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Home My WebLink About08-22-22LOUIS R. RIGBY Mayor BRANDONLUNSFORD Councilperson At Large A BRENT MCCAULLEY Councilperson At Large B MANDI WILLIAMS Councilperson District 1 CHUCK ENGELKEN Mayor Pro Tem Councilperson District 2 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE AUGUST 22, 2022 BILL BENTLEY Councilperson District 3 RICK HELTON Councilperson District 4 JAY MARTIN Councilperson District 5 ROBBIE McLARRIN Councilperson District 6 The City Council of the City of La Porte met in a regular meeting on Monday, August 22, 2022, at the City Hall Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at 6:00 p.m., with the following in attendance: Councilpersons present: Louis Rigby, Brandon Lunsford, Brent McCaulley, Mandi Williams, Chuck Engelken, Bill Bentley, Rick Helton, Jay Martin, Robbie McLarrin Councilpersons attending remotely: None Councilpersons absent: None Council -appointed officers present: Corby Alexander, City Manager; Sharon Harris, Deputy City Secretary; Clark Askins, Assistant City Attorney CALL TO ORDER — Mayor Rigby called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. 2. INVOCATION — The invocation was given by Pastor Phillip Dunn, Lighthouse Baptist Church, and pledges were led by Councilperson Mandi Williams. 3. PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS, AND RECOGNITIONS a. Recognition of City employees for years of service. [Louis R. Rigby, Mayor] b. Employee of the Quarter - Victor Delgado Martinez, Solid Waste Worker [Louis R. Rigby, Mayor] 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.) Robin Dobbins, Robert Guerra, and Julia Meadows expressed their concerns regarding equipment at the La Porte Fitness Center. Richard Anderson and Paul Larson offered support of the International Code editions. John Mata, Charles Montgomery, John Guyon, Paul Puente, Todd locco, Richard Lord, Wayne Lord, and Joshua Hollub spoke in support of the Uniform Plumbing and Mechanical Code editions. Phillip Hoot shared his concerns on property taxes. 5. CONSIDERATION OF COUNCILPERSON ABSENCES a. Presentation, discussion, and possible action to consider excusing the absence of Councilperson Bill Bentley from the August 8, 2022, City Council meeting, in accordance with the City Council Attendance Policy. [Louis R. Rigby, Mayor] Mayor Pro Tern Engelken moved to excuse the absence of Councilperson Bill Bentley from the August 8. 2022, City Council meeting; the motion was seconded by Member Lunsford: the motion was adopted, 9-0. Page 1 of 3 August 22, 2022, Council Meeting Minutes 1 6. 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 adder! to the Statutory Agenda for full discussion upon request by a memberof the Council present at this meeting.) i a. Approve the minutes of the August 8, 2022, regular City Council meeting. [Louis R. Rigby, Mayor] b. Authorize the City Manager to execute a 1-year agreement between the City of La Porte and the La Porte Police Officers Association, with two 1-year renewal options, for security services at La Porte Parks and Recreation Department rental facilities. [Tim Miller, Director of Parks and Recreation Department] c. Authorize the City Manager to execute an Interlocal Agreement with Harris County Department of Education to utilize cooperative purchasing contracts through Choice Partners. [Cherell Daeumer, Purchasing Manager] d. Adopt Resolution 2022-16 designating authorized signatories for contractual documents and documents requesting funds pertaining to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Cofnmunity Development Block Grant Mitigation program. [Ray Mayo, Director of Public Works] e. Adopt Resolution 2022-17 approving adoption of the Public Agencies Post -Retirement Health Care Plan Trust Administered by Public Agency Retirement Services (PARS) [Michael Dolby, Finance Director] f. Receive report from tax assessor regarding the anticipated combined 2022 Ad Valorem collection rate for the City of La Porte [Michael Dolby, Finance Director] g. Authorize the City Manager to execute a three- (3-) year agreement with AT&T under DIR- TELE-CTSA-002 for Hosted Voice Phone System with an annual cost not to exceed $80,267.88 and approve the expenditure of $122,398.25 to complete the outstanding balance of the original agreement with AT&T. [Grady Parker, IT Manager] consent agenda: the motion the motion was adopted, 9-0. 7. STATUTORY AGENDA ; a. Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding the City of La Porte's adoption of the 20181nternational Code Council (ICC) editions and the 2020 National Electric Code with local amendments.; [Louis R. Rigby, Mayor] Councilperson Heaoh moved to reaffirm the City's adoption of the 2018 International Code editions and the 2020 National Electric Code with local amendments; the motion was seconded by Councilperson Lunsford: the motion was adopted 6-3 Councilpersons Bentley and Williams and Mayor Rigby voting against. b. Presentation, discussion, and possible action to consider appointments and reappointments to City boards, committees, and commissions (annual item). [Lee Woodward, City Selcretary] Councilperson Martin moved to appoint Victor Peres to the District 5 Position on the Planning and Zoning Commission the motion was seconded by Councilperson Williams: the motion was adopted 9-0. Page 2 of 3 August 22, 2022, Council Meeting Minutes 8. REPORTS a. Present 3rd Quarter C1P Reports to City Council. [Matt Daeumer, Assistant City Manager] The report was received. b. Receive report of the La Porte Development Corporation Board of Directors meeting [Councilperson Chuck Engelken] Mayor Pro Tern Engelken reported the Board authorized an improvements project and incentive agreement at 508 West Main Street and approved the proposed 2022-23 Fiscal Year LPDC budget. 9. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS • Drainage and Flooding Committee, September 12 • City Council, September 12 • City Council, September 26 • Planning and Zoning Commission, September 15 City Manager Alexander advised the Council that a survey had been placed at their seats for feedback and options for the new city hall and that he would address the concerns about equipment at the La Porte Fitness Center. 10. COUNCIL COMMENTS 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 congratulated employees recognized for longevity and Victor Martinez as the Employee of the Quarter and agreed that concerns need to be addressed regarding the equipment at the Fitness Center. 11. EXECUTIVE SESSION a. Texas Government Code Section 561.072 - Deliberation regarding the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property. The City Council will meet in closed session with the City Manager and Assistant City Attorney to discuss the potential purchase of real property located in the City of La Porte. The Council adiourned into executive session at 7:32 p.m. 12. RECONVENE into open session and consider action, if any, on item(s) discussed in executive session. The Council reconvened in open session at 7:55 p.m. Mayor Pro Tern Engelken moved to authorize the City Manager to move forward with the purchase of property for $20.000.00: the motion was seconded by Councilperson Bentley: the motion was adopted. 9-0. The Mayor announced the Council had directed the City Manager to continue negotiations on another piece of property and to place the item on a future agenda. Page 3 of 3 August 22, 2022, Council Meeting Minutes