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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFEBRUARY 18, 2020 REGULAR MEETING THURMAN BILL BARTIE,MAYOR Energy RON BURTON HAROLD DOI;CET,SR.MAYOR PRO TEM City of Com. CITY MANAGER COUNCIL MEMBERS: SHERRI BELLARD,TRMC RAYMOND SCOTT,JR. 2 CITY SECRETARY CALJ.JONES or/ rlhur IIIOMAS J. KINLAW III VAL TIZENO CHARLOTTE MOSES Ti rar CITY ATTORNEY KAPRINA FRANK AG E N DA City Council Regular Meeting February 18, 2020 5 :30 p. m . In compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, the City of Port Arthur will provide for reasonable accommodations for persons attending City Council meetings. To better serve you, requests should be received 24 hours prior to the meeting. Please contact the City Secretary's Office, at (409) 983-8115. City Council Meeting City Hall Council Chamber City Of Port Arthur February 18, 2020 5:30 PM PLEASE TURN OFF OR MUTE ALL MOBILE DEVICES I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL Mayor Bartie Mayor Pro Tern Doucet, Sr. Councilmember Scott, Jr. Councilmember Jones Councilmember Kinlaw, III Councilmember Moses Councilmember Frank City Manager Burton City Secretary Bellard, TRMC City Attorney Tizeno Police Chief Duriso Or Designee II. PROCLAMATIONS Proclamations III. PETITIONS & COMMUNICATIONS A. Speakers (1) Joseph Steven Jr. Of Sumptuous Consulting, LLC. Regarding Partial Quiet Zone (2) Warren Pena And Joe Aref Regarding Development On Gulfway (3) Greg K. Richard Regarding Situation #9, Problems In The City (4) Joan Jones Regarding The Homeless People Of Port Arthur, Texas (5) Rhonda Ruben And Dr. Albert T. Thigpen Regarding A Proclamation To Be Presented To The City Of Port Arthur By The National Pan- Hellenic Council Golden Triangle Regarding The 2020 Census AGENDA FEBRUARY 18, 2020 III. PETITIONS & COMMUNICATIONS — CONTINUED B. Presentations (1) A Presentation By Staff Regarding The January Financial Report (2) A Presentation By Staff Regarding School Crossings (3) A Presentation By Staff Regarding Renaming The Downtown Pavillion C. Employee Recognition — None D. Correspondence — None E. Discussion (1) A Discussion And Possible Action Regarding Traffic Speed Entering And Exiting The City (Requested By Mayor Pro Tern Doucet) 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 AGENDA FEBRUARY 18, 2020 VI. CONSENT AGENDA — CONTINUED B. Expense Reports (B1) Mayor Thurman Bartle: United States Conference Of Mayors Washington, DC January 21 — 25, 2020 $4,133.68 (B2) Judge Kermit C. Morrison, Jr: Texas Municipal Courts Education Center (TMCEC) Annual Regional Judges Seminar Galveston, TX February 2 — 4, 2020 $451.10 C. Minutes — None D. Resolutions (1) P.R. No. 21200 — A Resolution Ratifying The City Manager's Authorization Of Emergency Repair Of Fire Engine 1 By A&J Engine Service Of Groves, Texas In The Not To Exceed Amount Of $46,250.00; Funds Available In Fire Department Vehicle Maintenance Account No. 001-1121-522.43-00 (2) P.R. No. 21228 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into A Contract With Construction Managers Of Southeast Texas Of Port Arthur, Texas To Construct Port Arthur Transit's New Maintenance Building And Electric Charging Infrastructure, In An Amount Not To Exceed $3,495,000.00; Funds Available In Account 401-1509-561.82-00 (3) P.R. No. 21243 — A Resolution Authorizing The Purchase By The City Manager One-New 15 Ton Carrier And One-New 7.5 Ton Carrier Air Condition Units, From Industrial And Commercial Mechanical (ICM) Of Beaumont, Texas, Through BuyBoard Contract No. 558-18, With A Projected Budgetary Impact Of $46,538.72; Funds Are Available In The Capital Project - Building -Account No. 307-1601-591.82-00, Project No. BLDNG1 3 AGENDA FEBRUARY 18, 2020 VI. CONSENT AGENDA — CONTINUED (4) P.R. No. 21251 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into A Contract With Grapevine Dodge Chrysler Jeep Of Grapevine, Texas, Through The BuyBoard Cooperative Purchasing Program, Contract No. 601-19, For The Purchase Of A 2020 Dodge Ram 1500 4X4 V8 Truck, With A Dump Insert, With A Projected Budgetary Impact Of $30,499.00; Funding Is Available In Capital Reserve Fund Account No. 625-1801-571.93-08 (5) P.R. No. 21269 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute A Contract With Triangle Rotating Equipment Specialist (T.R.E.S.) Of Orange, Texas, For The Repair Of Seven (7) Drainage Pump Stations In The Amount Of $655,581.97. Funding Is Available From The Insurance Settlement Payment Of $397,904.22 With The Balance Having Been Submitted For Reimbursement By FEMA. Funding