal Year 2004-2005 Budget for $59,509 for the Grant Fund to move seized funds into the Grant Items H and I were pulled from the Consent Agenda. Mike Clausen noted the minutes needed a correction showing he voted in favor of item 10. Motion was made bv Councilmember Engelken to accent consent agenda with correction on Mr. Clausen made to the minutes. Second by Council member Mosteit. The motion carried unanimously. Ayes: Mosteit, Engelken, Ebow, Clausen, Rigby, Moser, Griffiths, and Mayor Porter. Nays: None Abstain: Peter Griffiths abstained from Item B. Louis Rigby abstained from Item A. 6. PETITIONS, REMONSTRANCES, COMMUNICATIONS, AND CITIZENS AND TAX PAYERS WISHING TO ADDRESS COUNCIL ON ANY ITEM POSTED ON THE AGENDA There were no citizen's wishing to address Council. 7. Item A. - Council to consider approval or other action to authorize the sale of$1.8 million in Certificate of Obligation; approve and authorize the first and second publication of Notice ofIntent to Issue, and the Preliminary Official Statement. Item B - Council to consider authorizing staff to proceed with the sale of $7.7 million in general obligation bonds in conjunction with certificates of obligation bonds; approve and authorize the preliminary official statement. Cynthia Alexander presented summary and recommendation and answered Council's questions. Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins read: Resolution 2005-12: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION IN A PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1.8 MILLION FOR THE ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF CERTAIN PUBLIC WORKS; AUTHORIZING DISTRIBUTION OF A PRELIMINARY OFFICIAL SATEMENT RELATING TO SUCH CERTCERTIFICATES; AND AUTHORIZING CERTAIN OTHER MATIERS RELATING THERETO Motion was made bv Council member Clausen to approve Item A Resolution 2005-12 as presented bv Cynthia Alexander. Second by Councilmember Moser. The motion carried unanimously. Ayes: Ebow, Griffiths, Engelken, Young, Clausen, Rigby, Moser and Porter Nays: None Abstain: None City Council Regular and Workshop .ing - July 25, 2005 e Page 3 Motion was made bv Councilmember Griffiths to authorize staff to proceed with the sale of$7.7 million in eeneral oblieation bonds in coni unction with certificates of oblieation bonds. approve and authorize the preliminarv official statement. Second by Councilmember Ebow. The motion carried unanimously. Ayes: Ebow, Griffiths, Engelken, Young, Clausen, Rigby, Moser and Porter Nays: None Abstain: None 8. Council to consider and take action on the front foot fees to those listed above listed rates which are reflective of current construction and materials costs. Wayne Sabo presented summary and recommendation and answere~ ,council's questions. ~ . ~ I:Jt.1.L. ':II- 151.4/ UJrM.. ~. wt.,. Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins read Ordinance 200S-7S9-A- ORDINANCE AMEND G CHAPTE 'I "UTILITIES OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE BY ADDING NEW DIVISION 4 UTILITY CONNECTION FEES," TO ARTICLE III. "WATER AND SEWER SERVICE~ CHARGES", AND BY AMENDING APPENDIX A "FEES"; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN 7S'16- MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DA YE HEREOF. wlu.l!l . !!LL!- ~~ib~ Motion was made bv Councilmember Griffiths to approve Ordinance 200S-7S9-A as presented by Mr. il~~/os' . Second by Council member Ebow. The motion carried unanimously. C/>t.{utf.up.; , .~~ .J . rr--. tJJ.LU tJ _!!J ~-!'ffl!! PJt t:JU. II1tLUtMa Ayes: Porter, Ebow, Engelken, Moser, Mosteit, Clausen, Griffiths and Rigby Nays: None Abstain: None 14. Item 14 was taken out of order at 6:32 p.m.. EXECUTIVE SESSION - PURSUANT TO PROVISION OF THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW, CHAPTER 551.071 THROUGH 551.076, 551-087, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE (CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY, DELIBERATION REGARDING REAL PROPERTY, DELIBERATION REGARDING PROSPECTIVE GIFT OR DONATION, PERSONNEL MATTERS, DELIBERATION REGARDING SECURITY DEVICES, OR EXCLUDING A WITNESS DURING EXAMINATION OF ANOTHER WITNESS IN AN INVESTIGATION, DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS) 551.074 (pERSONNEL MA TIERS) - JUDGE MITRANO'S EVALUATION CITY SECRETARY'S EVALUATION 15. Council returned to the table at 7:02 p.m. There was no action taken during Executive Session. The regular meeting was reconvened at 7:03 p.m. Mayor reported they discussed Judge Mitrano's Evaluation and will take no action this evening. In addition, Mayor noted the City Secretary's evaluation packet was handed out for Council to complete the evaluation form. They will place this item back on Executive Session at the last meeting in August. 9. There was not report on the Fiscal Affairs meeting due to it being cancelled. 10. Close Regular Meeting and Open Workshop at 7:04 p.m. A. Council to receive report from Public Works Director Steve Gillett on Little Cedar Bayou Wastewater Treatment Plant and provide direction. City Council Regular and Workshop .ng - July 25, 2005 tit Page 4 Council encouraged staff to move forward. B Emergency Management Jeff Suggs introduced Ms. Sarah Moore who provided Mayor, Council and Staff the Emergency Management Intern's Progress Report. 11. Close Workshop and reconvened Regular Meeting at 7:29 p.m. 12. Administrative Reports Ms. Feazelle reminded Council of the August 2,2005 National Night Out, the Breakfast with the Stars August 10, 2005 at 7:00 a.m. at Sylvan Beach Pavilion, Budget Workshop Meetings August 8 - 11,2005 in Council Chambers, Labor Holiday Observed Monday, September 5, 2005. In addition, Ms. Feazelle provided Council with the following additional items: She advised Council she spoke with Mr. Bernard representing industries at an Alliance meeting last week regarding. He advised they have written letters in opposition to the property tax legislation that we have been in opposition to as well. He will be sending the City information to follow up on. She further noted these items could have an impact on the budget. Alliance has commissioned a report and it will be released on the lOth of August. As we receive more information, we will keep council informed. Citizen surveys are coming in and we have received approximately 800 to date. The blood drive went extremely well. We received 189 units of blood and nine pick up trucks of items to be sent oversees. 13. Council Comments Rigby, Moser, Griffiths, Ebow, Engelken, Mosteit, Clausen, and Porter had comments. 16. Council to consider approval or other action regarding an ordinance enacting amendments to the City Manager's Employment Agreement Mayor presented summary and recommendation and answered Council's questions. Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins read Ordinance 2004-2729-B AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN AMEND EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LA PORTE AND THE CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, MAKING VARIOUS FINDNGS AND PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT, FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. Motion was made bv Councilmember Rigbv to approve Ordinance 2004-2729-B as oresented bv Mayor. Second by Council member Moser. The motion carried unanimously. Ayes: Porter, Ebow, Engelken, Moser, Mosteit, Clausen, Griffiths, and Rigby Nays: None Abstain: None 17. There being no further business to come before Council, the Regular Meeting and Workshop was duly adjourned at 7:47p.m. City Council Regular and Workshop Ang - July 25, 2005 e Page 5 Respectfully submitted, crnatt/1~ /1~ Martha Gillett, TRMC City Secretary ~':l~nd day of August, 2005. Mayor Alton E. Porter e e B e . MINUTES OF THE BUDGET WORKSHOP MEETINGS HELD ON AUGUST 8 -11, 2005 THE LA PORTE CITY COUNCIL 1. CALL TO ORDER AUGUST 8, 2005 The meeting was called to order by Mayor Alton Porter at 6:00 p.m. Members of City Council Present: Councilmembers Louis Rigby, Tommy Moser, Peter Griffiths, Chuck Engelken, Mike Mosteit, Mike Clausen, and Mayor Alton Porter Members of Council Absent: Barry Beasley and Howard Ebow Members of City Executive Staff and City EmDloyees Present: City Manager Debra Feazelle, Assistant City Manager John Joerns, Assistant City Manager Cynthia Alexander, Assistant Finance Director Michael Dolby, Engineering Technician Supervisor Bobby O'Sullivan, Office Coordinator Peggy Lee, GIS Manager Brian Sterling, City Secretary Martha Gillett, Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins, Safety and Loss Prevention Coordinator Bill Rankin, Main Street Coordinator Debra Dye, MIS Manager Al Owens, Accounting Coordinator Lorie Doughty, Supervising Engineer Robert Cummings, Accountant Lee Ann Williams, Purchasing Manager Susan Kelley, Assistant Police Chief Aaron Corrales, Assistant City Secretary Sharon Harris, Public Improvement Coordinator Regan McPhail, Golf Pro Alex Osmond, Police Lieutenant Gary Chastain, Police Lieutenant Ron Parker, Fire Chief Mike Boaze, Police Chief Richard Reff, Secretary IV Michelle Bedford, Building Official Debbie Wilmore, EMS Chief Ray Nolen, Parks and Recreation Director Stephen Barr, Assistant Fire Chief John Dunham, Budget Officer Shelley Wolny, Assistant Public Works Director Don Pennell, Director of Public Works Steve Gillett, Assistant Fire Marshal Phil Creamer, Planning Director Wayne Sabo, Human Resources Specialist Nicole Hatter, Assistant to the City Manager Crystal Scott, Tax Manager Kathy Powell, Assistant EMS Chief Lisa Camp, Lieutenant Steve Deardorff, Office Manager Marlene Rigby. Others Present: Colleen Hicks and Wayne Hammond. 2. Reverend David Morgan of First Baptist Church delivered the Invocation. 3. Mayor Porter led the Pledge of Allegiance. 4. Workshop was called to order by Mayor Porter at 6: 10 p.m. The following budget items were discussed: A. City Manager Debra Feazelle provided a General Overview of the 2005-2006 Budget. B. General Fund Overview - City Manager Debra Feazelle provided an overview and answered Council's questions. C. Enterprise Funds Overview - City Manager Debra Feazelle provided an overview and answered Council's questions. D. Internal Service Funds Overview - City Manager Debra Feazelle provided an overview and answered Council's questions. City Council Budget worksl Meetings - August 8-11 2005 - Page 2- E. Special Revenue Funds Overview - City Manager Debra Feazelle provided an overview and answered Council's questions. F. DEPARTMENTAL REVIEW 1. Emergency Services Department - 3-14 - City Manager Debra Feazelle provided an overview of the Emergency Management budget and answered Council's questions. Assistant Fire Marshal Phil Creamer provided an overview of the Fire Marshal's budget and answered City Council's questions. Fire Chief Mike Boaze provided an overview of the Fire Emergency Services Budgets an answered Council's questions. Council retired for a break at 7:23 p.m. and returned to the table at 7:35 p.m. There was no discussion of business while on break. 2. Police Department -3-22 - Police Chief Richard Reffprovided an overview and answered Council's questions. 3. Administration -3-40 - City Secretary Martha Gillett provided an overview of the City Secretary and City Council's budget and answered questions. City Manager Debra Feazelle provided an overview of the City Manager's budget and answered Council's questions. 4. Finance Department - 3-67 - Assistant Finance Director Michael Dolby provided an overview of the Finance Department's budget and answered Council's questions. 5. Public Works Department - Director of Public Works Steve Gillett provided City Council with an overview and answered Council's questions. Council noted concerns on garbage bag reduction and will be discussing further in this budget workshop process. Attached to the minutes is a copy of the power point presentation used in budget presentations. 8-9-05 - Recessed meeting at 10:00 p.m. 8-10-05 Opened recessed meeting at 6:00 p.m. City Council Present: Mayor Alton Porter, Council members Chuck Engelken, Tommy Moser, Louis Rigby, Mike Mosteit, Mike Clausen, Howard Ebow. Councilmembers Absent: Barry Beasley and Peter Griffiths. Staff Present: Police Chief Richard Reff, Planning Director Wayne Sabo, Parks and Recreation Director Stephen Barr, Office Coordinator Marlene Rigby, Director of Public Works Steve Gillett, Building Official Debbie Wilmore, Director of Public Works Steve Gillett, Office Coordinator Peggy Lee, Assistant to the City Manager Crystal Scott, Assistant Public Works Director, Human Resources Specialist Nicole Hatter, Assistant Golf Pro Kelley Green, Golf Pro Alex Osmond, EMS Chief Ray Nolen, Fire Chief Mike Boaze, Public Improvement Coordinator Regean McPhail, Assistant City Manager Cynthia Alexander, Assistant Finance Director Michael Dolby, Court Clerk Amy Bird, Municipal Court Judge Denise Mitrano, Assistant Fire Chief John Dunham, SafetylLoss Prevention Coordinator Bill Rankin, Assistant EMS Chief Lisa Camp, Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins, MIS Manager Al Owens, Main Street Coordinator Debra Dye and Assistant City Manager John Joerns. City Council Budget worksl Meetings - August 8-11 2005 - Page 3" Others Present: None City Attorney Knox Askins provided an overview of the legal budget and answered Council's questions. Municipal Judge Denise Mitrano provided an overview of the Municipal Court budget and answered Council's questions. She noted she would like to delete the part-time clerk position and increase the part-time Marshal to a full time Marshal, as previous year and City Manager concurs.. 6. Parks and Recreation Department - 3-91 - Parks and Recreation Director Stephen Barr provided the Council with an overview and answered questions. 7. Planning Department - 3-107 - Planning Director Wayne Sabo provided an overview and answered Council's questions. Council noted this budget may need to be increased for enforced mowing of wooded lot areas. Mr. Sabo noted he estimated an approximate cost would be $25,000.00 and will follow up. Council recessed for a break at 7:20 p.m. and returned to the table at 7:27 p.m. There was no discussion while on break. 8. Golf Course -5-21 - Golf Pro Alex Osmond provided an overview and answered Council's questions. Mr. Osmond noted he was recommending a fee increase. Specific are outlined in the handouts. Assistant City Manager Cynthia Alexander provided an overview of the Community Investment Fund, Hotel Occupancy Fund, Downtown Revitalization Program, 4b Sales Tax, Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Number One, Grant Fund, Debt Service Fund, La Porte Area Water Authority Debt Service, Technology Fund, Insurance Fund and answered Council's questions. G. Budget Recap - City Manager Debra Feazelle provided a recap of the budget. Ms. Feazelle provided Council with a handout answering the questions raised during budget workshops. Council will need to make a decision on garbage bags by the time the budget is voted on at the August 22, 2005 Council Meeting. H. Capital Improvements Projects-All Funds - (under separate cover) - Assistant City Manager John Joerns provided an overview of the CIP budget and answered Council's questions. 5. Close Workshop Meeting and Reconvene Regular Meeting at 9:12 p.m. 6. Council Comments Rigby, Moser, Ebow, Engelken, Mosteit, Clausen, and Alton Porter had comments. 7. City Manager Debra Feazelle reminded council of the Breakfast with the Stars on August 10,2005 at Sylvan Beach, Mayor and Council Dinner on August 18,2005 at Monument Inn, LEPC Golf Tournament on August 19,2005 at Bayforest Golf Club, and the 2005 Alliance Legislative Wrap-up Breakfast August 23, 2005 at Marriott Hotel. City Council Budget workS' Meetings - August 8-11 2005 - Page 4- 8. 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 EXCLUDING A WITNESS DURING EXAMINATION OF ANOTHER WITNESS IN AN INVESTIGATION, DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS Council did not have an Executive Session. 9. CONSIDERATIONS AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON ITEMS CONSIDERED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION There was no action taken due to no Executive Session. 10. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before Council, the Special Called Regular Meeting and Workshop Meeting was duly adjourned at 9:17 p.m. Respectfully submitted, vrnrwll~ ~)1,() Martha Gillett, TRMC, CMC City Secretary Passed and approved on this 22nd day of August 2005 ~&~ Alton Porter, Mayor - City of La Porte Budget Workshops August 8-11, 2005 e 1 8/15/2005 3:52 PM Year 2006 Budget Priorities for Fiscal e e ~ -No increase in taxes -No layoffs -Fund employee pay plan -No healthcare cost increases to employees -Balance the Budget -Customer service - Economic Development -Communication! Technology improvements - Stabilize revenue streams necessary to protect City assets - Continue providing best services at lowest cost '- 2 8/15/20053:52 PM Seven Fiscal Illusions e e - 1. Robbing one fund to plug a hole in another 2. U sing accounting tricks 3. Borrowing long term to spend short term 4. Selling off assets 5. Making something up 6. Nickel and diming expenses 7. Delaying maintenance and replacement of assets - Source: leMA 10 Reoort Volume 36/Number 11. November 2004 3 8/15/20053:52 PM Assumptions e Merit - 3% funding pool Health Insurance - City contribution 16.5% increase ($5150 to $6000) TMRS rate - 12.95% New Positions - Full-time (General Fund) 2 Dispatchers - PD (Police, Fire & EMS workload) Controller - Finance (1 st new position in over 10 years) New Positions - Part-time (Expense neutral/trade overtime) Field Maintenance Worker - Fire . . . . . e Clerk - Purchasing Upgrades / Market Adjustments EMS - $60,000 PD - $80,000 Fire - Pension Increase - $20,000 increase Gas - 38% Increase . Electricity - 10% Increase Property Tax - Reserve for Legislation . . . 4 8/15/20053:52 PM Cost Savings e life of vehicles - MP Lease fees decreased Extending . Bellaire $30,000 - Bay town $37,000, Analysis In-house NCI sale - Cost UF Rate . $220,712 life of building yr $25,000 Savings over remaining 25 . Long range financial plan in-house . Employee Cost savings - $12,571 $7600 labor cost for each garbage bag hand out - (recommend 2 vs. . 4 rolls) . $35,200 while cutting expenditures - revenues, in-house (up to $140,000) Work of staff on pipeline - new Warks . . e Mowing - Public 5 Deleted Positions: Building Maintenance Technician Sr. Services Recreation Specialist Assistant Director of Parks 8/15/2005 3:52 PM . e e nt - . Safety Recognition Program to continue reducing Workers Compensation . Employee Compensation Study . Wellness Program for employees . ISO Rating - Will decrease Insurance for Citizens/Businesses . Economic Development Study - Comm. Invest. - enhance retail developm . Propose One Additional Discretionary Day - Calendar Year 2006 - 8/15/20053:52 PM e e Projected Long-Range Fund Balance Usage - FY 2004 - - - - 35,000,000 - --:J'2I ro;r- 34,000,000 ---_. --- ~:171f ~ 33,000,000 - 7 - 12,009 32,000,000 7 - - 30,90 31,000,000 - - - 30,000,000 - - ~ 29,000,000 ~ ~9.904 7 ~ 2' 973 28,000,000 --.- - 1,877 - 2,938 27,000,000 - - - 26,000,000 2o,;mg;s2"I - - - 26,015,187 25,000,000 25,496.086 - - - 24,987,709 24,821,125 24,000,000 ;24;384;454- - - - - 23,000,000 .,-- ,-- I I I I I I ,-- .-- .,-- ~ ~ ~" b ~" ~ ~ ~ " ," " ~ ~rv~ ~"}f:::j ~t;( f'lf:::j ~fcf t\S' fI5~ ~o,~ ,~ V rv' "}..... ~ ~ ~ , , , -Ir- Total Expenses --- Total Revenues - 8/15/2005 3:52 PM 7 - e Projected Long-Range Fund Balance Usage - FY 2005 - Projected Revenues and Expenditures 36,000,000 35,000,000 - 34,000,000 -- 33,120,347 33,000,000 ---- 7 32,132,668 32,000,000 - 31,175,137 "7 -...-- 31,000,000 Z46,8< '7 -- 7' 30,000,000 29,346,753 ~ - ,..L 31,m 16 29.000.000 28,~ -- 30 0 - - 323 - - --- 27,627~ , .52 28,000,000 ~ - - - - 5 261>07,542 ~ 28,( - - - - 27,000,000 26,012,015 ~ - - 27,380,978 - 26.000.000 . 2S~21,922 ~ ~ ~13 - - -- - ~8,927 26,049,011 - - - - 25,000,000 - -- 2 )8,323 · 24,783,911 - 24,000,000 24,668,148 - 24,498,927 - - - --- -- -- 23,000,000 .-- .--- .- , , I , .--- .- r--- .- ~,.f' 5:1" ~b ~ ~~ sf ~ '\. ~ ~ ~ ...." ~~ <;::;'\. -.,:'\. ~'\. '\."~ ~ ~" ~ ~ ~ " '\. ~ --- Total Expenses - Total Revenues - 8/15/2005 3:52 PM 8 e e Projected Long-Range Fund Balance Usage - FY 2006 - Projected Revenues and Expenditures 36,000,000 - 35,000,000 34,438,027 34,000,000 - 33,410,290 33,000,000 - 32,413,937 - ..L- 32,000,000 - u 31,447~ - 31,000,000 30,511,462 ___ L 32,060,947 29,603,458 ~ 31 ,33: 30,000,000 1- 29,000,000 - 29,938,966 - - -- 158 28,000,000 27,041,733 28,611,829 - - - - 26,239,130 27,973,130 27,000,000 -- - - - - -- 25,917,077 27,350,424 26,000,000 25,397,585 25,36l - -- - 25,000,000 I~ - 25,917,077 - 26,151,305 - - - 2 ~5 24,000,000 - - - -- - -- -- 24,581,927 23,000,000 r-- .-- r--- , , , , , r-- r--- ~" ~" ~lo r$- ~'b ~q ~ , ~ ~ ~ " 10 ~;.; r:f' -.:' ~' "f~ bt' ,,~ ~ ~" ~ ~ ~'t) ~ , , ... , - Total Expenditures ~ Total Revenues - 8/15/20053:52 PM 9 Projected Long-Range Fund Balance Usage Compared with Prior Year - - - - 36,000,000 - - - - 35,000,000 - - - ~ 34,000,000 I I e - - I $4.04 mil -r 04 33,000,000 - ?:: ~ ~ $2.07 mil- F 06 32,000,000 - ~ - $3.54 mil- F 05 31,000,000 - ~ - ~ ~ -- 30,000,000 - -;::::::;- ~ - - .- 29,000,000 - -- ._~ - - - - 28,000,000 - - - - 27,000,000 - - - - 26,000,000 - - - e ~ .. ;:::::::-"' .- 25,000,000 -!= - - - - -- 24,000,000 - - , , , , - - - ~" ~,,~ ~ ~'b gf ~ ~, ~'" .., ~ ~" ~ ~ <fl~ ,~ --: ,'Y' ,"I ~ ~ I;S , -- TOlal Expenses - FY 2006 "'*- Total Revenues - FY 2006 -5- Tolal Expenses - FY 2005 ~. Tolal Revenues - FY 2005 - -- Tolal Expenses - FY 2004 "'*- TOlal Revenues - FY 2004 8/15/2005 3:52 PM 10 e e Utility Fund Rate Model Summary - Actual Est. Projected 99-00 00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 - - - - - - Revenues 6.7 6.1 5.6 5.7 6.0 5.8 6.4 7.5 8.3 8.5 8.7 Expenditures 5.7 5.9 6.3 6.5 6.7 6.5 6.8 7.8 7.9 7.8 8.0 - - - - - - Estimated Fund Balance Usage 1.1 0.3 (0.7) (0.7) (0.8) (0.7) (0.3) (0.3) 0.5 0.7 0.8 Projected Days of Working Capital 23 8 29 61 96 - 8/15/2005 3:52 PM 11 e e Utility Fund Rate Model Summary Estimated Fund Balance Usage 10,000,000 9,000,000 8,000,000 7,000,000 6,000,000 5,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 - 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-0912009-10 Actual Actual Actual Actual Actual R<;tirmted Projected Projected I Projected Projected Projected ~ Revenues - Expenditw'es 8/15/2005 3:52 PM 12 Summary Utility Fund Rate Model - e .-- Current Proposed Avera2e Bill Avera2e Bill (5,000 Gallons) (5,000 Gallons) Base Water 12.24 15.89 Base Sewer 11.10 15.75 Total 23.34 31.64 '-- 13 8/15/20053:52 PM - e 14 Solid Waste Revenue Analysis CostlMonth per Customer $15.95 for Garbage & Trash Proposed Rate/Month* $15.00 *Last Year of$2.50 increase per year - 3 year phase in 8/15/20053:52 PM Golf Course Survey Information / Proposal --- h. -- ~. - lVOn-lC.eS lVOn-lC.eS lWlllgnr lwU'ght GOLF COURSE Wkdy Wkend Res Wkdy Res Wkend Non-Res Sr Res Sr Wkdy Wkend Cart 18 BATTLEGROUND $33.00 $42.00 $28.00 $36.00 $29.00 $27.00 $22.00 $28.00 $22.00 EAGLE POINT $35.00 $50.00 $22.50 $27.50 $29.00 $20.00 $22.00 $27.00 $24.00 TIMBER CREEK $39.00 $54.00 N/A N/A $33.00 N/A $32.00 $44.00 $26.00 THE WILDERNESS $42.00 $52.00 $32.00 $42.00 $24.00 $24.00 $27.00 $32.00 $24.00 EVERGREEN POINT $34.00 $33.00 N/A N/A $26.00 N/A $22.00 $27.00 $22.00 BAY FOREST $28.00 $38.00 $25.00 $33.00 $22.50 $16.50 $22.50 $25.00 $22.00 Proposed $31.00 $41.00 $28.00 $36.00 $25.50 $19.50 $25.50 $28.00 $24.00 L..-I 15 8/15/2005 3:52 PM Proposal Golf Course Survey Information / - - - Performance indicators implemented to drive more rounds and increase revenue: 1) Increased rates in 04-05 2) Lowered the senior age to 60 yrs. for non-residents 3) Starting players off#1 and #10 tees on weekends to accommodate the public for more early times 4) Using 10 Min. tee times to get the players around the course at a better pace of play 5) Added a Jr. rate 04-05 to attract younger golfers 6) Changed annual membership restrictions to year round availability instead of only once a year sign up 7) Now offer a payment plan for annual memberships 8) Offer on line tee times and specials on the web page and on the Southern Texas PGA web page 9) Offer a frequent player card in the summer to attract return play during the hot months 10) The men a women's golf association members now receive a news letter bye-mail 11) More changes are on burner for 05-06 L-I 12) The Dallas Morning News a rating of#10 in the State rating for golf courses with a fee of $45.00 & below 16 8/15/20053:52 PM - e - -January 1,2006 - All claims must be flat rate - W e bill flat plus itemized - Last change was October 1, 2004 -Calculated flat rate based on average -Survey local EMS to add 10%-15% to average - Increase transport mileage $8-$10 \ L-. \ '. 8f 5/20053:52 PM ''\ \ \ Fund General Days of Working Capital e .... ,. - 120 :~ 100 -. " I .iIft;:;, "=e::: ::s=:'" :I', ..ii;;" 80 60 B .~ U tlO ] ... ~ .... o '" ~ Q e 40 20 18 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Esimated Projected 2005 2006 - 8/15/2005 3:52 PM e e General Fund Budgeted Use of Fund Balance vs. Actual Use at Year End 10 Year History - Budgeted Actual Year Rewnues Expenc:6.tures Dra\\down Change 1995-96 18.91 19.25 (0.34) 1.06 1996-97 20.40 22.22 (1.82) (0.77) 1997-98 19.02 20.39 (1.37) 1.39 1998-99 21.27 21.89 (0.62) (2.03) 1999-2000 22.33 23.25 (0.92) (0.33) 2000-2001 23.05 24.03 (0.98) 1.67 200 1-2002 22.32 23.67 ( 1.35) (0.54) 2002-2003 24.38 26.19 (1.81) (0.29) 2003-2004 24.67 25.32 (0.65) 0.61 2004-2005 24.58 25.40 (0.82) - 8/15/2005 3:52 PM 19 e e 20 Expenditures - All Funds - [!) Debt Service . Cap ita! Funds [!J General Fund Improvement 6% 48% Funds 9% - - o Internal Service Funds . Other 12% o Enterprise Governmental Funds 18% Funds 7% 8/15/20053:52 PM Funds Consolidated Summary of All Working Capital 09/30/06 FY 05-06 Expenses FY 05-06 Revenues Working Capital 09/30/05 (In mUlions) e 7.07 0.00 0.67 0.02 3.98 ~ 11.42 25.~ 2~ Q~ Ql9 QN QM ~~ 25.92 2.79 0.25 0.14 1.17 O.M 30.31 7.07 0.00 0.73 0.08 3.56 0.33' - 11.10 Governmental Fund Types: General Fund Grant Fund HoteVMotel Occupancy Tax Community Investment Section 4B Sales Tax Tax Increment Reinvestment Total Governmental Types e 0.43 0.15 0.10 1.03 ~ 1.66 6.77 0.21 0.24 1.69 1.24 10.16 6.43 0.21 O.M 1.17 1.26 9.11 0.77 0.15 0.30 1.55 0.06 2.71 Enterprise: Utility Sylvan Beach Airport La Porte Area Water Authority Golf Course Total Enterprise 1.97 1.14 0.69 3.80 1.66 4.02 0.96 6.64 1.86 3.95 0.99 6.80 1.77 1.21 0.66 64 Internal Service Motor Pool Insurance Fund Technology Fund Total Internal Service 21 8/15/20053:52 PM Funds (Cont'd) Consolidated Summary of All e e Working Capital 09/30/06 FY 05-06 Expenses FY 05-06 Revenues Working Capital 09/30/05 (In millions) 0.00 0.90 0.10 0.07 1.66 0.38 3.12 0.38 0.72 0.33 1.21 1.16 0.73 0.01 0.71 5.24 0.03 0.43 0.31 0.02 0.01 0.02 0.04 0.02 0.87 0.36 1.18 0.02 1.19 1.25 0.79 1.63 1.07 7.49 Capital Improve me nt: General Utility Sewer Re habilitation 1998 GO Bond Fund 2000 GO Bond Fund 2002 GO Bond Fund 2004 C/O Bond Fund Other Infrastructure Total Capital Improvement 1.45 0.40 1.86 2.19 0.38 0.77 3.34 2.34 0.40 0.77 3.51 1.30 0.38 De bt Se rvice General Utility La Porte Area Water Authority Total Debt Service 1.69 22 84 21 55.37 50.59 26.63 Total All Funds 8/15/2005 3:52 PM Adopted Budgets vs. Actual Expenditures - All Funds 5 Year History - 60,000,000 L 50,000,000 Estimated - 40,000,000 30,000,000 20,000,000 10,000,000 - 200 1-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 . Adooted o Actual - 8/15/2005 3:52 PM 23 e e e e 24 Employee Positions - Citywide - - Personnel Changes - 500. - 450. 400. 350. 300, 250. 200 150 100 50 0 FYOI-02 FY 02-03 FY 03-04 FY 04-05 FY 05-06 - - - - - - o Part-time 76 77 77 71 75 - - - - - . Full-time 377 379 384.3 376 376 - - 8/15/20053:52 PM Staffing Growth Staffing Growth Over Last 10 Years e e -Public Works -Police - Parks & Recreation C -='':'=) Administration - Emergency Services = Finance -Planning & Engineering - 25 ~ ~ ~ ~ - L_~"-- ~: ..-.. -~. . -.>-- - - -. . ..,n,."" . .... ~.... .OM . ., . = , I 120 100 60 40 20 80 o \cf)1 \cf)'b \cf)9 "}..(j.)() "}..(j.)\ "}..(j.)"}.. "}..(j.)' "}..(j.)bt "}..(j.)':J "}..(j.)6 - - 8/15/2005 3:52 PM 2006 Staffing Growth Patterns by Department 1996 vs. 120 e e 100 80 40 20 60 1 l .~ ~ ~ '-a j - jfJ~ .~ #~~/ ,b~ ~~..- ~~.. -~~~ ~~ ~o~ 'CJ ~~ CJ~ ~~ - .o~ ~ ,# ~ 'CJ~ ~Cf .&~ ~~ /~ # 26 . 2006 1996 o 8/15/20053:52 PM Personnel Issues e Fund in General Over 2/3 (68%) personnel . 3 Proposed Deleted . FY 2006 e Positions Deleted - 2006 Proposed: Building Maintenance Tech - Parks Dept Senior Services Recreation Specialist - Parks Dept Assistant Director of Parks & Recreation - Parks Dept 27 8/15/2005 3:52 PM Personnel Issues e to FIT - New reauests - Full-time: 2 Dispatchers - Police Department 1 Controller - Accounting 1 Financial Billing Technician - Utility Billing - PIT ense Neutral I Trade Overtime Worker - Fire Suppression reauests - Part-time Field Maintenance Clerk New Purchasing e Adiustments New reauests - U' ades/Market Police Patrol - $80,000 28 EMS $60,000 Fire - Pension Increase - $20,000 8/15/2005 3:52 PM Employee Benefits Proposal e e - . Fund Merit Plan - cost $320,359 . No increase to employees medical contribution . Increased city contribution to health fund by 16.5% - cost $344,200 (=$6000/yr/ee) . Expanding Safety Program . Expanding Wellness Program . Enhancing Service Awards Program . Evaluation of all positions to market - compensation plan . One additional discretionary day - ( 11 holidays) '-- 29 8/15/20053:52 PM General Fund Net - Revenues vs. Expenditures 5 Year History - 28,000,000 e 26,000,000 ~ - --- ::::--- -- ---. . - ~ . .