2018-12-10 Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council

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LOUIS RIGBY 0� A BILL BENTLEY Mayor A. 0 Councilmember District 3 JOHN ZEMANEK /. KRISTIN MARTIN Councilmember At Large A V \ in Councilmember District 4 VACANT JAY MARTIN Councilmember At Large B ,;12150 Councilmember District 5 DANNY EARP NANCY OJEDA Councilmember District 1 y' Councilmember District 6 CHUCK ENGELKEN Mayor Pro-Tern Councilmember District 2 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE DECEMBER 10, 2018 The City Council of the City of La Porte met in a regular meeting on Monday, December 10, 2018, 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. Staff present: City Secretary Patrice Fogarty, City Manager Corby Alexander, Assistant City Manager Jason Weeks, and Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins. 2. INVOCATION —The invocation was given by Rev. Brian Christen, La Porte Community Church. 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE — The pledge of allegiance was led by Councilmember Chuck Engelken. 4. PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS, and RECOGNITIONS (a) Proclamation — Bay Area Council on Drugs and Alcohol Day— Mayor Rigby Mayor Rigby presented a proclamation for Bay Area Council on Drugs and Alcohol Day. Amber Carter spoke and addressed Council regarding the grant. 5. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Limited to five minutes per person.) Chuck Rosa, 812 S. Virginia, addressed Council in regards to the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting and the hotel item. Jeff Martin, 3118 Silver Springs Dr., addressed Council and expressed appreciation for the community and everything done for the families after the fire at the Delta Heights apartments. He specifically thanks the Holiday Inn Express for comping 15 rooms for a week, and he thanked the Fire Department, EMS Department, Emergency Management Department, and the Police Department, and all others who stepped up and volunteered time, energy and resources. 6. CONSENT AGENDA (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 removed and considered separately.) (a) Consider approval or other action regarding minutes of the Regular meeting held on November 12, 2018 and Special meeting held on November 14, 2018— P. Fogarty (b) Consider approval or other action regarding an Ordinance amending the City of La Porte, Texas' Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Budget for the Tax Increment and Reinvestment Zone budget Page 1 of 5 December 10, 2018 Council Meeting Minutes