HomeMy WebLinkAbout05 - 08 - 23 FencingBRENT McCAULLEY, CHAIR
COUNCILPERSON AT LARGE B
CHUCK ENGELKEN
COUNCILPERSON
BILL BENTLEY
COUNCILPERSON
CORBY ALEXANDER
CITY MANAGER
RAY MAYO
PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
TIM MILLER
PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR
MINUTES OF THE LA PORTE COMMUNITY FENCING
AD HOC COMMITTEE MEETING
MAY 8, 2023
The La Porte Community Fencing Ad Hoc Committee of the City of La Porte met on
Monday, May 8, 2023, 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: Councilperson Brent McCaulley; Mayor Pro Tern Chuck
Engelken, Councilpersons Bill Bentley, City Manager Corby
Alexander, Public Works Director Ray Mayo, Parks and
Recreation Director Tim Miller
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 4.30 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.)
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 La Porte Community Fencing Project Ad Hoc Committee
meeting held on March 27, 2023. [Brent McCaulley, Chair]
Member Engelken moved to approve the minutes of the March 27, 2023, La Porte
Community Fencing Project Ad Hoc Committee meeting; the motion was seconded by
Member Bentley; the motion was adopted, 6-0.
b. Presentation, discussion, and possible action to recommend to City Council to
award a community fence grant not to exceed $36,700.00 to The Retreat at Bay
Forest North HOA and a community fence grant not to exceed $16,400.00 to
Anthony Langston and Suzanne Skie-Azizi for the benefit of Oyster Bay
Subdivision. [Matt Daeumer, Assistant City Manager]
Without objection, the item was divided for each application to be handled separately.
Chair McCaulley signed a conflict of interest affidavit before the meeting and handed the
chair to Member Engelken before leaving the meeting.
Member Bentley moved to award a community fence grant not to exceed $36,700.00 to
the Retreat at Bay Forest North HOA the motion was seconded by Member Miller, the
motion was adopted, 5-0.
Chair McCaulley resumed the chair. Member Engelken moved to award a community
fence grant not to exceed $16,400.00 to Anthony Langston and Suzanne Skie-Azizi for
the benefit of Oyster Bay Subdivision; the motion was seconded by Member Bentley; the
motion was adopted, 6-0.
c. Presentation, discussion, and possible action to amend the Community Fence
Project Policy to remove the application period from the policy. [Matt Daeumer,
Assistant City Manager]
Member Engelken moved to amend the Community Fence Project Policy to remove the
application period from the policy; the motion was seconded by Member Bentley; the
motion was adopted, 6-0.
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.
Chair McCaulley thanked citizens for attending.
ADJOURN — Thelmeetina was adiour.ned- without objection at 4:35 a.m.
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