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<br />MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING, PUBLIC HEARING AND WORKSHOP MEETING
<br />OF THE LA PORTE CITY COUNCIL
<br />July 14, 2008
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<br />1. Call to order
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<br />The meeting was called to order by Mayor Porter at 6:04 p.m.
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<br />Members of City Council Present: Mayor Porter, Mayor Pro-Tern Mike Clausen, Council
<br />members Tommy Moser, Mike Mosteit, Louis Rigby, John Black, Chuck Engelken, Howard
<br />Ebow and Georgia Malone.
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<br />Members of Council absent: None
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<br />Members of City Executive Staff and City Employees Present: Assistant City Attorney
<br />Clark Askins, Assistant City Secretary Sharon Harris, City Manager Ron Bottoms, Finance
<br />Director Michael Dolby, Assistant City Manager John Joerns, Director of Public Works
<br />Steve Gillett, Director of Parks & Recreation Stephen Barr, Director of Planning Tim
<br />Tietjens, Assistant Fire Chief Donald Ladd, Assistant Director of Public Works Don
<br />Pennell, Downtown Revitalization Coordinator Debra Dye, City Planner Masood Malik,
<br />Economic Development Coordinator Gretchen Larson, Controller Phyllis Rinehart, Streets
<br />Maintenance Superintendent Orville Burgess, Interim Police Chief Ron Parker, Neil Badall,
<br />Namon Railback, Billy Dalmolin, Anthony Bernard, Bryan Dean, Jake Evans, Jerald
<br />Jenkins, Moises Sanchez, Chris Sullivan, Scott Medearis, Eddie Weber, Scott Griffin,
<br />Melisa Lanclos, Robert Chittenden, Sarah Lindeen and a number of other employees
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<br />Others present: Ken Patel, Dick Gregg, Robert and Anisha Chittenden, Raul and Josie
<br />Manriquez, Susie Burgess, Brad Brann, James Leslie, Mildred Rosamond, Margaret
<br />Anderson, Barbara Norwine, Judy Sweatt, Kathy Strader, Sandi Page, Ted Powell, Ray
<br />Covey, Kathryn Aguilar, Kenneth Van Zandt, Betty Wilson, Brenda Johnson, Deborah
<br />Ratliff, Claudia Zapata, Santiago Zapata, Phillip Hoot, Ronda Lunsford, Patricia Clark, Jim
<br />Larson, Verna Rider, Dianne Rider, David Janda, Adam Yanelli of the Bayshore Sun,
<br />John Handy of the Houston Chronicle, and a number of citizens.
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<br />2. James Leslie with Cross in the City led the invocation.
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<br />3. Mayor Porter led the Pledge of Allegiance.
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<br />4. PRESENT A TIONS/ PROCLAMATIONS
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<br />Mayor Porter and Director of Public Works Steve Gillett recognized the retirement of Orville
<br />Burgess, Street Maintenance Superintendent and thanked him for his many years of
<br />service to the city.
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<br />Mayor Porter and Lee Allen recognized Neil Badall of Public Works as the Second Quarter
<br />"Employee of the Quarter".
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