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Home My WebLink About2014-01-13 Regular Meeting of La Porte City Council minutesLOUIS RIGBY Mayor JOHN ZEMANEK Councilmember At Large A DOTTIE KAMINSKI Councilmember At Large B MIKE MOSTEIT Councilmember District 1 CHUCK ENGELKEN Councilmember District 2 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE JANUARY 13, 2014 DARYL LEONARD Councilmember District 3 TOMMY MOSER Councilmember District 4 JAY MARTIN Mayor Pro Tem Councilmember District 5 MIKE CLAUSEN Councilmember District 6 The City Council of the City of La Porte met in a regular meeting on Monday, January 13, 2014, at the City Hall Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at 6:00 p.m. to consider the following items of business: 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Rigby called the meeting to order at 6:03 p.m. Members of Council present: Councilmembers Engelken, Leonard, Zemanek, Kaminski, Mosteit, Martin, Clausen, and Moser. Also present were City Secretary Patrice Fogarty, City Manager Corby Alexander, and Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins. 2. INVOCATION - The invocation was given by Clark Askins, Assistant City Attorney. 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilmember Daryl Leonard. 4. PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS, and RECOGNITIONS (a) Recognition — Certificates of Appreciation for Thanksgiving By the Bay — Mayor Rigby Mayor Rigby provided Certificates of Appreciation to Dennis Lunday, Barbara Lunday, Bruce Compton, George Welsh, Matt Thomas, Paul Chapman, Rayna Headrick, Rick Weimer, Sandra Holub, and Tonya Sandefer for their contributions and efforts during the Thanksgiving By the Bay event held. Dennis Lunday thanked the City for assistance during the event and vowed the 2014 event will be even better. 5. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Limited to five minutes per person.) Robby Sabban spoke on behalf of the Running Alliance Sport and thanked the City for making the La Porte by the Bay Half Marathon race such a successful event. Mr. Sabban advised Council the next race will be held on November 16, 2014. John Kling, 11025 Pinewood Ct., addressed Council in regards to damaged sidewalks in his neighborhood and requested Council to add additional funding for repair of sidewalks. Rhonda Lunsford, 10280 North H, thanked Council for the improvements made at the Lomax Arena and provided her concerns about not adding bucking chutes to the arena. Ms. Lunsford also requested additional clean sand in the arena. 6. CONSENT AGENDA (All consent agenda items are considered routine by City Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Councilmember requests an item be removed and considered separately.) (a) Consider approval or other action regarding the minutes of the special council meeting held December 2, 2013, and minutes of regular council meeting held December 9, 2013 — P. Fogarty Page 1 of 4 January 13, 2014, Council Meeting Minutes (b) Consider approval or other action regarding amended Fiscal Year 2013 Audit/Asset Forfeiture Report and associated financial records, as required by Chapter 59 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure — K. Adcox (c) Consider approval or other action awarding Bid # 14009 for Lift Station Nos. 13, 31, and 39 for Electrical Improvements — D. Mick (d) Consider approval or other action awarding Bid #14012 for Diesel Backhoe/Trencher — D. Mick (e) Consider approval or other action regarding an Ordinance vacating, abandoning, and closing the South 18th St. right-of-way between W. Main St. and W. "A" St. and the northernmost 48.5' of the alley in Block 727, La Porte, and authorizing the execution and delivery of a deed to the adjoining landowner — T. Tietjens (f) Consider approval or other action authorizing expenditures not to exceed $105,000.00 for geotechnical and construction materials testing services with Terracon Consulting for Public Works maintenance and city capital improvement projects identified in Fiscal Year 2013-2014 — D. Mick Councilmember Engelken moved to approve the Consent Agenda pursuant to staff recommendations. Councilmember Clausen seconded. MOTION PASSED. Ayes: Mayor Rigby, Councilmembers Clausen, Engelken, Kaminski, Zemanek, Mosteit, Martin, Leonard and Moser Nays: None Absent: None Prior to Council vote, Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins read the caption of Ordinance 2014--3503: AN ORDINANCE VACATING, ABANDONING AND CLOSING A PORTION OF THE SOUTH 18T" STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY AND THE NORTHERNMOST PORTION OF THE ALLEY IN BLOCK 727, LA PORTE, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF A DEED TO THE ADJOINING LANDOWNER, FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. 