HomeMy WebLinkAboutNOVEMBER 5, 2019 REGULAR MEETING 5:30 PM THURMAN BILL BARTIE,MAYOR Energy RON BURTON
HAROLD DOUCET,SR. MAYOR PRO TEM City of ctn INTERIM CITY MANAGER
COUNCIL MEMBERS: \ I� SHERRI BELLARD,TRMC
RAYMOND SCOTT,JR. CITY SECRETARY
CAL J.JONES i'1 r t h u r
THOMAS J. KINLAW III VAL TIZENO
CHARLOTTE MOSES Texa.s CITY A"1"TORNEY
KAPRINA FRANK
AG E N DA
City Council
Regular Meeting
November 5, 2019
5 :30 p. m .
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City Council Meeting
City Hall Council Chamber
City Of Port Arthur
November 5, 2019
5:30 PM
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I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL
Mayor Bartle
Mayor Pro Tern Doucet, Sr.
Councilmember Scott, Jr.
Councilmember Jones
Councilmember Kinlaw, III
Councilmember Moses
Councilmember Frank
Interim City Manager Burton
City Secretary Bellard, TRMC
City Attorney Tizeno
Police Chief Duriso Or Designee
II. PROCLAMATIONS
Proclamations
III. PETITIONS & COMMUNICATIONS
A. Speakers
(1) Rocky Barnett Regarding Noise Ordinance Signs
(2) Roy Broussard Regarding Quality Workforce Housing
(3) Hani Tohme Regarding Quality Workforce Housing
(4) Ellis Allen Regarding The Community Garden
(5) Eric E. Jones & Troy L. Hopkins Of Trinity Family Mentoring
Regarding The Introduction Of A New Business
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AGENDA
NOVEMBER 5, 2019
III. PETITIONS & COMMUNICATIONS — CONTINUED
B. Presentations
(1) A Presentation By Staff Regarding The September Financial Report
And Quarterly Investment Report
(2) A Presentation By Johnathan Williams, President of Winner's Circle
Riders of Southeast Texas Regarding Upcoming Zydeco Event and
Dance Festival In Downtown Port Arthur
(3) A Presentation By Census 2020, Senior Partnership Specialist
Delena King and Dr. Albert Thigpen Regarding The 2020 Census
C. Employee Recognition — None
D. Correspondence — None
E. Discussion — None
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Withdrawn For Individual Consideration In Its Normal Sequence After The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.
AGENDA
NOVEMBER 5, 2019
VI. CONSENT AGENDA — CONTINUED
A. Travel Request
(Al) Mayor Thurman Bartle:
To Meet With John Colyandro, A Senior Advisor In The Governor's
Office, Regarding Proposals That Mayor Bartle And Governor Abbott
Discussed, Concerning A Greater Quality Of Life For Port Arthur
Citizens And Texans
Austin, Texas
November 13 — 15, 2019 $1,298.50
B. Expense Reports
(B1) Mayor Thurman Bartle:
Texas Municipal League Conference
San Antonio, Texas
October 8 — 12, 2019 $2,141.59
(B2) Mayor Pro Tern Harold Doucet:
Texas Municipal League Conference
San Antonio, Texas
October 8 — 11, 2019 $1,758.85
(B3) Councilmember Raymond Scott:
Texas Municipal League Conference
San Antonio, Texas
October 8 — 11, 2019 $1,345.61
(B4) Councilmember Thomas Kinlaw:
Texas Municipal League Conference
San Antonio, Texas
October 8 — 11, 2019 $2,389.07
(B5) Councilmember Charlotte Moses:
Texas Municipal League Conference
San Antonio, Texas
October 8 — 11, 2019 $2,935.07
AGENDA
NOVEMBER 5, 2019
VI. CONSENT AGENDA — CONTINUED
(B6) Interim City Manager Ronald Burton:
Texas Municipal League Conference
San Antonio, Texas
October 8 — 11, 2019 $1,786.33
(B7) City Attorney Val Tizeno:
Texas Municipal League Conference
San Antonio, Texas
October 9 — 11, 2019 $1,432.62
C. Minutes
October 22, 2019 Regular Meeting
D. Resolutions
(1) P.R. No. 20974 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To
Enter Into An Agreement With The Workforce Solutions Southeast
Texas Board Of Beaumont, Texas, To Provide Expenditures That
The Workforce Solutions Southeast Texas Board Can Use As A
Match For Additional Child Care Funds Through A Child Care Local
Match Contribution Agreement
(2) P.R. No. 21024 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To
Execute Amendment No. 1 To The Contract Between The City Of
Port Arthur And Gulf Coast Electric Co., Inc. Of Beaumont, Texas
For Repair Of The Civic Center And Library Parking Lot Lights
Increasing The Contract Amount By $243,120.00 And Authorizing
The Expenditure To Be Paid Out Of The Contingency Funds
Provided In The Contract; Funds Are Available In Hurricane
Account 147-2300-901-51-00, Project 082617
(3) P.R. No. 21029 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To
Negotiate A Contract With Freese And Nichols Of Houston, Texas
To Engineer And Design A Plan To Improve The Central Business
District Of Port Arthur, Texas. Funding Will Be Available At A Later
Date
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AGENDA
NOVEMBER 5, 2019
VI. CONSENT AGENDA — CONTINUED
(4) P.R. No. 21094 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To
Enter Into A Contract With Wave Computers Of Beaumont, Texas
For The Purchase Of A Security Camera System For The Operations
Center In The Amount Of $39,995.50; Funding From Account No.
