PETITIONS & COMMUNICATIONS A. Speakers - None B. Presentations - None C. Employee Recognition - None D. Correspondence Certification Of 2013 General And Special Election
P.O. No. 6306 - An Ordinance Of The City Of Port Arthur, Texas Setting The Just And Reasonable Rates To Be Charged By Texas Gas Service ("TGS") For Gas Service For Customers In The City Of Port Arthur, Texas; Requiring Reimbursement Of Municipal Rate Case Expenses; Finding That The Meeting Complies With The Open Meetings Act; And Declaring An Effective Date For This Ordinance
P.R. No. 17555 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute A Contract With Soutex Surveyors & Engineers For The Design And Construction Management For The Concession Stand At County Park In An Amount Not To Exceed $11,750.00 (Account No. 001-1402-551.51-00)
To Consider For The Next Two (2) Years, Commencing On October 1, 2013, And Extending Until September 30, 2015, Shall The Existing Section 4A Sales And Use Tax Within The City Of Port Arthur Be Utilized For The Purposes Of Costs Of Land, Buildings, Equipment, Facilities And Improvements, Suitable For Use For Entertainment And Related Roads, Streets, Water And Sewer Facilities, And Other Related Improvements That Enhance Any Of The Items Described Above, Which Are A Category Of Projects Under Section 4B, Chapter 505.152, Texas Local Government Code With The Condition That The Total Spending On The Referenced 4B Projects Will Not Exceed $400,000 Per Year. Said Period Of Time Can Be Extended An Additional Two (2) Years By The City Council By A 2/3 Vote Of The City Council After Reviewing Public Comments On The Proposed Cost And Impact Of Such Projects.
P.R. No. 17550 - A Resolution Awarding A Six Month Contract With Aquila Golf, Inc. For The Purpose Of Providing Operation And Maintenance Of The Babe Didrikson Zaharias Memorial Golf Course
Consideration And Approval Of Payment To Siemens Industry, Inc., Houston, TX In The Amount Of $124,008.64 For Sodium Chlorite For The Utility Operations Department, Water Purification Division
P.R. No. 17550 - A Resolution Awarding A Six Month Contract With Aquila Golf, Inc. For The Purpose Of Providing Operation And Maintenance Of The Babe Didrikson Zaharias Memorial Golf Course
P.R. No. 17580 - A Resolution Authorizing A Three Year Contract With Liberty Texas Tire Recycling, LLC Of Baytown, Texas For The Disposal Of Scrap Tires For The Public Works Solid Waste Division In An Amount Not To Exceed $20,000 For The First Year. Funds Are Available In Account No. 403-1271-533.51-00 For The First Year
Briefing By County Engineer Regarding Erosion On Pleasure Island (Requested By Councilmember Thomas)
(DUE TO TECHNICAL ISSUES, A PORTION OF THIS CLIP IS NOT AVAILABLE) P.R. No. 17581 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute A Contract Between The City Of Port Arthur And Excavators & Constructors, LTD. Of Port Arthur, Texas For The Reconstruction Of Cambridge Avenue From SH 73 To DD#7 Bridge For The Amount Of $503,059.05; Funding Being Available In Account 001-1203-531.86-01
P.R. No. 17593 - A Resolution Approving The Award Of A Bid By The City Of Port Arthur Section 4A Economic Development Corporation To R.L. Abatement, Inc. And Authorizing The Execution Of A Contract For Asbestos, Lead And Mold Abatement At 501 Procter Street, Port Arthur, Texas
P.R. No. 17595 - A Resolution Designating The Early Voting Ballot Board, Deputy Lead And Alternate Lead Early Voting Clerks, Election Day Presiding Judges And Alternate Judges, As Well As Appointing The Presiding Judge, Alternate Judge, Tabulation Supervisor, Ballot Production Specialist, Counting Station Manager And Election Records General Custodian Of The Central Counting Station For The May 11, 2013 General Election
P.O. No. 6307 - An Appropriation Ordinance Amending The General Fund Budget For The Fiscal Year Beginning October 1, 2012 And Ending September 30, 2013 By $58,800 In Order To Fund A Permanent Equipment Services Technician And A Temporary Equipment Services Technician In The Garage
P.O. No. 6308 - An Ordinance Amending The Zoning Ordinance Of The City Of Port Arthur By Granting Specific Use Permit 214 (SUP# 214) To Allow For The Operation Of A Community Event Center In A Planned Development - 14 District On 0.5527 Acre Of Land Consisting Of Tract 1-A And A Portion Of Lots 3 And 4, Block 1, Alamo Heights Addition, Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas (Violation Of This Ordinance Or The Zoning Ordinance Of The City Of Port Arthur Is Punishable As Provided In Section 1-13 Of The Code Of Ordinances As Amended By Fine Not Exceeding Two Thousand [$2,000] Dollars); And Providing For Publication In The Official Newspaper Of The City Of Port Arthur And Effective Immediately After Publication Date (Z13-01 - Betty & Harold Garcia) 3648 9th Avenue SUP #214
Report Regarding The Progress Of The Pavilion Project (Requested By Councilmember Thomas)
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 - To Discuss Incentives For Commercial, Residential, And/Or Industrial Business Prospects (Gulf Coast Warehousing [EDC Projects]) (2) Section 551.074 Government Code - To Discuss The Duties And Responsibilities Of The City Manager *The Items In Executive Session May Be Discussed And Acted On In Open Session XI. ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING
PETITIONS & COMMUNICATIONS A. Speakers - None B. Presentations - None C. Employee Recognition - None D. Correspondence Certification Of 2013 General And Special Election
P.O. No. 6306 - An Ordinance Of The City Of Port Arthur, Texas Setting The Just And Reasonable Rates To Be Charged By Texas Gas Service ("TGS") For Gas Service For Customers In The City Of Port Arthur, Texas; Requiring Reimbursement Of Municipal Rate Case Expenses; Finding That The Meeting Complies With The Open Meetings Act; And Declaring An Effective Date For This Ordinance
P.R. No. 17555 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute A Contract With Soutex Surveyors & Engineers For The Design And Construction Management For The Concession Stand At County Park In An Amount Not To Exceed $11,750.00 (Account No. 001-1402-551.51-00)
To Consider For The Next Two (2) Years, Commencing On October 1, 2013, And Extending Until September 30, 2015, Shall The Existing Section 4A Sales And Use Tax Within The City Of Port Arthur Be Utilized For The Purposes Of Costs Of Land, Buildings, Equipment, Facilities And Improvements, Suitable For Use For Entertainment And Related Roads, Streets, Water And Sewer Facilities, And Other Related Improvements That Enhance Any Of The Items Described Above, Which Are A Category Of Projects Under Section 4B, Chapter 505.152, Texas Local Government Code With The Condition That The Total Spending On The Referenced 4B Projects Will Not Exceed $400,000 Per Year. Said Period Of Time Can Be Extended An Additional Two (2) Years By The City Council By A 2/3 Vote Of The City Council After Reviewing Public Comments On The Proposed Cost And Impact Of Such Projects.
P.R. No. 17550 - A Resolution Awarding A Six Month Contract With Aquila Golf, Inc. For The Purpose Of Providing Operation And Maintenance Of The Babe Didrikson Zaharias Memorial Golf Course
Consideration And Approval Of Payment To Siemens Industry, Inc., Houston, TX In The Amount Of $124,008.64 For Sodium Chlorite For The Utility Operations Department, Water Purification Division
P.R. No. 17550 - A Resolution Awarding A Six Month Contract With Aquila Golf, Inc. For The Purpose Of Providing Operation And Maintenance Of The Babe Didrikson Zaharias Memorial Golf Course
P.R. No. 17580 - A Resolution Authorizing A Three Year Contract With Liberty Texas Tire Recycling, LLC Of Baytown, Texas For The Disposal Of Scrap Tires For The Public Works Solid Waste Division In An Amount Not To Exceed $20,000 For The First Year. Funds Are Available In Account No. 403-1271-533.51-00 For The First Year
Briefing By County Engineer Regarding Erosion On Pleasure Island (Requested By Councilmember Thomas)
(DUE TO TECHNICAL ISSUES, A PORTION OF THIS CLIP IS NOT AVAILABLE) P.R. No. 17581 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute A Contract Between The City Of Port Arthur And Excavators & Constructors, LTD. Of Port Arthur, Texas For The Reconstruction Of Cambridge Avenue From SH 73 To DD#7 Bridge For The Amount Of $503,059.05; Funding Being Available In Account 001-1203-531.86-01
P.R. No. 17593 - A Resolution Approving The Award Of A Bid By The City Of Port Arthur Section 4A Economic Development Corporation To R.L. Abatement, Inc. And Authorizing The Execution Of A Contract For Asbestos, Lead And Mold Abatement At 501 Procter Street, Port Arthur, Texas
P.R. No. 17595 - A Resolution Designating The Early Voting Ballot Board, Deputy Lead And Alternate Lead Early Voting Clerks, Election Day Presiding Judges And Alternate Judges, As Well As Appointing The Presiding Judge, Alternate Judge, Tabulation Supervisor, Ballot Production Specialist, Counting Station Manager And Election Records General Custodian Of The Central Counting Station For The May 11, 2013 General Election
P.O. No. 6307 - An Appropriation Ordinance Amending The General Fund Budget For The Fiscal Year Beginning October 1, 2012 And Ending September 30, 2013 By $58,800 In Order To Fund A Permanent Equipment Services Technician And A Temporary Equipment Services Technician In The Garage
P.O. No. 6308 - An Ordinance Amending The Zoning Ordinance Of The City Of Port Arthur By Granting Specific Use Permit 214 (SUP# 214) To Allow For The Operation Of A Community Event Center In A Planned Development - 14 District On 0.5527 Acre Of Land Consisting Of Tract 1-A And A Portion Of Lots 3 And 4, Block 1, Alamo Heights Addition, Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas (Violation Of This Ordinance Or The Zoning Ordinance Of The City Of Port Arthur Is Punishable As Provided In Section 1-13 Of The Code Of Ordinances As Amended By Fine Not Exceeding Two Thousand [$2,000] Dollars); And Providing For Publication In The Official Newspaper Of The City Of Port Arthur And Effective Immediately After Publication Date (Z13-01 - Betty & Harold Garcia) 3648 9th Avenue SUP #214
Report Regarding The Progress Of The Pavilion Project (Requested By Councilmember Thomas)
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 - To Discuss Incentives For Commercial, Residential, And/Or Industrial Business Prospects (Gulf Coast Warehousing [EDC Projects]) (2) Section 551.074 Government Code - To Discuss The Duties And Responsibilities Of The City Manager *The Items In Executive Session May Be Discussed And Acted On In Open Session XI. ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING