10-27-14 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 October 27, Notice is hereby given of a Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council to be held October 27, 2014, beginning at 6:00 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers, 604 W. Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, 2014, 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 Texas, for the purpose of considering the following agenda items. All agenda items are subject to action. 1.CALL TO ORDERCALL TO ORDER 2.INVOCATIONINVOCATION ––The invocation will be given by Reid Morgan, St. John's Episcoal Church.The invocation will be given by Reid Morgan, St. John's Episcoal Church. 3.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCEPLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ––The Pledge of Allegiance will be led by Councilmember Chuck The Pledge of Allegiance will be led by Councilmember Chuck Engelken.Engelken. 4.PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS, and RECOGNITIONSPRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS, and RECOGNITIONS (a) Proclamation Proclamation -- Robert (Bob) McLaughlin Day Robert (Bob) McLaughlin Day -- Mayor Rigby Mayor Rigby (b) Presentation Presentation -- The City of La Porte The City of La Porte--Distinguished Budget Presentation Award Distinguished Budget Presentation Award -- Mayor Rigby Mayor Rigby (c) Presentation Presentation -- 2013 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report 2013 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report -- Mayor Rigby Mayor Rigby (d) Presentation Presentation -- 2013 Popular Annual Financial Report 2013 Popular Annual Financial Report -- Mayor Rigby Mayor Rigby 5.PUBLIC COMMENTSPUBLIC COMMENTS (Limited to five minutes per person.) (Limited to five minutes per person.) 6.CONSENT 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.) (a) Consider approval or other action regarding minutes of regular meeting held on October 13, Consider approval or other action regarding minutes of regular meeting held on October 13, 2014 2014 -- P. Fogarty P. Fogarty (b) Consider approval or other action awarding Bid No. 14033 for the West D Street Drainage Consider approval or other action awarding Bid No. 14033 for the West D Street Drainage Improvements in the amount of $88,305.50 plus a 12 percent contingency with a total Improvements in the amount of $88,305.50 plus a 12 percent contingency with a total allocation for the construction contract equal to $98,900.00 allocation for the construction contract equal to $98,900.00 -- D. Mick D. Mick (c) Consider approval or other action regarding an Ordinance vacating, abandoning, and closing Consider approval or other action regarding an Ordinance vacating, abandoning, and closing the westernmost portion of the alley in Block 50, La Porte, retaining a 16 footthe westernmost portion of the alley in Block 50, La Porte, retaining a 16 foot--wide water and wide water and sanitary sewer easement within the area to be closed sanitary sewer easement within the area to be closed -- T. Tietjens T. Tietjens (d) Consider approval or other action regarding an Ordinance vacating, abandoning and closing a Consider approval or other action regarding an Ordinance vacating, abandoning and closing a portion of the North 3rd Street Rightportion of the North 3rd Street Right--ofof--Way and the alley in Block 330, La Porte, Harris Way and the alley in Block 330, La Porte, Harris County, Texas County, Texas -- T. Tietjens T. Tietjens