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MEMORANDUM
To: Mayor, City Council, City Manager
From: Floyd Batiste, CEO 1-7b
Date:
Date: June 11, 2018
Subject: P.R.No. 20307; Council Meeting of June 19, 2018
ATTACHED IS PROPOSED RESOLUTION NO. 20307
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 & B COMMERCIAL DRIVERS
P.R. No. 20307
06/11/2018 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 & B COMMERCIAL
DRIVERS IN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $60,000; FUNDS
AVAILABLE IN EDC ACCOUNT NO. 120-1429-582.59-07
WHEREAS, per Resolution 18-027. 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 to train Port Arthur residents for Commercial Driver's Licenses ("CDL") - A & B
Certification for an amount not to exceed $60,000; and
WHEREAS, the demand for CDL drivers in the area remains high, and therefore,
student enrollment in the class has also grown; and
WHEREAS, at their regular Board meeting of June 4. 2018. the PAEDC Board of
Directors approved increasing the contract by $60,000 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 contract amount by
$60,000 for the training of additional Port Arthur residents as commercial drivers.
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
NOES:
Derrick Freeman, Mayor
ATTEST:
Sherri Bellard, City Secretary
APPROVED.
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Floyd Bati e, PAE C O
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Guy N. Goodson, PAEDC Attorney
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Val R. Ti eno
City Attorney