HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-28-2022BRENT MCCAULLEY, CHAIR
COUNCILPERSON AT LARGE B
CHUCK ENGELKEN
COUNCILPERSON District 2
BILL BENTLEY
COUNCILPERSON District 5
MINUTES OF THE LA PORTE COMMUNITY FENCING
AD HOC COMMITTEE MEETING
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
The La Porte Community Fencing Ad Hoc Committee of the City of La Porte met on
Monday, February 28, 2022, at the City Hall Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont
Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at 5:15 p.m. to consider the following items of business:
Committee Members present: Brent McCaulley, Chuck Engelken, Bill Bentley
Committee Members attending remotely: None
Committee Members absent: None
Council -appointed officers present: Corby Alexander, City Manager; Lee Woodward, City
Secretary; Clark T. Askins, Assistant City Attorney
CALL TO ORDER — Chair McCaulley called the meeting to order at 5:19 p.m.
2. 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 citizen comments.
3. STATUTORY AGENDA The purpose of this meeting is to discuss and formulate City Council
and staff plans, operations, policies, and/or future projects, including the following:
a. Approve minutes of the regular La Porte Community Fencing Project meeting held
on January 24, 2022. [Brent McCaulley, Chair]
Member Engelken moved to approve minutes of the La Porte Community Fencing Project
Ad Hoc Committee meeting held on January 24, 2022: the motion was seconded by
Member Bentley, the motion was adopted, 3-0.
b. Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding potential changes to the
City's Community Fence Funding programlpolicy. [Corby Alexander, City Manager]
Mr. Alexander explained the role of financial contribution by applicants. Bob Wagstaff of
Summer Winds Subdivision, Dave Turnquist and Richard Warren of Brookglen
Subdivision and D'Anne Thomson and Jacob Haskell of the Lake at Fairmont Green spoke
in support of the City paying for proposed fencing.
Mr. Alexander said he understood the application needed to be revised to request a survey
and utility locates for each applicant and confirmed his office would mail out new
applications to all the HOAs. Member Engelken moved to amend the policy to provide 0
points for the Cost Share section and to amend the Application Period by adding and to
be reopened from Feb. 28 through June 1, 202Z the motion was seconded by Member
Bentley; the motion was adopted, 3-0.
4. COMMITTEE 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
fon-nal action will be discussed or taken.
Members had no comments.
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