06-24-19 Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council

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LOUIS R.RIGBY CHUCK ENGELKEN i MayorF Councilmember District 2 BRANDON LUNSFORD 0 BILL BENTLEY Councilmember At Large A 9 Mayor Pro-Tern STEVE GILLETTJ m Councilmember District 3 Councilmember At Large B THOMAS GARZA DANNY EARP h Councilmember District 4 Councilmember District 1 I\ JAY MARTIN Councilmember District 5 NANCY OJEDA Councilmember District 6 CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA Notice is hereby given of a Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council to be held June 24, 2019, beginning at 6:00 pm in the City Hall Council Chanters, 604 W. Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, for the purpose of considering the following agenda items.All agenda items are subject to action. 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. INVOCATION —The invocation will be given by Rev. Dee Spears, Fairmont Park Church. PLEDGES —Will be led by Councilmember Thomas Garza. 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) Presentation of Certificate of Election to newly elected Councilperson Jay Martin. [Mayor Louis R. Rigby] 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 June 10, 2019. [Mayor Louis R. Rigby] 6. AUTHORIZATIONS (a) Presentation, discussion, and possible action to approve expenditure by the La Porte Development Corporation in an amount not to exceed $700,000.00 in connection with Project G, an incentive project granted to INEOS Styrolution America, LLC for development of a styrene monomer manufacturing facility at 1230 Independence Parkway. [Ryan Cramer, Economic Development Coordinator] 7. STATUTORY AGENDA (a) Presentation, discussion and possible action regarding first reading of Ordinance 2019-3746, for the purpose of granting franchise to CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp., to locate and operate facilities for transmission of natural gas in public rights-of-way, for term of 10 years. [Corby Alexander, City Manager] (b) Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding Ordinance 2019-3747, amending Chapter 82, "Buildings and Building Regulations" - Appendix A "Fees" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, for the purpose of changing fees for city residential building permits and residential mechanical permits. [Corby Alexander, City Manager] 8. REPORTS (a) Receive report on the La Porte Development Corporation Board meeting. [Councilmember Nancy Ojeda]