HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-17-09 REGULAR MEETINGDELORIS "BOBBIE" PRINCE, MAYOR
ELIZABETH "LIZ" SEGLER, MAYOR PRO TEM
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
JACK CHATMAN, JR.
MORRIS ALBRIGHT, III
MARTIN FLOOD
JOHN BEARD, JR.
ROBERT E. WILLIAMSON
D. KAY WISE
THOMAS J. HENDERSON
AGENDA
City Council
Regular Meeting
November 17, 2009
5:30 p.m.
STEPHEN FITZGIBBONS
CITY MANAGER
TERRI HANKS
CITY SECRETARY
VALECIA R. TIZENO
ACTING CITY ATTORNEY
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City Council Meeting
City Hall Council Chamber
City Of Port Arthur
November 17, 2009
5:30PM
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I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL
Mayor Prince _
Mayor Pro Tem Segler _
Councilmember Chatman
Councilmember Albright III _
Councilmember Flood _
Councilmember Beard _
Councilmember Williamson _
Councilmember Wise _
Councilmember Henderson
City Manager Fitzgibbons _
City Secretary Hanks _
Acting City Attorney Tizeno _
Sergeant At Arms:
Police Chief Blanton Or Designee
II. PROCLAMATIONS & MINUTES
Proclamations
Mini itac
November 3, 2009 Regular Meeting
III. PETITIONS & COMMUNICATIONS
A. Speakers
(1) Mary Mearlon Dees Regarding Introduction Of The Book "Chuckles
& Hurricane Rita" Written By Port Arthur Resident Minnie Mearlon
Melton
(2) Barbara Allison Regarding High Water Bills In Neighborhood
B. Presentations
Presentation Of The Senior (games 2009 Participants Geraldine
Hunt And Dr. Albert T. Thigpen
AGENDA
NOVEMBER 17, 2009
III. PETITIONS & COMMUNICATIONS
C. Correspondence
IV. PUBLIC HEARINGS - 7:00 PM
None
V. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
The Following Item Of Business Was Held From The Previous Meeting At
Which No Action Was Taken On This Item:
P. R. No. 15600 - A Resolution Establishing The Port Arthur Downtown
Revitalization Board And Appointing Three (3) Members To The Board Of
Directors
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Withdrawn For Individual Consideration In Its Normal Sequence After The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. Consideration And Approval Of Awarding A Bid To Dallas Dodge,
Dallas, TX (Through HGAC) In The Amount Of $90,368 For The
Purchase Of Four Police Vehicles
B. Consideration And Approval Of Payment To Digital Safety
Technologies, Morrisville, NC In The Amount Of $73,088 (100%
Funded By The 2007 SHSP Grant) For The Purchase Of Fire
Department Digital Video Cameras
C. Consideration And Approval Of Payment To Digital Safety
Technologies, Morrisville, NC In The Amount Of $13,750 For
Warranties On The Police Department's In-Car Cameras
AGENDA
NOVEMBER 17, 2009
VI. CONSENT AGENDA -CONTINUED
D. Consideration And Approval Of Payment To Mustang Tractor And
Equipment, Co., Beaumont, T;~C In The Amount Of $5,025.65 For
Repairs To A 2007 Caterpillar Landfill D7 Dozer (Equipment #1628)
E. Consideration And Approval Of Payment To Mustang Tractor And
Equipment, Co., Beaumont, TX In The Amount Of $5,101 For
Repairs To A 2007 Caterpillar Landfill Compactor (Equipment
#1636)
F. Consideration And Approval Of Payment To Texas Timberjack, Inc.,
Conroe, TX In The Amount Of $8,105.26 For Repairs To A 2004
GMC Trash Truck W/Grapple (Equipment #1522)
Resolutions -Consent
(1) P. R. No. 15444 - A Resolution Authorizing A Design-Build
Agreement With Long Architects, Inc. And G&G Enterprises For A
New Gymnasium/Multi-Purpose Building As An Addition To The
Port Arthur Recreation And Senior Citizen Center
(2) P. R. No. 15588 - A Resolution Authorizing The Director Of Utility
Operations To Purchase Polymers And Delineating Procedures For
The Purchase Of Other Chemicals. Fund Nos. 410-1251-532.29-02
& 410-1256-532.29-02
(3) P. R. No. 15599 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To
Execute Amendment Number Eight (8) To Amend The Original
Contract #C060003 Between South East Texas Regional Planning
Commission And The City Of Port Arthur For The Interlocal
Agreement With The South East Texas Regional Planning
Commission For The TDHCA Disaster Recovery Program
(4) P. R. No. 15606 - A Resolution Approving Payment In The Amount
Of $72,842.50 For The TCEQ Annual Consolidated Water Quality
Assessment Fees For All Four (4) Wastewater Treatment Facilities
In The City Of Port Arthur. Account No. 410-1256-532.54-00
AGENDA
NOVEMBER 17, 2009
VI. CONSENT AGENDA -CONTINUED
(5) P. R. No. 15607 - A Resolution Approving The Demolition And
Clearance Of Three Hundred Twenty-Nine (329) Residential
Properties That Were Damaged As A Result Of Hurricane Ike. The
Texas Department Of Housing And Community Affairs Will Allocate
Funding For The Activities. The Account No. Is TDHCA 139-1431-
556.59-00, Project No. IKE01
(6) P. R. No. 15609 - A Resolution Authorizing The December 29, 2009
Regularly Scheduled Council Meeting Date To Be Changed To
January 5, 2010
(7) P. R. No. 15610 - A Resolution Amending The Homelessness
Prevention And Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP) Contract In
The Amount Of $243,607 To The Salvation Army Of Port Arthur
(8) P. R. No. 15611 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To
Enter Into A Contract With G&G Enterprises Of Orange, Texas For
The Construction Of A Propane Fueling Station For The Port Arthur
Transit
(9) P. R. No. 15614 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To
Execute An Agreement With Thyssenkrupp Elevator Of Houston,
Texas Through TCPN Contract #R4679 To Modernize The City Hall
Elevators For An Amount Not To Exceed $225,498; CIP900 303-
1601-591.82.00
(10) P. R. No. 15615 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To
Execute An Agreement With Cell More Communications Of
Houston, Texas For The Purchase Of Vehicular GPS In The
Amount Of $95,920 And Annual Software Service In The Amount
Of $65,400 For A Total Amount Of $161,320; CIP914 303-1601-
591.92-00
(11) P. R. No. 15620 - A Resolution Approving An Interlocal Agreement
Between The City Of Port Arthur And The Port Arthur Independent
School District
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AGENDA
NOVEMBER 17, 2009
VI. CONSENT AGENDA -CONTINUED
(12) P. R. No. 15621 - A Resolution Accepting An Award And Approving
The Contract Between The City Of Port Arthur And The Texas
Department Of State Health Services For Family Planning CHS -
Title X Funds In The Amount Of $145,348
(13) P. R. No. 15622 - A Resolution Accepting An Award And Approving
The Contract Between The City Of Port Arthur And The Texas
Department Of State Health Services For Family Planning CHS -
Title XX Funds In The Amount Of $52,492
(14) P. R. No. 15623 - A Resolution Accepting An Award And Approving
The Contract Between The City Of Port Arthur And The Texas
Department Of State Health Services For CHS-FEE For Service
Family Planning Funds In The Amount Of $74,599
(15) P. R. No. 15625 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To
Execute Change Order 01 To The Contract Between The City Of
Port Arthur And One Stop Construction & Restoration, LLC For The
Repair And Remodeling Of Fire Station #2, Increasing The Contract
Amount By $4,494.00 To A New Total Of $60,843.64. PROJ
IKEFS2, 121-2300-901.59-00
(16) P. R. No. 15626 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To
Execute Change Orders 01 And 02 To The Contract Between The
City Of Port Arthur And Emericon Builders For The Reroofing Of
The Locker Rooms Of The Senior Citizens Recreation Center,
Increasing The Contract Amount By $7,900.00 To A New Total Of
$42,725.84. PROJ IKEREC, 121-2300-901.32-00
AGENDA
NOVEMBER 17, 2009
VII. ITEMS REQUIRING INDIVIDUAL ACTION -NON-CONSENT
A. Resolutions
(1) P. R. No. 15572 - A Resolutions Authorizing The City Of Port Arthur
Section 4A Economic Development Corporation To Expend
$78,300 Of Its Training Budget For Stipends To Port Arthur
Residents Completing Certain Life Skills Training And Additional
Entry Level Training Skills Programs And To Provide Employers Of
Port Arthur Residents Trained Though The Training Programs With
Funds To Offset Extraordinary Costs Associated With
Additional Skills Upgrade Training
(2) P. R. No. 15577 - A Resolution Approving Mutual Release And Hold
Harmless Agreement Executed By And Among The City Of Port
Arthur Section 4A Economic Development Corporation And Service
Zone, Inc.
(3) P. R. No. 15608 - A Resolution Approving A Limited Waiver
Agreement With Jefferson County, The City Of Nederland And The
City Of Beaumont As It Pertains To The Annexation Of
Approximately 116 Acres Of Airport Property By The City Of
Nederland For Economic Development Purposes
(4) P. R. No. 15612 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Of Port Arthur
To Retain The Provost-Umphrey Law Firm, On A Contingent Fee
Basis, To Intervene On Behalf Of The City Of Port Arthur In The
Lawsuit Against Entergy Filed On Behalf Of The City Of Beaumont
(5) P. R. No. 15613 - A Resolution As It Pertains To Members Of The
Pleasure Island Commission
(6) P. R. No. 15624 - A Resolution Approving An Agreement With
Digital Workforce Academy
(7) P. R. No. 15627 - A Resolution Approving A Waiver Of The
Conditions Of Sale In The Covenants And Restrictions For The Port
Arthur Business Park As To Development Of Facilities (Buildings)
For User Occupancy To Be Completed Within 18 Months Of
Purchase For The 3.0 Acre Tract Of Land Referred To As Block 7
Of The Business Park Purchased By Lange Brothers, Inc.
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AGENDA
NOVEMBER 17, 2009
VII. ITEMS REQUIRING INDIVIDUAL ACTION -NON-CONSENT -CONTINUED
(8) P. R. No. 15628 - A Resolution Appointing And/Or Reappointing A
Member Or Members To The Beautification Commission
B. Ordinances
P. O. No. 6049 - An Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 09-77 As
To The Sale Of Surplus Assorted Office Supplies, Furniture, And
Equipment For The City Of Port Arthur At A Public Online Auction
C. *Reports And Recommendations
(1) Report On Mayor/Councilmembers Notification Process On
Functions And Events
(2) Report On Port Arthur Housing Authority Building Contracts For The
Past Three Years
(3) Report On National League Of Cities Port Arthur Prescription
Discount Card Program
*The City Council Can Act On Any Of The Above Reports And
Recommendations As To Accept The Report/Recommendation Or
To Request Additional Information And Records
VIII. REPORTS OF BOARDS & COMMITTEES -None
IX. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS OR REQUESTED REPORTS
Items For Future Agenda Consideration Or Reports From Staff May Be
Requested But No Discussion Of Any Item Or Request Shall Take Place
AGENDA
NOVEMBER 17, 2009
X. ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING
NOTE: If Evening Meeting Extends Past 11:59PM, The City Council May
Elect To Recess The Meeting And Reconvene At 8:30AM On November
18, 2009. 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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