* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. MORNING [00:00:01] IN PROGRESS. OKAY. AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING [I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL] TO, SORRY THAT WE'RE LATE, BUT WE WANT TO WELCOME YOU ALL TO OUR CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING FOR TUESDAY, DECEMBER THE 16TH, 2025 AT 5:30 PM YOU MAY JOIN US BY TELEPHONIC AND BY VIDEO CONFERENCE BY COLLEEN. 8 7 7 8 5 3 5 2 4 7 OR 8 8 8 7 8 8 0 0 9 9, ENTERING THE PASSCODE. 8 7 1 8 9 8 8 0 4 4 8. AND PASSCODE 7 8 0 4 3 9. WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICAN WITH DISABILITIES ACT, AND YOU CAN, UM, DO THAT AND MAKING SURE THAT YOU DO THAT 24 HOURS PRIOR TO OUR MEETING. AND YOU MAY CALL THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE AT 4 0 9 9 8 3 8 1 1 5. AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO OUR REGULAR MEETING AGENDA. I'M ASKING EVERYONE IN THE AUDIENCE TO PLEASE AND ON THE DAY IT SAYS, IF YOU WOULD MUTE YOUR CELL PHONES, MOBILE DEVICES. WE'RE GONNA HAVE OUR INVOCATION, OUR PLEDGE, AND OUR ROLL CALLS. I'VE GOTTA START A MEETING AT SIX O'CLOCK, UM, THIS TIME PRAYER BY, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER FRANK, PRAY QUICK. FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR BLESSINGS. WATCH OVER US AS WE CONDUCT THIS MEETING. WE PRAY IN JESUS' NAME, AMEN. AMEN. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAT OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDERGONE INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. CITY SECRETARY, ESTABLISH PLEASE ROLL CALL MAYOR MOSES. HERE, MAYOR PRO ETT. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER HAMILTON, EVER FIELD PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER BECKHAM. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER KIN LAW HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER FRANK, PRESENT. YOU HAVE A COURT MAYOR. ALRIGHT. AT THIS [IV.(1) A Public Hearing For The Purpose Of Receiving Public Comments And To Consider The Following: PERMIT REQUEST: Request For A Major Pipeline Permit To Install A Twenty Inch (20") Natural Gas Pipeline To Transport Natural Gas From Facilities South Of Highway 73, Approximately 1.9 Miles Southwest Of Port Arthur And Continue In A Northeasterly Direction For Approximately 3.3 Miles Before Crossing Highway 73, Within Port Arthur APPLICANT: Trident Interstate Pipeline, LLC Citizens With Questions Regarding The Description Of This Property Can Contact The City Planning Department At (409) 983-8133. The Public Will Also Be Able To View The Public Hearing Via The City's Website At www. portarthurtx.gov] TIME, WE'RE GONNA MOVE RIGHT INTO OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS AND HAVE TO START AT 6:00 PM UM, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING PUBLIC COMMENTS AND TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING PERMIT REQUEST, REQUEST FOR A MAJOR PIPELINE PERMIT TO INSTALL A 20 INCH NATURAL GAS PIPELINE TO TRANSPORT NATURAL GAS FROM FACILITIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 73, APPROXIMATELY 1.9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PORT ARTHUR. AND CONTINUE INTO A NORTH, UH, EASTERLY DIRECTION FOR APPROXIMATELY 3.3 MILES BEFORE CROSSING HIGHWAY 73 WITHIN PORT ARTHUR. AT THIS TIME, UM, STAFF, THE STAFF HEARING PAM, RHONDA, IT'S A PUBLIC HEARING. IS IT MS. RHONDA? OH, HERE IS MS. RHONDA. SHE'S COMING. OKAY. WE ARE, UM, HERE TO, UM, GIVE PUBLIC INFORMATION ON THE, UM, MAJOR PIPELINE PERMIT. UH, PRESENT TODAY IS MR. GREGORY NEAL, AND HE HAS MORE INFORMATION ON THE PIPELINE, UM, INFORMATION THAT YOU MAY BE REQUIRED. MR. WHO? GREGORY NEIL. OKAY. REPRESENTATIVE KIM MARTIN. OKAY, I'LL BE SHY. HONORABLE MAYOR. YES. HONORABLE CITY COUNCILORS. IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE. MY NAME IS GREG NEAL FROM KINDER MORGAN. I'M WITH THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT AND I AM YOUR LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE. YES, SIR. THE TOP POINT TODAY FOR THIS, FOR THIS PROJECT, UM, IT IS A NATURAL GAS PIPELINE PROJECT. WE'RE SERVING, UH, BUSINESSES AND INDUSTRIES HERE IN PORT ARTHUR THAT ARE EXISTING. THIS IS A RESULT OF, UH, INCREASED DEMAND FOR NATURAL GAS, AND WE'RE PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THIS PROJECT FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. UH, I'M JOINED BY TWO OF OUR PROGRAM MANAGERS FOR BOTH THE, UH, LATERALS AND MAINLINE, UH, JOHN PEREZ AND CARLOS MENDEZ. THEY'RE HERE WITH ME THIS EVENING TO ANSWER ANY OF YOUR QUESTIONS OF A TECHNICAL NATURE, UH, WITH THE HOPE OF, OF RECEIVING A POSITIVE RESULT WITH THE PERMIT APPLICATION. WE WOULD BEGIN WORKING WITH OUR CONTRACTORS IN JANUARY, AND CONSTRUCTION WOULD BEGIN SOON THEREAFTER. [00:05:01] THIS WOULD BE AN ECONOMIC BENEFIT FOR THE AREA WITH, UH, MANY WORKERS IN THE AREA UTILIZING, UH, HOSPITALITY AND RESTAURANTS AND OTHER SERVICES AMONG ALL YOUR BUSINESSES. AND AGAIN, I'M HERE TO RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS, UH, THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE ON THIS PROJECT. OKAY? ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MR. NE, UM, COUNCIL MEMBERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I DON'T HAVE ANY LIGHT, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER DOUCETTE? YES. CAN YOU GET HIM BACK UP, MR. NEIL? YEAH, HE HAS, WE HAVE A QUESTION. I'M SORRY. I LET YOU GO BEFORE THE LIGHTS CAME ON. YES, YES. WITH THIS PIPELINE, IS IT GONNA BE WITHIN THE CORRIDORS OR THIS IT'S GONNA BE ESTABLISHED ITSELF? YES. WE TOOK EXTRA CARE IN FOLLOWING EXISTING CORRIDORS AND ALSO USING TDOT RIGHT AWAY, WHENEVER POSSIBLE, SO AS NOT TO INTERFERE OR ADD TO INFRASTRUCTURE COMPLEXITY WITHIN PORT ARTHUR. AND AS YOU CAN SEE BY THE, UH, MILEAGE, UH, IT'S HAS A VERY SMALL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR EXISTING CITY. BOUNDARY LIMITS. UH, THE MAJORITY OF THE WORK IS IN YOUR ETJ. OKAY, THANK YOU. YES, SIR. OKAY. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEN LAW, UH, I HEARD YOU SAY HOSPITALITY IN THE AREA YES. TO PROMOTE THAT IN PORT ARTHUR. DO YOU HAVE AN ESTIMATE NUMBER OF JOBS, PERMANENT JOBS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? CONTRACTING JOBS? DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SUBSTANTIATE YOUR, YOUR OPINION? SO WE, WE LITERALLY WILL HAVE HUNDREDS OF WORKERS IN THIS, UH, IMMEDIATE VICINITY AND THEY WILL BE LOOKING FOR PLACES TO STAY AND DINE AND EAT. AND, UH, SO, AND THIS PROJECT WILL LAST OVER A YEAR. OKAY. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THIS THANK YOU. THIS QUESTION IS FOR, UH, OUR STAFF, RHONDA, ON OUR, WHEN OUR, UM, PIPELINE COMMITTEE MET, UM, DID THE VOTE ON THE PIPELINE, THE VOTE WAS UNANIMOUS BY THE FOUR MEMBERS PRESENT. OKAY. TO APPROVE TO, UH, UH, RECOMMEND APPROVAL. OKAY. ALRIGHT. THEN WE HAVE NO MORE QUESTIONS ON THE DAY IT SAYS THEN. UM, AND YOU HAVE, I'M GONNA ASK THREE TIMES IF THERE'S ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO TOWARDS THIS, UH, PIPELINE. GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE GONE AT THIS TIME. I'M GOING TO, OH, SOMEBODY'S HANDS UP. OH, I'M SORRY. Y'ALL HAVE TO LOOK UP. YOU HAVE TO, UH, APOLOGIZE. UH, UM, IS THAT MS. SANCHEZ? I JUST SEE IPHONE. I WE CAN'T HEAR YOU. WE, WE CAN TRY IT. YES MA'AM. HOW ABOUT YOU? ABOUT, IT'S GONNA BE A YEAR, MOST LIKELY THE TERM OF THE CONSTRUCTION FOR THIS PIPELINE. AND I, I GOT A QUESTION AND ONE OF THE QUESTIONS IS, YEAR OF THE CONSTRUCTION, HOW MANY WORKERS ARE GONNA STAY HERE IN PORT ARTHUR WHEN WE HAVE ALL THIS WORK USING RESTAURANT AND HOTELS AND EVERYTHING? IT'S ONLY ONE YEAR. I THINK THAT'S WHAT HE STATED. ONE YEAR. YES. ABOUT A YEAR. NO SUPERVISOR IS NO PEOPLE FROM OUTSIDE THE CITY WHO IS GONNA BE WORKING OR MAINTAIN THESE PIPELINES? I DON'T, YEAH. ANYONE WORKING OUTSIDE OF THE CITY? UM, WHAT'S YOUR QUESTION AGAIN? I'M SORRY. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND. IT'S GOING IN AND OUT. IT'S, IT'S FADING. HELLO? UM, LIKE I SAID, AFTER I HEAR, BECAUSE THEY WANT ME ONE, IT SAYS WE HERE WHO IS GONNA SPEND MONEY ON RESTAURANT AND HOTELS AND EVERYTHING ELSE, BUT ONLY FOR ONE YEAR. AND THAT'S IT. YES. ONE YEAR. NO BENEFITS ON ECONOMIC FOR THE CONSTRUCTION FOR THESE PIPELINES. I'M SORRY, COULD YOU HEAR HER QUESTION? I THINK SO. I THINK SHE'S INTERESTED IN KNOWING WHAT THE ECONOMIC BENEFIT WOULD BE BEYOND THE PERIOD OF CONSTRUCTION. AND SO WHEN, WHEN YOU LOOK AT OUR OPERATIONS HERE IN PORT ARTHUR, UH, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE SEVERAL FACILITIES. AND SO I CAN'T GIVE YOU AT THE MOMENT A HEAD COUNT, BUT THESE WILL BE SKILLED [00:10:01] POSITIONS AND THEY WILL BE PERMANENT POSITIONS. THEY'LL BE DOING THINGS LIKE MONITORING THE OPERATIONS, MANAGING THE DELIVERY OF THE PRODUCT TO EXISTING CUSTOMERS HERE IN PORT ARTHUR. UH, THEY'LL BE, UH, MONITORING, UH, SAFETY AND MAINTENANCE AND SCHEDULING MAINTENANCE. SO, UH, VERY, VERY SKILLED POSITIONS, UH, BUT LOCAL PEOPLE. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND I'LL TRY TO GET THAT HEADCOUNT FOR YOU. OKAY. AS, AS THINGS PROCEED. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. AT THIS TIME WE'RE GOING TO, BECAUSE WE HAVE ANY MORE, NO. ANY MORE QUESTIONS HERE ON THE DAY OR IN THE AUDIENCE, WE'RE GONNA BRING UP PROPOSED RESOLUTION NUMBER 2, 4 6 7 8. MANDY, MA'AM, SHE STILL WORKING? I'M SORRY. I, YOUR, YOUR MIC IS GOING IN AND OUT AND I'M NOT CLEAR. SO OKAY. WHAT'S YOUR QUESTION? OKAY. IT IS. ANY AMERICAN , DID Y'ALL UNDERSTAND? I CAN'T UNDER, WE CAN'T UNDERSTAND YOU. WHY RESPOND RESPONSE PLAN FROM THE COMPANY EMERGENCY? I THINK SHE'S SAYING EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN. OH, WELL THAT'S, THANK Y'ALL. I, I'M GLAD YOU CAN HEAR. CAN YOU, EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN? I'M NOT SURE. YOU SAID, ARE YOU SAYING EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN? OKAY. YOU WANNA KNOW WHAT THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN IS? CAN SOMEBODY ANSWER THAT FOR US PLEASE? YEAH. FOR THE, UH, I GUESS EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN, WE, WE DO HAVE, UH, A WAY OF MONITOR IF THERE'S ANY LEAK ON OUR PIPELINE AND WE DO HAVE, UH, REMOTE OPERATOR VALVES, UH, THAT AS SOON AS WE DETERMINE THAT THERE'S A LEAK ON THE PIPELINE, WE CAN SHUT UP THE ENTIRE PIPELINE SECTION, UH, IMMEDIATELY AND DO IT SAFELY. SO THERE'S NO IMPACT TO THE, TO THE PUBLIC. ALRIGHT. I HOPE THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION. DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, MS. SANCHEZ? MS. YES. MORE QUESTION. YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO SAY THAT ONE MORE TIME. AND, UM, IN YOUR MIC. I'M SORRY. WE, WE CAN'T, I CAN'T, WE CAN'T HEAR YOU. , AIR QUALITY DRAINAGE AND FLOOD ZONES. AIR QUALITY DRAINAGE. I DIDN'T HEAR. FLOOD ZONE. FLOOD ZONE. DID YOU SAY FLOOD ZONE OR FLOW? FLOW ZONE ON WILL AFFECT THE AIR QUALITY TRAIN AND FLOORS HOME. OKAY. CONSTRUCTION QUALITY OFF WIFI. REGULAR CELL PHONE. SHE'S ON THE IPHONE. SHE TURNS OFF HER WIFI