Is Available In Hurricane Account No. 147-2300-901.84-00 (6) P.R. No. 21273 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Make A Payment To The Texas Commission On Environmental Quality (TCEQ) For The Fiscal Year 2020 First Quarter Fee For Landfill Disposal In A Not To Exceed Amount Of $30,323.77. Funding Is Available In Account No. 403-1274-533.59-01, Public Works Department Landfill Division - Regulatory Fees/Fines (7) P.R. No. 21276 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Purchase Radios, Antennas, Programming And Installation Of Public Works Equipment Through HGAC Cooperative Purchasing Program (RAOS-18), From Motorola Solutions Of Beaumont, Texas, For Various Pieces Of Equipment For The Public Works Department With A Budgetary Impact Of $74,805.12 Funds Are Available In Account No. 147-2300-901.25-00, Emergency Management Fund — Minor Equipment, Project No. 082617, Account Nos. 001-1201- 531.25-00 — Public Works Administration — Minor Equipment, 001- 1203-531.25-00 Public Works Streets — Minor Equipment, 001- 1204-531.25-00 — Public Works Drainage — Minor Equipment, 403- 1272-533.25-00 — Public Work Solid Waste Residential Garbage — Minor Equipment, 403-1274-533.25-00 — Public Works Landfill — Minor Equipment 4 AGENDA FEBRUARY 18, 2020 VI. CONSENT AGENDA — CONTINUED (8) P.R. No. 21278 — A Resolution Authorizing Acceptance Of Payment From TPC Group Of Houston, Texas For Emergency Services Provided By The Port Arthur Fire Department For Manpower And Equipment Related To The November 2019 Explosion And Fire At The TPC Chemical Facility Located In Port Neches, Texas, In The Amount Of $47,732.33 (9) P.R. No. 21279 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Submit An Application To The Texas Water Development Board Clean Water State Revolving Fund Program. Requested Funds Are Necessary For Improvements To The Sabine Pass Wastewater Treatment Plant (10) P.R. No. 21281 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into An Interlocal Agreement Between The City Of Port Arthur And Jefferson County Precinct 3 For Assistance With Repairs To The Jetty Road Located In Sabine Pass, Texas. There Is No Budgetary Impact Associated With This Agreement (11) P.R. No. 21287 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute A Commercial Refuse Disposal Contract Between The City Of Port Arthur, Texas And Bechtel Oil Gas & Chemicals Of Houston, Texas For The Purpose Of Disposing Of Refuse At The City's Sanitary Landfill (12) P.R. No. 21288 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Reimburse The Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool (TMLIRP) In An Amount Up To $146,576.80 On An Installment Basis As Restitution Payments Are Received From The Jefferson County Community Supervision And Corrections Department. Funds Are Available In Account No. 001-0000-219.00-00 5 AGENDA FEBRUARY 18, 2020 VII. ITEMS REQUIRING INDIVIDUAL ACTION — NON-CONSENT A. Resolutions — Non-Consent (1) P.R. No. 21244 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Of Port Arthur Section 4A Economic Development Corporation To Enter Into A Construction Manager Guaranteed Maximum Price Agreement With SETEX Facilities & Maintenance, LLC For The Addition And Renovation Of The Former Port Arthur News Building As A Center For Community And Business Development "The Press Building" At 549 4th Street Not To Exceed $7,249,999.83; Funding Available In EDC Account No. 305-1606-591.82-00 (2) P.R. No. 21262 — A Resolution Authorizing The Acceptance Of The Donation Of A 500K Diesel Generator From Christus St. Mary's Hospital And Approve A Quote From Cat5 Resources For The Removal Of Said Generator To A Designated Storage — Location For The Port Arthur Section 4A Economic Development Corporation; Funds Available In PAEDC Account No. 120-1429-582.53-00 (3) P.R. No. 21271 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Of Port Arthur Section 4A Economic Development Corporation To Utilize Pre- Employment Workforce Training Funds To Implement A 2020 Summer Youth Employment Training Program In An Amount Not To Exceed $83,200.00; Funds Available In EDC Account No. 120- 1429-582.14-00 (4) P.R. No. 21277 — A Resolution In Support Of The National League Of Cities' Leading Together Cities Agenda For The 2020 U.S. Presidential Election (Requested By Mayor Thurman Bartle) (5) P.R. No. 21280 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Submit An Application To The Texas Water Development Board Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Program. Requested Funds Are Necessary For Improvements To