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MORRIS ALBF;IGHT, Ill, MAYOR PRO TEM
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ELIZABETH "LIZ" SELLER
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AGENDA
City Council
Regular Meeting
July 10, 2001
5:30 p.m.
TIERRI HANKS
CITY ;SECRETARY
'VAL TIZENO
CITY ATTORNEY
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STE',PHEN FITZGIBBONS
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CITY COUNCIL MEETING
City Hall Council Chamber
City Of Port Arthur
July 10, 2001
5:30PM
I. ROLL CALL, INVOCATION 8~ PLEDGE
Mayor Ortiz
Mayor Pro Tem Barker
Councilmember Hannah
Councilmember Henderson
Councilmember Gillam III
Councilmember Linden
Councilmember Bowers
Councilmember Chaisson
Councilmember Allen
City Manager Fitzgibbons
City Secretary Dixon
City Attorney Sokolow
II. PROCLAMATIONS & MINUTES
Minutes -Regular Meeting Held June 26, 2001
III. PETITIONS & COMMUNICATIONS
A. Presentation Of 2001 All-America City Finalist Award To Dr. Laura
Stafford, Coordinator Of 2001 Presentation
B. Speakers
(1) PAISD Board President Bobby Feemster & Acting Superintendent Dr.
Louis Reed Regarding Joint Summer Recreational Youth Activities
Program (P. R. No. 11406)
(2) John Paul Regarding Use Of City Building For Port Arthur's Prime Living
Center For The Terminally ill
(3) Dwight Thomas Regarding Completion Of Mauve Street
(4) Sunyani Johnson, Gwendolyn Johnson, Tharen Robertson And Reverend
Kendall Graham Regarding Programs Of Role Models, Inc.
(5) Patti Oltremari Regarding Annual Funding For The Southeast Texas Arts
Council
(6) Melton J. Trainer Regarding Sewage Line At 1648 E. 13th Street
C. Correspondence
Petition Requesting Sewer Line Replacement In Alley Between 3900-
4000 Block Of 15th Street And Brinkman Drive To Rosedale
AGENDA CONSENT
JULY 10, 2001
IV. PUBLIC HEARINGS - 7:OOPM
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. 11376 - A Resolution Supporting The Proposed Development And
Construction Of An 84 Unit Complex, "Greens On Turtle Creek" For The Elderly
At 3100/3200 Turtle Creek Drive Under The Federal Tax Credit Program And In
Compliance With All Applicable City Ordinances And Development Standards.
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 Computer Information
Systems, Inc., Skokie, IL., In The Amount Of $6,000 For The Annual
License Renewal Fee For Maintenance On the Police Department's CAD
System.
B. Consideration And Approval Of Awarding A Bid For The Purchase Of
Four Patrol Car Video Systems To Kustom Signals, Inc., In The Amount
Of $17,740 For The Police Department.
C. Consideration And Approval Of Payment To SHI Government Solutions,
Austin, Texas, In The Amount Of $11,396 For Computer Application
Software.
D. Consideration And Approval Of Awarding A Bid For The Purchase Of
Thirteen Laptop Computers To Dell Computers, Round Rock, Texas In
The Amount Of $22,139.
E. Consideration And Approval Of Awarding A Bid For The Purchase Of
Perimeter Fencing To Brown Fencing & Construction, Beaumont, Texas
In The Amount Of $8,150 For The City Of Port Arthur's Sanitary Landfill.
AGENDA CONSENT
JULY 10, 2001
VI. CONSENT AGENDA (CONTINUED)
F. Consideration And Approval Of Awarding A Bid For The Purchase Of
Three Submersible Sewage Pumps To Phoenix Pump, Inc., Houston,
Texas In The Amount Of $15,479 For The Utility Operations Department
(Wastewater Conveyance Division).
G. Consideration And Approval To Reject All Bids Received For The
Renovations At Rose Hill Manor (100 Woodworth Boulevard).
H. Consideration And Approval Of Awarding A Bid For The Purchase Of Two
Scanners To C&I Technology Center, Port Arthur, Texas In The Amount
Of $8,305 For The Finance And City Secretary's Office.
Consideration And Approval To Reject All Bids Received For The Mowing
Of Privately-Owned And City-Owned Vacant Lots In Areas "B", "C" And
«D„
Approval Of Expense Accounts:
Mayor Oscar G. Ortiz:
Use Of Personal Auto On City Business, June, 2001 $ 100.00
Mayor ProTem Barker:
Use Of Personal Auto On City Business, June, 2001 $ 100.00
Attend All-America City Competition, Atlanta, GA,
June 20-25, 2001 $ 1,339.72
Attend Team City Meeting, Beaumont, TX, June 14, 2001 $ 14.66
Councilmember Thomas J. Henderson:
Use Of Personal Auto On City Business, May-June, 2001 $ 147.66
Councilmember Tom Gillam:
Use Of Personal Auto On City Business, May-June, 2001 $ 172.50
Attend All-America City Competition, Atlanta, GA,
June 21-22, 2001 $ 606.93
Councilmember Rose Chaisson:
Attend All-America City Competition, Atlanta, GA,
June 21-24, 2001 $ 1,055.00
City Attorney Mark T. Sokolow:
Attend Meeting With Ben Hall, Houston, TX, June 28, 2001 $ 77.99
Attend Legislative TML Legislative Wrap-Up Seminar,
Dallas, TX, June 25, 2001 $ 355.12
AGENDA CONSENT
JULY 10, X101
VI. CONSENT AGENDA (CONTINUED)
Resolutions -Consent
(1) P. R. No. 11319 - A Resolution Approving An Industrial District
Agreement With ExxonMobil Oil Corporation.
