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Home My WebLink AboutPOST 06.11.13 REGULAR MEETING POST AGENDA REPORT City Council Meeting City Hall Council Chamber City Of Port Arthur June 11, 2013 8:30AM PLEASE TURN OFF OR MUTE ALL CELL PHONES I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL Mayor Prince Mayor Pro Tem Williamson Councilmember Scott, Jr. Councilmember Segler Councilmember Albright, III Councilmember Troy Councilmember Lewis, Jr. Councilmember Freeman Councilmember Thomas City Manager Johnson City Secretary Bellard City Attorney Tizeno Sergeant At Arms: Police Chief Blanton Or Designee II. PROCLAMATIONS & MINUTES Proclamations Minutes April 2, 2013 Regular Meeting - April 9, 2013 Special Meeting - April 30, 2013 Special Executive Meeting - April 30, 2013 Regular Meeting - III. PETITIONS & COMMUNICATIONS A. Speakers (1) Harold Doucet, Sr. Regarding Travel Ordinance (2) Mike Licatino Regarding Port Arthur Police Department (3) Lydia Jane Robertson Regarding The Port Arthur Police Department And The Port Arthur School System (4) Geraldine Hunt Regarding International Jubilee In The City By The Sea AGENDA JUNE 11, 2013 III. PETITIONS & COMMUNICATIONS - CONTINUED B. Presentations (1) Presentation Of 2012 Employee Service Awards (2) Presentation Regarding TGS Depot (3) Presentation Update Regarding Hurricane Ike Round II Housing And Demolition Issues (4) Presentation By Dwight Wagner Regarding Health Fair (5) Presentation Regarding Blue Santa Program C. Employee Recognition - None D. Correspondence - None IV. PUBLIC HEARINGS - 9:00 a.m. - None V. UNFINISHED BUSINESS The Following Items Of Business Were Held From The Previous Meeting At Which No Action Was Taken On These Items: None 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Separately Unless Requested By A Council Member Or A Citizen, In Which Event The Item Or Items Will Immediately Be Withdrawn For Individual Consideration In Its Normal Sequence After The Items Not Requiring Separate Discussion Have Been Acted Upon. Motion: MA Second: DF Voting Yes: 9 Voting No: 0 APPROVED (A) Consideration And Approval Of Payment To Texas Municipal League In The Amount Of $5,645 For League Services Including Texas Town & City Magazine For July, 2013 - June, 2014 2 AGENDA JUNE 11, 2013 VI. CONSENT AGENDA - CONTINUED (B) Expense Reports: City Secretary Sherri Bellard Attended TX Municipal Clerks Seminar Lubbock, Texas, April 3 -5, 2013 $1,190.14 Resolutions - Consent (1) P.R. No. 17562 - A Resolution Rejecting The Bid Received For The Repair Of Utility Cuts In Flexible Base Streets Resolution No: 13 -244 (2) P.R. No. 17659 - A Resolution Authorizing The Execution Of An Annual Contract For High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Pipe With HD Supply Waterworks, Ltd Of Beaumont, Texas In An Amount Not To Exceed $25,000. Accounts 001 -1204- 531.34 -00 And 001 -1204- 531.84 -00 Resolution No: 13 -245 (3) P.R. No. 17660 - A Resolution Authorizing The Execution Of An Annual Contract For Concrete Pipe & Boxes With ACT Pipe & Supply Of Beaumont, Texas In An Amount Not To Exceed $100,000. Accounts 001 - 1204 - 531.34 -00 And 001 - 1204 - 531.84 -00 Resolution No: 13 -246 (4) P.R. No. 17695 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute Settlement Of An Automobile Physical Damage Claim In The Amount Of $10,981.20 Made Against Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool (TML) As A Result Of The Property Damage To City Police Vehicle #1827 Resolution No: 13 -247 (5) P.R. No. 17697 - A Resolution Authorizing Execution Of A Homebuyer's Written Agreement For The Purchase Of 4506 Aspen Lane, Port Arthur, Texas Through The City's Homebuyer's Assistance Program Resolution No: 13 -248 3 AGENDA JU NE 11, 2013 VI CO NSENT AGENDA - CONTINUED (6) P.R. No. 17698 - A Resolution Authorizing Execution Of A Homebuyer's Written Agreement For The Purchase Of 4512 Aspen Lane, Port Arthur, Texas Through The City's Homebuyer's Assistance Program Resolution No: 13 -249 (7) P.R. No. 17707 - A Resolution Awarding A Quote From 1 Choice Procurement Solutions, LLC, Of Chesterbrook, Pennsylvania In The Not To Exceed Amount Of $6,845.60 For FY 2013 Periodical Subscriptions; Funding Available In Account No. 001- 1403 - 551.47- 02 Resolution No: 13 -250 (8) P.R. No. 17708 - A Resolution Authorizing The Purchase Of A % Ton Service Truck From Philpott Motors Of Nederland, Texas For The Electrical Division Through Buyboard In The Amount Of $36,662.61, Account 625 - 1801 - 533.93 -05 Resolution No: 13 -251 (9) P.R. No. 17709 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute The Second Year (1 Renewal) Of The Agreement With Crowder Gulf Of Theodore, Alabama For Debris Removal & Emergency Services For The City Of Port Arthur In The Event Of An Emergency Or Disaster Resolution No: 13 -252 (10) P.R. No. 17710 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute Settlement Of A Claim In The Amount Of $22,563.00 Made Against Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool (TML) As A Result Of Damage To The Amos Evans Gym /Multipurpose Building Resolution No: 13 -253 4 AGENDA JUNE 11, 2013 VI. CONSENT AGENDA - CONTINUED (11) P.R. No. 17711 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Of Port Arthur Section 4A Economic Development