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I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL
II. PROCLAMATIONS
IV.(1) A Public Hearing For The Purpose Of Receiving Public Comments And To Discuss The Following: The Proposed Adoption Of A Revised Ordinance Electing To Participate In The Texas Enterprise Zone Program And Proposed Tax Or Other Incentives That May Be Offered By The City Of Port Arthur To Qualified Businesses All Interested Parties Are Encouraged To Attend And Present Their Views. For Additional Information, Contact Ms. Pamela Langford, Assistant City Manager-Operations/Director Of Development Services, At (409) 983-8136 The City Of Port Arthur Attempts To Make Its Meetings Accessible To All Its Citizens. If You Require Auxiliary Aid, Please Notify The City Secretary At (409) 983-8115, 24 Hours Before The Hearing The Public Will Also Be Able To View The Public Hearing Via The City’s Website At www.portarthurtx.gov
III.A.(1) Scott Jones Representative Of The Texas Community Watershed Partners, Texas AgriLife Extension Service Regarding Clean Coast Texas Program (CCT)
III.A.(2) Michael Walker Jr. Regarding A Proclamation For Kate L. Pate Walker
III.A.(3) Mrs. Joan Jones Regarding Eight (8) Hours Before Turning Off Water At Home
III.A.(4) Ms. Ora Smith And Reverend Hardner Williams Regarding A Petition To Mayor And Council (Consideration Of Diligence Offshore Services LLC)
III.B.(1) A Presentation By Vivian Ballou Regarding Affordable Housing (Requested By Councilmember Lewis)
III.F.(1) An Update Regarding The Pleasure Island Water Park (Requested By Councilmember Doucet)
III.F.(2) A Discussion Regarding City Hall Answering Telephone Calls (Requested By Councilmember Doucet)
V. REPORTS / ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST (LIMITED TO A TOTAL OF TWO (2) MINUTES PER COUNCILMEMBER)
VII. CONSENT AGENDA
VII.A.(A1) Mayor Thurman Bartie: National League Of Cities Conference (Approved Conference) NLC University Sessions, March 8, 2025 $400.00 Hotel $361.00 Per Diem $69.00 Washington, DC March 8 – 13, 2025 $830.00
VII.C.(1) P.R. No. 24116 – A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute The Settlement Of A Physical Damage Claim In The Amount Of $26,591.24 Made Against Texas Municipal LeagueIntergovernmental Risk Pool (TML-IRP) As A Result Of Property Damage To Drainage Unit #2080
VII.C.(6) P.R. No. 24161 – A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute The Settlement Of A Physical Damage Claim In The Amount Of $13,610.87 Made Against Texas Municipal LeagueIntergovernmental Risk Pool (TML-IRP) As A Result Of Property Damage To Transit Unit #2295
VII.C.(7) P.R. No. 24162 – A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute The Settlement Of A Physical Damage Claim In The Amount Of $10,691.02 Made Against Progressive Insurance As A Result Of Property Damage To Police Unit #2264
VII.C.(12) P.R. No. 24177 – A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into A Special Road Use And Indemnity Agreement And Permit With Duphil, Inc. Of Orange, Texas
VII.C.(15) P.R. No. 24187 – A Resolution Of The City Of Port Arthur, Texas To Rescind And Repeal Resolution No. 25-059 For Failure To Follow Proper Legal Procedure In Compliance With Texas Local Government Code, Chapters 501 And 504. Said Resolution Authorizing The Port Arthur Economic Development Corporation To Enter Into A Contract With GrantWorks Inc. To Identify And Prepare Grants In An Annual Amount Not To Exceed $55,000.00
VIII.A.(1) P.R. No. 24106 – A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Negotiate The Road Reconstruction And Drainage Repairs Of San Antonio Avenue Between 4th Street And Procter Street With Texas Materials Of Beaumont, Texas
VIII.A.(2) P.R. No. 24132 – A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Purchase One (1) 2025 Cummins LET2 Garbage Truck With 31 YD Sidewinder ASL For The Solid Waste – Garbage Division From Holt Truck Center Of Houston, Texas, For $412,664.00. Funding Is Available In The ARPA Program Account, 169-00-000-4510-00-00- 000
