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[I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL]
WANT TO WELCOME EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU HERE THIS MORNING ON DECEMBER THE SEVENTH, 2021.UH, THE TIME, UH, IS, UH, NINE 30.
AND WE ARE BEGINNING ON TIME ON THIS MORNING, UH, FOR A MEETING OF THE, UH, CITY OF PORT AUTHOR CITY COUNCIL.
UM, THIS MEANING WILL BE A TELEPHONIC AND VIDEO CONFERENCE.
AND ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO WANTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS MEETING CAN DO SO BY DIALING.
UH, ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TOLL FREE NUMBERS OF THOSE NUMBERS ARE 8 7 7 8 5 3 5 2 4 7.
AND THE OTHER NUMBER IS 8 8 8 7 8 8 0 0 9 9.
THIS MEETING IS ALSO IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT AND THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR WILL PROVIDE FOR THOSE REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PERSONS ATTENDING THESE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS.
OUR GOAL ALWAYS IS TO SERVE YOU, SERVE OUR CONSTITUENTS AND SERVE OUR STAKEHOLDERS.
AND IN ORDER TO DO THAT, WE HAVE TO RECEIVE WORD FROM INDIVIDUALS WITHIN 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING SO THAT WE CAN ACCOMMODATE YOU.
YOU CAN CONTACT THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE AT NINE EIGHT, I'M SORRY, 4 0 9 9 8 3 8 1 1 5.
AND SHE WILL DO EVERYTHING WITHIN HER POWER TO ACCOMMODATE YOU.
WE PRAY THAT EVERYONE HAD A WONDERFUL THANKSGIVING AND WE'RE READY TO BEGIN OUR MEETING WITH AN INVOCATION, A PLEDGE AND A ROLL CALL.
LAW, WOULD YOU LEAD US IN AN INVOCATION ON THIS MORNING? WERE YOU ABOUT WITH ME? OH, HEAVENLY FATHER.
THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO DO THE BUSINESS, THE GREAT VISIT OF JUST GREAT CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS, GOD, AND PROTECT OUR STAFF OR OUR CITY JUST, JUST PROTECT US.
UH, ALSO PROTECT OUR MAYOR AS HE'S DOING THE WILL OF THE, THE CITY.
WE ASK YOU TO CONTINUE BLESSING THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR AND YOUR SON JESUS' NAME.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
OUR MAYOR IS A WAY CONDUCTING CITY BUSINESS, UH, IN A CONFERENCE.
WE'LL WE'LL NOW HAVE, UM, UH, THE ROLL CALL, UH, CITY SECRETARY.
MAYOR BARTEE, MAYOR PRO TEM, FRANK PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER HOMES, COUNCIL MEMBER JONES, COUNCIL MEMBER, KEN LAW, COUNCIL MEMBER MARKS COUNCIL MEMBER, MOSES.
YOU HAVE A COURT MAY HAVE PRETEND.
THANK YOU SO MUCH QUORUM HAVING BEEN ESTABLISHED.
WE WILL NOW GO THROUGH OUR AGENDA, UM, CALLS FOR PROCLAMATIONS.
THERE ARE NO PROCLAMATIONS ON THIS MORNING, AND SO WE
[III.A.1. Airon Reynolds Of The Helbig Community Development Corporation Regarding Housing Development]
WILL NOT HAVE PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS.WE HAVE, UH, UH, A SPEAKER ON THIS MORNING WHO WILL COME, UH, DR.
ERIN REYNOLDS OF THE HELBIG COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION REGARDING HOUSING DEVELOPMENT.
REYNOLDS, YOU CAN COME NOW AND SPEAK.
YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES ON THIS MORNING.
UM, MY SON, UM, WHO I CALL TREY.
HE HAS A HANDOUT FOR EACH OF YOU, IF HE IS ALLOWED TO PRESENT THAT TO YOU.
I'M SORRY, MR. REN, YOU CAN GIVE ME ANOTHER ONE AND I'LL PASS THIS.
MY NAME IS AARON REYNOLDS, JR.
UM, MY RESIDENCE IS 69 45 SALITA DRIVE IN BEAUMONT, TEXAS.
UM, I AM A FORMER RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR.
I WAS BORN AND RAISED HERE IN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR.
I LEFT PORT ARTHUR IN 1997 HALF TO HAVING, UH, GRADUATED FROM LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL.
MY WIFE WAS A GRADUATE AND MY CHILDREN, THREE OF MY CHILDREN ARE GRADUATES LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL.
AND THEN ONE OF THOMAS JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL.
AND MY PURPOSE TODAY IS TO COME BEFORE YOU,
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UM, WITH A CONCERN AND A VISION.I'VE NOTICED THAT SINCE HURRICANE HARVEY, THAT GREAT CHALLENGES HAVE BEEN BEFORE THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, AND THERE IS A GREAT NEED FOR HOUSING.
AND SO WHAT I HAD PRESENTED BEFORE YOU, UH, IS JUST A BRIEF NARRATIVE OF WHAT OUR ORGANIZATION IS.
HELBIG COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, WHICH IS A 5 0 1 C3 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.
AND WE'VE BEEN IN OPERATION SINCE 2000.
WE HAVE DONE REPAIRS, UH, SINCE HARVEY IN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, A TOTAL OF 120 BETWEEN BEAUMONT AND PORT AUTHOR.
AND EVEN WITH THAT, THERE'S STILL A GREAT NEED FOR HOUSING WITH THE 1500 CLIENTS THAT I HAVE.
THERE ARE SEVERAL HERE IN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR THAT ARE LIVING THREE TO FOUR FAMILIES IN ONE HOUSE.
AND SO THERE IS A, UH, A DIRE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL HOUSING AND WHAT I'M PROPOSING TO DO.
UM, WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF PURCHASING 10 0 1 10TH STREET, WHICH IS THE FORMER FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAMPUS.
AND WITH THAT, WE WANT TO HAVE WHAT WE CALL A MIXED USE.
WE'VE GONE TO PUT LUXURY APARTMENTS ON THAT, UH, PROPERTY, ALONG WITH, UH, TOWNHOUSES, AS WELL AS HOPEFULLY, AND PRAYERFULLY SOME SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE.
AND WHAT I'M ASKING, UM, IS FAR TO RECEIVE HELP FROM THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR.
NOW IN THE HANDOUT THAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU, IT TALKS ONE THING IN THE HANDOUT THAT STANDS OUT CLEARLY THAT SINCE 2010, THERE HAS ONLY BEEN 1,747 HOUSES BUILT IN THE CITY.
ACCORDING TO THE LAST CENSUS THAT WAS TAKEN, UH, WE'VE HAD MORE HOMES THAT HAVE BEEN DESTROYED THROUGH HARVEY THAN WE'VE HAD BUILT SINCE 2010.
AND WE WANT TO ERADICATE THE HOUSING NEED, UM, THIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT THAT WE'RE DOING, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE, UH, FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM, LOW INCOME HOUSING GOING FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION.
EVERY PERSON THAT BECOMES A RESIDENCE OF THIS FACILITY, UM, IS GOING TO BE EMPOWERED OR BECOME WHAT IS BETTER KNOWN AS SELF-SUFFICIENT.
WHAT WE HOPE TO DO IS TO GET PEOPLE TO HAVE A CHANGE OF MINDSET AS TO HOMEOWNERSHIP, BUT BECAUSE OF THE MEDIAN INCOME, UH, BEING $36,000 A YEAR, THAT PRESENTS A SERIOUS CHALLENGE FOR HOME OWNERSHIP.
AND I DON'T LIKE TO USE THE TERM OF LOW TO MODERATE INCOME HOUSING.
I DON'T LIKE TO USE THE TERM AFFORDABLE HOUSING BECAUSE THAT BRINGS ON A, A NEGATIVE CONNOTATION I CHOOSE TO BECAUSE OF THE PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE, WE DO LUXURY HOUSING THAT COMES WITH AFFORDABLE PRICES.
UM, IF YOU NOTICE IN THE HANDOUT, THE APARTMENT COMPLEX THAT WE'RE GOING TO DEVELOP, EACH UNIT HAS THREE BEDROOMS, TWO BATHROOMS, OUR LIVING ROOM, A DINING ROOM, UM, AND A ROOM AND IT'S 1,288 SQUARE FEET OF LIVING SPACE.
MOST HOUSES IN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, UM, AVERAGE, A THOUSAND TO 1100 SQUARE FEET.
AND SO THIS WILL HELP CHANGE THE MINDSET OF PEOPLE WHO BECOME A PART OF A COMPLEX IN THE COMPLEX.
WE'RE GOING TO HELP A PERSON TO BECOME FINANCIALLY LITERATE.
WE'RE GOING TO TEACH THOSE PEOPLE ABOUT BUDGETING.
WE'RE GOING TO TEACH OUR RESIDENTS ABOUT HOME OWNERSHIP.
WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE THE MINDSET, BECAUSE IF YOU CAN CHANGE THE MINDSET OF PEOPLE, YOU CAN CHANGE THEIR ACTIONS.
AND WITH THAT, WE ASK IN THE CITY TO HELP US TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN, THAT A, UH, A TEMPORARY MASTER
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PLAN INCLUDED IN THE DRAWING THAT YOU CAN LOOK AT.AND, UM, YOU CAN SEE THE FLOOR PLAN, UM, FOR THE APARTMENT COMPLEX.
AND SO I'M HOPING AND PRAYING THAT YOU WILL ALLOW US TO DO THIS AND GIVE US THE HELP TO HELP YOU.
REYNOLDS, ANY QUESTIONS, ANY COMMENTS FROM CITY COUNCIL ON THE DAY TO DR.
ADAMS? ANY COMMENTS? ANY, ALL RIGHT.
I'M KINDA LATE, KINDA UNDER THE WEATHER.
UH, BUT I KNOW YOU DID AN UPTIGHT PRESENTATION.
I KNOW YOUR TRACK RECORD, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING YOU TOUCHED KIND OF LIKE SOLID GOLD, YOU KNOW, AND YOU ARE A PEOPLE'S PERSON.
SO WHATEVER YOU LOOK IN THE CITY, I HOPE THAT WE ALL GET ON BOARD HELP.
[III.B.1. A Presentation By Staff Regarding An Update On The City' s Wayfinding Signage Program]
HAVE PRESENTATIONS.THE FIRST PRESENTATION WILL BE A PRESENTATION BY STAFF REGARDING AN UPDATE ON THE CITY'S WAYFINDING SIGNAGE PROGRAM.
MAYOR PROTIUM CITY COUNCIL AND THE REST OF THE MEMBERS OF THE DAY IS I AM SHAUNDRA APPO DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION, BUT I STAND BEFORE YOU, ON BEHALF OF THE WAYFINDING COMMITTEE COMMITTEE MEMBERS INCLUDE GEORGE DAVIS, TAMMY CALLED SIR PAMELA LANKFORD, CLIFTON WILLIAMS, TAMEKA WILLIAMS, AND MS. FLOZELLE ROBERTS.
AND I DO APOLOGIZE ON THE SLIDE THAT I DID LEAVE OFF MS. ROBERT'S NAME.
UM, AS YOU'RE AWARE, THE WHITE FINDING SIGNAGE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO CREATE A GRAPHICALLY UNIFIED FAMILY OF DIRECTIONAL CONTEXTUAL IDENTIFICATION OF SIGNS THAT WILL GUIDE MOTORISTS, BICYCLISTS PEDESTRIANS, ALONG AND THROUGH THE STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC SPACES OF PORT ARTHUR.
WE NEGOTIATED A CONTRACT WITH CLARK CONDON ASSOCIATES OF HOUSTON, TEXAS FOR THE DESIGN IMPLEMENTATION OF A WAYFINDING AND SIGNAGE PROGRAM FOR THE CITY ON JUNE 23RD, 2020 PERSON WANTS A RESOLUTION 20 DASH 2 0 8.