(2) P. R. No. 11320 - A Resolution Approving An Industrial District
Agreement With Mobil Pipe Line Company.
(3) P. R. No. 11368 - A Resolution Authorizing The Mayor And City Manager
To Execute Change Order No. One (Increasing Contract By $5,037.75 'To
A New Contract Total Of $259,695.75), Authorizing The City Manager 'To
Execute A Certificate Of Acceptance To The Contract Dated May ;i0,
2000 Between The City Of Port Arthur And Basco Construction, Inc. Of
Nederland, Texas For Construction Of The New Babe Zaharias Golf
Course Club House In The City Of Port Arthur And Authorizing Final
Payment Of $40,998.15.
(4) P. R. No. 11384 - A Resolution Authorizing The Execution Of Contracts In
The Amount Of $22,000, This Being $6,000 For The Port Arthur Adult
Day Activity Center And $16,000 For The Care Community Program Of
Port Arthur For The Benefit Of The Low And Moderate Income Residents
Of The City.
(5) P. R. No. 11389 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Attorney Or His
Designee To Apply For A Grant Program For "Planning, Implementing
And Enhancing Strategies In Community Prosecution" From The Bureau
Of Justice Assistance.
(6) P. R. No. 11390 - A Resolution Awarding A Contract And Authorizing The
Execution Of Said Contract In The Amount Of $693,800 For Construction
Of The Pleasure Island Elevated Water Storage Tank Between The Gity
Of Port Arthur And CB&I Constructors, Inc., Of Houston, Texas.
(7) P. R. No. 11391 - A Resolution Authorizing The Execution Of Contracts
Between The City Of Port Arthur And The Public Services Organizations
For Public Service Activities In The Amount Of $62,500, This Being
$7,500 For The Port Arthur Housing Authority And $55,000 For PAISD
(DeQueen - $15,000, Franklin - $15,000, Washington - $15,000 And
Houston - $10,000) Of Port Arthur For The Benefit Of The Low And
Moderate Income Residents Of The City.
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AGENDA CONSENT
JULY 10, 2001
VI. CONSENT AGENDA (CONTINUED)
(8) P. R. No. 11392 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute
A Contract Between The City Of Port Arthur And Don S. Reichle &
Associates, Inc., For Engineering Services, Not To Exceed $40,000,
Related To Rehabilitation Of The Procter Street Extension Elevated
Storage Tank.
(9) P. R. No. 11393 - A Resolution Approving Sewer Adjustment To Certain
Utility Accounts.
(10) P. R. No. 11394 - A Resolution Authorizing The Execution Of Pipeline
Permit 01-03 From The City Of Port Arthur To Sabine Propylene Pipeline,
L.P., Of Houston, Texas In Connection With The Installation Of An 8"
Natural Gas Liquids Pipeline Within The Corporate Limits Of The City Of
Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas Located Along State Highway 366
And 32"d Street Before Entering Into Fina Property.
(11) P. R. No. 11395 - A Resolution Authorizing The Execution Of Pipeline
Permit 01-04 From The City Of Port Arthur To BASF/Fina
Petrochemicals, L.P., Of Port Arthur, Texas In Connection With The
Installation, Operation And Maintenance Of A 12.75" O.D. Natural Gas
Pipeline Within The Corporate Limits Of The City Of Port Arthur, Jefferson
County, Texas, Located Along State Highway 366 And 32"d Street Before
Entering Into Fina Property.
(12) P. R. No. 11396 - A Resolution Authorizing The Execution Of Pipeline
Permit 01-05 From The City Of Port Arthur To TEPCCO (Texas Pipeline
Products Company) L. P., Of Port Arthur, Texas In Connection With The
Installation Of An 8" Ethylene Pipeline Within The Corporate Limits Of
The City Of Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas Located Along State
Highway 366 And 32"d Street Before Entering Into Fina Property.
(13) P. R. No. 11399 - A Resolution Of The City Of Port Arthur, Texas
Approving The Submittal Of An Application To The Texas Department Of
Transportation Statewide Transportation Enhancement Program For A
Project Nomination Provided By The Transportation Equity Act For The
21St Century.
(14) P. R. No. 11403 - A Resolution Approving A Contract Between The Port
Arthur Section 4A Economic Development Corporation And The
Cornerstone Group (At A Cost Of $12,000 Plus Reimbursement Of Direct
Travel Expenses) To Provide An Assessment Of The Development Of
Incentive Policy And Guidelines.
