<br />MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING, PUBLIC HEARINGS, AND WORKSHOP MEETING
<br />OF THE LA PORTE CITY COUNCIL
<br />January 12, 2009
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<br />1. Call to order
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<br />The meeting was called to order by Mayor Porter at 6:05 p.m.
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<br />Members of City Council Present: Mayor Porter, Mayor Pro-Tem Mike Clausen, Council
<br />members Tommy Moser, Mike Mosteit, Louis Rigby, John Black, Georgia Malone, Howard
<br />Ebow, and Chuck Engelken
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<br />Members of Council Absent: None
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<br />Members of City Executive Staff and City Employees Present: City Manager Ron
<br />Bottoms, Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins, Assistant City Secretary Sharon Harris,
<br />Police Chief Kenith Adcox, Assistant City Manager John Joerns, Director of Public Works
<br />Steve Gillett, Assistant Director of Public Works, Don Pennell, Emergency Management
<br />Coordinator Jeff Suggs, Finance Director Michael Dolby, GIS Manager Brian Sterling,
<br />Purchasing Manager Susan Kelley, Director of Planning Tim Tietjens, Assistant Fire Chief
<br />Donald Ladd, Fire Chief Mike Boaze, Main Street Coordinator Debra Dye City Planner
<br />Masood Malik, Administrative Assistant Tammy Kannarr, Office Manager Melisa Lanclos,
<br />Human Resource Manager Heather Weger, and a number of other employees
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<br />Others Present: Adam Yanelli of the Bayshore Sun, John Kerbey, Nick Barrera, Dottie
<br />Kaminski, Phillip Hoot, Barbara Norwine, Kathryn Aguilar, Daniel Bretting, Gary Mabray,
<br />Rusty Shepherd, Pat Clark, Ted Powell, Maggie Anderson, Father Gary Rickles, and a
<br />number of other citizens.
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<br />2. Father Gary Rickles of St. Mary's Catholic Church delivered the Invocation.
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<br />3. Mayor Porter led the Pledge of Allegiance.
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<br />4. Presentations/ Proclamations
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<br />Mayor Porter, Fire Chief Mike Boaze, Assistant Fire Chief Donald Ladd, and Retiree
<br />Champ Dunham recognized the retirement of Terry Dunn from the Fire Department.
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<br />5. Consent Agenda
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<br />A. Council to consider approving minutes of the Regular Meeting and Workshop
<br />Meeting for La Porte City Council held on December 8, 2008 - M. Gillett
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<br />B. Council to consider approval or other action awarding bid #07010 for Street
<br />Materials to Cleveland Asphalt and Crafco, low bidders meeting specifications - S.
<br />Gillett
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