MIC. OKAY. CELL. HE, SOMEONE SUGGESTED IF YOU TURN OFF YOUR WIFI ON YOUR PHONE, IT MIGHT, UH, BE A CLEARER. OKAY. SO YOU, DO YOU UNDERSTAND HER QUESTION THIS TIME, SIR? I BELIEVE SO, YES. OKAY. SO I WOULD LIKE TO GO BACK TO HER EARLIER QUESTION AND THAT WAS, UM, REGARDING NOTIFICATION AND YOUR ORDINANCE, YOUR CITY ORDINANCE WAS FANTASTIC WITH REGARD TO, UH, MANDATING AND SPELLING OUT ALL THE METHODS OF NOTIFICATION THAT WE WOULD, UH, HAVE WITH THE CITY. WE, YOUR EMERGENCY SERVICES WITH THE STATE OF TEXAS AND WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IF NECESSARY. SO, UH, THAT IS ALL PART OF OUR RESPONSE THAT STAFF HAS PRESENTED TO YOU THIS EVENING. AND, UH, WE WERE PLEASED TO RESPOND IN THE AFFIRMATIVE TO ALL OF YOUR REQUIREMENTS, UH, WITH REGARD TO NOTIFICATION AND EMERGENCY SERVICES. SO, UH, WITH REGARD TO, UM, AIR QUALITY, UM, FLOODPLAIN WATER FLOW, ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE REGULATED BY THE, UH, RAILROAD COMMISSION. AND THOSE TWO WERE REFERENCED IN YOUR ORDINANCE FOR MAJOR PIPELINE PROJECT, WHICH WE RESPONDED TO IN COMPLETE COMPLIANCE. WE TOOK NO ISSUES WITH ANY OF THOSE, UH, REQUIREMENTS, WHICH ARE MANDATED BY THE, UH, STATE RAILROAD COMMISSION. AND THERE ARE INSPECTORS ON OUR WORK SITES AT ALL TIMES. [00:15:01] AND SO THEY MONITOR OUR WORK VERY CAREFULLY. OKAY. SOMEBODY, ANY COMPANY TO REGULAR REPORTS. I, I AM SO SORRY, BUT I, YOUR PHONE, IT GOES IN AND OUT. WE HEAR EVERY OTHER WORD THAT YOU'RE SAYING AND SO WE ARE NOT GETTING A COMPLETE SENTENCE. SO I'M GONNA LET YOU TRY ONE MORE TIME. WE KNOW THE OPERATOR SUPERVISOR, SOMEBODY IN THE COMPANY WILL BE REQUIRED TO REGULAR PUBLIC REPORTS TO THE CITIZENS, TO THE CITY. WILL SOMEBODY GIVE REGULAR REPORTS TO THE CITY? DO DO YOU ASKING IF REGULAR REPORTS WILL BE GIVEN TO THE CITY, THAT THAT ALSO WAS A REQUIREMENT OF YOUR ORDINANCE? THAT THERE WOULD BE REGULAR, UH, COMMUNICATION, BOTH VERBAL AND IN WRITING. AND AS I INTRODUCED MYSELF, I WILL BE THE POINT OF CONTACT FOR THE CITY AND WILL RESPOND TO ANYONE'S CALL. IN FACT, I, I WOULD BE PLEASED TO MEET WITH THIS, UH, REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE CITY, UM, AT ANY TIME. SHE'S CITIZEN. OKAY. YEAH, CITIZEN. I'M SORRY. YEAH. THAT'S OKAY. YEAH. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. MM-HMM . YOU HAVE I STAND ON THE PIPELINE ONE MORE TIME. STAND ON THE PIPELINE. LIFESPAN ON THE PIPE. OH, LIFE EXPECTED. LIFESPAN ON THE PIPELINE. OUR EXPERIENCE AT KINDER MORGAN IS THAT THESE PIPELINES HAVE A LIFE CYCLE OF UP TO A HUNDRED YEARS. SO THIS IS A VERY SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT. AND BECAUSE THE PIPELINE IS SO WELL MAINTAINED, WE GET THAT KIND OF USEFUL LIFE OUT OF THE, UH, PIPELINE INFRASTRUCTURE. ALRIGHT, MS. ALRIGHT. ALL RIGHT. MAYOR PRINCE, IF YOU COULD MUTE THAT PHONE, MUTE YOUR PHONE FOR ME. 'CAUSE WE CAN, WE CAN MUTE YOUR I, WHATEVER. OKAY. UM, OKAY. UH, ANY MORE QUESTIONS? UM, MS. SANCHEZ. OKAY. OR REMOVE WHEN HE'S NOT USING WHO, WHO, WHAT, WHO RESPONSIBLE FOR REMOVE THE WHEN HE'S NO LONGER USING? WELL, ALL OF US WON'T BE HERE. . I HOPE SO. BUT ANYWAY, ANYBODY CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION. IT SHOULD. WHO'S GONNA REMOVE IT? OR IT WOULD AFTER? WE WON'T USE IT. SO THE PIPELINE IS THE PROPERTY OF KINDER MORGAN AND ITS INVESTORS. THE COMPANY? YES, MA'AM. OKAY. AND SO IF THE PIPELINE IS EVER DEEMED, UH, OBSOLETE OR HAS NO, UH, COMMERCIAL PURPOSE, THEN UH, A DETERMINATION WOULD BE MADE ON WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE PIPELINE. OKAY. AND WE WOULD COME BACK TO THE CITY AND ALL OF OUR REGULATORY BODIES AND MAKE APPLICATION JUST AS WE ARE THIS EVENING IN TERMS OF THE DETERMINATION OF, OF THE PIPELINE. THAT'S THE PROCESS. THAT'S THE PROCESS. OKAY. YES, MA'AM. DID, DID YOU, WERE YOU ABLE TO HEAR HIM? MS. SANCHEZ? OKAY. I'M, I'M SORRY. I CAN, WE CANNOT, YOU'RE YOU'RE COMPLETELY GONE OUT NOW. WE CAN'T HEAR ANYTHING. YOU HAVE A WHAT? ONE MORE QUESTION. OKAY. OKAY. NOPE, NOBODY COULD HEAR YOUR PHONE. IT'S, IT'S IN AND OUT. THERE'S NOT A CLEAR CONNECTION. WE THE REST ONLY FOR THE COMPANY. IF SOMEBODY UNDERSTOOD IT AND CAN INTERPRET IT FOR ME, NOBODY, NOBODY IN THE NOBODY HERE CAN UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION. REPEAT IT ONCE, ONCE MORE. [00:20:01] IS PIPELINE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE RESIDENTS? WHY IS THE PIPELINE NUMBER, WHY IS IT IN THE BEST? WHY IS THE PIPELINE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE RESIDENTS OR ARE THE COMP? SO IT'S OUR POSITION AS KINDER MORGAN TO, UH, PROVIDE, UH, SUPPORT TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY. MM-HMM . YOU HAVE THIS, THIS, UH, CITY OF PORT ARTHUR HAS, UH, TREMENDOUS, UH, BUSINESSES IN THE AREA LIKE MOTIVA, LIKE ENERGY, UM, LIKE, UH, GOLDEN PASS. AND WE WILL BE SERVING THESE ENTITIES WITH THIS PIPELINE, ALLOWING THEM TO GROW, TO HIRE MORE PEOPLE, TO, UM, INCREASE YOUR OUTPUT AND PRODUCTIVITY AND, AND, UH, PROSPERITY IN THE COMMUNITY. THAT IS, AND, AND WE ABSOLUTELY PROMISE TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR IN THE FULL CONTEXT OF THAT MEANING. OKAY. OH, THANK YOU. OH, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. UM, MS. SANCHEZ, UH, IS THAT ALL OF YOUR QUESTIONS? OKAY. YES. FOR NOW? YES. OH, BEFORE I GO. WELL, THE PROBLEM IS YOU CAN HEAR ME. OH, I CAN HEAR YOU NOW. OKAY. BEFORE I GO, MAYOR, I UNDERSTAND IT IS LONG MEETINGS, BUT ALL OF YOU SIGNED FOR IT. ALL OF YOU WAS FIGHTING TO BE A COUNCIL. WORK VERY HARD NOW. I'M SORRY, IT IS LONG MEETINGS, BUT YOU HAVE TO LISTEN TO CITIZENS. WE DON'T MIND. I'LL STAY ALL NIGHT. OKAY. LAST, LAST DAY. YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY. I, I WILL BE HERE. I WILL BE HERE. THANK YOU. WE HAVE ANOTHER PUBLIC HEARING. NUMBER TWO PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING PUBLIC COMMENTS AND TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING PER, UH, OH, I'M SORRY, . THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED AT SIX 20, UM, PM [IV.(2) A Public Hearing For The Purpose Of Receiving Public Comments And To Consider The Following: PERMIT REQUEST: Request For A Major Pipeline Permit To Install A Forty-Two Inch (42") Natural Gas Pipeline To Transport Natural Gas From Facilities North Of Highway 73, Approximately 2.5 Miles Southwest Of Port Arthur. The Line Continues In A Southeasterly Direction For Approximately 15 Miles Before Crossing Highway 87, 7 Miles South Of Port Arthur. The Line Then Continues 1.5 Miles Through Lands Adjacent To The Keith Lake Entergy Power Station, Ultimately Terminating At Golden Pass Products Property APPLICANT: Trident Interstate Pipeline, LLC Citizens With Questions Regarding The Description Of This Property Can Contact The Engineering Department At (409) 983-8103. The Public Will Also Be Able To View The Public Hearing Via The City's Website At www. portarthurtx.gov] WE'RE GONNA MOVE TO OUR SECOND PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN WE'LL HAVE THE RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THOSE AND THEN WE'LL GO BACK TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA. UM, DID I NEED A MOTION? NO, I DIDN'T THINK I NEEDED. I CAN GO TO THE SECOND ONE. THANKS. OKAY. A REQUEST FOR A MAJOR PIPELINE PERMIT TO INSTALL A 42 INCH NATURAL GAS PIPELINE TO TRANSPORT NATURAL GAS FROM FACILITIES NORTH OF HIGHWAY 73, APPROXIMATELY 2.5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PORT ARTHUR. THE LINE CONTINUES IN A SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES BEFORE CROSSING HIGHWAY 87 7 MILES SOUTH OF PORT ARTHUR. THE LINE THEN CONTINUES 1.5 MILES THROUGH LANDS ADJACENT TO THE KEITH LAKE ENTERGY POWER STATION, ULTIMATELY TERMINATING AT GOLDEN PASS PRODUCTS PROPERTY. AT THIS TIME, UM, WE'RE GONNA HAVE STAFF TO COME UP AND TALK ABOUT, UM, GIVE US THE INFORMATION ON THE APPLICANT, TRIDENT INTERSTATE PIPELINE, LLC. AGAIN, THIS IS A, UH, KINDER MORGAN COMPANY AND THIS IS A 42 INCH LINE THAT WILL GO ALONG A DIFFERENT ROUTE ENDING UP, UH, SERVING GOLDEN PASS. OKAY. AND MR. NEAL SHOULD BE ABLE TO ANSWER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS REGARDING THAT LINE. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBERS, I HAVE ANY LIGHTS? OKAY, NO LIGHTS HERE. ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. I'M GONNA ASK ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE LAST TIME. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE AT THIS TIME? WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:22 PM [VIII.(11) P.R. No. 24678 — A Resolution Authorizing The Execution Of Major Pipeline Permit No. 25-02 From The City Of Port Arthur To Trident Intrastate Pipeline, LLC Of Houston, Texas, (A Kinder Morgan Company) For The Installation Of A Forty-Two Inch (42") Natural Gas Pipeline Within The City Limits Of Port Arthur, Texas] AND NOW I WILL BRING UP THE TWO RESOLUTIONS TO SUPPORT RESOLUTION NUMBER 2 4 6 7 8 AND 2 4 6 7 9. WE'RE ON PAGE NUMBER EIGHT TWO, NUMBER 11, AND NUMBER 12. I WILL NOW, UM, ENTERTAIN A MOTION. NO, I'M NOT PR NUMBER 2 4 6 7 8 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF MAJOR PIPELINE. PERMIT NUMBER TWO FIVE DASH ZERO TWO FROM THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR TO TRIDENT INTEREST RATE PIPELINE, LLC OF HOUSTON, TEXAS, A KINDER MORGAN COMPANY FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A 42 INCH NATURAL GAS PIPELINE WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS. CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? MOVE SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL [00:25:01] IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY NOS? THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION PASSES [VIII.(12) P.R. No. 24679 — A Resolution Authorizing The Execution Of Major Pipeline Permit No. 25-01 From The City Of Port Arthur To Trident Intrastate Pipeline, LLC Of Houston, Texas, (A Kinder Morgan Company) For The Installation Of A Twenty-Inch (20") Natural Gas Pipeline Within The City Limits Of Port Arthur, Texas] PR NUMBER 2 4 6 7 9 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A MAJOR PIPELINE. PERMIT NUMBER 25 0 1 FROM THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR TO TRIDENT INTERSTATE PIPELINE, LLC OF HOUSTON, TEXAS, A KINDER MORGAN COMPANY FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A 20 INCH NATURAL GAS PIPELINE WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS. CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SO MOVED. IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND, ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY NOS? THE AYES HAVE THAT THE RESOLUTION PASSES, BUT NOW WE'LL GO BACK TO OUR REGULAR NO, NO, WE'RE NOT. WE'RE GONNA GO TO OUR, I NEED TO DEREK, UH, MS HERE FROM OUT OF TOWN. [VIII.