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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAUGUST 19, 2014 REGULAR MEETING DELORIS"BOBBIE"PRINCE,MAYOR = f,,,,g, JOHN A.COMEAUX,P.E. Co DERRICK FREEMAN,MAYOR PRO TEM City of " INTERIM CITY MANAGER COUNCIL MEMBERS: � ��' SHERRI BELLARD,TRMC RAYMOND SCOTT,JR. CITY SECRETARY TIFFANY L.HAMILTON o r t r t h u r MORRIS ALBRIGHT VAL TIZENO STEPHEN A.MOSELY Texas CITY ATTORNEY WILLIE"BAE"LEWIS,JR. ROBERT E.WILLIAMSON KAPRINA RICHARDSON FRANK AG E N DA City Council Regular Meeting August 19, 2014 p.m. 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) 983-8 115• City Council Meeting City Hall Council Chamber City Of Port Arthur August 19, 2014 5:30 PM PLEASE TURN OFF OR MUTE ALL MOBILE DEVICES I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL Mayor Prince Mayor Pro Tem Freeman Councilmember Scott, Jr. Councilmember Hamilton Councilmember Albright, III Councilmember Mosely Councilmember Lewis, Jr. Councilmember Williamson Councilmember Frank Interim City Manager Comeaux, P.E. City Secretary Bellard, TRMC City Attorney Tizeno Sergeant At Arms: Police Chief Blanton Or Designee II. PROCLAMATIONS & MINUTES Proclamations Minutes — None III. PETITIONS & COMMUNICATIONS A. Speakers — None B. Presentations (1) Proposed 2014-2015 Budget C. Employee Recognition — None D. Correspondence — None IV. PUBLIC HEARING — 6:00 P.M. — NONE 1 AGENDA AUGUST 19, 2014 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Separately Unless Requested By A Council Member Or A Citizen, In Which Event The Item Or Items Will Immediately Be Withdrawn For Individual Consideration In Its Normal Sequence After The Items Not Requiring Separate Discussion Have Been Acted Upon. (A) Expense Reports Mayor Pro Tem, Derrick Freeman Austin, Texas. Texas Municipal League (TML) Leadership Academy Course Dates Of Trip: July 16 — 19, 2014 (In Addition To) $344.42 Councilmember, Raymond Scott Austin, Texas. Ethics Workshop Dates Of Trip: August 6 — 8, 2014 $978.72 Councilmember, Tiffany Hamilton Austin, Texas. Ethics Workshop Dates Of Trip: August 6 — 8, 2014 $1,255.10 Councilmember, Stephen Mosely Austin, Texas. Ethics Workshop Dates Of Trip: August 6 — 8, 2014 $1,388.46 Councilmember, Kaprina Frank Austin, Texas. Ethics Workshop Dates Of Trip: August 6 — 8, 2014 $842.03 2 AGENDA AUGUST 19, 2014 VI. CONSENT AGENDA — CONTINUED Resolutions — Consent (1) P.R. No. 18380 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute A Loan Agreement Between The City Of Port Arthur And John Tyler, Jr., Homeowner, For Participation In The City Of Port Arthur's Owner Occupied Housing Assistance Rehabilitation And Reconstruction Program (2) P.R. No. 18430 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute A Standard Service Agreement And Software License Agreement For The Purchase Of A Landfill GPS System From Geologic Computer Systems Of Waterford, Michigan, For The Not To Exceed Amount Of $113,605.00; Funding Is Available In Account No. 403-1274-533.92-00 (3) P.R. No. 18448 — A Resolution Calling For A Public Hearing To Consider Granting A Specific Use Permit Allowing Daycare Services To Be Provided At 3011 Keystone Avenue, A.K.A. Lot 31, Block 9, Park Place No. 2 Addition (North Of 29th Street And West Of Memorial Boulevard), Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, Z14-04 [SUP# 222] (4) P.R. No. 18449 — A Resolution Calling For A Public Hearing To Consider Granting A Specific Use Permit For A New Dock And Diesel Storage Tank Facilities At 2500 South Martin Luther King, Jr., Drive (Pleasure Island), Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas. Z14-05 [SUP# 223] (5) P.R. No. 18450 — A Resolution Authorizing The Execution Of A Homebuyer's Written Agreement For The Down Payment Assistance And Closing Fees Associated With The Purchase Of 4400 Bethany Street, Port Arthur, Texas, Through The City's Homebuyer's Assistance Program 3 AGENDA AUGUST 19, 2014 I. CONSENT AGENDA — CONTINUED (6) P.R. No. 18457 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute Change Order Nos. 1 And 2 To The Contract Between The City Of Port Arthur And Gulf Coast Audio Of Beaumont, Texas, For The Installation Of A New Sound System For The Council Chamber, Increasing The Contract Amount By $7,748.00 To A New Total Of $64,754.00 And The Contact Time By 11 Calendar Days. Account #001-1203-531.59-00 And #001-1013-513.92-00 (7) P.R. 18460 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute An Interlocal Contract With The City Of Beaumont, Jefferson County, Jasper County, And Orange County, To Secure Grant Funding From The State Of Texas Automobile Theft Prevention Authority For Operation Of The Southeast Texas Auto Theft Task Force (8) P.R. No. 18464 — A Resolution Approving Water And Sewer Adjustments To Certain Utility Accounts (9) P.R. No. 18467 — A Resolution Approving An Amendment To The Performance Milestones Of The Economic Incentive Contract & Loan Agreement Between The City Of Port Arthur Section 4A Economic Development Corporation And J. Z. Russell Industries, Inc. (10) P.R. No. 18468 — A Resolution Authorizing The Execution Of A Contract For A Third Party Energy Review With Energy & Engineering Solutions Of Roanoke, Texas, In An Amount Not-To- Exceed $1,700.00, Account No. 410-125-532.54-00 (11) P.R. No. 18469 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into A Contract With Capitol Appraisal Group, LLC Of Austin, Texas, For The Appraisals Of Industrial Properties In The City's Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ), In An Amount Not-To-Exceed $3,900.00; Account No. 001-1021-514.54-00 4 AGENDA AUGUST 19, 2014 VI. CONSENT AGENDA — CONTINUED (12) P.R. No. 18471 — A Resolution Approving A Community Pre- Employment Program Agreement Between The City Of Port Arthur Section 4A Economic Development Corporation And B&B Ice, Inc., In An Amount Not-To-Exceed $13,000.00 For Two (2) Port Arthur Residents (13) P.R. No. 18472 — A Resolution Approving A Community Pre- Employment Program Agreement Between The City Of Port Arthur Section 4A Economic Development Corporation And Port Arthur Manufacturing, Inc., In An Amount Not-To-Exceed $13,000.00 For Two (2) Port Arthur Residents (14) P.R. No. 18473 — A Resolution Approving A Community Pre- Employment Program Agreement Between The City Of Port Arthur Section 4A Economic Development Corporation And Soutex Surveyors & Engineers, In An Amount Not-To-Exceed $6,500.00 For One (1) Port Arthur Resident (15) P.R. No. 18474 — A Resolution Approving A Community Pre- Employment Program Agreement Between The City Of Port Arthur Section 4A Economic Development Corporation And Arceneaux & Gates Engineers, Inc., In An Amount Not-To-Exceed $6,500.00 For One (1) Port Arthur Resident (16) P.R. No. 18485 — A Resolution Authorizing The Second Year (1st Renewal) Of The Contract Between The City Of Port Arthur And Otis Elevator Company Of Beaumont, Texas, Through Buyboard, For Maintenance Services Of Elevators In The City Buildings In The Amount Of $2,000.00 Per Month For An Annual Not-To-Exceed Amount Of $24,000.00. Funds Are Available In Various Departmental Accounts (17) P.R. No. 18486 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute A Project Grant Agreement With The Texas Department Of Transportation To Assist With Fiscal Year 2015 Operating Expenditures For The City Of Port Arthur Transit System 5 AGENDA AUGUST 19, 2014 VII. ITEMS REQUIRING INDIVIDUAL ACTION — NON-CONSENT A. Resolutions (1) P.R. No. 18453 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into A Contract With Houck Transit Advertising To Pursue Program Income On Behalf Of Transit Such That The Revenues Will Be Shared 50/50 And The Marketing, Accounting And Client Services Will Be Handled By Houck Transit Advertising Of Saint Paul, Minnesota (2) P.R. No. 18462 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into