7. AUTHORIZATIONS (a) Consider approval or other action authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement with Paskey Construction for 3`d Street Pavement and Drainage Improvements in the amount of $3,953,472.00, authorizing a contingency of $197,650.00, and authorizing construction materials testing in the amount of $75,235.00 with Terracon Consulting — D. Mick Public Works Director Dave Mick presented a summary and advised a meeting will be held in mid -February with the citizens. Councilmember Moser thanked Public Works Director Dave Mick and his staff for their hard work on the project for 3`d Street Pavement and Drainage Improvements. Mayor Rigby questioned if the construction process will be done block by block or side by side. Mr. Mick responded he anticipates, after conversations with Paskey Construction, they will began on the south end where the drainage structure is going and get the twelve -by -five box under Fairmont Parkway; continue two or three blocks to the north, and then get the concrete completed on the south three blocks and continue to move northwards with the underground, proceeding two to three blocks ahead of the concrete crews. Mayor Rigby questioned if the citizens will still have access to their homes. Mr. Mick responded yes. Page 2 of 4 January 13, 2014, Council Meeting Minutes Councilmember Moser moved to authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with Paskey Construction for 3rd Street Pavement and Drainage Improvements in the amount of $3,953,472.00, authorizing a contingency of $197,650.00, and authorizing construction materials testing in the amount of $75,235.00 with Terracon Consulting. Councilmember Kaminski seconded. MOTION PASSED. Ayes: Mayor Rigby, Councilmembers Clausen, Engelken, Kaminski, Zemanek, Martin, Mosteit, Leonard and Moser Nays: None Absent: None 8. DISCUSSION OR OTHER ACTION (a) Discussion or other action regarding a Community Cooperation Project (installation of a monument sign and the purchase of landscape material) for a total City contribution of $1,332.00 — T. Leach Assistant City Manager Traci Leach presented a summary. Councilmember Martin moved to approve a Community Cooperation Project (installation of a monument sign and the purchase of landscape material) for a total City contribution of $1,332.00. Councilmember Kaminski seconded. MOTION PASSED. Ayes: Mayor Rigby, Councilmembers Clausen, Engelken, Kaminski, Zemanek, Martin, Mosteit, Leonard and Moser Nays: None Absent: None 9. REPORTS (a) Receive report of La Porte Development Corporation Board — Councilmember Engelken Councilmember Engelken provided a report of the actions by the La Porte Development Corporation which took place at a meeting held just prior to this council meeting, including a directive to staff after an executive session meeting, to post the appropriate notice for a public hearing for an incentive grant request in an amount not to exceed $40,000.00 to Rob Johnson Interests to attract new retail development on the former Chevrolet dealership site at the corner of Spencer Hwy and SH 146. 10. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS (a) Receive report from City Manager • La Porte Redevelopment Authority/La Porte Tax Reinvestment Zone No. 1 meeting, Wednesday, January 22, 2014 • Fiscal Affairs Committee Meeting, Monday, January 27, 2014 • City Council Meeting, Monday, January 27, 2014 City Manager Corby Alexander provided administrative reports and advised Council they will be provided with an update in regards to the items relating to Lomax Arena and sidewalks. 11. COUNCIL COMMENTS regarding matters appearing on the agenda; recognition of community members, city employees, and upcoming events; inquiry of staff regarding specific factual information or existing policies — Councilmembers Leonard, Engelken, Mosteit, Clausen, Martin, Moser, Kaminski, Zemanek and Mayor Rigby. Councilmembers Leonard wished everyone a Happy New Year and sent appreciation to all that were involved with the Thanksgiving By the Bay event; Councilmember Engelken wished everyone a Happy New Year and sent appreciation to all that were involved with the Thanksgiving By the Bay, in addition to thanking the employees who were working on streets on the west side of town for the quality of work and directing of traffic; Councilmember Mosteit wished everyone a Page 3 of 4 January 13, 2014, Council Meeting Minutes prosperous 2014 and thanked all of the volunteers that worked the Thanksgiving By the Bay; Councilmember Clausen wished everyone a Happy New Year; Councilmembers Martin and Zemanek thanked the Albemarle folks for the Thanksgiving By the Bay; Councilmember Kaminski wished everyone a Happy New Year and informed everyone of the Food Drive that was held on December 28, 2013; Mayor Rigby thanked the Albemarle folks for the Thanksgiving By the Bay, Human Resources Manager Allison Curry and everyone else involved for the Employee Christmas Party. There being no further business, Councilmember Engelken moved to adjourn the meeting at 6:42 p.m. Councilmember Leonard seconded. MOTION PASSED. Patrice Fogart)CqAy S etary Passed an r on January 27, 2014. Ma or L is N. Ri y Page 4 of 4 January 13, 2014, Council Meeting Minutes