WE ENTERED INTO A CONTRACT WITH CLARK CONDON ASSOCIATES FOR THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SED PROGRAM ON MAY 11TH, 2021.
THEY MADE A PRESENTATION BEFORE CITY COUNCIL PROVIDING THE DESIGN OF THE FAMILY OF UNIFIED SCIENCE PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION 21 DASH 1 8 0.
WE ENTERED A CONTRACT FOR THEM TO NOW BEGIN WITH THE LANDSCAPING AND THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS FOR THE SAID SIGNS.
THEY WERE ISSUED A NOTICE TO PROCEED.
SO THEY HAD BEEN, AS WE SPEAK CONTINUOUSLY WORKING ON THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS FOR THE SED PROGRAM ON SEPTEMBER 23RD, 2021 COMMITTEE MEMBERS MET WITH CLARK HONDA AND ON VARIOUS SITES IN ORDER TO GET INFORMATION REGARDING THE LANDSCAPING AND DIFFERENT ITEMS THAT WERE NEEDED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS.
SO THEY CAN BEGIN TO WORK ON THOSE.
JUST A REMINDER, THEY ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON IT AND CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS, ESPECIALLY FOR THE PRIMARY AND THE MONUMENT SIGNAGE IS, ARE SITE-SPECIFIC MEANING THEY HAVE TO DO A SPECIFIC SET OF CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS FOR THOSE SITES.
THE REST OF THEM CAN BE A GROUP OF SIGNAGE THAT WE CAN JUST GET ONE SET OF DOCUMENTS.
ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL QUESTIONS, COUNCIL.
KAYLA, HEY, THANK YOU DIRECTOR.
SO W WE'RE IN THE STATES RIGHT NOW, JUST WAITING ON APPROVAL.
THE DESIGN IS THAT WE'VE ALREADY APPROVED THE DESIGN AND DESIGN IS ON PROBABLY THE, THE FOURTH PAGE, THE WAYFINDING SIGNS WE'VE ALREADY APPROVED THAT THAT WAS APPROVED WHEN THEY CAME BEFORE CITY COUNCIL ON MAY WE APPROVE THE DESIGN, I HAVE A CONSTRUCTION, THE CONSTRUCTION PERIOD OF THIS.
HOW LONG DO YOU THINK IT WOULD BE BEFORE WE GET THAT CONSTRUCTION PERIOD OR WHEN THEY ACTUALLY START THE CONSTRUCTION OF THEM, THE BAR, DEPENDING ON THE SIGN AND THE AWARD AND WHO GETS THE CONTRACT, IT
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SHOULD TAKE, BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO TRY TO DO THEM SIMULTANEOUSLY.SO IT SHOULD TAKE POSSIBLY ABOUT, THEY'RE SAYING WITHIN SIX MONTHS FOR THE SIGNS THAT ARE ON PHASE ONE.
AND HOW MANY SIGNS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ACTUALLY DOING THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
SO DEPENDING ON WHICH SIGNS YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, SO WE HAVE THE PRIMARY AND THE MONUMENT, THOSE ARE OUR SEVEN SIGNS, AND THOSE ARE THE BIGGER SIGNS IF YOU LOOK AT, RIGHT.
AND LIKE I SAID, THOSE ARE SITE SPECIFIC.
SO THOSE ARE GOING TO TAKE THE LUNGS, BUT THE REST OF THEM ARE PARK SIGNS.
UM, SO WE'RE RANGING FROM DEPENDING ON, CAUSE WE HADN'T ACTUALLY GONE THROUGH THE PROCESS OF LIKE LOOKING AT THE DIRECTIONAL SIGNS, LIKE HOW MANY OF THOSE THEY WERE GOING TO NEED.
BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT APPROXIMATELY ABOUT SEVEN OF THOSE AND MAYBE A TOTAL OF LIKE 50 OR 60 OTHER SIGNS OF VARIOUS SIZES SHAPES FORMS. OKAY.
AND MY LAST QUESTION, WHAT'S THE HEIGHT OF THAT PARTICULAR SIGN, THAT POSITIONS.
SO THE PRIMARY MONUMENT SIGN THERE IS ABOUT SIX FEET.
UM, I JUST WANT TO SAY, THANK YOU.
SHAWNDRA BEEN WAITING ON THIS TO COME.
AND I KNOW WE HAD A PRESENTATION, UH, GIVEN TO US ABOUT OUR SIGNAGE, LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THESE SIGNS AND IN OUR CITY AND DIRECTIONAL GIVING US, UM, YOU KNOW, JUST A GOOD LOOK IN OUR, IN THE CITY.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE UPDATE.
AND I APPRECIATE HAVING THIS, UH, TO LOOK FORWARD TO THE COMING YEAR.
I WANTED TO THANK YOU AS WELL FOR THE JOB THAT YOU DID ON THE PARK AT BRYAN PARK AS WELL.
THAT WAS A REALLY GOOD, UH, OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO DO SOME THINGS IN THE CITY.
AND SO THANK YOU FOR THAT, BUT LET ME ASK YOU ONE MORE QUESTION.
THE SIGNS THAT ARE ON THE CORNERS FOR OUR CITY, WHO HANDLES THAT MR. CITY MANAGER, MS. ALPA THOSE SIGNS LIKE IF THOSE SIGNS ARE MISSING, YOU KNOW, THAT SAY, YOU KNOW, THE INTERSECTION OF YES.
STREET SIGNS WHO HANDLES THOSE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
DO WE CONTACT THEM? HOW DO WE GET THOSE SIGNS? THAT WHEN WE HAVE THOSE OKAY.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS MS. UH, COUNSELING? YES.
WHEN BRIAN, PAUL ASKED ME, TIM SAID, THANK YOU.
SO THE NEXT THING YOU DO IS LABOR.
YOU PROBABLY LIKE BRIAN PARKIN, YOU AND ABBY.
COUNSEL? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YES.
COUNCILMAN MARKS OUT IN THE MONTROSE AREA, SHAUNDRA THERE'S, UH, THERE WAS A TORNADO THAT WE REALLY DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THAT, THAT, THAT TOUCHED DOWN OUT THERE.
AND THERE'S SOME TREES DOWN ON THAT PARK OUT IN THE MONTROSE AREA.
UH, IF YOU WOULD HAVE YOUR, UH, TEAM GO OUT AND TAKE A LOOK AT THAT, THE RESIDENTS HAVE ASKED ME ABOUT THE CLEANUP IN THAT AREA.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, MISS ALBA.
[III.B.2. A Presentation Regarding A Comprehensive Update To The City Of Port Arthur Code Of Ordinances By Val Tizeno, City Attorney And Marianella Joseph, Associate Attorney Of The Bojorquez Law Firm, P. C., On Behalf Of The Ordinance Committee]
PRESENTATION WILL BE A PRESENTATION REGARDING A COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE TO THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR CODE OF ORDINANCE, UH, BY OUR CITY ATTORNEY, VAL TIZZANO AND MARIAN NELLA, JOSEPH ATTORNEY ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY OF THE BOHO CASE LAW FIRM PC ON BEHALF OF THE ORDINANCE COMMITTEE.AND, UM, WE WILL BE VERY BRIEF.
UM, AS YOU KNOW, COUNSEL HAD PLACED THE COMMITTEE TOGETHER, MADE UP OF COUNCIL MEMBERS, COUNCIL MEMBER, KENALOG, COUNCIL MEMBER, MOSES, AND THE MAYOR, AS WELL AS A LOT OF THE STAFF.
AND WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING IS KIND OF COMBING THROUGH ALL OF OUR CITY ORDINANCES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN UPDATE IT.
UM, JUST AS A PRECURSOR AT ANY POINT, WE CAN ALWAYS GO BACK AND AMEND CITY ORDINANCES.
SO THIS IS SOMEWHAT OF A ONGOING, GONNA BE AN ONGOING WORK IN PROGRESS.
A LOT OF TIMES WE'VE HAD QUESTIONS COME UP.
AND WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR ORIGINAL CODE OF ORDINANCES, IT WAS REALLY CODIFIED IN 1961.
UM, AND MOST MUNICIPALITIES PRETTY MUCH HAVE THE SAME SORT OF BASIC CODE OF ORDINANCES BECAUSE IT WAS PUT TOGETHER YEARS AGO, UH, IN 1961, WHEN WE, WHEN WE CODIFIED IT.
UM, SO A LOT OF TIMES YOU'LL SEE THAT CITIES, THEY HAVE THE SAME, THE CHARTERS IN THE SAME PLACE AND ALL THE VARIOUS, UM, ORDINANCES WILL HAVE THE SAME, UH, ORDINANCE NUMBER.
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10 IS THE ANIMAL CODE IN MANY CITIES, ESPECIALLY IF YOU GO TO MUNI CODE.COM AND LOOK AT TEXAS, BECAUSE ORIGINALLY WE PROBABLY ALL STARTED OFF AS CITIES IN TEXAS WITH THE SAME SET OF LOCAL RULES.BUT OVER TIME, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO MAKE AMENDMENTS AND WE HAVE TO DO THINGS THAT, THAT ARE WITHIN THE BOUNDS OF STATE LAW, BUT THEN THAT ARE ALSO PARTICULAR TO THE NEEDS OF OUR CITY.
SO, UM, AND WE'VE BEEN HAVING THESE DISCUSSIONS FOR AWHILE THAT WE NEED TO HAVE A ONGOING, UH, EYE LOOKING AT OUR CITY ORDINANCES TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY DO WHAT WE NEED.
SO THE COMMITTEE HAS BEEN WORKING VERY HARD FOR MONTHS AND WHAT WE'VE DONE IS WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT CITY ORDINANCES, IDENTIFYING THE ONES THAT HAVE THE BIGGEST NEEDS.
UH, AND WE HOPE TO JUST KEEP GOING RE AND FINE TUNING.
SO I WANT TO THANK THE COMMITTEE.
UH, BOTH THE COUNCIL MEMBERS IN THE STAFF WHO'VE WORKED HARD.
UM, WE'VE KIND OF GOTTEN A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS ADDRESSED THAT WE WOULDN'T HAVE ADDRESSED UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES AS WE JUST GO ALONG OUR DAILY, UH, WORK EFFORTS.
SO WE'VE HAD A LOT OF INTEREST IN DIALOGUE AND I'VE LEARNED THINGS FROM STAFF THAT I DIDN'T KNOW, AND, UH, ABOUT THE MECHANICS OF HOW THEY DO THINGS.
SO BASICALLY WE'RE HERE TODAY TO JUST TALK ABOUT THE FIRST LEG AND PASSING SOME OF THE THINGS IN OUR COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW.
AND WE HAVE THREE ORDINANCES ON THE AGENDA, REALLY FOUR, BUT I'LL TALK ABOUT THE FOURTH ONE SEPARATELY.
UM, WE HAVE THREE ORDINANCES THAT THE COMMITTEE WENT THROUGH, UH, IN VERY DETAILED CONVERSATIONS.
UM, AND, UM, WE WANTED TO PRESENT THOSE TO YOU AGAIN, THERE'S PROBABLY SOME MORE FINE TUNING THAT CAN BE DONE.
SO WHEN WE PASS THESE ORDINANCES, WE PASS THEM IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME FORM, BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME CONVERSATIONS THAT ARE STILL TAKING PLACE WHERE WE CAN FINE TUNE IT A LITTLE BIT MORE.
UM, IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT YOU ALL HAVE CONCERNS OVER, WE CAN ALWAYS COME BACK TO THAT SECTION, BUT AT LEAST WE KNOW THAT WE'VE ADDRESSED, UM, SOME OF THE MAJOR PROVISIONS.
