HomeMy WebLinkAboutOCTOBER 24, 2017 DERRICK FORD FREEMAN,MAYOR Emmy a BRIAN McDOUGAL
CAL J.JONES,MAYOR PRO TEM City of city CITY MANAGER
COLNCIL MEMBERS: Il SHERRI BELLARD,"I RMC
RAYMOND SCOTT,JR. CITY SECRETARY
THOMAS J.KINLAW, III o r 1 r t lI 1[r
HAROLD DOUCET,SR. VAL TIZENO
WILLIE"BAE" LEWIS,JR. T< tczs CITY ATTORNEY
OSMAN SWATI
CHARLOTTE MOSES
KAPRINA FRANK
AG E N DA
City Council
Regular Meeting
October 24, 2017
8:30 a.m .
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City Council Meeting
City Hall Council Chamber
City Of Port Arthur
October 24, 2017
8:30 A.M.
PLEASE TURN OFF OR MUTE ALL MOBILE DEVICES
I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL
Mayor Freeman
Mayor Pro Tem Jones
Councilmember Scott, Jr.
Councilmember Kinlaw, III
Councilmember Doucet, Sr.
Councilmember Lewis, Jr.
Councilmember Swati
Councilmember Moses
Councilmember Frank
City Manager McDougal
City Secretary Bellard, TRMC
City Attorney Tizeno
Sergeant At Arms:
Police Chief Melvin Or Designee
II. PROCLAMATIONS
Proclamations
III. PETITIONS & COMMUNICATIONS
A. Speakers
(1) Donnie McDaniel Regarding Multifamily Housing
B. Presentations
(1) Presentation By Police Chief Patrick Melvin Regarding Louis Manor
Task Force
C. Employee Recognition — None
D. Correspondence — None
AGENDA
OCTOBER 24, 2017
III. PETITIONS & COMMUNICATIONS — CONTINUED
E. Discussion
(1) Discussion Regarding Street Program (Requested By
Councilmember Doucet)
IV. PUBLIC HEARINGS — 9:00 A.M. — NONE
V. UNFINISHED BUSINESS — NONE
VI. CONSENT AGENDA
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC: The Following Items Are Of A Routine Or
Administrative Nature. The Council Has Been Furnished With Background
And Support Material On Each Item, And/Or It Has Been Discussed At A
Previous Meeting. All Items Will Be Acted Upon By One Vote Without
Being Discussed Separately Unless Requested By A Council Member Or A
Citizen, In Which Event The Item Or Items Will Immediately Be
Withdrawn For Individual Consideration In Its Normal Sequence After The
Items Not Requiring Separate Discussion Have Been Acted Upon.
A. EXPENSE REPORTS
Al. Mayor Derrick Freeman:
Attended TML Annual Conference
October 3 — 6, 2017
Houston, Texas $1,953.39
A2. Mayor Pro Tern Cal Jones
Attend TML Annual Conference
October 3 — 6, 2017 $1,544.23
A3. Councilmember Willie Lewis, Jr.
Attended TML Annual Conference
October 3 — 6, 2017
Houston, Texas $1,674.74
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AGENDA
October 24, 2017
VI. CONSENT AGENDA — CONTINUED
A4. Councilmember Thomas Kinlaw, III
Attended TML Annual Conference
October 3 — 6, 2017
Houston, Texas $1,605.46
A5. Councilmember Charlotte Moses
Attended TML Annual Conference
October 3 — 6, 2017
Houston, Texas $1,599.74
A6. Councilmember Raymond Scott
Attended TML Annual Conference
October 3 — 6, 2017
Houston, Texas $1,674.74
A7. City Attorney Val Tizeno
Attended TML Annual Conference/Texas City Attorney Association
October 3 — 6, 2017
Houston, Texas $1,510.44
C. Resolutions
(1) P.R. No. 19879 — A Resolution Authorizing The Execution Of A
Contract For The Purchase Of Sensus Meters For The Utility
Operations Department With Aqua Metric Sales Company Of
Riverside, California In The Amount Of $280,000.00. Funds Are
Available In Utility Operations Account Nos. 410-1253-532.35-00,
Water System Maintenance, And 414-1621-532.85-00, Water
System
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(2) P.R. No. 19880 — A Resolution Awarding The Bid And Authorizing
The Execution Of A Contract For The Purchase Of Badger Meters
For Utility Operations Department With Rural Pipe & Supply Of
Jasper, Texas, In The Not-To-Exceed Total Amount Of $120,000.00
Funds Are Available In Account Nos. 410-1253-532.35-00, Water
System Maintenance, & 414-1621-532.85-00, Water System
AGENDA
October 24, 2017
VI. CONSENT AGENDA — CONTINUED
(3) P.R. No. 19905 - A Resolution Authorizing The Execution Of
Contracts For The Purchase Of Water And Wastewater Treatment
Chemicals For Utilities Operations Department With Shrieve
Chemical Co., Brenntag Southwest, Inc., DXI Industries, Inc.,
Pencco, Inc., And Shannon Chemical Corp. With A Projected
Budgetary Impact Of $396,559.50. Budgeted Funds Are Available
In Water Purification And Wastewater Treatment Divisions Account
Nos. 410-1252-532.29-02 & 410-1256-532.29-02, Treatment
Chemicals
(4) P.R. No. 19910 — A Resolution Authorizing The 2017-2018 Jefferson
