HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-13-23 New City Hall BRENT McCAULLEY, CHAIR OF A LOUIS R. RIGBY
Councilperson At Large, Position B Mayor
f' I BILL BENTLEY
Councilperson District 3
MINUTES OF THE NEW CITY HALL COUNCIL
AD HOC COMMITTEE MEETING
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
The New City Hall Ad Hoc Committee of the City of La Porte met on Monday, February 13,
2023, at the City Hall Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at
4:00 p.m. to consider the following items of business:
Committee Members present: Brent McCaulley, Louis Rigby, Bill Bentley
Committee Members attending remotely: None
Committee Members absent: None
Council-appointed officers present: Corby Alexander, City Manager; Lee Woodward, City
Secretary
CALL TO ORDER — Chair McCaulley called the meeting to order at 4:06 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
a. Presentation, discussion, and possible action to approve the minutes of the January
9, 2023, meeting. [Councilperson McCaulley]
Member Bentley moved to approve the minutes of the January 9, 2023, meeting; the
motion was seconded by Member Rigby; the motion was adopted, 3-0.
b. Presentation, discussion, and possible action to provide direction to staff for the
new City Hall project. [Corby Alexander, City Manager]
Corby Alexander updated the Committee that the TIRZ Board of Directors had declined to
include the new City Hall in the TIRZ.
Committee members noted a local bank building considered was only five years younger
than the current City Hall, 4,400 sq. ft. smaller, has no sprinkler system, and its functional
utility is graded as poor. Additionally, the fact was discussed that the bank's location was
on one of the last hard freeway corners and that a government building might not be the
best and highest use of the property. Mr. Alexander confirmed that an additional $7 million
could be added to the City's debt capacity with no impact to the tax rate, although using
the funds for an administrative building might require a bond election. A suggestion was
made to issue general obligation bonds for CIP/infrastructure projects if other CIP funds
were reallocated to the new city hall project.
Member Rigby moved to move forward with Option 3, allocating funds from the City's fund
balance; the motion was seconded by Member Bentley; the motion was adopted, 3-0.
4. COMMITTEE COMMENT
Member Rigby noted the Committee's action was a recommendation to the City Council.
ADJOUR —The meetinfrwa adjourned without objection at 4:27 p.m.
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