HomeMy WebLinkAbout12.15.09 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
December 15, 2009
5:30 p.m.
STEPHEN FITZGIBBONS
CITY MANAGER
TERRI HANKS
CITY SECRETARY
VAL TIZENO
ACTING CITY ATTORNEY
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City Council Meeting
City Hall Council Chamber
City Of Port Arthur
December 15, 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
Minutes
November 24, 2009 Special Meeting
December 01, 2009 Regular Meeting
III. PETITIONS & COMMUNICATIONS
A. Speakers
Charles Coursey Regarding Policy On Recreational Vehicles On
Pleasure Island
AGENDA
DECEMBER 15, 2009
III. PETITIONS & COMMUNICATIONS -CONTINUED
B. Presentations
(1) Presentation Of Bicycles To The Blue Santa Program By John
Bassana And Tom Combs Of DRC Emergency Services
(2) Presentation By Pleasure Island Commission Regarding Possible
Logan Park Improvements
C. Correspondence -None
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 Items:
P. R. No. 15635 - A Resolution Appointing And/Or Reappointing A
Member Or Members To The Zoning Board Of Adjustment And Appeals
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Withdrawn For Individual Consideration In Its Normal Sequence After The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 Payment To BuyBoard (Through
Chastang's Bayou City Autocar, Houston, TX In The Amount Of
$233,287 For The Purchase Of A 2010 Commercial Front-Load
Garbage Truck
B. Consideration And Approval Of Awarding A Bid To Copes Trailer
Sales, Rose City, TX In The Amount Of $14,622.26 For The
Purchase Of A Trailer For The Police SWAT Team
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AGENDA
DECEMBER 15, 2009
VI. CONSENT AGENDA -CONTINUED
C. Consideration And Approval Of Awarding A Bid To Popular
Subscription Service, Terre Haute, Indiana In The Amount Of
$6,564.30 For The Purchase Of Calendar Year 2010 Library
Periodicals
D. Consideration And Approval Of Awarding A Bid To Digital Safety
Technologies, Morrisville, NC In The Amount Of $40,635 For The
Purchase Of Seven Digital Camera Systems For The Police
Department
E. Consideration And Approval Of Payment To One Stop Construction
& Restoration, LLC, Nederland, TX In The Amount Of $5,290.05
For The Purchase And Installation Of A New Air Conditioner At Fire
Station No. 2
F. Consideration And Approval Of Payment To HD Supply, Beaumont,
TX In The Estimated Amount Of $112,000 For The Purchase Of
Fire Hydrants For The Utility Operations Department
G. Consideration And Approval Of Payment To Allen Precision,
Duluth, GA In The Amount Of $8,553 For The Purchase Of New
Land Survey Equipment For The Engineering Department
H. Consideration And Approval Of Payment To Maverick
Communications, Inc., Beaumont, TX In The Amount Of $12,894.43
For The Relocation Of The City Hall Security System
Consideration And Approval Of Payment To All-Phase Electric
Supply Company, Groves, TX In The Amount Of $34,950 For The
Purchase Of City Hall Parking Lot Lighting Fixtures
Consideration And Approval Of Awarding A Bid To CDW-G, Vernon
Hills, IL In The Amount Of $24,570.14 For The Purchase Of Seven
Laptop Computer Systems For The Police Department
AGENDA
DECEMBER 15, 2009
VI. CONSENT AGENDA -CONTINUED
K. Consideration And Approval Of Payment To Hart InterCivic In The
Amount Of $32,235.83 For The Purchase Of Electronic Poll Books
(ePollBooks) For The City Secretary's Office
L. Expense Reports
City Secretary Terri Hanks:
Attended NLC Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX
November 10-13, 2009 $1,945.05
Municipal Court Judge Kermit C. Morrison, Jr.:
Attended Annual Judges Conference, Austin, TX
November 18-20, 2009 $ 481.60
Resolutions -Consent
(1) P. R. No. 15605 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To
Enter Into A Construction Authorization And Donation Agreement
With Port Arthur For Positive Action ("PAPA") For The Sabine Pass
Community Center
(2) P. R. No. 15633 - A Resolution Calling For A Public Hearing For
