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MEMORANDUM
To: Mayor, City Council, City Manager
From: Floyd Batiste, CEO '7
Date: January 23, 2018
Subject: P. R. No. 20080; Council Meeting of January 30, 2018
ATTACHED IS PROPOSED RESOLUTION NO. 20080
APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE PRE-EMPLOYMENT
WORKFORCE TRAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY
OF PORT ARTHUR SECTION 4A ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION AND LAMAR STATE COLLEGE PORT
ARTHUR FOR THE TRAINING OF ADDITIONAL PORT
.: ARTHUR RESIDENTS AS CLASS A COMMERCIAL DRIVERS
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P.R. No. 20080
01/18/2018 KVM
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO
THE PRE-EMPLOYMENT WORKFORCE TRAINING
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PORT
ARTHUR SECTION 4A ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION AND LAMAR STATE COLLEGE
PORT ARTHUR FOR THE TRAINING OF
ADDITIONAL PORT ARTHUR RESIDENTS AS CLASS
A COMMERCIAL DRIVERS
WHEREAS, per Resolution 17-024, the City Council of the City of Port Arthur
approved the City of Port Arthur Section 4A Economic Development Corporation ("PAEDC") to
renew a Pre-Employment Workforce Training Agreement with Lamar State College Port Arthur
("LSCPA") to train Port Arthur residents for Commercial Driver's License — A Certification for
an amount not to exceed $40,000; and
WHEREAS, the demand for CDL drivers in the area remains high, and student
enrollment in the class has grown; and
WHEREAS, at their annual Board meeting of January 9, 2018, the PAEDC Board of
Directors approved increasing the Agreement by $27,200 to allow tuition assistance for
additional Port Arthur residents.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF PORT ARTHUR:
Section 1. That the facts and opinions in the preamble are true and correct.
Section 2. That the City Council approves PAEDC amending the Pre-Employment
Training Agreement with Lamar State College Port Arthur to increase the Agreement amount by
$27,200 for the training of additional Port Arthur residents as Class A commercial drivers.
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Section 3. That a copy of the caption of this Resolution be spread upon the Minutes of
the City Council.
READ, ADOPTED AND APPROVED on this day of A.D., 2018,
at a Meeting of the City Council of the City of Port Arthur, Texas, by the following vote:
AYES:
Mayor
Councilmembers ,
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NOES: .
Derrick Freeman, Mayor
ATTEST:
Sherri Bellard, City Secretary
APPROVED:
Floyd Batiste, P e
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APPRO AS TO FORM:
uy N. Goodson, PAEDC Attorney
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Valecia R. Tizeno, City Attorney
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