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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAUGUST 27, 2024 REGULAR MEETING 5_30 PMTHURMAN BILL BARTIE, MAYOR DONEANE BECKCOM, MAYOR PRO TEM COUNCIL MEMBERS: WILLIE BAE LEWIS, JR. TIFFANY L. HAMILTON EVERFIELD HAROLD L. DOUCET, SR. RONALD BURTON, CPM CITY MANAGER SHERRI BELLARD, TRMC CITY SECRETARY ROXANN PAIS COTRONEO CITY ATTORNEY THOMAS KINLAW, III DONALD FRANK, SR. AGENDA City Council Regular Meeting Tuesday, August 27, 2024 5:30 P.M. CT The City Council Of The City Of Port Arthur Will Conduct The Regular Meeting Scheduled For Tuesday, August 27, 2024 At 5:30 P.M. CT, By Telephonic And Videoconference In Addition To Allowing In Person Attendance. A Quorum Of The City Council Will Be Physically Present In The City Council Chamber, Fifth Floor, City Hall, 444 Fourth Street Port Arthur, Texas. The Public May Participate In The Meeting In Person Or By Dialing One Of The Following Toll-Free Numbers And Entering The Meeting ID: 867 9156 6362 And Passcode: 533485 (877) 853-5247 US Toll Free (888) 788-0099 US Toll Free 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. Website: http://www.portarthurtx.gov 1 City Council Regular Meeting City Hall Council Chamber City Of Port Arthur August 27, 2024 5:30 PM PLEASE TURN OFF OR MUTE ALL MOBILE DEVICES I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL Mayor Bartie _____ Mayor Pro Tem Beckcom _____ Councilmember Lewis, Jr. _____ Councilmember Hamilton Everfield _____ Councilmember Doucet, Sr. _____ Councilmember Kinlaw, III _____ Councilmember Frank, Sr. _____ City Manager Burton, CPM _____ City Secretary Bellard, TRMC _____ City Attorney Pais Cotroneo _____ Police Chief Duriso Or Designee _____ II. PROCLAMATIONS Proclamations III. PETITIONS & COMMUNICATIONS A. Speakers (1) Kevin Roach Regarding Unfair Practices Of Cooperation By City Departments (Grass Cutting, Garbage Pick Up) B. Presentations (1) A Presentation By Karan Korpal Of Korpal Golden Investments Regarding The Golden Chick Project (2) A Presentation By Hope Resource Center Regarding Services Provided To The Greater Port Arthur Community (Requested By Councilmember Hamilton Everfield) (3) A Presentation Regarding Expanding The City’s Inhouse Street Program For Avenues (Requested By Councilmember Lewis) 2 AGENDA AUGUST 27, 2024 III. PETITIONS & COMMUNICATIONS – CONTINUED C. City Manager’s Staff Reports – None D. Employee Recognition – None E. Correspondence – None F. Discussions (1) A Discussion Regarding The Pleasure Island Water Park Project (Requested By Councilmember Doucet) (2) A Discussion Regarding Steps For Beautification Of The City (Requested By Councilmember Doucet) (3) A Discussion Regarding Ordinances Against Camping In Public Places Within The City Of Port Arthur (Requested By Mayor Pro Tem Beckcom And Councilmember Kinlaw) IV. PUBLIC HEARINGS – 6:00 P.M. (1) A Public Hearing For The Purpose Of Receiving Public Comments To Consider The Proposed Amendment Of The Following: Proposed Change: A Zoning Map Amendment (Z24-06) (A) To Change From Planned Development Nine “PD-9” To Include “Professional Office” As A Conforming Use Legal Description: For 1.2865 Acres Of Land Being Out Of The City Of Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas. (2509 Lakeshore Drive And 2545 Lakeshore Drive) Citizens With Questions Regarding Description Of This Property Can Contact The City Planning Department At (409) 983-8133. The Public Will Also Be Able To View The Public Hearing Via The City’s Website At www.portarthurtx.gov 3 AGENDA AUGUST 27, 2024 IV. PUBLIC HEARINGS – 6:00 P.M. (2) A Public Hearing For The Purpose Of Receiving Public Comments And To Discuss The Following: Z24-06 (B) – To Consider Granting A Specific Use Permit For 1.2865 Acres Of Land Being Out Of The City Of Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas. (2509 Lakeshore Drive And 2545 Lakeshore Drive) A Precise Drawing And Description Of This Property Will Also Be Presented At The Public Hearing And Can Be Examined In The City Planning Department, City Hall, Port Arthur, Texas If You Cannot Attend The Meeting You May Send A