Consideration Of A Zoning Change From "SF" (Single-Family) To A
"PD-NS" (Planned Development For Neighborhood Services)
Located At 4400 Atlantic Road AKA Portions Of Tracts 1,2,3,4, And
5 Of The Whittington Place No. Two Addition And Joseph Grigsby
League A-27, Approximately 3.400 Acres That Lies On The Eastern
Sector Of Atlantic Road And North Of 39th Street, In Port Arthur,
Jefferson County, Texas
(3) P. R. No. 15634 - A Resolution Authorizing The City To Advertise
For A Request For Qualifications (RFQ) For An
Architectural/Engineering (A/E) Firm For The Design Phase Of The
Renovations Of The City Of Port Arthur's Existing Transit Terminal
And Transit Service Center (Located At 300 Procter Street And 320
Dallas Avenue Respectively) With The Use Of Grants TX90-X859,
TX-96-X040 And Proposed TX-96-X042
AGENDA
DECEMBER 15, 2009
VI. CONSENT AGENDA -CONTINUED
(4) P. R. No. 15637 - A Resolution Amending A Consulting Contract
With Gallagher Benefit Services, Inc. For Actuarial Services
Related To The City's Other Post Employment Benefit (OPEB),
Retiree Health Insurance Plan
(5) P. R. No. 15639 - A Resolution Authorizing The Extension Of A
Contract With ICU Environmental, Health & Safety For Asbestos
Abatement Consulting Services. Account No. 105-1431-552.54-00,
Project No. C35120
(6) P. R. No. 15650 - A Resolution Authorizing The Donation Of Excess
Inventory To The Museum Of The Gulf Coast
(7) P. R. No. 15651 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Of Port Arthur
To Enter Into A Contract With The Texas Department Of Rural
Affairs (TDRA) For The Texas Community Development Block
Grant Program 2008 Supplement Disaster Recovery Funds In The
Amount Of $13,010,493
(8) P. R. No. 15652 - A Resolution Authorizing The Mayor And City
Manager To Execute An Agreement With Arceneaux & Gates
Consulting Engineers, Inc. Of Port Arthur, Texas To Provide
Engineering And Design Of Drainage Improvements On Rev.
Raymond Scott Avenue For An Amount Not To Exceed $123,800
(9) P. R. No. 15653 - A Resolution Authorizing The Mayor And City
Manager To Execute An Agreement With Arceneaux & Gates
Consulting Engineers, Inc. Of Port Arthur, Texas To Provide
Engineering And Design Of Drainage Improvements On Procter
Street For An Amount Not To Exceed $108,000
(10) P. R. No. 15654 - A Resolution Authorizing The Mayor And City
Manager To Execute An Agreement With Bob Shaw Consulting
Engineers Of Port Arthur, Texas To Provide Engineering And
Design Of Drainage Improvements Of Zwolle Ditch For An Amount
Not To Exceed $110,000
AGENDA
DECEMBER 15, 2009
VI. CONSENT AGENDA -CONTINUED
(11) P. R. No. 15655 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager And
Fire Chief To Enter Into A Memorandum Of Understanding With
Golden Pass LNG That Designates The Port Arthur Fire
Department As The Primary Responder For Fires And PAFD Will
Maintain Personnel Trained In Advanced LNG Firefighting
(12) P. R. No. 15656 - A Resolution Authorizing The Fire Chief To Apply
For The 2009 Staffing For Adequate Fire And Emergency
Response Program (SAFER) Grant
(13) P. R. No. 15660 - A Resolution Approving The Form And Content
Of The Preliminary Official Statement For The Sale Of $8,000,000
City Of Port Arthur, Texas, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2010
And Authorizing First Southwest Company To Proceed With The
Printing And Distribution Of Same In Preparation For Competitive
Sale January 12, 2010
(14) P. R. No. 15661 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To
Execute Change Order 02 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 $3,438.00 To A New Total Of $64,281.64. PROD
I KE FS2, 121-2300-901.59-00
(15) P. R. No. 15662 - A Resolution Approving A Memorandum Of
Understanding Between The City Of Port Arthur And The Port
Arthur Independent School District For The Nurse Family
Partnership Program
(16) P. R. No. 15663 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Of Port Arthur's