VIII.A.(3) P.R. No. 24133 – A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Purchase Two (2) 2025 Peterbilt 567 Trash Trucks With Cummins Chassis For The Solid Waste – Trash Division From Custom Truck One Source Of Kansas City, Missouri, For $311,737.50 Each ($623,475.00 Total). Funding Of $587,336.00 Is Available In The ARPA Program Account, 169-00-000-4510-00-00-000, And $36,139.00 Is Available In The Solid Waste Trash Collection Motor Vehicles Account, 403-50-305-8523-00-00-000
VIII.A.(4) P.R. No. 24159 – A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into Contract Negotiations With The Solco Group, LLC. Of Port Arthur, Texas, To Complete Port Arthur Transit’s (PAT) Pedestrian Access To Transit Planning Study. Funding Is Available In Transit Capital Account 401-70-530-8525-00-60-000, Other Contractual Services
VIII.A.(5) P.R. No. 24164 – A Resolution Authorizing Quarterly Payments For Applications, Hosting, Services And Support Fees To Tyler Technologies For The Enterprise Resource Planning System For A Period Of Twelve Months Not To Exceed A Total Amount Of $465,857.72 To Be Divided Into Quarterly Payments. Funds Available In The Information Technology Computer Programs Account No. 001-09-023-5450-00-10-000
VIII.A.(6) P.R. No. 24169 – A Resolution Ratifying The City Manager's Acceptance Of Grant Funds In The Amount Of $990,000.00 From The 2019 United States Housing And Urban Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Grant Fund 148 For The 9th Avenue Restoration Project, With A Local Match Of $607,968.05 In Capital Account: 307-21-053-8517-00-10-00 For A Total Project Cost Of $1,597,969.00 Contingent Upon Approval Of A Budget Amendment In Proposed Ordinance No. 7317
VIII.A.(7) P.R. No. 24170 – A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into A One-Year Contract With Ferguson Waterworks Of Humble, Texas For The Purchase Of High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Pipe, With An Annual Projected Budgetary Impact Of $100,000.00. Funding In Water Utilities Account No. 410-40-220-5313-00-00-000, Is Contingent Upon The Approval Of The Budget Amendment In Proposed Ordinance No. 7317
VIII.A.(8) P.R. No. 24175 – A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Reject All Bids For Staffing Agency For The City Of Port Arthur (P24- 052) For Temporary Staffing For The City Of Port Arthur And Authorize The Purchasing Department To Revise The Bid Specifications And Rebid
VIII.A.(9) P.R. No. 24176 – A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Purchase One (1) 2025 Chevrolet Silverado 4500HD Truck From Caldwell Country Chevrolet Of Caldwell, Texas Through BuyBoard Contract No. 724-23 For The Water Utilities Department In The Total Amount Not Exceed $72,993.00. Funds In Water And Wastewater Capital Fund Account Nos. 405-40-215-8523-00-00-000 ($36,497.00); And 405-40-220-8523-00-00-000 ($36,497.00), Is Contingent Upon The Approval Of The Budget Amendment In Proposed Ordinance No. 7317
VIII.A.(11) P.R. No. 24193 – A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute A Contract Between The City Of Port Arthur And Argus Talent Through TIPS Cooperative Contract No. 230703, With A Projected Budgetary Amount Of $2,000,000.00 For The Purpose Of Providing Temporary Employees For The City Of Port Arthur; Funding Available In Various Departmental Accounts
VIII.A.(13) P.R. No. 24196 – A Resolution Rescheduling March 11, 2025 Regularly Scheduled Council Meeting To March 18, 2025
VIII.B.(1) P.O. No. 7307 – An Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 13-54 As It Pertains To The City Council Of The City Of Port Arthur, Texas, Ordaining The City's Participation In The Texas Enterprise Zone Program Pursuant To The Texas Enterprise Zone Act, Chapter 2303, Texas Government Code (ACT), Providing Tax Incentives, Designating A Liaison For Communication With Interested Parties
VIII.B.(2) P.O. No. 7314 – A Ordinance Authorizing The City Manager To Execute The Settlement Of A Physical Damage Claim In The Amount Of $6,500.00 Made Against Texas Municipal LeagueIntergovernmental Risk Pool (TML-IRP) As A Result Of Property Damage To Code Enforcement Unit #2037
