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<br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING, <br />PUBLIC HEARING AND WORKSHOP MEETING <br />OF THE LA PORTE CITY COUNCIL <br />AUGUST 12,2002 <br /> <br />1. Call to Order <br /> <br />The meeting was called to order by Mayor Norman Malone at 6:00 p.m. <br /> <br />Members of City Council Present: Councilmembers Chuck Engelken, Howard Ebow, <br />Barry Beasley, James Warren, Charlie Young, Bruce Meismer, Mike Mosteit, Peter Griffiths <br />and Mayor Norman Malone <br /> <br />Members of Council Absent: None <br /> <br />Members of City Executive Staff and City Employees Present: Assistant City Attorney John <br />Armstrong, Acting City Manager John Joerns, Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins, <br />Director of Finance Cynthia Alexander, Assistant Director of Finance Michael Dolby, <br />Director of Emergency Services Joe Sease, Fire Chief Mike Boaze, Director of Parks and <br />Recreation Stephen Barr, City Secretary Martha Gillett, Assistant City Secretary Sharon <br />Harris, Police Chief Richard Reff, Director of Public Works Steve Gillett, Director of <br />Purchasing Susan Kelley, Director of Administrative Services Carol Buttler, Administrative <br />Assistant of the City Manager Crystal Scott, Budget Investment Officer Shelley W olny, <br />Systems Administrator Al Owens <br /> <br />Others Present: Sue Gail Mock Kooken, Spero Pomonis, Paul Larson, Penny Garcia, Rudy <br />Garcia, Paula Bridges, Jesus Napoles, Guy Rankin, Charlie Perry, Mary Gay, Tom Deen, <br />Nick Barrera, Gary Shaw, Nazar Momin, John Oliver, Glenda Collins, Michael Collins, <br />Charles Underwood, Barbara Norwine, Ashley Millar, Bill Scott, Jesse Wilson, Dottie <br />Kaminski, Leon Waters, Robert Crowe of the Houston Chronicle, Alton Porter, Betty <br />Waters, Colleen Hicks, Mrs. Fran Strong, Bernard Legrand, Marion Capen, Bob Capen and <br />a number of other citizens <br /> <br />2. Reverend Mary Harris of Glory Ministries of La Porte delivered the invocation. <br /> <br />3. Mayor Malone led the Pledge of Allegiance. <br /> <br />4. Council considered approving the Minutes of the Regular Meeting and Workshop Meeting <br />of the La Porte City Council held on July 22,2002, and approval of the Minutes of the <br />Special Called Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council held on July 29,2002. <br /> <br />Motion was made by Councilmember Engelken to approve the Minutes of the Regular <br />Meeting and Workshop Meeting of the La Porte City Council held on July 22.2002. and <br />approval of the Minutes of the Special Called Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council <br />held on July 29. 2002. Second by Councilmember Griffiths. The motion carried. <br /> <br />Ayes: Engelken, Warren, Young, Meismer, Ebow, Beasley, Griffiths, Mosteit and Malone <br />Nays: None <br />Abstain: None <br /> <br />5. PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS <br />