County Appraisal District Funding Allocation In An Amount Of
$209,280.00. Account No. 001-1031-515.54-00
(5) P.R. No. 19911 - A Resolution Authorizing The 2017-2018 Orange
County Appraisal District Funding Allocation In An Amount Of
$22,100.00. Account No. 001-1031-515.54-00
(6) P. R. No. 19912 - A Resolution Approving A Contract Between The
City Of Port Arthur, Lamar State College-Port Arthur And The Port
Arthur Historical Society For The Purpose Of Funding The Museum
Of The Gulf Coast For The 2017-2018 Fiscal Year In The Amount Of
$246,336.00, Account No. 140-1405-551.59-00, M97904
(7) P.R. No. 19913 — A Resolution Approving A Contract Between The
City Of Port Arthur And The Port Arthur Historical Society For The
Purpose Of Funding Of The Pompeiian Villa For The 2017-2018
Fiscal Year In The Amount Of $19,800.00 Account No. 140-1405-
551.59-00, M97909
(8) P.R. No. 19914 — A Resolution Approving An Amendment To The
Contract Between The City Of Port Arthur And The Port Arthur
Convention And Tourist Association Which Manages And Operates
A Convention/Visitors Bureau In Order To Provide Funding Of The
2017 — 2018 Fiscal Year In The Amount Of $645,000.00, Account
No. 140-1405-551.59-00 M97912
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AGENDA
October 24, 2017
VI. CONSENT AGENDA — CONTINUED
(9) P.R. No. 19936 — A Resolution Approving Amendment To The
Economic Development Conditional Grant Agreement Between The
City Of Port Arthur Section 4A Economic Development Corporation
And AJ Entertainment LLC
(10) P.R. No. 19937 — A Resolution Requesting City Council To Approve
Emergency Repairs To A Raw Water Transfer Pump At The Water
Purification Plant In The Amount Of $29,051.50 From Account
Number 410-1252-532.42-00, Equipment Maintenance
(11) P.R. No. 19938 — A Resolution Authorizing The Purchase Of Seven
(7) Chevrolet Tahoe Police Vehicles From Caldwell County
Chevrolet, Caldwell, Texas, Through Buyboard Cooperative
Purchase Contract #521-16 In The Amount Of $316,751.00;
Funding Available In Police/Motor Vehicle Account No. 625-1801-
521.93-00 And Development Services/Gaming Account No. 625-
1801-517.93-00
(12) P.R. No. 19941 - A Resolution Authorizing The Purchase Of One
Pierce Fire Engine For The Fire Department Via The HGAC Buy
Cooperative Purchasing Program From Siddons-Martin Emergency i
Group Of Denton, Texas, With Offices In Port Arthur, Texas, In The
Amount Of $799,361.00; Funding Available In Fire / Motor Vehicle
Account Number 625-1801-522.93-00
(13) P.R. No. 19942 - A Resolution Authorizing The Purchase Of Twelve
(12) Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) From Casco
Industries Of Houston, Texas, In The Amount Of $90,000.00;
Funding Available In Fire / Equipment Account Number 001-1121-
522.92-00
(14) P.R. No. 19943 — A Resolution Authorizing Filing An Application
With The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) For A
Brownfields Area-Wide Planning Grant In The Amount Of
$300,000.00
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AGENDA
October 24, 2017
VI. CONSENT AGENDA — CONTINUED
(15) P.R. No. 19946 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To
Execute Contracts Between Its Third Party Administrators
(Administrative Services Only) For The City Of Port Arthur Blue
Cross Medicare Advantage PPO And Prescription Drug Plan For Its
Medicare Eligible Retirees And/Or Their Medicare Eligible
Dependents(S), And Authorizing The City Manager To Execute All
Documents Necessary For Its 1/01/18 — 12/31/18 Plan Year (Need
Original)
(16) P.R. No. 19948 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To
Enter Into Agreement With The Department Of Public Safety (DPS)
/ Texas Division Of Emergency Management (TDEM) And The City
Of Port Arthur, To Assist With FEMA Grants/Funding In Connection
With The Hurricane Harvey Disaster (FEMA- 4332-DR-TX)
(17) P.R. No. 19949 — A Resolution Authorizing The Purchase Of One (1)
2018 Chevrolet 1500 Silverado 4x2-SSV Crew Cab Pickup From
Caldwell Country Chevrolet, Caldwell, Texas, Through Buyboard
Cooperative Purchase Contract #521-16 In The Amount Of
$42,326; Funding Available In Account No. 625-1801-517.93-00
(18) P.R. No. 19950 — A Resolution Authorizing Ratification Of
Emergency Repairs To The 36" Water Transmission Main On
Savannah Avenue For The Utility Operations Department By Jet
Aeration Of Texas, LLC, Of Vidor, Texas With A Projected
Budgetary Impact Of $80,000.00; Funding Available In Account No.