The 57 Water Mains Identified By Repair Records 6 AGENDA FEBRUARY 18, 2020 VII. ITEMS REQUIRING INDIVIDUAL ACTION — NON-CONSENT — CONTINUED (6) P.R. No. 21282 — A Resolution Approving An Economic Incentive Contract & Loan Agreement Between The City Of Port Arthur Section Economic 4A Development Corporation And Team Fabricators, LLC; Funding Available In EDC Account No. 120-1429- 582.59-01 (7) P.R. No. 21283 — A Resolution Approving A Training Agreement Between The City Of Port Arthur Section 4A Economic Development Corporation And Angel's Devine Touch Corp. For Certified Nurses' Aide Training To Port Arthur Residents At A Cost Not To Exceed $15,080.00; Funds Available In EDC Account No. 120-1429-582.59- 07 (8) P.R. No. 21284 — A Resolution Approving Amendment No. 1 To The Economic Incentive Contract & Loan Agreement Between The City Of Port Arthur Section 4A Economic Development Corporation And Standard Alloys Incorporated; Funds Available In EDC Account No. 120-1429-582.59-01 (9) P.R. No. 21285 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Of Port Arthur Section 4A Economic Development Corporation To Enter Into A Contract For The Mowing Of Highway 73 Business Park With Consider Us Of Beaumont, Texas, In An Amount Not To Exceed $10,000.00; PAEDC Funding Account No. 120-1429-582.59-07 (10) P.R. No. 21286 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Of Port Arthur Section 4A Economic Development Corporation To Enter Into A Contract For Landscaping And Irrigation Maintenance At The Spur 93 Business Park With Frey's Landscape Of Orange, Texas In The Amount Of $57,295.00; PAEDC Funding Account No. 120-1429- 582.59-02 AGENDA FEBRUARY 18, 2020 VII. ITEMS REQUIRING INDIVIDUAL ACTION — NON-CONSENT — CONTINUED B. Ordinances — Non-Consent (1) P.O. No. 6809 — An Ordinance Amending The Zoning Ordinance Of The City Of Port Arthur By Changing The Zoning From Multiple Family (MF) To Light Commercial (LC) For Approximately 4.429 Acres Of Land Consisting Of Part Of Tract 20, 167 JNO McGaffey, Sabine Pass, Jefferson County, Texas (Violation Of This Ordinance Or The Zoning Ordinance Of The City Of Port Arthur Is Punishable As Provided In Chapter 1, Section 1-13 Of The Code Of Ordinances, As Amended, By A Fine Not Exceeding Two Thousand [$2,000.00] Dollars); And Providing For Publication In The Official Newspaper Of The City Of Port Arthur And Effective Immediately After Publication Date. 19-08 — Daniel Adam Bell Multiple Family (MF) To Light Commercial (LC) (2) P.O. No. 6811 — An Ordinance Amending The Zoning Ordinance Of The City Of Port Arthur By Creating Planned Development District No. 39 (PD-39) For 8.512-Acres Of Land Consisting Of Part Of Block 386 And All Of Blocks 387, 402 And 403, With Adjacent Alleys, And Rights-Of-Way, City Of Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas (Violation Of This Ordinance Or The Zoning Ordinance Of The City Of Port Arthur Is Punishable As Provided In Chapter 1, Section 1-13 Of The Code Of Ordinances, As Amended, By A Fine Not Exceeding Two Thousand [$2,000.00] Dollars); And Providing For Publication In The Official Newspaper Of The City Of Port Arthur And Effective Immediately After Publication Date (3) P. 0. No. 6812 — An Ordinance Of The City Council Of The City Of Port Arthur, Texas, Authorizing The Local Match For A Section 5339(C) Grant From The Federal Transit Administration Awarded To Port Arthur Transit To Purchase Four (4) Battery Electric Fixed Route Buses, Charging Equipment, And Operator And Maintenance Training; And Authorizing The Establishment Of A Sinking Fund For The Funding Of Said Local Match 8 AGENDA FEBRUARY 18, 2020 VII. ITEMS REQUIRING INDIVIDUAL ACTION — NON-CONSENT — CONTINUED (4) P. 0. No. 6819 — An Ordinance Authorizing The Sale Of Vehicles, Equipment, Or Heavy Equipment By A Public Online Auction Through Rene Bates Auctioneers, Inc. (5) P. 0. No. 6831 — An Ordinance Amending Chapter 22, Article IX (Temporary And Mobile Food Units) Of The Code Of Ordinances Of The City Of Port Arthur, Replacing All Ordinances Or Parts Of Ordinances In Conflict Therewith; And Providing For Publication And An Effective Date Immediately After Publication VIII. ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING *************************************************** 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 February 19, 2020. 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 *************************************************** 9 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 Councit 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.