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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-13-23 New City HallBRENT McCAULLEY, CHAIR Councilperson At Large, Position B MINUTES OF THE NEW CITY HALL COUNCIL AD HOC COMMITTEE MEETING JULY 137 2023 LOUIS R. RIGBY Mayor BILL BENTLEY Councilperson District 3 The New City Hall Ad Hoc Committee of the City of La Porte met on Thursday, July 13, 2023, at the City Hall Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at 3:30 p.m. to consider the following items of business: Committee Members present: Louis Rigby, Bill Bentley Committee Members attending remotely: None Committee Members absent: Brent McCaulley Council -appointed officers present: Corby Alexander, City Manager; Lee Woodward, City Secretary CALL TO ORDER —.Member Rigby called the meeting to order at 3:30 p m 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.) Virginia Pierson -Turner and Peggy Antone spoke in opposition to the proposed new City Hall. 3. STATUTORY AGENDA a. Presentation, discussion, and possible action to approve the minutes of the February 13, 2023, meeting. [Councilperson McCaulley] Member Bentley moved to approve the minutes of the February 13, 2023, meeting; the motion was seconded by Member Rigby; the motion was adopted, 2-0 b. Presentation, discussion, and possible action to provide a recommendation to City Council for the new City Hall project. [Corby Alexander, City Manager] City Manager Alexander said staff would recommend the Construction Manager -at -Risk process over competitive sealed proposals. Member Bentley moved that the project move forward using the Construction Manager -at -Risk; the motion was seconded by Member Rigby; the motion was adopted, 2-0. 4. COMMITTEE COMMENT Members expressed their appreciation of those who made public comments, noted that the City has nothing planned that will be prevented by the proposed projects, noted the City has completed and plans to complete projects as large and larger, and that future construction will only become more ex�qp;�ke. CITY 0F��'�� ADJOURN — T e eetiri was d without obiection at 4.02 .m. LeeWoodward, Will low AV t�1oUNT .....•XIS .'