SO IN DOING SO, UH, STAFF WENT THROUGH THE ORDINANCES THAT WE HAVE HERE TODAY, WHICH IS CHAPTER 10 ANIMALS, UM, CHAPTER 18 BUILDINGS AND CHAPTER 34 ENVIRONMENT, BECAUSE THE CONCERNS THAT COUNCIL HAD STAFF WENT THROUGH IT.
WE SPOKE WITH THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE CONCERNS THEY HAD.
AND THEN AFTER WE KIND OF GOT OUR FIRST DRAFT TOGETHER, UH, THANKFULLY THE BORECAS FARM WITH MS. MARY AND ELLA, JOSEPH, UH, ATTORNEY AT LAW.
WHO'S GOT A LOT OF EXPERIENCE IN THIS AREA, THEN TOOK A SECOND, LOOK AT IT TO HELP US FINE TUNE IT.
SO WHAT WE HAVE TODAY IS A PRESENTATION THAT SHE'LL GIVE, UM, AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION, I CAN TALK TO YOU ALL ABOUT GAMING.
WE'LL KINDA LEAVE THAT SEPARATELY CAUSE THAT'S A WHOLE NOTHER ANIMAL.
UM, BUT WE'RE GONNA HAVE, WE HAVE THREE ORDINANCES FOR YOUR REVIEW AND THAT'S PO 7 0 1 7 7 0 1 8 AND 7 0 1 9.
AND SHE'S GOING TO COME HERE NOW AND, UH, GIVE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF WHAT THAT ENCOMPASSES.
AND AGAIN, WE'RE STILL IN TALKS.
WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING SOME MORE TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE'S CONCERNS ARE ADDRESSED, BUT WE'D LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD ON THE PASSAGE OF THESE ITEMS AND MS. JOSEPH, UH, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR COMING AND YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND GIVE YOUR PRESENTATION.
MAYOR PRETEND COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY MANAGER, AND CITY ATTORNEY, UH, LIKE VAL SAID, MY NAME IS MARIANELA JOSEPH, AND I'M ONE OF THE ASSOCIATE ATTORNEYS AT THE LAW FIRM.
AND IT'S, UH, IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE TO WORK, NOT ONLY WITH VOWEL, BUT ALSO WITH THE CITY STAFF.
UH, IT HAS BEEN A PROCESS THAT WE HAVE UNDERTAKEN LITTLE COMPREHENSIVE TO SEE THE NEEDS OF THE CITY AND TO ADDRESS SPECIFIC ISSUES THAT STAFF WANTS TO ADDRESS.
UM, SO WHAT I'M GOING TO DO REAL QUICK, BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THAT IS A LOT OF DOCUMENTATION, A LOT OF LEGAL DOCUMENTS, A LITTLE LEGAL WORKS THAT, UM, IT'S A LOT OF INFORMATION FOR YOU TO, UM, DIGEST THIS EARLY IN THE MORNING, BUT I'LL DO MY BEST.
SO WHAT I DID IS HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION SO THAT YOU CAN UNDERSTAND THE COMPREHENSIVE, UM, IDEA OF THIS ORDINANCE REVIEW.
AND LIKE VAL SAID BEFORE, WE HAVE A CHAPTER 10 ANIMALS, CHAPTER 18 FOR BUILDINGS, CHAPTER 34 FOR ENVIRONMENT.
AND I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT WERE THE MAIN AND MOST IMPORTANT POINTS THAT WE REVIEWED ON THOSE ORDINANCES.
SO FOR CHAPTER 10 ANIMALS, WE REVIEWED A LOT OF THE DEFINITIONS, UH, TO CLEAN THEM UP YOUR ORDINANCE.
YOUR CODE OF ORDINANCE IS ACTUALLY IN A OVERALL GOOD SHAPE.
IT JUST NEEDS TO BE UPDATED FOR, YOU KNOW, VARIOUS CHANGES IN THE LAWS.
AND THE LEGISLATIVE LEGISLATURE CONTINUES TO BE UPDATED.
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BUT ALSO STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS THAT WILL APPLY TO THE CITY CONTINUE TO CHANGE.SO IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA TO, YOU KNOW, BE IN A CONSTANT REVIEW OF YOUR ORDINANCES.
SO FOR CHAPTER 10, WE UPDATED THE DEFINITIONS.
UH, SOMETHING THAT HAS COME IN A LOT OF CITIES IS WHETHER YOU HAVE A PUBLIC NUISANCE ANIMAL.
AND IT DEPENDS WHETHER THERE IS A, UM, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT KINDS OF ANIMALS THAT CAN POSE A DANGER TO THE CITY.
THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A NUISANCE AND A DANGEROUS DOG.
UM, ALSO UNPROVOKED ATTACKS ON PEOPLE IN LIVESTOCK.
WE ALSO TALK ABOUT COMPLIANCE ON FENCING AND, UM, ANIMALS.
UM, IN LIVESTOCK, WE UPDATED THE IMPOUNDING FEES TO BE A LITTLE MORE UP TO THE TIMES, UH, OR OTHER FEES, LICENSES AND PERMITS.
AND THERE IS ALSO A NEW LAW THAT JUST PASSED, UH, IN EFFECT.
IT STARTED BEING EFFECTIVE IN SEPTEMBER FOR DOGS AND IT REGULATES LEASHES, TEETHERS PLACEMENT OF ANIMALS.
AND THAT HAS THE SPIRIT OF THE LAW WAS TO AVOID ANIMAL CRUELTY.
SO WE UPDATED YOUR ORDINANCE ACCORDINGLY FOR BUILDINGS.
WE UPDATED TO THE INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE TO 2021.
YOU HAD IT TO, TO THE PRIOR CODE.
WE ALSO, UM, PROPOSING NEW FEES FOR THE MALAYSIAN AND CONSTRUCTION BASED ON THE FEEDBACK FROM STAFF, WE HAVE UPDATED, UH, OTHER FEES, LICENSES, AND PERMITS.
UM, WE UPDATED THE SITUATION OF THE CODE OFFICIAL BY THE CITY MANAGER.
UH, WE REVIEWED YOUR REQUEST SIDE JUDICIAL PROCESS FOR BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION AND ALSO THE INJUNCTION PROCEDURES, JUST TO KIND OF CLEAN IT UP A LITTLE BIT FOR CHAPTER 34 ENVIRONMENT.
WE, UM, THIS IS A BIG CHAPTER AND IS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT DEALS WITH WHAT I UNDERSTAND IS ONE OF THE, THE MORE COMMON ISSUES THAT YOU DEAL AS A CITY, WHICH IS ALL THE, UH, JUNK VEHICLES, WEEDS, NUISANCE, UM, BUILDINGS, UM, LITTERING.
SO WE UPDATED THE, UH, CHAPTER 34 ACCORDINGLY FOR DEFINITIONS.
WE, UH, LIKE I SAID, WE CLEAN UP THE DEFINITIONS FOR NUISANCES, FOR DILAPIDATED BUILDINGS FOR HANDBILLS, WHICH CAN BE SOMETIMES A PROBLEM IF THEY ADVERTISE OR JUST, YOU KNOW, ALL THE TRASH CAN END UP BEING ON YOUR GUTTERS AND ON YOUR STREETS AND YOUR SIDEWALKS.
UH, WE UPDATED THE FINES FOR WEIGHTS AFTER ALSO TALKING TO, UH, STAFF AND ALSO FROM COUNCIL MEMBER INPUT, THE WERE ON THE COMMISSION FOR THE ORDINANCE REVIEW.
UH, WE UPDATED THE JUNK B GOALS, UH, REGULATIONS.
UH, THERE IS A PROCESS ALSO FOR A BATEMAN OF SUCH VEHICLES AND ALSO WHERE P UH, VEHICLES CAN BE PARKED, UPDATED TIRES AND PERMITS SANITATION.
AND WE ALSO UPDATED, UM, YOUR ORDINANCES WITH THE TEXAS LITERAL ABATEMENT ACT, WHICH IS ALSO A VERY RECENT LAW THAT CAN, UM, HAS A VERY, UM, AS A LITTLE MORE STRICT REGULATIONS, NOT ONLY FOR FINES, BUT ALSO WHAT THE CITY CAN DO IN ORDER TO, UH, GET RID OF THE LITTER AROUND THE CITY.
WE PUT STRICTER REGULATIONS AND HIGHER FINES.
UM, SO WE LIKE LIKE, UM, CITY ATTORNEY EXPLAINED BEFORE WE HAVE HAD, UM, A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE ORDINANCES.
THESE ARE THE FIRST THREE THAT ARE COMING TO YOU, BUT WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE WORKING WITH STAFF ON CHAPTER 22 FOR BUSINESSES, AND A COUPLE OF OTHER CHAPTERS THAT ARE ONGOING.
AND THE OTHER THING THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH STAFF IT'S ON EDUCATION AND ENFORCEMENT EDUCATION, WE BELIEVE IS VERY IMPORTANT.
UM, I HAD A NICE CONVERSATION WITH YOUR CITY MANAGER YESTERDAY OF HOW WE CAN DO ALL THE CHANGES THAT WE WANT WITH THE ORDINANCES, BUT YOUR CITIZENS NEED TO KNOW.
AND ALSO SINCE WE ARE DOING SOME CHANGES TO CITIES AS A CITY, IT WILL BE IMPORTANT TO FIRST EDUCATE THEM.
SO THE PROCESS WILL BE A LITTLE MORE OF, WE CHANGE OUR ORDINANCES.
THIS IS WHAT THE NEW FINES ARE.
AND THEN ONCE THEY KNOW, THEN WE CAN CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT SOME, UH, NOTICES OF VIOLATIONS AND SOME FINES, BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WILL BE TO LET YOUR CITIZENS KNOW THAT THIS ORDINANCE HAVE BEEN CHANGING.
AND LIKE I SAID, IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH YOUR STAFF.
THEY'RE DEFINITELY PASSIONATE ABOUT THEIR WORK AND ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE DOING FOR THE CITY.
AND I HAVE REALLY ENJOYED THE PROCESS AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUE TO WORK IN WITH THEM.
ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS FROM CITY COUNCIL THIS MORNING? YES.
UH, IT WAS A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH THE COMMITTEE ALONG WITH THE ATTORNEY AND STAFF.
UH, WE, YOU KNOW, YOU SAID SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT AND WHEN
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YOU STATED THAT THE CITIZENS MUST KNOW THESE CHANGES AND THAT'S GOING TO BE THE FIRST AND FOREMOST, THE BEST THING THAT WE COULD DO TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IS IN COMPLIANCE.SO IF WE COULD DO THAT CITY MANAGER ENSURE THAT, UH, UH, IF APPROVED THAT CITIZENS ARE AWARE OF THESE CHANGES, BECAUSE IF WE ARE TRYING TO CLEAN THE CITY UP, AND THIS IS A FIRST PROCESS OF ACTUALLY DOING THAT.
SO I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE STAFF FOR THEIR INPUT, AS WELL AS THE, THAT THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, AS WELL AS THE CITY ATTORNEY AND MAKING THIS PROCESS THE FIRST STEP IN CORRECTING THE DEFICIENCIES IN OUR CITY.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FIRST TO, UM, THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THIS AND THE STAFF.
I'M VERY HAPPY TO SEE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT UPDATING OUR ORDINANCES.
OFTEN CITIZENS HAVE ASKED, WHY CAN'T WE DO THIS? WHY CAN'T WE DO THAT? AND OUR ORDINANCES HAVE NOT ADDRESSED IT.
SO OUR STAFF'S HANDS ARE SOMETIMES TIED.
SO I'M VERY HAPPY TO SEE, AS I READ THROUGH THE ORDINANCE THAT THEY, UH, COLLECTIVELY CREATED ORDINANCES, WHERE WE CAN ENFORCE AND, AND MOVE FORWARD IN GETTING OUR CITY WHERE WE WANT IT TO BE.
