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LOUIS R. RIGBY <br />Mayor <br />BRANDON LUNSFORD <br />Councilperson At Large A <br />ARFNT McCAULLEY <br />Councilperson At Large B <br />MANDI WILLIAMS <br />Councilperson District I <br />I WKIIIIIIIINI NI 0-ATW4 <br />CHUCK ENGELKEN <br />Councilperson District 2 <br />BILL BENTLEY <br />Councilperson District 3 <br />THOMAS GARZA <br />Councilperson District 4 <br />JAY MARTIN <br />Mayor Pro Tem <br />Councilperson District 5 <br />ROBBIE McLARRIN <br />Councilperson District 6 <br />Notice is hereby given of a regular meeting of the La Porte City Council to be held August 23, 2021, <br />beginning at 6:00 pm in the City Hall Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, <br />Texas, for the purpose of considering the following agenda items. All agenda items are subject to <br />action. <br />Remote participation is available. Attend via a screen with the following link: <br />hftps:/iusO2web.zoom.uslj/87038314185?pwd=SjBBUXYxczhPTTcvaFVMSHUxdTFVZzO9. <br />Join by phone at 888-475-4499 or 877-853-5257. The meeting ID is 870 38314185 and the passcode is <br />544469. <br />2. INVOCATION — The invocation will be given by Minister Rachel Cotton, Pleasant Hill Baptist Church <br />of Deliverance. <br />PLEDGES — Will be led by Councilperson Mandi Williams. <br />U.S. Flag <br />Texas Flag: Honor the Texas Flag. I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state, under God, one, <br />and indivisible. <br />3. PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS, AND RECOGNITIONS <br />(a) Presentation and Update from La Porte Independent School District (Dr. Walter Jackson, <br />Superintendent of LPISD). [Mayor Louis R. Rigby] <br />(b) 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 time <br />may be reduced if there is a high number of speakers or other considerations.) <br />5. CONSENT AGENDA (Approval of Consent Agenda items authorizes each to be implemented in accordance <br />with staff recommendations provided. An item may be removed from the consent agenda and added to the <br />Statutory Agenda for full discussion upon request by a member of the Council present at this meeting.) <br />(a) Approve the minutes of the August 9, 2021, City Council regular meeting. [Mayor Louis R. <br />Rigby] <br />(b) Approve purchase of herbicides, growth regulators, fungicides, insecticides, and fertilizer from <br />Simplot Turf & Horticulture under existing BuyBoard Contract No, 611-20 for the purpose of <br />maintaining the turf at the La Porte Bay Forest Golf Course, in the amount of $38,026,00. <br />[Billy Stoker, Golf Course Manager] <br />(c) Adopt Resolution 2021-53 acknowledging the valid public purpose of the Federal Emergency <br />Management Association (FEMA) Community Assistance Visit to the City of La Porte and <br />affirming the City's intent to continue participating in the National Flood Insurance Program <br />Community Rating System. [Teresa Evans, Director of Planning and Development] <br />