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LOUIS R. RIGBY Mayor BRANDONLUNSFORD Councilperson At Large A BRENT McCAU LLEY Councilperson At Large B MANDI WILLIAMS Councilperson District 1 CHUCK ENGELKEN Mayor Pro Tern Councilperson District 2 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE FEBRUARY 13, 2023 BILL BENTLEY Councilperson District 3 RICK HELTON Councilperson District 4 JAY MARTIN Councilperson District 5 ROBBIE McLARRIN Councilperson District 6 The City Council of the City of La Porte met in a regular meeting on Monday, February 13, 2023, at the City Hall Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at 6:00 p.m., with the following in attendance: Councilpersons present: Louis Rigby, Brent McCaulley, Mandi Williams, Chuck Engelken, Bill Bentley Rick Helton, Jay Martin, Robbie McLarrin Councilpersons attending remotely: None Councilpersons absent: Brandon Lunsford Council -appointed officers present: Corby Alexander, City Manager; Lee Woodward, City Secretary; Clark Askins, Assistant City Attorney CALL TO ORDER — Mayor Rigby called the meeting to order at 6:01 p.m. 2. INVOCATION — The invocation was given by Rev. Brian Christen, La Porte Community Church, and pledges were led by Councilperson Jay Martin. 3. PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS, AND RECOGNITIONS a. Recognition of the Employee of the Year, James Janoch. [Louis R. Rigby, Mayor] b. Recognition of the Manager of the Year, Lorenzo Wingate. [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.) Mike Shannahan spoke in opposition to the noise coming into his home from a nearby saloon due to amplified music and asked the City to mitigate the issue. 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 January 23, 2023, regular City Council meeting. [Louis R. Rigby, Mayor] b. Adopt Ordinance 2023-3918 to amend the City Council Rules of Procedure and Ethics Policy to prohibit items from being placed on a City Council agenda for 30 days following a meeting at which the same item was approved or denied by City Council vote. [Louis R. Rigby, Mayor] c. Approve a request for City of La Porte sponsorship of the La Porte Education Foundation in an amount not to exceed $2,500.00, as the presenting sponsor for the 19"' Annual Golf Tournament for Fiscal Year 2022-2023. [Matt Daeumer, Assistant City Manager] d. Approve the addition of the Bayside Terrace Subdivision Improvement Project to the list of projects approved for Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (CLFRF) funding and authorize the City Manager to reallocate CLFRF funds to other approved American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) projects, as necessary. [Ray Mayo, Director of Public Works]