HomeMy WebLinkAboutJANUARY 29, 2019 REGULAR MEETING 5:30 PM DERRICK FORD FREEMAN,MAN OR e�. J HARP E1 ROBINSON
THOMAS J. KINLAW III,MAYOR PRO TEM City of City INTERIM CITY MANAGER
COUNCIL MEMBERS: ,. SHERRI BELLARD,"I RMC
RAYMOND SCOTT,JR. CITY SECRET:tan
CAL J.JONES n r t r t h u r
HAROLD DOUCET,SR. V.AL TREND
CHARLOTTE MOSES i` i`ft CITY ATTORNEY
KAPRINA FRANK
AG E N DA
City Council
Regular Meeting
January 29, 2019
5 :30 p. m .
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City Council Meeting
City Hall Council Chamber
City Of Port Arthur
January 29, 2019
5:30 P.M.
PLEASE TURN OFF OR MUTE ALL MOBILE DEVICES
I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL
Mayor Freeman
Mayor Pro Tern Kinlaw, III
Councilmember Scott, Jr.
Councilmember Jones
Councilmember Doucet, Sr.
Councilmember Moses
Councilmember Frank
Interim City Manager Robinson
City Secretary Bellard, TRMC
City Attorney Tizeno
Police Chief Duriso Or Designee
II. PROCLAMATIONS
III. PETITIONS & COMMUNICATIONS
A. Speakers
(1) Raynold Richardson Of The J. Allen Management Company
Regarding Prince Hall Village Rehabilitation Project
B. Presentations
(1) A Presentation By Staff Regarding Street And Drainage Project
Update
(2) A Presentation By Finance Director Andrew Vasquez Regarding The
December Monthly Financial Report
C. Employee Recognition — None
D. Correspondence — None
E. Discussion — None
AGENDA
JANUARY 29, 2019
IV. PUBLIC HEARINGS — 6:00 P.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Withdrawn For Individual Consideration In Its Normal Sequence After The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. Travel Request — None
B. Expense Reports — None
C. Minutes
January 15, 2018
D. Resolutions — Consent
(1) P.R. No. 20641 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To
Execute Change Order No. 1 Amending The Original Contract
Between The City Of Port Arthur And Freese And Nichols, Inc. Of
Texas For The 20 Year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) By
Decreasing The Contract Amount By $50,500.00 To A New Contract
Total Of $124,500.00 And Authorizing Final Payment Of The
Remaining Balance In The Total Amount Of $42,274.91. Funding Is
Available In Account Number 001-1051-517.54-00
(2) P.R. No. 20645 — A Resolution Authorizing The Purchase Of A 2019
Ford F-350 Utility Crew Cab (Option 4) For The Water Utilities
Department, Wastewater Conveyance Division, From Rockdale
Country Ford, Of Rockdale, Texas, Through Solicited Bids, In The
Total Amount Of $35,375.00. Funds Are Available In Capital
Equipment Account No. 625-1801-532.93-05, Motor Vehicles,
Wastewater Conveyance
AGENDA
JANUARY 29, 2019
VI. CONSENT AGENDA — CONTINUED
(3) P.R. No. 20646 — A Resolution Authorizing A Two (2) Year Contract
Between The City Of Port Arthur And Dataprose, LLC, Of Coppell,
Texas, For The Purpose Of Mailing Water Billing Statements For
The Water Utilities Department, Customer Service Division, With A
Projected Budgetary Impact Of $90,000.00 Per Year. Funding
Available In The Water Utilities Department, Customer Service
Division, Account No. 410-1254-532.54-00, Professional Services
(4) P.R. No. 20647 — A Resolution Approving A 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 Port Arthur Residents As
Class A & B Commercial Drivers In An Amount Not To Exceed
$60,000.00
(5) P.R. No. 20652 — A Resolution Authorizing The Purchase Of Eight
Zebra Electronic Ticket Writers And Eleven Zebra Printers With
Accessories From Tyler Technologies For A Total Of $25,755.00
Through Sourcewell (Formerly National Joint Powers Alliance)
Cooperative Purchasing Program Contract #110515-TTI; Funds Are
Available Through The 2018 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice
Assistance Grant (JAG) Funds, Account No. 107-1118-521.25-00,
Project No. R18359
(6) P.R. No. 20653 — A Resolution Authorizing The Police Department
To Pursue The Buyout Option Of The Lease Contract For 75 Laptop
Computers For Police Vehicles Through HP Financial Services In
The Amount Of $31,942.00; Funding Available In Account 001-
1101-521.51-00
(7) P.R. No. 20655 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To
Amend The Contract Between The City Of Port Arthur And Berg
Oliver Associates, Inc. Of Houston, Texas, For Additional
Environmental Assessments At Bryan Park; Increasing The Contract
Amount By $1,797.00 For Additional Soil Samples And Soil Deposit
Fee, To A New Contract Total Of $12,657.00; Funding Available In
Hurricane Harvey Account No. 147-2300-91.54-00, Project No.
