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HomeMy WebLinkAbout(1) SEPTEMBER 8, 2020 REGULAR MEETING REGULAR MEETING — September 8, 2020 I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL Councilmember Frank gave the invocation followed with the pledge to the flag. The City Council of the City of Port Arthur met in Regular Session on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. in the City Council Chamber, City Hall, with the following members present: Mayor Thurman "Bill" Bartie; Mayor Pro Tern Charlotte Moses; Councilmembers Raymond Scott, Cal Jones, Thomas Kinlaw, III, Harold Doucet, Sr. and Kaprina Frank; City Manager Ron Burton; City Secretary Sherri Bellard; City Attorney Valecia R. Tizeno and Sergeant At Arms Police Chief Tim Duriso. II. PUBLIC HEARING(S) & REQUIRED LEGAL ACTION (1) To Receive And Consider Public Comment(s) For All Interested Citizens With Regard To The City Of Port Arthur's Proposed Tax Rate For The 2020 Tax Year A Tax Rate Of 0.792000 Per $100 Valuation Has Been Proposed By The Governing Body Of City Of Port Arthur PROPOSED TAX RATE $0.792000 per $100 NO-NEW REVENUE TAX RATE $0.781411 per $100 VOTER-APPROVAL TAX RATE $0.814427 per $100 The No-New-Revenue Tax Rate Is The Tax Rate For The 2020 Tax Year That Will Raise The Same Amount Of Property Tax Revenue For City Of Port Arthur From The Same Properties In Both The 2019 Tax Year And The 2020 Tax Year The Voter-Approval Tax Rate Is The Highest Tax Rate That City Of Port Arthur May Adopt Without Holding An Election To Seek Voter Approval Of The Rate The Proposed Tax Rate Is Greater Than The No-New- Revenue Tax Rate. This Means That City Of Port Arthur Is Proposing To Increase Property Taxes For The 2020 Tax Year. The Public Will Also Be Able To View The Public Hearing Via The City's Website At www.portarthurtx.gov (2) To Consider Taking Action On The Adoption Of The City Of Port Arthur's Proposed Ad Valorem Tax Rate For The 2020 Tax Year The Mayor introduced the above-mentioned Public Hearings at 11:05 a.m. Finance Director Kandy Daniel appeared before the City Council and gave an overview of the above-mentioned item. The Mayor requested to hear from anyone present in the audience who wished to speak regarding the above-mentioned item. No one appeared before the City Council to address the above-mentioned item. Upon the motion of Councilmember Kinlaw, seconded by Councilmember Scott and carried, the Council postponed the adoption of the Tax Rate until September 15, 2020. Voting Yes: Mayor Bartie; Mayor Pro Tern Moses; Councilmembers Scott, Jones, Kinlaw, Doucet and Frank. Voting No: None. Upon the motion of Councilmember Scott, seconded by Councilmember Frank and carried unanimously, the City Council closed the Public Hearing at 11:15 a.m. III. CONSENT AGENDA Upon the motion of Councilmember Kinlaw, seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Moses and carried, the following Consent Agenda items were adopted with the exception of Proposed Resolution No. 21552: Voting Yes: Mayor Bartie; Mayor Pro Tern Moses; Councilmembers Scott, Jones, Kinlaw, Doucet and Frank. Voting No: None. A. Travel Request — None B. Expense Reports — None C. Minutes — None D. Resolutions (1) P.R. No. 21481 — A Resolution Authorizing The Director Of Water Utilities To Purchase Polymers And Delineating Procedures For The Purchase Of Other Chemicals, With An Estimated Combined Budgetary Impact Of $1,645,000.00. Funding Available In Water Utilities Account Nos. 410- 1252-532.29-02, $1,510,000.00, (Water Treatment Chemicals) And 410-1256-532.29-02, $135,000.00 (Wastewater Treatment Chemicals) Proposed Resolution No. 21481 was adopted becoming Resolution No. 20-283. (2) P.R. No. 21523 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Release The Retainage To SpawGlass Construction Corp., Of Beaumont, Texas For Roof Repairs At The Recreation/Senior Center In The Amount Of $7,508.00; Funding Available In Capital Improvement Fund Account No. 307-1601-591.95-00 Project No. PR-001 Proposed Resolution No. 21523 was adopted becoming Resolution No. 20-284. (3) P.R. No. 21533 — A Resolution Approving Water And Sewer Adjustments To Certain Utility Accounts Due To Leaks And/Or Equipment Malfunction Proposed Resolution No. 21533 was adopted becoming Resolution No. 20-285. (4) P.R. No. 21545 — A Resolution Approving The FY 2021 Contract Between The City Of Port Arthur And The Department Of Health And Human Services Primary Health Care Program, For The Amount Not To Exceed $311,500.00, Of Which $62,300.00 Is Allocated Toward The Contract City Council Minutes Regular Meeting — September 8, 2020 2 Period September 1, 2020 Through August 31, 2021. No Cash Match Required Proposed Resolution No. 21545 was adopted becoming Resolution No. 20-286. (5) P.R. No. 21549 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute Amendment Number 6 To The Neighborhood Stabilization Program 1 (NSP1) Agreement Extending The Contract Expiration Date From August 31, 2020 To August 31, 2021 And Amendment Number 7 To The Neighborhood Stabilization Program 1 Program Income, (NSP1-PI) Reservation System Participation Agreement To Provide For The Continuation Of Reimbursements Of Eligible Expenses And Closing On Remaining Land Bank Properties Under The Existing Neighborhood Stabilization Program 1 Contract Proposed Resolution No. 21549 was adopted becoming Resolution No. 20-287. IV. ITEMS REQUIRING INDIVIDUAL ACTION — NON-CONSENT Consent — Resolution (6) P.R. No. 21552 — A Resolution Authorizing The Purchase Of A Brush Chipper From Vermeer Texas-Louisiana Of Cypress, Texas, For The Parks And Recreation Department Through Texas Buyboard Cooperative Purchasing Contract Number 597-19, In The Amount Of $39,959.70; Funding Available In Account No. 001-1207-531.92-00 The Mayor introduced the above-mentioned Proposed Resolution. Upon the motion of Councilmember Scott, seconded by Councilmember Frank and carried, Proposed Resolution No. 21552 was adopted becoming Resolution No. 20-288. Voting Yes: Mayor Bartie; Mayor Pro Tern Moses; Councilmembers Scott, Jones, Kinlaw, Doucet and Frank. Voting No: None. The caption of Ordinance No. 20-288 reads as follows: RESOLUTION NO. 20-288 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF A BRUSH CHIPPER FROM VERMEER TEXAS- LOUISIANA OF CYPRESS, TEXAS, FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT THROUGH TEXAS BUYBOARD COOPERATIVE PURCHASING CONTRACT NUMBER 597-19, IN THE AMOUNT OF $39,959.70; FUNDING AVAILABLE IN ACCOUNT NO. 001-1207- 531.92-00 A. Resolutions — None City Council Minutes Regular Meeting — September 8, 2020 3 B. Ordinances (1) P.O. No. 6895 - An Ordinance Authorizing The Sale Of Commercial Property Located At 449 Austin Avenue (Known As The City Of Port Arthur Health Department Building And Adjacent Parking Tracts) To Aurora Capital Holdings, LLC, Contingent Upon The Approval And Execution Of Additional Required Legal Documents The Mayor introduced the above-mentioned Proposed Ordinance. The motion was made by Councilmember Frank and seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Moses that Proposed Ordinance No. 6895 be adopted. The following roll call vote was taken upon the above-mentioned item: COUNCILMEMBER DOUCET "Yes" COUNCILMEMBER FRANK "Yes" COUNCILMEMBER KINLAW "Yes" COUNCILMEMBER MOSES "Yes" COUNCILMEMBER SCOTT "Yes" MAYOR BARTIE "No" Proposed Ordinance No. 6895 was adopted becoming Ordinance No. 20-79. The caption of Ordinance No. 20-79 reads as follows: ORDINANCE NO. 20-79 An Ordinance Authorizing The Sale Of Commercial Property Located At 449 Austin Avenue (Known As The City Of Port Arthur Health Department Building And Adjacent Parking Tracts) To Aurora Capital Holdings, LLC, Contingent Upon The Approval And Execution Of Additional Required Legal Documents V. BUDGET WORKSHOP City Manager Ron Burton and Finance Director Kandy Daniel led the discussion regarding the Fiscal 2020 - 2021 Proposed Budget. VI. *CLOSED MEETING (EXECUTIVE MEETING) Closed Meeting: (1) Section 551.071 Government Code - Attorney Consultation To Provide Advice And Counsel In Connection With The City's Rights, Duties, Privileges, And Obligations In Connection With Negotiations With The Port Arthur Police Association and International Fire Fighter Association Local 397 (2) Section 551.071 Government Code - To Discuss And Receive Legal Advice From The City Attorney Regarding Potential And/Or Pending Litigation And Other Legal Matters Involving The City Of Port Arthur City Council Minutes Regular Meeting — September 8, 2020 4 (3) Section 551.072 Government Code — To Discuss Or Deliberate The Purchase, Exchange, Lease, Or Value Of Real Property Located In The City's Industrial District/ETJ (4) Section 551.072 Government Code — To Discuss Or Deliberate The Purchase, Exchange, Lease, Or Value Of Real Property On Certain Land Located In The Downtown Area (5) Section 551.087 Government Code — To Discuss Incentives For Commercial, Residential, And/Or Industrial Business Prospects [US Development Group, LLC or (USD) and Port Arthur Terminal, LLC or (PAT)] (6) Section 551.074 Government Code — To Discuss The Duties and Responsibilities of the City Secretary The City Council recessed their meeting at 12:58 p.m. to meet in Executive Session to consider the above-mentioned topics, and reconvened their meeting at 1:53 p.m. with the following members present: Mayor Bartie; Mayor Pro Tem Moses; Councilmembers Scott, Jones, Kinlaw, and Frank; City Manager Burton; City Secretary Bellard; City Attorney Tizeno and Sergeant At Arms Chief Duriso. IX. ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING Upon the motion by Councilmember Kinlaw, seconded by Councilmember Jones and carried unanimously, the City Council adjourned their meeting at 1:58 p.m. An audio-tape of this meeting is on file in the office of the City Secretary and is made a part of the official minutes of this meeting. MAYOR PRO TEM CHARLOTTE MOSES ATTEST: CITY SECRETARY SHERRI BELLARD END OF REGULAR MEETING HELD September 8, 2020. APPROVED: City Council Minutes Regular Meeting — September 8, 2020 5