Corporation To Place A Billboard Ad In The Houston Market For Six (6) - Four (4) Week Periods Using Cornerstone Advertising & Design Of Beaumont, Texas, For Creating A Billboard Message And Agency Fees For Billboard Research, Preparation Of Contract And Monitoring Of Billboard During Rental Period In An Amount Not To Exceed $7,711.74 Motion: DF Second: MA Motion To Table: MA Second: DF Voting Yes:5 MA, DF, LS, MPT, MP Voting No: 4 WL, RS, KT, RT TABLED (12) P.R. No. 17712 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Of Port Arthur Section 4A Economic Development Corporation To Enter Into An On- The -Job Training Contract With BOD Environmental For Reimbursement Of 50% Of The Training Cost For Port Arthur Residents Not To Exceed $16,500 Resolution No: 13 -254 (13) P.R. No. 17713 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Of Port Arthur Section 4A Economic Development Corporation To Execute Change Order 02 To The Contract Between PAEDC And R.L. Abatement, Inc. For Asbestos, Lead And Mold Abatement At 501 Procter Street; Increasing The Contract Term By 15 Days And The Contract Amount By $17,900.00 To A New Total Of $264,300 Resolution No: 13 -255 (14) P.R. No. 17715 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Of Port Arthur Section 4A Economic Development Corporation To Pay An Invoice In The Amount Of $35,018.77 From Entergy, Texas, Inc. For The Purchase And Installation Of A Transformer And Eight (8) Street Lights And Poles In The Spur 93 Business Park On Kerry "Twin" Thomas Drive (120- 1429 - 582 - 59.02) Resolution No: 13 -256 5 AGENDA JUNE 11, 2013 VI. CONSENT AGENDA - CONTINUED (15) P.R. No. 17716 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Of Port Arthur Section 4A Economic Development Corporation To Be A Sponsor At The World Trade 100's 3 rd Annual Logistics Development Forum In Park City, Utah In The Amount Of $5,600 Resolution No: 13 -257 (16) P.R. No. 17717 - A Resolution Authorizing The Purchase Of Sewage Pumps For The Utility Operations Department From Smith Pump Company, Inc., Of Houston, Texas, In The Total Amount Of $107,169.50. Funds Are Available In Account No. 428 -1625- 532.83 -00 Resolution No: 13 -258 (17) P.R. No. 17718 - A Resolution Approving Water And Sewer Adjustment To Certain Utility Accounts Motion: MPT Second: DF Voting Yes: 9 Voting No: 0 APPROVED Resolution No: 13 -261 (18) P.R. No. 17719 - A Resolution Authorizing Execution Of A Homebuyer's Written Agreement For The Purchase Of 2334 5 th Street, Port Arthur, Texas Through The City's Homebuyer's Assistance Program Resolution No: 13 -259 (19) P.R. No. 17722 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Of Port Arthur Section 4A Economic Development Corporation To Place A Billboard Ad In The Houston Market For Six (6) - Four (4) Week Periods Using CBS Outdoor Billboard Of Houston, Texas To Produce A Vinyl Design And For Placement Of Billboard At A Cost Not To Exceed $42,554.27 Motion: MPT Second: DF Motion To Table: MA Second: MPT Voting Yes:8 Voting No: 1 RS TABLED i 6 AGENDA JUNE 11, 2013 VI. CONSENT AGENDA - CONTINUED (20) P.R. No. 17723 - A Resolution Ratifying The Waiver Of Penalties And Interest In The Amount Of $89.41 By The Jefferson County Commissioners' Court Per Section 33.011 Of The State Property Tax Code Resolution No: 13 -260 VII. ITEMS REQUIRING INDIVIDUAL ACTION - NON - CONSENT A. Resolutions - None B. Ordinances (1) P.O. No. 6323 - An Ordinance Authorizing The Sale Of Surplus Furniture /Minor Equipment, Vehicles, Equipment, Or Heavy Equipment By A Public Online Auction Through Rene Bates Auctioneers, Inc. Motion: MA Second: KT Voting Yes: 9 Voting No: 0 APPROVED Ordinance No: 13 -30 C. Reports And Recommendations (1) Report On Equipment And Monies Owed To City By Former Councilmember (2) Report On Maintenance And Cleaning Of Taylor Bayou Boat Ramp (Requested By Councilmember Lewis) (3) Report On Post Ordinance Approval Procedures And Custody (Requested By Councilmember Lewis) (4) Report On Disposal Of Tires (Requested By Councilmember Thomas) VIII. REPORTS OF BOARDS & COMMITTEES - None i AGENDA JUNE 11, 2013 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 ": IX. *CLOSED MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION) - CONTINUED 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 551.087 - Deliberations Regarding Economic Development Incentives Closed Meeting: (1) Section 551.071 Government Code - To Discuss With The City Attorney Potential Litigation For Violations Of Chapter 34 Of The City Of Port Arthur Code Of Ordinances And The Collection Of Fees Owed To The City (2) Section 551.087 Government Code - To Discuss Incentives For Commercial, Residential, And /Or Industrial Business Prospects (Procter Street Properties, Inc.) (3) Section 551.087 Government Code - To Discuss Incentives For Commercial, Residential, And /Industrial Business Prospects Regarding A Retail Development Near Memorial Boulevard And Highway 365 *The Items In Executive Session May Be Discussed And Acted On In Open Session 8 AGENDA JUNE 11, 2013 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 June 12, 2013. 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 ************************************************************* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** i 9