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Home My WebLink About06-26-23 CC LOUIS R.RIGBY BILL BENTLEY Mayor Councilperson District 3 BRANDON LUNSFORD 0 AO RICK HELTON Councilperson At Large A 'per Councilperson District 4 BRENT McCAULLEY JAY MARTIN Councilperson At Large B V ; VfrkekM Councilperson District 5 MANDI WILLIAMS ROBBIE McLARRIN Councilperson District 1 �` F,,� Councilperson District 6 CHUCK ENGELKEN Mayor Pro Tem Councilperson District 2 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE JUNE 26, 2023 The City Council of the City of La Porte met in a regular meeting on Monday, June 26, 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; Clark Askins, City Attorney; Lee Woodward, City Secretary CALL TO ORDER—Mayor Rigby called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. 2. INVOCATION — The invocation was given by Dr. Dee Spears, Fairmont Park Church, and pledges were led by Councilperson Robbie McLarrin. 3. PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS,AND RECOGNITIONS a. Proclamation recognizing July as Parks and Recreation Month. [Mayor Louis R. Rigby] b. Receive Annual Report from Houston Port Region Economic Alliance. [Matt Daeumer, Assistant City Manager] 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.) There were no comments. 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 June 12, 2023, regular City Council meeting. [Louis R. Rigby, Mayor] b. Approve the appointment of Champ Dunham to an open position on the La Porte Fire Control, Prevention, & Emergency Medical Services District Board of Directors. [Louis R. Rigby, Mayor] c. Adopt Resolution 2023-07 authorizing the submission of an application to the Texas Water Development Board for supplemental funding in the amount of$13,840,000.00 for the Lomax Lift Station Consolidation Project. [Ray Mayo, Director of Public Works] d. Approve an amended community fence grant agreement with Anthony Langston and Suzanne Skie-Azizi for the benefit of Oyster Bay Subdivision in an amount not to exceed $16,400.00 and authorize the City Manager to execute all agreements associated with the project. [Matt Daeumer, Assistant City Manager] e. Adopt Resolution 2023-06 accepting a bid by Amin Ali to acquire tax resale property described as 1) Lots 1 through 24, inclusively, Block 1132, La Porte, Harris County, Texas, (HCAD Account#024-199-032-0001); 2)Lots 25 through 28, inclusively, Block 1132, La Porte, Harris County, Texas, (HCAD Account #024-199-032-0025); 3) Lots 29 through 30, inclusively, Block 1132, La Porte,Harris County,Texas,(HCAD Account#024-199-032-0029); and 4) Lots 31 through 32, inclusively, Block 1132, La Porte, Harris County, Texas, (HCAD Account#024-199-032-0031). [Shelley Wolny, Assistant Finance Director] Mayor Pro Tern Engelken moved to approve the consent agenda; the motion was seconded by Councilperson Bentley; the motion was adopted, 8-0. 6. PUBLIC HEARING a. The City Council will hold a public hearing to receive comments regarding a recommendation by the Planning and Zoning Commission to adopt Ordinance 2023-3941 amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, Chapter 106 "Zoning" by granting Special Conditional Use Permit #23-91000002, to allow for a Miniwarehouse/Self-Storage use in the General Commercial (GC) zoning district, on an 8.03-acre tract of land located at the 9100 Block of W. Fairmont Pkwy., La Porte, Texas, legally described as Tract 713, La Porte Outlots, Harris County, Texas, followed by discussion and possible action to adopt Ordinance 2023-3941 amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, Chapter 106 "Zoning" by granting Special Conditional Use Permit #23-91000002 to allow for a Miniwarehouse/Self-Storage use in the General Commercial (GC)zoning district,on an 8.03- acre tract of land located at the 9100 Block of W. Fairmont Pkwy., La Porte, Texas, legally described as Tract 713, La Porte Outlots, Harris County, Texas. [Teresa Evans, Planning & Development Director] Mayor opened the public hearing at 6:38 p.m. Hector Rubio of J. Morales, Inc., representing the project, offered public comment in support of the project. Mayor Rigby closed the public hearing at 7:02 p.m. Mayor Pro Tern Engelken moved to deny adoption of Ordinance 2023-3941 amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, Chapter 106 "Zoning" by granting Special Conditional Use Permit #23-91000002 for a Miniwarehouse/Self-Storage use in the General Commercial (GC) zoning district, on an 8.03-acre tract of land located at the 9100 Block of W. Fairmont Pkwy., La Porte, Texas, legally described as Tract 713, La Porte Outlots, Harris County, Texas: Councilperson Bentley seconded the motion; the motion was adopted, 8-0. 7. STATUTORY AGENDA a. Presentation, discussion, and possible action to approve utilization of the civil service testing process for the hiring of police cadets in order for the Police Department to reach full staffing. [Doug Ditrich, Chief of Police] Mayor Pro Tem Engelken moved to approve utilization of the civil service testing process for the hiring of police cadets in order for the Police Department to reach full staffing; the motion was seconded by Councilperson Helton: the motion was adopted, 8-0. b. Presentation, discussion, and possible action to call a special session of the La Porte City Council to be held at Lomax Elementary School, 10615 N Avenue L, La Porte, 77571, at 7 p.m. CT, on Thursday,June 29, 2023, in accordance with the provisions of the La Porte City Council Rules of Procedure Section 3.01(B). [Mayor Rigby and Councilperson Williams] Without objection, this item was handled between items 2 and 3. Councilperson Williams moved to approve having a special session of the La Porte City Council to be held at Lomax Elementary School, 10615 N Avenue L, La Porte, 77571, at 7 p.m. CT, on Thursday, June 29, 2023, fin accordance with the provisions of the La Porte City Council Rules of Procedure Section 3.01(B)1; the motion was seconded by Councilperson Martin. Councilperson McCaulley moved to amend the motion by striking"to be held at Lomax Elementary School, 10615 N Avenue L, La Porte, 77571", and inserting"at City Council Council chamber"; the motion was seconded by Councilperson Martin;the vote was tied 4-4 and and the amendment was not adopted. The main motion was adopted, 6-2, Councilpersons Martin and McLarrin voting against. 8. REPORTS a. Receive report of the La Porte Development Corporation Board meeting. [Councilperson Engelken] Mayor Pro Tem Engelken said the Committee met,approved a payment of$15,000 to Frank Nance State Farm, received the Houston Port Region Economic Alliance, received an update on an interview for an Economic Development Manager, and set the next meeting for July 24. 9. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS 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. The Council thanked Chad Burke for the Economic Alliance report;offered condolences to City Attorney Clark Askins on the passing of his mother this morning; and expressed gratitude to the Parks and Recreation Department for the excellent job they perform in holding City events. 11. EXECUTIVE SESSION a. Texas Government Code Sec.551.071(1)(A)-Pending or Contemplated Litigation.The City Council will meet in closed session with the City Attorney and City Manager to discuss Union Pacific Railroad property development-zoning matter. The Council adjourned into executive session at 7:20 p.m. 12. RECONVENE into open session and consider action, if any,on item(s)discussed in executive session. The Council recie�vened from executive session at 8:10 p.m. No action was taken. A JOI)RN—Wi cut objection, the meet. q was a journed at 8:11 p.m. • �\y� PO/5)P% t 1 L e W od ard, Cit ecr t