HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-27-22BRENT 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
JUNE 27, 2022
The La Porte Community Fencing Ad Hoc Committee of the City of La Porte met on
Monday, June 27, 2022, at the City Hall Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La
Porte, Texas, at 4:30 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 4:31 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. Presentation, discussion, and possible action to approve the minutes of the La
Porte Community Fencing Project Ad Hoc Committee meeting held on February 28,
2022. [Brent McCaulley, Chair]
Member Engelken moved to approve minutes of the La Porte Community Fencing Project
Ad Hoc Committee meeting held on FebruarV 28 2022: the motion was seconded b
Member Bentley; the motion was adopted, 3-0.
b. Presentation, discussion, and possible action on proposed amendments to the La
Porte Community Fencing Policy and Procedures. [Matt Daeumer, Asst. City
Manager]
Mr. Daeumer noted applications had been sent out but there had not yet been a meeting
to discuss reallocation of the points. Member Bentley moved to allocate the points evenly
among the other sections of the application; Member Engelken seconded the motion: the
motion was adopted, 3-0.
c. Presentation, discussion, and possible action on review of applications for funding
of neighborhood fences and associated recommendations to the La Porte City
Council. [Matt Daeumer, Asst. City Manager]
The Committee permitted Jacob Hatcher, representing The Lakes at Fairmont Greens,
and Bob Wagstaff of Summer Winds HOA both confirmed they could supplement the
necessary amounts if the available funding were split between the two applicants. Member
Engelken moved to recommend to the City Council that both the applications be approved
for funding, even though it would exceed the budgeted amount, and that the available
funds be evenly split between the two applicants if no additional funds were rovided�
Member Bentley seconded the motion: 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
formal action will be discussed or taken.
Member Engelken suggested reviewing the amount for the coming year and considering
providing $300,GQ0-350,000.
ADIJOVRN — Tihd meetinq was adiourned without objection at 4:44 p.m.