(13) P.R. No. 24680 — A Resolution By The City Council Of The City Of Port Arthur, Texas Approving A Principal Forgiveness Agreement With The Texas Water Development Board And Authorizing The City Manager As The Designated Representative Of The City To Execute A Grant Agreement; And Approving Other Matters Related Thereto] I'M GOING TO GO TO THE ORDINANCES THAT, UM, IT'S ON PAGE NUMBER, RESOLUTION NUMBER 2 4 6 8 OH ON PAGE 13. I'M SORRY, NUMBER 13 ON PAGE NINE. AND THEN THE TWO ORDINANCES HE HAS TO GET, UM, BACK. SO GO TO PAGE NUMBER NINE, UH, PR NUMBER 2 4 6 8 0. AND THEN WE'LL GO TO THE TWO ORDINANCES HERE, AND THEN WE'LL GO BACK TO OUR PRESENTATION PR NUMBER 2 4 6 8 0 A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS APPROVING A PRINCIPAL FORGIVENESS AGREEMENT WITH THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF MANAGER AS A DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CITY TO EXECUTE A GRANT AGREEMENT AND APPROVING OTHER MATTERS RELATED THERETO. CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SO MOVE SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND. ANY DISCUSSIONS? RESOLUTION NUMBER 2, 4 6, 8 OH, NUMBER 13 ON PAGE NINE. ANY DISCUSSIONS? YES. COUNCIL MEMBER DOUCETTE? YES. LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS. OKAY, THE TOTAL AMOUNT WAS 4000002.08. YES, SIR. 2 4 6 8 0. OKAY, LET'S TALK ABOUT LOAN FORGIVENESS. OKAY? THAT NEEDS TO BE EXPLAINED SO THAT EVERYBODY UNDERSTAND WHAT IT ENTAILS. OKAY, MRS. ANN, THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND DEREK, HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MR. BURTON, SUCH A PLEASURE TO BE BACK BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING AND COUNCILMAN DOUCETTE? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. UM, THE STATE OF TEXAS ACTUALLY SAYS THAT IT CAN'T GIVE GRANTS. HOWEVER, UH, EPA THROUGH SOME OF THEIR PROGRAMS, THROUGH THE LEAD SERVICE LINE PROGRAM, WHICH THIS IS FOR, OFFERS GRANT MONEY. SO IN ORDER FOR IT TO BE COMPLIANT WITH STATE LAWS, AND NOT ONLY JUST IN TEXAS, BUT IN OTHER STATES, EPA ALLOWS FOR GRANTS FOR PRINCIPLE FORGIVENESS, WHICH IS JUST ANOTHER WAY TO SAY A GRANT, OR THEY ALLOW FOR NEGATIVE INTEREST. AND SO IN ORDER TO BE COMPLIANT WITH TEXAS LAW, IT'S CALLED PRINCIPLE FORGIVENESS, BUT IT IS ESSENTIALLY A GRANT. AND WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS THIS ALSO TIES TO THE ORDINANCE THAT YOU WILL BE LOOKING AT, UM, ON EIGHT FOUR MM-HMM . THE, THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IS 4 MILLION 8 0 6 1 22. AND OF THAT AMOUNT YOU WILL HAVE A LOAN OF 2,000,355 AT 0%, AND THEN THE REMAINING 2 MILLION 451 122 IS A GRANT. YOU TECHNICALLY CLOSE IT, AND THEN THE MOMENT THAT IT'S CLOSED, YOU GET THE MONEY, BUT YOUR REPAYMENT OBLIGATION TO THE STATE IS FORGIVEN. SO IT'S JUST A DIFFERENT WAY TO SAY IT'S A GRANT. RIGHT. AND THAT'S THE PART THAT I WANTED TO BRING OUT THE GRANT IS ACTUALLY 4 MILLION. THE OTHER THING THAT I LIKE TO KNOW WHEN I LOOKED AT THIS PARTICULAR ITEM IS OF THIS MONEY, RIGHT, THE 4.8 AS I UNDERSTAND IT, WE'RE GONNA PUT THAT UP SO WE, BECAUSE, BECAUSE WHEN WE APPROVE THIS, WE HAVE TO PUT MONEY IN THE BUDGET TO [00:30:01] APPROVE IT, SO YEAH. YES, THAT IS CORRECT. SO WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS THIS PARTICULAR OBLIGATION WILL CLOSE ON JANUARY 20TH. ON JANUARY 20TH, THE WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD WILL WIRE TO YOUR, WE HAVE, THEY WANT TO HAVE IT GO TO A, UM, CONSTRUCTION ESCROW SO THAT THE MONEY SITS IN THE ESCROW. AND EVERY TIME YOU SUBMIT INVOICES, THEY NEED TO APPROVE THE INVOICES TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE COMPLIANT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE PROJECT, AND THEN THEY WILL RELEASE THE MONEY. SO YES, SIR, YOU WILL GET THE WHOLE 4.8 MILLION, BUT YOU ONLY ARE GONNA HAVE TO PAY BACK 2,000,355 OF IT AND PAY IT BACK AT 0% INTEREST. OKAY? UH, COME ON. YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO CALL HER. SHE KNOWS SHE'S IN THE BOX. OKAY. WHERE ARE THE TWO? GOOD EVENING MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS. WHERE ARE THE 2 MILLION? TWO TWO POINT SOME MILLION IS COMING FROM? WELL, 4.8 MILLION IS ACTUALLY COMING FROM THE BOND THAT WE'RE GONNA BE DOING THIS EVENING, AND THERE IS AN AMENDMENT ON THE AGENDA THIS EVENING TO INCREASE THE BUDGET BY THAT AMOUNT. OKAY, SO THIS MONEY IS COMING FROM THE BOND THAT'S LISTED ON THE AGENDA? YES, SIR. OKAY. I'LL WAIT TILL I GET TO THAT ONE. OKAY. SO WHERE, I WANT TO KNOW WHERE THE MONEY'S COMING FROM. OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR LEWIS? YES. UH, FINANCE DIRECTOR. OR MAYBE IT'S A QUESTION FOR YOUNG YOUNG LADY. COULD YOU STEP UP? NOW, YOU MENTIONED ABOUT REIMBURSEMENT. IT'LL BE FOR THE PRINCIPAL BE THE GRANT, BUT WE MUST SPEND OUR MONEY FIRST, RIGHT? OR WHAT? NO, SIR. WHAT THEY DO IS THEY WILL GO AHEAD AND ON JANUARY 20TH, THE WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD WILL WIRE TRANSFER, UH, TO YOUR ESTABLISHED ESCROW ACCOUNTS, THE $4.8 MILLION MM-HMM . THEY HOLD THAT FOR YOU. YOU CAN EARN INTEREST ON THAT MONEY. UM, BUT WHAT THEY DO IS IT'S YOUR MONEY. BUT WHEN, BUT THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN APPROVE THE, UM, CON THE CONTRACT PAYMENTS, THE INVOICES. THEY JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE INVOICES ARE FOR THE LEAD SERVICE LINE PROJECTS. AND ONCE THEY DO, THEY RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU. SO YOU GET THE WHOLE 4.8 MILLION. BUT THEY JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN LOOK AT THE INVOICES, UH, AND APPROVE THEM BEFORE YOU SPEND THE MONEY. YEAH, THAT'S, THAT'S TO MAKE SURE THEY KEEP THE COVENANT. YEAH. TO MAKE SURE THAT YES, YOU'RE IN COMPLIANT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE PROJECT. YES, SIR. OKAY. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? SAY, OKAY. UH, RAIN THE SKY, 37 26 LAKESHORE DRIVE. UH, IS THIS A TIME SPAN THAT WE HAVE TO BE ABLE, THAT WE HAVE TO SPEND THIS MONEY? IS IT A TIME SPAN THAT WE HAVE TO SPEND IT BY A CERTAIN, CERTAIN TIME OR WE CAN KEEP IT AS LONG AS WE NEED TO USE IT? SO, UM, THE, THE CITY HAS PROVIDED TO THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD THE, THE PROJECT PLAN. SO YOU WILL HAVE TO SPEND THE MONEY IN A WAY THAT'S COMPLIANT WITH THE PROJECT PLANNED AND THE BOND PROCEEDS. WE HAVE TO HAVE REASONABLE EXPECTATIONS THAT WE'RE GONNA SPEND ALL OF THAT MONEY IN THREE YEARS, NO MORE THAN THREE YEARS. OKAY. THAT'S, THAT'S MY QUESTION. YES, SIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY NOS? THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION PASSES. [VIII.(3) P.O. No. 7382 — An Ordinance Of The City Of Port Arthur, Texas, Authorizing The Issuance And Sale Of City Of Port Arthur, Texas, Combination Tax And Revenue Certificates Of Obligation, Series 2025B In The Aggregate Principal Amount Of $30,000,000.00; Levying A Tax In Payment Thereof; Making Other Provisions Regarding Such Certificates Of Obligation, Including Authorizing The Preparation And Distribution Of One Or More Preliminary Official Statements And Authorizing The Preparation And Distribution Of One Or More Official Statements And Matters Incident Thereto; Awarding The Sale Of The Certificates; Authorizing The Execution And Delivery Of One Or More Purchase Agreements; Authorizing Bond Insurance; Authorizing The Execution And Delivery Of A Paying Agent/Registrar Agreement; Authorizing And Confirming The Engagement Of Certain Professionals In Connection With The Issuance Of The Certificates Of Obligation; Finding And Determining That The Meeting At Which This Ordinance Is Passed Is Open To The Public As Required By Law; And Enacting Other Provisions Relating Thereto] WE'RE GONNA MOVE OVER TO THE PAGE 11, NUMBER THREE AND NUMBER FOUR, WE'RE GONNA CONSIDER OUR, UH, ORDINANCE PO NUMBER 7 3 8 2, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF, OF CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS. COMBINATION TAX AND REVENUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION SERIES 2 0 2 5 B IN THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $30 MILLION LEVYING AND A TAX AND PAYMENT THEREOF, MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS REGARDING SUCH CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION, INCLUDING AUTHORIZING THE PREPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF ONE OR MORE PRELIMINARY OFFICIAL STATEMENTS AND AUTHORIZING THE PREPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF ONE OR MORE OFFICIAL STATEMENTS AND MATTERS INCIDENT THERETO AWARDING THE SALE OF THE CERTIFICATES, AUTHORIZING EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF ONE OR MORE PURCHASE AGREEMENTS, AUTHORIZING BOND INSURANCE, [00:35:01] AUTHORIZING EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF A PAYING AGENT REGISTRAR AGREEMENT. AUTHORIZING AND CONFIRMING THE ENGAGEMENT OF CERTAIN PROFESSIONALS IN CONNECTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF THE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE IS PASSED IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW AND ENACTING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERE UNTO. CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SECOND SMITH MOVED. AND SECOND, ANY DISCUSSIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER DOUCETTE? YES. I'M SORRY. ANY QUESTIONS? I, I APOLOGIZE. UH, CITY MANAGER, I DON'T KNOW. UH, I DIDN'T REALLY CHECK THE BACKGROUND, BUT DO WE HAVE THE BREAKDOWN OF WHAT THIS MONEY IS GOING FOR IN OUR, IN OUR BACKGROUND? YES. OKAY. CAN SOMEBODY JUST TELL ME, UM, LYNN, THE BREAKDOWN, LYNN, WHO HAS THE BREAKDOWN? CALVIN, EXCUSE ME. THE, UH, THE 30 MILLION IS FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. UH, I ACTUALLY DIDN'T BRING THAT LIST WITH ME, BUT WE, WE HAVE A, A PUMP STATION THAT WE'RE AWARDING TO ALCO AS PART OF IT. THERE'S, YOU CAN HELP ME ANY OF THIS. WE'VE GOT A, UH, UH, 30 MILLION FROM THE CAPITAL. I THINK WHEN WE, UH, WHEN WE DISCUSS WITH THE FINANCE DIRECTOR LINK, THERE'S SOME, OKAY. WE CAN'T HEAR YOU. I'M SORRY. IF YOU ARE SPEAKING TO THE MIC, I THINK THERE ARE 8 MILLION FOR PAYBACK AND 4 MILLION FOR CARRYOVER, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. AND THE REST OF THAT FOR OUR CAPITAL PROJECT. SO INCLUDING A LIFT STATION, UH, WE HAVE 365 LIFT STATION ON THIS, UH, CONSOLE MEETING. AND THEN WE HAVE, UH, THERE'S CITYWIDE PHASE TWO SABINE PASS, PHASE FIVE SEWER, UH, REPLACEMENTS. THE LIFT STATION THAT GOES ALONG WITH THE FORCE MAIN, THAT'S IN CONSTRUCTION NOW ON 365. AT THE TIME, WE DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY FOR THE LIFT STATION. SO NOW IT'S BEING AWARDED, I THINK IT'S IN TONIGHT'S AGENDA. IT IS, IT'S THE, BASICALLY THE LIFT STATION REPLACES AN OLD ONE THAT IS IN BAD SHAPE AND IT'S BEEN SIZED TO HANDLE THE FUTURE GROWTH. OKAY. KEVIN, I DON'T WANT IN THAT CORRIDOR DOOR, I DON'T WANT TO CUT YOU OFF, BUT I'D SIMPLY WANT TO KNOW, LIKE I'M GETTING $30 MILLION. I'M GONNA PUT 10 MILLION TOWARD THE PUMP STATION ON 365. I'M GONNA PUT FIVE MILLIONS ON THIS AND 10 MILLION ON THIS AND 5 MILLION OF THAT. SO, SO AT THE END OF THE DAY, I COME UP WITH $30 MILLION BECAUSE WHATEVER YOU TELL ME WHEN IT COME BEFORE ME, RIGHT? THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA BE MONITORING. HOW MUCH MONEY YOU COULD SPEND. AS JESS SAID, 8 MILLION IS TO REIMBURSE THE GENERAL FUND BECAUSE, HUH? TAKING CARE OF THE NEGATIVE. WELL, IT'S A NEGATIVE, IT'S A NEGATIVE BALANCE BECAUSE WE DIDN'T SELL BONDS IN, IN, UH, 24. RIGHT? 