02-14-22 Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council

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LOUIS R. RIGBY Mayor BRANDONLUNSFORD Councilperson At Large A BRENT M cCAU LLEY Councilperson At Large B MANDI WILLIAMS Councilperson District 1 CITY -COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA CHUCK ENGELKEN Councilperson District 2 BILL BENTLEY Councilperson District THOMAS GARZA Counrilperson District4 JAY MARTIN Mayor Pro Tern Councilperson District 5 ROBBIE McLARRIN Councilperson District 6 Notice is hereby given of a regular meeting of the La Porte City Council to be held February 14, 2022, beginning at 6:00 pm in the City Hall Council Chamber, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas„ for the purpose of considering the following agenda items. All agenda items are subject to action. Remote participation is available, also. Attend via a screen using this link: https://us02web.zoom.usij186978778676?pwd=aOxiazVEQOZsL3k20FRIbDNMN1 FtQT09 Join by phone at 877-853-5257 or 888-475-4499. The meeting ID is 869 7877 8676 and the passcode is 498953. 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. INVOCATION — The invocation will be given by Rev. Dee Spears, Fairmont Park Church. 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) Recognition of the Employee of the Year, Kelly Lathrem. [Louis R. Rigby, Mayor] (b) Recognition of the Manager of the Year, Lindsay French [Louis R. Rigby, Mayor] (c) Recognition of the service of Randy Hanks. [Louis R. Rigby, Mayor] 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 regular City Council meeting held on January 24, 2022. [Louis R. Rigby, Mayor] (b) Approve expenditure of the La Porte Development Corporation in an amount not to exceed $27,308.00 to fund an economic incentive agreement between the La Porte Development Corporation and Mark Rosado for the construction of Battleground Saloon at 116 S. Broadway St. [Corby Alexander, City Manager] (c) Adopt Resolution 2022-01 authorizing the City Manager on behalf of the La Porte Police Department to submit an application for the General Victim Assistance Grant through the Governor's Office for Fiscal Year 2023, in order to continue full or partial funding for the Crime Victim Liaison position. [Steve Deardorff, Police Chief] (d) Adopt ordinance 2022-3867 for street and alley closure request #21-25000005, to vacate, abandon and close the H Street right-of-way situated between North Broadway Street and 4h Street, and authorizing the execution and delivery of a deed to the adjoining landowners and repealing Ordinance 2021-3855. [Corby Alexander, City Manager]