10-25-21 Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council

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a LOUIS R. RIGBY Mayor BRANDON LUNSFORD Councilperson At Large A BRENT McCAULLEY Councilperson At Large B MANDI WILLIAMS Councilperson District 1 CHUCK ENGELKEN Councilperson District 2 BILL BENTLEY Councilperson District 3 THOMAS GARZA Councilperson District 4 JAY MARTIN Mayor Pro Tem Councilperson District 5 ROBBIE McLARRIN Councilperson District 6 Notice is hereby given of a regular meeting of the La Porte City Council to be held October 25, 2021, beginning at 6:00 pm in the City Hall Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, for the purpose of considering the following agenda items. All agenda items are subject to action. Remote participation is available, also. Attend via a screen using this link: https://usO2web.zoom.us/j/83259067706?pwd=enhZR3hBa3djaOt2NmZQUVOxMjBOdzO9 Join by phone at 877-853-5257 or 888-475-4499. The meeting ID is 832 5906 7706 and the passcode is 711656. 2. INVOCATION — The invocation will be given Rev. Dee Spears, Fairmont Park Church. PLEDGES — Will be led by Councilperson Bill Bentley. U.S. Flag Texas Flag: Honor the Texas Flag. I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state, under God, one, and indivisible. 3. PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS, AND RECOGNITIONS (a) Proclamation in recognition of Rotary World Polio Day. [Louis R. Rigby, Mayor] (b) Proclamation in recognition of Wellby Day. [Louis R. Rigby, Mayor] (c) Recognition of City employees for years of service. [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.) 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 regular City Council meeting held on October 11, 2021. [Louis R, Rigby, Mayor] (b) Approve Resolution 2021-62 to join as a party with the State of Texas and participating political subdivisions in the Texas Opioid Settlement Agreement secured by the Texas Attorney General and authorizing the City Manager to execute all related documents. [Corby Alexander, City Manager] (c) Authorize staff to accept quote from Athletic Field Specialists for the reconstruction of all ten (10) fields at Pecan Park, in the amount of $64,000.00, utilizing BuyBoard Contract #641-21. [Lindsay French, Recreation Superintendent] (d) Authorize the City Manager to execute a contract With Kraftsman, LLC, in the amount of $535,488.94, utilizing BuyBoard Contract #592-19, for the installation of a new Splash Park, shade structures, and picnic tables in Fairmont Park West, with a contingency amount of $53,548.89, for a total authorization of $589,037.83. [Lindsay French, Recreation Superintendent]