VIII.B.(3) P.O. No. 7317 – An Appropriation Ordinance Amending The City Of Port Arthur Budget For The Fiscal Year Beginning October 1, 2024 And Ending September 30, 2025, Increasing General Fund Contingency (001) By $172,994.00 And Transferring That Amount Thereby Increasing Water And Sewer Fund (410) By $100,000.00 And Water And Sewer Capital Fund (405) By $72,994.00 An Increase In The CDBG-DR Grant Fund (148) By $990,000.00 And The Capital Improvement Fund (307) By $607,969.00
VIII.B.(4) P.O. No. 7319 – An Ordinance Amending The Zoning Ordinance Of The City Of Port Arthur By Changing The Zoning From Commercial General To Medium Density Residential On Approximately 179.73- Acre Tracts Of Land Being Out Of LaFitte's Landing 1 And 2, D. Gahagen, Berwick Manor, And Breeden Duhamel Subdivision, And Consisting Of Lot 7 Thru Lot 10, LaFitte's Landing, Jefferson County, Texas. Lot 1 Thru Lot 66, LaFitte's Landing 2, Jefferson County, Texas. Lot 1 & 2, Breeden Duhamel, Lot 1 BLK 1 & Lot 2 BLK 2, Berwick Manor. TR 84 123, TR 1-A-1-A Replat TR 1-A-1 Replat Of TR 91 AB 123, TR 94 123, TR 96 TR 97 123,TR 99 Replat TR 1 123, TR 100 Replat TR 2, TR 101 Replat TR 3-A & 3-B 123, TR 102 Replat TR 4 123TR A Replat Of TR 105 123, TR 107-A & 107-B Thru TR 117 123, D. Gahagen, Jefferson County, Texas (Violation Of Any Provision Of This Ordinance Shall Be Guilty Of A Misdemeanor And Shall Be Punished By A Fine Not Exceeding $2,000.00, As Provided In Chapter 1, Section 1-13 Of The Code Of Ordinances, And Each Day Which Violation Is Permitted To Exist Shall Constitute A Separate And Distinct Offense.); And Providing For Publication In The Official Newspaper Of The City Of Port Arthur And Effective Immediately After Publication Date
IX. *CLOSED MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION)
VIII.A.(10) P.R. No. 24190 – A Resolution Of The City Of Port Arthur, Texas To Repeal The City Council's Past Appointments Of Acting Assistant City Secretaries And Assistant City Secretaries In Compliance With The Charter Of The City Of Port Arthur, Texas
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I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL
II. PROCLAMATIONS
IV.(1) A Public Hearing For The Purpose Of Receiving Public Comments And To Discuss The Following: The Proposed Adoption Of A Revised Ordinance Electing To Participate In The Texas Enterprise Zone Program And Proposed Tax Or Other Incentives That May Be Offered By The City Of Port Arthur To Qualified Businesses All Interested Parties Are Encouraged To Attend And Present Their Views. For Additional Information, Contact Ms. Pamela Langford, Assistant City Manager-Operations/Director Of Development Services, At (409) 983-8136 The City Of Port Arthur Attempts To Make Its Meetings Accessible To All Its Citizens. If You Require Auxiliary Aid, Please Notify The City Secretary At (409) 983-8115, 24 Hours Before The Hearing The Public Will Also Be Able To View The Public Hearing Via The City’s Website At www.portarthurtx.gov
III.A.(1) Scott Jones Representative Of The Texas Community Watershed Partners, Texas AgriLife Extension Service Regarding Clean Coast Texas Program (CCT)
III.A.(2) Michael Walker Jr. Regarding A Proclamation For Kate L. Pate Walker
III.A.(3) Mrs. Joan Jones Regarding Eight (8) Hours Before Turning Off Water At Home
III.A.(4) Ms. Ora Smith And Reverend Hardner Williams Regarding A Petition To Mayor And Council (Consideration Of Diligence Offshore Services LLC)
III.B.(1) A Presentation By Vivian Ballou Regarding Affordable Housing (Requested By Councilmember Lewis)
III.F.(1) An Update Regarding The Pleasure Island Water Park (Requested By Councilmember Doucet)
III.F.(2) A Discussion Regarding City Hall Answering Telephone Calls (Requested By Councilmember Doucet)
V. REPORTS / ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST (LIMITED TO A TOTAL OF TWO (2) MINUTES PER COUNCILMEMBER)
VII. CONSENT AGENDA
VII.A.(A1) Mayor Thurman Bartie: National League Of Cities Conference (Approved Conference) NLC University Sessions, March 8, 2025 $400.00 Hotel $361.00 Per Diem $69.00 Washington, DC March 8 – 13, 2025 $830.00