A Contract Between The City Of Port Arthur And APAC- Texas Of Beaumont, Texas, For Pleasure Island Marina Paving, In The Not-To-Exceed Amount Of $405,289.00; Funding Available In Account No. 450-1293-549.89-00 (Subject To Budget Amendment) (3) P.R. No. 18466 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Of Port Arthur Section 4A Economic Development Corporation To Enter Into An Economic Incentive Contract & Loan Agreement With GBM Globe Texas, LLC (4) P.R. No. 18470 — A Resolution Authorizing The Extension Of The Contract With Strategic Government Resources Search Firm As It Pertains To The City Manager Position (5) P.R. No. 18475 — A Resolution Appointing And/Or Reappointing A Director Or Directors To The City Of Port Arthur Section 4A Economic Development Corporation (Requested By Councilmember Hamilton) (6) P. R. No. 18476 - A Resolution Establishing A City Manager's Search Advisory Board (Requested By Mayor Prince) (7) P.R. No. 18480 — A Resolution Authorizing The September 30, 2014 Regularly Scheduled Council Meeting Date To Be Changed To September 29, 2014 At 8:30 A.M. 6 AGENDA AUGUST 19, 2014 VII. ITEMS REQUIRING INDIVIDUAL ACTION — NON-CONSENT (8) P.R. No. 18483 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Secure Professional Engineering Services For The Performance Of A Feasibility Study To Determine The Possibility Of Abandoning The Existing Vista Village Pump Station And Ditches And Connecting The Internal Drainage System Into Jefferson County Drainage District No. 7's El Vista Pump Station System And Detention Pond, The Study To Be Funded By Available General Obligation Bonds Set Aside For Drainage Projects In The City (Requested By Councilmembers Lewis And Mosely) (9) P.R. No. 18484 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Instruct The Public Works Department And The Police Department To Conduct A Traffic Study On West Reverend Dr. Ransom Howard Street Between The Limits Of Houston Avenue And Abe Lincoln Avenue And Abe Lincoln Avenue And Highway 82 To Determine If The Speed Limits On The Referenced Street Sections Can Be Legally Increased (Requested By Councilmember Lewis) (10) P.R. No. 18487 — A Resolution Appointing And/Or Reappointing A Member Or Members To The Port Arthur Youth Advisory Council (11) P. R. No. 18488 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Prepare A Request For Proposals In Order To Engage A Firm To Conduct A Forensic Audit Of All City Departments (Requested By Councilmember Lewis) B. Ordinances (1) P.O. No. 6393 — An Ordinance Granting An Abandonment Of A Portion Of Shreveport Avenue Right-Of-Way In Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas As Depicted On The Display Map And Providing The Effective Date Of This Ordinance (A14-02 — Jefferson County) (2) P.O. No. 6394 — An Ordinance Amending Section 7.04 Of The City Of Port Arthur Section 4A Economic Development Corporation's Bylaws (Requested By Councilmember Mosely) AGENDA AUGUST 19, 2014 VII. ITEMS REQUIRING INDIVIDUAL ACTION — NON-CONSENT CONTINUED (3) P. O. No. 6395 — An Ordinance As It Pertains To The Recording Of Executive Sessions By Adding Section 2-53 To The Code Of Ordinances (Requested By Councilmember Lewis) (4) P.O. No. 6397 — An Appropriation Ordinance Amending The Pleasure Island Budget For The Fiscal Year Beginning October 1, 2013 And Ending September 30, 2014 By $256,000.00 In Order To Fund Paving Of The Parking Lot At The Pleasure Island Administration Building And At The Pleasure Island Marina VIII. ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING *************************************************** NOTE: If The Meeting Extends Past 11:59PM, The City Council May Elect To Recess The Meeting And Reconvene At 8:30AM On August 20, 2014. 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 *************************************************** 8 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.