147-2300-901.25-00, Project #082617, Emergency Management
Fund
(5) P.R. No. 21118 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To
Enter Into A Contract With SirsiDynix Of Lehi, Utah For The
Integrated Library System (ILS) At The Port Arthur Public Library
For $15,900.00; Intergrated Library System Will Be Funded With
Account No. 001-1403-551.59-00
(6) P.R. No. 21127 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To
Enter Into A Contract With SETEX Facilities & Maintenance, LLC Of
Port Arthur, Texas, Through Choice Partners Cooperative
Purchasing Program Contract Number 15/041JN-11 For The Sealing
And Waterproofing Of The City Hall Complex Located At 444 4th
Street, In The Amount Of $211,799.13. Funds Available From The
Capital Improvement Program (Building) Account No. 307-1601-
591.82-00
(7) P.R. No. 21129 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To
Purchase One Pierce Fire Apparatus For The Fire Department Via
The Buyboard Cooperative Purchasing Program From Siddons-
Martin Emergency Group Of Denton, Texas, With Offices In Port
Arthur, Texas In The Amount Of $949,997.00 Funding Available In
Account Number 307-1601-591.92-00
(8) P.R. No. 21133 — A Resolution Authorizing The Execution Of
Contracts For The Purchase Of Water And Wastewater Treatment
Chemicals For The Utilities Operations Department With Brenntag
Southwest, Inc., DXI Industries, Inc., Pencco, Inc., And Shannon
Chemical Corp. With A Total 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
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AGENDA
NOVEMBER 5, 2019
VI. CONSENT AGENDA — CONTINUED
(9) P.R. No. 21134 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To
Purchase Sixteen (16) Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA)
And Eight (8) Sixty-Minute SCBA Cylinders From Casco Industries
Of Houston, Texas In The Total Amount Of $135,080.00; Funding
Available In Account Number 001-1121-522.92-00
(10) P.R. No. 21135 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To
Execute A Contract Between The City Of Port Arthur And AAR, Inc.,
Of Houston, Texas For The Demolition And Site Clearance Of Three
(3) Dilapidated Properties In The Total Amount Of $29,300.00;
Funds Are Available In Account No. 001-1053-517.59-00 And No.
