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LOUIS RIGBY DARYL LEONARD
Mayor Mayor Pro Tem
JOHN ZEMANEK O A O Councilmember District 3
Councilmember at Large A �► TOMMY MOSER
JOHN BLACK 9
Councilmember at Large B v m Councilmember District 4
JAY MARTIN
MIKE MOSTEIT
Councilmember District 1 Councilmember District 5
MIKE CLAUSEN
CHUCK ENGELKEN *A
Councilmember District 2✓ Councilmember District 6
MINUTES OF A SPECIAL CALLED MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE
MAY 19, 2011
The City Council of the City of La Porte met in a special called meeting on Monday, May 19, 2011, at the
City Hall Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at 5:00 p.m. to consider the
following items of business:
1. Call to Order
Mayor Rigby called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. Members of Council present:
Councilmembers Leonard, Black, Zemanek, Mosteit, Engelken, Moser and Clausen. Absent:
Councilmember Martin. Also present were City Secretary Patrice Fogarty, Assistant City Attorney
Clark Askins, and Assistant City Secretary Sharon Harris.
2. Election Ordinance
(a) Consider approval or other action regarding an Ordinance declaring the results of the City
of La Porte General Election held on May 14, 2011, for the election of a Councilmember At
Large Position B, Councilmember District 1 position, and Councilmember District 6 position;
ordering a runoff election; providing dates and hours for said runoff election and early voting
for same; and providing for other matters relating to the subject — Mayor Rigby
Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins read the caption of Ordinance No. 3349: AN ORDINANCE
DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE ELECTION HELD IN THE CITY OF LA PORTE ON MAY 14,
2011, FOR THE ELECTION OF A COUNCILPERSON -AT -LARGE POSITION B,
COUNCILPERSON DISTRICT 1, AND COUNCILPERSON DISTRICT 6; ORDERING A RUNOFF
ELECTION; PROVIDING DATES AND HOURS FOR SAID RUNOFF ELECTION, AND EARLY
VOTING FOR SAME; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
The election returns were read as follows:
Councilperson - At - Large Position B
Dottie Kaminski - 677 votes
Less Bird - 394 votes
Charles "HeavyFed" Gilliam - 10 votes
Rick Guzman — 463 votes
Councilperson — District 1
Mike Mosteit - 150 votes
Councilperson — District 6
Charles Rothmund - 116 votes •
Mike Clausen - 232 votes
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A runoff election was ordered for June 11, 2011, between Dottie Kaminski and Rick Guzman. Mike
Mosteit was declared elected as Councilperson District 1. Mike Clausen was declared elected as
Councilperson District 6.
3. Council Comments: Matters appearing on agenda; recognition of community members, city
employees, and upcoming events; inquiry of staff regarding specific factual information or existing
policy — Councilmember's Engelken, Black, Mosteit, Clausen, Moser, Zemanek, Leonard, and
Mayor Rigby.
Councilmembers Black, Moser, Zemanek Leonard, Engelken and Mayor Rigby congratulated
Councilmembers Mosteit and Clausen on their re- election into office and wished the best to
candidates in the runoff election. Councilmembers Mosteit and Clausen congratulated each other
on their re- election and wished the best to candidates in the runoff election.
4. Adjournment
There being no further business, at 5:05 p.m., Councilmember Engelken moved to adjourn the
meeting.
Respectfully submitted,
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Patrice Fogarty, Cit Fecretar '
Passed and1p ved on June 13, 2011.
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Mayor o s R. Rigb
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