HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-07-11 Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council MinutesLOUIS RIGBY
Mayor
JOHN ZEMANEK
Councilmember At Large A
DOTTIE KAMINSKI
Councilmember At Large B
DANNY EARP
Mayor Pro -Tem
Councilmember District 1
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE
JULY 11, 2016
CHUCK ENGELKEN
Councilmember District 2
DARYL LEONARD
Councilmember District 3
KRISTIN MARTIN
Councilmember District 4
JAY MARTIN
Councilmember District 5
MIKE CLAUSEN
Councilmember District 6
The City Council of the City of La Porte met in a regular meeting on Monday, July 11, 2016, 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:
Mayor Rigby called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Members of Council present:
Councilmembers Engelken, Earp, Zemanek, Clausen, K. Martin and Kaminski. Absent:
Councilmembers J. Martin and Leonard. 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.
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE — The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilmember Kristin Martin.
4. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Limited to five minutes per person.)
Chuck Rosa, 812 S. Virginia, addressed Council and expressed that he would like to see the Yellow
Rose of Texas as the artwork on the Main Street Water Tank.
5. AUTHORIZATION
(a) Consider approval or other action regarding minutes of the meeting held on
June 27, 2016 — P. Fogarty
Councilmember Engelken moved to approve the minutes of the meeting held on June 27, 2016.
Councilmember Zemanek seconded. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY 7/0. Councilmembers
J. Martin and Leonard were absent.
6. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION
(a) Discussion and possible action regarding pricing structure for events for the City of La Porte
1251h Anniversary Celebration — T. Leach
Assistant City Manager Traci Leach presented a summary. Ms. Leach informed that the committee
recommended transitioning away from a black tie event on Friday night to having a nice buffet
dinner and dancing at $50.00 per couple. Ms. Leach reported the committee suggested a presale of
tickets for La Porte residents at $10.00 per ticket with no limit to the amount of tickets purchased to
each person with a water bill as proof of residence. Beyond the presale, at the gate tickets are
suggested $20.00 per person even if you are not a resident. The committee suggested the Gospel
Brunch for $30.00 per person.
Councilmember Zemanek moved to go forward with the committee's recommendation.
Councilmember Earp seconded. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY 7/0. Councilmembers J.
Martin and Leonard were absent.
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7. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
There were no additional comments.
8. COUNCIL COMMENTS regarding matters appearing on the agenda; recognition of community
members, city employees, and upcoming events; inquiry of staff regarding specific factual
information.
Councilmember K. Martin thanked Assistant City Manager Traci Leach for her work with the
committee; Councilmember Kaminski thanked Assistant City Manager Traci Leach and Marketing/
Public Relations Specialist Jaree Hefner for their work with the committee and George Watkins for
the 4th of July Parade; Councilmember Zemanek thanked the committee for their work and
expressed his disappointment in not receiving the financial report from the La Porte Boys Baseball
Association; Councilmember Engelken reiterated everything that was mentioned; Councilmember
Earp thanked George Watkins for the 4th of July Parade; suggested recognizing three time
400 -meter Hurdles Olympian winner Kerron Clemment; recognized Marketing/ Public Relations
Specialist Jaree Hefner and Patrol Officer Benny Boles for cleaning up after the storm came
through during the last Sip and Stroll; Councilmember Clausen thanked Assistant City Manager
Traci Leach and the committee; and Mayor Rigby apologized for missing the 4th of July Parade due
to attending a ceremony at the Battleship of Texas; advised of the groundbreaking for the La Porte
Town Center and commented on the great fireworks for the 4th of July celebration.
9. ADJOURN - There being no further business, Councilmember Engelken made a motion to adjourn
the meeting at 6:18 p.m. Councilmember Leonard seconded. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY
7/0. Councilmembers J. Martin and Leonard were absent.
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