410-1253-532.35-00
(19) P. R. No. 19951 - A Resolution Requesting That Service Plans Be
Prepared For Industrial District Areas And For Areas As It Pertains
To The Points Of Delivery Of Electricity By Entergy To Industrial
Customers
(20) P.R. No. 19952 - A Resolution Authorizing The Payment For
Emergency Repairs To Ladder 1 (1590) For Damage Sustained
During The Flooding Associated With Hurricane Harvey To Siddons-
Martin Emergency Group Of Port Arthur, Texas, In The Amount Of
$58,758.41; Funding Available In Account Number 147-2300-
901.43-00 Project Number 082617
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AGENDA
October 24, 2017
VI. CONSENT AGENDA — CONTINUED
(21) P.R. No. 19953 - A Resolution Authorizing The Purchase Of Two (2)
Zoll Defibrillators Due To Damage Sustained During The Flooding
Associated With Hurricane Harvey From Zoll Medical Corporation Of
Chelmsford, Massachusetts, In The Amount Of $60,550; Funding
Available In Account Number 147-2300-901.92-00 Project Number
082617
VII. ITEMS REQUIRING INDIVIDUAL ACTION — NON-CONSENT
A. Resolutions — Non-Consent
(1) P. R. No. 19954 - A Resolution Appointing Members To The City Of
Port Arthur's Electrical Advisory Board (Requested By
Councilmember Lewis)
(2) P.R. No. 19955 - A Resolution Appointing Member(S) To The
Zoning Board Of Adjustment (Requested By Councilmember Lewis)
(3) P. R. No. 19956 - A Resolution Approving Two Industrial District
Expansion Agreements With Colonial Pipeline Company (Requested
By Councilmember Lewis)
B. Ordinance — Non-Consent
(1) P.O. No. 6656 - An Ordinance Adding To Chapter 14, Boards,
Authorities, Commissions And Committees, Article XXIII - Port
Arthur Electrical Advisory Board To The Code Of Ordinances
Creating Said Board, Establishing Membership Criteria, Terms Of
Office, And Delineating Duties Of Said Board (Requested By
Councilmember Lewis)
VIII. *CLOSED MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION)
In Order To Comply With The Requirements Of Section 551.101 Of
Chapter 551 (Open Meetings Law) Of The Texas Government Code
[Formerly Article 6252-17, Section 2(a)], Prior To Going Into Closed
Meeting The Presiding Officer Of The City Should Make The Following
Public Announcement:
AGENDA
October 24, 2017
VIII. *CLOSED MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION) CONTINUED
"A Closed Meeting Or Executive Session Will Now Be Held Pursuant To
The Following Sections Of Chapter 551 Texas Government Code":
Section 551.071 – Litigation And/Or Legal Advice
Section 551.072 – Land
Section 551.073 – Negotiated Contracts For Prospective Gifts To The City
Section 551.074 – Personnel
Section 551.076 – Security Personnel Or Devices
Section 551.087 – Deliberations Regarding Economic Development
Incentives
Closed Meeting:
(1) Section 551.071 Government Code — To Discuss With The City
Attorney Pending Litigation Regarding Cause No. E-200319; City of
Port Arthur v. German Pellets Texas, LLC and Texas Pellets, Inc.
