HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-02-26 Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council LOUIS RIGBYOF A DARYL LEONARD
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JOHN ZEMANEK /. ' KRISTIN MARTIN
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DOTTIE KAMINSKI Councilmember District 4
Councilmember At Large B - JAY MARTIN
DANNY EARP 1k�� Councilmember District 5
Councilmember District 1 / NANCY OJEDA
CHUCK ENGELKEN Councilmember District 6
Councilmember District 2
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE
February 26, 2018
The City Council of the City of La Porte met in a regular meeting on Monday, February 26, 2018, 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 6:00 p.m. Members of Council present:
Councilmembers Ojeda, J. Martin, K. Martin, Kaminski, Zemanek, Leonard, Engelken, and Earp. Also
present were City Secretary Patrice Fogarty, City Manager Corby Alexander, Assistant City Manager
Jason Weeks, and Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins.
2. INVOCATION —The invocation was given by Don Hill, La Porte InterChurch Council.
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE—The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilmember Daryl Leonard.
4. PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS, and RECOGNITIONS
(a) Recognition — Texas Police Chiefs Association — Award Certificate to City of La Porte Police
Department Best Practices Recognition Program— Mayor Rigby
City of Webster's Police Chief, Danny Presley, recognized the City of La Porte Police Department and
Chief Ken Adcox for receiving the Best Practices Award for the past four years.
(b) Recognition — Employee of the Fourth Quarter and Employee of the Year 2017 — Clarence
Anderson (Animal Control Officer) City of La Porte Animal Adoption Center and Shelter— Mayor
Rigby
Mayor Rigby recognized Clarence Anderson as Employee of the Fourth Quarter and Employee of
the Year 2017.
(c) Recognition — Manager of the year 2017 — Lt. Matt Daeumer — City of La Porte Police
Department— Mayor Rigby
Mayor Rigby recognized Lt. Matt Daeumer as Manager of the Year 2017.
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Limited to five minutes per person.)
There were no public comments.
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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 meeting held on February 12,
2018— P. Fogarty
(b) Consider approval or other action regarding a Resolution authorizing participation in the Texas
Glass Government Investment Pool —S. Wolny
(c) Consider approval or other action regarding an agreement with the La Porte Cemetery
Association pertaining to the conveyance of approximately 1.14 acres of land known as Lots 1-
16, Block 1151, of Town of La Porte for use as a public cemetery—J. Weeks
(d) Consider approval or other action regarding an Interlocal Agreement between Harris County
and the City of La Porte for local bus transit services for twelve (12) month term —J. Weeks
(e) Consider approval or other action regarding the appointment of Reserve Peach Officer Kenneth
Coleman — K. Adcox
City Manager Corby Alexander requested Consent Agenda Item C be removed from the agenda.
Council had questions on Consent Agenda Items B and D, and staff responded to the questions.
Councilmember Engelken made a motion to approve Consent Agenda Items A, B, D and E pursuant to
staff recommendations. Councilmember K. Martin seconded the motion. MOTION PASSED
UNANIMOUSLY 9/0.
Ayes: Mayor Rigby, Councilmembers Leonard, Engelken, Ojeda,
Zemanek, Kaminski, Earp, J. Martin, and K. Martin
Nays: None
Absent: None
7. REPORTS
(a) Receive 2017 La Porte Police Department Racial Profiling Report— K. Adcox
Chief Ken Adcox provided the 2017 La Porte Police Department Racial Profiling Report. There
were no questions from Council.
(b) Receive report from Council Subcommittee on Evaluation Forms—Councilmember Engelken
Councilmember Engelken provided a report from the Council Subcommittee on Evaluation Forms on
the meeting held on February 19, 2018. The form is being finalized, the committee will meet again next
week to finalize the form and send the one-page form to Council for review.
8. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
There were no additional reports.
9. COUNCIL COMMENTS regarding matters appearing on the agenda; recognition of community
members, city employees, and upcoming events; inquiry of staff regarding specific factual information.
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Councilmembers Leonard, Engelken and Earp congratulated Chief Adcox, Clarence Anderson and Lt.
Matt Daeumer on their accomplishments;
Councilmember Ojeda congratulated the Police Department on their awards; commented she
appreciates the parking lot improvements at Public Works; thanked everyone who assisted with the La
Porte Colored School House opening this weekend;
Councilmember J. Martin congratulated Chief Adcox, Clarence Anderson and Lt. Matt Daeumer on their
accomplishments; expressed his thanks to the Youth Explorers for picking up the litter on Wharton
Weems and McCabe Road before the Ribbon Cutting for the Police Neighborhood Center on S.
Broadway and informed there is a Keep Texas Beautiful resource for the City to utilize for litter control;
Councilmember K. Martin congratulated Chief Adcox, Clarence Anderson and Lt. Matt Daeumer on
their accomplishments; congratulated Director of Parks and Recreation Rosalyn Epting and Staff for
their efforts on Mardi Gras on Main Street; states opening of the La Porte Colored School House was
wonderful; and this has been a great basketball season;
Councilmember Kaminski congratulated Chief Adcox, Clarence Anderson and Lt. Matt Daeumer on
their accomplishments and thanked Director of Parks and Recreation Rosalyn Epting and Staff for their
efforts on Mardi Gras on Main Street;
Councilmember Zemanek commented he is proud to be a Councilmember and citizen of the City;
thanked Clarence Anderson for his continued 33 years of service and all the employees who make their
councilmember jobs easier; and
Mayor Rigby thanked Chief Adcox, Clarence Anderson and Lt. Matt Daeumer for jobs well done;
informed he attended the Harris County Mayors and Council Association meeting and had a
conversation with Texas Department of Transportation's Quincy Allen to see if he can assist with the
delay of the City of La Porte's portion of the Hwy 146 widening project that has been delayed until
2022; and he stated he attended a photo op at INEOS, and 100 new employees have been employed
by the company, exceeding INEOS' expectations.
10. ADJOURN - There being no further business, Councilmember Engelken made a motion to adjourn the
meeting at 6:42 p.m. Councilmember Leonard seconded the motion. MOTION PASSED
UNANIMOUSLY 9/0.
Patrice Fogarty, City retary
Passed �'al a•' ov-• on M. - 12, 2018.
Mayor Louis R. Rigby
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