VII.C.(1) P.R. No. 24116 – A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute The Settlement Of A Physical Damage Claim In The Amount Of $26,591.24 Made Against Texas Municipal LeagueIntergovernmental Risk Pool (TML-IRP) As A Result Of Property Damage To Drainage Unit #2080
VII.C.(6) P.R. No. 24161 – A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute The Settlement Of A Physical Damage Claim In The Amount Of $13,610.87 Made Against Texas Municipal LeagueIntergovernmental Risk Pool (TML-IRP) As A Result Of Property Damage To Transit Unit #2295
VII.C.(7) P.R. No. 24162 – A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute The Settlement Of A Physical Damage Claim In The Amount Of $10,691.02 Made Against Progressive Insurance As A Result Of Property Damage To Police Unit #2264
VII.C.(12) P.R. No. 24177 – A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into A Special Road Use And Indemnity Agreement And Permit With Duphil, Inc. Of Orange, Texas
VII.C.(15) P.R. No. 24187 – A Resolution Of The City Of Port Arthur, Texas To Rescind And Repeal Resolution No. 25-059 For Failure To Follow Proper Legal Procedure In Compliance With Texas Local Government Code, Chapters 501 And 504. Said Resolution Authorizing The Port Arthur Economic Development Corporation To Enter Into A Contract With GrantWorks Inc. To Identify And Prepare Grants In An Annual Amount Not To Exceed $55,000.00
VIII.A.(1) P.R. No. 24106 – A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Negotiate The Road Reconstruction And Drainage Repairs Of San Antonio Avenue Between 4th Street And Procter Street With Texas Materials Of Beaumont, Texas
VIII.A.(2) P.R. No. 24132 – A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Purchase One (1) 2025 Cummins LET2 Garbage Truck With 31 YD Sidewinder ASL For The Solid Waste – Garbage Division From Holt Truck Center Of Houston, Texas, For $412,664.00. Funding Is Available In The ARPA Program Account, 169-00-000-4510-00-00- 000
VIII.A.(3) P.R. No. 24133 – A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Purchase Two (2) 2025 Peterbilt 567 Trash Trucks With Cummins Chassis For The Solid Waste – Trash Division From Custom Truck One Source Of Kansas City, Missouri, For $311,737.50 Each ($623,475.00 Total). Funding Of $587,336.00 Is Available In The ARPA Program Account, 169-00-000-4510-00-00-000, And $36,139.00 Is Available In The Solid Waste Trash Collection Motor Vehicles Account, 403-50-305-8523-00-00-000
VIII.A.(4) P.R. No. 24159 – A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into Contract Negotiations With The Solco Group, LLC. Of Port Arthur, Texas, To Complete Port Arthur Transit’s (PAT) Pedestrian Access To Transit Planning Study. Funding Is Available In Transit Capital Account 401-70-530-8525-00-60-000, Other Contractual Services
VIII.A.(5) P.R. No. 24164 – A Resolution Authorizing Quarterly Payments For Applications, Hosting, Services And Support Fees To Tyler Technologies For The Enterprise Resource Planning System For A Period Of Twelve Months Not To Exceed A Total Amount Of $465,857.72 To Be Divided Into Quarterly Payments. Funds Available In The Information Technology Computer Programs Account No. 001-09-023-5450-00-10-000
VIII.A.(6) P.R. No. 24169 – A Resolution Ratifying The City Manager's Acceptance Of Grant Funds In The Amount Of $990,000.00 From The 2019 United States Housing And Urban Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Grant Fund 148 For The 9th Avenue Restoration Project, With A Local Match Of $607,968.05 In Capital Account: 307-21-053-8517-00-10-00 For A Total Project Cost Of $1,597,969.00 Contingent Upon Approval Of A Budget Amendment In Proposed Ordinance No. 7317
VIII.A.(7) P.R. No. 24170 – A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into A One-Year Contract With Ferguson Waterworks Of Humble, Texas For The Purchase Of High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Pipe, With An Annual Projected Budgetary Impact Of $100,000.00. Funding In Water Utilities Account No. 410-40-220-5313-00-00-000, Is Contingent Upon The Approval Of The Budget Amendment In Proposed Ordinance No. 7317