AGENDA CONSENT
JULY 10, 2001
VI. CONSENT AGENDA (CONTINUED)
(15) P. R. No. 11404 - A Resolution Approving A Contract Between The Port
Arthur Section 4A Economic Development Corporation And The
Cornerstone Group (At A Cost Of $2,500 Plus Reimbursement Of Direct
Travel Expenses) To Redraft The Bylaws And Develop Standard
Operating Procedures.
(16) P. R. No. 11405 - A Resolution Approving A Contract Between The Port
Arthur Section 4A Economic Development Corporation And The
Cornerstone Group (At A Cost Of $2,500 Plus Reimbursement Of Direct
Travel Expenses) To Study Business Parks And TIF Districts.
(17) P. R. No. 11406 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager Of The City
Of Port Arthur To Accept A Check From The Port Arthur Independent
School District For Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) For The
City's Summer Recreational Youth Activities Program.
(18) P. R. No. 11407 - A Resolution Ratifying The Commissioners' Court
Action In Accepting Payment On A Tax Delinquent Account For Joseph
Boesch And Approving A Waiver Of Penalty And Interest On The Account
Per The Request Of The Assessor-Collector Of Taxes For Jefferson
County.
AGENDA NON-CONSENT
JULY 10, 2001
VII.. ITEMS REQUIRING INDIVIDUAL ACTION
A. Resolutions
(1) P. R. No. 11374 - A Resolution Establishing A Policy And Delineating
Procedures For Easement/Right-Of-Way Restoration Following Utility
Work.
(2) P. R. No. 11398 - A Resolution Appointing Or Re-Appointing A Member
Or Members To The Planning And Zoning Commission.
(3) P. R. No. 11401 - A Resolution Appointing A Member Or Members To
The Library Board.
B. Ordinances
P. O. No. 5158 - An Ordinance Authorizing The Advertisement For Sale
Of A Building Located At 6554 Gulfway Drive, Port Arthur, Texas.
C. *Reports And Recommendations
(1) Report And Video On Project Labor Agreements (Requested By Mayor
Ortiz)
(2) Report On Regulation Of Boats On Intercoastal Canal (Requested By
Mayor Ortiz)
(3) Report On Policy Regarding Renewal Of Building Permits And Speeding
Up The Completion Process (Requested By Councilmember Henderson)
(4) Report On Future Plans For EI Vista Road (Requested By
Councilmember Gillam)
(5) Report On New Health Facility (Requested By Councilmember Bowers)
(6) Report On City-Owned Properties (Requested By Councilmember
Hannah)
(7) Report On Installing Speed Bumps Or Other Measures In Neighborhoods
(Requested By Councilmember Hannah)
(8) Report On The 2001 4th Of July Celebration (Requested By Mayor Ortiz)
(9) May, 2001 Financial Report
(10) Report On Mobile Home Committee Recommendation
(11) Report On Employment Transportation Initiative
(12) Report On The Fiscal Year 2001-2002 Proposed Budget
(13) Report On Lakeside/Palomar Community Meeting To Be Held On July 12,
2001 At The Lakeside/Palomar Community Center (Lakeside Plaza (c~
Salisbury Street) At 7PM Regarding Proposed Overpasses On Highway
73 At Spur 93 & The Union Pacific Railroad Tracks
*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.
AGENDA NON-CONSENT
JULY '10, 2001
VIII. REPORTS OF BOARDS & COMMITTEES -None
IX. *CLOSED MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION)
In Order To Comply With The Requirements Of Section 551.101 Of Chapter 551
(Open Meetings Law) Of The Texas Government Code [Formerly Article 6252-
17, Section 2(a)], Prior To Going Into Closed Meeting The Presiding Officer Of
The City Should Make The Following Public Announcement:
A Closed Meeting Or Executive Session Will Now Be Held Pursuant To The
Following Sections Of Chapter 551 Texas Government Code":
Section 551.071 -Litigation And/Or Legal Advice
Section 551.072 -Land
Section 551.073 -Negotiated Contracts For Prospective Gifts To The City
Section 551.074 -Personnel
Section 551.076 -Security Personnel Or Devices
Section 551.086 -Economic Incentives
!Closed Meeting:
(1) Section 551.074 Government Code -Discuss The Appointment Arid
Confirmation Of The New Police Chief
1;2) Section 551.072 Government Code -Discuss The Value Of Land As It
Pertains To Locating The Southeast Texas Regional Planning
Commission In Port Arthur
'°The Items In Executive Session May Be Discussed And Acted On In Open
Session
X. I=UTURE AGENDA ITEMS OR REQUESTED REPORTS
Items For Future Agenda Consideration Or Reports From Staff May Be
F2equested But No Discussion Of Any Item Or Request Shall Take Place.
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AGENDA NON-CONSENT
JULY 10, 2001
XI. 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 July 11, 2001. 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.