SO THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU THAT PARTICIPATED IN THAT.
IT'S DEFINITELY BEEN A PLEASURE.
AND ALSO, UM, THERE IS A LOT MORE WORK TO DO.
THIS IS LIKE VAL EXPLAINED, THIS IS THE FIRST STEP, UH, BUT WE DEFINITELY CAN DO A LOT MORE THINGS.
UM, CD MANAGER, UH, WE HAD THIS CONVERSATION YESTERDAY ABOUT EDUCATION.
THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS WE CAN DO.
WE CAN INFORM, UM, UH, CITIZENS.
SO THE CHANGES AND THE COMPLIANCE, WE CAN ALSO ADDRESS IT IN DIFFERENT SECTIONS WHERE WE PUT FLYERS, OR WE CAN JUST SEND THE LETTER FIRST.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF, UM, DIFFERENT AND GOOD THINGS THAT WE CAN DO FOR THEM TO BE INFORMED.
AND THEN OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, THE SECOND PART OF THAT WILL BE ENFORCEMENT IF THE EDUCATION IS NOT SUFFICIENT.
UM, BUT I THINK THIS IS A VERY GOOD FIRST STEP IN GETTING YOUR CODE OF ORDINANCES, UM, ALIGNED AND UPDATED.
WE RECOGNIZE THAT OUR CITIZENS ARE THE HEARTBEAT OF OUR CITY, BUT THESE ORDINANCES ARE THE LIFEBLOOD.
AND SO AS WE GET THESE TOGETHER, IT WILL MOTIVATE AND MOVE US TO BEING THE CITY THAT WE WANT PORT ARTHUR TO BE.
I'M LIKE, OH, I TURNED IT ON EARLIER, BUT THAT'S OKAY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WORKING WITH US.
WE STARTED THIS PROCESS BACK IN APRIL, UM, ACTUALLY THE FIRST OF THE YEAR.
SO IT'S TAKEN US QUITE A BIT OF TIME TO GET THROUGH WITH THE MEETINGS AND COVID, BUT I'M SO GRATEFUL THAT WE ARE MAKING SOME HEADWAY AND I'M THANKFUL MOST OF ALL, THAT, UM, WE'RE UPDATING THE, THE ANIMAL CONTROL PORTION OF THIS, UM, WHERE WE STARTED, WHERE WE STARTED WITH BUILDING'S ANIMAL, ANIMAL, UH, ANIMAL SHELTER, AND ALSO ENVIRONMENTAL.
THOSE ARE REALLY, REALLY, UM, HEAVY ORDINANCES IN THIS COMMUNITY.
AND I THANK THE STAFF FOR WORKING SO DILIGENTLY AND BRINGING THEIR INPUT TO THE TABLE BECAUSE WE COULD NOT DO THIS WITHOUT THEM KNOWING WHAT THEY'RE DEALING WITH ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS AND WHAT THEY'RE ENCOUNTERING.
AND SO THOSE MEETINGS WERE EFFECTIVE.
UM, AND THOSE ZONE MEETINGS THAT WE ALL HAD, AND I'M THANKFUL THAT WE'RE GETTING THESE THINGS UPDATED AFTER YEARS AND YEARS OF NOT HAVING, UM, THE WORK DONE TO PROPERLY ADDRESS WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR CITY.
UM, THE OTHER THING IS I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH OUR JUDGES BECAUSE MAKING SURE THAT OUR, A MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE AND ALL OF US WORK AS A TEAM TO ENFORCE, UM, THESE, THESE LAWS THAT HAVE BEEN UPDATED AND CHANGED.
SO I'M JUST THANKFUL THAT WE'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET 2, 3, 4, THE FOURTH ONE IS COMING.
THE FIFTH ONE IS COMING WITH GAMING, BUT WE HAVE TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT FEW SECTIONS.
IT'S TAKEN A LOT OF WORK, BUT I BELIEVE THAT OUR CITY WILL BE BETTER OFF FOR IT.
AND THEN OUR CITIZENS WILL BE BETTER OFF KNOWING THAT WE'LL HAVE A CLEANER CITY, A BETTER CITY, UM, IS WHAT ALL OF US AS COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE RUN ON.
UM, MAKING SURE THAT OUR CITY IS, UH, BEAUTIFIED FROM THE TIME YOU ENTER THE CITY GATES AND COMING INTO THE REST OF THE CITY AND SEEING THAT PEOPLE WILL COMPLY WITH THOSE ORDINANCES THAT ARE PUT IN PLACE.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT WHAT'S TAKEN PLACE AND THANKFUL THAT WE HAD A TEAM TO WORK ON IT.
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR INPUT AND YOUR PATIENCE.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT QR CODES BEING ABLE TO JUST BE SCANNED TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO BE THE FINE.
SO I JUST SAY ALL OF THAT TOO.
IT'S BEEN A JOY TO WORK WITH THIS COMMITTEE AND TO LEARN WHAT OUR CITY ORDINANCES SAY AND WHAT THEY DON'T SAY THAT I'M ANXIOUS TO GET TO THE NEXT FEW, UH, ORDINANCES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MAKE THIS HAPPEN IN THE NEXT YEAR.
SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO, UM, AND
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WORKING WITH YOU EVEN MORE AND THANK YOU TO OUR CITY SECRETARY AND OUR MANAGER FOR BEING ON THOSE ZOOM CALL MEETINGS AND HELPING US TO MAKE THIS SUCH A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT.SO I LOOK FORWARD TO MOVING FORWARD.
AND JUST SO THAT I CAN HAVE A FINAL COMMENT, UM, WITH COUNCIL MEMBER, MOSES AND COUNCIL MEMBER KING LAW, WE HAVE WORKED, UM, AS A TEAM ALSO WITH STAFF, AND THIS IS AN ONGOING PROCESS AND THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF DEMOCRACY.
ONCE WE ADOPT, ONCE THE CD ADOPTS THIS ORDINANCES AND THEN THEY COME INTO PLACE AND THEN WE SEE WHAT THEY WORK IN PRACTICE, WE CAN ALWAYS COME BACK AND CHANGE HIM TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THE CITY AS WELL.
AND ALSO FROM GETTING THE FEEDBACK FROM STAFF, THAT WILL BE VERY IMPORTANT COMING UP.
BUT YES, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE CITY.
THANK YOU, MS. JOSEPH WITH YOUR PRESENTATION.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, KEN LAW, AND MOSES.
WHAT I HEAR TODAY, WE NEEDED THAT INFORMATION AND UPDATE WELL, AN INPUT.
WE COULD DO A BETTER JOB CLEANING THE CITY UP NOW, YOU KNOW, AND MAKING IT STICK.
WELL, I TELL YOU, I'M GOING TO TURN THAT PIT BULL.
IT WAS JAMES BROWN IN BETWEEN THAT PIT BULL WHO WAS NOW, AND HE WAS DEAD.
Y'ALL SEEN WALKING HOME BEFORE HE GOT SOME HELP NOW, YOU KNOW, CAUSE A LOT OF TIME HE GOT BOGGED DOWN HIM NOT TALKING ABOUT DARLENE, BUT NOW WE'VE BEEN ATTORNEYS, PIT BULLS AND LOOSE, NUTS OFF AND GET RID OF THE STEADY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR EVERYTHING.
WE HAVE NO PETITIONS IN COMMUNICATIONS.
UM, UH, NOW WE, AND WE DO NOT HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING.
[V. REPORTS / ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST LIMITED TO A TOTAL OF TWO (2) MINUTES PER COUNCILMEMBER)]
UH, REPORTS, ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTERESTS.IF ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE ANY EXPRESSIONS OF THANKS OR INFORMATION OF THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SHARE, UM, YOU CAN DO SO EVEN NOW, INFORMATION.
I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE THAT OUR CITIES, UM, HOLIDAY DOWNTOWN IS GOING TO TAKE PLACE ON SATURDAY.
UM, IT'S GOING TO BE A REALLY, UM, WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO JUST A REAL SUCCESSFUL DAY OF CELEBRATION AND, UM, MAKING SURE THAT OUR CITIZENS ARE AWARE THAT WE'LL HAVE ICE SKATING RING, UM, MECHANICAL BULL ZIP LINE, UM, AZHAR BALL RACING, EURO, BUNGEE JUMPING AND SNOWS ZILLA SLIDE.
SO I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT OUR CITIZENS ARE AWARE OF WHAT'S TAKING PLACE IN PORT ARTHUR.
I WORKED ON THE COMMITTEE WITH, UM, ALONG WITH CHRISTIE, UM, WHITLEY.
THAT'S NOT OUR NAME, BUT IT'S CHRISTIE NED.
SO CHRISTIE DID AN AMAZING JOB PLANNING AND HER TEAM AND ALL THE CITY, UM, COUNT, UM, EMPLOYEES THAT WORKED WITH HER.
SO WE'RE EXCITED AGAIN, IT'S BEEN A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT AND SO WE WOULD BE REMISS IF WE DON'T SAY AND ANNOUNCE OUR OWN.
UM, MY MOM TAUGHT ME THAT, UM, W AS A POOR DOG, THAT DON'T WAG HIS OWN TAIL.
SO I AM EXCITED ABOUT OUR HOLIDAY DOWNTOWN AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THE 11TH.
IT STARTS ON SATURDAY AT 12:00 PM.
AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE ALL OF OUR CHILDREN, ALL OF OUR IT'S FREE MAY NOT BE FREE NEXT YEAR, BUT IT'S FREE THIS YEAR.
SO Y'ALL BETTER TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE FREE.
SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, UM, EVERYBODY'S AWARE IT'S GOING TO BE HELD ALL DOWNTOWN AND WE'VE LIT UP DOWNTOWN AND EXCITED ABOUT WHAT'S GOING TO TAKE PLACE IN PORT ARTHUR ON SATURDAY AT 12 NOON.
UM, JUST LIKE TO SHARE WITH COUNCIL AND, UH, STAFF THAT, UH, LAST NIGHT OUT IN GROVES, UH, THE, UH, SABINE NATURES, UH, CHIEFS ASSOCIATION, UH, HAD THEIR ANNUAL CHRISTMAS DINNER AND THEY AWARDED, UH, ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO PARTICIPATED IN, IN THIS, UH, COVID, UH, RESPONSE, UH, FOR THE COUNTY.
I THINK WE'VE ADDED ANOTHER, UH, COUNTY TO, TO THAT, UH, TO THAT LIST OF COUNTIES.
UH, JASPER'S NOW INVOLVED ALONG WITH JEFFERSON HARDEN AND ORANGE COUNTIES.
WE DID HAVE SOME RECOGNITIONS LAST NIGHT FOR, UH, OUR STAFF, UH, UH, THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH, JUDAS SMITH, AND HER ASSISTANT LATASHA MAY ON, UH, CHIEF BENSON WAS IN ATTENDANCE.
AND IF I RECALL CORRECTLY, UH, HE WAS ALSO GIVEN A, UH, CERTIFICATE, AM I RIGHT? SCOTT, SCOTT MOORE WAS THERE REPRESENTING THE CITY ALONG WITH, WITH CHIEF DOERS.
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SO, AND I JUST WANTED TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT WE WILL RAIL REPRESENTED, UH, THE FIRE CHIEFS.UH, THERE WERE SOME OTHER EMPLOYEES THERE, SOME FORMER FIRE CHIEFS FROM PULLED OFF.
SO WE HAD A GOOD CONTINGENT THERE AND, UH, WE'LL WE WERE REAL WELL REPRESENTED.
MAY I PUT TIM A SENIOR MANAGER AND A STAFF, UH, ROLES, BOTH ROSHE AND ROLES IN A WAR DEPARTMENT, SUPERVISOR, HER MOTHER CALLED ME THIS MORNING.
