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LOUIS R. RIGBY <br />Mayor <br />BRANDON LUNSFORD <br />Councilperson At Large A <br />BRENT McCAULLEY <br />Councilperson At Large B <br />MANDI WILLIAMS <br />Councilperson District 1 <br />CHUCK ENG ELKEN <br />Mayor Pro Tem <br />Councilperson District 2 <br />MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE <br />CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE <br />APRIL 24, 2023 <br />BILL BENTLEY <br />Councilperson District 3 <br />RICK HELTON <br />Councilperson District 4 <br />JAY MARTIN <br />Councilperson District 5 <br />ROBBIE McLARRIN <br />Councilperson District 6 <br />The City Council of the City of La Porte met in a regular meeting on Monday, April 24, 2023, at the <br />City Hall Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at 6:00 p.m., with the <br />following in attendance: <br />Councilpersons present: Louis Rigby, Brandon Lunsford, Brent McCaulley, Mandi Williams, Chuck <br />Engelken, Bill Bentley, Rick Helton, Jay Martin, Robbie McLarrin <br />Councilpersons attending remotely: None <br />Councilpersons absent: None <br />Council -appointed officers present: Corby Alexander, City Manager; Lee Woodward, City Secretary; <br />Clark Askins, Assistant City Attorney <br />CALL TO ORDER — Mayor Rigby called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. <br />2. INVOCATION — The invocation was given by Pastor Philip Dunn, Lighthouse Baptist Church, and <br />pledges were led by Councilperson Lunsford. <br />5. PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS, AND RECOGNITIONS <br />a. Proclamation in recognition of National Crime Victim's Rights Week. [Louis R. Rigby, Mayor] <br />b. Proclamation in recognition of Parliamentary Law Month. [Louis R. Rigby, Mayor] <br />c. Proclamation in recognition of Records and Information Management (RIM) Month. [Louis <br />R. Rigby, Mayor] <br />d. Recognition of City employees for years of service. -[Louis R. Rigby, Mayor] <br />4. CITIZEN COMMENT (Generally limited to five minutes per person; in accordance with state law, the <br />time may be reduced if there is a high number of speakers or other considerations.) <br />There were no comments. <br />5. CONSIDERATION OF COUNCILPERSON ABSENCES <br />a. Presentation, discussion, and possible action to excuse the absences of Councilpersons <br />Mandi Williams and Brent McCaulley from the April 10, 2023, regular City Council meeting. <br />[Louis R. Rigby, Mayor] <br />Mayor Pro Tem Engelken moved to excuse the absences of Councilpersons Mandi Williams and <br />Brent McCaulley from the April 10. 2023, regular City Council meeting: the motion was seconded <br />by Councilperson Bentley: the motion was adopted. 9-0. <br />6. CONSENT AGENDA (Approval of Consent Agenda items authorizes each to be implemented in <br />accordance with staff recommendations provided. An item may be removed from the consent agenda <br />and added to the Statutory Agenda for full discussion upon request by a memberof the Council present <br />at this meeting.) <br />