(2) Section 551.087 Government Code — To Discuss Incentives For
Commercial, Residential, And/Or Industrial Business Prospects
(Colonial Pipeline Company)
(4) Section 551.072 Government Code — To Discuss The Value Of The
Land In The City's Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ)
(5) Section 551.074 Government Code – To Discuss The Duties And
Responsibilities Of The City Manager (Requested by Councilmember
Doucet)
(6) Section 551.072 Government Code – To Discuss The Value of The
Land located at 3451 57th Street
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AGENDA
October 24, 2017
X. ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING
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NOTE: If The Meeting Extends Past 11:59 PM, The City Council May Elect
To Recess The Meeting And Reconvene At 8:30 AM On September 27,
2017. During The Recess, No Action Will Be Taken On Any Item Of
Remaining Business And No Executive Sessions Will Be Held To Discuss
Any Matters, All In Accordance With The Open Meetings Law
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RULES OF DECORUM - PERSONS ADDRESSING COUNCIL & AUDIENCE MEMBERS
1. Recognition by Presiding Officer. No person shall address the Council without first being recognized by the
Presiding Officer.
2. Speaking Procedure; Limitation on discussion and questioning. Each person addressing the Council shall step
up to the microphone provided for the use of the public and give his name and address in an audible tone of
voice for the records, state that subject he wishes to discuss, state whom he is representing if he represents an
organization or other person, and unless further time is granted by majority vote of the Council, shall limit his
remarks to five (5) minutes. All remarks shall be addressed to the Council as a whole and not to any member
thereof. No person other than members of the Council and the person having the floor shall be permitted to
enter into any discussion, whether directly or through a member of the Council, without the permission of the
Presiding Officer.
3. Improper References, Disorderly Conduct By Person Addressing The Council; Any person making, expressly or
impliedly, personal, impertinent, slanderous, derogatory, discourteous, snide, or profane remarks or who
willfully utters loud, threatening or abusive language, or engages, in any disorderly conduct which would
impede, disrupt, or disturb the orderly conduct, the order by the Presiding Officer, and if such conduct
continues, may, at the discretion of the Presiding Officer, be ordered barred from further audience before the
Council during that Meeting.
4. Addresses After Motion Made or Public Hearing Closed. After a motion has been made or a public hearing has
been closed, no member of the public shall address the Council from the audience on the matter under
consideration without first securing permission to do so by majority vote of the City Council.
5. Campaign Speeches Prohibited. No persons will be allowed to address the City Council by making campaign
speeches for or against any candidate who has announced or does announce his intention to run, or issue
already ordered on a ballot for election.
6. Disorderly Conduct. No person in the audience shall engage in disorderly conduct such as hand clapping,
stamping of feet, whistling, using profane language, yelling, and similar demonstrations, which conduct
disturbs the peace and good order of the meeting.
7. Limitations on Use of Supplemental Lighting. Limitations on use of supplemental lighting for television and
motion picture cameras to create the least amount of interference with or disturbance of Council proceedings
and/or discomfort to the public.
8. Persons Having Complaints, Allegations, or Charges Against Individual City Employees. No person shall make
any complaint, specific allegation, or charge against an individual City Employee by name in a public meeting
unless he first shows that he has pursued appropriate administrative channels.
ENFORCEMENT OF DECORUM
Warning.All persons shall at the request of the Presiding Officer, be silent.
Removal.If, after receiving a warning from the Presiding Officer, a person persists in disturbing the meeting,such
Officer may order him to remove himself from the meeting. If he does not remove himself,the Presiding Officer may
order the Sergeant-at-arms to remove him.
Resisting Removal.Any person who resists removal by the Sergeant-at-arms shall be charged with violating V.T.C.A,
Penal Code 42.05.
Motions To Enforce.Any Councilmember may move to require the Presiding Officer to enforce this division,and the
affirmative vote of a majority of the Council shall require him to do so.
RULES OF PROCEDURE
The City Secretary shall make public, in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Law, an agenda containing all
business to be discussed at a meeting of the City Council.
Persons Requesting To Be Heard On Agenda Items(1) Residents. Any resident who wishes to address the Council on
any matter may do so by notifying the City Secretary in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Law. (2)
Nonresidents. Any nonresident wishing to address the Council shall notify the City Secretary and specify his interest in
the matter being considered. The City Secretary shall present such request to the Presiding Officer for approval before
placing the name on the Agenda.
Specific Agenda Items. After a motion, second and discussion by the City Council on any specific agenda item, and
before a vote is taken, the Presiding Officer shall recognize any citizen in the audience wishing to address the council
on such item, who shall be permitted to address the Council thereon for a period of three (3) minutes."Specific Agenda
Items"are defined as any item specified on the Notice of Meeting posted for purposes of the Texas Open Meetings Law
and which becomes the subject of a motion before the Council.