I HEARD SHE'S ON LIFE SUPPORT AND, UH, SHE'S IN VERY CRITICAL CONDITION.
SO LET'S KEEP HER IN PRAYER RULES IN THE WATER DEPARTMENT.
FOLLOWING THE LEAD OF THE, UH, OF COUNCILWOMAN MOSES, UH, SHE DID SAY IT'S A POOR DOG THAT DOESN'T WAG IT'S OWN TAIL.
SO I WANT TO GIVE A KUDOS TO THE, UH, EASTERN STAR AND NEW HOPE YOUTH WHO SERVED AT THE HOSPITALITY, UH, CENTER, UH, THIS PAST WEEK.
AND I WANT TO AS WELL GIVE COMMENDATIONS TO THE WORK THAT COUNCIL MEMBER MOSES DOES WITH CHARLOTTE'S CUPBOARD.
UH, I JUST WANT TO, UH, UH, THANK, UH, HER, UH, SHE'S BEEN DOING THAT FOR QUITE A WHILE NOW, BUT SHE HAS THESE LONG LINES, UH, THAT ARE ALWAYS, UH, CLOGGING UP OUR CITY STREETS BECAUSE SHE IS DOING SUCH A GREAT JOB OF HELPING PEOPLE, OUR CITY, ALONG WITH OTHER INDIVIDUALS IN OUR CITY, LIKE DR.
QUEEN, WHO HAS LOVES FRONT DOOR, UH, AND HE'S DOING AN AWESOME JOB AS WELL.
SO THOSE ARE THE KINDS OF THINGS THAT HAPPENED IN OUR CITY, UH, THAT SHOWED THE LOVE, CARE AND CONCERN THAT WE HAVE AS WELL AS THE COMPASSION IN PORT ARTHUR.
SO I WANTED TO COMMEND THOSE INDIVIDUALS.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS WHO WANT TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS ABOUT ANY OTHER THINGS GOING ON IN OUR CITY? ALL RIGHT, WE'LL MOVE FORWARD.
[VI.1.P. R. No. 22199 — A Resolution Appointing A Member Or Members To The Construction Board Of Adjustments And Appeals]
WE HAVE SOME UNFINISHED BUSINESS THAT WE WANT, UH, TO, UH, TAKE CARE OF.UH, THE FIRST IS, UH, PR NUMBER 2, 2 1 9 9, A RESOLUTION APPOINTING A MEMBER OR MEMBERS TO THE CONSTRUCTION BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS AND APPEALS.
SINCE THE CITY SECRETARY, THE MAYOR PARTY IS NOMINATING LAURA HARRISON FOR ALL RIGHT.
WE HAVE MS. UH, LAURA, UH, HARRISON, WHO WILL BE PUT ON THE CONSTRUCTION BOARD OF APPOINTMENTS OR APPEALS.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION? SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
[VI.2.P. R. No. 22235 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Of Port Arthur Section 4A Economic Development Corporation To Enter Into An Amended Commercial Five ( 5) Year Lease Agreement With Lamar State College Port Arthur For Its Culinary And Hospitality Program At 549 4th Street ( The Press Building)]
PR NUMBER 2, 2, 2, 3, 5, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, SECTION FOUR EIGHT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO ENTER INTO AN A MEN DID COMMERCIAL, UH, FIVE YEAR LEASE AGREEMENT WITH LAMAR STATE COLLEGE PORT ARTHUR FOR ITS CULINARY AND HOSPITALITY PROGRAM AT 5 49 FOURTH STREET, THE PRESS BUILDING.DO I HAVE A MOTION MOTION FOR APPROVAL MANAGED SECOND MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN MOSES SECOND BY COUNCILMAN JONES.
DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? YES, YES, SIR.
UH, THERE WERE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS AS I WENT THROUGH THIS, THIS PARTICULAR ITEM AND, UH, IT HAS TO DO WITH THE, UH, UH, THE RESOLUTION THAT WAS, UH, APPROVED BACK IN, IN, I WANT TO THINK IT WAS IN JULY IN JULY AND, UH, TODAY'S RESOLUTION, THE, UH, THE, THE, THE, THE, THE RENTAL, UH, NUMBERS THAT ARE PLACED IN, IN, INTO THE DOCUMENT ARE DIFFERENT FROM JULY TO TWO TO THE ONE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT TODAY.
AND IN OUR LAST MEETING, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE, UH, THE ACTUAL RENTAL RATES.
UH, AND I THINK THE CITY ATTORNEY IS IN NEGOTIATION WITH, WITH THE EDC AT THIS TIME, UH, FOR THOSE RATES.
UH, UH, AND, AND WE'RE LOOKING AT, UH, WHAT I THINK FOR LAMAR STATE COLLEGE PORT ARTHUR, WE'RE LOOKING AT 49 CENTS PER SQUARE FOOT.
AND, UH, UH, THE, THE NUMBERS HAVE NOT BEEN SET FOR, FOR THE CITY, UH, IN OUR EOC, UH, COMMAND CENTER.
AND, AND, AND, UM, WELL, JUST LOOKING AT THOSE NUMBERS AND, AND TRYING TO, TO MAKE SOME SENSE OF THEM TO MYSELF.
UH, WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS, IS, IS ASKED IF, IF THERE IS A, UH, UH, FINANCIAL ANALYSIS THAT YOU ALL, UH, UM, MADE TO, TO COME TO THE BASIS POINTS ON, ON THESE.
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YOU WOULD SHARE THAT WITH US SO THAT WE CAN, YOU KNOW, KIND OF MAKE SOME SENSE OF, OF HOW YOU ARRIVED AT THESE, AT THESE FIGURES AND, AND, AND THE DIFFERENCE IN THE COST PER, PER, PER SQUARE FOOT.UM, FOR THE EMERGENCY COMMAND CENTER, WE, I'M SORRY.
CAN I CLARIFY? CAUSE IF WE'RE NOT ON THE AGENDA TO TALK ABOUT THE EOC, THEN WE'RE ON THE AGENDA TO TALK ABOUT THE MARLIES.
SO I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT, I THINK, AND THAT'S WHAT I'M TO CLARIFY YOUR QUESTION.
I THINK YOU'RE ASKING HOW DID THEY COME UP WITH LAMAR AT THE 49 SQUARE? OKAY.
I JUST HOPE I'M CLARIFYING ON LAMAR'S, UM, PORTION OF THE LEASE.
IT WAS THE CONCESSIONS TO DO BECAUSE THEY'RE DOING THE CULINARY PROGRAM AND IT'S THE INCENTIVE BASICALLY, BECAUSE THEY'RE DOING THE JOB CREATION WHEN THEY'RE DOING THE TRAINING FOR THE, UH, CULINARY SCHOOL.
AND SO THAT'S HOW THEY CAME UP WITH, UM, THE LOWER THAN FAIR MARKET RATE, BECAUSE IT'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T HAVE TO COME WITH A FAIR MARKET VALUE FOR THAT PORTION.
AND, AND, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT HAVING SERVED ON THE EDC AND, AND, UH, WE DO SOME JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS. THERE ARE OTHER JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS THAT WE DID WITH LAMAR STATE COLLEGE.
UH, ONE WAS THE CDL PROGRAM, AND WE WERE SUPPOSED TO AS, UH, THE, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE EDC, AS WELL AS THE CITY COUNCIL SUPPOSED TO RECEIVE, UH, REPORTS SHOWING, UH, THE RESULTS OF THAT TRAINING, WHETHER OR NOT OUR CITIZENS WERE ACTUALLY BEING, UH, COMING OUT OF THOSE PROGRAMS AND GOING TO WORK.
UH, AND, UH, WE HAVE NOT, UH, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, UH, RECEIVED, UH, REGULAR REPORTS, UH, CONCERNING THAT BIGGER, CAUSE I KNOW WITH THE CDL, WE HAD SOME ISSUES WITH THE TYPE OF LICENSING THAT WAS BEING GIVEN TO THEM.
SO I'M ASKING THIS IN, IN, BECAUSE IF WE'RE GOING TO, UH, USE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AS THE BASIS FOR WHICH WE GIVE A DISCOUNT ON, ON A RATE, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE RESULTS OF, OF, OF THE PROGRAMS AND MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE GETTING OUT THE VALUE FOR WHAT WE'RE, WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY GIVING AWAY OR, OR I GUESS I SAID, YEAH, THAT'S A SIMPLE WAY.
AND WE CAN, WE CAN GET THAT, YOU KNOW, LIKE YOU SAID, WE CAN START MAKING THAT, UH, UH, UM, UH, I THINK WE SAID TWICE, I THINK THE BYLAWS WERE AMENDED TO GIVE REPORTS TWICE A YEAR, BUT I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY AT THE END OF EACH SEMESTER TO REPORT ON LAMAR'S ENROLLMENT.
AND WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THAT PARTICULAR PROGRAM.
I CAN TELL YOU THAT THEY HAVE HIRED SOME ADJUNCT PROFESSORS.
THEY'VE GONE FROM ONE CLASS DURING THE DAY, THEY'RE SCHEDULED TO HAVE THREE.
THEY'RE ALSO ADDING A NIGHT CLASS.
THEY WERE JUST AWARDED THE BEST CULINARY ARTS PROGRAM IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.
AND, UM, I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO GIVE YOU THAT ROI ON A, ON A SEMESTER BASIS OR EVERY YEAR HAVE A, YOU ALL WOULD LIKE IT.
SO ARE YOU, YOU'RE SEEING THAT THEY'RE CURRENTLY CONDUCTING THE CULINARY PROGRAM ON CAMPUS AND THEY'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO YES, SIR.
THEY STARTED IN THE BUILDING AUGUST 23RD WAS THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS.
WAS IT THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS HERE.
AND THAT WAS IN THE PRESS BUILDING.
SO AGAIN, WHAT WAS THE FINANCIAL BASIS FOR THE, THE SIGNIFICANT DISCOUNT? BECAUSE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 49 CENTS, AS OPPOSED TO WHAT THE REGULAR RATE, THE RENT RENTAL RATE FOR, UH, THIS, THE, THE, UH, BUILDINGS HERE DOWNTOWN SQUARE FOOT, WE'RE TALKING OVER A DOLLAR.
WELL, IF YOU, IF YOU TAKE JUST THE BASE RENT RATE, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A 50 CENT DISCOUNT PER SQUARE FOOT, AND THAT WAS NEGOTIATED BY THE FORMER CEO AND THE TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM BOARD OF REGENTS.
UM, WE ARE WORKING WITH OTHER PROPERTY OWNERS DOWNTOWN.
THEY ARE VERY INTERESTED IN WHAT WE DETERMINED OUR FAIR MARKET VALUE IS BECAUSE THEY DO INTEND TO RAISE THEIR VALUE TO WHAT, UH, I VALUE WAS THAT VALUE, UH, FROM SEVEN YEARS AGO WAS A DOLLAR AND 10 SQUARE FEET, BUT IT INCLUDED 14 CENTS FOR COMMON AREA MAINTENANCE.
SO THAT BASE RENT WAS 96 CENTS.
SO WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THAT BASE RENT UP TO A DOLLAR AND 21 CENTS AND ADD THE CAM.
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THAT I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE ASKING.HOW DO WE DETERMINE THE DISCOUNT FOR LAMAR THAT WAS NEGOTIATED BY THE PHARMACY, YOU KNOW, IN THE TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM? RIGHT.
WELL, WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU DELVE INTO THE LEASE AGREEMENT THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IN ARTICLE FOR THE DETERMINATION OF RENT, IT SHOWS THE NET MONTHLY PAYMENT AS $11,149.
AND THAT'S BASED ON THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF 78, 7,810 FEET.
