07-14-14 Regular Meeting of La Porte City Council

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LOUIS R. RIGBYDARYL LEONARD MayorCouncilmember District 3Councilmember District 3 JOHN ZEMANEKTOMMY MOSER Councilmember At Large ACouncilmember At Large ACouncilmember District 4Councilmember District 4 DOTTIE KAMINSKIDOTTIE KAMINSKIJAY MARTIN Mayor Pro-TemCouncilmember District 5Councilmember District 5 Councilmember At Large BCouncilmember At Large B MIKE CLAUSEN Councilmember District 6Councilmember District 6 DANNY EARP Councilmember District 1Councilmember District 1 CHUCK ENGELKENCHUCK ENGELKEN Councilmember District 2Councilmember District 2 CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDACITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA Notice is hereby given of a Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council to be held July 14, 2014, Notice is hereby given of a Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council to be held July 14, 2014, beginning at 6:00 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers, 604 W. Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, beginning at 6:00 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers, 604 W. Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, for the purpose of considering the following agenda items. All agenda items are subject to action.for the purpose of considering the following agenda items. All agenda items are subject to action. 1.CALL TO ORDERCALL TO ORDER The invocation will be given by Don Hill, La Porte InterChurch Council.The invocation will be given by Don Hill, La Porte InterChurch Council. 2.INVOCATIONINVOCATION The Pledge of Allegiance will be led Councilmember Mike Clausen.The Pledge of Allegiance will be led Councilmember Mike Clausen. 3.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCEPLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 4.PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATION, and RECOGNITIONSPRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATION, and RECOGNITIONS (Limited to five minutes per person.) (Limited to five minutes per person.) 5.PUBLIC COMMENTSPUBLIC COMMENTS 6.6.CONSENT AGENDACONSENT AGENDACONSENT AGENDACONSENT AGENDA (All consent agenda items are considered routine by City Council and will be enacted by (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 one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Councilmember requests an item be removed and considered separately.)removed and considered separately.) Consider approval or other action regarding the minutes of the regular city council meeting Consider approval or other action regarding the minutes of the regular city council meeting (a) held on June 23, 2014 held on June 23, 2014 -- P. Fogarty P. Fogarty Consider approval or other action awarding Bid No. 14024 for Ready Mix Concrete to Dorsett Consider approval or other action awarding Bid No. 14024 for Ready Mix Concrete to Dorsett (b) in the amount of $79,610 with a total authorization of $87,510, including a 10% in the amount of $79,610 with a total authorization of $87,510, including a 10% contingency contingency -- D. Mick D. Mick (postponed at the June 23, 2014 meeting)(postponed at the June 23, 2014 meeting) Consider approval or other action repealing Ordinance 2010Consider approval or other action repealing Ordinance 2010--33 and designating the Bay Area 33 and designating the Bay Area (c) Observer as the City's official newspaper for legal advertisement Observer as the City's official newspaper for legal advertisement (postponed at the June (postponed at the June -- T. Leach T. Leach 23, 2014 meeting)23, 2014 meeting) 7.PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ASSOCIATED ORDINANCESPUBLIC HEARINGS AND ASSOCIATED ORDINANCES Public Hearing to receive comments regarding recommendation by the Planning and Zoning Public Hearing to receive comments regarding recommendation by the Planning and Zoning (a) Commission to approve Rezone Request #14Commission to approve Rezone Request #14--92000001, rezoning property from General 92000001, rezoning property from General Commercial (GC) to Low Density Residential (RCommercial (GC) to Low Density Residential (R--1) 1) -- E. Ensey E. Ensey Consider approval or other action regarding an Ordinance amending Chapter 106, Zoning of Consider approval or other action regarding an Ordinance amending Chapter 106, Zoning of (b) the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte by changing the zoning classification for a .809 the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte by changing the zoning classification for a .809 acre tract of land on Farrington Boulevard just north and east of Fairmont Parkway from acre tract of land on Farrington Boulevard just north and east of Fairmont Parkway from General Commercial (GC) to Low Density Residential (RGeneral Commercial (GC) to Low Density Residential (R--1) 1) -- E. Ensey E. Ensey 8.AUTHORIZATIONSAUTHORIZATIONS