--- 24,000,000 r 22,000,000 ~ 20,000,000 e 18,000,000 I I FY 2001-02 FY 2002-03 FY 2003-04 FY 2004-05 FY 2005-06 Budget Budget Budget Budget Proposed Budget --- Revenues -+- Expenditures - 8/15/2005 3:52 PM 30 - e General Fund Expenditures 10 Years - - - - Expenditures by Function Ten Years 9,000,000 - - - - - 1 8,000,000 - - - - - 7,000,000 - - - - / r - Police 6,000,000 / - Public Works - - - - / - Parks and Recreationl -- 5,000,000 ~ - - - - - - -Fire -- ............ ",.,.. - - 4,000,000 - - - - - ~ Adtnirmtration -- ~ ~ 3,000,000 - - ==== ~ ~ Planning === ~ == - ~.r::::::-:-::~~-====-~__-==-=-:;.; ;:.~ ~ 2,000,000 .-' - - - - - - Finance ==- ==-= - 1,000,000 - =-= - - - !!!!!!!!!! ........ ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; 0 - -,-- .--- .--- .- -,- I I I A^' A'b A~ ~~ ~, ~~~ ~~,." ~ b b ~ ~~ ~~ ~ ~ ,OJ ~ ~~ rv rv rv brv brv ~flJ ~flJ #'~ ~v <v~ ~<.o~ - 8/15/20053:52 PM 31 General Fund Revenue Sources Where the Money Comes From . General Property Taxes (38%) o Franchise Taxes (7%) o Sales Tax (8%) . Industrial Payments (25%) o Other Taxes (<1 %) iii License & Permits (1 %) o Fines & Forfeits (3%) . Charges for Services (12%) . Parks & Recreation (1 %) o Rec & Fitness Center (1 %) o Intergovernmental (<1%) [] Fund Balance Usage . Miscellaneous (<1%) $0 GI Total Revenues . Operating Transfers (2%) $25,917,077 . Interest Income (1 %) 8/15/2005 3:52 PM 32 e e Fund Revenues General Pe rce nt Change Projected 2005-06 Es timate d 2004-05 Budget 2004-05 Actual 2003-04 Revenues: (in mUlions) e 4.15% 8.0001'0 13.99% -1.01% 38.89% e 28.71% 2.29% 15.00% -0.93% -5.28% 0.00% 0.00% -2.23% 39.32% 9.9 1.8 2.2 6.5 0.1 0.4 0.7 3.1 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.3 9.6 1.8 2.1 7.0 0.0 0.4 0.6 2.7 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.3 9.5 1.7 1.9 6.6 0.0 0.3 0.7 2.7 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.2 9.1 1.7 2.0 6.9 0.0 0.3 0.6 2.4 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.4 0.1 General Property Taxes Franchise Taxes Sales Taxes Industrial Payments Other Taxes Licenses & Permits Fines Forfeits Charges for Services Parks & Recreation Recreation & Fitness Intergovernmental Miscellaneous Operating Transfers Interest 5.43% 25.9 25.4 24.6 I 25.1 Revenues Total 33 $ 0.8 8/15/20053:52 PM e e General Fund Revenues In Lieu of Taxes & Ad Valorem Taxes - 10,000,000 9,000,000 -. -- 8,000,000 7,000,000 6,000,000 5,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 In Lieu of Taxes Ad ValoremTaxes . Actual . Actual o Budget o Revised . Projected 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2004-05 2005-06 - 8/15/2005 3:52 PM 34 e e Property Tax Rate Comparison - - Property Tax Rate Based on $100,000 Home =r --r =:J I r --r = Baytown - .__... - t 589.60 0.73700 68,850 =r =r I I r - ~ - Deer P ark - - . 576.00 0.72000 30,575 --L =r ~ I [ --1= La Porte - - 0.71000 5 33,214 =r I I I [ 1= P earland - ;9 0.69500 44,540 -1 ==r ~ I [ ==r- League City - B 512.00 0.64000 5 ~397 =r =r ~ I [ I riendswood - ~ 5lUO 0.63900 33,790 =r -----r =1 I [ ===r Seabrook - 0 0.62000 10,177 ? / / / / ~ - - - I I I I - - ---t 0.00000 0.10000 0.20000 0.30000 0.40000 0.50000 0.60000 0.70000 0.80000 - - 8/15/2005 3 :52 PM Source: Texas Town & City 36 2005 Tax and Debt Survey Property Tax Rate* Last Ten Fiscal Years e e .612 .098 0.80 0.70 0.50 0.30 0.20 0.10 0.60 0.40 2006 2005 2004 2002 2003 o Debt Service 2000 2001 o General Fund 1999 1998 1997 17 years 37 has not raised in *Council 8/15/2005 3:52 PM Property Tax Rates Direct & Overlapping Governments e e City of La Porte 22%) o City of La Porte . La Porte ISD o San Jacinto Jr. College District o Other Taxing Entities 38 8/15/2005 3:52 PM What you get for your tax dollars e e - Average Home Value - $98,788* City taxes paid by average household per year - $561.12 Per month - $46.76 to support these city services: -24 hour Police Protection -24 hour Emergency Medical Services -24 hour Fire Protection - Animal Control services -Maintenance of all public streets (160 miles of paved streets) - Park facilities including softball fields (18 parks with a total of 463 acres) - Recreational facilities & activities - Building Inspections & permitting services ..... -Code Enforcement Services 39 *Based on 2005 Preliminary average home value with 20% homestead exemption. *($0.711$100 Valuation) 8/15/20053:52 PM Distribution of Property Tax Collections 1985 vs. Current Year 1985 . La Porte ISD 42% ~ City of La Porte 28% e o San Jacinto Jr. Conege Dicltrict 3% o Other Taxing Entities 27% Current e o San Jacinto Jr. College Dicltrict 4% o Other Taxing Entities 20% C3 City of La Porte 22% 40 8/15/2005 3:52 PM Fund Revenues General Ad Valorem Taxes e Percent of Total 2003 Assessed Valuation Percent of Total 2004 Assessed Valuation Preliminary Values 2005 * Assessed Percent Valuation of Total 33.5% 46.2% 3.3% 1.00.10 2.00.10 14.0% 100.00% 498.4 686.6 49.6 15.0 30.0 207.8 1,487.4 $ 31.3% 49.3% 3.3% 1. 00.10 2.00.10 13.2% 100.00% 488.5 769.7 50.9 15.7 31.2 206.8 1,562.7 $ 31.0% 48.5% 0.5% 1.0% 2.1% 16.8% 100.00% 537.3 840.8 9.3 18.0 36.2 292.0 1,733.5 $ Classification Commercial & Industrial Residential Utility & Pipelines Commercial & Industrial Acreage Residential Acreage Personal Property* Total e 3.81% 41 is August 26th $ * Ad Valorem Taxes depend on HeAD - Tentative date to receive certified roll 8/15/20053:52 PM 5.07% $ 10.93% 2.050/0 $1,595 Percentage of Increase over prior year Total Reduced by 80/0 Fund(PY) Alternatives to Proposal - General e e Recommended $ 9,245,407 9,292,070 46,663 Certified + 9,245,407 9,694,199 448,792 Certified 9,245,407 8,476,502 (768,905) Property Tax HCAD Preliminary # HCAD Cert. Received 8-9-04 42 8/15/20053:52 PM General Fund Revenues Ad Valorem Taxes CITY OF LA PORTE ANALYSIS OF TAX RATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004-2005 -- Certified Tax Roll Certified Tax Roll Certified Tax Roll As presented in 2005 Budget w/Es timated Supplement w/Actual Supplement Variance (A) (8) (C) (C-B) otal Assessed (Taxable) Value 1,406,141,500 1,533,411,882 1,562,745,710 ax Rate (Cents Per $100 Valuation) 0.71 0.71 0.71 otal Levy 9,983,605 10,887,224 11,095,495 timated Collection Rate 98.5% 98.5% 98.5% e timated Tax Collections 9,833,850 10,723,916 10,929,061 llocated to General Fund (Rate of .612) 8,476,502 9,245,407 9,420,544 llocated to Debt Service (Rate of .098) 1,357,348 1,478,509 1,508,518 30,009 - 8/15/2005 3:52 PM 43 Sales Tax Trends 3,500,000 3,000,000 2,500,000 2,000,000 1,500,000 1,000,000 500,000 0 \~f\ \~% \.~~ 1.\)\)\) 1.\)\)\ 1.\)\)1. 1.\)\)" 1. \)\)br. 1.\)\)" 1.\)\)b . General Food . Section4B 8/15/20053:52 PM - e 44 Sales Tax Trends Historical Growth -10 Years - . - - 14.00% - - 12.00% - - - 10.00% ~ 8.00% - ~ -- - 6.00% - -- - 4.00% - ~ - 2.00% - - - ,- - 0.00% - ~ - 2. 00% - -- -4.00% - ~ - -6.00% - - - 8.00% - - 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Estimated Projected - - - - 8/15/20053:52 PM 45 e e Municipal Court 3 Year Trend Citations/Cases vs. Municipal Court Fine Revenues 3 Year Historical Trend 14.00% - 12.00% - 10.00% - ~ 8.00% - ~ 6.00% - 4.00% - 2.00% - ---. 0.00% - I I I I ~ry ~..., ~ ~..., ~..., ~ ~ )t ~ ~" ~" ~ ~# ~~ ~~ ~ ~~ ~~ ~~~ sf 0 ~~ 0 ~~ Ov ~ -Citatiom - Revermes - 8/15/20053:52 PM e e 46 Major Revenue Increases e e - Garbage Collections $300,000 Pipeline Permit Fees $35,200 Property Taxes $368,523 Cable Franchise Fees $82,000 Commercial SW Franchise Fees $46,680 Sales Tax $37,905 Parks & Recreation $35,590 I..- 47 8/15/2005 3:52 PM e e General Fund . Emergency Services . Police . Administration . Finance . Public Works . Parks & Recreation . Planning & Engineering - r:: 48 8/15/2005 3:52 PM e Expenditures by Activity e EMERGENCY SERVICES 14% POliCE 30010 NON-DEPARTMENTAL 7% PLANNING 6% PARKS 12% PUBliC WORKS 17% 49 ADMINISTRA nON 9".10 FINANCE 5% 8/15/20053:52 PM e e General Fund Expenditures - - Expenditures: Actual Budget Estimated Pro je cted Percent (in millions) 2003-04 2004-05 2004-05 2005-06 Change Emergency Services 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.5 10.38% Police 7.2 7.3 7.5 7.9 7.21% Administration 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 0.22% Finance 3.2 3.6 3.8 3.0 -15.80% Public Works 4.1 4.3 4.2 4.4 2.31% Parks 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.1 -2.63% Planning 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.5 0.96% - - - - - - Total Expenditures 24.6 25.5 25.3 25.8 1.27% I T ~ ($0.2) - - 8/15/20053:52 PM 50 Emergency Services Department - - e . PARKS 12% 'OR) , [] PLANNING [] EMERGENCY MED ~ 6% SERVICES ---- 7% ,-',:" [] FINANCE j 12% . EMERGENCY :f SER VICES 14% ..;..;- []ADMINISTRATD~ -- . FIRE P REVENTI01 e 1% 9% [] FIRE SUP PRESSION 6% 8/15/20053:52 PM e Emergency Services Department FIRE PREVENTION 5% . e 52 FIRE SUPPRESSION 47% o EMERGENCY MED SERVICES 48% 8/15/2005 3:52 PM ,e [] CRIM:JNAL INVES TIGA TION 6% .SUPPORT SERVICES 3% e I 53 []PATROL 18% Police Department []POLXE 30% . EMERGENCY SERVICES M% []PLANNING 6% CPUBLXWORKS 17% [] FINANCE 12% [] ADMINISTRATION 9% 8/15/2005 3 :52 PM . PARKS 12% e Police Department . ADMINISfRATION 8% GI SUPPORT SERVICES 11% e 54 o PATROL 62% !t.:; CRIMINAL INVESflGA TION 19% 8/15/20053:52 PM o e [] CITVSECRETARV 14% . LEGAL 0.8% . CITVCOUN n.. 0.4% e . ADMINISTRATION 2.0% - 55 Administration Department - G1PUBLIC WORKS . PARKS 17% 12% [] PURCHASING 0.9% [] FINANCE 12% . .- . - .=::;':0:"': :;~. : [] HUMAN RESOURCES ' -:,:,~~i' 12% 'no' ~ [] EMERGENCV .EMERGENCVSER~ES MANAGEMENT [] POLICE 14% 30% 0.5% 8/15/2005 3:52 PM e e 56 Administration Department [] CITY SECRETARY . P URCHASlNG 15% 10% - . LEGAL - 9% ~ [] CITY COUNCIL 4% C MUNICIP ALCOUR T 20% .' - - . II ADMlNIS TRA TION n -, 22% [] HUMAN RESOURCES 14% [] EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 6% 8/15/2005 3:52 PM e e Finance Department - - GJPUBrx; WORKS . PARKS 17% 12% aNON DEPARTMENTAL 7% 4 a ADMINISTRATION 9% - ~... [] TAXOFFK::E .-- ---'"=F"" f.4 mEMERGENCYSERVK::ES 14% - 8/15/2005 3:52 PM 57 e Finance Department e 58 o TAX OFFICE 12% ,- o NON DEP ARTMENT AL 58% 8/15/2005 3:52 PM Public Works Department e . PARKS 12% e [J RESIDENTIAL SOLlDWASTE 6.92% .!. 7~ :WI . COMMERCIAL SOLlDWASTE 0.08% .ADMINISTRATDN L24% [JPLANNING 6% [JPUB~ WORKS 17% II EMERGENCY SER VICES 14% mFINANCE 12% [J ADMINISTRATDN 9% [JPO~E 30% 59 8/15/20053:52 PM e Public Works Department e C RESIDENTIAL SOLIDWASTE 42.0% -- C STREETS 50.8% 60 C COMMERCIAL SOLIDWASTE 0.4% . ADM IN IS TRA TION 6.8% 8/15/2005 3:52 PM Parks & Recreation Department - - . PUBLIC WORKS e m FINANCE 17% 12% C RECREATION [J SP ECIAL 3% SERVICES C PLANNING ---- 2% 6% t\ ~-"" ~ ~ . , .. .- - .- ..._.. --,",.."--~,, .il, " . ADM IN _y_""'" ~!~: }Ufo -"-~ l~.:-=':!I ,'''' :". ~ ,:~' e . EMERGENCY C POLICE SER VICES . MAINTENANCE 30% 14% 6% - 8/15/20053:52 PM 61 e e 62 Parks & Recreation Department - o SPECIAL SERVICES 14% o RECREATION Ii! ADMINISTRATION 21% 14% . MAINTENANCE 51% 8/15/20053:52 PM -- Planning Department e PIANNlNG& ENGINEERING 2.6% . P UBOC \\ORKS 17% o PARKS 12% II EMERGENCY SERVX:;ES 14% GJ FINANCE 12% o ADMINETRATDN 9% ! 63 8/15/20053:52 PM Planning Department e o GIS DIVISION 9% e 64 o INSPECfIONS 45% ..~..' l..s~: ,,~ . PLANNING& ENGINEERING 46% 8/15/2005 3:52 PM Expenditures by Category Where the Money Goes - e . Supplies o Charges & Services o New Program Requests . Capital Outlay D Reserve for Potential Legislative Cuts II Transfers I!I Personal Services $17,721,120 (68%) o Other Expenditures $8,195,957 65 8/15/2005 3:52 PM Major Cuts - City Manager e e - Worker's Compensation Adjustment $110,153 Reduction in Garbage Bags from 4 to 2 $106,000 Adjustment to Computer Maintenance Fees $116,809 TMRS Adjustment $ 85,000 Health Insurance Adjustment $ 51,195 Security Computer System (move to Fund 14) $ 17,000 Reduced Amount of Upgrade /Market Adj for EMS $ 59,577 Reduced Amount of Upgrade /Market Adj for PD $ 20,000 Gas & Oil $ 64,559 Overtime $ 31,333 Training & Seminars $ 17,569 Positions deleted $141,904 New position requests not approved $ 21,292 I..- Other reductions to Departments $ 13,927 66 8/15/2005 3 :52 PM e e Major Expenditure Increases / Cost Absorption - Gas & Oil $ 113,433 Travel $ 22,849 Absorption of Grant Officers $ 98,000 (Harris Co. Organized Crime/Narcotics Task Force) - 8/15/2005 3 :52 PM 67 Decision Packages by City Manager - - e Initial General Fund Deficit - $1,193,781 from staff e - _ J 8/15/2005 3:52 PM 68 Decision Packages by City Manager - e Adjustments to Revenue - Projections 368.5k 37.9 82.0 46.7 10.0 16.0 8.0 35.2 35.6 Property Taxes Sales Taxes Cable TV Franchise Fee Commercial SW Franchise Fee Contract Mixed Drink Tax Weight Violation Fines Commercial SW . Pipeline Parks & Recreation 69 8/15/2005 3:52 PM e e 70 Decision Packages by City Manager - . Reduced Amt of Upgrade /Market Adj - EMS 59.6k - Police 20.0 . Adjustment to Computer Maintenance Fees 116.8 . Reduce Overtime 31.3 . Reduce Training & Seminars 17.6 . Other Reductions to Departments 13.9 - 8/15/2005 3:52 PM Decision Packages by City Manager e e ...- . Merit Program (Pooled in Non-departmental) $ 252.1k . Deletion of 3 Positions 141.9 . Workers Compensation Adjustment 110.2 . Health Insurance Adj (from 6150 to 6000) 51.2 . Reduce Garbage bags from 4 to 2 106.0 L..... 71 8/15/20053:52 PM e e Utility Fund . Water Production . Water Distribution . Wastewater Collection . Wastewater Treatment . Utility Billing . N on- Departmental - r:: 72 8/15/2005 3:52 PM Utility Fund e Days of Working Capital f ',"' 250 e It. I ~ ~ f 3[: ~~ , ~: 200 100 so ISO s .~ U till ~ ~ .... o rIl ~ o 73 Projected 2006 Eclimated 2005 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 (SO) - - - 8/15/2005 3:52 PM Utility Fund Budgeted Use of Fund Balance vs. Actual Use at Year End 10 Year History e e Actual Change Budgeted Drawdown Expenditures Re\enues Year (0.11 ) (0.38) 6.09 5.71 1995-96 0.32 (0.07) 6.18 6.11 1996-97 (0.63) (0.14) 5.94 5.80 1997-98 1.16 (0.16) 6.02 5.86 1998-99 1.34 (0.10) 6.20 6.09 1999-2000 0.71 0.39 6.05 6.44 2000-2001 0.42 (0.97) 6.73 5.77 2001-2002 (0.32) 87) (1 6.75 4.88 2002-2003 (1.25) (1.21) 6.96 5.74 2003-2004 74 (1.32) 7.08 5.77 2004-2005 8/15/2005 3:52 PM e e 75 Utility Fund Comparison Revenues vs. Expenditures - - - - 8,000,000 - - 7,000,000 6,000,000 5,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 Actual Actual Actual Estimated Projected 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 o Revenues . Expenditures - 8/15/20053:52 PM e e 76 Allocation of Water & Sewer Revenue Water 57% Sewer 43% 8/15/2005 3:52 PM - e 77 Allocation of Water & Sewer Expenses Water 55% Sewer 45% 8/15/20053:52 PM e e Residential Water & Sewer Rate Comparison - Residential Water & Sewer Rates Based on 5,000 Gallons Usage - 37.85 40.00 - 32.72 35.00 - i~~g 30.00 - ~;~~AS& 23 I 25.00 20.00 ,;;:'.:::i::::-~:'7:':i: L~;1 :~:: ::::.;:Ji "m':":," .....,..... .,'''''" ,-'" 15.00 10.00 IS.77 17.88 5.00 0.00 Friendswood La Porte La Porte - Proposed Pearland DeerPark Bay town 33,790 33,214 33,214 44,540 30,575 67,360 D Sewer/Gallons D Water/Gallons Source: Texas Town & City 2005 Water and Wastewater Survey 8/15/2005 3 :52 PM 78 Utility Fund & Expenditures Revenues e - Pe rce nt Change Projected 2005-06 Estimated 2004-05 Budget 2004-05 Actual 2003-04 Revenues 13.13% 9.74% -100.00% 37.50% 3.7 2.8 3.3 2.4 - 0.1 0.01 11.54% 6.4 5.8 5.8 5.7 Total Revenue -2.18% -0.52% 2.84% 1.62% 9.67% -5.59% 0.4 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.8 3.4 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.9 0.7 3.4 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.7 3.6 0.4 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.6 3.4 Expenses Water Production Water Distribution Wastewater Collection Wastewater Treatment Utility Billing Non Departmental 54% -1 7.0 6.7 7.1 6.7 Total Expenses 3.2 2.5 0.01 0.004 3.2 2.4 0.003 0.01 Water Revenue Sewer Revenue Interest Other Revenue 79 11n millions} 8/15/2005 3 :52 PM e e Other Enterprise Funds . . Sylvan Beach Fund . Airport Fund . La Porte Area Water Authority . Golf Course Fund - ~ 80 8/15/2005 3:52 PM Sylvan Beach Fund Comparison Revenues vs. Expenditures e e 300,000 200,000 100,000 50,000 250,000 150,000 Projected 2005-06 Estimated 2004-05 Actual 2003-04 D Ex Actual 2002-03 [J Revenues Actual 2001-02 81 enditures 8/15/2005 3 :52 PM Sylvan Beach Fund & Expenditures Revenues e e Pe rce nt Change Proje cted 2005-06 Es timated 2004-05 Budget 2004-05 Actual 2003-04 Revenues (in thousands) 3.43% -58.85% 82.45% 180.0 25.0 5.5 176.5 60.8 4.2 174.0 60.8 3.0 161.4 20.0 3.3 Charges for Services Other Financing Sources Interest Total Revenue -11.47% 210.5 241.4 237.8 184.7 209.8 198.9 Expenses Sylvan Beach Pavilion -0.51% 208.7 204.3 198.9 Total Expenses -0.51% 208.7 8 1 204.3 37.2 209.8 28.0 (14.2) Revenues over Expenses Net 82 8/15/20053:52 PM Airport Fund Comparison Revenues vs. Expenditures e e 160,000 140,000 100,000 60,000 40,000 20,000 120,000 80,000 Projected 2005-06 Actual EstiImted 2003-04 2004-05 o Expenditures Actual 2002-03 EJ Revenues Actual 2001-02 83 8/15/2005 3:52 PM Airport Revenues & Expenditures Fund e e Percent Change Projected 2005-06 Estimate d 2004-05 Budget 2004-05 Actual 2003-04 Revenues (in thousands) 0.00% 0.00% 52.82% 32.7 8.7 32.7 6.7 32.7 5.7 32.7 104.3 4.4 Charges for Services Other Financing Sources Interest 7.81% 41.4 39.4 38.4 141.5 Total Revenue Expenses Airport Operating 1.17% 31.4 30.7 31.1 15.3 1.17% 31.4 10.0 30.7 8.7 31.1 7.3 15.3 126.2 Total Expenses Net Revenues over Expenses 84 8/15/2005 3:52 PM e e La Porte Area Water Authority Comparison Revenues vs. Expenditures 2,000,000 1,800,000 1,600,000 1,400,000 1,200,000 1,000,000 800,000 600,000 400,000 200,000 Actual Actual Actual EstiImted Projected 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 CJ Revenues o Exoenditures 8/15/20053:52 PM 85 La Porte Area Water Authority Fund Revenues & Expenditures - e Percent Change Projected 2005-06 Es timated 2004-05 Budget 2004-05 Actual 2003-04 Revenues (in thousands) 3.40% 1,046.1 86.6 40.0 932.0 86.6 39.1 1,011.7 25.3 878.9 903.8 21.0 Charges for Services Other Financing Sources Interest 57.85% 1,803.7 Total Revenue 13.08% 1,172.7 1,057.6 1,037.1 1,012.9 947.1 Expenses La Porte Area Water Authority 4.54% 1,059.0 930.2 1,012.9 947.1 Total Expenses 4.54% 1,059.0 113.8 930.2 127.4 24.1 856.6 Net Revenues over Expenses 86 8/15/2005 3:52 PM e e 87 Golf Course Fund Comparison Revenues vs. Expenditures - - - - 1,400,000 - 1,200,000 1,000,000 800,000 - 600,000 400,000 ... -....- 200,000 - Actual Actual Actual EstiImted Projected 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 IE] Revenues o Expenditures - 8/15/2005 3:52 PM Golf Cour Revenues & Expenditures se Fund e Percent Change Proje cted 2005-06 Es tirnate d 2004-05 Budget 2004-05 Actual 2003-04 Revenues (in thousands) 7.43~ O.OO~ -54.55~ 1,220.1 35.0 0.5 1,080.8 48.0 0.5 1,135.8 35.0 1.1 1,017.9 130.2 0.5 Charges for Services Other Financing Sources Interest Total Revenue 7.15~ 1,255.6 1,129.3 1,171.9 1,148.7 e 5.75~ 5.08~ 428.5 815.7 387.0 741.1 405.2 776.3 387.3 781.9 Expenses Golf Course Club House Golf Course Maintenance 1,169.2 Total Expenses 5.31% 1,244.2 11.4 1,128.1 1.2 1,181.5 (9.6) (20.5) Net Revenues over Expenses 88 8/15/2005 3:52 PM Golf Course Fund Proposed Fee Increases e e - Green Fees - $2 Increase -$ 73,690 more revenue Cart Fees - $1 Increase - $ 32,150 more revenue Total $105,840 I..- 89 8/15/2005 3:52 PM e e Internal Service Funds - . Motor Pool Fund - Maintenance - Replacement . Insurance Fund - Employee Health Services - Risk Division . Technology Fund Maintenance Replacement 90 8/15/2005 3:52 PM Fund Comparison Expenditures Motor Pool Revenues vs. e e Large increase due to one time transfer to General Fund 3,500,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 1,500,000 1,000,000 500,000 2,500,000 Projected 2005-06 Estimated 2004-05 Actual 2003-04 o Expenditures Actual 2002-03 [::J Revenues Actual 2001-02 91 8/15/2005 3:52 PM - e Maintenance Fund - Vehicle & Expenditures Motor Pool Revenues e e Pe rce nt Change Projected 2005-06 Es timated 2004-05 Budget 2004-05 Actual 2003-04 Revenues: (in thousands) 0.71% 0.00% 1,029.4 1,022.1 13.0 2.2 1,022.1 1,057.1 0.7 Charges for Services Administrative Transfers Interest 0.71% 1,029.4 1,037.3 1,022.1 1,057.8 Total Revenue Expe nditures 1,006.0 1 1,046. 979.8 Maintenance Vehicle 0.67% 1 1,053 1,006.0 1,046.1 979.8 Total Expenditun 0.67% 1,053.1 (23.8) 31.4 (24.0) 78.1 Net Revenues over Expenditure 93 8/15/2005 3:52 PM Vehicle Replacement Lease Fees - - 900,000 816 820,5 777 - 768,: 800,000 700,000 . ".r:~' :,.,. _" 600,000 " .._n. .......... , 500,000 .....-.-. -. 400,000 .-... -..-- 300,000 200,000 100,000 - Actual Actual Actual Estirmted Projected 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 - 8/15/2005 3:52 PM e e 94 Insurance Fund Comparison Revenues vs. Expenditures - - - . .-- -, . ~... .::..:.::;] .:. .~ . 'i m .. Actual Actual Actual Estimated Projected 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 CI Revenues o Expenditures e e 4,500,000 4,000,000 3,500,000 3,000,000 2,500,000 2,000,000 1,500,000 1,000,000 500,000 - 8/15/2005 3:52 PM 95 Insurance Fund - Employee Health Services Revenues & Expenditures - e Pe rce nt Change Projected 2005-06 Es timated 2004-05 Budget 2004-05 Actual 2003-04 Revenues: (in thousands) 23.94% -35.04% 3,085.3 9.0 2,667.5 8.9 2,489.3 13.9 2,404.7 10.4 Employee Heahh Services Interest 2,415.2 Total Revenue 23.61 % 3,094.3 2,676.4 2,503.2 3,552.6 Expenditures: Employee Heahh Services -5.98% 3,199.7 2,897.6 3,403.2 3,403.2 -5.98% 3,199.7 (105.4) 3,552.6 Total Expenditures 2,897.6 3) (221 (900.0) (1,137.4) Net Revenues over Expenditures 96 8/15/2005 3:52 PM e e Insurance Fund - Liability Insurance Division Revenues & Expenditures - Revenues: Actual Budget Estimated Proje cted Pe rce nt (in thousands) 2003-04 2004-05 2004-05 2005-06 Change Operating Transfers 1,034.80 944.63 944.63 812.5 -13.99% Miscellaneous - - - 36.0 Interest lOA 13.9 8.9 9.0 -35.04% . Total Revenue 1,045.22 958.49 953.52 857.5 -10.53% Expe nditure s : Liability Insurance Division 886.5 942.6 918.8 825.3 -12.44% . Total Expenditun 886.54 942.57 918.85 825.3 -12.44% Net Revenues over Expenditure 158.7 15.9 34.7 32.2 8/15/20053:52 PM 97 Employee Health Services Charges to Departments - e . .: . I . : I I I I -~----- . .. . .. -. II .' II' . . . . . 3,000,000 2,500,000 2,000,000 1,500,000 1,000,000 500,000 Actual 2002-03 Actual 2001-02 98 8/15/2005 3:52 PM ~ Liability Insurance Trends e PREMIUM PAID TO TML $800,000 6}7.643 e $455,131J . $700,000 $600,000 $505,799 $221,915 $500,000 $400,000 $300,000 $200,000 8 ::s .~ ~ ~ o - 5 p.. CI.) fa - '0 o $100,000 $0 99 2004/2005 2003/2004 200212003 2001/2002 2000/2001 1999/2000 8/15/2005 3:52 PM Worker's Compensation Trends Number of Worker Injury/Dlness Cases 102 'e e o 45 -;I ..~ A~~i ,~j "ii-;:ltf\ ' ',' ~ ~',''','. . r" 96 84 ] ~j~j ,~~ ;lIi ~w .'~" !:.~~(: ~,'r~,;- ~:t: ,~, - 68 40 20 120 80 rn lD ~ U l+-< o b ~ Z 100 2004/2005 2003/2004 2002/2003 2001/2002 2000/200 I 1999/2000 8/15/2005 3:52 PM e e 101 Technology Fund Comparison Revenues vs. Expenditures - - 1,400,000 - 1,200,000 - 1,000,000 - 800,000 - 600,000 ,; ....n .... 400,000 200,000 - Actual Actual Actual Estimated Projected 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 CJ Revenues o Expenditures 8/15/2005 3:52 PM e e 102 Computer Replacement Lease Fees 38- ~ 400,000 350,000 300,000 234, 250,000 203,' 11 200,000 I~~~:':~~' :-. :':"i:':'T" ".-.. 'L':~"~~~~~ ,",:.:;:==:...-:::::m:= 150,000 ....;.E:i:i~:m5;i .:::.;:tij;;'::~~ ':J:~"'::"1i"'" .i:~;.;~' ;-%:..~ :;;:~fr~i 100,000 :::j i:J];~:l~-i .;.; J;'",~:,::,:.;..:.I": ;!~!~E~~~ ;:1~ii;ili 50,000 :~~I~j~flj :..;:'I:~.::.:..~<'=I, ~. ~':":'. "::;'r;'-;;;- '~J~~~ - Actual Actual Actual Estimated Projected 200 1-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 8/15/2005 3:52 PM Technology Fund - MIS/Computer Maintenance Revenues & Expenditures e. e Pe rce nt Change Projected 2005-06 Estimate d 2004-05 Budget 2004-05 Actual 2003-04 Revenues: (in thousands) 6.03% -33.75% 112.26% 711.7 53.0 9.0 671.2 80.0 6.9 671.2 80.0 4.2 827.1 3.5 Charges for Services Cable Franchise Fees Interest 0.000.10 773.7 758.1 755.5 830.6 Total Revenue Expenditures: MIS/Computer Maintenance -4.67% 817.4 864.6 857.5 872.6 -4.67% 817.4 (43.7) 864.6 (106.4) 857.5 (102.0) 872.6 (42.0) Total Expenditures Net Revenues over Expenditures 103 8/15/2005 3 :52 PM e e Technology Fund - Computer Replacement Revenues & Expenditures - Revenues: Actual Budget Es timated Projected Pe rce nt (in thousands) 2003-04 2004-05 2004-05 2005-06 Change Charges for Services 394.4 234.8 234.8 203.5 -13.34% Interest 3.5 4.2 6.9 9.0 112.26% - Total Revenue 397.9 239.0 241.7 212.5 -11.12% Expe nditure s: Computer Replacement 153.3 147.9 146.3 139.2 -5.89% Total Expenditun 153.3 147.9 146.3 139.2 -5.89% Net Revenues over Expenditure 244.6 91.2 95.4 73.3 8/15/2005 3:52 PM 104 e e - . Grant Fund . Community Investment Fund . HotellMotel Occupancy Tax . Section 4B Economic Development Sales Tax . Tax Increment and Reinvestment Zone : '-- 105 8/15/2005 3:52 PM . lson e e 3,000,000 2,500,000 2,000,000 1,500,000 500,000 1,000,000 Projected 2005-06 Actual Estimated 2003-04 2004-05 iii Expenditures Actual 2002-03 CI Revenues Actual 2001-02 106 * Change per audit. 8/15/2005 3:52 PM e e Grant Fund Revenues & Expenditures - Revenues Actual Budget Es timated Projected Pe rce nt (in thousands) 2003-04 2004-05 2004-05 2005-06 Change Public Safety Grants 276.8 145.9 232.1 526.8 261.14% AAA Grant 51.2 61.0 47.2 50.3 -17 .49<<'.10 Emergency Services Grants 2.1 - 11.9 141.1 0.00% Community Development Grants 232.5 - - 275.7 0.00% Public Works Grants - - 13.4 1,800.0 0.00% - - Total Revenue 562.6 206.9 304.6 2,793.9 1250.57% Expenditures: Grant Expenditures 560.8 206.9 304.6 2,793.9 1250.57% - - - Total Expenditures 560.8 206.9 304.6 2,793.9 1250.57% Net Revenues over Expenditures 1.8 - 8/15/2005 3:52 PM 107 e e Community Investment Fund Comparison Revenues vs. Expenditures 700,000 600,000 500,000 400,000 300,000 200,000 100,000 Actual Actual Actual Estimated Projected 200 1-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 1:1 Revenues ~ Expenditures 8/15/2005 3:52 PM 108 - e Community Investment Fund Revenues & Expenditures - Revenues Actual Budget Es timate d Projected Pe rce nt (in thousands) 2003-04 2004-05 2004-05 2005-06 Change Industrial Payments * - 66.7 70.6 132.7 99.00% Transfers 300.0 - - - 0.00% Interest 2.8 5.2 2.1 2.7 -48.17% - Total Revenue 302.8 71.9 72.7 135.4 88.37% Expenditures: Community Investment 622.9 120.0 80.0 190.0 58.33% - Total Expenditures 622.9 120.0 80.0 190.0 58.33% Net Revenues over Expenditures (320.1 ) (48.1) (7.3) (54.6) *2% of In-Lieu - 8/15/20053:52 PM 109 e e ,..- Retail Study for Economic Development Video - (Revised Marketing Information) (see Community Investment Fund - In-Lieu) L.- unity Investment Fund Highlights 8/15/2005 3:52 PM Hotel/Motel Occupancy Tax Fund Comparison Revenues vs. Expenditures e e 350,000 300,000 250,000 200,000 Projected 2005-06 Actual Estimated 2003-04 2004-05 ~ Expenditures Actual 2002-03 CI Revenues Actual 2001-02 111 8/15/20053:52 PM e e Hotel/Motel Occupancy Tax Fund Revenues & Expenditures Revenues Actual Budget Es timated Projected Perce nt (in thousands) 2003-04 2004-05 2004-05 2005-06 Change Occupancy Taxes 232.0 240.0 224.0 230.0 -4.17% Interest 9.1 11.6 15.9 20.6 77.35% Total Revenue 241.1 251.6 239.8 250.6 -0.41% Expenditures: HotellMotel Occupancy Tax 172.2 336.8 298.7 304.3 -9.64% - Total Expenditures 172.2 336.8 298.7 304.3 -9.64% Net Revenues over Expenditures 68.9 (85.1) (58.8) (53.7) 8/15/2005 3:52 PM 112 Tax Funds Motel Limits of Allocation Revenues from Hotel / e Motel Tax Code Section 351.103 From Hotel Current Allocation Dollar Armunt 250,590 $ FY2006 Occupancy Tax Revenue Annual Estimated Hotel/Motel Maximum PercentaJl;e Rule No Max 4,589 74,805 100,295 59 $ 170,790 33,000 50,490 25,000 25,000 $ 35,799 37,589 125,295 125,295 25,059 $ ~@ ~ 15 ~50 ~50 ~ 10 Purpose: Tourism, Advertising & Prormtions - 351.103(a) Arts - 351.103(c) Historic - 351.103(d) ConventionIVlSitors Center - 351.103(d) Bordering Bay - 351.105(b)(2) e $ 304,280 1% Revenue / 1'10 * @ Formula = Annual 113 8/15/2005 3:52 PM e e r- Partnership with Mainstreet - New Festival Partnership with San Jacinto Monument/Battleship - Duathalon with Reenactment L.- 8/15/2005 3:52 PM e e Section 4B Economic Development Sales Tax Fund Comparison Revenues vs. Expenditures - 1,200,000 1,000,000 800,000 600,000 400,000 200,000 Actual Actual Actual Estimated Projected 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 1:1 Revenues iiI Exoenditures - 8/15/20053:52 PM 115 Tax Fund Section 4B Economic Development Sales Revenues & E xpenditures e e I I I Perce nt Change; i I 13.99% 59.22% , I I 15.84% Projected 2005-06 Es timated 2004-05 Budget 2004-05 Actual 2003-04 Revenues (in thousands) 1,100.0 65.4 1,059.9 50.4 965.0 41.1 997.8 34.1 Charges for Services Interest I i ! I 164.26% I 1,165.4 1,110.2 1,006.1 1,031.9 Total Revenue Expenditures 1,086.3 280.1 685.0 Section 4B Sales Tax 740.1 685.0 Total Expenditures 164.26% 740.1 425.3 1,086.3 23.9 280.1 726.0 346.9 Net Revenues over Expenditures 116 8/15/2005 3:52 PM - e Tax Increment and Reinvestment Zone One Fund Comparison Revenues vs. Expenditures 60,000 50,000 40,000 30,000 20,000 10,000 Actual Actual Actual Estimated Projected 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 CI Revenues Iii Expenditures 8/15/2005 3:52 PM 117 Tax Increment and Reinvestment Zone One Fund & Expenditures Revenues -- e Pe rcent Change Projected 2005-06 Estimate d 2004-05 Budget 2004-05 Actual 2003-04 Revenues: (in thousands) 33.33% 52.71% 20.0 3.1 15.0 2.8 15.0 2.0 15.8 1.6 Property Taxes Interest 35.64% 23.1 17.8 17.0 17.4 Total Revenue Expe nditure s : -100.00% 33.0 32.0 Tax Increment Reinvestment -100. ()()O,Io 23.1 17.8 33.0 ( 16.0) 32.0 (14.6) Expenditures Net Revenues over Expenditures Total 118 8/15/2005 3:52 PM Long Range Debt Service Plan General Debt Service - Annual Payments 2,500,000 2,000,000 - - - 1,500,000 1,000,000 500,000 0 b ~ ~ ~ ~ , ~ ~ ~ ~ b ~ % ~ ~ , ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~~~~~~0~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ , , , ~ , ~ , ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ - Fiscal Year 8/15/2005 3:52 PM rn Existing Debt 0$7.7 GO & $1.8 CO in 2005 119 e e Debt Service Funds e Working Capital 09/30/06 FY 05-06 Expenditures FY 05-06 Revenues Working Capital 09/30/05 1.5 0.4 2.2 0.4 0.8 2.3 0.4 0.8 1.3 0.4 General Utility La Porte Area Water Authority e 1.9 3.3 3.5 7 1 Total Debt Service In millions 120 8/15/2005 3:52 PM Capital Improvement Funds ,e e Working Capital 09/30/06 0.00 0.90 - - 0.10 0.07 1.66 0.38 - 3.12 - 121 FY 05-06 Expenditures FY 05-06 Revenues Working Capital 09/30/05 0.38 0.72 0.33 1.21 1.16 0.73 0.01 0.71 0.03 0.43 0.31 0.02 0.01 0.02 0.04 0.02 0.36 1.18 0.02 1.19 1.25 0.79 1.63 1.07 General Utility Sewer Rehabilitation 1998 GO Bond Fund 2000 GO Bond Fund 2002 GO Bond Fund 2004 C/O Bond Fund Other Infrastructure 5.24 0.87 7.49 Total Capital Improvement In millions 8/15/2005 3:52 PM e e Questions? Directors Respond to Specific Questions on Operational Budgets - - 8/15/20053:52 PM 122 e Emergency Services Department -1.6~1O 5.62% 17.23% 190,846 1,664,777 1,682,964 145,328 1,591,379 1,391,744 194,127 1,576,124 1,435,567 187,129 1,566,124 1,393,626 e 10.38% 3,538,587 3,128,451 3,205,818 3,146,879 rtment Total Fire Marshal Champ Dunham / Mike Boaze Ray Nolen De' 123 8/15/2005 3:52 PM - e Police Department - - I . . I I I I i I i 734,522 594,256 615,664 I , 4,223,985 4,479,450 4,595,151 i I I 1,464,882 1,439,292 1,469,061 : j 816,307 822,779 777,045 ; 7,239,696 7,335,777 7,456,921 -.- '--:-:-"1:::==:-7::r:7':"":"_,"=,=-::::" .... .... :-. . ". ;. 1'"',1"': ,.. ~:. ,....,.~....: ......-... ._---.-.. -~.- ~. . -- .-- ...... -. . - . ~. ."',:. :..' . . .". . ..... - . -. .. . ..~ ~~!!r~i!iih:lis~ation ~9jl~e:~i!i!91 ~~j[~~lht~stigation SujJpOttSerVices 'rtDtent Total Richard Reff Aaron Corrales De 8/15/2005 3:52 PM Administration Department e e 533,944 2.11% 135,823 -0.35% - -100. ()()O,Io 319,870 11.11% 460,128 -9.50% 238,339 5.34% 357,365 8.78% 200,069 -1.48% 96,958 8.02% 2,342,496 0.22% 125 522,844 139,042 - 271,572 476,832 224,466 329,975 227,065 86,168 2,277,964 522,890 136,306 34,297 287,890 508,438 226,247 328,512 203,065 89,757 2,337,402 527,386 90,620 19,118 301,134 527,253 224,675 314,593 206,066 86,379 2,297,224 }.....--......--.:..-'-,....'-.,..;;.=-... I ,". ::::,.;:L;l::.~,::..:~;.....;...,;:, I" ,-;;;;~i~;;:;2~+.F;;,:;, IAddli'Distrati,o~' " !D~':f~~t:.~~s~~ntal:;,:~~~ti-~~~~~~ !()~own':.ft.e" , Iza on: -...........-.-T-. ._!, ,". '.' ,...,"..... 1.~!.~~r~I' Purchasing' " llfir,~~,-:;~:~: ~ ",,- .." , '" ,.. ,CiiYZGtillncil"'" ,----, I ! ..',;,...." I ....~, ...... I, Department Total Denise Mitrano Martha Gillett Knox Askins Debra Feazelle Jeff Suggs Debra Dye Cynthia Alexander 8/15/20053:52 PM e Finance Department General Fund 776,612 2,650,650 358,953 746,336 2,511,856 363,182 854,295 1,945,054 350,942 - _...___ __..____ __u. 1\~~9~~ti;ng. ". ' 1iJ'~rimentaJ --:-::;-:;::-:---;-:--..._--:-:" . e 3,786,215 3,621,374 3,150,291 tment Total Cynthia Alexander Michael Dolby De 8/15/20053:52 PM e Finance Department Utility Fund 9.67% -5.59% -3.06% 781,201 3,388,849 650,799 3,445,225 712,317 3,589,378 580,504 3,411,407 I ,.'..,~' T,,,";, I' . ,...,....,_..,- . . . ..... ".- . . .. . . '>::~:~:~;.~::;:,:',::~:';~-;'~Z: :.: ~....: :.. ::.-..:-_:-::-::~:.:-.:. Utih~iBdhng " IN::""'~s_~:~~":'::'~:.',",:,- ~:" , I: ,,()n~.l;'eIm"tmental l ......, ,,', ":","':';", ,.e, I .--_....'_... I -- , :DertmenfTotaI e 4,170,050 4,096,024 4,301,695 3,991,911 HotellMotel 4B Fund TIRZ Fund D Insurance Technology Grant Fund Cynthia Alexander - Other Funds 127 tment 8/15/2005 3 :52 PM e Public Works Department Gen Fund eral 302,739 2,111,081 1,750,440 20,682 333,029 2,154,822 1,763,720 15,500 337,312 2,023,880 1,744,967 13,997 ....- "' . ~~~~:~ltr~ij'Q"::' Str"~'" " """""",~~~~,'?':':" ,.. , ',.. ..:.' .., ...... ',,' , .. ~~!l~P,~~,i~~I:.~fi':;:':-~~;:~- iCO:~~~f~n'[SolidWas'te_:": I "De 'rtinent Total e 4,184,942 4,267,071 4,120,156 Steve Gillett Don Pennell 8/15/20053:52 PM e Department Utility Fund Works Public ..-. .._~........... .... ... ......-'-.,.".,"'~- . ._ .._h_ u_ n _... ... o ._. ..' . ,wit~~~iodlicti~li; IlIr~!~ I ,roe tment Total 444,823 692,376 790,535 876,287 407,952 622,046 665,624 865,907 454,715 695,973 768,687 862,344 401,110 694,008 810,604 838,080 e 2,804,021 2,561,529 2,781,719 2,743,802 Airport LPAWA Motor Pool Steve Gillett - Other Funds 8/15/20053:52 PM Parks & Recreation Department 1,508,286 647,604 446,813 456,196 1,682,024 576,015 466,700 503,371 1,573,527 756,864 458,687 456,066 3,058,899 3,228,110 Sylvan Beach 3,245,144 Stephen Barr - Other Funds . .. .... .... _...... . 0"" Par.ks~Miinte~nance .---...---.... -. -............. . .. .. ~~~i~i:~ces . !P:tks,-idndnistration I :. . I.. . I ~ i ", IDe rtment Total 8/15/2005 3:52 PM Planning Department . . . II II I I I . I 776,422 733,876 717,272 - - 59,145 575,761 756,801 628,236 1,352,183 1,490,677 1,404,653 - e i "..',,', , ' i...... i?!,t~~~erl~g I I I De rtment Total Wayne Sabo 8/15/2005 3:52 PM e 419,513 -2.18% 815,733 -0.52% 1,235,246 4.55% e 132 Golf Course - II . I II' I : ! : 387,318 405,205 386,970 781,898 776,271 741,131 i I 1,169,216 1,181,476 1,128,101 . ............ . ._,_._-,-'.:_.:~~'-"-"'-"m" . - ..... "..' : .........-. . -..,.....,.....,:.":,,;,,.;i;:;;=.~..;.:;:.....,;,;....:.,,'_....:..;, ...:...._, . . ..... _ ._..a;....;~.".~.a.~......:... ,. .'. ,...... ". . . ....... . ~.~~~::2ce . ."" . .--.....-....-...-..-..... . ....... .....", - ...... .... . -::--.i..-::-..:.-:--:.:;--........:.. . :.,:. . i~!:.:": ::.. ..' ftInel1t Total Alex Osmond 8/15/2005 3:52 PM 'De e . D e e REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM Agenda Date Requested: AU2ust 22. 2005 Appropriation Requested By: Susan Kellev Source of Funds: Utility Fund Department: AdministrationlPurchasing Account Number: Various Report: X Resolution: Ordinance: Amount Budgeted: $41,000.00 Exhibits: Bid Tabulation Amount Requested: 540,880.00 Exhibits: Bidder's List Budgeted Item: YES NO Exhibits: SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATION Advertised Sealed Bid #05016 Liquid Chlorine was opened and read on July 25, 2005. Bid requests were mailed to three (3) suppliers in the area, with one (I) returned bid. Using estimated yearly quantities, the total cost would be $40,880.00. This is six percent (6%) increase over current pricing. The contract is for one (1) year with a one (I) year renewable option period. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends award annual contract for liquid chlorine to low bidder meeting specifications. Action Required bv Council: Award Sealed Bid #05016 - Liquid Chlorine to low bidder meeting specifications, in the amount of $40,880.00. Approved for City Council Aeenda f-/~-lJo Date e e BID TABULATION - #05016 - LIQUID CHLORINE DESCRIPTION QTY DXI INDUSTRIES 1) Chlorine - One Ton Cylinders " 70 $560.00 Cylinder Deposit (per cyl.)pe~ mo. INCL Hazmat fee per inv. INCL Del. per inv. INCL SUB-TOTAL' $5!)0.00 TOTAL $39,200.00 2) Chlorine -'150 lb. Cylinders 20 $84.00 Cylinder Deposit (per cYl)per mo. INCL Hazmat Fee per inv.. INCL Del. per inv. . INCL SUB-TOTAL $84.00 . TOTAL $1,680.00 GRAND TOTAL $40,880.00 Information reflects pricing only and other factors may be considered during the evaluation . e " BIDDER'S LIST SEALED BID #05016 - LIQUID CHLORINE DXIINDUSTRIES, INC. 1.919 JACINTO PORT BLVD. HOUSTON, TX 77015 , KERRVILLE SCIENTIFIC & CHEM INC WATER ST. ST~, 380 KERRVILLE, TX 78028 ALLIANCE CHEMICAL INC. P.O. BOX 2279 ROUND ROCK, TX 78680 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE P.O. BOX 996, LA PORTE, TX 77572 BA YSHORE SUN PUBLISH DATES: JULY 10, 2005 JULY 17, 2005 e e E e e REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM Agenda Date Requested: AUl!ust 22. 2005 Aoorooriation Requested By: Susan Kellev ,) /<d.~ Department: AdministrationIPurchasin2 Source of Funds: Various Account Number: Various Report: Resolution: Ordinance: Amount Budgeted: $42.000 Exhibits: Bid Tabulation Amount Requested: $38.985 Exhibits: Bidder's List Budgeted Item: YES NO Exhibits: SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATION Advertised, sealed proposals for RFP #05505 - Unifonn Rental & Service were opened on July 5, 2005. Bid proposals were mailed to eight (8) vendors with five (5) returning offers. Offerors were asked to submit pricing for three (3) years to furnish and service unifonns and provide other rental items, with an option to renew for an additional two (2) year period. Unifonns will be upgraded and replaced as needed throughout the contract period. City staff met with three (3) of the vendors submitting proposals. Based on the award criteria established in the specifications, G & K Services submitted the best proposal. Using estimated quantities, our total cost would be $38,985 per year. This is a fifteen percent (15%) decrease from the current contract. Currently, 130 employees are provided unifonns through this contract, and several departments are serviced rugs, aprons and towels. Departments are charged according to their usage and sufficient funds have been budgeted for this expenditure. Staff Recommendation: Based on the award criteria established in the specifications, Staff recommends awarding the unifonn rental and service contract as described above. Action Required bv Council: Award RFP #05505 - Unifonn Rental & Service in the amount of$38,985. ~ ~{0 -os- D te BID TABULATION RFP # 05505 UNIFORM RENTAL & SERVICE ADMIRAL $22.50 $22.50 $4.15 e $2.00 $5.00 $3.25 CINTAS $30.99 $32.99 ,$3.80 $1.20 $1.55 $5.25 $4.50 $1.75 $3.75 $2.75 $0.05 $0.13 $0.20 $0.50 $0.72 $0.70 $2.50 $747.86 $1..40 $4.20 $3.40 $0.09 $0.14 $0.14 $0.56 $0.70 $0.80 $'1.50 $3.50 $2.50 $0.05 $0.10 $0.20 $0.50 $1.00 $0.50 $3.00 $737.50 $1.73 $2.95 $2.65 $0.06 $0.21 $0.14 $0.75 $0.75 $0.60 $0.00 $729.98 $1.55 $3.55 $2.55 $0.05 $0.09 $0.21 $0.31 $0.70 $0.45 0.5 $747.67 21 3 2 1600 225 60 8 18 10 11 DESCRIPTION L 1. Uniform Jackets( Purchase Only) A "Hip" Type 8 "Coaches" Type 2. Reguar Uniforms' Additional charge on orange shirts 3. Regular Shirts 4. Supervisors Uniforms, 5. Denim Jeans (Heavy Duty) 6. Rugs (Approx Size) A. 3' x 5' B. 3' x 10' C.4'X6' 7. Shop Towels 8. Hand Towels 9. Kitchen Aprons 10. Shop Aprons 11. Dust Mops 12. Fender, Covers Environmental Cho per location Total Per Week ARAMARK $22.00 $22.00 $4:00 G&K $25.00 $25.00 $3.90 UNIFIRST $22.25 $32.25 $4.29 $2.25 $5.50 $3.25 $1.90 $5.25 $3.50 $1.98 $5:80 $4.62 QTY 6 6 96 29 13 11 13 e $793.78 $38.888.72 276.56 $41 $38.350.00 $37.958.96 $38.878.84 52 Totalper Year $35.75 $786.50 $2.70.00 N/A N/A N/A $22.00 $484.00 $264.00 $33.00 $726.00 $300.00 $22.00 $484.00 $327.00 22 New Hire/Transfer/Exchange Fee Sub-Tota Jackets $39,945.22 $41,276".56 $39,098.00 Information reflects pricing only and other factors may be considered during the evaluation p~ocess $38,984.96 $39,689.84 52 for Year Grand Tota e e BIDDER'S LIST _ RFP # 05505 - UNIFORM RENTAL & SERVICE ADMIRAL UNIFORM SERVICE 2030 KIPLING HOUSTON', TX 77098 CINTAS CORPORATION PO BOX15126 HOUSTON, TX 77220 GORMAN UNIFORM SERVICE 9021 KA TY FRWY HOUSTON, TX 77024 SHEPHERD'S UNIFORM & UNEN SUPPLY 735 LIBERTY BEAUMONT, TX 77701 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PO BOX 996 . LA PORTE TX 77572-0996 ARAMARK UNIFORM SERVICES 10110 CASH ROAD STAFFORD, TX 77477 G & K SERVICES 8404 LAWNDALE HOUSTON, TX 77041 SIRS UNIFORMS ,7141 LAWNDALE HOUSTON, TX 77023 UNIFIRST 9019 RAILWOOD DR HOUSTON, TX 77020 PUBLlSH:DA TES JUNE 19,2005 JUNE 2~, 2005 e . . . e e e I Section - Answer the Following Questions 18i:_~ti~:woula~'~:o.' ',~-tO:~~~:~inita:'or.l~~i,t,/-~-. ~:,' ',j::<(:::,; ';'::df:;I~~~{~:~Aga Elimination of Fainnont Parks Baptist Church's Skateboard Park *NO HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS!!!!!* , or small business development of shore line ? (2 responses tallied) \ A I mile jogging trail and nicer base ball park for ball players 24 hr fitness, more restaurants A bigger gym, more revitalization of Old Downtown LP. A bigger variety of good restaurants A bridge over Fainnont A cafeteria, another groc.store beside Kroger- like an H.E.B A Chinese restaurant, a coscosams an over 55 subdivisions (to but not rent) A cinema Theater, Theatrical Play House. A pool time in community pool for adults only in Fairmont West and a one mile track. A city government that spends more time enforcing code to cleanup the eyesores in the city and less time nagging the citizens who are improving their property A cleaner city I general. Some of the older areas are neglected. A super market on the north side of town, possibly between Spencer and 255. Only Garlands and Kroger that I am aware of. A community center with a nice playground in the Lomax area. A different grocery store A farri.ily oriented community A few more retail opportunities Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e A fun activity center i.e. Go Kart Racing, Bumper Cars, and Put-Put Golf at Sylvan Beach. More restaurants, less storage building facilities. A gun range A HEB store of Food Town, shpe store, more shopping bowling, some sort of entertai'nment theater, steak. house or restaurant other than Mexican food- seafood etc. A hospital, more business, theater!! A little more beauty and modernization of Main St. business A longer season for the pool (I know it is hard to get Lifeguards during school) A modernized look to the downtown. A more comprehensive recycling program which includes a bi-weekly pick up service. More retail business along Fairmont Parkway A more progressive attitude regarding South Broadway A movie Cineplex and possibly a shopping mall closer than a 30 minute drive A movie theatre A neighborhood park at Spencers Landing and pool for the kids. A Chick-Filet restaurant would be nice, a Wal-Mart and Academy. A place rent out jet skis. A new grocery store a new high school, H.E.B mall more after schools activities for children 3-18 such as dance, karate, etc. provided by the City of La Porte (same as Deer Park) A nice five star hotel A NurserylDaycare in the La Porte Fitness Center for mothers who need to workout (the YMCA does it for infants up to 2brs s time). A park in the Lomax area A park with jogging and Hiking Trails A public park with an exercise walking circle A real beach marina Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e A really good restaurant A second or third Super Wal-mart A shopping center - High scale or open mall A Star bucks A super target next to 1200 building on 146- not an industrial property! A theater- a good restaurant a good grocery store bowling alley- all things city Hall does not want like Wal-Mart A tourist attraction such as Kemah we have the waterfront A traffic light at eighth and Fairmont instead at the Post Office entrance. A well balanced community and it is. The city planner and doing a good job A Wendy's restaurant, another grocery store A Wal-Mart or Sam's Club A Wendy's Hamburger Ability to pay utility bill online for free Activities w/ volunteers giving directions where things are, where to park, to help citizens to enjoy all the activities. Agriculture barn facilities for students to use All restrictions/regulations enforced equally and fairly f\drainage needs more improvements An activity center w/ a gym on the West side of La Porte (New La Porte) An emergency system that is understandable An entertainment district An over pass at RR tracks on Fairmont near Bay Area Another Grocery store and movie theater. Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e Another grocery store Another grocery store Another grocery store beside Kroger's Another grocery store like Food Town Another grocery store to compete with Kroger's, more upscale restaurants. Another grocery store-less industry- better neighborhoods-less "box cars" Another grocery store and more recreation like a movie theater and skating rink and bowling alley Another High-school!! !! Another store besides Kroger's Areas beautified with flowers and shrubs As we grow and we will (I have see the population treble), I hope that we will retain the small southern town quality. Specifically; dollar value for lower income residents; value for family oriented life style; that undefined combination that is the presence of southern small town America. Attract more retail and restaurants Back when we first lived here Baseball fields improved- i.e. score boards lighting in parking lots, condition of fields Bay area finished. Curb side recycling Beach Beaches - Beautification of North side and run down areas Beautification efforts Beautification especially down city hall, Main Street, sylvan beach pavilion Better planned development. Not sporadic unplanned country style development Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e Better access for the disabled at city pools, development of bike paths from residential areas to downtown, development of recreation (jet ski rental, boat rental, and marina) & restaurants at Sylvan Beach, improved walking paths at parks Better air pollution! air quality control Better animal control and mosquito control Better animal control especially loose dogs Better business and economic development. Better care of city streets and adequate re-striping oflanes (specifically Sens rd.-at night or raining..; can't see) - Better care of Little Cedar Bayou trails, Starbucks, and women's clothing store on Main Street. Better City management Better City streets, more restaurants and activities for the children Better communication among citizens and city Better communication b4 elections Better communication wI the public some one to patrol.our area more attention. Speeders are going to kill a child in our area. 20 mph needs to be posted or speed bumps Better communication with renters. We rent a house so notifications are sent to our house landlord rather than us. Often we don't find out about community events until it's too late to participate in them. .' Better control and stricter punishment on kids, preteens BETTER DRAINAGE Better drainage and park with running tracks and field for children to play ball. Better drainage for flood control Better drainage for Meadow Park sub. Clean ditch behind Brook Meadow St. to improve run off Better Drainage in Brookglen Subdivision Created with SurveyGold - <92004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e Better drainage in Lomax area Better drainage on my street it floods Thomwood Better drainage system in Brook Glen Better drainage! Flood in front of my house every time there is a big rain Better drainage, continues beautification efforts, and improves roads. We applaud what has been done. Better drainage, lower water rates, street repair in "old" Fairmont Better drainage, mosquito control, animal control (dogs) Better drainage Better Drinking Water. Better grocery stores Better mosquito control Better next door neighbors- Ha Ha Better Pay for city Workers Better police protection, better enforcement of building code Better quality restaurants such as Olive Garden, Chilies, Pappas, or Red Lobster. Also a mall would be great Better recycling opportunities Better restaurants (2 responses tallied) Better Restaurants Better restaurants i.e.; steak: houses, Italian, salad places - also dept. stores Better schools Better score boards in the baseball little league parks and better goal keepers. Better smoother streets Created with SurveyGold - <92004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e Better Street in community and make La Porte look more important. Better Street stripes -especially on P Street Better streets Better streets Better Streets and cleaned ditches Better Streets/ Lower Taxes/ Lower Sewer/ Water/ Garbage Rates Better streets/ repair Better traffic enforcement especially in the Fairmont Kroger center area Better use of Waterfront Main St. and Broadway. Are not good for business Better variety of restaurants, better parks, upgrade sylvan beach i.e. hotel/beachfront Better variety of restaurants Better way of recycling - possibly curbside pick up so more people would recycle. Better water meter readers, stop estimating water, better flood control on driftwood. Better water quality better animal control, more festivals like Sylvan beach day Better water rates and cleaner Bicycle trail (paved) along Fairmont Pkwy. From Red Bluff to 146 Bigger trash bags (like D.P) the bags you have wouldn't fit in our can. Too small Bike riding trail Bike trails in Clear Lake along Bay Area Blvd. Boardwalk to attract tourist ex. Kernah Boardwalk Bridge over Fairmont CLEAN DITCHES Cafeteria discount stores, Wal-Mart etc. Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e Cafeteria type food services (like Luby's) Casino Cheaper rates @ bay Forrest City Council on the city TV. Channel. Need more restaurants. City Park!! !! Around Sens Road by Spencers landing the city let the builder give it money but we don't have a park City RV spots for visitors/ wi-fi internet City services need improvement. Heavy trash pick up, etc. Streets need improvement Clean air Clean and mow the ditches @ Lomax area and clean debris on or in ditches Clean neat parks especially on South 2nd street Clean up and stand firm regarding trashy houses in neighborhood Clean up around the high school and stadium. More landscaped and more beautification projects, more franchise restaurants and develop main street retail shops. Clean up drug houses and prostitutes drainage on Main St district Clean up the air, better schools Clean water and parks Cleaner air Cleaner parks- see below Cleaner streets especially around shops. More trees. Shop owners need to cleanup more where the parking is Cleaning up of yards Clothing retail- other than dollar store Club pick up for separated recyclable bins need to be provided Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e Completion of police station, Continued improvements (i.e. Bike path on S. Broadway, New Fire Station), Revitalization of Main St. more development along the water. Complimentary trash bags? not had any in months Continuation of what we have. We have good schools, churches, variety of shopping and eat in great parks we work we play well w/l another Continue as is Continue to grow Continue to keep the city clean and improve the taste of the water Control the drug use Covered Drainage Ditches Curbsides recycle pickup Curbside recycling p/up including glass Curbside recycling, later pool hours @ Fairmont Park, Movie Theater (i.e. more recreation) Defer traffic on Driftwood a northbound turn lane onto Driftwood when heading west on , Fairmont Definite improvement with lower water-sewer rates, streets surface improvements- traffic signal improvement- beautification at entrances to La Porte- widening Fairmont Parkway to handle traffic especially at rush hr. in morning and evenings Deli, bookstore, Dept. store, another grocery store, fewer "dollar stores", maintenance on Sylvan Beach Pavilion, hotels Development of Main Street into a viable business district Development of Sylvan Beach area for family Vacation attractions Development of a boat basin marina Hotel at Sylvan Beach Development of Sylvan Beach Development of water front Dog park, hike and bike trails. Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e Don't know Downtown built up Downtown improvements Downtown spruced up Drug Prevention/enforcement.... clean up old LP...... moreJbetter youth activities Easements and culverts cleaned, more mosquito spraying Efforts to improve the city east of 146 ' Electronic billing for utility bills. Less bigotry, fewer churches, more actual Christianity. Enforce all present laws, rules and regulations. If LP does this then we are heading in the right direction. Enforcement ofleash laws. Shopping Centers. Entertainment complex Equal attention given to all ~eas Equality in enforcement of the city's rules/regulations. Especially for the Lomax sub. (Meadow Crest) swings for the kids and recreation Every several year certain neighborhood roads only get stones put down, they are never sealed. Yet the roads city hall favors get fully paved and widened. Everything's pretty good more control of animals would be god Excess auto parking stopped Expand Fitness Center- More equipment Expansion and improvement of youth programs and facilities Fainnont parkway needs improvement ASAP Farrington connection w/ Lomax school road and Miller Cut Off overpass- eliminate Bay Park @ Fainnont traffic signal (or program lights better, give Fainnont traffic priority!) Created with SurveyGold - (g2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e Fewer apartments/ drainage that works Fewer large semi trucks. Fitness Center is great. Would like to see it expanded. Fix up Main St. and old hwy 146, finish new 1 46 overpass Flooding issues resolved Focus on upscale housing and business development Foster Drainage Free fishing pier (old folks and children need to fish) keep them out of trouble. Get rid of the trashy, dumpy building Getting rid (terminate) the city manager who is an embarrassment to the city by having a reputation as "Motorcycle Mama Town Drunk" Give Police more control area loud music from cars in residence area Go to Nassau Bay - no litter! July 31 left off calendar! The litter on Sunrise and Baywood is horrible I would like to see enforcement and fitness for litter bugs Good cafe Great idea to make skating park for kids @ Sylvan Beach!!! More fun things for kids Grocery store and more shopping facilities Growth and entertainment/recreational facilities for our youngsters and teens H.E.B Heritage zone for historic residential structures. Improve older street elevation and drainage. High-rise Building's on coast line. Better police patrol on Otter creek High-tech manufacturing expanded retail sales (target) Higher standards on air quality Hike and bike trails for patrons to get out and exercise safely. Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e Hikelbike trails Homes in poor condition in area neighborhoods forces to clean up -GI~n Meadows Horse riding trail Hospital I am pleased with the city I believe if La Porte keeps growing a NEW HIGHSCHOL and the High School needs improvement. I don't think too much about that, so I can't help you there. I have been trying for at least 15 years to get the drainage on my street fixed it's always in the 5 year plan 1 love the P. street pool- would love to be able to rent it from 9-11 am! I think La Porte is great just like it is I think we could use a movie theater the closest theater is Hollywood on Beltway or AMC @ beltway and 145 I would like to see a gym that children age 6-13 can go to and play basketball w/ a parent of course. This would great exercise in hot & cold weather. I would like to see a preservation facility - like Armand bayou- to keep deer/wildlife as a part of our cities chann I would like to see the revitalization of Main Street I would love to see a major street and roadside clean up- Broadway, McCabe Rd. along Hwy 146 etc. LP could be a beautiful city I would love to see a star bucks and few more choices for restaurants nearer to us. I would love to see La Porte grow in diversity and economically while improving public safety. People should want to come to La Porte not dread it. If there has to be growth in La Porte, allow growth to occur naturally. Do not attempt to "import" corrimerce into the area. Maintain La Porte's 'small town' theme. Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e If you build more houses you need more roads, stop building houses or widen Fainnont Parkway. Improved drainage on West side/Park and pool area on West side is poorly maintained Improved police controls Improvement of condition and appearance of old 146 continued to include shoulders; traffic stop light @Wharton Weems and Hwy. 146 Improvement of Sylvan Beach area. Improvement in attitudes of police officers. They need to be proactive wI the youth instead of non-active. Improveme~t on the school system. Improvement that enhance La Porte and promote growth that will help our community. Everyone benefits not just a few In general... considering how much "I" or "We" pay in taxes - more bags for my buck Increase development (as currently being done) on the older sections of La Porte- 146 to Sylvan Beach Increase Drainage Increase local shopping and more local home developments- finish pack on Canada St. Advertise our amenities more outside of city Increased code enforcement through increased personnel in that dept. Integrity toward Dog rules. It is all o-k Jogging Path on Driftwood, Bike Path. Keep Getting Better Keep Town atmosphere; fewer housing developments Keep Upgrading Downtown La Porte not to end up looking like Pasadena! Land on Underwood stay undeveloped I moved here for the country atmosphere I want my Meadow crest II neighborhood to stay small Created with SurveyGold - CQ2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e Larger children's water parks Less air contamination Fewer Apartments Fewer cars parked on the streets on neighborhoods (safety issue) clean up entrance to Mai St from HWY 146 to Antique Area Less chemical Compan,ies over Development Less clearing ofland less business more country like living Less development it's now just an adjunct of Houston. Less government intrusion into our private lives Less habitat houses Less high tech gadgets and more emphasis on basic services Less Politics , Less pollution Less property taxes, mine now exceeds my house payment Less rules for small business in La Porte Less sex offenders Fewer taxes Less traffic Like to see the downtown area cleaned up and revitalized Lomax School Road to go through Spencer a railroad bridge Lot of the roads fixed so no bumps or dips, clean up graffiti allover Louder Emergency Notification Lower property taxes- upgrading of rundown neighborhoods and better roads and streets in Lomax, drainage improvement ' Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e Lower Taxes Lower taxes Lower utility bills Lower water rates and taxes Large. Dept. store such as target, Wal-Mart more retail, dress shops, etc. Main St fixed lips color of some of business is under control Main St. preservation Main Street improved, a park wI a good walking, jogging trail. Main Street with shops and people shopping Master planned development-residential utilize Bayfront to its best advantage More" green space" alongside the roads, better quality roads and more zoning, fewer "junky looking" areas. More "well known" restaurants More Activities More activities for terms wI chaperones More activities for kids More adult classes during the summer for example: crafting, cooking, etc. More American food restaurants, something like Kemah boardwalk, clothing and shoe stores and good boat ramps More attention to the skate park - I know it is a county park but it is a good place for kids to go - for the most part the kids are there to have fun and exercise - don't blame all the kids for a few that do not respect others property. More attractions to bring people to our city More beautician on overpasses and less trash on roadways i.e., tires, broken furniture More beautification around the beach area Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e More beautification of city upgrade of high school More Beautification projects More bike, jogging trails. More bikelhikinglrunning trails. ( Green space) More business More business (2 responses tallied) More business (restaurants) More business (retail, restaurants) More business along Main Street More business big business and "family" draws. Like Kemah More business development and retention of current business More business growth More business in Downtown area. Recreational activities like Kemah More business like a mall or major strip center a Sam's would be nice More business opportunities. More business, clothing store shoe stored More business, places to shop, grocery stores More business, places to shop, grocery stores More business, so we done have to leave town to shop More choices of eating places more shopping area c1oser- More commercial business More commercial development- shopping -restaurants More community activities Created with SurveyGold - <Q2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e More concerned animal control, and more quick responses to emergency situations. More control of bad dogs and too many cats running around. Many people are allergic to cats. More cooperation between citizens and administration More county tax funds More DBOD enforcement home owner assoc. in Creekmont More diversity in the economic development More drug dealing enforcement. Stop charging me to watch my grandkids at the pools. More emphasis on city beautification More emphasis on cleaning up defused areas and less emphasis on building new areas especially in Lomax More emphasis on the use of the bay (fishing, sailing, Sylvan Beach Area.) Improvement! enforcement of rental homes to be cleaned up especially in old La Porte area. Recycling pick for glass bottles and plastics. More entertainment (cinema, restaurants more family activities, possibly a roller skating room wI meeting room I b-day room, games, and putt putt golf. More fine restaurants, i.e., Olive Garden, seafood restaurants, cafeteria More Foliage, clean up of areas that abandoned More for underage children to do at night (mainly teenagers) to help keep them off streets Better eating places (a good cafe) more stores (department) to shop at for clothes and stuff. More good restaurants More grocery store and mini shopping centers improved streets more sidewalks More grocery stores H.E.B- Food Town Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com 'e e More grocery stores w/ reasonable prices, I am now driving to Wal-Mart and leaving my hard earned money there! More Grocery stores. More kid activities an actual beach More long term drainage planning aggressive pollution control particularly air & water More Main St. business and activities, more trees' everywhere. More major business (such as the ones found in Pasadena! Deer Park) More major restaurants in the Spencer/ Underwood Area. More major fast food eating places in the same area ' More major stores for shopping More medical centers, hospitals, more shopping centers More mosquito control, more mowing of right ways, less air pollution More motivation for our city workers, I talked to an animal control person and she was rude. More name restaurants i.e. Chilies More new business, fire station on Underwood at Cantu More of the Mayor and councilman besides just in paper, ("appearances at local community events") More open areas for public fishing beach front for swimming area for wade fishing More opportunities for places to shop, i.e. another grocery store in town, nice restaurants (not fast food or Mexican). Fortunately we have many wonderful Mexican restaurants already. More opportunity for children art More Palm Trees and beautification More palm trees, and tropical trees, more businesses. More parks (2 responses tallied) Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com .e e More parks and recreation. I live in Summerwoods and I would like to see some of my tax dollars used in my area. We have no parks or recreation on the west side of town. More parks less pollution More parks, more trees More patrol of parks More patrol on streets when school lets out More payment options for water bill. Drain and scrape bottom of fitness center pool every 6 months. More police patrols in neighborhoods noise ordinance (more stricken)) get rid of street patrolling. Barking dog ordinance. More police pressure in neighborhood, wife wants a pet smart store in LP. More police. Red light cameras too many red light runners on Spencer More pressure on HCFCD to eliminate flooding More pride in the city and schools More programs for kids. More public safety primarily in fire dept. it is a safety issue to them as well as citizens to have fire engineers. More quality restaurants. Left turn lanes on Fairmont Pkwy. (West bound) More rain More recognition of the value of the water-front for residences and recreation. Those few miles are Harris County's only real window on northern Galveston bay. More recycling services More relaxed city planning ordinances to give property owners right to beautify their properties w/out city interference: fences, tree removal, etc. At the moment the city regulates what you do on your property! More respect for the recreation leagues that are offered to the children of La Porte More restaurants and another grocery store Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e More restaurants instead of fast food maybe steak house, seafood waterfront business manna More Restaurant Options More restaurants (2 responses tallied) More restaurants (2 responses tallied) More restaurants and some clothing stores More restaurants very few places More restaurants, downtown needs an uplift, needs to come alive More restaurants, shopping More retail More retail business. More up to date buildings. Easy Building codes. Friendlier employees. More retail business; improve landscaping along 146 (especially mowing) More retail established resturants, dept. stores and a hospital. A Houston community college or university of Houston annex. Relocate the community airport More retail opportunities besides thrift stores More retail stores More retail, more jobs 'More retail- woman's i.e., old navy or Palais Royal or Palais Royal More safety awareness programs for children-- offered outside the schools. , More schools wi "les" children per facility- to much administration no enough child concern More shopping and eating facilities More shopping and sit in restaurants More Shopping centers and more workable and new machines at fitness center. Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e More shopping Choices (Wal-mart, target, new shopping center: comparable to BW-8 @ Fairmont Pkwy), more restaurants, more grocery store.) More shopping opportunities More shopping opportunities/ medical More shopping, groceries, clothing, less fast food more restaurants More shopping, restaurants (not bar and grills) a better water front community oriented. No more trailer parks, no more port business, no more industry/ warehousing, new high school, more recreation ( family) i.e. bowling, putt putt golf, movie theater etc. More shopping, youth activities a large shopping center, more restaurants More side walks la Porte is not pedestrian friendly More sidewalks More sidewalks and walking trails More sidewalks bike trails around LP schools (San Jacinto more speed bumps (speed control) better contract w/ citizens, more pride in appearance of parks entrance ways pools, etc. More sidewalks, biketrails, cleaner streets, enforce zoning regulations, clean up deserted properties. ' More small business More soccer fields that allow adults to play on More stores (restaurants, clothing) waterfront improvements More stores and business More stores shopping center other than Kroger's and family More stores to shop More street lights between Spencer and Underwood very dangerous right now More strictness on air quality from most industry More summer youth activities Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e More things for families such as outi!1gs not concrete jungles More things for young people to do. More togetherness of all people More town homes (1 story) in the 100,000 + range we are losing people that want to scale down- hospital for area More trees (2 responses tallied) More trees; beautification of the city; safer streets less chemical /production plants; school improvements ' More variety of shopping on Main Street More walking trails connecting parks, a map showing parks More well known retail stores i.e. H.E.B, Target, clothing stores, etc. Movie Complex Movie Theater Movie Theater and more established in town restaurants and stores Movie theatre Casino's big nice hotel- Sheraton Much more police presence in Brookglen especially if the cul-de-sacs My wife like shopping malls, hike and bike trail mosquito foggers Needs another major food store and less 99 cent sores and resale shops New high school New management New nature reserve New police station, more officers and better pay to retain veteran officer Newer larger grocery such as HEB Nice bike trail Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e Nice restaurants. An uribiased news paper that represents news and what's happening No more Mexican restaurants, A Chick-Fil-A. Black-eyed Pea or Chilies or Bennigans or TGIF or Apple Bees or something like that. No truck terminal, a city government. That cares about us, not just rich people and Port Auth. None Not such Nothing Nothing comes to mind!! Old problems resolved. Older more experienced police personnel Older Shopping buildings need to be updated and painted, the city is beautiful and then buildings and I feel this hurts the beauty of our city. Olive Garden ORD for removal (mandatory) of business signs of defunct (out of business) business Ordinance enforced! Another EMS unit Other grocery stores, hospitals and a mall Our alleys kept clean and water meters taken care of Our poll in Fairmont Park West Personnel to stay where they are. Highly responsible and friendly staff Our youth to have their own basketball gyms to use as other cities. Our youth to have their own basketball gyms Outlet mall Overpass for railroad tracks on Fairmont pass Bay Area Blvd- which I hear is in the plans Parades Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e Park running trail in Spencer Landing that was promised before we built these homes Park, Beach Parks wI walking paths -like Crenshaw Park on Pasadena PicJc all cats running wild at night! Pick up of recyclable items Please get us a Cafeteria, HEB Grocery Police doing a little better job of controlling all the speeding high school kids when school lets out-kids drive like maniacs Police need to patrol school zone better, animal control on people wI repeating problems with dogs. Prettier parks, more enforcement of noise nuisance i.e. loud cars. Programs that help single parents with young children Public transportation (2 responses tallied) Quality restaurant, more use of our water front Rebuilding of downtown historical building Recreation for children under 8! Recyclables picked up, better distr. of heavy trash pick up, higher water pressure Recycling pick-up, affordable gym facility Recycling pickup (curbside) and some of the dumpy places along old 146 cleaned up. Recycling program including plup hazardous waste! chemical disposal program Recycling services Red lights runners- red lights runner's stop signs are ignored. Where are our police them? Removal of vehicles parked wrong Repair of the street in the Old Fairmont driveways Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e Restaurants Restaurant and varied recreation facilities Retail stores for sales tax especially grocery stores Revitalization of downtown area customer friendly police officers; banning of motorized scooters, sylvan beach revitalization. Revitalization of old La Porte. Revitalization of Main Street, restoration of Sylvan Beach Pavilion, a hotel and , confere~ce center, marina, good seafood restur~t by the water Revitalization of downtown of older homes Sale bicycle paths from Fairmont park to downtown LaPorte. Sam's, best buy, circuit city, Satisfied Seafood r-like Joe's- or Baytown Seafood Sens Road 4 lanes Shooting range for practice a few more street lights Shopping Center Shopping in Main old LP, Sam's maybe. Shopping mall (2 responses tallied) Shopping! dining Sidewalks more opportunities to go walking and biking more nature trails Sidewalks!!!! From here to there and everywhere... bike rights a-way and special lanes on most streets Sidewalks, bike trails Signs not allowed advertising business all over La Porte stuck in the ground, telephone poles, etc. Created with SurveyGold - <92004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e Small grocery store- this side of new 146 Some nice restaurants, movie theater, putt putt golf course Some sort of transportation for seniors who do not drive so they can get groceries Some type of consistency on the types of houses placed on lots in old La Porte Something for teenagers to do other than hanging other @ pools, parks Something for teenagers to go to (movie theater, go cart track) Sorry can't think. of anything. Special area for 4 wheeler to ride so they will not ride on soccer/ basehall fields and tear up beautiful areas and terrorize horse rides. Speed bumps in residential areas- terms speed through our neighborhood often- my son can not go in our front yard because of this- my yard has been rutted twice Speed bumps on Farrington. Starbucks ' Starbucks Coffee Steak house Steak house, James Coney Island, Dept. Stores- other than dollar stores. More heavy trash days in area such as Spenwick and Lomax. Stick to basics/police fire utilities streets-traffic does those excellent then parks / development etc. Stripes repainted a Fairmont at 146, movie theater, mall, more places for kids to go and have fun (i.e. putt-putt golf). Street Improvement Street lights on the streets of Lomax shoulder's put on these 2 lane streets of Lomax Street repairs H, C, & P streets Strict enforcement of animal control permits Created with SurveyGold - (Q2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e Stricter traffic control patrolled residential area new ordinances pertaining to residential areas Sylvan Beach improvement, ^ neighborhood security Sylvan Beach waterfront "natural" Tax broach for senior citizens Tax rates to be held stable the "little" motor scooters banned from our streets (scotch moss); very dangerous; very very noisy! The City treats the people that live here better, Let us have voice on things in the city. The drainage ditches cleaned more often to prevent mosquitoes The neighborhood signs fixed and painted for the Creelonont subdivision - Please The old apartments on Forest and Broadway tom down!!!!!!!! The Poppa family on Sylvan Creek completely gone! House Sold! The tributary from Armand Bayou be cleaned and wooden bridge repaired The tributary from Armand Bayou be cleaned and wooden bridge repaired. There is a problem building on my street. 202 South 4th street it needs to be condemned. Every family who moves into it brings vandalism and other problems w/it Things for Young Folks to do to stay out of trouble To continue what it is doing To widen Fainnont, an indoor soccer field. The removal of the light at Bay Park and Fairmont Town refurbished we need to beautifully and make more active out little downtown area Traffic lights properly sequenced. Drainage and streets improved. Traffic lights working to efficiently move traffic Underground drainage in all neighborhoods-no ditches Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e Upgrade Sylvan Beach, we like to sit there and lookout at the bay Variety Store Clothing Store Wal-Mart Center and more development of Main St. Antique district. Wal-mart, some shopping areas, something done to Sylvan Beach area, (beach front) We need new business; how did we not get the new Wal-Mart. Revamp the public parks and pools we are here for the kids. Welcome to La Porte signs on S.H 146 Wendy's Why not use the channel 16 for garage sales or car sales I'd like to see a hospital here and a department store Wide variety of restaurants (not all TexMex) Widening of Sens Road before Bay Area Blvd. comes thru With the current growth I would hope La Porte will be able to maintain a safe and quite community sheltered from the ' fast pace' Work on drainage/ police patrols/ improve the pool area at city pools city have done a very poor job for year needs a new director Would like to see better restaurants and big chain stores closer to town less hotels going up Would like to see Main St. receive the same maintenance/lawn care/etc. as Fairmont PKWY. More mosquitos spraying. Would like to see side walks for bicycles on all roads going out of city. Yes, good city services, parks, regular activities for seniors. YMCA offers fitness, recreational centers for all after school programs and much more ZONING and deed restriction improvements, fitness center open till 10 pm, improvements to sylvan beach area Created with SurveyGold - <02004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com .' . . . 1"'iW~ula~!~~~C:Qm;6.f~~~;:rc),.t~...~,a:pla~~~q2;$.~,~?~:W!!y.1WhtNot.1:J ? (3 responses tallied) A beautiful place to live good schools churches police and fire dept. and wonderful place to raise a family A good area to live in but if you wants to go out to eat and see a movie go to Pasadena or Clear Lake A kids water park- nothing big just some fun things to do like a slide or two and some other water toys. Yes it is safe and the school district is good Absolutely - it is a great community and as yet is not overcrowded. Absolutely! We love La Porte because it has a small town feel but lots of opportunities for growth Absolutely. Safe, quiet, small town atmosphere, easy to live here, nice people. Absolutely; often do. 1) Quality of residents 2) property value/taxes 3) life style 4) schools 5) ambience (laid back) 6) city government no reason why not! Accessible - Quiet Actually I do all the time far enough away but still close to needed facilities etc. Air pollution Beautify city but no backing from your own codes enforcement. Because of the small town atmosphere Better than Pasadena but under par with Friendswood Building permits/ inspection! requirements too high Bus drivers at the high school have the worse attitude than the students. They think because they are school buses they can cut in front of cars by entering into the streets w/out stopping and yielding to the present major street traffic. This is in violations of Texas Safety Traffic laws. Just because buses might have a tight schedule doesn't mean they should ignore safety and inconsiderate trying to own the road. In the news we always hear about bus accidents. Buses should be staggered between traffic so a one bus accident doesn't turn into a multiple bus pile up with many injuries. Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e '</1 . Close to industry and jobs wi wide range of housing for law to high income families. Very nice airport! Definitely low crime rate great schools and place to raise a family close to medical facilities malls and restaurants Definitely! Slow paced and relaxing. Definitely Definitely, I just recently ~ent house shopping and looked at all surrounding areas and we just kept coming back because we already live here we already knew about the hidden amenities. Definitely! La Porte is a small town that is growing everyday and getting better. I have lived here 40yrs. and never have thought of moving away Depends on the area. Do not know Everyone a mile away can hear the stadium loud speakers all the time when the have to get up in the early for work. Were sure the fans can hear it at a lower volume. Why do the , building inspectors have hands off attitude with developer builders yet get picky with owners doing routine repairs? Excellent school district Fairly safe, quiet, homey, more bicycle police, local transportation Flip a coin For the most part we have good schools, parks and recreation but we also have poor air quality, poor warning on chemical spills, bad traffic control and selective police protection. Good Blue Collar Town - close to Houston and Galveston High taxes, quality education does not exist, here anymore!!!! Highly Recommended La Porte as a beautiful quiet little community to raise a family I can only speak for Lomax area, yes, because it is quiet, clean and La Porte has good city management I feel my neighborhood is a safer place than some in Houston or Pasadena Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e I find La Porte living very pleasant and my experience is a reasonably safe place. I live in Spenwick and would not recommend for anyone to live there. No parks for kids, no sidewalks ok... I Love it here! I love living here. I wish others could know how special my city is to me I love my home here and would hope I never have to live any place else. I moved from Pasadena to my neighborhood now because it's clean & quiet. I love it here. I think the city is good place to raise a family and make a living. City source in general are above average. I would recommend La Porte a place to live. It is very pretty and peaceful. I would recommend La Porte except for one major- big- problem-chemical plants and their missions and heavy truck on Hwy 225. I would, just for the La Porte district school I'm disappointed in the schools La Porte had a reputation of great schools. We have problem kids that we all label "bad" and don't care. Teachers have lost respect of students. I realize parents do not back up the teachers, but the school district should be able to. 2 adults on EVERY bus, one to drive and one to watch. In my area we need some attention In newer areas only the older areas are crime ridden and look trashy. Clean up the older strip centers they look terrible!!! (By Compton's Florist area!) It has a small town feel wI city of Houston It is a Quiet community with a lot of nice people. Not out of control teens. It is clean quiet good recreation facilities Sylvan Beach is outstanding in my opinion very beautiful It's safe, quiet, and, convenient to what one needs La Porte has become just another suburb interchangeable wI any other generic bedroom community. Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e La Porte has good schools but is flanked by chemical alley and soon the Port which makes it undesirable very wet in Lomax but we like it La Porte is a wonderful small town with a nice and comfortable feeling. I love living here and would recommend it to friends and family. La Porte needs more city pride there are too many "run down" houses, litter along roads. , . La Porte is a nice place to live: There are some bad areas, drugs. La Porte La Porte has been progressive and proactive in upgrading appearance and attracting businesses and home owners. I have seen La Porte's improvement since any earliest memory in 1956. La Porte is a wonderful caring community. I would highly recommend the education received in their schools Low crime LP is a nice small community, very Friendly people and good facilities. A farmers market with fresh produce available. Luby's Cafeteria! Steak & Ale Maybe - too much pollution Maybe (2 responses tallied) Maybe, it has its ups and downs just like any other place it is convenient now with the Wal-Mart so close but there's still all the chemical plant stinking up the place and the crack houses on the "north side" that everyone knows about but the police never do anything about it. Maybe, with more improvements Maybe- depends on the area. Mixed feelings many positive but pollution and congestion are big negatives wI out and relief in sight My area is very quiet. Except for people that speed through New police center Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e Nice community/ good schools/ closeness to shopping in multiple surrounding cities No No - the school systems are not doing their job, their graduates can not read adequately, or write a college level paper. No air quality No because of management groups of homeowners associ~tions No because the city only cares about collecting "kick backs" instead of our quality of life (buy my house please) No because there is nothing to do but yes, because it is still a small town. Close to downtown, and it has good schools No division of services one side of town seems to fair better than the other haphazard way of housing , No if you were not born and raised in La Porte your opinion does not matter No industry taking over. Too many big trucks. The stars have gone away (light pollution) No it is controlled by a corrupt, wasteful, good ole boy government No it is out of touch w/ the 21st century. Just look east of 146 No it's just not the "idea" place to live if you have a choice where to work and live. No La Porte is a very dirty city No live in Fainnont Park West- and civic club allows certain neighbors to trash the neighborhood No needs improvement No not if you have children school age Lomax & LPHS has too much drama No opinion- I am satisfied living here, but I do not try to influence others to also. No tax rates ' No taxes to high Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com - e No the smell of chemicals has become more overpowering. I am planning to move out of the city w/in the next year. No there is nothing and nowhere for the children and teens in our immediate community No too close to Bayport ad chem. plants No too close to chemical plants No too much drug traffic for teenagers No we live off of old 146 we now have a General S\dollar store! Small (3) residences, next to golf course-- you're implying we are lower class citizens here and this is what we want on our side of La, Porte No we will be moving to many oil companies and no where to shop around here close to us No! Because ofneg. experience wI planning and permit dept. and inspector. If told of severity of regulations or home owners, never would ha,:,e bought home in La Porte. No! Non-progressive, too few political people control this city like their own kingdom but with an attitude back in the 50's mentality No!!! La Porte has turned into a dirty city with all the present containers stacked here and there. La Porte could have had a Wal-Mart, H.E.B. and a major hospital today but they chose to build in other cities due to La Porte's current building codes. No, area has become too industrialized No, because of high tax rate, especially LPISD No, because you have to go to other cities to entertain yourself, and the school attendance zones are inadequate. No, chemical plants are too prevalent I'm looking to move because my oldest has developed asthma I suspect from the pollution No, entirely too much pollution in this air No, getting to be big, city, high Harris County taxes no, I grew up in La Porte went to school, grade 1-12 in La Porte, schools are not as good as they used to be, pollution is bad too. No, I like the small town,it is growing to fast and causing traffic, pollution, etc. Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e No, no growth in business everything is in Deer Park or Pasadena. No, not until the schools have been cleaned up and all Dr. Molly's people are replaced, and then yes it will be back to a great place to live. No, not with the park project being constructed No, nothing here except ball parks. No transportation; no bus. Nothing for teens to do. No movie. No shopping only golf and ball parks No, political issues are l\holding back the city's planning of new things such as new police and courts bldg and EDC. The city's code enforcement division is the laughing stock of Texas, hindering progress , ' No, poor ozone control, declining school achievement relative to neighboring communities, lack of local shopping mall, declining job opportunities No, Poor Water Quality, Poor Air Quality No, population conditions No, schools not great and plants emit order and bad chemicals No, taxes - for schools and hospitals and San. Jacinto all for going somewhere ~lse No, taxes too high crime and drugs a problem'for a small town, no.entertainment need mass transit No, the container port is going to ruin the roads; noise level will be too much; quality of patronage is going to go down No, to hard to get anything new built, something needs to be done about city inspectors, too much small town politics. No, too close to chemical plants No, too much crime and too little action to correct the problem. The town needs to be "cleaned up" No- "patchwork quilt" of residential, commercial and industrial No- city seems headed towards financial ruin. No plans for economic growth. Failing petroleum complex for funds. Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e No- not enough interest anymore my husband and I have tried. Need better people (more interested, more qualified in offices. (City). Need to check up on City workers parked in Brookglen park most of the days m- f "not working" No- only because of pollution and now the growing truck traffic No- school district needs to be a greatly improved. City does not have a good public image city needs to enforce codes & make citizens clean up yards/lots. No- way? Not much new building; no new home (at least on the west side) No-sorry- to say air quality has gotten too bad- can't keep windows open and all the big trucks No. La Porte is allowing taxes to sky rocket just for the income No. police are not paroling neighborhoods more are trying for the town money from the illegal ticket quota. every year or two we hear about town police doing moor than official oppression on an innocent person all the while the number of young people doing drugs in La Porte neighborhoods is growing. Its bad enough that town hall is in the business of making money from the fairs with residents having to pay to get in and get nothing but having to pay more for anything, but during these events residents shouldn't be prevented form their homes by blocking offboth Main and Fairmont at the same time. No. The downtown area is kind of pleasant but a little abandoned looking. I would like to see updates made to local business and retail shops like remodeled buildings. Landscaping, etc. No. the port and the refineries are chocking out the residents. Then . No: insurance rates too high, too much hose from Port and RR at night, danger due to chemical plants, taxes too high Not at this time, because of the school board. I believe they are "slowly" trying to correct problems. Not Brook Glen because of flooding problems Not if you have school age children- La Porte schools need to improve Not in my area because of animals and roaming cats, and barking dogs! Not really Not really being so many chemical plants here. Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e Not sure Not sure Not with this present leadership Only because I am here and lots of pe<?ple love me Part of yes, parts of no... A much divided city. Not really big on the lack of zoning in most places, some neighborhoods do a better job... the lack of traffic huge + Perhaps, it's about as good as any in the area, but still far too right-wing and bigoted. Positively-quiet community, caring people, communi~y (acilities and activities Possibly- moved here for small town environment but that seems to be disappearing Probably not; center of town is run down Public school quality Seems out in the country more than Pasadena or Houston. Skating rink or kids' game room Small town atmosphere excellent school system non-tourist town, nice quiet place to raise a family Some what ...I wouldn't let my kids grow up here. Some yes, some no. Taxes are too high! Water pressure is too low. I hat NW Park!!!! Sometimes-all my shopping for visit and church is in Pasadena because that is close to where I used to live Sure (2 responses tallied) Sure, Friendly folks, but not too sure about the truck traffic. Sure - I like it here because it's quiet and is very close to my job. Sure - small community and great people! Sure it's ok. Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e The city is a wonderful "homey" place to live. The taxes are not too high and the people are very helpful. The nature of the city is that of a small town but still large enough to service your daily needs The people here are the best, which is the main reason why people should come and live here. The senior activities and Sylvan beach why not too close to chemical plants The senior activities and Sylvan Beach Why hot - Too close to chemical plants Unsure tax rates are very high Unsure-146 Traffic Very quiet and nice place to live Visually compared to surrounding cities no recommended based on people community spirit history pride yes We have a nice small town atmosphere and you get to know lots of people. The community is willing to help others. We hope the traffic doesn't get too bad wI all the new houses being built We love La Porte!! The people, the small city surrounded by big city We raised our family here- yes! Why not- chemical plants Why- great country life Yes, it's a nice place to live close to everything Yes, it's a good town Yea, we have maintained a small town feels while growing Yeas, sale environment for raising a family, Good schools, and sport and program for the handicapped Yes (113 responses tallied) Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e Yes (19 responses tallied) Yes, people are friendly near by shopping area Yes - A Wonderful city to raise a family Yes - because La Porte has a good school district and police, fire dept. and all other dept's. Good neighborhoods to raise kids. Yes - fitness center, recycling heavy trash pick up Yes - great and quiet. Yes - I just moved here in January I like being away from the "big city" and still have all the amenities close at hand Yes - it's clean and safe Yes - Low Taxes Yes - nice quiet small town atmosphere - love it. Yes - Quiet - Emergency Response and Police Patrol and Response Yes - quiet little town, very little drama Yes - safe neighborhoods and close to work. Yes - Small but close to big city life Yes - work opportunities, great people, small community, and parks recreation - things to do. Yes access to water on the bay shopping center Yes adequate services Good schools. Flexible resident's options Yes after living in the Texas Panhandle its heaven Yes and no - I hate the urban sprawl - I recommend it as long as there are no more new housing developments built. We are losing our serenity. Yes and no, if you work in the chemical industry the many chern. and pol. facilities are a plus. If not, they are a way major negative, ugly, noisy, polluting. If you live SE Harris County, La Porte is the place for you. Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e Yes and no, not very community involved Yes because I have been living here for 20 years and it is peaceful and beautiful and I would not change it except for too many cars in streets of neighborhoods. Yes because it is a nice place to live Yes because it is a nice quiet get away from the city Yes because of the cleanness, and items it has to offer. Yes because of the fast police response times Yes because of the peacefulness and quietness and the diversity Yes because of the small town feel. Yes born and raised nice quite community Yes but it is growing at such a rate we are losing our small town atmosphere Yes but La Porte needs a new concept, it should not be an ugly bedroom community. Emphasize beauty and style. Yes city is growing slowly but people are interested in trying to improve to a better standard for all Yes city services Yes clean easy access Yes close enough to Houston but safety out of the way nice golf course and close to the bay. Yes close to water Yes community feel Yes fair rates and overall good 'Yes fairly, quiet and peaceful community. La Porte also has an event for almost all holidays Yes feels comfortable here Created with SurveyGold - <92004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e Yes for families w/out school-age children. Schools are going down drugs are more prevalent now Yes friendly town Yes good community Yes good community to raise children Yes good place Yes good schools low crime still not congested (yet) Yes great community great schools Yes great place to grow up and live Yes has a small town feel Yes Houston has to much violence, Pasadena stinks Yes I believe La Porte is a very safe place to live it is a growing city Yes I chose to live here I like the small town atmosphere Yes I enjoy the small community atmosphere Yes I have lived here for 19 years need I say more Yes I like it here I've been here 30 years Yes llived in Pasadena for 42 years, this is a great change, and I really like the city Yes I love the country feel with plenty of things available to keep from having to travel into Houston Yes I think crime rate is low compared to other cities around us Yes if they check flood areas first Yes in terms of the people Yes it ahs been a good place to live Yes it feels like a safe place Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e Yes it is a friendly and reasonably safe place to live and is close to major business and roads Yes it is a small and well run city Yes it is a small quiet friendly safe community very good for raising a family Yes it is warm and friendly not too big yet Yes it is close to everything Houston & Galveston Yes it is small enough. to feel safe but yet have good police and community activities Yes it's a' great place for a growing family Yes it's a nice fairly quite town, but housing availability is poor. yes its a nice quite place no gangs writing on buildings LOVE la Porte except for the chemical plants don't like that Yes it's a quiet safe place Yes its great place its central to everything Yes it's quiet and clean Yes its safe and only 35 minutes from medical center (where I work) Yes it's smaller than Houston. People are more caring and friendly. Yes I've lived here since 1976 its home Yes La Porte is a very nice and active place to live and raise your child at the schools are great and every one seems to be very involved with all activities in Jr high. and high. school Yes laidback lifestyle Yes lived here 49 years Yes lots of friendly people and small business treat people nice Yes low crime Yes low crime rate Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e Yes lower crime rate Yes La Porte has a small town atmosphere but is minutes away from all the amenities the City of Houston has to offer Yes mainly because of great school for children and laid back atmosphere Yes nice and quiet place to live, friendly neigh.bors Yes nice and quiet, not too big, not too little if they don't have it in La Porte, you don't need it. Shop La Porte' Yes nice clean middle class area Yes nice environment Yes nice place to live low traffic @ park time and is centrally located Yes not as much crime Yes not too much crime we have pretty good patrol Yes over all it is God safe, quite place to live and the schools are better than others around us Yes overall (a very good city) Yes Peaceful and has secure feeling not too much traffic and noise Yes pretty good place to be Yes quiet and clean Yes quiet friendly Yes quite close enough. to the big city but far enough. away recreational activity offered to all ages Yes safe friendly community Yes schools, police, and small town atmosphere Yes small and friendly community, kid friendly Yes small community but big enough. for anything Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e Yes small friends community centrally located to a variety of places . Yes small gov. that cares about its people, schools, and opportunities for anything you want to do. Yes small town atmosphere, but progressive great support between school district and city Yes small town atmosphere with large city activities closer Yes small town atmosphere wi great services yes' small town but quiet and well kept. friendly yes small town feel near big city yes small town is better to live in yes small ~own stmosphere with community involvement good schools yes small town wi big town heart (call police and they're there) same wI fire dept. state tax rates? why do I live here as much as why not live here? yes small town; quiet; reasonably safe. yes still has the feeling of a small city friendly people Have lived live here 41 years wouldnt think of moving yes the quality oflife in the city aIJ.d fair rate oftaxation yes very family oriented yes very good school, fair priced housing, cited location for many surroundings yes very pleasant city yes wonderful location great parks great emergency services excellent fireworks show Yes! & No! see additional comments. yes! best poeple in Texas yes! excellent communtiy wi services available strong govern. allows tax property to increase. Police dept. excellent Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e Yes! For its small town feel wi big city accommodations. Close to Bay brings cooler temperature this side (E) of 146. I have great neigh.bors Yes! Good schools, friendly people. Yes! Great small towns Yes! Have been living in my house for the past 24 years. I love it, its real quiet here! Yes! I know of no safer and cleaner city I had a company come from Lindale and they were most impressed wi the cleanness of our city and the utilization of our down town (Main Street) I was proud to be a LaPortian :) Yes! I moved here (Lomax area) because of school district, lox cnme, and clean atmosphere of the city, however I hate the most respectful and honorable I have ever seen! Yes! It has been great for us Yes! Lived here 29 yrs. and love it! It's a great small town wi great caring people and LPISD! Yes! The police, Fire Dept. and City do a really good job in protecting and taking care for their citizens and overall LP I a quiet Community wi great schools and a nice place to live, especially, Lomax Yes! Wejust had our friends move here from Pasadenal one of the many things I bragged about was the mosquito control here; then they moved in and La Porte quits spraying. We been swamped wi them- attacked when we walk out the door. My daugh.ter told me that she finally saw a la Porte truck spraying last week. Hope it keeps up Yes! lIt's a good place to live wi friendly people and it's a small town Yes (except for the motor scooter) Yes, a caring community with a hometown feel good schools Yes, a great bay Yes, a very safe place to live, very clean, good people. Yes, above average community Yes, affordable housing Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e Yes, affordable housing. Good schools. Easy access to Houston, but not the bug city traffic and headaches. Nice p~ple. Yes, as long as they don't live on Sylvan Creek next to the Poppa family Yes, at least for now. This is a fairly quiet place to live. Need more police to keep it that way Yes, because overall LP is a nice city to live in. Yes, beauty of the bay area. Good school system quality of city services Yes, because I am from Santa Fe, TX. And liked the sm~ll town vibe - La Porte gives the same thing but with more entertainment. Yes, because is a beautiful peaceful place to live in Yes, because it is safe. Yes, because it is still small enough to have community appeal but not so large that tall buildings cloud the sky Yes, because it's a beautiful city w? Friendly people, growing, and the school district is getting better . Yes, because of all these things listed above and the police and especially fire Dept. Yes, because of great the great fitness center. Yes, because of its close proximately to the industries (where many of us work), Clearlake . Yes, because of its small and friendly atmosphere and is slower pace ofliving its good to come home to Yes, Because of the Bay. No, because of the drinking water - it gives me an instant headache. Yes, because of the good school system, and no because of the chemical plants Yes, because of the low cost of residence housing and close to amenities why not! Too many trucks and traffic will soon mess up the quality of our lives. Yes, because you are close to many attractions like Galveston, beach, Astroworld, the city of Houston. Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e Yes, because you're out of the Houston hustle & noise peaceful Yes, best place to raise a family (good city, good schools, and good people.) Yes, born and raised here Yes, But @ the same time I live in Fairmont Park East and it is a wonderful neigh.borhood. I really don't know much about all of La Porte (not from here). Yes, but as long as it stays a (surburban) Yes, but growing too fast. Yes, but let's don't sell all of Fairmont to Developers. Yes, but only in newer developments. It is quiet & clean Yes, but water I sewage I garbage rates too high.. LP seems to be a little bit too proud of their water. Yes, calm small town atmosphere Yes, city is close enough. to have the small town feeling. People are friendly. The housing communities are organized and enough. parks, recreation, and activities to keep families and friends entertained. Yes, city services-tax rate, schools, bay Yes, clean - low crime rate Yes, close to various areas of interest without all the big city headaches, resonable cost of living and taxes. Yes, close to work. Yes, convenient to work, Houston Yes, cost effort, La Porte city gov. and good access to work. Yes, decent city laws- don't stifle life. Yes, diversified community Yes, everything convenient and not crowded. To shop and go to Dr.'s and activities Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e Yes, excellent services, great parks, senior services, (except for no hired water aerobics instructor) fitness center Yes, Excellent Water and Sewer Dept. Sanitation and Heavy Trash Dept. Outstanding with excellent workers Yes, Excellent services, Clean, and quick responses to problems. Safety - very good Police, Fire, and EMS Department Yes, facilities are good and housing is reasonable Yes, far enough. from big city- close enough. to enjoy everything- small town Yes, efficient city operations. But lacking in social amenities . Yes, freeway traffic in and out busy access to Houston and Galveston, not in an emergency Yes, friendly folks Yes, Generally Quiet and not much of traffic congestion. Yes, good school system, safe neigh.borhoods, and excellent city services. Yes, good location- no, bad air Yes, good police, schools, location Yes, good schools also because the city can only grow so much, small town effect. Yes, good schools, and safe Yes,. good schools, god services, friendly people Yes, good schools, nice parks and small community to live in Yes, Good schools, parks quiet small town feeling Yes, good schools, small town atmosphere, still has open field not all building and concrete Yes, good schools, excellent EMS crews, fire dept., seems to be a progressive city y.et not a big city with big city problems. Yes, good services pretty place to live abundance of churches good schools Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e Yes, great access to Houston. City street grid is excellent. Yes, great community Yes, great parks, police, fire dept, EMS dept, and great community involvement. No, no place to shop retail, poor draw for searching business, too many low-grade apartments. Yes, Great people and great schools - good neigh.bors Yes, Great place to raise a family still has that small town feel. Yes, great town close to Houston and Galveston Yes, have some 'good qualities Yes, has some nice home and some park! good golf course and not to far from Houston Yes, I am concerned as to the new construction happening in the but time will tell Yes, I feel we are a well diversity city and welcoming city Yes, I have been here 25 years and the city people are great the police and fir dept make this city! Yes, I have lived in Fairmont Park since 1972 (not in the same house) and I have been so pleased. We have never had any water problems caused by flooding. Also, La Porte is in a great location, easily convenient to Galveston, the clear lake area and Houston. Yes, I just moved here and because of the lower cost ofliving and quality of houses it is a good deal Yes, I like it here Yes, I like the small town Yes, I like the small town fell, but close enough. to major cities for shopping! medical needs Yes, I live here for 12 yrs and so far we are very happy here Yes, I love it a small town feel with friendly people traffic is ligh.t (compared to Clear Lake) Yes, I love it here Yes, I love it here. Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com . e Yes, I love La Porte Yes, I love La Porte but get some office personnel off their duffs and out enforcing ordinances. Yes, I love this city, but enlarge Fairmont. Yes, I would and have. I find it comfortable, clean, and it has almost everything you need within a few miles. Yes, I would recommend La Porte to my friends just for the fact that it is a quiet place to live . Yes, I've been very happy here. Yes, if they do not want to live in a big city but have easy access to Houston, if they like a quieter life and the bay casual living, good schools and activities, for their kids, fishing and boating and are not offended industry and 18 wheelers! Yes, i grew up here and the community is great! Yes, it a very peaceful place, nice place to raise a family Yes, it has all the good qualities of a small town and none of the bad. . Yes, it is a good area for education, nice neigh.borhoods, business and recreational developments and very close to the bay -a big plus Yes, it is a good city Yes, it is a loving place Yes, it is a nice place to live Yes, it is a reasonably safe place to raise children. Not in to heart of Houston but in close proximity to it. Yes, it is a small community that has been well maintained. Down Fall City and school taxes too high.. Yes, it is a very Dice place Yes, it is a well managed 30 min of almost everywhere you need to be. Yes, it is clean good police force well planned - taxes Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e Yes, it is close to Houston w/out having to deal with crime Yes, it is far enough. away from big city to have less traffic problems, but near enough. to enjoy concerts, sports events, etc. Yes, it is nice and quiet and safe Yes, it is quiet Yes, it still has small town atmosphere Yes, it's a nice quiet, safe place. Yes, it's a good town with a great Mayor Yes, it's a beautiful city with great people - not too big and not too small - I feel very safe and wouldn't move. Yes, it's a beautiful place to live Yes, it's a friendly clean and quite city Yes, it's a safe, friendly and comfortable community to live in. Yes, it's a small town but close enough. to big city so you have the best of both worlds Yes, its citizen friendly Yes, it's clean and pretty quiet Yes, it's not a big, city Yes, it's peaceful here and no standardizes dress in school Yes, it's pleasant, now (thank God and the F.B.I.) that Judge Williams has been eliminated and most of the crooked police are gone. Yes, it's quiet and peaceful with good Sr. Center and rec. facilities. Yes, it's quiet, pretty and small but growing. Yes, its small town feel wi city things close by. yes, I've always felt safe and "at home" here Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e Yes, La Porte is a peaceful little city with access to major city Yes, La Porte residents have pride in our community Yes, La Porte is a close community. Yes, La Porte is a quiet, safe, beautiful place to live. It's growing and binging in more stores. Yes, less traffic! Close to seemingly everything Yes, ligh.t traffic Yes, location, access to services, community feel Yes, low crime and friendly community Yes, most definitely I feel that LP is small but safe, but close enough. to bigger cities to mot have to go so far for options. Yes, my parents moved here when I was 3 years old in 1978 and we have been here every since Yes, near water and big city activities if you desire. Yes, need better Flood Control Yes, new to town but like size Yes, nice area Yes, nice community wi reasonable rates. Yes, Nice homes Yes, nice place to raise a family. Yes, nice, small town atmosphere Yes, overall appearance is better cleaner than neigh.boring cities Yes, overall I am very pleased with La Porte. Yes, peace good schools daycare jobs doctor stores Yes, peaceful and quite Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e Yes, peaceful atmosphere, good schools, sense of community pride Yes, Police and service. Yes, police protection and great EMS Yes, Police firm but fair Yes, proximately to parks/bay; good city services; responsive police force, who need to have higher standard of interactions with public. Yes, quality oflife although. La Porte ISD leaves a lot to be desired as does the shopping choices in town.' . Yes, quality oflife enhanced by average city management Yes, quiet, not a lot of crime Yes, quiet and well kept Yes, quiet neighborhood Yes, quiet place to live Yes, quiet safe neigh.borhood, good schools, and progressive city Yes, quiet, and crime not overwhelming Yes, quiet, less criminal activity, people of different races can live together peaceful as rules are enforced. Yes, quiet, quick police response, close to everything Yes, Safe place to raise children Yes, safe, friendly Yes, services are good, Galveston Bays is wonderful, and people are nice. Yes, safety and the parks and rec. for seniors Yes, small community but growing, job opportunity all around, recreation close by sports example, fishing. Yes, small community near the big city Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e Yes, small enough. city and close to other larger cities anyone with access to them and there shopping ad entertainment Yes, small town atmosphere, but not small town benefits. Yes, small town atmosphere like county living quiet friendly. Yes, small town atmosphere where most people are friendly, very safe, quiet, good schools Yes, small town close to major city and recreational areas, peaceful & quiet. Adequate to very good public facilities and no traffic congestion, Yes, small town near big city, airports, gulf of Mexico, cruise ship terminal and great fitnessl senior center Yes, small town wi big city access Yes, small town wi good value Yes, small town with the conveniences of the big just a step away. Not to mention great access to the bay . Yes, small, friendly, community Yes, still a safe place to live and zoning Yes, still has a small town atmosphere is convenient to all surroundings 'areas bay clear lake malls Yes, still has a small town feel Yes, still has small town feeling, despite too much developing Yes, swell place to live. Yes, taxes are reasonable but could be better for the community. Very peaceful neigh.bors most of the time. Yes, Taxes, schools, city services, police and fire/rescue - EMS Yes, the appealing lower tax note vs. other areas and schools are commendable. Yes, the people Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com . e Yes, the School system is excellent for kids. Yes, this is a quiet respectable city Yes, Very accessible to many shopping, dining and entertainment adventure Yes, Very clean, safe, small town feeling, enough. shopping within 5 mile radius, plenty of schools, and friendlier people Yes, very convenient location Yes, very friendly and tight community. Yes, very friendly growing community. Yes, very nice quiet city Yes, very open Yes, very quiet & weat schools Yes, very respectable and low crime Yes, we are a small town friendly place to live wi easy access to Houston, Baytown, Pasadena, Kemah, & Clear Lake. Yes, we are a tigh.t knit community there is a lot of positives to our community we need to do our best to improve it for our children. Yes, we are happy here Yes, we just moved here and we love LP quiet, friendly, lots of Christians, Love Main St. and improvement plan. Yes, where I live is a nice and quiet area Yes, because there is a sense of community here in La Porte. Yes, not as crowded, has been improving over years Yes, people are friendly, city needs to clean up some old abandoned homes and demolish them Yes, quiet Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e - Yes, the neigh.borhoods are nice the schools are very good, we need to locate a clinic or hospital here, we need a place to shop for clothes not jus cars and antiques Yes- & I have good schools & activities Yes- city accommodations still with a country touch and convenience to Houston metro area. Yes- clean and safer than a lot of cities Yes- Clean safe, close knit community! Yes- convenient location not as crowded as other areas of town Yes- excellent schools- generally a safe community wi excellent police service. Nice parks and good senior facility Yes- friendly hometown spirit excellent schools Yes- good schools Yes- it has good points also some bad points I like it o-k Yes- love it here I feel safe. Yes- La Porte not congested mostly- excess auto parked on side of streets Yes- location away from too much congestion. Just the righ.t size we have open fields-- you don't feel so crowded like parts of Pasadena . Yes- low crime rate, good schools, clean, great growth, friendly people Yes- most definitely! Great city to live in Yes- not a big city wI big city problems Yes- quiet and small a very good neigh.borhood Yes- real sense of community Yes- safe environment Yes- small and friendly city Yes- small, friendly and over all quiet Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e Yes- somewhat of a small town atmosphere Yes- very friendly atmosphere Yes- very quite area- not to fun far from Houston but far enough. not to be is troubled by it. Very good access to freeways Yes-good city. Good size Yes-industry is good Yes-it's a nice community for the most part Yes-quiet Yes. Crime is low and diverse community Yes. Excellent city services variety of type of housing, access to Bay easy commute to Houston Yes. Good city services and school. Well-maintained neigh.borhoods Yes. Good place to raise kids Yes. Good place to live. Have lived here over 35 Yes. Good school district Yes. Has a small town feel but provide the town wi better than average services. Yes. I enjoy the community schools church rec. center Yes. I have lived here 30 yrs. and have been very satisfied. Good school district Yes. I have lived here since 1976. La Porte hasn't outgrown its banks. Too much growth presents other problems that are not evident here. As apparent I really like the schools clean more and mow! Yes. I would recommend La Porte. In the neigh.borhood I live it is quiet. It still has a small town feel to it but at the same time it is growing and the city allows changes to come into benefit the cities growth through the years. Yes. It is a safe city and our families live here as well. We just moved here, but this city seems to be a great to have a family. Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e Yes. It is a small community that is safe ~d clean. It is located just minutes from the big city Yes. Its very quiet has friendly neigh.bors, no traffic Yes. La Porte has a variety of hidden treasures. Great parks, wave pool, golf course, HYC, Recreation center has same equip as larger gyms- a great value. Many community events, along with a sense of safety from crime, small town atmosphere wi many amenities of the city. Yes. La Porte is a nice quiet community Yes. Nice area to live in Yes. Nice old town community Yes. Not near as snooty as Deer Park, but better conditions and city services as Pasadena. Yes. Peace and quite except where habitat for humanity is being developed Yes. Peaceful, good schools, most citizen care about others and community Yes. Small community atmosphere great people. Yes. Small town atmosphere wi all convience and services found in much larger cities. Yes. Small town, close to medical, shopping, excellent schools Yes. Still has some qualities of small town Yes. The city is located in an economically sound area of the state and country. It has good church, neigh.borhood, city services, etc. Yes. There are a lot of things to do. Not busy like Clear Lake. You can move around the city easily wlout a lot of traffic . Yes. We have lived here for 12 1/2 years we enjoy the friendliness and quiet community. It is city and a little bit of country life at the same time Yes., We moved to La Porte after living in the west side of Houston for 10 years. We instantly fell in love with the small town atmosphere and friendliness, as well as the wonderful school district. As far as we're concerned, we are here to stay. Yes. We been here since 1989 and have been happy. Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e Yes... we have lived here for 29 years 6 children; all married and have purchased homes inLP yes..... I love this area because it is a town where your neigh.bors leave you alone. Yes/nice neigh.borhoods Yes; I have been here since 1994 and love it Yes Yes Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e "all" of us are" guilty" of "speeding'~ in Lomax, until you're the on walking riding your bike riding your horse lets try to be out there more to slow down the speed on it on H.,L.,& P., streets o (28 responses tallied) 1 (23 responses tallied) 1 and 1/2 years 1.5 10 (42 responses tallied) 10 off & on 10+ (2 responses tallied) II (12 responses tallie{i) 115 12 (19 responses tallied) 12 1/2 (2 responses tallied) 13 (15 responses tallied) 14 (7 responses tallied) 15 (24 responses tallied) 16 (18 responses tallied) 17 (13 responses tallied) 18 (19 responses tallied) 19 (7 responses tallied) 1945 1963 Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e 1979 1 year and 3.months 2 (36 responses tallied) 2 1/2 (3 responses tallied) 2 1 12 year~ 2 1/2yrs 2.5 20 (34 responses tallied) 20+ (4 responses tallied) 21 (11 responses tallied) 22 (10 responses tallied) 23 (8 responses tallied) 23 1/2 years 24 (14 responses tallied) 24 yrs. & 10 months 25 (36 responses tallied) 25 off and on 26 (13 responses tallied) 27 (20 responses tallied) 28 (21 responses tallied) 28-29 29 (11 responses tallied) 3 (26 responses tallied) Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e 3 1/2 3.5 ' ,30 (29 responses tallied) 30+ (2 responses tallied) 31 (8 responses tallied) 32 (7 responses tallied) 33 (5 responses tallied) 34 (7 responses tallied) 35 (13 responses tallied) 35+ 36 (2 responses tallied) 37 (6 responses tallied) 38 (7 responses tallied) 39 (2 responses tallied) 4' (25 responses tallied) 41/2 40 (22 resp.onses tallied) 41 (7 responses tallied) 42 (4 responses tallied) 43 (7 responses tallied) 44 (2 responses tallied) 45 (9 responses tallied) 47 (2 responses tallied) Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e 48 (5 responses tallied) 49 5 (49 responses tallied) 5 1/2 5-6 50 (6 responses tallied) . 51 53 54 (2 responses tallied) 55 (5 responses tallied) 57 58 (3 responses tallied) 59 6 (30 responses tallied) 6.5 60 62 64 (3 responses tallied) 65 67 68 (2 responses tallied) 69 (2 responses tallied) 7 (19 responses tallied) Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e 7-8 72 75 (2 responses tallied) 75 & 67 8 (24 responses tallied) 9 (10 responses tallied) 91/2 ? Almost 2yrs. Approx: 22 I am pretty upset with sanitation at the moment. For an ungiven reason, I had the same heavy trash in from of my yard for 2 months. I finally had someone help me carry the trash to a city dumpster. This was not convenient. Not to mention one of your guys attempting to spear my dog with a pitch fork. Try to to understand my dissatisfaction Life (2 responses tallied) Many years when I was younger but 5 now My son had an accident a couple of months ago. Policeman was wonderful!! Stern but compassionate. The experience by my 16 year old was traumatic but the judge was also a very caring woman. God blessed us with this experience and the people involved. Wife - 26, husband - 12 Would like to see 4 wheelers and dirt bikes off the roads, dogs not allowed to run free and traffic ligh.ts better programmed. The city looks nice. Like to receive notices in the water bill. Would like to feel like I could contact city hall or police with out neigh.bors finding out - need confidentiality Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e [$.i:wb.~t~~$JH~i~a~:~q:Q]1.~i;tn:?~j)~<1i:',';\ ,:.<~~,~.~.j<J'~:<.'.r"::<:"~;<"~';'(: . ' Brookwood development . ";"'1 .: ., . J" ." ..' . liD" street (Lomax) 1 (43 responses tallied) 10 2 (58 responses tallied) 2 zone 1 for trash pickup 2(1 think) 3 (46 responses tallied) 3 Lomax Area 4 (67 responses tallied) 4 Brookglen 4 Brookglen 4/5 5 (106 responses tallied) 6 (30 respons~s tallied) 6 Live by La Porte airport 6 Council district # on water bill 77571 ? (31 responses tallied) ? Blackwell St ? South Broadway ?? (2 responses tallied) Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e ??? ? Bay oaks Ashwood Cir. Bay colony Bay Front? Bay Oaks Bayside Terrace (don't know district #) Behind City Hall $ blocks Broadway @ Wharton Weeks Rd. Brook Glen Brookglen Brook Glen Brook Glen subdivision Brooklyn Brownville Street By high. school administration bldg. By Lomax Jr. High. By Sylvan Beach Creek Mont Creekmont (2 responses tallied) Creekmont Creekmont subdivision Deaf Smith Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com . e Don't Know Don't know Eagle Nest F.Park West Fairmont (2 responses tallied) Fairmont East Fairmo~t Park (3 resp~nses tallied) Fairmont Park East Subdivision Fairmont Park East (4 responses tallied) Fairmont Park east Fairmont Park West (6 responses tallied) Fairmont Park west Fairmont Park- West Fairmont Parkway West Fairmont West (2 responses tallied) For what>? FPW (4 responses tallied) Glen Meadow Glen Meadow Subdivision. Glen Meadows (3 responses tallied) Harris (3 responses tallied) HWY. 1461 Barbour's cut area La Porte Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e La Porte 2 La Porte Elem. Not sure what dist. La Porte ISD Late at nigh.t everyone sees two police cars side by side even though. they have expensive radios. If they aren't even going to bother to patrol and the police chief isn't going to do random lath nigh.t checks on his officers, then at le~t have them separate. LISD Lomax (36 responses tallied) Lomax (3 responses tallied) Lomax (green) Lomax area (2 responses tallied) Lomax PSt LP (2 responses tallied) LPISD (3 responses tallied) Mike Mostrit Mosteit More friendly communication with water teller. Be a bit more considerate. Myrtle Creek Near H.S Newer part of Brookglen Not Sure Not sure Bay front Subdivision. Old La Porte Oak Haven Off Broadway Old 146 (5) Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e Pecan Crossing People need to make sure not to put heavy trash out it'll at least a few days before p/up. Trash is on the streets for weeks, looks bad for the city. Please strip the road in front of Fairmont Parkway, Blockbusters, and Kroger's, and through.out the city. Cleaner streets would help improve drainage. Rigby district Rigby Section IV Fairmont Park Shady Oaks Shady Oaks North Shady: a new Shady River (2 responses tallied) Shady River Shady River (Z.2) Shore Acres South 16 Street South 2nd street Spenwick Spenwick (2 responses tallied) Summer Winds Sylvan Sylvan beach (2 responses tallied) Sylvan Beach (2 responses tallied) Tammy Mosier Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e The major problem I have is the wave poll and park area surrounding it. We are there a lot. There hasn't been a time that I haven't seen cigarette butts, used condoms in the parking area and young, softball girls making out wi each other. It's GROSS!! I feel homosexuality is supported in this community. Underwood and N.H We have asked 3 times over a year for a new cover for our water meter with no results. The old one is missing, not good service. We need some big chain stores in La Porte to help with revenue. City employee's pay and benefits need to remain competitive with surrounding cities Work on freeze or homestead exemption on people over 65 as Pasadena and Deer Park have done. Would like to have bicycle ramps to ride on. Don't think there's any at this time in La Porte. I have inquired about the new side walk they are building on. They said for school kids safety however only a very few 146 school kids walk to school to school. They all ride buses. I can't find anyone that can tell me ifbicycles are allowed on it or not. If it is for school kids only then it is a waste of money because most of them ride buses. Zone I, council district 4 Zone 5 (2 responses tallied) Zone 5 Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e It I Section - Additional Comments 186~{~$;Q ~.' " ..~ '.:OiS.:~*}1f:~~':~:r;/~1t.i[:i'~;,~~;.iJt('~f~r ;'~:".~'~ ~<};;:;; ,'I';:';:q~;~<~J: :::r~,:;;;.?:':':, ,:"::, . '::-:i I ;:C:'\ Add the ability to pay water bill on line without being charged a fee My water dish colors my dish drainer something awful. Police Dept. is corrupted, staffed by idiots, an overall joke, and a poor reflection of the citizens. Same for your court system Would like to see Farrington Street fixed and other streets in the area that need repairs repaired "In God we trust" "One nation under God" (Published in local paper). I would like to see the plan the city has wi other entities in, development of roads &high.ways to service the port areas, the railroad overpass on Fairmont pkwy. It's being discussed by council for 10 years but nothing has been done that our citizens can see 1 mosquito control can be improved. City lets control slope on holidays2 garbage bags are too small to fit standard trashcan while being filled 1) There is a problem wi dogs roaming in the Creekmont area. People when they walk carry golf clubs and sticks. 2) Reduce trash pickup to once a week to save money 3) Wave pool often has foreign objects (Sanitary napkins, band-aids are have to been seen.) so I no longer go there. 1. Summer sewer rates- to compensate for lawn watering and pools. 2. A more convenient recycling service. Furnishing containers and curb plup 50 cent a paper? 37 cent stamp for La Porte? A couple of years ago my neigh.borhood was essentially being terrorized by a young "Thug" and his friends. EVERY house on my street was broken into or cars were broken into, some more than once. The police do not patrol our side streets only the main street. They never took print \s when they were called. We were so afraid we bough.t an alarm system. I was very disappointed in the way the police handled the situation. I really feel our police dept. should be less apathetic (not all are that way, I know). I realize LP is not a high. crime community but I think that our police could use a little more training. Across the street from where I live where we live property owned by Southern Pacific Railroad this property is over grown by tall grass and bushes and is a fire hazard to my home and the neigh.borhood this property needs to be cut to meet city code. Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e Add a park to the P street facility!! Alert residents early regarding time and place of hazardous waste disposal. Thanks for the survey opportunity All I ask is that you be careful with zoning areas I know we want business but we also want a nice place to live Almost needed to use the ambulance service one time and couldn't find one in La Porte - Most Depressing - EMS was not needed but a regular ambulance was. Also fix up the play ground at Fairmont Park -Park children go there all the time to play and there are only swings for the little ones As a married couple we were amazed @ the restrictions and amount of city interference in the development of our La Porte property. Vie understood there must be guidelines in the city but restrictions such as "no front fencing" we feel is ~safe to ourselves and our property, and takes away our righ.t to privacy we only want to beautify our yard, which the city benefits from in raising our value and taxes. Unfortunately we recommended people not buy in La Porte due to said restrictions. As a member of the volunteer fire dept., I see a huge need for the police force to be nicer and cooperate more with the fire dept. Other cities have mutual respect between depts. and La Porte P.D is shameful in the way they have no respect for or desire to help the F.D. please work on a system so the departments can work together. Thanks At this time w~ have not lived here long enough. to answer most of these questions, but do look forward of doing this survey next year. The only people that we have had time to make contact wi have been the water dept., which this person was very business like, but also not friendly. The people out at the city barn were very helpful wi the recycling and helpful wi the mulch. I have had a problem wi getting heavy trash picked up on the days that it is to be picked up. Beautify city, streets, entrances to neigh.borhoods, etc. Beautify our city by planting trees and plants. Modernize banks and schools. Mosquitoes are real bad. Cut down shrubs in empty abandoned lots Better care of city parks; alleyway care is horrible; water meters upgraded; abandoned lots need cleaned up; employee moral; attention to all the city (old La Porte) +; prayer by all and keep god first in all we do. Better choice of restaurants; have to go to Kemah or Houston for a nice place to eat. Better business development. Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e Better use of tax dollars Blocking streets off on Sylvan Beach day have to drive miles to get away or back to my home. The police treat you like a criminal when I try to drive back in Bring back the Main St. Fair. Critical of Economic Development have a vision. Do we want to be a Truck stop and a storage container haven or a TX Tourism ' Attraction? Change the speed limit on Spencer from 35 to 40 it would allow traffic to flow more productively. Also from 30 to 40 City club Charges 120.00 a year and some of the houses in neigh.borhood can trash up a whole street I seen one house never change in 4 years I live on Roseberry dr. City development I business are important for local economy but the city experience is enough.. Desire to live in city not good currently due to poor air quality especially for children. City manager is very responsive to concerns. Animal control needs to be strictly enforced. In many neigh.borhoods dogs are allowed to roam out of their fenced yards. Those who walk have to arm themselves with pockets, canes, pepper sprays. We shouldn't have to do this in order to talk e walk. Several have come to being bitten, had not a passer by offered assistance City parks need to stay open 7 days 9 am-8pm during the summer City property taxes way too high. school system needs a makeover Clean up the waste front and build a boardwalk to attract tourist. Clean up yards and restrictions on trash and cars in yards Congratulations on management of city for contemporary style, and despite the constraints Continue to work co]]aboratively with the school district. The Superintendent (Dr. H) did a lot to improve that connection. Let's continue that progressive thinking. Better athletic facilities needed. More "green space" in residential and park areas would greatly improve the atmosphere. The "emergency notification" for is not adequate. Continues seems road through. to Fairmont pkwy is a great improvement to traffic flow. I would like to see more business on Spencer and Fairmont I would like to see another high. school built the west side to accommodate our and deer parks growing population Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e Copy efficiencies in maintenance and services done by the city of Deer Park. They edge and weed eat and mow easement regularly. La Porte mows infrequently and mows righ.t over trash. La Porte doesn't edge or weed eat. Example, pavement along Spencer hwy. especially @ the airport. Why not plup heavy trash weekly? Deer Park doesn't charge a garbage fee as La Porte does. Council is getting things done now I am pleased with my council men Council meetings limited to "10"minutes for each subject. Make everybody talk into mike, stop them until they do. Crack down on driving and litter control!!!!! Free garbage bags are great- garbage pick up is always on time. I would like recycling at the curb like Shoreacres does I would like to see incentives for citizens to recycle more. Our streets are cracking & sinking. There are huge drainage culverts that need screens to keep animals and kids out. The condition of bathrooms at sylvan Beach is horrible. I had a water leak. The city came out 3 times before I fixed it. A plumber came twice and charged $ 100.0010 does nothing. Finally La Porte water dept fixed. Thanks Curb side recycling, homeo~er dues to be spent on upgrading playgrounds and landscaping with more tees and flowers. New subdivisions to leave trees of possible Disappointed in city manager and council's treatment of police and fire personnel, as well as recent dismal of a members of fire code review committee because of his opinion on this subject Do something else besides taking down garage sale signs down. Adopt deer parks idea of a permit or stickers. There is enough. money made at these sales to afford them. Think. about this, I don't believe in littering, in fact I hate it. Start fining people for littering by leaving up their old signs. The city has to pay someone to drive around and pick up old signs; that should be considered littering. Keep La Porte clean. Do things that are good for families and "home" life! Don't bend to the lures of politics and business men at the expense of our "homes" and families. Driftwood Retention Pond great problems (mosquitoes-snakes). (Stop signs on Driftwood between Spencer and Fairmont. Emergency notification system for Brook Glen is located in Spenwick- not near enough. from housel1ocated near Luella! Emergency speakerlalarm not working near Lomax Jr high. Remove the rocks from Golf Course some one will be hurt by a flying rock and the city will be replacing damaged clubs. Fill holes on golf course Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e Enforce restriction on homeowners Even police know we have a drug dealer on our street but he's still there! And that means new weird and undesirable people are often on our street. We have several known child abusers who have moved nearby wlout any notification from authorities. We have to search the internet. This makes grandkids and their friends less safe. What about the families that do not have net access? Pet limit is absurd. Thanks for the public display of the U.S Flag and the fireworks this 4th were the best in years. Even the La Porte paper may have no bearing on this problem- I really dislike the heavy truck traffic on 225 especially during the early morning rush hour and the potholes and trash as a result of this heavy traffic. The signals at man stop ligh.ts are too slow and you wait to long for ligh.ts to turn green. Downtown La Porte is ugly. I have not seen much improvement in 22 years on this situation. There is not much improvement in beautification of our city after living here almost 22 years the worst problem I have encountered other that the chemical plants. Especially the flares burning at nigh.t where it's hard to get some sleep. The staffwho manages the water dept's drive thru window who takes your payment, rarely smiles, or greets you, and certainly never says ''thank you". They act like they resent waiting on you- you are an inconvenience to them. I would say the best part is the trash pick up and convenience of distributing the trash bags and keeping the city as best it can litter free. Every city employee I have come in contact with has been very friendly and helpful. Every time I see LPPD officer wla vehicle pulled over I do two things. First I laugh. out loud at the site of the two police cars with at least two uniformed officers being used to pull over 1 car. Then the anger/disgust sets in quickly at the realization that our tax dollars are being wasted on this. We just built a new home and have seen 2 patrol cars in our neigh.bor in 2 yrs. I had called LPPD both times for the "rocket" type motorcycles being ridden through. all the time. Also, we have 4-wheelers thru here constantly. The only thing we don't see through here is police. Excellent programs offered by La Porte PD (I.e., citizen police academy.) Fairmont Parkway needs more traffic control with cars and 18 wheelers. Drainage is getting worse every year. OSHA needs to check chemical companies they are definitely letting off pollution in violation. La Porte is beginning to be over developed Greed Finish sidewalk crosswalks for wheel chairs in Fairmont Park West. Bike sidewalks for San Jacinto. College and other places. Fitness Center needs better restroom (shower) and stem room cleansing. Mold beginning to develop a good pressure sprayer every week would do the job. Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e For CITY COUNCIL, ~ITY STAFF, and MAYOR: Why can't La Porte get a third grocery store in town? 1. Kroger is alrigh.t, sort oflike Randall's... High.. 2. Garlands is too small with! not it may concern. For waterl sewer what's up with the tap water? The taste is terrible. I understand for the most part how water is managed in a municipality but can you add some sweetener or check the amount of Chlorination, could it be too much?? Whatever it is, it could use some help. My family uses PUR Filters in the kitchen tap to drink water. Perhaps La Porte H20 is better tasting than other areas close by, I don't know...but if you can get the H20 to taste like H20coming out of PUR Water Filter than it. would be fantastic. for public safety: people in La Porte drive like they live in a small town; most "pull out ahead" of a stop sign on light to wait or ligh.t to wait for there turn to go. If each stop sign or ligh.t had a painted street marker and maybe wi a sign saying "stop here"...For the golf course: concession building (lobby) needs a good cleaning maybe some new vinyl boards. Force some of these tr~hy businesses and residential properties to clean up or else. We went to see a friend's new home behind Tortillas. The area is awful. Going to Shady River is pretty bad also. Need curb appeal *Pools need face liftJ dressing rooms (Fairmont Park west) , Get rid of Airport and get retail in here! Get employees that know their job employed here. Employees are too slow or just not allowed to do the work that needs to be done. Too many bosses, not enough. helpers. Get rid of Robin Hood tax- where is the money from the lottery going. I though.t it was supposed to go to the schools.-? Give as much ambition to soccer fields as is given to baseball fields Give our children more to do- they will find less time to vandalize our community back the leagues in this city!! Good job Alton!!!!!!!! Great job! Keep up the hard work Hang tough.! Thanks! I love our city!!! The joy of the Lord is our strength. Have lived and visited and currently own houses in other cities- La Porte to the best we've seen. Would like to hear or have a way to find out who city council is proposing or what issues there citizens could get alive feed back and opinions online Overall La Porte is very great place to live pollution is of course a concern not addressed. Have you considered mechanized trash pickup? Large cans reduce problem of Dogs tearing Bags, and you can reduce labor and workman's compo costs. Also, how about Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e curbside recycling? Water Bill notes are often out of date- for example, this month my bill, dated 6/20, advertise a town hall meeting on,6/9. Hearing a variety of alarms from the city and Bayport is confusing and sometimes frigh.tening. Not getting an "all clear" on occasion is even worse! We also need a noise buffer between city and Bay Port and ideally, no Bay Port expansion , Homeowners Ann - only takes your money and does nothing for the community - City needs to regulate or ask questions of what this $ is used for. I am a children's vendor, I attend many festivals through.out Texas. I can not attend festivals in my home town due to exclusions from the carnival we have. BUT! I was glad to see this in the mail. I had wanted to attend a meeting revising La Porte, but could not. One of the best festivals I have attended was a meet our local vendor show this was a , . town about our time. Only local business could attend as vendors. This allowed people of the community meet and get to lie familiar wi 'locals' there were feelings' for advertising and keeps business. I am concerned about flooding issues and draining. We need to be worried about tropical storm surge etc and do what we can to minimize the problems I believe that our Main Street could be another old town Spring area. Which would look really nice and bring in additional income for the city and local business? Please continue to improve the drainage in the Brookglen and Spenwick area, because this affects values. I know I'm a realtor. I can not get the animal control to do anything when I call them; and if they do come out they are rude. They need a District Phone line. The city hall also has some rude people. I have gone to them at least 5 times trying to get them to do something about Boats, trailers, and junk and all they do is say we don't think those things are a problem, even though. I showed them our restriction codes J decided to move to La Porte because it is nice place to live. I did not want to live in Pasadena because of the unsavory conditions it is in. I hope God to God that La Porte does not end up like Pasadena. La Porte is beautiful. And I actually feel safe here wi my children. Thank-you so much for keeping La Porte so far for being a nice safe place to live. I do appreciate all of the handicapped asst. you provide for us. Just keep them painted. Curbs and concrete also painted. Thank-you for our wonderful senior citizen program I don't understand why I received a $1.00 credit on my water bill, when I checked the returning invoice with $1.00 more than the indicated total on my check. Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e I feel the city is trying to grow too large. & attract unnecessary outside business. I would rather La Porte stay small. All the mayor and council is trying to do is pad each other pockets Also the police Dept goes around with a chip on their shoulders all the time. I feel the Sylvan Beach Pavilion is a great asset to our community however I feel people who sent it should be allowed to provide there own food as they would if voting a party at these own home. It is extremely expensive to use caterers when hosting a wedding and we do pay taxes here so I feel we should be able to provide our own food. My children were born and raised here and would like to celebrate their life milestones in La Porte without going br:oke. Thanks for 25 good years. I have a long list of facts that prove your gov. is wasteful, incompetent & corrupt. You have continued in this view, only because most citizensl taxpayers are not aware of the facts. I'm building a web site to make them aware of the facts it will include portraits of the guilty. So taxpayers can put a face with the n~e, I think that will lead to the corrective action our council men have failed to take. I have attempted to bring to the attention of the Mayor and planner the problem of allowing agility travel horses camper trailers and boats to be parked on the streets and in private driveways. This causes problems with parking and blocking one lane or both on the streets (that are already narrow) I have been in Texas for 3 years, we are looking for our first home and La Porte is the only city we plan to live I have had problems wi Habitat for Humanity in the building on the houses in the Lomax: area that needs to be watched more closely they think they rule the area that they build in. They think they control the area this problem is from the founder older man. I have lived here for over a year and I haven't seen animal control in my neigh.borhood I have only lived in La Porte 9 months but I am enjoying the time in the city very much I have seen plup trucks dump trash on our streets. We need a competitive grocery store not more #1 store. We do not need to look @abandoned cars in yards. We moved here because of the Bay as a recreation area and would like more bay recreation areas. I hear that La Porte city pools may be closing soon. I would hate to know I sat as mayor or council member during something like this. Recreation for the youth should never be considering a revenue stream, we need to do more for them not less at cost! I know many city employees who feel the city management doesn't care about them anyone I live in an old house and would like to make improvements. However I have done their because of the city inspection dept. They make unreasonable demands and small Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e improvements result in expectations due to multiple add-ons necessary to satisfy the regulations and inspections. Therefore I live in a house probably not as I would like. I lived in La Porte years ago - no longer live there but have a rent house I Purchased one of the new homes on the N. side and two of my visitors have been pulled over because they were white and on the N.side. The N. side is not the only drug area and I did not buy a home so that my company could be harassed when they leave my house. The police Dept. needs to focus on other areas other than the N .side I see drug addicts walking and catching rides down the street and there is never a cop around yet my friends get pulled over. Also mosquitoes are horrible around here. This wooded area on 400 Block ofN. 1st needs to be cleaned up. There is trash everywhere! I really should not comment much on life in La Porte since I am there so little. I work long hours downtown, but the limited amount of contact is very positive. The only time I had needed to contact the police dept, the response was quick and courteous. I also had to go to City Hall to change my name on my water bill and the lady who assisted me was efficient and nice to deal with. But I really cannot say enough. about the response after Allison. Drainage was so good that as soon as the rain stopped, the water started going down and it didn't seem to be any time at all before trash was being picked up. I have friends who live in Houston and it was days before the FIRST trash p/up-- we had had several plups by then. Again, thank you, thank you, and thank you. The only\y thing I would like to see is some "adult" time set aside at the pool in Brookglen. I would like to lap swim wlout having go down to the recreation center (yes, I'm lazy), and this would be a boon to me! I know there is an issue w having lifeguards in the evenings, but just a suggestion. An'YW.ays, thanks for a great community. I think city should notify home owners to keep their home space, yard, homes in orderly shape, yards clean to keep rodent, mosquitoes down, there are some old homes that should be demolished are in bad shape and unsafe to live in but people sti]] live there. I think if we had cleaned ditches it is easier to keep the city cleaned for older it would be safer. I think it is a big bummer and unfair for you to charge an adult (especially a senior) to go inside the pool to watch their grand children swim in the pool, unless the adult is going to sWim. I think La Porte is a bit too pretentious and takes it self too seriously-relax and recognize it is a nice small town not a large city- get rid of the police motorcyc1es- more expensive than patrol cars and not as useful- watch the kids driving wild and fast when high. school lets out I think overall La Porte is a great town. People are genera]]y friendly and we try to maintain a "small town" atmosphere. I do wish howeyer that the issue of "heavy trash" days could be addressed. People leave ugly stuff out sometimes for weeks!! We have one Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e person in our neigh.borhood that left a toilet out for over 2wks. It really brings our neigh.borhood down. Perhaps sending out flyers or some other form of communication to encourage people to be more aware of this would be helpful. Tltank you for listening I think they are doing a wonderful job I think this is a Great city. I'd like to see more events downtown. Events where the. streets are closed and you can walk around and shop and eat and chat with people. I think the city can "play up" the great senior exemption and ,encourage more independent/assisted living places. If the city accommodates all ages- that will encourage the sandwich generation. Their parents can be close by them helping ease the crunch of taking care of their kids and their parents. I use the fitness center and use it everyday I want to know why my Property tax had gone up so much. My home is in bad need of repairs. S~ely it is not worth what I am being taxed I wish there could be more security @ the high. school- more officers patrolling the grounds- stricter penalties for bullies and those who harass others- teachers keep closer observation of the rooms between classes and more authority to correct by whatever means. There is a lot of bullying going on @ the high. school I would hope it will never be mandatory to leave my home I would like for the city to be responsible for the grass on the side that belongs to the city, sometimes the grass grows long and they do not come to cut it. Also I would like for the mayor to consider placing road bumps in our neighborhood for the safety of our children. I would like the inspection group to do a better job on derelict buildings and houses. I don't want to see as many trailer homes in the neigh.borhoods unless they are very well maintained. They are a danger to surrounding homes in the event of a hurricane or tornado. I would like to get taxes frozen like the other cities around here for people over 60 and disabled. The Police Dept. should have more warrant rivers to bring in more money. I would like to have a city gym located on the West side of 146 I would like to have the heavy trash picked up more. I would like to know more about the "free" mulch and other things (if there are any). I don't know where to go find these things, but I know they exist. The "underpass" underneath the Spencer bridge is very dangerous looking @ nigh.t, no ligh.ts. My husband were going to go under it to come back home but it was impossible because of big TRASH. Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e I would like to put culvert in the ditch in front of my house and land so I don't feel like a second class citizen. The excuses I get for not being allowed are BULL. I would like to see a news letter in regards to the following: city council members. What depts. they oversee. How they voted on items before council. Their professional occupation. On-going and future projects and construction in La Porte area. Water charges have almost double in 5 years trash plup at this residence may be missed 3-4 times a month. That means if I delete it my bill it could be as much as 6.25 a month. I would like to see c~bs and gutters and a paved street on 2nd street there is a lot of traffic on this street. The parking lot of the pizza place and Mexican restaurant I would like to see Driftwood paroled more to protecting our children. Speeding is a problem on our through. street from Fairmont to Spencer and has been for over 20years of living here. The road needs to be re-striped also as this actually seemed to help slow some people down and maintain only two lanes instead of four. The lines are so faded now they are almost not visible. Thanks. I would like to see jogging, walking paths built around all of the city parks. I would like to see more programs for pre-teens and teens. Maybe workshops on peer harassment, ways to stay safe if approached by a stranger. Better notification when sex offenders move into neigh.borhoods. Not just violent sex offenders all sex offenders. I would like to see people walking their pets scoop the poop I would like to see speed bumps in the Meadow crest subdivision neat Lomax Jr. High.. Too many speedsters in subdivision. Humming bird, mockingbird, etc. More police activity- drugs in subdivision can car ports are built in Meadow crest subdivision? I would like to see those motor-scooter motorcycle- miniatures. (Not sure what they are called). Would like to see them banned from residential streets where small children play. l,would love for the city to enforce the law about heavy trash. People will put out heavy trash on any day and it lies around for weeks before pickup. I don't think the city cares about the older party of town where I live I'd like to see the bill payment feature of the website contain more info. I travel for work and can't always have access to why hard copy bill at the time & pay my bills. Its usually late nigh.ts, and not convenient to call for the info I.e. amount or acct. numbers. A History would also helpful. I'd like to see the past administration JAILED for selling us out, the lie about !\it to our face. Holding elections when most of us have to be at work and not telling us when the elections are before they're held! Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e If the Mayor and the city council really cared about the city of La Porte, they would really take a very good look at the managers of the city, especially at City Hall and they would learn that the citizens (taxpayers) are really not getting their money's worth. "head need to roll", terminate, starting at the top, at the Management position concerning all the city departments, especially City Manager an4 the Assistant Managers, I really doubt that this reaches the Mayor and Council, because those guilty of "EVIL", always attempt t hide their evilness from those who could make a difference, but the truth will prevail someday. If you did not read my comments on garbage plup on holidays (Mondays) we who are picked up home our garbage from the Friday b4 the holiday. I also don't think heavy trash should be put out until the day b4 p/up. If you live in a new Development you get attention. I live in an older addition and you don't care about roads picking up trash, etc. I feel since I live in an area. We pay taxes just like everyone else. You need to take care of the utilities in my area ligh.ts flicker; phone is out all of the times, water pressure low, etc. If you would open the' Fairmont park pool at night people would go- too hot during the day, keep it open until 9 pm. bicycle trail to sylvan beach from Fairmont Park even further. we need speed bumps on Farringdon blvd. and Valley brook or police patrol to slow down the cars, I used to walk everyday around the subdivision - you cant walk along Farrington anymore, the cars go too fast and too close to the curb. Implement electronic billing for utilities. Online payment by credit card, especially ifit requires a surcharge, is not adequate. Electronic billing will save the city money and time. Currently, my city utility bill is the only one I have to pay manually and it's a pain. In 30 yrs. I have been flooded twice. Some in our area have been flooded 4 times. The drainage is better than it was but still needs improvement. When a good rain comes it gets frigh.tening, ant that should not be. In Pasadena we had better communication about the election ongoing. In the Brookglen sub division off Somerton and Beechaven there are several bikers who make very excessive noise and speed excessively these guys need to be shut down! In your on-line survey, sanitation and parks and recreation are linked so that whatever I checked on one; it would change the answer on the other. Those answers may not be accurate as they could have been. Increase Mosquito spraying near Sylvan Beach. Please continue to prevent Wal-Mart from coming in. Increase police patrols near Sylvan Beach. Sidewalks needed for homes near Sylvari Beach Improve amenities at Caplan Park Informal educate police officer as Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e to local ordinances so they stop contradicting others when called for help dealing wi noisy neigh.bors in middle of the nigh.t. Taxes for those who don't have children attending school It is hard to score on these when you have no actual contact with these entities. Don't golf. It would be desirable for public servants such as city maintenance people, police officers, to report items needed to be corrected such as very long red ligh.t on 'C' and 'G' streets intersections at Broadway, dead animals in streets It would be nice ifheavy trash could run more than every two weeks. I think the regular trash crew could notify heavy trash crew of trash on the side of the road. It seems some times that heavy trash is on the side of the road for awhile; regulations enforcement is not the answer. People now and days have busy lives. The drainage in Monument Estates offP Street has improved, but the new business behind Mission Dr. has caused their run off to come in between my neigh.bor's house and the next house, it looks like a river flowing towards P Street. Why the city let them build up their property so much is beyond me, the area between them and us seems to be breading ground for mosquitoes. It's been very dry lately, but the mosquitoes have been terrible in my area, I think mainly do to this area behind Mission Dr. Just keep doing a good job Just keep doing what you're doing Just take time to really hear and understand what we as a hole want not just a few Keep going, the way you are. If you can improve some thing then do it, I like it here and don't care for big changes. Keep up the good work!! We appreciate your dedication and commitment to our kids and community Kids play in streets and other people's yards. Need more playgrounds or activities to keep them out of trouble and from damaging other people's property. La Porte has only one fitness center. It would be benefiting to La Porte to build another one such as the YMCA. The YMCA is not only a fitness center but a recreational center for families with a huge variety. The YMCA also offers after school programs for children at an affordable price. There are not many after school programs I La Porte. In my opinion that is the only but very much needed improvement in La Porte TX La Porte leaders must find the backbone to stand up to dirty industries that continue to pollute and congest our city wi impunity. Quality of life and quality of jobs are much Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e more important than just an expanding population and more dirty industry. La Porte looked pathetic during the controversy over expanding Bayport it was the only Bay community wi no opinion. Find some courage! La Porte needs to have at least 1 other grocery store wi reasonable prices. La Porte wants us to spend our money here in La Porte, but without another grocery store, I have had to spend my La Porte money at Wal-Mart. we used to have Kroger and Minimax and that was a great place to shop and keep my money in La Porte. Why is Kroger's the only grocery store allowed in La Porte? As long as it stays this way. I will shop Wal-Mart. Lack of traffic law enforcement. Too many stoplights and stop signs are being ignored through. this and other cities. Leave Sylvan Beach for the citizens! If you so need a hotel on the water buy up M-- property. Like town as it was and is -- not larger or aggressive Little Community Decision are made behind Pool's no public agenda communities and concerns of population of residents Lomax Elementary and Lomax Jr high have deep ditches in front of them and no sidewalks very dangerous . LP could use some type of development controls - such as a strip of centers that have a more appealing design - instead of sporadic buildings for individual business. Make dog pound more of a shelter wi adoption days etc. could do at safety fair. Arrest juveniles- the attitude wi kids is they are just kids, but I bet9/10 of teens in La Porte are or have used drugs. There is also a boy in our neigh.borhood that vandalized and robbed several houses and was never prosecuted. Enforce traffic rules-we did a traffic study on Bayside dr. several ove~ 60m.p.);1 and I never see a patrol car Make sure that the fire department has adequate facilities and equipment to lower ISO ,rating and lower homeowner's insurance rates. Replace the fire operatives with newer equipment (ladderl, Rescue2). Refurbish/rebuild fire station 1 on 2nd St. Staff EMSI Ambulance on both the east and the west sides of town. Ensure La Porte has the best emergency services in the area-increasing fire dept. an4 EMS budgets (do not cut budgets in time of financial crisis). Management seldom is visible in the fitness center to be aware of equipment! usage ratio. Cleanliness and timely availability depends on who is working the exercise equipment area. Closer attention also needs to be given to expedite needed repairs and replacement of equipment Mayor needs to be more visible, like school activities (football games, pep rally's) Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com - e Make original Downtown more attractive more shops and restaurants. More activities for citizens of La Porte. Festivals to bring in revenue into city. Create a business center wi hotel along waters edge at Sylvan Beach. Build it up More traffic patrol for spending a Valley Brook- a stop sign on Valley Brook @ comer of Hill ridge Mosquito control is a major problem. Police and Fire Dept. are to be proud of Heavy trash like clock work. Have seen the garbage collectors reach down and pick up bits and pieces. Mosquito control- out of hand need to spray more July 4th fireworks "fantastic" My daugh.ter age 11 got in trouble and went to court the judge, and legal people were too nice to her. The court room full of kids. My neigh.bor has kids running all through. out the nigh.t My home flooded in 2001- Allison and the drainage has never improved the streets flooded quickly during heavy rain fall. I pay taxes and this should be improved. My husband and I would like to see our back street p~ved. Any time someone drives by, including ourselves, we get noting but dust and rocks. My kids are grown and gone so I am not as in touch with the city as t was for many years. I used the fitness center for several years (mid to late 90's) until an injury prevented my returns. LP out did itself on that project in every aspect and especially cost to the public. Personnel were equally commendable. I will use this space to express my one BIG COMPLAINT and that would be the Texans sports bar was allowed for whatever the reason to situate itself in the heart of a neigh.borhood next door to a day care and across from the school! There is plenty of availa,ble space around here that would have been far more suitable. My street has several names, utility companies as a result use different street names cause confusion in opening accounts or billing. How can the city put this to righ.ts? (281.471.8249) My water colors my dish drainer something awful Need drainage improved Need local sidewalks, covered ditches Need several drains and water meters tops replaces- danger to children Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e Need speed bumps on through. streets need walking and biking trails around subdivisions? Need to get over small town image attract major business to help tax base. Improve water pressure in the Lomax- when water tower was putting Lomax was told that the water pressure would become better. The water pressure got worse. Need to go back to old recycle bins, new ones are not user friendly. Inconvenient to open and to tigh.t. The opening are to small and mash fingers & skin knuckles. Very difficult to push and at the same time dump Need to see the prices go down instead of up Need to work on making Sylvan Beach more of a draw to tourist- people by pas La Porte and go to Kemah. Need to work on school and city taxes they are forcing Homeowners to loose their home. Taxes have to get more manageable. (Let the industries make up the difference) Need to zone the Lomax area as large but limit traffic. We have no sidewalks and it is dangerous for pedestrians New equipment for the rec. center No (2 responses tallied) Nocomrnents North side needs cleaned up every one is aware of the activities that goes on down there and there is not to much done about it I have seen called the police about the crack dealing twice and was told simple just don't go down there. I am concerned for my kids and all other th~ you good bless Not at this time Not sure if the mayor would like to hear what I have to say On major problem I have wi La Porte is the fact that my garage sign sale signs are constantly being taken down. If garage sales are illegal in L.P why does it seem like only mine are taken down, not the sign beside mine? I "do" take my signs down daily, then put them back up the next day if needed, but the last on I had I put signs up 4-5 times then finally I quit the sale. I think there are better solutions like other cities One negative: I attempted to define common areas in my subdivision; the person I contacted was rude and no help. Positive: the parks and servicesl recreation facilities exceed any community I have visited of any population. Our golf course matches the Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e most expensive in Se Texas and ditto on our recreation center. In every contact (23 years) I have had with our police have been very courteous and professional; a credit to themselves and our city. Sadly in contrast the experience with neigh.boring law enforcement has been bad or worse. Open drainage ditches and very dangerous, gives the look of an undeveloped are. Breed mosquitoes Our alley has needed dirt every since the 70's. Our area is progressing at such a rapid rate that the drainage system can not keep up- resulting in our area new being lower to the new residences prone to flooding and standing water in the open drainage ditches Our city is in pretty good shape but there is always room for improvement- it is not "what a great little town" yet but moving in righ.t direction- signage from 146 is bad needs much improvement- you don't know where you are when you drive by!! Over the years with the closing of 1st the theater and the skate ring we have left our youth with little to do here. We have a scattering of pools and parks, but it seems like we could do more for our young people than this. Please clean ease ways or whatever it's called, behind the house. I've lived in my house for 13yrs and it's never been cleaned. Please clean out the culverts. Those are the pipes under the driveways. When it rains they don't drain properly. Please continue to fix up and grow downtown, Main St. and have more community get together, put more info in Bayshore Sun, more discounts for seniors. Please don't cut "family" services such as garbage bags swimming pools, etc. Also, my sidewalk was tore up five weeks ago. They fixed one section and never returned for the other one! Please fix Police Departm,ent Please force people not to put out heavy trash no more than two days before pickup. Neigh.borhoods sometime look trashy. Please have a better proof reader do the Bayshore Sun. Have Christmas street stroll on weekend or during Christmas Holidays. This would give more people a greater opportunity to visit La Porte and give a boost to the economy. Perhaps more on Main street strolls on the weekends, similar to what Seabrook does, could also help our cities economy La Porte needs an elegant hotel to accommodate the tourist that depart/arrive Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e from the cruise ships. Limol shuttle buses and a reserved parking area similar to Galveston may also help boost the economy. Please indicate of and your utility bill the ball should be paid to. I assure the city of the La Porte. Thanks Please keep the land we have and no more fast food restaurants we have ,all we need as far as stores and food. I appreciate the extra land and farm animals. La Porte is perfect as far as the cityl and country being meshed together goes we have pizza place Chinese food, movie rentals, if anything put a skating rink or dog park. ,Thank you for this opportunity to speak about my city Please look into cleaning up the duplexes on Scotch Moss. They always look real trashy. It would be very much appreciated Thank You! Please look at the fitness center facility compared to YMCA the programs for children and/or families are extremely insufficient. The city web site if not good at all look at other cities city of Deer Park for the information program offerings etc. we fall way behind. Beginning'efforts to improve Main St are commendable keep up momentum and consider family based activities. Many city public facilities start out good but end up being neglected to half-baked the potential is there but no follow thru P .S. The mayor is great! Thanks Mr. Porter This survey is a great start, thank you. Please start listening to the younger population and families (the future) and not just the industries and elder populations! Please slow down on development - we do not need to look like Pasadena but that is where we are headed with in the next 5 years. Keep our green spaces or I will be moving away, stop changing farming zones to businesslindustrial zones. We need to keep our small city charm- plus flooding is going to become worse as we pave over wildlife areas. The irony of the lack of deer in deer park is not lost - let's preserve the transplanted deer. I love to drive down Fairmont and see them grazing it's an incredible sigh.t, which you guys are destroying. Please spray more often for mosquito. It's really had when they attack you in the middle of the day! ! Please tell me where the fitness center is located. What days are recycling pick up days? What day is heavy trash pick up? Please, please encourage an improved attitude wlin the police dq,t. there is an antagonism and intimidation that goes on towards citizens. They should be models of what they enforce. Police need to cut down on 4 wheelers tearing up public property, righ.t now in Lomax there are signs that say "no motorized vehicles allowed" and the police will just sit and watch four wheels riding all over the area and do something about it! Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e Police officiers are fairly rude Pornography videos and nudity on the shelves in Mr. Mercury needs to be either removed or hidden in some kind of way so children can't see them. Not appropriate for sale - not proper next to an Elementary School. Post notices (signs) banning the operation of motorized go-carts, 4 wheelers, etc. at Sylvan Beach Park. Bayshore drive between Circle dr. and Hazel is severely cracked due to soil movement. Needs to be patched up. An addition of 1 or 2 quality restaurants (with entertainment) would be beneficial for La Porte. Print monthly calendar on back ofutility~ill. Never know what the trash schedule is or when special events occur. Public schools t~d to be run more as social clubs than real educational institutions and border on operating like ENRON. Take the recent farce wi the superintendent also my wife and I substituted several yrs. ago and quit in disgust. Both of us are educated especially myself- and we are world travelers. The way education is run in the US and La Porte as well, is criminal. I also have a relative working in the schools food services and she has some sorry tales to tell both about students and personnel. Public works and police dept. are over staffed. It should not take 4 police cars for a little fender bender. That tells me we are overstaffing. comparing to similar sized cities. The head billing inspector is rude and needs to learn how to be more professional. Overall I really appreciate the work of the staff and elected officials. Thanks. City secretary Martha Gillette is very efficient and caring makes the person or person she is dealing with field confronted and that their problems will be taken care of in a timely fashion Put in Rt. turn lane Westbound Fairmont @Driftwood. Why is there a left turn signal and turn lane when there is no street to turn on? Only u turn and no signal are needed for that. Traffic on Fairmont has progressively worsened over the past 7 yrs or so. Nothing has been done to relieve it. This was one of Sylvia Garcia's Campaign Anchors and she has yet to lift it. Rain drainage in Creekmont last season was worst in 20 Really need to look at how homeowners associations are conducting business they do not keep neigh.borhood home values up since price of homes are below market value new homes or new home construction more affordable than older homes which get "feed" to death from homeowners assoc. management groups had to establish 3 years in a row with management are who the property owners was something that should be in their records! ! ! ! ! ! Also water bill readings aren't routine dates of readings and bill varies from 30 days to 35 days sometimes estimated Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e e Remember- the city and all the staff are here to serve the citizens. You work for us- treat us with respect- even if we don't understand the rule or we don't meet your personal standards. Weare all humans trying to live the way we can. Everyone deserves respect, kindness and to be treated like you care. I know that is hard to do sometimes, but this is the job you chose. ' Repair old sidewalks Sad to say, I was not able to attend the hurricane awareness seminars that were help a cc;>uple of months ago due to a death in the family and illness. I am extremely concerned about a major hurricane approaching our area, and then evacuation routes not being adequate. I agree with the mayor of Kemah, bill king. Even on a good day, I know you are aware of the traffic on 146,225 etc. and then one ofthe main arteries out of here - 146 north over the Fred Hartman bridge - would be shut down when winds reached 45 miles per hour. I just can't imagine the panic and chaos of our population trying to get out of here if we are faced with a category 4 or 5 hurricane Sanitation and parks and recreation part of this PDF are damaged, fields are associated so responses will not be accurate Sanitation workers need to pick up spilled trash. The city does a good job wi public events. Speed limits should be lowered in Lomax area & more enforcement of speed limits. School taxes go down for families with no children in school. Send out more notices when fellas leave garbage on curb too long. Convenience fee should be removed. Sidewalk on 146 is wonderful. But we are concerned wi the gap between the main road and the sidewalk. It is not being compacted wi time. The first big rain big rain someone will get stuck. Some grounds are to be cleared to put down a skateboard park so kids sty out of trouble. In front of Bayshore school is an empty lot which could be turned into a playground. Some of the people in Heavy Trash Pick Up are rude and not cooperative. Someone needs to trim trees and bushes that are blocking the view for motorist at stop signs and some intersections around town. Stand why the curb appearance along Spencer (grass always needs to be cut) is not kept in better condition - at times it looks like a jungle of weeds and gives La Porte a bad living impression. Both sides need to be cut at the same time. Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com . e Stop people from asking for money on street corners they come from Houston. Thank yourself Stop sign at Rustic rock Rd. and Cedarmont in ran by vehicles 5-10 times in the aftemoon- need police to monitor occasionally and issue citations Cedarmont stop signs is the one I refer to my neigh.bors and I have called it in several times a DPS officer that lives on Rustic gate has witnessed there is going to be a wreck or a child will get hit. One child on a bike was hit at this intersection in 99 or 00 Stop sign on Somerton @ Bandridge. Ifnot someone is going to get hit. Cars and motorbike don't slow down on Somerton. Cars speed on Somerton! Need a stop sign to help slow down. There are a lot of children on that street @ Somerton and B~dridge! Take care of the cats: Thank you for saving our unique community of Town homes by not allowing 8th street to become a thorough.fare for the new homes I've heard will be built to the south ofus Thank you for the over 65 exemption. Thank you for wanting my thoughts on improvements. Thanks for caring what individual's think- it is a good feeling to know that people at the city are interested in the concerns of the community Thanks for continuing to fix drainage and sidewalks, curbs, etc. in Fairmont West after Allison. The area we live in is neglected by police, maintenance and other city officers we could use more help from the city in keeping the ditches clean The Building and Inspection Dept. needs a lot of improvements. The City Website and Channel 16 needs updating. They are still showing the mayor as Mayor Malone The cars sitting in the streets in the neigh.borhoods be fixed when someone is parked @ the stop sign it becomes dangerous. It is frustrating going through. a cross street like Dogwood and have to weave in lout of cars parked on the road and traffic on opposite coming @ the same time. I would also like to understand why when u starts my water @ any faucet in my house the water has a bad smelL The city calendar has been most helpful appreciative The city calendars are very handy and help residents keep up wi happening in the city. A city news letter wi what's happening in our city. (Street improvements or park improvements wI the city goals). We need ordinance against the loud booming stereos in cars that are so loud they rattle the windows of houses when they pass by. Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e . The city has not fixed a fence that I have asked them to fix for 5yrs now. It is a safety hazard. The council doesn't care if it gets fixed or not, I guess when someone gets hurt they migh.t listen. The city is starting to move some projects forward after years of keep it up The city keeps adding housing without considering the schools and where the children are going to go to school the city and schools should work together to promote health maybe by opening the school gyms with supervision for basketball or crafts something to do for the kids during summer and holidays at low or no cost The City of La Porte continues to hire professional consultants to aid in planning and ignore their recommendations du~ to interference by staff or department political pressure. The city is about to hand over the operation and management of its emergency communications system to Harris County. Harris County operates the worst wide area public safety system in the US. It has poor coverage 0 backups, depends on phone lines, and no plan to fix any of these problems. Dozens of other public agencies have found out the hard way hat these problems must be addresses or your system fails when you need it!! !] The city to offer residents- recycling bins- instead f one location at'parks and recreation bldg. IF Shoreacres can offer why cant La Porte The equipment in the fitness center is dirty. When it breaks it takes weeks to repair it. Management doesn't feel it's their job to keep it in good repair and clean. The inspection department is hard to deal with zoning statue is not consistent, mainly not fair The large paper garbage bags Pasadena uses migh.t be better because they are land fill friendly The lifeguards at the wave pool aren't paying attention. One sending text messages on his . phone the whole time; even when the waves are'going The man at the animal shelter- not very friendly on some occasions-seems too childlike for his job. The police dispatcher seems to be side tracked when you call. Your College Park office personnel are so rude. They don't even look up while you are talking to them. They just point. Baker School-the office women is the same. Seems bored and gives you 0% of attention. You are the ignorant one to her. She barely oaks up also. What is with these people? They treat people like they should stand at attention. Drill sergeants! I pity the children that deal withem. They use score tactics! No way righ.t! Baker is the worst office staff. 100% The Mayor and Council: is there anything I can do to my driveway when it rains. Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com . e The mayor and most City Council do not recognized promises made to employees. The new Dollar Store is a wonderful improvement! Please do not ever make hurricane evacuation mandatory. the only thing I have to say is I don't attend functions such as 4th fireworks is because I hate dealing wi traffic and parking problems if you can improve on this things I think our fair city would be near perfect. This and the issue that there is nothing for, our teens to so on weekends for entertainment The planning committee need to be changed- people are tired oftaxes going Up,Up,up then the management chases business away (tax dollar cost). but on the other hand La Porte does have a antique district on Main Street, even a well known Crack Hotel not many cities have this The police dept. is useless from the top down. If supervision does not care the subordinates won't either. Even officer that live here agree there is little to no protection for the law abiding citizen. For example, I was told by a supervisor in the dept. it is ok for someone to point a gun at people and make threats wlit. What's wrong wi that picture?!! The police dept. is to be commended! I have a special needs child (autistic) who called 911 several times when we moved here. Officers came to the house to check. It could have turned very ugly, but your officers were very polite in explaining the circumstances for the visits in addition to taking the time to speak wi my son (on his terms). In addition to their great "customers" service attitudes, I have to say that this is one of the few cities you do not see officers speeding wrecklessly around town wi out ligh.ts on. As an owner of a small economy car who places her son in the back seat this makes me much more at ease. Thanks The pool ,at Brook Glen is dirty wi rocks on the bottom. Life guardsl pool staff makes it seem like an inconvenience to clean the wading pool! After its clean pieces of paper etc. are still found floating! I've been to this pool 4 years and have never seen it as dirty! The rate of improvement and upkeep of the city have fallen way behind, the tax increases we have received over the 17years I lived here. Where is money going? I don't mind paying ifI know its being used in a positive manner. I don't see it. The restrictions for farm animals are bad. I hear the chickens behind me, goat blearing, and have horses on my street. There is a resident with too many cars which I have complained about. Dog barking should be addressed. The skate park needs a police patrol, it would be nice to just know that my son is ok there and protected. Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e . The speeding on Driftwood Would like to see something done to the retention pond on Driftwood The TV access channel needs to be updated more often. Last time I looked at it (within the last month or so) it still had Mayor Malone as our mayor and Molly Helmlinger as our school supt. The wave pool is moldy. More trash bags- I always run out The yards and driveways are sinking and cracking yet you say it is not your problem. Why is it only sinking and cracking on your easement and drainage line? Why are the drainage boxes moving? I can't understand this There needs to be a teen curfew so kids won't be all in the streets late at nigh.t, mostly during school breaks, and summer. There is a drainage erosion problem that we have been trying to get fixed for eigh.t years now. It is time to step up and help the citizens and fix a problem that was messed up from the beginning. There is an old abandoned motel o~ Broadway & Forrest which needs to be demolished work was being done, but it seemed to have stopped on a personal note the alleyway between 1200 block of Oregon and Montana could use concrete or asphalt. There is talk about revitalizing Main St and the city hasn't addressed parking. There isn't any place to park for the businesses. The city hasn't looked at the traffic from first to third St going north and south Things for the sidewalk from town to Bayshore School. This city has spent too much timC? enforcing codes on people who are trying to improve their property and very little time on properties that are rundown in a state of disrepair,. and are unkempt. This old restoration of main street waste of time and from opinion vote from taxes This survey IS an excellent plant to the possibilities of those wanting to work with the city to at least let their concerns be known despite the actual lack of direct contact and involvement now if the people in charge are able and willing to work with what the public is actually experiencing in their lives well all get going and address some of the real issues----- people issues!!!! This survey is too complicated and too long. City council does nothing. I haven't seen or heard from Councilman District 2 in years. Haven't seen him in YEARS. Called city'!3! Times about pick up of waste material on Farrington and this material are still there. (Spill from Texaco). Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com '.- " . To all of the above, I don't see any harm in "garage sales" but it seems as if the same people have them several times a year. Streets get cluttered up driveways blocked etc. I suggest a modest permit change to have garage sale to control the quality of said events. This will also bring revenue into city for improvement and beautification projects. To City Council: I believe that your Animal control employees do a great job following the city ordinance, but I believe that the laws send a message that La Porte is a town of "dog haters" please be aware that dogs are part of the family of many people To the Mayor and city Council: I would like to see more family type restaurants (not fast food or sports bar) and an urgent care medical facility. Finally, perhaps a stricter, improved school district that would invite young couples to our town. Thank-you Too many speeders not enough. police visibility Too many vacant lots are used for junk storage or just not kept up Town Hall meeting on hurricane prep was very helpful. One nigh.t there was a 911 call reported from our number (even though our phone was dead at the time)? We were awakened by La Porte police officers inquiring if we were o-k (and reminding us that we had not locked our back door) incident was not as scary as it was reassuring that our police dept. was on the job. Traffic control population has created a problem on Fairmont & 146 as well; as Underwood and Spencer. With Bayport expansion we need quick improvement. Port of Houston need to step up their contribution to our traffic concerns Was impressed wi how the city handled! participated in the Bay port terminal proposal. Think we should have showed support for the opposition along wi Shoreacres and Seabrook in stopping this project. Water bill- the lady was rude, short and very unprofessional ,Water dept. lost our water bill we had to pay two months lady wasn't that friendly but all is we]] now We have a problem wi drainage in our back yard. Our whole street does and no one has tried to fix it our fence is falling down. Weare a family of 6 and always run out of garbage bags before the city passes out more. Maybe the number of bags received should be based on the number of people I the household. We are drawn to La Porte (Lomax) because of the larger lots. We did not want to live in a subdivision with little or no yards. Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com . . We are glad that we moved to La Porte. Our only problem is the schools. Our son was attacked at LPJH in the locker room and they did not press charges after we told them to. They said their own campus police would take care of it but to our knowledge charges were never filed. At least two days on two consecutive days were jumped by the same gang in the'locker room. Then verbal harassment continued even in gym wi coaches hearing it (because I wanted it reported) and the coaches did nothing nor did the administrator who has now left the district. We had to remove our son from La Porte schools. I've heard horrors about how the school district has mishandled special education programs and funding from several parents ofSp.Ed students. We need schools that are safe and good We are shut-ins and can't enjoy any ofthese services. Mr. Collins is blind and we can't understand why our utility and taxes are so high.! We are very happy here in La Porte. Several of our family and friends have followed us here. We plan on returning here. We grocery shop Seabrook because its closet than La Porte Kroger. Heavy trash is left out for sometimes 2 to 3 wks. W lout fines. Bayport will kill all the nice things that have happened here noise, pollution, traffic will come We have a lot of teenagers and young people who speed through. our area. We have children that play & ride bikes outside. There needs to be signs posted for 20 mph or speed bumps. We have lived in Spenwick all of the 28 years never had a park for the kids to play in. This has always been a big concern of mine. Now my kids are grown but I hope someday ill have one to take me grandkids to. Our streets need improvement and traffic will probably be worse when on Carlow when Canada opens up. The streets of La Porte need to be kept clean. Mc Allen TX is a larger city than La Porte and you could eat off their streets. They have a clean city. La Porte can be a nice place to live; people just don't care what their driveways look like. Shop owners take note. We live in Summer Wind subdivision, please put more streets in We love the new pool equipment and would like to see more. Also move cornered (shade areas) @ the pools to help wlparents being comfortable. A cover over parts of the pool. Help reduce sun burns and heat related medical problems. ' We need a new District attorney, Atkins and Armstrong should have been fired with JB, Williams and Powell. Also, the bailiff/city marshal, Nelson Thorpe, is worthless, crooked, and bad for this "new" town image. P.S. Mr. Herrera, City Official, is invisible when he's needed. We need a subdivision sign at the entrance of our neigh.borhood. I feel we were "done dirty" on this. Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com . . WE need more communication for the senior citizens and more activities. We need more restaurants open on Sunday for the after church crowd. Beautify the 5 point area downtown. Add bike-jogging paths. Were really enjoying living here in La Porte there are certain areas close to the high. school that we would like to see improved. I thank you are doing a good job overall. Thank you Westbound on Fairmont PKWY. @ Driftwood why is there a LEFT turn signal?? I've never seen anyone in that lane ever- there's no road to turn left onto! There should be a RIGHT turn lane!!!! Traffic back yup in the righ.t lane, because there is no righ.t turn lane. What could be done to help the needy of this city and surrounding areas? Would the city be able to donate a parcel of city property to a local gardening society for purposes of a nice park? What happened to the trash bags? They do not seem to be the same quality and some are split before you even use them. How are we going to revitalize our downtown wi no parking? Why can't the city keep up the park downtown between 3/4th street? Is it private? Heavy trash needs to make expectations for senior citizens When a juvenile delinquent comes to court for their 1 st time make them go before the judge so she or he can really get on to them, scare them whatever it takes. Our family member went over in the corner of the courtroom to a desk and was only told she would get community service. We felt it would be better if a judge gave them a good lecture or scare tactic When I grew up in La Porte there was always thing to so When my husband passed away suddenly I called 911. In MINUTES EMS was at my home along with the police and even a fire truck I never really go to say "thanks" or tell them how much I appreciate their services and quick response. These men are truly un- sung heroes While attending the poll in Lomax the employees (boys) were horsing around, running, pushing shoving one another into the pool during IOmin break. All these are things surprisingly are against the rules. Spray more often for mosquitoes!! Whatever they are using is a joke. Why does the city not promote new business growth? Building permits are so difficult to obtain that no one wants to deal with our city. Why is heavy p/up always consecutive days- how often do people p/up 2 days in a row? If my pick up days are on Thursday and Friday and I do yard work on Friday, I get no Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com e . plup for 2 weeks or more. Why not put the 4 plup days for each zone closer to I time a week. Can we do anything about insurance rates? I live east of 146 in an area I'm told has never flooded yet I pay over 1,000 over year for flood protection for 140,000 houses. Can the companies moving railroad cars be told not to block traffic during peek traffic hours, and not at nigh.t after say, 11 pm Why waste 10.4 million on an overpass on Fairmont over a single railroad, little used track? Bay area will go to Spencer which has an overpass. Widen Sens road before Bay Blvd. comes thru. Will not be able to turn left onto Sens from N.L Work on drainage near and around Jennie Reid Elem. and Rosemont and Parkway, it floods easily with just a little rain Would like to have a stop sign between Spencer Hwy and Spruce North on Fleetwood. Too many cars speed from Spencer to Spruce or from Spruce to going to Spencer on Fleetwood. 'We're Worried a child could get hit by a car moving to fast. Would like to see city hold line on apartments tingle family dwellings will keep more solid tax base and not overburden our schools Would like to see city, staff and citizens support local business more. Thank you for the campaign on such but practice what you promote. How many are dollars spent outside La Port, when it is available here? There are caterers, printers, auto repair, florists, hardware/building materials and auto parts available locally. So how many dollars are spent here? Compared to out of town? Property taxes, school taxes and sales tax rebates are paid by these businesses - how much of that profit comes from the city? I understand the city has budgets to stay within but wouldn't a sligh.tly high.er price (possibly) come back to the city? I request that city make available to the public such records. Please shop La Porte, support businesses that support La Porte. Would like to see more patrols to control speeding in neigh.borhood. Especially along main stre~ts where pools are in communities. We see a constant problem of speeders on Rustic Gate where there is a park and pool. We have a lot of children walking the streets and sidewalks, especially during the summer. Yes I would like for police to patrol 4th and G and 4th H. Kids coming from school do not follow the speed limit signs and some didn't stop @ the four way stop sign. Yes the only thing is that maybe, somehow a must you could have grocery stores. Like H.E.B- Food Town or Mexican stores to shop or even another Wal-Mart here in town by the Walgreen's? Yes! I have one suggestion I live down Robinson rd towards the end of the street the street goes into a Y it splits up something like this where I have put a star there is a stop Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com . . sign. My suggestion for this stop sign is that there needs to be a speed bump along with the stop sign. No one seems to stop there at the stop sign. Everyone just passes it up. I have almost gotten in 4-5 car accidents just trying to get into my driveway which happens to be in front of this split street. Please help me and every one in the neigh.borhood by putting a speed bump or something more than just the stop sign that no one seems to listen to, hopefully by doing so the cars that zoom on by will happen to stop and listen to the stop sign thank you so much. Yes, (+) Significant Historical content. Gre~t access to Houston. Great library (why not in survey?). City street grid is excellent. ( - ) Many properties collect trash and derelict cars (potential health hazard). Many people work under the building dept. "radar" because they feel compliance is too difficult - need to improve dissemination of building and zoning code information to public and reduce building det "enforcer" image. Need to recognize cities significant historical residences by establishing "heritage zone", especially along waterfront where a some of the cities oldest structures stand, but should also include structures peppered through.out the city - perhaps set up a registry for historic structures where in exchange for special zoning status owner agrees to preserving historic structures integrity. Older street have "built up" road surface that affects drainage. Yes, a small town but near major medical centers, airports and shopping area. Enjoy the coastal areas. Yes, and I think must be of La Porte residents want to know is about our property Tax, that every year we have increments for more than 10% I been talking wi my neigh.bors and they are the same situation. Weare very proud to be La Porte residents but planning to move somewhere else Too much control on city permits, some city inspectors do not have common sense - some permit items are stupid You left out Schools in your survey. That is the most complaints I hear about from neighbors and friends and I have witnessed it several times. Needs a lot of work. You should all be proud. JOBS well done You should be commended for hiring a Main Street coordinator and the efforts being made to revitalize Main Street and improve the zoning. Hopefully, you will continue efforts to attract a hotel and conference center and develop our bay front. On the down side, however, in order to attract and keep business in La Porte, the permit and inspection dept. needs improvement wi their courtesy, attitude of intimidation and power (rather than being helpful). They need to inform people applying for permits what is required by giving them a list rather than making them make multiple trips for each step. They need to communicate more w. other dept. Inspection needs to stop giving 20.00 dollar tickets for small infractions that they do not follow up on. I would also like to see Dewalts towing, Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com . - You're doing a great job! Really appreciate the beautification of Fairmont PKWY. and good condition of parks. Think the skateboard park was a great idea for our youth. I would like to see community events at Sylvan Beach Pavilion open to public more often. Also would like to see more festivals at Sylvan Beach Park. Great Venue. For out door plays and concerts Created with SurveyGold - @2004 Golden Hills Software, Inc. - http://surveygold.com