2011-10-24 Regular Meeting of La Porte City Council minutes

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LOUIS RIGBY DARYL LEONARD Mayor Councilmember District 3 JOHN ZEMANEK TOMMY MOSER Councilmember at Large A 0 C 414 Councilmember District 4 DOTTIE KAMINSKI JAY MARTIN Councilmember at Large B MIKE MOSTEIT t1 f /j e1 Councilmember District 5 Councilmember District 1 /� �.� MIKE CLAUSEN CHUCK ENGELKEN Fj Councilmember District 6 Mayor Pro Tem ` Councilmember District 2 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE OCTOBER 24, 2011 The City Council of the City of La Porte met in a regular meeting on Monday, October 24, 2011, at the City Hall Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at 6:00 p.m. to consider the following items of business: 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Rigby called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. All members of Council were present. Also present were City Secretary Patrice Fogarty, Assistant City Manager Traci Leach, and Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins. 2. INVOCATION - The invocation was given by Wayne Spears of Fairmont Park Church. 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilmember Jay Martin. 4. PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS Mayor Rigby recognized Walter Lee, from Finance Utility Billing, as the "Employee of the (Third) Quarter." 5. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Limited to five minutes per person.) Norma Elliott, 11621 North D Street, La Porte, addressed City Council regarding her concerns of dogs being restrained with chains, and requested Council to address the cruel treatment of animals. Thad Pittman, 905 Myrtle Creek, La Porte, addressed City Council regarding his concern with traffic and speeding vehicles on Myrtle Creek. Mr. Pittman also requested the installation of speed bumps and /or a patrol officer to maintain safety in the neighborhood. 6. CONSENT AGENDA — Consent agenda items are considered routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion. A Councilmember may remove any item for discussion and /or separate action. (a) Consider approval or other action of the minutes of the joint meeting of the La Porte Development Corporation Board and City Council held on October 3, 2011, and the minutes of the regular meeting of City Council held on October 10, 2011 — P. Fogarty (b) Consider approval or other action regarding an ordinance approving a contract with Perdue, Brandon, Fielder, Collins, & Mott for collection of mowing and demolition fees — M. Dolby (c) Consider approval or other action authorizing the purchase of Hart Voting System election equipment, and authorizing the Mayor to sign and enter into a Master Agreement and a Warranty, Support and License Agreement with Hart InterCivic on behalf of the City of La Porte — P. Fogarty Page 1 of 8 October 24, 2011, City Council Meeting Minutes