SO IF, SO, IF YOU EXTRAPOLATE THAT OUT TO 49 CENTS PER SQUARE FOOT, IT ACTUALLY WORKS OUT TO BE $3,827, WHICH DOES, YOU KNOW, IS A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE FROM WHAT'S IN THE ACTUAL LEASE AGREEMENT THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT THE DAY.
SO, AND THAT'S WHY I HAVE ALL THESE QUESTIONS.
OH, INCLUDES ALL OF THE EQUIPMENT THAT WE PROVIDED FOR THEM.
IT INCLUDES THEIR RENTAL OF THE KITCHEN EQUIPMENT, BECAUSE THAT IS THE OWNERSHIP OF THAT EQUIPMENT IS GOING TO BE RETAINED BY THE EDC.
SO THAT 11,149 INCLUDES THE QUARTERLY SERVICE ON THE GREASE TRAP.
IT INCLUDES THEIR BASE RENT AND INCLUDES THEIR COMMON AREA MAINTENANCE.
IT INCLUDES ALL OF THE AUDIO VISUAL EQUIPMENT.
THE ONLY THING THEY PROVIDED WAS THEIR FURNITURE.
WE DID NOT PROVIDE FURNITURE, BUT THAT 11,000 1 49 A MONTH IS EVERYTHING ELSE.
SO YOU, I THINK THERE'S A WORKSHEET THAT SHOWS THE BASE RENT, THE COMMON AREA MAINTENANCE AND EVERYTHING ELSE I'M LOOKING FOR.
I GUESS THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S THE ANALYSIS THAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
SO WE CAN ACTUALLY SEE EXACTLY HOW YOU ARRIVED AT, AT, AT THESE NUMBERS THAT WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE PROVEN HERE IN THIS LEAST F FOR ME, I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY BE COMFORTABLE, BUT I JUST, I, I, I JUST LIKE TO KNOW HOW WE GET TO THOSE NUMBERS.
UM, SO WE KIND OF HAVE A LENGTHY DOCUMENT, BUT I DON'T KNOW, UM, ITEM THAT WAS SCANNED, IF THEY WANTED TO PULL IT UP, THERE'S AN EXHIBIT C TO THE CONTRACT, UH, SEVERAL PAGES IN, I DON'T THINK THE PAGES ARE NUMBERED.
UH, LET'S SEE, ACTUALLY BE PROBABLY ON PAGE 22, KIND OF DEEP IN THERE.
THEY, THEY BREAK DOWN ITEMIZATION 22.
I'M LOOKING FOR THAT, BUT IT ONLY GOES TO 16.
I THINK WHAT YOU'RE BASICALLY ASKING.
AND SO HOW DID WE GET DOCUMENTATION IS ON PAGE 22 THAT THE ITEM IS, I DON'T KNOW IF IT WASN'T SCANNED ALL THE WAY, BUT THE ITEM WAS ABOUT A HUNDRED AND SOMETHING PAGES THAT I HAD THIS DOCUMENT THOUGH, BE ON PAGE 22 IN THE DOCUMENT I HAD, SEE, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? LET ME GO TO THE CAMP, LET ME GO TO HERE AND I'LL PULL IT UP FOR YOU.
OH, YOU WANT ME TO MAYOR PRO TEM COUNCILMAN KENEMA.
I GUESS, UH, WHILE THEY'RE TRYING TO PULL IT UP, UH, UH, DIRECTOR, IF YOU WOULD ASK, ANSWER THIS QUESTION.
SO WE GOING TO DO IT EVERY SEMESTER.
UH, AND I DO HAVE A CONCERN WITH, UH, UH, AS, UH, COUNCILMAN MARK, IF WE'RE GONNA, UH, TABULATE OUR, UH, USE THIS MATRIX AS A WAY OF FINDING OUT IF THESE INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS ARE GETTING EMPLOYED, HOW WOULD YOU MONITOR THAT? HOW, YOU KNOW, WHAT WOULD BE YOUR MATRIX IN DOING THAT? IF THEY THEY'RE THE BEST, ONE OF THE BEST IN THE STATE, WHAT IS OUR JOB TO DO AND ENSURE THAT THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE GETTING EMPLOYED ELSEWHERE.
AND TO ALSO MONITOR THAT, UH, DOC, THE ON MENTOR.
NOW WE'RE GOING TO WORK VERY CLOSELY.
THEY'RE GOING TO PROVIDE, YOU'RE GOING TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION FOR ME.
AND SO I WON'T HAVE PROBABLY EMPLOYED NUMBERS, YOU KNOW, UNTIL THEY GRADUATE, BUT SOME OF THEM WILL HAVE INTERNSHIP CAPABILITIES.
I'VE ALREADY VARIED TO BEING IN TOUCH WITH A RESTAURANT, TO, OR FROM PORT ARTHUR ABOUT MENTORING THOSE STUDENTS AND MENTORING THE RESTAURANT TOUR THAT WILL TAKE THE RESTAURANT SPACE AND UTILIZING THOSE LAMAR STUDENTS AS INTERNS AT THAT, AT THAT BUSINESS.
SO I'LL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH, IF THEY'RE CURRENTLY WORKING IN THAT FIELD WHILE THEY'RE IN SCHOOL OR WHAT THEY'LL
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DO AFTER THEY COMPLETE THE TWO YEAR PROGRAM.OH, EXHIBIT C IS PULLED UP NOW.
I DON'T KNOW IF EVERYTHING, MAYBE IF YOUR COPY WITH 177 PAGES, WHAT I HAVE I'LL MAYBE YOU DIDN'T GET THE RIGHT ONE.
UM, I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS YOURS, WASN'T COPIED PROPERLY, BUT YES, IT'S ON PAGE 22 AND IT'S UP ON THE MONITOR NOW AND, UH, I'LL LET THEM PLAY IF YOU WANNA.
SO YOU'LL SEE THAT THE, UH, THE SQUARE FOOTAGE AND THEN THE RENT PER SQUARE FOOT, AND THEN THE JANITORIAL SERVICE, WHICH IS THE COMMON AREA MAINTENANCE THEY'RE PAYING $1,565 PER MONTH WITH THEIR AUDIO VISUAL EQUIPMENT, $4,825 A MONTH FOR THEIR KITCHEN EQUIPMENT.
AND THAT'S AMORTIZED OVER THE 120 MONTHS, WHICH IS EQUAL TO THE LEASE PAYMENT THAT YOU ALL APPROVED ABOUT A YEAR AGO.
THEN WE HAVE THE PHONE SYSTEM, THEIR INTERNET, THEIR CLOUD-BASED NETWORK, BECAUSE EVERYTHING AT THAT BUILDING BACKS UP TO THE CLOUD.
THERE IS NO STORAGE ONSITE, WHICH WAS VERY IMPORTANT, UM, FOR OUR CLIENTS SO THAT THERE'S NO LOSS OF DATA IN THE EVENT OF A DISASTER.
AND, UM, THE GREASE TRAP SERVICE, UM, COUNCILWOMAN MOSES QUICKLY, UM, YOU SAID AT LEAST WE APPROVED A YEAR AGO.
SO THIS LEASE HAS ALREADY BEEN APPROVED.
NO, YOU APPROVED THE LEASE A YEAR AGO, THE KITCHEN EQUIPMENT FROM THAT AGE WHEN WE AUDIT THE KITCHEN EQUIPMENT.
AND SO WE'RE JUST, WHAT DO WE PASS ON THE COST TO THE TENANT? AND WE'RE AMORTIZING IT OVER THE LENGTH OF OUR PAYMENTS.
SO THIS IS NOT NEW TO THIS COUNCIL.
I WANT YOU TO CLARIFY, CLARIFY, ONE THING, ONE OF THE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT IS THAT WE WANT TO TRY TO GET MORE INFORMATION IN THE RESOLUTION.
I THINK ONE OF THE, MAYBE THE POINTS OF CONFUSION WAS IN THE ORIGINAL RESOLUTION.
IT DIDN'T HAVE AN EXHIBIT C THAT BROKE DOWN WHAT THE SQUARE FOOTAGE WAS.
IT HAD ALL THE OTHER STUFF, BUT IT D YOU KNOW, THEY DIDN'T HAVE, FOR WHATEVER REASON, THIS WASN'T IN THE ORIGINAL.
SO NOW WE SEE WHAT THE BREAKDOWN IS.
SO THEY PUT BREAKDOWN IN THIS ONE, BUT IN THE OTHER ONE, WE HAD AN AMOUNT AND WE DIDN'T NECESSARILY KNOW WHAT THE SQUARE FOOTAGE WAS.
SO THAT'S THE CLARIFICATION AND IT IT'S BEEN, BUT THIS HAS BEEN, MY POINT IS IT'S BEEN BEFORE COUNCIL, THIS COUNCIL, IT WENT BEFORE COUNCIL YESTERDAY.
WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE SQUARE FOOTAGE WAS, BUT WE KNOW NOW.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COUNSEL? YOU GOOD? ALL RIGHT.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE NOW TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
UH, WE CAN, I HAVE A MOTION FOR PR NUMBER PR NUMBER.
ALL RIGHT, WE'RE READY FOR A VOTE.
ANY OPPOSITION, THE MEASURE PASSES.
[VII. CONSENT AGENDA]
AGENDA.THERE ARE SEVEN ITEMS ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
UH, THESE ARE ITEMS OF A ROUTINE AND ADMINISTRATIVE NATURE.
UH, THE COUNCIL HAS BEEN FURNISHED WITH BACKGROUND AND SUPPORT MATERIAL FOR EACH OF THESE ITEMS. AND ALL ITEMS WILL BE ACTED UPON BY ONE VOTE WITHOUT BEING DISCUSSED SEPARATELY, UNLESS REQUESTED BY A COUNCIL MEMBER OR A CITIZEN IN THE EVENT, THE ITEM OR ITEM WILL BE IMMEDIATELY WITHDRAWN FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION IN ITS NORMAL SEQUENCE.
AFTER THE ITEMS ARE AFTER THE ITEMS NOT REQUIRING SEPARATE DISCUSSION HAVE BEEN ACTED UP ON, UH, WE HAVE THOSE SEVEN ITEMS. ARE THERE ANY, UH, IS THERE ANY ONE OF THESE ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE PULLED AND ACTED UPON SEPARATELY? ANYBODY WANT TO HAVE ANYTHING PULLED OUT OF THESE ITEMS? YEAH.
MAYOR PRO TEM A PR NUMBER 21 9 83, 21, 9 83 ON PAGE 3 21, 9 83.
ANY OTHERS? ANY OTHER ITEMS PULLED? ALL RIGHT.
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ANY OTHER ITEMS THAT WE POOL? ALL RIGHT.WE'RE GOING TO, CAN I HAVE A MOTION FOR ITEMS? 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, AND SEVEN.
SO SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN HOLMES FOR ITEMS 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, AND SEVEN A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN DR.
