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Home My WebLink AboutPOST 07.08.15 REGULAR MEETING POST AGENDA REPORT City Council Meeting City Hall Council Chamber City Of Port Arthur July 7, 2015 8:30 A.M. PLEASE TURN OFF OR MUTE ALL MOBILE DEVICES I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL Mayor Prince Mayor Pro Tern Frank Councilmember Scott, Jr. Councilmember Hamilton Councilmember Albright, III Councilmember Mosely Councilmember Lewis, Jr. Councilmember Swati Councilmember Freeman City Manager McDougal City Secretary Bellard, TRMC City Attorney Tizeno Sergeant At Arms: Police Chief Blanton Or Designee II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA III. PROCLAMATIONS & MINUTES Proclamations Minutes February 17, 2015 Regular Meeting - ADOPTED March 17, 2015 Regular Meeting - ADOPTED IV. PETITIONS & COMMUNICATIONS A. Speakers — None i AGENDA JULY 7, 2015 IV. PETITIONS & COMMUNICATIONS — CONTINUED B. Presentations (1) Ms. Chasity Bobino And Mr. Michael Jefferson Regarding The 1St Annual Chasity Bobino Community Fest C. Employee Recognition — None D. Correspondence — None V. PUBLIC HEARINGS — 9:00 A.M. — NONE VI. UNFINISHED BUSINESS (1) P.R. No. 19002 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute A Lease Agreement Between The City Of Port Arthur And The Port Arthur Yacht Club Motion to Table: DF Second: KF Voting Yes: 8 Voting No: 0 w/o:TH ADOPTED TABLED VII. 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Separately Unless Requested By A Council Member Or A Citizen, In Which Event The Item Or Items Will Immediately Be Withdrawn For Individual Consideration In Its Normal Sequence After The Items Not Requiring Separate Discussion Have Been Acted Upon.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: RS Second: MA Voting Yes: 8 Voting No: 0 ADOPTED 1 2 AGENDA JULY 7, 2015 VII. CONSENT AGENDA — CONTINUED A. Expense Reports: Mayor Deloris Prince: TML Board Meeting Corpus Christi, TX June 25-26, 2015 $629.85 B. Resolutions — Consent (1) P.R. No. 18924 — A Resolution Calling A Public Hearing To Consider The Designation Of A Reinvestment Zone For The Downtown/Lamar State College Area Pursuant To Chapter 312.201 Of The Texas Tax Code Resolution No. 15-236 (2) P.R. No. 19016 — A Resolution Calling A Public Hearing To Consider The Designation Of A Reinvestment Zone For The Downtown/Port Of Port Arthur Area Pursuant To Chapter 312.201 Of The Texas Tax Code Resolution No. 15-237 (3) P.R. No. 19034 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute Settlement Of A Claim In The Amount Of $8,600.00 Made Against Kayla McCall And Pronto General Agency, Ltd., As A Result Of The Property Damage To The Traffic Controller Cabinet At The XYZ Gate (2800 MLK Drive) Resolution No. 15-238 AGENDA JULY 7, 2015 VII. CONSENT AGENDA — CONTINUED (4) P.R. No. 19035 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute Settlement Of An Automobile Physical Damage Claim In The Amount Of $7,082.37 Made Against Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool (TML) As A Result Of The Property Damage To Police Vehicle #1836 PULLED Motion: MA Second: RS Voting Yes: 8 Voting No: 0 W/O: TH ADOPTED Resolution No. 15-246 (5) P.R. No. 19036 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute Settlement Of An Automobile Physical Damage Claim In The Amount Of $6,513.46 Made Against Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool (TML) As A Result Of The Property Damage To Police Vehicle #1811 Resolution No. 15-239 (6) P.R. No. 19037 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute Settlement Of An Automobile Physical Damage Claim In The Amount Of $8,992.15 Made Against Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool (TML) As A Result Of The Property Damage To Police Vehicle #1835 Resolution No. 15-240 (7) P.R. No. 19038 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute Settlement Of An Automobile Physical Damage Claim In The Amount Of $6,727.50 Made Against Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool (TML) As A Result Of The Property Damage To Police Vehicle #1888 Resolution No. 15-241 4 AGENDA JULY 7, 2015 VII. CONSENT AGENDA — CONTINUED (8) P.R. No. 19039 — A Resolution Approving Water And Sewer Adjustment To Certain Utility Accounts Resolution No. 15-242 (9) P.R. No. 19041 — A Resolution Authorizing An Increase In The Existing Blanket Order By $20,000.00 For Southeast Service Company Of Port Arthur, Texas, For Maintenance Services For The Heating, Ventilation And Air Conditioning Systems (HVAC) In City Buildings. Funding Available In Various Departmental Accounts PULLED Motion: RS Second: KF Voting Yes: 9 Voting No: 0 ADOPTED Resolution No. 15-247 (10) P.R. No. 19046 — A Resolution Authorizing The Second Year (First Renewal) Of A Contract With Farrwest Environmental Supply, Inc., Of Schertz, Texas, For The Lease, Calibration And Servicing Of Hazardous Materials Detection Equipment, In An Amount Not To Exceed $33,152.80. Funding From Fire Department Account No. 001-1121-522.42-00 Resolution No. 15-243 (11) P.R. No. 19047 — A Resolution Approving The FY 2015-2016 Contract Between The City Of Port Arthur And The Department Of State Health Services For The Public Health Emergency Preparedness Program In The Amount Of $100,296.00 Resolution No. 15-244 5 AGENDA JULY 7, 2015 VII. CONSENT AGENDA — CONTINUED (12) P.R. No. 19048 — A Resolution Amending The Uniform Tax Abatement Policy For The Term March 9, 2014 Through March 9, 2016 Pursuant To Chapter 312 Of The Texas Property Code PULLED Motion: WL Second: DF Voting Yes: 8 Voting No: 0 W/O: DP ADOPTED Resolution No. 15-248 (13) P.R. No. 19050 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Submit To The Texas Department Of Transportation (TXDOT) The Fiscal Year 2015 Bus And Bus Facility Program (FTA § 5339) Funding Application For Improvements To The New Transit Administration Building Resolution No. 15-245 (14) P.R. No. 19051 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute Change Order No. 3 To The Contract Between The City Of Port Arthur And McInnis Construction, Inc., Of Silsbee, Texas, For The 18th Street Improvements Project, For The Additional Work On The Existing 24" Waterline Running Along 19th Street Increasing The Contract To An Additional $120,378.00 And A Time Extension Of 119 Days, Due To Additional Work Performance. Funds Available In Project No. 12118T, GLO Round 2.2 Account No. 144-1201- 532.59-00 PULLED Motion: WL Second: DF Voting Yes: 9 Voting No: 0 ADOPTED Resolution No. 15-249 J 6 AGENDA JULY 7, 2015 VII. CONSENT AGENDA — CONTINUED (15) P.R. No. 19052 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Review Contract Delay For Allco, L.L.C., For Work Being Performed On The City Of Port Arthur 24" Waterline From 19th Street To The Sabine Neches Canal Project, As Another Contractors Has Completed Working On The City Of Port Arthur Project Which Allows Allco, L.L.C., To Finish This Project (With A Completion Date Of August 9, 2015) PULLED Motion: WL Second: KF Voting Yes: 9 Voting No: 0 ADOPTED Resolution No. 15-250 VIII. ITEMS REQUIRING INDIVIDUAL ACTION — NON-CONSENT A. Resolutions (1) P.R. No. 19054 — 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) Motion: DF Second: KF Voting Yes: 9 Voting No: 0 ADOPTED Resolution No. 15-251 AGENDA JULY 7, 2015 VIII. ITEMS REQUIRING INDIVIDUAL ACTION — NON-CONSENT - CONTINUED B. Ordinances (1) P.O. No. 6474 — An Ordinance Amending Chapter 70 Parks And Recreation Section 70-45 Horseback Riding And Section 70-60 Traffic Providing For A Ban Of ATVS And Horses On Public Parks; Providing For Penalties And Effective Date And For Publication Thereof Motion: RS Second: DF Motion to Amend: DF Second: OS Voting Yes: 9 Voting No: 0 ADOPTED AS AMENDED Ordinance No. 15-32 (2) P.O. No. 6475 — An Ordinance Of The City Of Port Arthur, Texas, Authorizing The Donation Of 0.4114 Acres Tract Of Land Located At Approximately 1200 Lakeshore Drive To Lamar State College Port Arthur Pursuant To 272.001 (3) Of The Texas Local Government Code Motion: DF Second: KF Motion to Table: RS Second: MA Voting Yes: 5 Voting No: 4 (KF, DF, WL & MP) TABLED 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": s AGENDA JULY 7, 2015 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 551.087 Government Code — To Discuss Incentives/Tax Abatements For Commercial And/Or Industrial Business Prospects (Pure System International) (2) Section 551.071 Government Code — Legal Advice/Consultation Regarding Labor And Employment Law Issues *The Items In Executive Session May Be Discussed And Acted On In Open Session X. 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 July 8, 2015. 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 ************************************************************ 9