04-27-20 Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council

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LOUIS R.RIGBY CHUCK ENGELKEN MayorF Councilmember District 2 • BRANDON LUNSFORD 0AoBILL BENTLEY Councilmember At Large A49 Mayor Pro-Tem I STEVE GILLETT ti ; Councilmember District 3 111 Councilmember At Large B / THOMAS GARZA DANNY EARP ` . Councilmember District 4 Councilmember District 1 "4'et tlitcd 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 April 27, 2020 , beginning at 6:00 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas , for the purpose of considering the following agenda items. All agenda items are subject to action. To attend the meeting remotely, via the Zoom meeting app, use the link https://zoom.us/j/99429047834. with Meeting ID 994 2904 7834. To attend by phone only, dial 877-853- 5257 or 888-475-4499, both are toll-free in the U.S. 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. INVOCATION —The invocation will be given by Minister Thomas Green, Pleasant Hill Church of Deliverance. PLEDGES —Will be led by Councilperson Jay Martin. 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 April as Parliamentary Law Month. [Mayor Rigby] 4. 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.) 5. CONSENT AGENDA (Approval of Consent Agenda items authorizes each to be implemented in accordance with 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 April 13, 2020, Council meeting. [Mayor Rigby] (b) Approve the appointments of James Walter to Position 3 on the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission and John Blakemore to an open position on the La Porte Zoning Board of Adjustment. [Mayor Rigby and Mayor Pro Tern Bill Bentley] (c) Approve the purchase of a Nino 338 Trash Truck with Heavy Brush Dump Bed from Rush Truck Center under BuyBoard Contract 601-19, in the amount of $99,345.00. [Ray Mayo, Director of Public Works] 6. STATUTORY AGENDA (a) Presentation, discussion, and possible action to provide staff direction on how to move forward with live-streaming City Council meetings via Facebook for the short-term. [Corby Alexander, City Manager] (b) Presentation, discussion, and possible action to reschedule or cancel the May 25, 2020, City Council meeting due to the Memorial Day holiday. [Mayor Rigby] 7. REPORTS Receive report on the La Porte Development Corporation Board meetina. fCounciloerson