UH, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
THE MO THOSE MEASURES PASS PR NUMBER
[VII.C.1. P. R. No. 21983 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute Change Order No. 4 Increasing The Original Contract Amount By $ 4, 043. 50 To A New Contract Amount Of $ 923, 979. 00 And Acceptance Of The Engineer' s Certificate Of Substantial Completion, Contractor' s Certificate And Release, Contractor's Certificate Of Guarantee, Contractor' s Affidavit Of Payment Of Debts And Claims To The Contract Between The City Of Port Arthur And Excavation & Construction, LLC Of Port Arthur, Texas For The 8th Avenue Improvement Project From 32nd Street To The Dead- End And Approval Of Release Of Retainage In The Amount Of $ 49, 804. 03 From The Capital Improvements Street Maintenance And Repair Account No. 307- 21- 053- 8517- 00- 10- 000. Project No. ST1P02]
2, 1 9 8, 3, UH, HAS BEEN POOLED A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE CHANGE ORDER NUMBER FOUR, INCREASING THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT AMOUNT BY $4,043 AND 50 CENTS TO A NEW CONTRACT AMOUNT OF $923,979 AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE ENGINEER'S CERTIFICATE OF SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION, CONTRACTOR CERTIFICATE AND RELEASE CONTRACTORS, UH, AND CLAIMS TO THE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PORT, AUTHOR, AND EXCAVATION AND CONSTRUCTION, LLC OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS FOR THE EIGHTH AVENUE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT FROM 32ND STREET TO THE DEAD END AND APPROVAL OF RELEASE OF RETAINAGE IN THE AMOUNT OF $49,804 AND 3 CENTS FROM THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT, STREET'S MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR ACCOUNT NUMBER 3 0 7 DASH TWO ONE DASH 0 5 3 DASH 8 5 1 7 DASH ZERO ZERO DASH 1 0 0 0 0.PROJECT NUMBER S T ONE P ZERO TWO.
DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN JONES.
SECOND SECOND BY COUNCILMAN KINLAW THAT'S KIMANI.
THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TIM CITY MANAGER, JUST TO KIND OF ENLIGHT, YOU KNOW, ANYTIME I SEE CHANGE, UH, YOU KNOW, HI, I'M ABOUT IT.
YOU KNOW, CHANGE ORDERS, CHANGE OUT ANYTHING.
UH, THIS IS NUMBER FOUR AND I'M GLAD WE AT THIS END TO CLOSE IT OUT, BUT I JUST WANT TO KIND OF BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION TO YOU.
AND I HAVE ALREADY DISCUSSED IS IF YOU LOOK AT CHANGE OR THE ONE THAT WENT UP 23 K, IF YOU LOOK AT THE CHANGE ORDER, UH, NUMBER TWO, IT WILL, TODAY'S WENT UP TO 2 0 7 DAYS.
YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO REALLY PUT THE THUMBS AND PRESS YOU ON THESE CONTRACTORS WHEN THEY ARE DOING WORK FOR THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, WE BOTH SIGNED, THEY SIGNED, WE SIGNED, WE AGREED UPON THE CONTRACT, THAT THESE NUMBER OF DAYS, THIS AMOUNT IS GOING TO COST US TO FIX THE STREET, OR WE HAVE THIS STREET OR WHATEVER, BUT WE REALLY NEED TO HAVE SOMEONE ON THE CITY SIDE TO ENSURE THAT OUR WORK IS BEING DONE AND AT, YOU KNOW, NOT WAITING UNTIL THE END OF THE PROJECT AND TRY TO, YOU KNOW, HURRY UP THIS PROJECT.
SO HOPEFULLY IN THE NEAR FUTURE, WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A PERSON THAT'S IN PLACE IN-HOUSE TO ENSURE THAT OUR WORK IS BEING DONE IN A TIMELY MANNER TO ADDRESS THE CONTRACT.
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WHEN I LOOK AT NUMBER TWO, JUST BRIEFLY SCANNING OVER IT 207 DAYS, AND THAT, AND THAT IS FAIR AND REASONABLE.
LET ME QUICKLY RUSH TO SAY THAT I HAD THE SAME CONCERNS AS WELL, BUT WHEN I LOOK AND GOT INTO THE PERUSAL OF ALL OF THE DATA FOR THAT, I SAW THAT THERE WAS A DRAINAGE PIPE PROBLEM THAT WE INCURRED DURING THAT PROJECT.
AND THEN WE HAD THE COVID SITUATIONS AND CIRCUMSTANCE.
WE HAD A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON DURING THAT PARTICULAR PROJECT, BUT I AM GREATLY CONCERNED AS WELL, BECAUSE I HAVE TALKED TO YOU ABOUT THOSE OVERAGES AND EVERYTHING, BUT THAT PREDICT THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT DID INCUR A LOT, A LOT OF AN AND WE'RE AND THAT'S, I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO BE COGNIZANT OF AS WELL, BECAUSE INFRASTRUCTURE IS A BIG THING GOING ON NOW.
AND OUR INFRASTRUCTURE IS SO OLD AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN ENCOURAGING IS THAT WHEN WE BEGIN TO DO THINGS, WE FIND STUFF THAT WE DON'T EVEN KNOW HAS BEEN THERE FOR SUCH AN ELONGATED PERIOD OF TIME.
SO I THINK WE NEED TO REMAIN COGNIZANT THAT.
THANK YOU THOUGH, BUT THANK YOU, DR.
THE MOTION PASSES CONSENT AGENDA.
[VIII.A.1.P. R. No. 22170 — A Resolution Appointing A Member Or Members To The Pleasure Island Advisory Commission ( Requested By Councilmember Jones)]
WE'RE GOING TO NOW ENTER INTO OUR ITEMS REQUIRING INDIVIDUAL ACTION.THESE ARE, UH, THOSE THINGS OF A NON-CONSENT NATURE.
OUR RESOLUTIONS OF NON-CONSENT FIRST WE'LL WE'LL ADDRESS PR NUMBER 2, 2 1 7 0, A RESOLUTION APPOINTING A MEMBER OR
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MEMBERS TO THE PLEASURE ISLAND ADVISORY COMMISSION REQUESTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER JONES, CITY, SECRETARY THAT'S.COUNCIL MEMBER JONES IS NOMINATING RICKY REESE FOR THE PORT ARTHUR FOR THE PLEASURE ISLAND ADVISORY COMMISSION.
UH, CAN I HAVE A MOTION? SECOND.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL WOMAN, MOSES SECOND BY COUNCILMAN DR.
ANY OPPOSITION MEASURE PASSES PR NUMBER 2, 2, 2, 6
[VIII.A.2.P. R. No. 22262 — A Resolution Designating And Establishing The Best Of Both Worlds Zydeco And Blues Festival, Toryn Foreman As Exclusive Concessionaire And Authorizing The City Manager To Execute An Agreement Thereof]
TO A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING AND ESTABLISHING THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS, ZYDECO AND BLUES FESTIVAL TORE IN FOREMAN AS EXCLUSIVE CONCESSIONAIRE AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT THERE.MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE MAIL? SECOND? I HAVE A MOTION.
AND SECOND, ANY QUESTIONS? I KNOW LAST MEETING.
I, I DON'T KNOW IF HE'S HERE AS MR. FOREMAN HERE.
HE WAS GOING TO GIVE A PRESENTATION, BUT IT WASN'T.
I WAS UNABLE TO BE HERE, BUT HE IS HERE TODAY, BUT I BELIEVE MS. IS AL POLO HAS, UH, EXPLAINED THAT WE, WE HAVE ALL THE PREREQUISITES MET, BUT I KNOW HE WANTED TO SPEAK LAST TIME.
SO I JUST REALLY ACKNOWLEDGING FOR CLARIFICATION.
THAT WAS TWO DIFFERENT EVENTS.
SO HE, UM, I DON'T THINK HE'S EVER BEEN ON THE AGENDA TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS, THAT THERE WAS A DIFFERENCE OUT OF CODE.
IT WAS A DIFFERENT SIDE OF COPE.
SOMEBODY ELSE WANTED TO DO HIS ID CO, BUT HE HAS DONE WHAT HE NEEDS TO DO IN ORDER TO, TO TAKE CARE OF THE EVENT.
I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT WASN'T HIM.
DOES HE NEED IT TO STAY SOME GENDERS? WE INFORMED THEM.
CAN HE SPEAK, CAN HE SPEAK AT TWO OR WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK, WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADDRESS US MR. FORMER.
HEY, MR. FOREMAN, UH, I JUST WANTED TO LET Y'ALL KNOW.
THE REASON I DECIDED TO CALL IS BECAUSE BASICALLY THEY HAVE LIKE NOTHING TO DO FOR OLDER GENERATION PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF.
I'M 43, BUT GOD BLESS YOUR HEART.
SO WE BOTH DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY ABOUT THAT.
THAT'S A GOOD MIXTURE OF MUSIC.
THANK YOU, PLEASE, PLEASE TOLERATE OUR LAUGHTER.
WE'RE NOT LAUGHING AT YOU LAUGHING IT WITH YOU AND LAUGHING AT OURSELVES, YOU KNOW, AT 40.
YEAH, WE, WE, WE, WE A LITTLE PAST THAT NOW, SO, BUT GO AHEAD.
UH, BASICALLY, UH, WITH THE THING THAT JUST HAPPENED IN HOUSTON, I WENT BEYOND MEASURES TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, SECURITY WOULD BE, UM, MORE ENFORCED ON THE, CAN WE HELP SIGN? HOLD ON, SIR.
I'VE HIRED EIGHT SHERIFFS TO BE THERE.
UM, CAPTAIN BOY, AGAIN, I RIPPED, I THINK HIS NAME.
I FORGOT THE FIRST NAME, BUT I KNOW BOY, AGAIN, HE'S GONNA EXECUTE THE WHOLE PLAN.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE EMS ON SITE TOO.
UM, BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT WHAT HAPPENED IN HOUSTON TO HAPPEN OUT HERE, UH, BASICALLY WITH THE NUMBER OF CROWD THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE.
SO WHERE IS THE VENUE GOING TO BE? PULLED OUT THE PAVILION AND IT'S GOING TO BE, WHAT'S THE DATE? UH, JANUARY 15TH, JANUARY 15TH.
THAT'S GOING TO BE PLAYING AT YOUR EVENTS.
MAY I APPROACH HIM? I HAVE A QUESTION.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, SHAUNDRA, OUR PAVILION NEEDS TO BE, UM, I GUESS REALLY PRETTY
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MUCH CLEANED UP.UH, IS THAT, WILL THAT TAKE PLACE BEFORE THEN? JUST TO BE SURE.
THANK YOU, MR. FOREMAN, FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
UM, I DID SPEAK WITH MR. FOREMAN REGARDING THIS.
UM, PROBABLY NOT THAT BECAUSE OF WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE CONSTRUCTION, BUT I DID MAKE MR. FOREMAN AWARE OF THE ISSUES THAT HE MIGHT BE FACING REGARDING THIS EVENT.
AND THAT DEFINITELY IS ONE OF THEM.
SO WHAT CAN YOU, CAN I, UM, I THINK WE'RE FORCED TO ASK WHAT ARE THOSE ISSUES THAT ARE TAKING PLACE IN THE PAVILION? THE FACT THAT THE STAGING AREA THAT THEY'RE USING IN ORDER TO DO THAT BUILDING, IT'S JUST A LOT OF CLUTTER THAT NOW WE HAVE TALKED TO THEM.
THERE WILL BE NO PARKING OR ANYTHING UNDER THERE, BUT THERE IS MATERIAL STAGE THERE, UM, TO HELP WITH THE PROJECT THAT THEY HAVE ON THAT PAVILION NEEDS TO BE CLEANED UP.
YEAH, TOTALLY DID THAT PUT AS A LIABILITY.
CAUSE I'M ON THE LINE WITH A COUNCIL MEMBER, MOSER.
IF, IF, IF MATERIAL'S THERE AND SOMEONE FALLS GET HURT, WHERE'S THE LIABILITY LIES ON WHO MANAGER? OH, I'VE SPOKEN WITH THE M C TECHS S THE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, BECAUSE WE'RE HAVING OUR CHRISTMAS EVENT THIS SATURDAY.
SO THEY'RE GOING TO MOVE THEIR STAGING AREA WHEN WE HAVE AN EVENT.
SO I THINK WE'RE GOING TO PUT IT INSIDE THE FENCE AREA OF THAT TRAFFIC BUILDING.
THAT'S RIGHT BEHIND THE PAVILION.
EM UP MAYBE, UM, MAYBE I'VE FORGOTTEN SOMETHING.