Letter To The Planning Director, City Of Port Arthur, 444 Fourth Street, Planning Department Third Floor, Port Arthur, Texas 77641. If There Are Additional Questions You May Contact The Planning Department At (409) 983-8133 The Public Will Also Be Able To View The Public Hearing Via The City’s Website At www.portarthurtx.gov V. REPORTS / ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST (LIMITED TO A TOTAL OF TWO (2) MINUTES PER COUNCILMEMBER) Pursuant To 551.0415 Of The Texas Government Code, The Mayor And Council May Make Announcements Regarding Items Of Community Interest, Which Include The Following: (1) Expressions Of Thanks, Congratulations, Or Condolence; (2) Information Regarding Holiday Schedules; (3) An Honorary Or Salutary Recognition Of A Public Official, Public Employee, Or Other Citizen, Except That A Discussion Regarding A Change In The Status Of A Person's Public Office Or Public Employment Is Not An Honorary Or Salutary Recognition For Purposes Of This Subdivision; 4 AGENDA AUGUST 27, 2024 V. REPORTS / ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST (LIMITED TO A TOTAL OF TWO (2) MINUTES PER COUNCILMEMBER) – CONTINUED (4) A Reminder About An Upcoming Event Organized Or Sponsored By The Governing Body; (5) Information Regarding A Social, Ceremonial, Or Community Event Organized Or Sponsored By An Entity Other Than The Governing Body That Was Attended Or Is Scheduled To Be Attended By A Member Of The Governing Body Or An Official Or Employee Of The Political Subdivision; And (6) Announcements Involving An Imminent Threat To The Public Health And Safety Of People In The Political Subdivision That Has Arisen After The Posting Of The Agenda **Possible Action May Not Be Discussed In Conjunction With The Information Provided In The Report VI. UNFINISHED BUSINESS – NONE VII. 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. 5 AGENDA AUGUST 27, 2024 VII. CONSENT AGENDA – CONTINUED A. Travel Request / Travel Expense Reports Request For Pre-Approval Of Travel Pursuant To 78-269 (b)(8) Of The Code Of Ordinances (ORD 18-63) (A1) Mayor Thurman Bartie: National League of Cities (Approved Conference) Additional Executive Education Sessions NBC-LEO Tampa, Florida November 10 - 17, 2024 $1,327.03 B. Minutes August 13, 2024 Regular Meeting August 20, 2024 Special Meeting C. Resolutions (1) P.R. No. 23804 – A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Purchase One (1) MC 900 Curb And Gutter Machine With Auger Attachments From Miller Curber Co. LLC Of Youngstown, Ohio, With A Total Budgetary Impact Amount Of $43,289.00. Funds Are Available In The Capital Improvement Fund Account Number 625- 21-000-8523-00-00-000 (2) P.R. No. 23869 – A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Allow The Police Department To Apply For The Motiva First Responders Grant, With No Cash Match (3) P.R. No. 23877 – A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute Change Order No. 3 To The Contract Between The City Of Port Arthur And Allco, LLC, Of Beaumont, Texas, For The Port Acres Drainage Improvement Project, To Install Sanitary Sewer Main On 64th Street And Relocate Waterlines, Extending The Project Time By Fifteen (15) Calendar Days, And Increasing The Contract Amount By $196,037.00 To A New Total Of $33,314,067.77. Funding Is Available In Drainage System Account No. 307-21-055-8515-00-10- 000. Project No. DR1P03A 6 AGENDA AUGUST 27, 2024 VII. CONSENT AGENDA – CONTINUED (4) P.R. No. 23878 – A Resolution Authorizing The City Of Port Arthur To Support The Southeast Texas Regional Planning Commission – Metropolitan Planning Organization's (SETRPC-MPO) Recommen- dation To Redesignate And Expand Its Planning Area And Jurisdictional Boundaries To Include Jasper County, Texas. No City Funds Are Impacted By This Proposed Resolution (5) P.R. No. 23879 – A Resolution Ratifying The City Manager's Decision To Approve A Change Order To Repair An Unforeseen Drain Line Collapse At 800 W. 15th Street With A Budgetary Impact Of $7,969.50. Funding Is Available In The Maintenance Account, 307- 21-053-8517-00-10-000, Project Number MOTSTR1-CON (6) P.R. No. 23880 – A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Extend The Rental Of A Vactor Truck For The Drainage Division From Environmental Rental Services, LTD Of Rockdale, Texas, For $12,975.00 For One Month. Funds Are Available In The Drainage Division's Rent/Lease Account, 001-21-055-5401-00-70-000 (7) P.R. No. 23882 – A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Renew Bullwall RansomCare With A Licensing Period Of One Year From SHI Government Solutions Through The Department Of Information Resources (DIR) Contract #DIR-TSO-4317. Funding For The Amount Of $30,762.20 Is Budgeted In Information Technology Account 001-09-023-5420-00-10-000 (8) P.R. No. 23884 – A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into A Contract With Vitol Biomethane Or Its Subsidiary For The Property Lease And Development Of A Project To Convert Landfill Gas Into Energy VIII. ITEMS REQUIRING INDIVIDUAL ACTION – NON-CONSENT A. Resolutions – Non-Consent (1) P.R. No. 23875 – A Resolution Appointing And/Or Reappointing Members To The Port Arthur Coalition For Homeless Advisory Board (Requested By Mayor Pro Tem Beckcom And Councilmembers Kinlaw And Lewis) 7 AGENDA AUGUST 27, 2024 VIII. ITEMS REQUIRING INDIVIDUAL ACTION – NON-CONSENT – CONTINUED B. Ordinances – Non-Consent (1) P.O. No. 7262 – An Ordinance Amending The Zoning Ordinance Of The City Of Port Arthur By Adding A Use Type To Section 2(3) Of Permitted Uses To Allow The Land Use Of A "Professional Office" On 1.286-Acres Of Land Consisting Of Tract 2 Of Lots 9 And 10, Block 165, City Of Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas And Tracts 1 & 2 Of Lots 7 And 8, Block 165, City Of Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas (Violation Of Any Provision Of This Ordinance Shall Be Guilty Of A Misdemeanor And Shall Be Punished By A Fine Not Exceeding $2,000.00, As Provided In Chapter 1, Section 1-13 Of The Code Of Ordinances, And Each Day Which Violation Is Permitted To Exist Shall Constitute A Separate And Distinct Offense.); And Providing For Publication In The Official Newspaper Of The City Of Port Arthur And Effective Immediately After Publication Date Z24-06 (A) City Of Port Arthur (2) P.O. No. 7263 – An Ordinance Amending The Zoning Ordinance Of The City Of Port Arthur By Granting Specific Use Permit No. 242 To Allow The Land Use Of A "Professional Office" On 1.286-Acres Of Land Consisting Of Tract 2 Of Lots 9 And 10, Block 165, City Of Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas And Tracts 1 & 2 Of Lots 7 And 8, Block 165, City Of Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas (Violation Of Any Provision Of This Ordinance Shall Be Guilty Of A Misdemeanor And Shall Be Punished By A Fine Not Exceeding $2,000.00, As Provided In Chapter 1, Section 1-13 Of The Code Of Ordinances, And Each Day Which Violation Is Permitted To Exist Shall Constitute A Separate And Distinct Offense.); And Providing For Publication In The Official Newspaper Of The City Of Port Arthur And Effective Immediately After Publication Date Z24-06 (B) (SUP #242) Julie Kay Hollingsworth Rhoden 8 AGENDA AUGUST 27, 2024 VIII. ITEMS REQUIRING INDIVIDUAL ACTION – NON-CONSENT – CONTINUED (3) P.O. No. 7271 – An Ordinance Rescinding Ordinance No. 24-15 In Its Entirety, Relating To The Sale Of Public Park Land Approved By The Qualified Voters Of Port Arthur, Located At 2749 Lakeshore Drive, Commonly Known As Hughen Park (4) P.O. No. 7272 – An Ordinance Rescinding Ordinance No. 24-17 In Its Entirety, Relating To The Sale Of Public Park Land Approved By The Qualified Voters Of Port Arthur, Located At 2201 Lakeshore Drive, Commonly Known As Civic Park IX. ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING *************************************************** NOTE: If The Meeting Extends Past 11:59 PM, The City Council May Elect To Recess The Meeting And Reconvene At 9:30 AM On August 28, 2024. 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 *************************************************** 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. This is an abridged version of the City of Port Arthur Code of Ordinances Article II, Sec. 2-75 (a).