HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/05/2021 REGULAR MEETING REGULAR MEETING — January 5, 2021
I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL
Councilmember Marks 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, January
5, 2021 at 11:07 a.m. in the City Council Chamber, City Hall, with the following
members present: Mayor Pro Tem Charlotte Moses; Councilmembers Ingrid Holmes, Cal
Jones, Thomas Kinlaw, III, Kenneth Marks and Donald Frank; City Manager Ron Burton;
City Secretary Sherri Bellard; City Attorney Valecia R. Tizeno and Sergeant At Arms
Police Chief Tim Duriso.
Mayor Thurman Bill Bartie was absent from the Regular Meeting.
II. PROCLAMATIONS
Proclamations
The Mayor Pro Tem issued the following Proclamation(s):
January 5, 2021 as "Dr. William George Day"
January 5, 2021 as "Port Arthur Memorial Titan Football Team Day"
III. PETITIONS & COMMUNICATIONS
A. Speakers — None
B. Presentations — None
C. Employee Recognition — None
D. Correspondence — None
E. Discussion — None
IV. PUBLIC HEARING(S) - None
V. UNFINISHED BUSINESS - None
VI. CONSENT AGENDA
Upon the motion of Councilmember Frank, seconded by Councilmember Kinlaw and
carried, the following Consent Agenda items were adopted:
Voting Yes: Mayor Pro Tem Moses; Councilmembers Holmes, Jones, Kinlaw, Marks
and Frank.
Voting No: None.
A. Travel Request — None
B. Expense Reports - None
C. Minutes — None
D. Resolutions
(1) P.R. No. 21663 — A Resolution Authorizing The Execution
Of A Homebuyer's Written Agreement For The Down
Payment Assistance And Closing Fees Associated With The
Purchase Of 1021 Reverend Dr. Ransom Howard Street,
Port Arthur, Texas, Through The City's Homebuyer's
Assistance Program
Proposed Resolution No. 21663 was adopted becoming Resolution No. 21-001.
(2) P.R. No. 21730 — A Resolution Authorizing The City
Manager To Execute Change Order #1 To The Contract
Between Perry Construction Of Cypress, Texas For The
Installation Of Three Additional Concrete Piers To The
Permanent Scale Construction At The City Of Port Arthur
Municipal Landfill Increasing The Contract Amount By
$20,651.00 To A New Contract Amount Of $292,976.00.
Funding Is Available In Account No. 625-1801-533.92-00
Proposed Resolution No. 21730 was adopted becoming Resolution No. 21-002.
(3) P.R. No. 21731 — A Resolution Authorizing The Police
Department To Purchase 13 Protech Titan Heavy Ballistic
Vests And Accessories For The Police Department SWAT
Team From GT Distributors Under Buyboard Contract
#603-20 With Funds Awarded From The 2020 Law
Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program (LETPP) Grant
In The Amount Of $26,937.05 With No Cash Match
Requirement. Funding Available In Account 107-1118-
521.29-00, Project Code R20395
Proposed Resolution No. 21731 was adopted becoming Resolution No. 21-003.
(4) P.R. No. 21736 — A Resolution Authorizing The City
Manager To Enter Into An Interlocal Agreement Between
The City Of Port Arthur And The Department Of
Information Resources (DIR) Allowing Use Of The DIR
Shared Services Program
Proposed Resolution No. 21736 was adopted becoming Resolution No. 21-004.
VII. ITEMS REQUIRING INDIVIDUAL ACTION — NON-CONSENT
A. Resolutions - None
B. Ordinances
(1) P.O. No. 6925 — An Ordinance Extending The Declaration Of
Disaster Pursuant To §418.108(b) Of The Texas
Government Code
The Mayor Pro Tem introduced the above-mentioned Proposed Ordinance.
Upon the motion of Councilmember Jones, seconded by Councilmember Holmes and
carried, Proposed Ordinance No. 6925 was adopted becoming Ordinance No. 21-01.
Voting Yes: Mayor Pro Tem Moses; Councilmembers Holmes, Jones, Kinlaw, Marks
and Frank.
Voting No: None.
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The caption of Ordinance No. 21-01 reads as follows:
ORDINANCE NO. 21-01
AN ORDINANCE EXTENDING THE
DECLARATION OF DISASTER PURSUANT TO
§418.108(B) OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT
CODE
VIII. *CLOSED MEETING (EXECUTIVE MEETING)
Closed Meeting:
(1) 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
(2) 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/ET]
(3) Section 551.087 Government Code — To Discuss Economic
Development Incentives In The City's Industrial
District/ET)
The City Council recessed their meeting at 11:30 a.m. to meet in Executive Session to
consider the above-mentioned topics and reconvened their meeting at 12:49 p.m. with
the following members present: Mayor Pro Tenn Moses; Councilmembers Holmes,
Jones, Kinlaw, Marks 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 Frank, seconded by Councilmember Kinlaw and
carried unanimously, the City Council adjourned their meeting at 12:51 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 January 5, 2021.
APPROVED:
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