2015-07-13 Regular Meeting of La Porte City Council minutes

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LOUIS RIGBY Q Mayor �O DARYL LEONARD JOHN ZEMANEK Councilmember District 3 Councilmember At Large A v r 4VACANT DOTTIE KAMINSKI Councilmember At Large B Councilmember District 4 DANNY EARP JAY MARTIN Councilmember District 1 rexAS Mayor Pro-Tem Councilmember District 5 CHUCK ENGELKEN Councilmember District 2 MIKE CLAUSEN Councilmember District 6 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE July 13, 2015 The City Council of the City of La Porte met in a regular meeting on Monday, July 13, 2015, at the City Hall Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway; La Porte, Texas, at 6:00 p.m. to consider the following items of business: 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Rigby called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Members of Council present: Councilmembers Kaminski, Earp, Engelken, Clausen and Zemanek. Absent: Councilmembers Leonard and Martin. Also present were City Secretary Patrice Fogarty and City Manager Corby Alexander. 2. INVOCATION —The invocation was given by Rickie Edwards, New Hope Missionary Baptist. 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE—The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor Rigby. 4. PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS, and RECOGNITIONS (a) Proclamation — Harley's Angels Cruzin' to Cure Day The representative for Harley's Angels requested the proclamation be presented at the August 10, 2015, meeting. 5. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Limited to five minutes per person.) Safety Manager of NDS, Jo Soto, 326 S. 16th, addressed Council representing the company with concerns of the truck ordinance; and she requested Council review the ordinance and the effect on businesses. Mike Cobb, 109 Summerwinds Dr., addressed Council in opposition to the proposed 124-unit apartment complex located at the southwest corner of Underwood Rd. and Caniff Rd. that will be presented at the July 16, 2015, Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting. 6. CONSENT AGENDA (All consent agenda items are considered routine by City Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Councilmember requests an item be removed and considered separately.) (a) Consider approval or other action regarding the minutes of the regular meeting held on June 22, 2015, and special called city council meeting held on June 29, 2015— P. Fogarty (b) Consider approval or other action regarding a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute all contracts and agreements with the State of Texas and such other parties that shall be necessary for conducting a business study of the La Porte Municipal Airport with expenditures from Fiscal Year 2016 Budget of$9,000.00— D. Mick Page 1 of 6 July 13, 2015, Council Meeting Minutes