IS, IS THERE CONSTRUCTION TAKING PLACE ON AT THE PAVILION RIGHT NOW, CURRENTLY? AND THERE'S A STAGE AND AREA.
WE MAY, THAT'S JUST WHAT WE NEED TO KEEP THAT PAVILION CLEAN FOR OUR CITIZENS.
WE CAN TALK TO THE CONTRACT ABOUT THAT.
YEAH, I'LL DO THAT WHEN I LEAVE.
I COINCIDE WITH CONSTANTLY THE MOSES WHO GAVE PERMISSION TO USE THAT STUFF.
ANYWAY, THAT'S A STORAGE STORE.
YOU NEED TO GIVE THEM A LETTER ON YOUR, I'LL BE HONEST.
GABE AS AN EDC PROJECTS, I DON'T KNOW WHO I CAN COME WITH IT.
WE'RE CONSTANTLY THE MOTORS AND KILOS IS A HAZARD.
IT COULD BE A LIABILITY AND THIS IS JUNKIE AND THAT DON'T, AND THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S MORE BE A STRIPPER.
ALL RIGHT, MR. BOWMAN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
I WANT, I WANT THREE TICKETS, ONE FOR MYSELF ON THE CONFLICT AND MOSES AND WHAT THE ALBUM MOSES ABOUT PAINT THREE OF THEM.
AND I WANT TO PAY TO SEE THEM ZYDECO EXOTIC COAST.
SO DON'T EVEN, DON'T EVEN, EVEN MY HUSBAND.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING FOR OUR CITY.
UM, OUR NEXT ORDINANCE, WE VOTE AND WE NEED TO VOTE.
THE MEASURE PASSES, UH, ORDINANCE
[VIII.B.1.P. O. No. 7011 — An Ordinance Designating Monday December 27, 2021, As A Legal Holiday]
PR NUMBER SEVEN ZERO.OH, WELL THIS IS ORDINANCE PO NUMBER 7 0 1 1 AN ORDINANCE DESIGNATING MONDAY, DECEMBER 27TH, 2021 AS A LEGAL HOLIDAY.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED BY COUNCIL WOMAN, MOSES SECOND BY COUNCIL, WOMAN HOMES.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE, ANY OPPOSITION? ALL RIGHT.
[VIII.B.2.P. O. No. 7017 — An Ordinance Amending Chapter 10 ( Animals) Of The Code Of Ordinances; Providing Certain Amendments Thereto; Repealing All Ordinances Or Parts Of Ordinances In Conflict Therewith; Providing Penalty For Violation By Fine Not Exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($ 500. 00), As Otherwise Imposed By State Law; And Providing For Publication And An Effective Date Immediately After Publication]
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 10, ANIMALS OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, PROVIDING CERTAIN AMENDMENTS THERE TO REPEALING ALL ORDINANCE OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THERE WITH PROVIDING PENALTY FOR VIOLATION BY FINE, NOT EXCEEDING $500 AS OTHERWISE IMPOSED BY STATE LAW AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE IMMEDIATELY AFTER PUBLICATION.MAY I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED BY COUNCILMAN MARKS SECOND
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BY THAT KEN LAW, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.[VIII.B.3.P. O. No. 7018 — An Ordinance Amending Chapter 18 ( Buildings) Of The Code Of Ordinances; Providing Certain Amendments Thereto; Repealing All Ordinances Or Parts Of Ordinances In Conflict Therewith; Providing Penalty For Violation By Fine Not Exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($ 500. 00), As Otherwise Imposed By State Law; And Providing For Publication And An Effective Date Immediately After Publication]
NUMBER 7 0 1 8, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 18.BUILDINGS OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, PROVIDING CERTAIN AMENDMENTS THERE TO REPEALING ALL ORDINANCE OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THERE WITH PROVIDING PENALTY FOR VIOLATION BY FINE, NOT EXCEEDING $500 AS OTHERWISE IMPOSED BY STATE LAW AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE IMMEDIATELY AFTER PUBLICATION OR APPROVAL.
COUNCILMAN, UM, UH, JONES HAS A MOTION.
DO I HAVE A SECOND SECOND BY COUNCILMAN MARKS, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
[VIII.B.4.P. O. No. 7019 — An Ordinance Amending Chapter 34 ( Environment) Of The Code Of Ordinances; Providing Certain Amendments Thereto; Repealing All Ordinances Or Parts Of Ordinances In Conflict Therewith; Providing Penalty For Violation By Fine Not Exceeding Two Thousand Dollars ($ 2, 000. 00), As Otherwise Imposed By State Law; And Providing For Publication And An Effective Date Immediately After Publication]
PO NUMBERS 7 0 1 9 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 34 ENVIRONMENT OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, PROVIDING CERTAIN AMENDMENTS THERE TO REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT IN CONFLICT THERE WITH PROVIDING PENALTY FOR VIOLATION BY FINE, NOT EXCEEDING $2,000 AS OTHERWISE IMPOSED BY STATE LAW AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE IMMEDIATELY AFTER PUBLICATION.DO I HAVE A MOTION MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN HOMES? SECOND, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN MARK QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS IN QUESTION TO THE MOTION? ALRIGHT.
[VIII.B.5.P. O. No. 7020 — An Ordinance Of The City Of Port Arthur Amending Chapter 22 Of The Code Of Ordinances To Provide For The Regulation Of The Operation Of Amusement Gaming Machines Within The City Limits; Repealing All Ordinances Or Parts Of Ordinances In Conflict Therewith; Providing Penalty For Violation By Fine Not Exceeding Two Thousand Dollars ($ 2, 000. 00), As Otherwise Imposed By State Law; And Providing For Publication And An Effective Date Immediately After Publication (Part 1 of 2)]
PO NUMBER 7, 0 2 0.AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR AMENDING CHAPTER 22 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES TO PROVIDE FOR THE REGULATION OF THE OPERATION OF AMUSEMENT GAMING MACHINES WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS, REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES, INCLINED FLICKED THERE WITH PROVIDING PENALTY FOR VIOLATION BY FINE, NOT EXCEEDING $2,000 AS OTHERWISE IMPOSED BY STATE LAW AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE IMMEDIATELY AFTER PUBLICATION.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? MAYOR PRO TEM.
OH, ARE WE GOING TO HOLD THIS AFTER THE EXECUTIVE SESSION? WE CAN START.
YOU'RE GOING TO EXPLAIN IT TO US.
WE DON'T HAVE THE INFORMATION.
I GAVE, I SENT THE CHANGES TO COUNCIL.
YOU SAID YOU WERE GOING TO REVIEW THEM INFORMATION IF YOU'D LIKE TO.
WE'LL PLACE THIS ON HOLD AFTER HIS NEXT SESSION AND THEN, UH, COME OUT.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO HOLD THIS ITEM UNTIL AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION COUNCIL, WOMAN MOSES SECOND MERE PROTEST.
WE WILL ADDRESS THIS AFTER OUR CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION.
[IX. * CLOSED MEETING ( EXECUTIVE SESSION)]
TO GO INTO CLOSE SESSION.NOW IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 5, 5, 1 0.101 OF CHAPTER 5, 5, 1 OPEN MEETINGS LAW OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, FORMERLY ARTICLES, 6 2 5 2 DASH 17.
SECTION TWO, A PRIOR TO GOING INTO CLOSE MEETING, THE PRESIDING OFFICER OF THE CITIES SHOULD WE'LL MAKE THESE ANNOUNCEMENTS.
A CLOSED MEETING OF EXECUTIVE SECTION WILL NOW BE HELD PURSUANT TO THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 5, 5, 1 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 5, 1 0.071 LITIGATION AND OR LEGAL ADVICE.
SECTION 5 5, 1 0.072 LAND SECTION 5 5 1 0.073 NEGOTIATED CONTRACTS FOR A PROSPECTIVE GIFTS TO THE CITY.
SECTION 5 5, 1 0.074 PERSONNEL SECTION 5 5, 1 0.076 SECURITY PERSONNEL OR DEVICES, SECTION 5, 5, 1 0.087 DELIBERATIONS REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES IN OUR CLOSED MEETING, SECTION 5, 5, 1 OF OUR GOVERNMENT CODE ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGE TO DISCUSS A MATTER IN WHICH THE DUTY OF THE ATTORNEY TO THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF THE PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS, CLEARLY CONFLICTS WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT NUMBER 2, 5, 5, 1 0.071 TO DISCUSS THE LEGAL ADVICE FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING
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POTENTIAL AND OR PENDING LITIGATION AND OTHER LEGAL MATTERS INVOLVING THE CITY OF PORT 5, 5, 1 0.072 GOVERNMENT CODE TO DISCUSS OR DELIBERATE THE PURCHASE EXCHANGE LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS SUPPORT AUTHOR, SECTION 5 5, 1 0.087 GOVERNMENT CODE TO DISCUSS ECONOMIC INCENTIVES FOR COMMERCIAL, RESIDENTIAL, OR INDUSTRIAL BUSINESS PROSPECTS AND SECTION 5, 5, 1 0.074 GOVERNMENT CODE TO DISCUSS THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CITY MANAGER, CITY ATTORNEY CITY, SECRETARY, AND MUNICIPAL COURT.JUDGE, WE WILL NOW GO INTO CLOSE SESSION.
WE'RE COMING OUT OF CLOSED SESSION.
WE'RE GOING TO ESTABLISH A QUORUM CITY SECRETARY MAYOR T MAYOR PRO TEM, FRANK PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER HOMES, COUNCIL MEMBER JONES, COUNCIL MEMBER, KEN LAW, COUNCIL MEMBER MARKS COUNCIL MEMBER, MOSES.
[VIII.B.5.P. O. No. 7020 — An Ordinance Of The City Of Port Arthur Amending Chapter 22 Of The Code Of Ordinances To Provide For The Regulation Of The Operation Of Amusement Gaming Machines Within The City Limits; Repealing All Ordinances Or Parts Of Ordinances In Conflict Therewith; Providing Penalty For Violation By Fine Not Exceeding Two Thousand Dollars ($ 2, 000. 00), As Otherwise Imposed By State Law; And Providing For Publication And An Effective Date Immediately After Publication (Part 2 of 2)]
SESSION.WE ONLY HAVE ONE, UM, AGENDA ITEM AND THAT IS P O NUMBER 7 0 2 0 AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR AMENDING CHAPTER 22 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES TO PROVIDE FOR THE REGULATION OF THE OPERATION OF AMUSEMENT GAMING MACHINES WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS, REPEALING ALL ORDINANCE OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THERE WITH PROVIDING PENALTY FOR VIOLATION BY FINE, NOT EXCEEDING $2,000 AS OTHERWISE IMPOSED BY STATE LAW AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE IMMEDIATELY AFTER PUBLICATION.
I CITY ATTORNEY HAS THE AMENDMENT FOR THAT.
AND THE AMENDMENT IS THAT A P O 7 0 2 O WILL BE AMENDED TO PROVIDE FOR REVOCATION OF GAMING PERMITS BASED UPON A SINGLE VIOLATION OF THE, UH, GAMING ORDINANCE.
ALL RIGHT, WE'VE HEARD THE AMENDMENT.
UH, WE'VE HEARD THE ORDINANCE WITH THE AMENDMENT OF REVOCATION OF A SINGLE, UH, VIOLATION.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? WE HAVE A MOTION BY DR.
CAN I HAVE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND BY MAYOR? UH, IMMEDIATE PAST PROTEIN MAY HAVE PROTEIN, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.
I WILL NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE AMENDMENT OR DO WE NEED TO GO BACK? THAT WAS THE AMENDMENT.
NOW WE NEED A MOTION FOR THE ORDINANCE.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT.
NOW, UH, THE MOTION PASSES, WE WILL NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT.
IT'S A GREAT DAY IN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR.