HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-08-06 Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council LOUIS RIGBY OF A BILL BENTLEY
Mayor 0 Councilmember District 3
BRANDON LUNSFORD g„„ - 9-1 Mayor Pro-Tem
Councilmember At Large A V \'' �m THOMAS GARZA
STEVE GILLETT
Councilmember At Large B Councilmember District 4
DANNY EARP JAY MARTIN
Councilmember District 1 Councilmember District 5
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
JUNE 8, 2020
The City Council of the City of La Porte met in a regular meeting on Monday, June 8, 2020, at the City
Hall Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at 6:00 p.m., with the following
in attendance:
Councilmembers present: Louis Rigby, Brandon Lunsford, Steve Gillett, Danny Earp, Chuck Engelken,
Bill Bentley, Thomas Garza, Jay Martin, Nancy Ojeda
Councilmembers absent: None
Council-appointed officers present: Corby Alexander, City Manager; Lee Woodward, City Secretary;
Clark T. Askins, Assistant City Attorney
CALL TO ORDER — Mayor Rigby called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
2. INVOCATION AND PLEDGES - The invocation was given by Minister Arthetta Hepburn of Pleasant Hill
Baptist Church and pledges were led by Councilperson Steve Gillett.
3. PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS, AND RECOGNITIONS
a. Recognition of Neil Courtney, Employee of the Quarter [Mayor Louis R. Rigby]
4. CITIZEN COMMENT (Generally limited to five minutes per person; in accordance with state law,
the time may be reduced if there is a high number of speakers or other considerations.)
Mike Patterson of Fairmont Park asked to meet with the City next week about a way to open the pool.
Jami Rodriguez, Kellyn O'Brien, and Susie Smith spoke in support of opening the pool. Deborah Arrona
thanked the City for approving last week's I Can't Breathe peaceful protest parade permit.
5. CONSENT AGENDA (Approval of Consent Agenda items authorizes each to be implemented in
accordance with staff recommendations provided. An item may be removed from the consent
agenda and added to the Statutory Agenda for full discussion upon request by a member of the
Council present at this meeting.)
a. Approve the minutes of the special meetings held on May 9 and May 16 and the regular
meeting held on May 11, 2020. [Mayor Louis R. Rigby]
b. Authorize the City Manager to execute a professional services agreement with Lockwood,
Andrews, & Newnam, Inc. for engineering design services in connection with the Northside
Neighborhood Drainage Improvement Project, in the amount of$58,541.00. [Ray Mayo, Public
Works Director]
c. Award Bid #20009 Rehabilitation of Sanitary Sewer Project to Vortex Companies for
approximate quantities and authorize an expenditure for purchase orders in an amount not
to exceed the fiscal year budget. [Ray Mayo, Public Works Director]
d. Reject the proposals received for Request for Proposal #20504 Fleet Maintenance Software,
to allow re-posting. [Ray Mayo, Public Works Director]
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e. Award Bid #20012 Annual Asphalt Overlay Project to Angel Brothers Enterprises Ltd. for
approximate quantities and authorize a total expenditure for purchase orders in an amount
not to not exceed $630,000.00, as budgeted. [Ray Mayo, Public Works Director]
f. Adopt Resolution 2020-10 accepting all of Volume 1 and the City's portion of Volume 2 of the
Harris County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Action Plan. [Kristin Gauthier, Emergency
Management Coordinator]
g. Adopt Resolution 2020-11 authorizing the resale of tax delinquent property described as Lot
23, Block 87, Bayfront Addition, Town of La Porte. [Shelley Wolny, Treasurer]
h. Adopt Resolution 2020-12 authorizing the resale of tax delinquent property described as Lots
21 and 22, Block 96, of the Town of La Porte. [Shelley Wolny, Treasurer]
i. Adopt Resolution 2020-13 authorizing the resale of tax delinquent property described as Lot
29, Block 90, of the Town of La Porte. [Shelley Wolny, Treasurer]
j. Adopt Resolution 2020-14 authorizing the resale of tax delinquent property described as Lot
1, 2, 3 & 4, Block 83, of the Town of La Porte. [Shelley Wolny, Treasurer]
k. Adopt Resolution 2020-15 authorizing execution and delivery of a replacement Tax Resale
Deed to Zion Baptist Church for the tax resale property described as Lots 27 and 28, Block
90, Town of La Porte. [Shelley Wolny, Treasurer]
Councilperson Enqelken moved to approve the consent agenda; the motion was adopted, 9-0.
6. STATUTORY AGENDA
a. Adopt Resolution 2020-06 authorizing the resale of tax delinquent property described as
Tract 1: Lots 1-4, Block 1132, La Porte; Tract 2: Lots 25-28, Block 1132, La Porte; Tract 3:
Lots 29- 30, Block 1132, La Porte; and Tract 4: Lots 31-32, Block 1132, La Porte. [Shelley
Wolny, Treasurer]
Councilperson Garza moved to approve a bid by Micah Christian to acquire a tax resale property
described as Tract 1: Lots 1-4, Block 1132, La Porte; Tract 2: Lots 25-28, Block 1132, La Porte;
Tract 3: Lots 29- 30, Block 1132, La Porte; and Tract 4: Lots 31-32, Block 1132, La Porte, according
to the map or plat thereof filed in the Real Property Records of Harris County, Texas, Account
numbers 024-199-032-0001, 024-199-032-0025, 024-199-032-0029, and 024-199-032-0031; the
motion was adopted, 9-0.
b. Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding a petition by land owners for
disannexation of a 4.8635-acre tract of land and a 3.8135-acre tract of land, both situated in
the Enoch Brinson League, Abstract 5, Harris County, Texas. [Corby Alexander, City
Manager]
Councilperson Garza moved to instruct staff not to move forward with the deannexation at this time
of a tract of land containing 4.8635 acres (211,856 square feet), situated in the Enoch Brinson
League, Abstract 5, Harris County, Texas, being a portion of a called 13.967 acre tract of land
conveyed unto Crenshaw Real Properties II Ltd. by deed recorded under County Clerk's File No.
20070706637 of the Official Public Records of Harris County, Texas and a tract of land containing
3.811 acres, being the same as a called 3.8135 acre tract as recorded in Harris County Clerk's File
No. 20100329409, being located in the Enoch Brinson Survey, Abstract Number 5 Harris County,
Texas; the motion was adopted, 9-0.
c. Authorize staff to repurpose funds budgeted as the City's 25% cost-share towards the Texas
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (THMGP) and authorize staff to move forward with the
Brookglen Drainage Improvements Project, Bayside Terrace Improvements Project, and
F101-06-00 Pipeline Corridor Improvements Project, as recommended by the La Porte
Drainage and Flooding Committee. [Ray Mayo, Public Works Director]
Councilperson Martin moved to approve the Council Drainage Committee's recommendation and
authorize staff to repurpose the funds budgeted as the City's 25% cost-share (towards the HMGP
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Grant) and allow staff move forward with the respective projects, as intended, despite not receiving
grant funds associated with the Texas Division of Emergency Management's Hazard Mitigation
Grant Program (HMGP); the motion was adopted, 9-0.
d. Presentation, discussion, and possible action to provide City staff with direction for
scheduling and holding of summer events. [Corby Alexander, City Manager]
Councilperson Ojeda moved to direct the City Manager to proceed with summer activities in
accordance with the staff recommendations presented; the motion was adopted, 9-0.
7. REPORTS
a. Update on Needs Assessment for the Public Works Service Center. [Ray Mayo, Public Works
Director]
Chris Casey, an architect with Huitt-Zollars, provided a presentation on the needs assessment.
b. Report on the General Fund long range financial plan as updated with sales tax forecast
information provided by the Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC). [Michael Dolby,
Director of Finance]
Mr. Dolby provided a report.
c. Risk Management and Safety Program Update (as requested by Councilperson Engelken).
[Matt Hartleib, HR Manager]
Mr. Hartleib shared an update.
d. Building Maintenance Update (as requested by Mayor Pro-tem Bentley and Councilpersons
Engelken and Gillett). [Corby Alexander, City Manager; Roz Epting, Director of Parks &
Recreation; and Jason Weeks, Assistant City Manager]
Mr. Weeks discussed the proposal with the Council.
e. Staffing Needs and Update. [Corby Alexander, City Manager; Matt Hartleib, HR Manager]
Mr. Hartleib recounted the positions to be considered for the budget. Without objection, the Council
directed the City Manager to provide information on the fire positions, but there was general support
for the recommendations as presented.
f. Receive report on the Drainage and Flooding Committee meeting. [Councilperson Martin]
Councilperson Martin said the Committee received updates from staff, the Harris County Flood
Control District, and the City of Pasadena. He added that the Committee would meet again on July
13.
g. Receive report on the Fiscal Affairs Committee meeting. [Councilperson Engelken]
Councilperson Engelken noted the Committee had reviewed purchasing card expenditures and the
second quarter investment report.
8. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
• Planning and Zoning Commission meeting, June 18
• City Council meeting, June 22
• City Council meeting, July 13
• City Council meeting, July 27
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City Manager Corby Alexander said there were no reports.
9. COUNCIL COMMENT Hear announcements concerning matters appearing on the agenda; items
of community interest; and/or inquiries of staff regarding specific factual information or existing
policy from the Mayor, Councilmembers, and City staff, for which no formal action will be
discussed or taken.
Councilpersons asked about the direction given to Fairmont Park West regarding the pool, urged the
pool's opening for this summer, and asked that a longer term solution be determined; noted positive
impressions of last week's protest parade and event and thanked the organizers, participants, staff, and
area law enforcement who made it a positive and peaceful event, and also thanking Mrs. Arrona for her
public comment on the same; fondly remembered former Assistant City Manager John Joerns upon his
passing and offered condolences to his family; congratulated Neil Courtney on his award; recognized the
staff for their informative presentations tonight; offered appreciation to departments such as Public
Works, IT, and the LPPD for all they do; asked for additional Harris County Transit bus stop shelters;
thanked Parks for the animal shade structure; asked Chief Deardorff to review the provisions of
#8CantWait policies concerning public safety; challenged others to take time to clean out their hearts of
any socially prejudicial feelings while they clean for COVID; expressed displeasure that the Memorial
Day meeting was cancelled, making tonight's meeting longer; and urged increased accessibility to
materials discussed at Council meetings.
10. % JOU —Without o Mayor Rigby adjourned the meeting at 10:37 p.m.
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