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Home My WebLink About02-13-23LOUIS R. RIGBY Mayor BRANDONLUNSFORD Councilperson At Large A BRENT McCAU LLEY Councilperson At Large B MANDI WILLIAMS Councilperson District 1 CHUCK ENGELKEN Mayor Pro Tern Councilperson District 2 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE FEBRUARY 13, 2023 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, February 13, 2023, 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, Brent McCaulley, Mandi Williams, Chuck Engelken, Bill Bentley Rick Helton, Jay Martin, Robbie McLarrin Councilpersons attending remotely: None Councilpersons absent: Brandon Lunsford Council -appointed officers present: Corby Alexander, City Manager; Lee Woodward, City Secretary; Clark Askins, Assistant City Attorney CALL TO ORDER — Mayor Rigby called the meeting to order at 6:01 p.m. 2. INVOCATION — The invocation was given by Rev. Brian Christen, La Porte Community Church, and pledges were led by Councilperson Jay Martin. 3. PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS, AND RECOGNITIONS a. Recognition of the Employee of the Year, James Janoch. [Louis R. Rigby, Mayor] b. Recognition of the Manager of the Year, Lorenzo Wingate. [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.) Mike Shannahan spoke in opposition to the noise coming into his home from a nearby saloon due to amplified music and asked the City to mitigate the issue. 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 January 23, 2023, regular City Council meeting. [Louis R. Rigby, Mayor] b. Adopt Ordinance 2023-3918 to amend the City Council Rules of Procedure and Ethics Policy to prohibit items from being placed on a City Council agenda for 30 days following a meeting at which the same item was approved or denied by City Council vote. [Louis R. Rigby, Mayor] c. Approve a request for City of La Porte sponsorship of the La Porte Education Foundation in an amount not to exceed $2,500.00, as the presenting sponsor for the 19"' Annual Golf Tournament for Fiscal Year 2022-2023. [Matt Daeumer, Assistant City Manager] d. Approve the addition of the Bayside Terrace Subdivision Improvement Project to the list of projects approved for Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (CLFRF) funding and authorize the City Manager to reallocate CLFRF funds to other approved American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) projects, as necessary. [Ray Mayo, Director of Public Works] e. Authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with Hahn Equipment Company Inc. for five (5) Flygt brand submersible wastewater pump replacements in the amount of $299,970.00 and provide a construction contingency in the amount of $10,030.00. [Ray Mayo, Director of Public Works] f. Authorize the City Manager to execute a 3-year agreement with Software House International Corp. (SHI) for Kaseya Unified Backup software, under purchasing cooperative contract DIR-TSO-4317, for a total expenditure of $239,997.00, remitted in annual payments of $79,999.00. [Darren Withers, IT Manager] City Manager confirmed that, in item d, it was only the Bayside Terrace Project he was requesting be added to the ARPA funding list. Mayor _Pro Tem Engelken moved to approve the consent agenda: the motion was seconded by Councilperson Bentley: the motion was adopted, 8-0. 6. STATUTORY AGENDA a. Presentation, discussion, and possible action to adopt Ordinance 2022-3909 authorizing the City Manager to execute a Water Service Agreement and a Sanitary Sewer Service Agreement between the City of La Porte and Notsuoh Development Corporation for its development at 10410 Fairmont Parkway in the Bayport Industrial District. [Ray Mayo, Director of Public Works] Mayor Pro Tem Engelken moved to adopt Ordinance 2022-3909 authorizing the City Manager to execute a Water Service Agreement and a Sanitary Sewer Service Agreement between the City of La Porte and Notsuoh Development Corporation for its development at 10410 Fairmont Parkway in the Bayport Industrial District: the motion was seconded by Councilperson Bentley: the motion was adopted, 8-0. 7. ELECTION MATTERS a. Presentation, discussion, and possible action to adopt Ordinance 2023-3919 for the purpose of extending the dates and hours of early voting for the May 6, 2023, election to be held by the City of La Porte and the La Porte Independent School District, in accordance with a request of the La Porte Independent School District. [Lee Woodward, City Secretary] Mayor Pro Tem Engelken moved to adopt Ordinance 2023-3919 for the purpose of extending the dates and hours of early voting for the May 6. 2023. election to be held by the City of La Porte and the La Porte Independent School District, in accordance with a request of the La Porte Independent School District: the motion was seconded by Councilperson Bentley: the motion was adopted, 8-0. b. Presentation, discussion, and possible action to approve an election services contract and joint election agreement between the City of La Porte and La Porte Independent School District for the May 6, 2023, elections. [Lee Woodward, City Secretary] Mayor Pro Tem Engelken moved to approve an election services contract and joint election agreement between the City of La Porte and La Porte Independent School District for the May 6. 2023, elections: the motion was seconded by Councilperson Bentley: the motion was adopted, 8- 0. 8. REPORTS a. Receive report of the Fiscal Affairs Committee meeting. [Mayor Pro Tem Engelken] Mayor Pro Tem Engelken announced the Committee met, approved quarterly expenditures, and received the investment report. b. Receive report of the Drainage and Flooding Committee meeting. [Councilperson Martin] Councilperson Martin noted the Senior Assistant Public Works Director of the City of Pasadena, and Jonathan St. Romain of the Harris County Flood Control District had attended the meeting to provide updates, and that the next meeting is set for March 13. 9. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS • Planning and Zoning Commission meeting, February 16, • City Council meeting, February 27 The City Manager said there were no reports. 10. 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, Councilpersons, and City staff, for which no formal action will be discussed or taken. Councilpersons congratulated Mr. Janoch and Mr. Wingate; thanked the City employees who assisted the City of Deer Park after the recent tornadoes; and expressed concern about Mr. Shannahan's remarks and asked for review of noise ordinances to ensure adherence to policy. 11. EXECUTIVE SESSION a. City Council will meet in closed session pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.071(2) - Consultation with Attorney and Section 221.072 - Deliberation regarding purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property: Meet with City Manager and Assistant City Attorney to discuss proposed non -annexation agreements for property located in the Battleground and Bayport Industrial Districts, and provide direction on negotiations between the City of La Porte and industry representatives regarding same. b. City Council will meet in closed session pursuant to Texas Government Code 551.072 - Deliberation regarding purchase, exchange, lease, orvalue of real property: Meet with City Manager and Assistant City Attorney to discuss potential purchase of real property located in the City of La Porte. The Council moved into executive session at 6:31 p.m. 12. RECONVENE into open session and consider action, if any, on item(s) discussed in executive session. The Council reconvened from executive session at 8:00 p.m. The Mayor said the Council has given the City Manager direction to continue researching 212 agreements and report back to the Council.