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Home My WebLink About8-10-2026 CC agenda RICK HELTON BILL BENTLEY Mayor 0 Councilperson District 3 BRANDON LUNSFOR0 / 9 ROBERT GUERRA Coun cilperson At Large A f.l m Mayor Pro Tam BRENT MCCAULL EY _ Councilperson El-isiric[4 Large Councilperson At B JAY MARTIN MANUI WILLIAMS Councilperson District 5 C ouncilparson District t rc�rws BOBBIE MCLAR RIN CHUCK EN GELKEN Councilperson District 6 Councilperson oistrict 2 CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENC3A Monday, August 10, 2026, 6:00 p.m. Notice is haraby given of a regular meeting of ttia La Porter City Council to be held on August 10, 2026, at 6:00 p-m_ in the City Hall Council Ctiambar, 604 Wast Fairmont Parkway, La Porter, Texas, for the purpose of considaring the following agenda items_ Ali agenda items are subject to action- 1_ Call to Order The Mayor wi//determine that a quorum of Counci/persons is present and open the business meeting_ 2_ Invocation and Pledges of Allegiance INVOCATION - The invocation will be given by Pastor Doug Harris_ PLEDGES - The pledges will ba led by Cristiano Garay_ U-S_ Flag Texas Flag_ Honor the Texas Flag. I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state, under God, one --Inc] indivisible. 3. Citizen Comment State /aw provides that members of the public may speak before the Council considers an item of business_ Comp/ete a sign up sheet before speaking_ (Genera//y limited to five minutes per person,- the time may be reduced if there is a high number of speakers or for other considerations_) Members of the Council may ask questions or make statements c f fact in response to comments but are not obligated to respond and will not participate in debate or take action during this portion of the agenda_ /terns may be requested for future agendas in accordance with the adopted Ru/es of Procedure. 4_ Consent Agenda Approve/ of Consent Agenda items authorizes each to be imp/emented in accordance with staff recommendations provided_ An item may be removed from the Consent Agenda and added to the Statutory Agenda for fu// discussion upon request by a member of the Counci/ present at this meeting_ 4_a Approve the minutes of the July 27, 2026, City Council meeting_ [Lea Woodward, City Secretary/PIO] 4_b Northside E)rainage Improvements Phase 111 - Uasign Services ii Authorize the City Manager to execute a professional services agreement between the City of La Porte, Texas, and Cobb, Fendley and Associates, Inc. in the amount of $287,127.00 for engineering services in connection with Northside Drainage Improvements Phase III project. [Jameson Appel, Assistant Director Public Works] 4.c Renew Telematics Contract with Samsara Inc. Authorize the City Manager to execute a service contract between the City of La Porte, Texas, and Samsara, Inc. for fleet telematics for a three-year term not to exceed annual budgeted amounts, through Sourcewell Contract #102924-SAM. [Ray Mayo, Director of Public Works] 4.d Resolution 2026-16 TWDB grant Adopt Resolution 2026-16 supporting an application to the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) for funding through the Water Supply and Infrastructure Grant Program, for the Fairmont Park Water Storage Tank Project. [Ray Mayo, Director of Public Works] 4.e Approve Operator's Agreement with La Porte Area Water Authority Authorize the Mayor to execute a renewal of the Operator's Agreement between La Porte Area Water Authority and the City of La Porte, Texas, for an initial three-year period commencing October 1 , 2026, with a possible three-year extension. [Ray Mayo, Director of Public Works] 4.f Purchase of Mowing Equipment Approve purchases of Street Department Mowing Equipment through BuyBoard Contract #806-26 and Sourcewell Contract #112624-DAC totaling $324,532.99 [Ray Mayo, Director of Public Works] 4.g Fire Bum Building - Construction Repair Authorize the City Manager to execute a construction contract between the City of La Porte, Texas, and Aluminum Maintenance Systems of Texas for repairs to the Fire Burn Building and awarding a total bid of $174,147.00 with a construction contingency of $40,000.00 for a total amount of $214,147.00. [Jameson Appel, Assistant Director Public Works] 5. Statutory Agenda Councilpersons will engage in debate in accordance with their adopted parliamentary authority. Members of the public may be permitted to answer questions from the Council or provide information if requested by the Council (either without objection or on a majority vote in favor). 5.a Presentation, discussion, and possible action on composition of a Redistricting Advisory Committee and nominations and/or appointments to same. [Rick Helton, Mayor] 5.b Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding the City of La Porte, Texas' Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Proposed Budget. [Corby Alexander, City Manager] Taxpayer Impact Statement Page 2 of 4 L House Bill 1522, passed by the 89th Texas Legislature, amends section 551 .043 of the Texas Government Code to require that the notice of a meeting required to be posted under section 551 .043(a) of the Texas Open Meetings Act, at which a governmental body will discuss or adopt a budget for the governmental body, must include a taxpayer impact statement showing, for the median-valued homestead property, a comparison of the property tax bill in dollars pertaining to the property for the current fiscal year to an estimate of the property tax bill in dollars for the same property for the upcoming fiscal year, if the proposed budget is adopted. The statement shows the estimated annual property tax bill for a median-valued homestead in La Porte, Texas ($191 ,253.00), comparing the current tax rate, the proposed tax rate, and the no-new-revenue tax rate. FY 2025-2026 FY 2026-2027 FY 2026-2027 Difference Description Adopted Proposed Tax No New from Previous Tax Rate Rate Revenue Rate FY Tax Rate per $0.710000 $0.710000 Not yet Not yet $100 Valuation calculated calculated Median Taxable $191,253.00 Not yet Not yet Not yet Value Homestead calculated calculated calculated Estimated Annual $1,381 .54 Not yet Not yet Not yet Tax Bill calculated calculated calculated Proposed Budget A physical copy of the proposed budget of the City of La Porte, Texas, for the 2026- 2027 Fiscal Year is attached to this agenda. A physical copy is also available at La Porte City Hall, 604 W. Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, and online at https://www.LaPorteTX.gov/401/Annual-Budget. 6. Reports Presentation on major projects and/or departures from current practices are often provided here. Reports from selected committees and periodic updates may also be provided. 6.a Receive report of the La Porte Drainage and Flooding Committee meeting held on August 10, 2026. [Councilperson Martin, Chair] 6.b Administrative Reports [Corby Alexander, City Manager] 7. Items of Community Interest Per Texas Gov't. Code Sec. 551.0415, the Council may receive from staff and/or may make a report about items of community interest during a meeting without having given notice of the subject of the report, if no action is taken and, except as provided by Section 551.042, possible action is not discussed regarding the information provided in the report. 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. 8. Adjourn Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need auxiliary aids or Page 3 of 4 i services are requested to contact the City Secretary's Office (281-470-5021), three working days prior to the meeting for appropriate arrangements. Pursuant to Texas Government Code Sec. 551 .127, on a regular, non-emergency basis, members may attend and participate in the meeting remotely by video conference. Should that occur, a quorum of the members will be physically present at the location noted above on this agenda. CERTIFICATE I, Lee Woodward, City Secretary, do hereby certify that a copy of the August 10, 2026, City Council agenda was posted on the City Hall bulletin board, a place convenient and readily accessible to the general public at all times, and to the City's website, www.LaPorteTX.gov, in compliance with Chapter 551, Texas Government Code. 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