082617
AGENDA
JANUARY 29, 2019
VI. CONSENT AGENDA — CONTINUED
(8) P.R. No. 20656 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To
Award A Quote And Enter Into A Contract With Texas Pool Guy Of
Lumberton, Texas For The Replastering Of The City Of Port Arthur
Recreation Center Pool In An Amount Not To Exceed $35,660.00
Account Number 001-1207-531.39-00
(9) P.R. No. 20659 — A Resolution Approving Amendment No. Four (4)
To 2016-2020 Contract Between The Texas Department Of Family
And Protective Services And The City Of Port Arthur For The Nurse-
Family Partnership Program Which Clarifies Changes In The
Funding Source And Sub-Recipient Status
(10) P.R. No. 20662 — A Resolution Authorizing The Purchase Of A Dri-
Prime CD150M Diesel Pump Through HGAC Cooperative Purchasing
Program For The Water Utilities Department, Water Distribution
Division, Through Xylem, Of Houston, Texas, With A Budgetary
Impact Of $38,812.60, From Account # 410-1253-532.92-00
(Equipment)
(11) P.R. No. 20664 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Of Port Arthur
Section 4A Economic Development Corporation To Enter Into An
Environmental Consulting Services Agreement With Baer
Engineering And Environmental Consulting, Inc., For The Removal
And Disposal Of Two Aboveground Storage Tanks And Eleven
Drums From The Former Port Arthur News Building At 549 4th
Street At A Price Not To Exceed $46,000.00. Funding Available In
EDC Account No. 305-1606-591.82-00, Project No. EDC 549
(12) P.R. No. 20667 — A Resolution Awarding A Bid And Authorizing The
City Manager To Execute A Contract With Excavation And
Construction LLC Of Port Arthur, Texas For 15th Street
Improvements From Vera Drive To Main Avenue With A Projected
Budgetary Impact Of $289,350.70. Funding Is Available In The
Capital Improvement Streets Account Number 307-1601-591.86-00
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AGENDA
JANUARY 29, 2019
VII. ITEMS REQUIRING INDIVIDUAL ACTION — NON-CONSENT
A. Resolutions — Non-Consent
(1) P.R. No. 20634 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To
Execute Change Order No. 2 To The Contract Between The City Of
Port Arthur And Paramount Design And Development Of Beaumont,
Texas For The Reconstruction Of Three (3) Houses, And City
Council Authorization Of The Expenditure Of Contingency Funds In
The Amount Of $2,263.35 And Increasing The Contract Time By 10
Days To A New Term Of 120 Days
(2) P.R. No. 20649 — A Resolution Approving The Closing Of The
Economic Development Conditional Grant Agreement Between AJ
Entertainment, LLC And The City Of Port Arthur Section 4A
Economic Development Corporation
(3) P.R. No. 20657 — A Resolution Appointing A Member Or Members
To The Port Arthur Downtown Reinvestment Zone Board
(4) P.R. No. 20666 — A Resolution Removing A Regular Board Member
And Appointing A New Member To The Construction Board Of
Adjustment And Appeals To Fill A Vacancy
B. Ordinances — Non-Consent
(1) P.O. No. 6750 — An Ordinance Authorizing The Sale Of Passenger
Vans By A Public Online Auction Through Rene Bates Auctioneers,
Inc.
VIII. 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 January 30, 2019.
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.