VIII.A.(8) P.R. No. 24175 – A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Reject All Bids For Staffing Agency For The City Of Port Arthur (P24- 052) For Temporary Staffing For The City Of Port Arthur And Authorize The Purchasing Department To Revise The Bid Specifications And Rebid
VIII.A.(9) P.R. No. 24176 – A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Purchase One (1) 2025 Chevrolet Silverado 4500HD Truck From Caldwell Country Chevrolet Of Caldwell, Texas Through BuyBoard Contract No. 724-23 For The Water Utilities Department In The Total Amount Not Exceed $72,993.00. Funds In Water And Wastewater Capital Fund Account Nos. 405-40-215-8523-00-00-000 ($36,497.00); And 405-40-220-8523-00-00-000 ($36,497.00), Is Contingent Upon The Approval Of The Budget Amendment In Proposed Ordinance No. 7317
VIII.A.(11) P.R. No. 24193 – A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute A Contract Between The City Of Port Arthur And Argus Talent Through TIPS Cooperative Contract No. 230703, With A Projected Budgetary Amount Of $2,000,000.00 For The Purpose Of Providing Temporary Employees For The City Of Port Arthur; Funding Available In Various Departmental Accounts
VIII.A.(13) P.R. No. 24196 – A Resolution Rescheduling March 11, 2025 Regularly Scheduled Council Meeting To March 18, 2025
VIII.B.(1) P.O. No. 7307 – An Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 13-54 As It Pertains To The City Council Of The City Of Port Arthur, Texas, Ordaining The City's Participation In The Texas Enterprise Zone Program Pursuant To The Texas Enterprise Zone Act, Chapter 2303, Texas Government Code (ACT), Providing Tax Incentives, Designating A Liaison For Communication With Interested Parties
VIII.B.(2) P.O. No. 7314 – A Ordinance Authorizing The City Manager To Execute The Settlement Of A Physical Damage Claim In The Amount Of $6,500.00 Made Against Texas Municipal LeagueIntergovernmental Risk Pool (TML-IRP) As A Result Of Property Damage To Code Enforcement Unit #2037
VIII.B.(3) P.O. No. 7317 – An Appropriation Ordinance Amending The City Of Port Arthur Budget For The Fiscal Year Beginning October 1, 2024 And Ending September 30, 2025, Increasing General Fund Contingency (001) By $172,994.00 And Transferring That Amount Thereby Increasing Water And Sewer Fund (410) By $100,000.00 And Water And Sewer Capital Fund (405) By $72,994.00 An Increase In The CDBG-DR Grant Fund (148) By $990,000.00 And The Capital Improvement Fund (307) By $607,969.00
VIII.B.(4) P.O. No. 7319 – An Ordinance Amending The Zoning Ordinance Of The City Of Port Arthur By Changing The Zoning From Commercial General To Medium Density Residential On Approximately 179.73- Acre Tracts Of Land Being Out Of LaFitte's Landing 1 And 2, D. Gahagen, Berwick Manor, And Breeden Duhamel Subdivision, And Consisting Of Lot 7 Thru Lot 10, LaFitte's Landing, Jefferson County, Texas. Lot 1 Thru Lot 66, LaFitte's Landing 2, Jefferson County, Texas. Lot 1 & 2, Breeden Duhamel, Lot 1 BLK 1 & Lot 2 BLK 2, Berwick Manor. TR 84 123, TR 1-A-1-A Replat TR 1-A-1 Replat Of TR 91 AB 123, TR 94 123, TR 96 TR 97 123,TR 99 Replat TR 1 123, TR 100 Replat TR 2, TR 101 Replat TR 3-A & 3-B 123, TR 102 Replat TR 4 123TR A Replat Of TR 105 123, TR 107-A & 107-B Thru TR 117 123, D. Gahagen, Jefferson County, Texas (Violation Of Any Provision Of This Ordinance Shall Be Guilty Of A Misdemeanor And Shall Be Punished By A Fine Not Exceeding $2,000.00, As Provided In Chapter 1, Section 1-13 Of The Code Of Ordinances, And Each Day Which Violation Is Permitted To Exist Shall Constitute A Separate And Distinct Offense.); And Providing For Publication In The Official Newspaper Of The City Of Port Arthur And Effective Immediately After Publication Date
IX. *CLOSED MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION)
VIII.A.(10) P.R. No. 24190 – A Resolution Of The City Of Port Arthur, Texas To Repeal The City Council's Past Appointments Of Acting Assistant City Secretaries And Assistant City Secretaries In Compliance With The Charter Of The City Of Port Arthur, Texas
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