105-1431-552.59-00 Project No. C44119
(11) P.R. No. 21138 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To
Execute The Settlement Of A Physical Damage Claim In The
Amount Of $10,000.00 Made Against Texas Municipal League
Intergovernmental Risk Pool (TMLIRP) As A Result Of Property
Damage To Transit Buses
(12) P.R. No. 21140 — A Resolution Authorizing The Execution Of Major
Pipeline Permits 19-01 And 19-02 By The City Of Port Arthur To
Enterprise TE Products Pipeline Company, LLC Of Houston, Texas,
For The Installation Of A Sixteen Inch (16") Carbon Steel Pipeline
And A Twelve (12") Carbon Steel Pipeline Within The City Limits Of
Port Arthur, Texas
(13) P.R. No. 21141 — A Resolution Authorizing The Execution Of A
Homebuyer's Written Agreement For The Down Payment
Assistance And Closing Fees Associated With The Purchase Of 1128
6th Street, Port Arthur, Texas, Through The City's Homebuyer's
Assistance Program
(14) P.R. No. 21143 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To
Execute Permanent Easements With Enterprise TE Products
Pipeline Company, LLC Of Houston, Texas For The Construction
And Installation Of A Twelve (12") And Sixteen (16") Inch Buried
Carbon Steel Pipelines Within The City Limits Of Port Arthur, Texas
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AGENDA
NOVEMBER 5, 2019
VI. CONSENT AGENDA — CONTINUED
(15) P.R. No. 21144 — A Resolution Authorizing The Purchase Of Six (6)
Portable Radios And Five (5) Mobile Radios For The Fire
Department From Motorola Solutions Of Houston, Texas, Through
HGAC Contract RA05-18 In The Amount Of $46,638.13; Funding Is
Available In Vehicle/Equip — Gaming Account Number 149-1054-
517.25-00
(16) P.R. No. 21145 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To
Purchase A Generac SG0625 625KW Natural Gas Generator
Through The BuyBoard Cooperative Purchasing Program From
Waukesha-Pearce Industries Inc., In The Amount Of $372,056.00
Including Delivery And Installation. Funding Is Available In Capital
Improvements Account No. 625-1801-531.92-06
(17) P.R. No. 21146 — A Resolution Updating And Affirming The
Investment Policies Of The City Of Port Arthur For The 2019-2020
Fiscal Year
(18) P.R. No. 21147 — A Resolution Authorizing Annual Payment Of
South East Texas Regional Planning Commission Membership Dues
In The Amount Of $29,284.40 For The Fiscal Year Ending
September 30, 2020. City Manager Special Purpose Account #001-
1003-512.59-00, M97902
(19) P.R. No. 21150 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To
Negotiate Contracts With Stuart Consulting Group, Inc., (SCG) Of
Houston, Texas And Arceneaux Wilson And Cole LLC (AWC) Of Port
Arthur, Texas For The Engineering And Design Of Four (4)
Drainage Projects Funded By The Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
(HMGP) And Community Development Block Grant — Disaster
Recovery (CDBG-DR)
(20) P.R. No. 21151 — A Resolution Approving Payment In The Not To
Exceed Amount Of $74,307.10 For The TCEQ Annual Wastewater
System Fee For The City Of Port Arthur, Water Utilities Department,
Wastewater Treatment Division Account No. 410-1256-532.59-01,
Regulatory Fees
AGENDA
NOVEMBER 5, 2019
VII. ITEMS REQUIRING INDIVIDUAL ACTION — NON-CONSENT
A. Resolutions — Non-Consent
(1) P.R. No. 21139 — A Resolution Casting Votes For The Board Of
Directors Of The Jefferson Central Appraisal District For The Term
Ending December 31, 2021
(2) P.R. No. 21149 — A Resolution Authorizing The November 19, 2019
Regularly Scheduled Council Meeting Date To Be Rescheduled
(3) P.R. No. 21152 — A Resolution Amending Resolution 19-026
Pertaining To The Complete Count Committee Of The City Of Port
Arthur In Support Of The 2020 United States Census
(4) P.R. No. 21153 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To
Execute Change Order No. 1 To The Contract Between The City Of
Port Arthur And SpawGlass Building Services Of Beaumont, Texas,
For Additional Repairs To The Pleasure Island Golf Club House,
Increasing The Contract Amount By $4,007.82 To A New Total Of
$29,607.82; Funding In Account No. 450-1291-549.32-00
(5) P.R. No. 21154 — A Resolution Establishing The Zydeco Event And
Dance Festival Entertainment Area For 2019, Designating Winner's
Circle Riders Of Southeast Texas As Exclusive Concessionaire And
Authorizing The City Manager To Execute Said Agreement
(6) P.R. No. 21155 — A Resolution Casting Votes For The Board Of
Directors Of The Orange County Appraisal District For The Term
Ending December 31, 2021
B. Ordinances — Non-Consent
(1) P.O. No. 6806 — An Ordinance Authorizing A Special Warranty Deed
For Conveyance Of A City Owned Property Located At 1300 5th
Street To Tender Loving Care Center For Children (TLCC), D/B/A
Legacy CDC, A Community Development Housing Organization
(CHDO) For The Affordable Housing Program
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AGENDA
NOVEMBER 5, 2019
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 November 6,
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.