5 4, 24 25. AND THERE WAS A, A THING THAT WENT THROUGH COUNCIL TO ALLOW US TO SPEND MONEY, SO WE WENT NEGATIVE 'CAUSE THE BONDS DIDN'T GET SOLD. AND SO THAT'S 8 MILLION OF THE 30 MILLION. SO YOU'RE DOWN TO 22 MILLION. THERE'S 4 MILLION FOR THE, WHAT'S THE 4 MILLION CALLED CALVIN? I'M TRYING, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ACCOUNTING PEOPLE CALL IS. I'M GONNA HELP. SO ANOTHER 4 MILLION THAT'S TIED UP TO THAT, THAT GETS YOU TO 20 TO EIGHT, 12 MILLION. THERE'S 2 MILLION FOR PUMP STATIONS. THERE'S SOME AMOUNT FOR DESIGN, THERE'S 5 MILLION FOR CITYWIDE TWO AND CITYWIDE THREE, THERE'S ABOUT FIVE, 600,000 FOR SABINE PASS. OKAY. BUT THE, THE DETAILS SHOULD BE ON THE BUDGET BOOK AND WE SUBMIT ALL THESE, IT SHOULD HAVE A DETAIL LIST WITH EACH PROJECT AND THE BUDGET BOOK. OKAY. WELL, YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID, YOU KNOW, WHENEVER WE START DEALING WITH THESE CERTIFICATE AND OBLIGATIONS, JUST ALWAYS REMEMBER HAVE A BREAKDOWN SO WE GET IT AND THEN I'LL GET IT IN THAT BID. OKAY? I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT WE APPROVING THE MONEY FOR. OKAY. WHAT WE APPROVE FOR WATER UTILITIES. YOU BRING SOMETHING BEFORE ME FOR WATER UTILITIES, I'M GOING TO APPROVE IT. OKAY? THE ISSUES WE GOT RIGHT NOW, WE DO HAVE SOME ISSUES. I'M NOT DISAPPROVING ANYTHING, RIGHT? DEALING WITH INFRASTRUCTURE WITH WATER UTILITIES. BUT I WANT TO KNOW HOW MUCH I AM APPROVING AND FOR WHAT, BECAUSE THAT'S HOW I EXPECT THAT MONEY TO BE SPENT. OKAY? YES SIR. IN THE FUTURE, JUST BRING THAT LIST. OKAY, WE'LL BRING THE LIST. WE'LL THANK, YOU'LL INCLUDED. THANK YOU. SI. CITY MANAGER, MAYOR, AND COUNCIL. TOMORROW, TOMORROW MORNING WE'LL SEND OUT A SPREADSHEET TO THE ENTIRE COUNCIL [00:40:01] WITH THE INFORMATION. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. OKAY. ALRIGHT. ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY NOS? THE AYES HAVE IT. THE ORDINANCE PASSES. [VIII.(4) P.O. No. 7383 — An Ordinance Of The City Of Port Arthur, Texas, Authorizing The Issuance And Sale Of City Of Port Arthur, Texas, Combination Tax And Surplus Revenue, Certificates Of Obligation, Taxable Series 2026 In The Aggregate Principal Amount Of $2,355,000.00; Levying A Tax In Payment Thereof; Making Other Provisions Regarding Such Certificates Of Obligation, Including Authorizing The Preparation And Distribution Of One Or More Preliminary Official Statements And Authorizing The Preparation And Distribution Of One Or More Official Statements And Matters Incident Thereto; Awarding The Sale Of The Certificates; Authorizing The Execution And Delivery Of One Or More Purchase Agreements; Authorizing The Execution And Delivery Of One Or More Loan Agreements And Promissory Notes; Authorizing The Execution And Delivery Of A Paying Agent/Registrar Agreement; Authorizing And Confirming The Engagement Of Certain Professionals In Connection With The Issuance Of The Certificates Of Obligation; Finding And Determining That The Meeting At Which This Ordinance Is Passed Is Open To The Public As Required By Law; And Enacting Other Provisions Relating Thereto] WE'RE GONNA MOVE TO PO NUMBER 7 3 8 3. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS. COMBINATION TAX AND SURPLUS REVENUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION TAXABLE SERIES 2026 IN THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPLE AMOUNT OF $2,355,000, LEVYING A TAX AND PAYMENT THEREOF, MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS REGARDING SUCH CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION, INCLUDING AUTHORIZING THE PREPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF ONE OR MORE PRELIMINARY OFFICIAL STATEMENTS AND AUTHORIZING THE PREPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF ONE OR MORE OFFICIAL STATEMENTS AND MATTERS INCIDENT THERETO AWARDING THE SALE OF THE CERTIFICATES, AUTHORIZING EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF ONE OR MORE PURCHASE AGREEMENTS AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF ONE OR MORE LOAN AGREEMENTS AND PROMISSORY NOTES AUTHORIZING EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF PAYING A PAYING AGENT REGISTRAR AGREEMENT, AUTHORIZING AND CONFIRMING THE ENGAGEMENT OF CERTAIN PROFESSIONALS IN CONNECTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF THE CERTIFICATE OF OBLIGATION. FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE IS PASSED IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW AND ENACTING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERE TOO. CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND. ANY DISCUSSIONS? YES. COUNCIL MEMBER DOUCETTE ONE. YOU GOING TO INCLUDE THIS ONE TOO? YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY NOS? THE AYES HAVEN'T. THE ORDINANCE PASSES. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THANK YOU AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL OF YOU. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. [III.A.(1) Deric Outley Of Land To Sky Realty Regarding Unauthorized Municipal Occupation Of Private Property (Parcel 72810)] WE'LL NOW MOVE BACK TO OUR REGULAR SCHEDULED AGENDA, A SPEAKERS, WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER, MR. DERRICK LEY LEY OF LAND TO SKY REALTY REGARDING UNAUTHORIZED MUNICIPAL OCCUPATION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY PARCEL 7 2 8 1 0. MR. LEY, YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES. YOU'LL STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. DEREK LEY, 31 38 OAKDALE, HOUSTON, TEXAS 7 7 0 0 4. OKAY. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MY NAME IS DEREK LEY, OWNER OF PARCEL NUMBER 72 8 1 0 8 40 EIGHTH INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY I PURCHASED IN 2021. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TONIGHT. MY INTENTION IS COOPERATION, CLARITY AND TRANSPARENCY. AFTER REVIEWING THE TITLE RECORDS AND SPEAKING WITH THE CITY COMPLIANCE OFFICE, IT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED THAT THERE IS NO RECORDED EASEMENT, NO RIGHT OF WAY OR NO AUTHORIZATION FOR THE CITY'S PUMP STATION. CURRENTLY OPERATING ON MY PROPERTY. IN 2023, THE CITY PERFORMED MAJOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THAT PUMP STATION TOTALING APPROXIMATELY $350,000 THAT INCLUDED REPLACEMENT OF GEARS, MOTORS, AND GENERATOR WITH THE WORK PERFORMED UNDER WORK ORDER NUMBER 1143 BY SILVERBACK SERVICES OF JASPER AND MATERIAL SUPPLIED BY PIS CORPS. UM, BEAUMONT, THESE UPGRADES WERE NOT ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THEY WERE A FULL MECHANISM MECHANICAL RE RESTRICTION AND REPRESENT A SIGNIFICANT EXPANSION OF THE USE OF MY LAND TO REVIEW TO MY REVIEW OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR DAKOTA OF ORDINANCES, THERE IS NO PROVISION IT AUTHORIZES A MUNICIPALITY FACILITY TO BE LOCATED OR MAINTAINED ON PRIVATE PROPERTY WITHOUT A RECORDED EASEMENT OR FORMAL AUTHORIZATION. CITY ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT RULES, ANTICIPATED EASEMENTS FOR PUBLIC UTILITIES AND IMPROVEMENT, WHICH APPEARS TO BE ABSENT IN THIS CASE. I UNDERSTAND THERE MAY BE A BRIEF, UH, A BELIEF THAT THE PUMP STATION HAS EXISTED FOR DECADES. HOWEVER, UNDER TEXAS LAW, THE AGE OF A FACILITY DOES NOT CREATE A LEGAL EASEMENT, PARTICULARLY FOR MUNICIPALITY. MORE IMPORTANTLY, IN 2023, RECONSTRUCTION TO $350,000 IN CAPITAL UPGRADES LEGALLY CONSTITUTES A NEW AND EXPANDED MUNICIPAL USE, WHICH REQUIRES A NEW EASEMENT, A NEW AGREEMENT OR COMPENSATION. AT PRESENT, THERE'S NO LEGAL AUTHORIZATION FOR EITHER THE USE OR THE NEW USE. I ALSO WANT THE COUNSEL TO UNDERSTAND THE BROADER PUBLIC IMPLICATIONS OF HOW THIS MATTER IS RESOLVED. THE 40 ACRE SITE IS THE FOUNDATIONS FOR A LONG-TERM INDUSTRIAL REDEVELOPMENT PLAN THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN SHARED WITH THE CITY STAKEHOLDERS. THE PLAN PRO PROJECTS THE CREATION OF APPROXIMATELY 250 JO, 250 TO 300 JOBS, DIRECT OR CONTRACT OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS. THE DEVELOPMENT IS DESIGNED TO USE RECLAIM WATER RECYCLING THE CITIES AFFLUENT DISCHARGE BURDEN, AND TO ESTABLISH A WATER POSITIVE INDUSTRIAL ECOSYSTEM ALIGNED WITH SUSTAINABILITY GOALS FROM A FISCAL STANDPOINT, INDEPENDENT PROJECTIONS. [00:45:01] SO THE PROPERTIES ASSESS VALUE INCREASING FROM CURRENTLY $7.5 MILLION TODAY TO OVER $75 MILLION AS FULL BUILD OUT SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDING THE CITY'S TAX BASE, RESOLVING THIS ISSUE CORRECTLY. PROJECT PROTECTS NOT ONLY PRIVATE PROPERTY, BUT ALSO THE MEANINGFUL ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR PORT ARTHUR. I ALSO WANT TO ENSURE THAT EVERY COUNCILMAN HAS ACCURATE AND CONSISTENT INFORMATION BASED ON MY INTERACTIONS. I BELIEVE SOME DETAILS MAY HAVE NOT BEEN FULLY PRESENTED TO YOU. MY PURPOSE TONIGHT IS SIMPLY TO PLACE VERIFIED DOCUMENTS AND FACTS BEFORE THE COUNCIL MY PRIMARY REQUEST, I'M REQUESTING, UH, RESPECTFULLY ASKING THE COUNCIL TO FIRST DIRECT STAFF TO FORMALLY REVIEW THE 2023 IMPROVEMENTS AND THE LACK OF ANY RECORDED EASEMENT. NUMBER TWO, PLACE THE MATTER ON FUTURE COUNCIL AGENDA FOR FULL DISCUSSION. NUMBER THREE, EVALUATE THE CITY'S LEGAL POSITION AND POTENTIAL LIABILITY. AND FOUR, PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO STAFF TO BEGIN FORMAL NEGOTIATIONS WITH ME, WHETHER FOR AN OCCUPANCY AGREEMENT, FAIR COMPENSATION, OR A RELOCATION PLAN. I HAVE PREPARED A PACKET WITH THE WORK ORDERS, INVOICES, INVOICES AND TITLE DOCUMENTS CONFIRMING NO EASEMENT. AND I WILL PROVIDE IT TO THE CITY CLERK IF NEEDED. I WANT TO, I ALSO WANTED, UM, TO BE RESPECTFUL WITH THE FACT THAT THE CITY'S BUSINESS TAKES TIME AND I DO NOT WISH TO DISRUPT PUBLIC WORKS OPERATIONS OR THE CITY'S REVIEW PROCESS. FOR THAT REASON, I PROPOSED A TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATIVE OCCUPANCY PAYMENT PRO PROPOSAL, WHICH YOU GUYS SHOULD HAVE THAT WOULD ALLOW THE PUMP STATION TO CONTINUE OPERATING UNINTERRUPTED, UNINTERRUPTED WHILE THE CITY EVALUATES THE LEGAL POSITION AND DETERMINES A PERMANENT SOLUTION. THIS TYPE OF INTERIM AGREEMENT IS NON-BINDING, DOES NOT CONCEDE LIABILITY AND SIMPLY PROVIDES GOOD FATE CONSIDERATION DURING THIS REVIEW PERIOD. I AM ASKING ONLY THAT THE STAFF BE AUTHORIZED TO REVIEW INTERIM OPTIONS, SO NEITHER THE CITY NOR THE PROPERTY PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNER IS DISADVANTAGED WHILE THIS PROCESS IS GOING FORWARD. OKAY. UM, I HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS. YES. I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION. UH, WHO OWNS THE PROPERTY? I OWN THE PROPERTY MYSELF. DEREK LEY. YOU, UH, YOU HAVE THE, UH, DOCUMENTATION ON THAT? YES, SIR. I HAVE SENT OVER THE DEEDS AND ALL THE DOCUMENTS CLAIM IN IT SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN 2021. OKAY. SO YOU HAVE DONE, HOW LONG YOU BEEN OWNING THE PROPERTY? 