10-28-19 Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council

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LOUIS R. RIGBY Mayor BRANDONLUNSFORD Councilmember At Large A STEV E G I L L ETT Councilmember At Large B DANNY EARP Councilmember District 1 CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA CHUCK ENGELKEN Councilmember District 2 BILL BENTLEY Mayor Pro -Tern Councilmember District 3 THOMAS GARZA Councilmember District 4 JAY MARTIN Councilmember District 5 NANCY OJ EDA Councilmember District 6 Notice is hereby given of a Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council to be held October 28, 2019, beginning at 6:00 pm in the City Hall Council Chambers, 604 W. Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, for the purpose of considering the following agenda items. All agenda items are subject to action. CALL TO ORDER 2. INVOCATION — The invocation will be given by Rachel Cotton, Pleasant Hill Church of Deliverance. PLEDGES —Will be led by Councilmember Chuck Engelken. U.S. Flag Texas Flag: Honor the Texas Flag. I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state, under God, one, and indivisible. 3. PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS, AND RECOGNITIONS (a) Proclamation in recognition of Municipal Court Week. [Mayor Rigby] (b) Proclamation in recognition of Archives Month. [Mayor Rigby] (c) Presentation and discussion of annual presentation from the Port Region Economic Alliance. [Ryan Cramer, Economic Development Coordinator] 4. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Limited to five minutes per person.) 5. CONSENT AGENDA (Approval of Consent Agenda items authorizes each to be implemented in accordance wth staff recommendations provided. An item may be removed from the consent agenda and added to the Statutory Agenda for full discussion upon request by a member of the Council present at this meeting.) (a) Approve the minutes of the meeting held on October 14, 2019. [Mayor Rigby] (b) Approve payment to Oakland Land and Development of $38,659.28 as the fourth payment for the development of Sector 23, in accordance with the Local Government Code Chapter 380 Agreement dated March 27, 2017. [Ryan Cramer, Economic Development Coordinator] (c) Adopt Resolution 2019-18 authorizing the City of La Porte to enter into an agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) allowing for the installation of a decorative lighting system along the sidewalk within the Broadway (Old SH 146) right-of-way. [Lorenzo Wingate, City Engineer] (d) Authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with the Port of Houston Authority to provide emergency medical services to the Port of Houston -Bayport Terminal for a fifteen -month term beginning November 1, 2019. [Lisa Camp, EMS Chief] (e) Approve renewal of Cisco Smartnet Support Agreement with Datavox - DIR contract number 176-025-1479-000. [Grady Parker, IT Manager] (f) Authorize purchases of various vehicles and equipment items in accordance with the FY19-20 Vehicle Replacement Program schedule. [Ray Mayo, Public Works Director] (g) Authorize the City Manager to execute a professional services agreement with Huitt-Zollars Inc. to provide final design, bidding, and construction phase services for the Five Points Plaza Project in the amount of $79,000.00. [Lorenzo Wingate, City Engineer]