2010 Funding For Employee Retirement Contributions At
Seventeen Percent (17%) Of Covered Payroll To The Texas
Municipal Retirement System And The Port Arthur Firemen's Relief
And Retirement Fund
(17) P. R. No. 15665 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To
Publish A Request For Qualifications (RFQ's) For An
Architectural/Engineering Firm For The Renovation Of The
Downtown Pavilion Located At Austin Ave And Proctor Street
AGENDA
DECEMBER 15, 2009
VI. CONSENT AGENDA -CONTINUED
(18) P. R. No. 15666 - A Resolution Authorizing Acceptance Of The
Engineer's Certificate Of Completion, Contractor's Certificate And
Release, And Contractor's Certificate Of Guarantee From Odyssey
Residential Construction III, LP For Angel Trace Phase I
Subdivision Infrastructure Improvements And Authorizing The City
Manager To Sign The Certificate Of Acceptance On Behalf Of The
City Of Port Arthur, Texas
(19) P. R. No. 15669 - A Resolution Rescinding Resolution 09-110 And
Authorizing The Execution Of A New Payment Agreement Between
The City Of Port Arthur And Elite GP1 Corporation For The
Payment Of Delinquent Water, Sewer And Garbage Accounts
(20) P. R. No. 15670 - A Resolution Accepting A Grant Agreement And
A Reporting Agreement With The Texas Water Development Board
Clean Water State Revolving Fund Funded Through The American
Recovery And Reinvestment Act Of 2009, TWDB Contract Number
G 100003
VII. ITEMS REQUIRING INDIVIDUAL ACTION -NON-CONSENT
A. Resolutions
(1) P. R. No. 15657 - A Resolution Approving The Execution Of A
Contract Between The City Of Port Arthur Section 4A Economic
Development Corporation And Sprint Sand And Clay, LLC In The
Amount Of $393,353.28 For Construction Of Stormwater Detention
Facilities To Serve The City Of Port Arthur Section 4A Economic
Development Corporation Business Park Phase II
(2) P. R. No. 15659 - A Resolution Appointing A Local Historic
Preservation Officer (HPO)/Local Certified Local Government
(CLG) Representative To The Texas Historical Commission (THC)
(3) P.R. No. 15664 - A Resolution Approving The Sale Of Property
Along Fourth Street Between Mobile And Shreveport Avenues In
The City Of Port Arthur, Texas By The City Of Port Arthur Section
4A Economic Development Corporation To The Port Arthur Housing
Authority
AGENDA
DECEMBER 15, 2009
VII. ITEMS REQUIRING INDIVIDUAL ACTION -NON-CONSENT- CONTINUED
(4) P. R. No. 15667 - A Resolution Recommending An Amendment Of
The Bylaws Of The City Of Port Arthur Section 4A Economic
Development Corporation (Requested By Councilmembers Beard,
Flood, And Chatman)
B. Ordinances
P. R. No. 6055 - An Appropriation Ordinance Amending The Budget
For The Fiscal Year Beginning October 1, 2009 And Ending
September 30, 2010 As To Fund Election Equipment For The City
Secretary
C. *Reports And Recommendations
(1) Financial Report For September, 2009
(2) Port Arthur Economic Development Corporation's Annual Report
For Fiscal Year 2008-2009
(3) Report On Round 2 CDBG Infrastructure Funding Request
(4) Report On Additional Funding Request To TDHCA For Round 1
NSP Funding
(5) Report On Status Of The GPS Fleet Tracking Systems. (Requested
By Councilmember Flood)
(6) Report On Trip To Ibn Sina Community Clinic
(7) Port Arthur Economic Development Corporation's Report On SSBG
Funds And Job Training 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
DECEMBER 15, 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 December
16, 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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RULES OF PROCEDURE
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business ~ be dtscussad at a m~ng at the C1ty Cousuil.
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'before a vote. is taken, the i~residi by Citj/ Cauesdt as any spedtic agenda ltetu, ar~d
on such steer, who ahail be ~ Offiair shalt recognize any dtiaaa in the audianen wishing ~ address•tha eouaeil
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