HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-12-22BRENT 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 - DECEMBER 12, 2022
The La Porte Community Fencing Ad Hoc Committee of the City of La Porte met on
Monday, December 12, 2022, at the City Hall Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont
Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at 5:30 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 5:30 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.)
Randa Spence spoke of her efforts to get a permit to rebuild a fence.
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 June
27, 2022, Committee meeting.
Member Engelken moved to approve minutes of the La Porte Community Fencing Project
Ad Hoc Committee meeting held on June 27, 2022: the motion was seconded by Member
Bentley; the motion was adopted, 3-0.
b. Presentation, discussion, and possible action to reopen the application period for
neighborhood fence grants. [Matt Daeumer, Assistant City Manager]
Member Engelken moved to reopen the application period for neighborhood fence grants
January 1 through May 31, 2023; Member Bentley seconded the motion. Member
Engelken moved to amend the motion to end the period on March 31, 2023: the
amendment was seconded by Member Bentley: the amendment was adopted, 3-0. The
main motion, as amended, 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.
The Committee noted that fencing projects had begun around the community. City Manager
Alexander said staff would contact Ms. Spence about her permitting process.