20, 21 4 YEARS NOW. OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. WHAT DO YOU, SO MY ACTUAL ASK WAS WHAT I SPECIFIC, WHAT DO YOU, WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM THE CITY? I WOULD LIKE THE CITY TO NEGOTIATE WITH ME IN GOOD FAITH. I'VE GIVEN YOU GUYS AN AGREEMENT AND I'VE GETTING, NOT GOTTEN ANY RESPONSE. I STARTED THIS PROCESS IN SEPTEMBER. I'D LIKE TO DEVELOP MY PROPERTY AND BRING THIS PROJECT TO PORT ARTHUR. I'VE NOT BEEN ABLE TO MOVE AN INCH. OKAY. COUNCILOR REBECCA, THANK YOU. ARE YOU CLAIMING THAT YOU OWN THE PROPERTY THAT THE PUMP STATION IS SITUATED UPON? YES, MA'AM. AND YOU HAVE A SURVEY THAT SHOWS THAT THAT'S PART OF YOUR PLAT? I HAVE FU RECEIVED ALL DOCUMENTS FROM YOUR LEGAL DEPARTMENT AND I'VE ALSO SUBMITTED MY OWN RESEARCH DOCUMENTS FROM MY ATTORNEY. THAT WASN'T MY QUESTION. I SAID DO YOU HAVE A SURVEY THAT SHOWS THAT THE PUMP STATION IS ACTUALLY SITUATED ON PROPERTY THAT YOU OWN? YES, MA'AM. AND DO IT'S BEEN SUBMITTED TO YOUR COUNSEL. WHO WAS THE SURVEY COMPANY? UM, ARSENAL WILSON CO. OKAY, THANK YOU. ACTUALLY, WILD AND ASSOCIATES, I'M SORRY. WILD DID MY SURVEY. OKAY. AND WHICH IS ALSO A HOUSTON BASED COMPANY. I'M SORRY? PORT ARTHUR BASED COMPANY COUNCIL MEMBER DOUCETTE. WOW, THAT'S A LOT. CITY MANAGER WHERE WE ARE WITH THIS MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. UH, CAN I SPEAK, LEMME LEMME SEE, JUST ONE SECOND. CITY ATTORNEY, ANYBODY? LET ME SEE. TO THE CITY ATTORNEY ON THIS ONE, THAT'S HEY, THAT JUST SOMEONE TO TELL US WHERE WE ARE. OKAY. CITY ATTORNEY MR. LEY HAS THREATENED LITIGATION ON A MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE THAT PROTECTS OUT THE CITY ATTORNEY IS TAKEN, THAT PROTECTS THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY AS IT RELATES TO EXISTENCE. UM, BECAUSE OF THE THREAT OF LITIGATION, THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WILL RESPOND WITH THE LEGAL RESPONSE AND RECOMMENDS TO THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THEY NO LONGER ENGAGED WITH THE DISCUSSION UNTIL WE CAN PROVIDE THAT LEGAL RESPONSE. THANK YOU. OKAY. WHEN DID, WHEN DID YOU, UH, NOTIFY US? FIRST? SEPTEMBER 23RD. AND THIS IS ALL THE WAY FALSE. OKAY. I'VE BEEN VERY OPEN WITH THE CITY COUNCIL. I'VE ACTUALLY WENT UP THE CHAIN OF COMMAND. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING BECAUSE AT NO POINT HAVE I THREATENED LITIGATION. I'VE ACTUALLY, I HAVE AN ATTORNEY, A RETAINED ATTORNEY THAT'S BEEN ON MY PROJECT SINCE I STARTED THIS. I INTENTIONALLY ENGAGED BECAUSE I CAN YOU PLEASE GIMME THE NAME OF THAT ATTORNEY AND I'D BE HAPPY TO COMMUNICATE WITH, THIS IS NOT A LITTLE LITIGATION BATTLE. I'M HAVING THIS WITH THIS CONVERSATION WITH THE COUNCIL. AND AGAIN, SHE WANTS TO ATTENTION AND THAT'S NOT THE INTENT. [00:50:01] WAIT. WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA. THAT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN IN HERE. SO WE'RE GONNA SPEAK ONE AT A TIME AND RIGHT NOW THE CITY ATTORNEY, ARE YOU DONE WITH YOUR CON WITH YOUR RESPONSE? I WAS ACTUALLY SPEAKING WHY SHE INTERRUPTED AND I APOLOGIZE. MAYOR, GO AHEAD. GO AHEAD AND, AND YOU BUT I WAS ACTUALLY BRINGING UP, BECAUSE THAT'S THE INTENT THAT I LED WITH THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR. THIS IS NOT A LITIGIOUS MATTER. I ACTUALLY REACHED OUT TO THE CITY MANAGER ONE ON ONE. YOU'RE SAYING IT'S NOT A LIGA LITIGATION MATTER. I NEVER THREATENED LITIGATION. NOT ONE TIME I HAVE AN ATTORNEY THAT I, IF I WANTED TO GO THAT ROUTE, THE ATTORNEY WOULD'VE SENT THE LETTER. BUT I PERSONALLY, AS A CITIZEN THAT USED TO LIVE HERE, I ENGAGED WITH THE CITY. I'VE NEVER ONCE ENGAGED WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY. ALTHOUGH I'VE SENT TO MANY EMAILS, NO ONE HAS RESPONDED TO ME. AGAIN, I STARTED THIS PROCESS IN SEPTEMBER 26TH WAS THE FIRST EMAIL. I'VE NOT RECEIVED ONE COMMUNICATION, NOT ONE COMMUNICATION FROM ANYTHING THAT I'VE GONE BACK FROM THE ATTORNEY OR THE CITY MANAGER IN REGARDS TO THIS ISSUE OTHER THAN A THREAT OF SUIT. WHEN I CALLED THE CITY MANAGER TO ESTABLISH A MEETING, ONLY AFTER I WAS TOLD BY THE CITY ATTORNEY AT THE LAST MEETING TO CALL AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO TALK THE NEXT MORNING, I WAS THREATENED THAT I WOULD BE SUED TO THE HIGHEST COURT. WHAT PUBLIC CITIZEN WANTS TO GO THROUGH THAT TO BRING BUSINESS TO PORT ARTHUR? IT'S LIKE THEY DON'T WANT ME TO WORK HERE. LIKE THEY DON'T WANT ME TO BRING THIS PROJECT FORWARD. WHAT, LET ME, LET ME STICK WITH MY QUESTION. OKAY. YOU SAID THAT YOU, UH, DONE THIS, I MEAN, YOU FIRST NOTIFIED THE CITY IN SEPTEMBER, SEPTEMBER 26TH. OKAY. YES SIR. AND OKAY, WE IN, UH, CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY. I THINK THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO GET A HANDLE ON SO THAT IT COULD COME BEFORE US AND OUR NEXT EXECUTIVE. SO WE NEED TO BE BRIEFED ON IT SO THAT WE COULD GIVE DIRECTIVE. I DID BRIEF THE CITY COUNCIL IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. THANK YOU. THAT'S WE'LL, WE'LL, YOU DID, DID BRIEF US. GO AHEAD. CITY ATTORNEY. I DID. I HAVE BRIEFED YOU WITH THE INITIAL FACTS AND EXECUTIVE SESSION. I DON'T KNOW THE COUNCIL MEMBER. MAYOR PRO TEM ETT WAS THERE. YEAH, HE WASN'T THERE. OKAY THEN. ALRIGHT. I MISSED IT. MM-HMM . YEAH, YOU MISSED. WELL, I TELL YOU WHAT, IF, IF YOU'VE BEEN TO COUNCIL, THEN WE SHOULD IT START MOVING FOR YOU, IT SHOULD BE MOVING FOR YOU AND ALL THAT QUESTION TO MAKE SURE THAT WE, I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. THAT WAS ALL THIS WAS ABOUT IS TO GET SOME, AGAIN, I'M DEVELOPING A PROJECT. I'M 90 DAYS BEHIND BECAUSE I CAN'T GET A DOCUMENT SIGNED. OKAY. WE, WE UNDERSTAND THE URGENCY AND I LISTENED TO WHAT YOU SAID AND IT'S OBVIOUS WE NEED TO FIRST VERIFY THAT THAT'S YOUR PROPERTY. IF THAT'S YOUR PROPERTY, THEN WE AUTOMATICALLY KNOW THAT WE CAN'T DO WHAT WE WANT ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. SO, UH, NOW THAT WE HEARING ABOUT YOUR SITUATION WHERE WE'RE HOLDING UP YOUR PROJECT, I THINK WE COULD GET THIS GOING A LITTLE FASTER. SO APPRECIATE THAT. I THINK WE DON'T NEED TO GET ALL EXCITED. YOU DONE CAME BEFORE COUNCIL, SO WE'LL, WE'LL JUST SPEED IT UP FOR YOU. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. AND AGAIN, I WANT TO BRING YOU GUYS KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT THE ONLY PROJECT THAT I'M BRINGING TO PORT ARTHUR. I HAVE OTHER THINGS, BUT IT JUST NEEDS TO GET DONE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. JUST A SECOND. I HAVE ANOTHER LIGHT COUNCIL MEMBER. EVERFI, I JUST WANT TO REMIND, UM, COUNSEL ABOUT THE DEMAND LETTER THAT WE ALL RECEIVED. YES. SO WE CAN REVIEW THAT FOR AN UPDATE. AND SO A, A DEMAND LETTER. IN THAT DEMAND LETTER, IT STATED THE THREAT OF LITIGATION. YES, IT DID. I DID NOT GET A RESPONSE AND I APOLOGIZE. BUT THAT WAS, AND THAT'S WHAT THIS WAS FOR. LET ME LET COUNCIL MEMBER EVER EXCUSE COMPLETE HER STATEMENT. SO I'M JUST WANTED TO REMIND COUNSEL ABOUT THE DEMAND LETTER FOR US TO REVIEW SO WE CAN UPDATE OURSELVES AND DISCUSS IT AGAIN. BUT WE'VE DISCUSSED THIS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION THREE TIMES ALREADY. NOW. AND AGAIN, MR. LEY, I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO, TO HE TO THE ADVICE THAT'S BEEN PROVIDED FOR YOUR ATTORNEY TO REACH OUT TO OUR CITY ATTORNEY AND NOT DIRECTLY TO COUNSEL SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE WE'RE ABOVE BOARD IN ALL THE DECISIONS THAT WE MAKE TO MAKE SURE WE CAN MOVE THESE PROJECTS FORWARD. OKAY. I'M GONNA AND PROTECT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE OF THE PUMP STATION. I'M GONNA ASK THE COUNCIL FOR TWO MORE MINUTES BECAUSE IT, THE MAYOR, I'LL GIVE YOU TWO MINUTES. YEAH. AT NO POINT HAVE I THREATENED THE SAFETY OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR. I WANT YOU GUYS TO UNDERSTAND HOW THIS CAME ABOUT. I WAS ACTUALLY GOING THROUGH FUNDING AND GOT A SURVEY ALREADY WET SIGNATURE THROUGH EVERY DEPARTMENT IN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR. THE PROJECT IS ALREADY SIGNED OFF ON. WE ARE ABOUT TO MOVE THROUGH. AND I WAS DETERMINED AND FOUND OUT, OH, THERE'S A PUMP STATION. I'VE ALWAYS VISUALLY SEEN IT. I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS PART OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE WHEN IT WAS DETERMINED. SINCE I DETERMINED IT, I CAN'T MOVE FORWARD BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT LAND TO DEVELOP AND HOW THEY GONNA ACCESS IT. THEY DON'T HAVE A ROAD. I HAVE TO CONSTRUCT THAT ROAD. THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT JUST I'M NOT GETTING ANY ENGAGEMENT FROM AND I'M JUST STUCK. BUT AGAIN, AT NO POINT DID I THREATEN LITIGATION AGAIN. I'VE HAD AN ATTORNEY RETAIN SINCE I OWN THE PROPERTY, ALWAYS RIGHT NOW, HE STILL RETAINED. I INTENDED TO NOT BE LITIGIOUS. THE LETTER IS NOT A LETTER OF DEMAND. IT'S A LETTER THAT A DEMAND LETTER WILL FOLLOW [00:55:01] IF YOU DON'T MOVE. AND THAT'S THE PURPOSE OF THIS MEETING. AT NO POINT WOULD HAS EVER DEMAND LETTER. AND THE ONLY REASON THE LETTER WAS SENT OUT, AS YOU GUYS KNOW, SINCE SEPTEMBER, I'VE NOT GOTTEN ONE EMAIL FROM OVER 50 EMAILS, 25 CALLED ALL RECORDED, NO RESPONSES. AND NOT JUST THIS PROJECT, EVERY PROJECT, I DON'T GET ENGAGEMENT UNLESS I COME TO THIS PODIUM AND IT'S JUST, I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT. OKAY. WE, WE, WE HAVE THE INFORMATION COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS. YEAH. HOW MANY ACRES? IT'S 40 ACRES, BUT ALSO ON THE 50 ACRES AROUND IT. AND ANOTHER THREE ACRES FOR AN APARTMENT COMPLEX. SO ON THE COMMUNITY, THE RESIDENTIAL LAND AS WELL AS THE INDUSTRIAL LAND. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO IS IS IT POSSIBLE I CAN GET MY NEXT STEPS? BECAUSE I'M GONNA BE HONEST WITH YOU, I'VE NOT GOTTEN ANY POINT OF CONTACT OR ANYONE ENGAGED WITH, SO I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO COME BACK HERE TO COUNCIL MEMBER. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO COUNCIL. UM, JUST A SECOND. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER KEN LAW. THANK YOU MAYOR. UH, SO, UH, CITY ATTORNEY AT THIS POINT, UM, IT'S NO LEGAL DEMAND LETTER. NOTHING AT THIS POINT. SO THE NOTIFICATION BACK TO THIS, THAT'S, UH, BUSINESS OWNER, UH, HOW WOULD IT, WHAT'S, WHAT'S GONNA BE THE NEXT STEP FOR THIS COUNCIL AND YOU, UH, GETTING BACK WITH HIM ON, UM, THE CONDITIONS OF THE COUNCIL. I BRIEFED THE CITY COUNCIL AND EXECUTIVE SESSION ON THE NEXT STEPS. UM, YOU WERE PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER KIMMEL? YES. YES. AND AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, UM, THIS IS MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE THAT RIGHT FOSTER PUMP STATION THAT PROTECTS A SIGNIFICANT AREA OF THE CITY HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE 61 SINCE 1960S. UM, AND THERE IS A DEVELOPED ROAD THAT LEADS TO THAT PUMP STATION. I'VE HAD SOME ADVERSE ACTIONS TAKEN AGAINST THE CITY WITH THIS CURRENT PROPERTY HONOR LOCKING GATES THAT THE CITY HAS TO GAIN ACCESS TO, TO GET TO THE PUMP STATION. SO THIS IS A, A LEGAL RESPONSE THAT WILL BE PROVIDED TO MR. LEY. IT MAY NOT BE, UH, BEFORE CHRISTMAS, BUT HE WILL BE RECEIVING A LEGAL RESPONSE TO HIS ADVERSE ACTIONS AND THE THREAT THAT HE POSES TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY OF THIS COMMUNITY. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU MAYOR. I DON'T LOCK MY SO, AND I APOLOGIZE FOR THIS DECK. GATE IS ON MY PRIVATE PROPERTY AND I BOUGHT THE LOCK AND GAVE IT TO THE MANAGER. SO WHERE AM I KEEPING THE KEY FROM THEM? I LITERALLY GAVE THEM THE LOCK, THE KEY THAT'S ON THE LOCK RIGHT NOW. THAT'S MY LOCK, THAT'S MY PROPERTY AS WELL. SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHERE SHE'S SAYING I'M, I'M, I'M NEVER THREATENED THE CITY'S PUBLIC, UM, PUBLIC SAFETY. AT NO POINT HAVE I THREATENED IT. I JUST SAID I DON'T, I NEED TO EVOLVE MY PROJECT AND I CANNOT DO IT WITHOUT ENGAGING WITH THE CITY. AND THIS IS INTERESTING. IT'S JUST CITY MANAGER FOR THE RECORDS. MAYOR, CITY SECRETARY, MR. OUT. MR. DAVID LEY HAS NEVER GIVEN ME A KEY TO THAT LAW. NOT YOU PER THAT'S A DELIBERATE LIE. OKAY, THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. WE WILL DEFINITELY HAVE THIS WORKED OUT AND GET BACK TO YOU. THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION, WHO AM I TO ENGAGE WITH? YOU WOULD ENGAGE WITH OUR CITY ATTORNEY. OUR CITY ATTORNEY IS GOING TO BE PROVIDING A LEGAL RESPONSE TO MR. LEYS ADVERSE ACTIONS WITHIN THE NEXT 21 DAYS. OKAY. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU MR. [III.B.(1) A Presentation By Steve Bolden Of The Benefit Of Foothill Affordable Housing Foundation, Inc., Regarding Housing] LEY. AT THIS TIME WE'RE GOING TO GO TO B PRESENTATIONS. AND AT THIS NUMBER ONE WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY STEVE BOLDEN ON THE BEHALF OF THE FOOTHILL AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOUNDATION INCORPORATED REGARDING HOUSING MR. LEY AT THIS TIME. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TIM COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY MANAGER, CITY ATTORNEY. UH, MY NAME IS STEVE BOLDEN. I'M A PARTNER WITH TROUTMAN PEPPER LOCK. I SERVE AS BOND COUNCIL TO THE PORT ARTHUR HOUSING AUTHORITY. THE PRESENTATION TODAY, UH, WILL BE, UH, PRESENTED BY, UH, REPRESENTATIVES FROM POST, ONE OF WHICH IS, UH, UH, HERE VIRTUALLY, AND ANOTHER HERE IS IN PERSON. AND, UH, THEY WILL DO SO NOW AND I'LL SIT BACK OKAY. AT THIS TIME. AWESOME. WELL THANKS EVERYBODY. HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER. THANKS FOR JOINING. UM, MY NAME IS CELINE ANI. CAN YOU GUYS HEAR ME OKAY? I KNOW THAT THERE WAS ANOTHER PERSON WHO WAS ONLINE HAVING A HARD TIME COMMUNICATING. OH, YOU, YOU'RE VERY CLEAR. OKAY, GREAT. UM, AS STEVEN MENTIONED, I'M JOINING YOU ALL FROM POST REAL ESTATE GROUP, UM, AND THE GOAL HERE IS TO DISCUSS OUR REQUEST FOR YOUR APPROVAL OF THE COURT OFFER HOUSING AUTHORITIES ISSUANCE OF 5 0 1 C3 BONDS FOR THE ACQUISITION OF WILL PERMITS. UM, SO AS STEVE MENTIONED, THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO MEET WITH US TODAY. I THINK BEFORE WE GET STARTED, UM, JOHN JETER IS ALSO AT THE MEETING PRESENT. UM, JOHN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF? GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JOHN JETER. I'M WITH POST REAL ESTATE GROUP. UH, I SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT [01:00:01] OVER OPERATIONS. UM, I'LL DEFER BACK TO CELINE, BUT IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF ME PERSONALLY, THEN I'LL BE HERE TO ANSWER. THANK YOU JOHN. THANKS JOAN. AND THEN WE'RE JOINED AS WELL BY, UM, JOE FROM THE HOUSING AUTHORITY AS WELL AS DARREN, WHO WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE HOUSING AUTHORITY AS THEIR CONSULTANT. UM, IF YOU WANT STEVE TO GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, I CAN, I CAN KEEP MOVING FORWARD WITH A BRIEF INTRODUCTION ON POST. PERFECT. SO POST IS AN EXPERIENCED REAL ESTATE OWNER FOUNDED IN 2007 WITH PROPERTY OPERATIONS BASED IN PLANO, TEXAS, AND REGIONAL PROPERTY OPERATIONS BASED IN HOUSTON. WE ACTUALLY HAVE A REGIONAL LOCATED DIRECTLY IN BEAUMONT, TEXAS WHO WOULD RESIDE OVER THIS DEAL. UM, WE CURRENTLY HAVE 33,000 UNITS UNDER OWNERSHIP AND WE ARE VERTICALLY INTEGRATED WITH AN AFFILIATE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY CALLED TAM RESIDENTIAL. TAM RESIDENTIAL HAS OVER 23,000 UNITS UNDER MANAGEMENT TODAY. UM, AND SO I KNOW THAT WE'RE GONNA BE SPENDING MOST OF OUR TIME TODAY TALKING ABOUT OUR PROPOSAL FOR BOND FINANCING ON THE ASSET. SO I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE PRUDENT TO MENTION THAT POST HAS COMPLETED OVER 75 DEALS LIKE THIS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING 50, UM, OF THESE BOND FINANCING SLASH WORKFORCE HOUSING DEALS IN TEXAS. SO AS PART OF THOSE 50 DEALS THAT WE'VE DONE IN TEXAS, UM, WE'VE PARTNERED WITH 14 DIFFERENT HOUSING AUTHORITIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE, INCLUDING MOST RECENTLY THE BELMONT HOUSING AUTHORITY ON THE ACQUISITION OF TWO BOND FINANCE ASSETS, UM, EARLIER THIS YEAR IN MARCH. NOW I THINK THAT THE NEXT KIND OF NATURAL PROGRESSION IS TO WONDER WHAT'S POST'S ROLE ON THE TRANSACTION. UM, SO POST, YOU KNOW, MYSELF AND JOHN WILL BE ACTING IN A COORDINATION ROLE PRE-CLOSING. SO THAT'LL INCLUDE CO COORDINATING THE FINANCING, UM, WORKING ON THE CLOSING WITH THE HOUSING AUTHORITY, THE NONPROFIT WHO WILL BE THE ULTIMATE BORROWER AND OWNER OF THE ASSET AND THE BOND UNDERWRITER ON THE CLOSING OF THE TRANSACTION POST-CLOSING POST WILL MANAGE THE DATA TO OPERATIONS OF THE ASSET. SO WE'LL ENSURE SUPER PERFORMANCE MAINTENANCE OF THE ASSET AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. AND IT'S REALLY OUR MISSION TO ENSURE, YOU KNOW, STRONG TOP QUALITY AND LONG-TERM MAINTENANCE OF OUR ASSETS. UM, I'LL PAUSE HERE FOR A MOMENT AND SEE IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT POST BEFORE I DIVE INTO THE PROPERTY ITSELF. YOU MAY PROCEED. OKAY, GREAT. UM, SO IF WE GO TO THE NEXT TAB, STEVE, I CAN WALK THE GROUP THROUGH THE PROPERTY. PERFECT. SO WILLOW LAKES IS AN ASSET THAT THE HOUSING AUTHORITY IS SEEKING TO PURCHASE VIA 5 0 1 C3 BONDS IN A PARTNERSHIP WITH A QUALIFIED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. THE NONPROFIT, UM, HERE WILL BE FOOTHILL AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOOTHILLS EXECUTED ON DEALS OF THIS NATURE, BOTH IN TEXAS AND THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. UM, YOU KNOW, COUNTLESS TIMES AND I THINK THAT WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE IS THAT NEITHER THE CITY NOR THE PORT ARTHUR HOUSING AUTHORITY WILL IN ANY WAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY REPAYMENT OF THE BONDS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE. AND ALL REPAYMENT OF THE BONDS WILL BE SOLELY BORN BY THE NON-PROFIT. SO THERE'S NO GUARANTEE THAT'S REQUIRED FROM THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OR ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE. UM, THE PARTNERSHIP IS MERELY KIND OF AN ECONOMIC POSITIVE FOR THE HOUSING AUTHORITY. UM, A MAJORITY OF THE UNITS WILL BE RESERVED FOR WORKFORCE HOUSING AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO MAKE CLEAR HERE THAT WORKFORCE CATERS TO 80% AREA MEDIA INCOME AND MARKET RATE TENANTS. AND IN JEFFERSON COUNTY SPECIFICALLY 80% A MI IS ACCOUNTING FOR FAMILIES THAT ARE MAKING LESS THAN 67,520. UM, AND THIS INCOME IS A DETERMINED THRESHOLD ANNUALLY AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL BY HUD. IT'S NOT A CITY-BASED METRIC. UM, HAD DETERMINES THIS NATIONALLY, YOU KNOW, ON A COUNTY BY COUNTY BASIS. SO THAT'S WHY JEFFERSON COUNTY IS OUR METRIC HERE. AND THEN IN EXCHANGE, THE PROPERTY WILL BE GRANTED IN A HUNDRED PERCENT REAL ESTATE TAX EXEMPTION. AND, YOU KNOW, QUICKLY JUST TO GO THROUGH THE FINANCING PROPOSAL, WE ARE SEEKING 59,480,000, UM, IN BONDS, WHICH THE PORT ARTHUR HOUSING AUTHORITY WILL ISSUE. AND THESE BONDS WILL BE MAINLY PURCHASED BY QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYERS. SO THIS IS PENSION FUNDS, INSURANCE COMPANIES, BANKS, INVESTMENT MANAGERS, WHICH I THINK IS IMPORTANT TO MENTION BECAUSE IT WILL BRING INSTITUTIONAL CAPITAL FUNDING OVERSIGHT INTO THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, WHICH I FIND TO BE AN EXCITING THING. UM, SO, YOU KNOW, THE STRUCTURE HERE I THINK IS REALLY IMPORTANT. AND STEVE, IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT TAB, I CAN EXPLAIN WHY. PERFECT. SO BECAUSE OF THE BOND FINANCING, WE QUALIFY FOR A LOWER COST OF FINANCING, UM, WHICH IS GETTING US TO AN INTEREST RATE OF APPROXIMATELY 4.9% INSTEAD OF AROUND 5.7, EVEN TRENDING TOWARDS CLOSER TO 6% ON A TRADITIONAL MARKET RATE ASSET. UM, SO IF, IF A MARKET RATE BUYER WERE TO COME IN HERE, THEY WOULD [01:05:01] HAVE TO PAY A HIGHER COST OF CAPITAL, WHICH WOULD ENABLE THEM TO ALLOCATE LESS CAPITAL RESOURCES TOWARDS THE DEAL. AND SO TODAY WE HAVE $1.9 MILLION OF CAPEX FUNDS ALLOCATED TO BE INFUSED DIRECTLY INTO THE DEAL FOR ASSET PERFORMANCE AND MAINTENANCE. UM, LONG TERM OF THE DEAL. AND THIS $1.9 MILLION ACCOUNTS FOR ONLY OUR YEARS ONE THROUGH THREE OF CAPITAL. AND GOING FORWARD IN YEARS THREE AND BEYOND, WE WOULD CONTINUE TO REINVEST CASH FLOW INTO THE ASSET FOR EVEN FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS. UM, AND, AND, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, SUCCESS OF THE ASSET. AND SO I THINK WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT HERE IS TO WRAP OUR HEADS AROUND THE FACT THAT IF THE DEAL WAS NOT SOLD TO A NONPROFIT, UM, THE DEAL WOULD NOT BE PURCHASED WITH A BOND FINANCING STRUCTURE AND AS A RESULT, MARKET RATE BUYER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO INVEST THE SAME SORT OF CAPITAL ONTO THE ASSET AND THE PROPERTY IN THE SURROUNDING AREA WOULD LIKELY SUFFER. UM, SO I'LL, I'LL STOP THERE BEFORE I GO INTO SOME OF THE FEES THAT ARE GONNA BE GIVEN TO THE HOUSING AUTHORITY AS A REMUNERATION FOR THE PROJECT AND SEE IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS BECAUSE I KNOW I I SHARED A LOT OF INFORMATION. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. I DON'T AT THIS TIME I, I DON'T HAVE ANY LIGHTS. UM, NO, NO, I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTION. OH, COUNCILOR LEWIS. YEAH, MY QUESTION IS, WHERE, WHERE IS THIS PROJECT GOING TO BE LOCATED? YES, OF COURSE. IT, IT'S CALLED WILLOW LAKES APARTMENTS. AND LET ME PULL UP THE ADDRESS FOR YOU. 95TH STREET. IT IS 2 5 5 5 90 FIFTH STREET. WHAT? IT'S RIGHT NEXT TO THE, I BELIEVE IT'S CALLED THE, THE JACK BROOKS AIRPORT. OKAY. THE, MY, MY EXTENDED QUESTION IS, HUH? UH WHAT SCHOOL DISTRICT? NO, WHAT SCHOOL DISTRICT IS THERE? IT'S NELAND. NEWLAND, YES. HILL. IT'S A NELAND SCHOOL. IT'S NEWLAND HIGH SCHOOL, MARYLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT. OKAY. NOW I'M, I'M BRINGING THESE QUESTIONS UP. WHAT I NEED FOR WHAT THE COUNCIL IS AWARE OF, WE ARE TWO AND A HALF TO THREE TIMES ABOVE THE STATE AVERAGE ON LOW INCOME. THAT'S WHY I WANNA MAKE SURE, IS THIS GONNA BE A LOW INCOME APARTMENT THAT'S GOING TO ADD TO NO, IT'LL NOT. WHAT WE GOT ALREADY. IT WILL NOT. AND I THINK THAT, I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT UP THAT QUESTION. WELL THEN LET ME SHARE THIS WITH YOU. IF IT DOES, IF IT, IF IT DOES AFFECT WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO COME TO THE COUNCIL TO GET A WAIVER. AND I'M NOT VOTING, I'M NOT VOTING FOR WAIVER. NO PROBLEM. AND I, I APPRECIATE YOUR QUESTION. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP. THIS IS NOT A LOW INCOME ASSET. IT IS A WORKFORCE HOUSING DEAL. THE MAJORITY OF THE UNITS WILL BE 80% IN MARKET RATE. THERE'S NO LOW INCOME HERE. IN, IN ADDITION TO THAT, THE SECOND TIME, COUNCILMAN LEWIS. OKAY. OKAY. YOU SENTENCING ME. OKAY. , I WILL, IN ADDITION TO THAT YOU CAN COME IN LIKE THAT, BUT AT ANY POINT IN TIME ARE YOU PLANNING ON GETTING ANY MONEY FROM A HOUSE, FROM THE HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATIONS, STATE OF TEXAS? WE ARE. NOT YOU. YOU'RE NOT. WE ARE NOT. SO ALL OF THE, UM, CAPITAL THAT'S REQUIRED FOR THE DEAL WILL BE RAISED UPFRONT VIA THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS WITH THE HOUSING AUTHORITY. WE WILL NOT BE GOING OUT TO THE HOUSING AUTHORITY, THE HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION, OR ANY BODY OF THE, LIKE, POST-CLOSING FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDS. THIS WILL BE A ONE TIME BOND ISSUANCE, YOU KNOW, AFTER 10 YEARS, YOU CAN DO THAT. AFTER 10 YEARS. AFTER 10 YEARS, IT, IT CAN BECOME LOWER INCOME GONE. WELL, THE, THE, WHAT THE GOAL HERE IS, IS NOT TO TRANSITION THIS TO A LOW INCOME ASSET. IT'S NOT A LITECH DEAL. UM, IT'S SPECIFICALLY A WORKFORCE HOUSING ASSET. AND SO IN YEAR 10, WHEN THE BONDS MATURE, THIS WILL EITHER BE SOLD, UM, TO ANOTHER BUYER OR WE WILL REFINANCE THE ASSET, BUT THE STRUCTURE WILL BE INTEGRAL AND WILL STAY THE SAME. IT WILL NOT TRANSITION TO A LOW INCOME ASSET. COUNCIL MEMBER. DOUCETTE? YES. YOU JUST SAID, MADE A COMMENT THAT SPARKED MY QUESTION WAS WHEN HE ASKED YOU ABOUT FUNDING AND YOU SAID, NO, IT WON'T BE ANY TYPE FROM HOUSING, UH, FUNDING, BUT WHY IS IT A 80% MARKET RATE? NORMALLY, IF YOU'RE GONNA RECEIVE FUNDING FROM, UH, HOUSING HUD, THAT'S WHERE YOU COME WITH THE 80 20. A GREAT QUESTION. SO 20, SO 20% WOULD BE FOR LOW TO MODERATE. AND, AND THAT'S NOT A BAD OPPORTUNITY. BUT THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS WHEN YOU SAY THERE'S NO GOVERNMENT FUNDING, [01:10:02] I WANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT. 'CAUSE YOU SAID 80 20, SO THAT TRIGGERED GOVERNMENT. SO EXPLAIN THAT TO ME, PLEASE. NO, ABSOLUTELY. UM, GREAT QUESTION. THERE IS NO HUD FUNDING HERE. IT IS NOT A TRADITIONAL LITECH LOW INCOME DEAL. IT'S A WORKFORCE HOUSING DEAL. SO THERE'S NO, THERE'S NO FUNDING FROM HUD OR AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL FROM THE GOVERNMENT. THE BONDS ARE ISSUED BY THE HOUSING AUTHORITY FOR THE WORKFORCE HOUSING PRO PROJECT, BUT THEY'RE PURCHASED BY INSTITUTIONAL BUYERS. UM, THERE'S NO, THERE'S NO FUNDING FROM THE GOVERNMENT FOR, FOR THIS ASSET. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I DON'T HAVE ANY MORE LIGHTS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. UM, [VIII.(7) P.R. No. 24669 — A Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Port Arthur Approving A Plan Of Finance For The Issuance Of Revenue Bonds By The Housing Authority Of The City Of Port Arthur To Finance A Qualified Residential Rental Project For The Benefit Of Foothill Affordable Housing Foundation, Inc. Or Its Affiliates, And Certain Other Matters Relating Thereto] WE'RE GOING TO PULL UP THE SUPPORTING RESOLUTION, WHICH IS PR NUMBER 2 4 6 6 9. ON PAGE EIGHT, COUNCIL MEMBERS, YOU WOULD GO TO PAGE NUMBER EIGHT, NUMBER SEVEN, PR NUMBER 2, 4 6 6 9. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, APPROVING A PLAN OF FINANCE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF REVENUE BONDS BY THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR TO FINANCE A QUALIFIED RESIDENTIAL RENTAL PROJECT FOR THE BENEFIT OF FOOTHILL AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOUNDATION INCORPORATED, OR ITS AFFILIATES AND CERTAIN OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERE TO, CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND. ANY DISCUSSIONS? ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A ANY NOS? THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION PASSES. ALRIGHT, WE'RE GONNA GO BACK TO OUR REGULAR THANK YOU SCHEDULED AGENDA. ALL THANK YOU, MAYOR. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU DARREN. THANK YOU GUYS FOR JOINING US. [III.F.(1) Reconsideration, Discussion, And Possible Action Regarding Conduct Of A Forensic Audit (Requested By Councilmember Frank)] WE'RE GONNA GO TO DISCUSSIONS. WE HAVE 20 MINUTES ON EACH DISCUSSION. ONE FIRST DISCUSSION IS, UM, A RECONSIDERATION DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING CONDUCT OF A FORENSIC AUDIT. AND THIS IS REQUESTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER FRANK MAYOR AFTER CONFERRING MAYOR AFTER CONFERRING WITH OUR CITY MANAGER AND, UM, OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR AND ATTORNEY. UH, I'M GOING TO PULL THIS. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHTY. I DON'T NEED A MOTION TO PULL IT. WE WE'RE [III.F.(2) A Discussion And To Take Possible Action Regarding Boards And Committees, Attendance, Directives, Mission, And Stated Duties (Requested By Councilmember Beckcom)] JUST DONE. OKAY. UH, NUMBER TWO, A DISCUSSION AND TO TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING BOARDS AND COMMITTEES, ATTENDANCE, DIRECTIVES, MISSION AND STATED DUTIES. UH, AND THIS IS REQUESTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BECKHAM. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I'M ALSO GOING TO PULL THIS TONIGHT IN THE INTEREST OF TIME. UH, THERE'S SOME ADDITIONAL RESEARCH THAT I'D LIKE TO DO AND HAVE SOME DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY, UH, BEFORE BRINGING THAT BACK FOR DISCUSSION. SO I'D LIKE TO PULL IT UNTIL THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING IN JANUARY. OKAY, GREAT. A [III.F.(3) A Discussion Regarding The Future Of Game Rooms In The City Of Port Arthur, In Light Of Recent Changes To Existing Ordinances In Other Local Municipalities (Requested By Councilmember Beckcom)] DISCUSSION REGARDING NUMBER THREE, A DISCUSSION REGARDING THE FUTURE OF GAME ROOMS IN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR IN LIGHT OF RECENT CHANGES TO EXISTING ORDINANCES IN OUR AND OTHER LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES. AND THIS IS ALSO REQUESTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BECKHAM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM, SO RECENTLY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, UH, PASSED A RESOLUTION ENDING THE EXISTENCE OF GAME ROOMS WITHIN THE CITY LIMIT OF BEAUMONT, UH, AND THE MOST RECENT PUBLIC HEARINGS THAT WE'VE HAD HERE IN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR REQUESTING ZONING CHANGES FOR, UH, GAME ROOMS TO BE PLACED IN TWO DIFFERENT RETAIL AREAS. IN DISTRICT THREE. UH, THERE WAS A UNANIMOUS NO VOTE FOR THAT ZONING CHANGE. SO IN LIGHT OF WHAT THE CITY OF BEAUMONT HAS DONE, WHAT OTHER LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES AROUND US ARE ALSO DOING WITH REGARD TO GAME ROOMS. I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO CONSIDER WHAT THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR CAN DO ALONG THOSE SAME LINES, UH, TO ELIMINATE THE EXISTENCE OF GAME ROOMS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF PORT ARTHUR. AND I KNOW THAT, UH, THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THIS, AND I FEEL LIKE THEY NEED SOME GUIDANCE FROM COUNSEL AS TO HOW WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD. SO I THINK OPENING UP A DISCUSSION ON THIS IS VERY TIMELY. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER BECK. UM, COUNCIL MEMBER KEN LAW. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UH, I'D LIKE TO BRING KUDOS TO MY, MY COHORT THERE. UH, IT'S SOMETHING THAT I HAVE MAJOR CONCERNS WITH OVER THE PAST. I BOUGHT IT UP. UH, REGULATIONS HAVE CHANGED ALMOST EVERY YEAR WITH GAIN, ROOMING AND MANDATED, UH, PERMITTING. UH, I DO HAVE A MAJOR CONCERNS WITH THAT IN OUR CITY LIMITS, AND I THINK THAT IF WE CAN GET SOME TYPE OF, UH, CLARITY, UH, ENSURING THAT, UH, WE GET THE, THE ADVICE FROM OUR ATTORNEY IF WE CAN ACTUALLY DO THAT. BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S ON MY, MY HEAD, MY BACK BURNER THAT I DO WANT TO CONSIDER THAT, UH, IF WE DON'T GET THE, THE, THE, UH, QUARTERLY REPORTS LIKE WE NORMALLY WOULD DO, HOW MUCH FUNDING THAT WE ARE MAKING AND GENERATING, IS IT A COST OR IS IT A WASTE? SO THAT'S SOME THINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO ASK OUR ATTORNEY TO LOOK [01:15:01] INTO, WHICH YOU GET THAT INFORMATION. THANK YOU. OKAY. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER EVERFI. THANK YOU MAYOR. I WOULD DEFINITELY BE IN SUPPORT OF US REVIEWING, UM, OUR ORDINANCE AGAIN, OR EVEN FOLLOWING SUIT OF REMOVING THESE FACILITIES. THEY HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND WE STRUGGLE WITH HAVING THE, THE, THE STAFF TO BE ABLE TO HOLD THEM COMPLIANT. EVEN AS SIMPLE AS HAVING, UM, THE MACHINES BE IN VIEW OF A WINDOW, WHICH IS A PART OF A REQUIREMENT IN ONE OF THE, OR IN, IN OUR ORDINANCES. AND IT IS NOT, UM, IT'S NOT A GOOD THING FOR US. IT'S NOT A GOOD LOOK ECONOMICALLY AND IT'S NOT A GOOD LOOK SOCIALLY, HOWEVER, IT IS OUR ORDINANCE. AND SO WE HAVE TO ALLOW THEM TO OPERATE, BUT WE NEED THE, UM, IF WE'RE GONNA DO THIS, WE NEED TO OFFER THE SUPPORT TO OUR STAFF SO THAT THEY HAVE THE MANPOWER TO BE ABLE TO HOLD THESE ENTITIES ACCOUNTABLE AND BE COMPLIANT. OKAY. WE HAVE, UM, OUR, UH, ATTORNEY, MS. VITO WHO STOOD UP. MAYBE SHE CAN, SHE'S DONE. WE NEED SOME, SOME QUESTIONS. OH, ARE YOU DONE? GOOD EVENING COUNSEL. UM, BASED ON THE FORT WORTH, RILEY'S DECISION AND THE DECISION OF THE SUPREME COURT NOT TO REVIEW THE APPELLATE EIGHT LINERS ARE UNCONSTITUTIONAL. OKAY. EIGHT LINERS ARE NOT CONSTITUTIONAL. EIGHT LINERS ARE UNCONSTITUTIONAL THROUGHOUT THE STATE. WHAT BEAUMONT AND WHAT JEFFERSON COUNTY HAVE DONE HAVE, UH, MADE GAME ROOMS ILLEGAL IN THEIR JURISDICTIONS BECAUSE OF THAT. THERE IS A CAVEAT, THERE'S SOMETHING CALLED PAY SOMATIC THAT IS A SKILL-BASED MACHINE THAT'S STILL UP IN THE AIR. THE SIXTH CIRCUIT HAS SAID THEY'RE OKAY. THE APPELLATE DECISION SAID IT'S OKAY. UM, BUT THE STATE HAS NOT GONE TO THE TEXAS SUPREME COURT ON IT, AND THEY KIND OF MISSED THEIR 45 DAY WINDOW. SO, BUT WHAT'S INTERESTING IS PENNSYLVANIA, ALTHOUGH IT'S NOT TEXAS, BUT THERE IS A CASE WHERE THE PENNSYLVANIA SUPREME COURT IS, HAD ORAL ARGUMENTS ON NOVEMBER 30TH ABOUT PACE SOMATIC. SO THERE'S KIND OF THE THOUGHT THAT PERHAPS THE STATE IS WAITING TO HEAR HOW THAT COMES OUT. SO IT'S UP TO THE COUNCIL ON WHETHER THEY WANT OUR GAME TEAM, YOU KNOW, WE'VE WORKED FOR YEARS TOGETHER, THE POLICE, THE BUILDING CODE OFFICIALS, AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IF YOU WANT TO MOVE FORWARD IN DRAFTING A NEW RESOLUTION OR AMENDING THE ONE THAT WE HAVE. AND WE'VE BEEN JUST WAITING TO HEAR WHAT COUNCIL WANTS TO DO. SOUNDS GOOD. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY, UNLESS YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE NUMBER OF GAMERS. I'VE DONE SO MUCH RESEARCH TODAY FOR YOU, BUT NO ONE'S ASKING IF YOU'LL JUST STAY RIGHT THERE. HAVE A THREE, I HAVE FIVE LIGHTS. OKAY. NOW, IF YOU'VE SPOKEN ONCE, THIS IS GONNA BE YOUR LAST TIME YOU SPEAK. OKAY. SO COUNCIL MEMBER DOUCETTE, YOU'VE NOT SPOKEN. OKAY? IT'S SIMPLE. YOU SAID HOW THE SUPREME COURT RULED, OR THE TEXAS SUPREME COURT DENIED HEARING, TEXAS HEARING THE SUPREME COURT RULE. OKAY. YES. SO THEY RULED THAT THEY'RE UNCONSTITUTIONAL. DID, DOES THAT MEAN THAT THEY ARE TO BE ELIMINATED OR THEY THEY'RE TO BE CUT DOWN? WHAT DOES IT MEAN? THAT'S INTERESTING BECAUSE , IT'S INTERESTING BECAUSE IT IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL ACCORDING TO OUR TEXAS SUPREME COURT AND ACROSS THE STATE. UM, MUNICIPALITIES ARE TAKING THAT TO USING THAT TO GET RID OF IT. WELL, THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT I'M SAYING. YOU KNOW, IF, IF IT'S THE STATE SAYS IT'S UNCONSTITUTIONAL. 'CAUSE MY QUESTION WOULD BE HOW OTHER MUNICIPALITIES OR COUNTIES EVEN OPERATING, BECAUSE STATE ESTABLISHED LAW, WHETHER WE HOME RULE OR NOT, WE DON'T SUPERSEDE STATE. SO IF STATE SAYS THEY'RE ILLEGAL, THEN NOBODY IN TEXAS SHOULD BE OPERATING THEM. CORRECT. BUT THERE'S A SPLIT. THERE'S LIKE THE TEXAS SUPREME COURT DENIED, UM, OVERTURNING WHAT THE APPELLATE COURT DID SAYING, LEAVING IT STAND. AND THAT DECISION SAYS THAT GAMES OF [01:20:01] CHANCE ARE UNCONSTITUTIONAL. NOW, WHETHER THERE'S A LAW THAT SAYS THAT IT'S UNCONSTITUTIONAL, THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT THINGS. THERE'S THE LEGISLATION AND THEN THERE'S THE COURT. WELL, WELL, SO THAT'S, THAT LEADS ME TO MY QUESTION BEFORE WE START DELIBERATING AND START TRYING TO ELIMINATE SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO REALLY GET A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING ON WHAT WE DO. BECAUSE IF THE STATE IS ALLOWING SOMETHING AND WE SAY YOU CAN'T DO IT, THEN WE HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT IS IT? IS IT AT THE STATE LEVEL IF THE STATE SAYS GAMING IS ALLOWED, THIS TYPE GAMING, NO, EIGHT, EIGHT LINERS IN PARTICULAR HAVE BEEN DEEMED UNCONSTITUTIONAL. WHAT HAS NOT BEEN DEEMED UNCONSTITUTIONAL ARE THE SO-CALLED SKILL-BASED MACHINES. YEAH. WHAT, SO WHAT, OKAY, SO, SO BASICALLY I'M JUST TRYING TO GET A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING AND I WANT TO REALLY UNDERSTAND WITHOUT NO, THEY SAY IT'S UNCONSTITUTIONAL. OKAY. CHANCE? YES. WHAT? SAY AGAIN? NOW, CHANCE, THINGS THAT ARE BASED ON CHANCE ONLY WITHOUT ANY SKILL. OH, YEAH. MM-HMM . GAMBLING. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS, BUT EVEN ME, FOR INSTANCE, YOU JUST PRESS A BUTTON, BUTTON IS THE CHANCE, JUST LIKE IN LAS VEGAS, THAT'S GAMBLING. OKAY. SO VERSUS SKILL. SO IT SAYS IT'S UNCONSTITUTIONAL IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. YES. SO WHY IS ANYBODY ALLOWED TO OPERATE? THAT'S WHY A LOT OF PEOPLE, A LOT OF MUNICIPALITIES ARE GETTING RID OF GA ARE ELIMINATING GAME ROOMS IN THEIR CITIES. OKAY. OKAY. I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THE STEPS WE TAKE, RIGHT? WE DON'T GET SOMEBODY TO GO BACK AND SAYS, HEY, WHY THEY DOING IT OVER HERE? SEE, I'M NOT CONCERNED WITH NOBODY THAT, THAT'S DOING IT. IF THE STATE SAYS IT'S UNCONSTITUTIONAL, THEN IN PORT ARTHUR, THEN WE SHOULD NOT HAVE IT. THAT'S THE WAY I LOOK AT THINGS. OKAY. I DON'T CARE ABOUT THEM. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, IF IT'S OKAY, THE STATE SAYS IT'S OKAY FOR THEM, THEN IT SHOULD BE OKAY FOR, FOR THE PEOPLE HERE. SO THAT'S WHAT MY CONCERN, UH, COUNSEL, WHY DON'T WE, UM, CONSIDER HOLDING A WORKSHOP SO WE CAN KIND OF, UM, ON THIS TOPIC AND THEN WE CAN GET OUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED AND THEREFORE WE CAN COME BACK TOGETHER AND GIVE DIRECTIONS TO OUR CITY ATTORNEY AND CITY ATTORNEY. OKAY? YES. I HAVE A LOT OF RESEARCH. WE CAN SCHEDULE A WORKSHOP, PLEASE. UM, CITY ATTORNEY. UH, CITY MANAGER, AND WE'LL GET A DATE, UM, THAT WE CAN DISCUSS. SO WE CAN COME TO SOME CONSENSUS AND COME BACK NEXT YEAR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, MS. VITAL. OKAY. [III.F.(4) A Discussion Regarding Impaneling A Charter Change Committee (Requested by Mayor Pro Tem Doucet)] OKAY. UM, NUMBER FOUR, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A DISCUSSION REGARDING IMPANDING, A CHARTER CHANGE COMMITTEE. AND THIS IS REQUESTED BY MAYOR PRO TEM ETT. YES, I MAYOR PRO TEM. YES. I MENTIONED IT A WHILE BACK. AND NOW THE TIME WE NEED TO REALLY GET TO MOVING SO THAT ANY CHANGES WE WANT IMPLEMENTED A CHANGE IN THE CHARTER. WE COULD HAVE ON THIS, UH, MAY BALLOT. SO IN ORDER TO, UH, DO THAT, WE NEED TO, UH, IMPANEL A CHARTER CHANGE COMMITTEE. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME WE HAD ONE? CITY SECRETARY? 20. 2020. 2020. YOU KNOW. AND IT WAS 2020. I'M SORRY, 2020. 2020. YES, SIR. YES, SIR. WE HAD A PANEL. WELL, THE RESULTS OF THE CHARTER CHANGE COMMITTEE, THE ELECTION WAS IN 2020. HOLD ON, WAIT A MINUTE. IT WAS IN 2020. WE HELD THE MEETINGS BEFORE THAT ELECTION. OKAY. LET ME, LET ME ASK THE QUESTION SO I GET THE ANSWER. 'CAUSE I, I THOUGHT I HAD IT. WHEN YOU SAID 2020, THE RESOLUTION WAS PASSED, WASN'T CITY 2019. OKAY. UH, WHAT WAS THE RESOLUTION? UH, CITY ATTORNEY, THE RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE CHARTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE WAS DONE IN 2019. IT WAS PAST SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2019. OKAY. NOW, ONCE AGAIN, MY QUESTION IS IN PANELING, THE ONE NOT, UH, UH, ORGANIZING OR APPROVING ONE. I'M TALKING ABOUT WHERE THE PANEL ACTUALLY MEET AND GO THROUGH THE WHOLE CHARTER MM-HMM . AND THEN THEY MADE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SORT OF CHANGE. THAT'S THE PANEL. THAT'S THE PANEL THAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. SO THE LAST ONE WASN'T TOO, THAT WAS WHAT HAPPENED UNTIL 19 30, 20 19. MM-HMM . JUDGE FLOYD WAS THE CHAIR. YES. IT WAS 2019 AND THE ELECTION WAS OKAY. SO, UH, AND THEN IF YOU LOOK AT, THEY, THEY SAY THE CHARTERS TO BE LOOKED AT WHAT, EVERY TWO YEARS. RIGHT? OKAY. YES. SO THAT'S WHY I'M SAYING IN PANEL ONE. [01:25:01] YEAH. OKAY. AND THAT'S, AND THAT WAS THE WHOLE PERSON FOR THE DISCUSSION FOR US TO DECIDE WHETHER WE GONNA DO IT OR NOT. BECAUSE IF WE GONNA DO IT NOW IS THE TIME START EXECUTING IT SO THAT WE COULD GET THE INFORMATION AND EVERYTHING DONE SO THEY COULD BE ON THE MAY BALLOT. SO IF WE GONNA DO THAT, THEN, UH, PROBABLY AT OUR NEXT MEETING, WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO SELECT POINT, WE HAVE TO DO A RESOLUTION TO IT. WE'LL HAVE TO DO A RESOLUTION. NO, NO, BUT I'M JUST SAYING, I MEAN, I MEAN, I MEAN, WE CAN DO THAT BECAUSE WHEN IT COME TO US, WE GOT TO MOVE REALLY FAST. COUNCIL MEMBER DOUCETTE, WE NEED TO GO AHEAD AND GET IT ON THE AGENDA SO WE CAN VOTE ON IT. RIGHT. THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. AND THEN GET THAT, GET THOSE PEOPLE THOSE NAMES AND MOVE REALLY FAST, BECAUSE I THINK IT HAS TO BE DONE BY FEBRUARY TO GET ON THE BALLOT. RIGHT. AND, AND THAT'S THE KIND I SAY IF WE GIVE THE NAMES AT THE NEXT MEETING, THEN WE, OKAY. WELL, I DON'T WANT TO PUT NOBODY, OKAY, SURE. BECAUSE YOU'RE THE ONE THAT'S GOTTA DO THIS. I SEE. I SAW YOUR HEAD GOING THIS WAY. SO YOU, YOU NEED TO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS. OKAY. BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO, I DON'T WANNA PUT SOMETHING ON HERE THAT WE DON'T DO IT, RIGHT. YES, SIR. AS YOUR, AND WE DON'T HAVE THE PROPER TIME TO GET IT ALL DONE, AS YOUR COHORTS ARE SUGGESTING, WE WOULD NEED TO MOVE QUICKLY AND HAVE SOMETHING ON THE NEXT AGENDA WITH EVERYBODY'S APPOINTMENTS SO THAT WE COULD THEN GET READY. THE MAYOR IS CORRECT. YOU'RE GONNA CALL YOUR ELECTION ABOUT THE THIRD, SECOND, THIRD WEEK IN FEBRUARY. SO THAT'S ONLY AT THIS POINT GOING TO GIVE YOU A MONTH. AND SO TO HAVE, START GETTING YOUR BALLOTS TOGETHER. YEAH. 'CAUSE I THINK THE LAST TIME THEY WENT THROUGH IT, IT TOOK ABOUT THREE WEEKS SINCE THAT DAY, WENT THROUGH IT AND GAVE US THEIR, UH, I COULD GET A REPORT ON THAT FOR YOU AND LET YOU KNOW WHEN WE BRING UP THE, WELL, I TELL YOU WHAT, IF YOU PUT IT ON THE, UH, AGENDA LIKE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, AND AT THAT TIME, YOU COULD LET US KNOW WHETHER IT IS WORTH DOING IT OR WHETHER THAT'S GOING TO BE A PROBLEM. YES, SIR. BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT US TO DO SOMETHING THAT IS NOT DONE CORRECT. AND IN A TIMELY MANNER. YES, SIR. ABSOLUTELY. SO AT THE NEXT MEETING, YOU JUST HAVE IT ON THERE, RESOLUTION APPOINTING AND, AND THE INFORMATION SO THAT WE ARE KNOW THE TIMELINE. YES, SIR. AND COUNCIL MEMBERS SHOULD COME PREPARED WITH TWO NAMES. YES, SIR. OKAY. RIGHT. THAT'S THE ONLY WE DID, WE DID TWO NAMES LAST MONTH. YES, WE DID. YEAH. OKAY. YES, SIR. I'LL HAVE THAT PREPARED FOR YOU AT THE NEXT MEETING. THANK YOU. OKAY, NUMBER FIVE. WE HAVE A DISCUSSION REGARDING, HOLD ON. I'M SORRY. COUNCILMAN LEWIS. YOU I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T SEE A LIGHT. WHAT I WANNA SAY, THE ONLY WAY THIS WILL WORK WILL WORK FAIRLY IF WE HAVE A JOINT, JOINT MEETING WITH THE PANEL THAT WE GOING TO INSTALL. COUPLE OF COUPLE OF PEOPLE, AND WE, WE, WE, UH, MEET JOINTLY AND GO THROUGH THE CHARTER CHANGE WHAT, WHAT I'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING IN THE LAST FOUR OR FIVE CHARTER CHANGES, WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING. THE, THE COMMITTEE MAKE GOOD REP REPRESENTATION, GET UP TO THE COUNCIL, THEY CHANGE IT. SO WHAT I'M SUGGESTING THAT WE ALL MEET TOGETHER AND WE WILL HAVE ONE DISCUSSION, AND THEN THE PANEL VOTE AND WE VOTE THAT WAY WE WON'T, WE WON'T, IT DON'T GET DERAILED DOWN THE ROAD. OKAY. COUNCIL, I'M GONNA JUST SET YOUR LIGHTS ON. YEAH. I, I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT HAPPENED BECAUSE THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF A, THE CITIZEN PANEL REVIEW IS FOR THEM TO REVIEW IT AND CITIZENS REPRESENT CITIZENS AND THEY, UH, BRING THAT CHANGES ABOUT, YOU KNOW, AND THAT'S WHY WE IN, IN PANEL THE THING, YOU KNOW, AND ALSO I SEEN WHERE THEY BROUGHT THAT, BUT WE ALSO, AS COUNCIL MEMBERS, WE ALSO HAD CHANGES THAT WE WANTED THAT THE COUNCIL APPROVED AND THAT WENT ON A BALLOT ALSO. BUT WHAT THE CITIZENS AND THEM GET, UNLESS IT'S SOMETHING THAT VIOLATE A POLICY, PROCEDURE, ORDINANCE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THAT'S WHAT THAT COMMITTEE IS ABOUT, GIVING IT TO THEIR PEERS AND FELLOW CITIZENS AND LET THEM VOTE ON IT. SO I DON'T SEE WHERE WE SHOULD GET WHERE WE SAY, YEAH, NATE, BECAUSE IF WE SAID, YEAH, NATE, THEN THERE'S NO NEED IN HAVING THEM. OKAY. ONE OF, ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE PROBLEMS, LIKE I SAID, THE CITIZENS VOTED ON IT AND HAD THEY HAD GOOD CHANGES AND THE PRESENTED TO COUNCIL THAT THEY GUTTED IT, THEY GUTTED IT, AND THEY ANGRY A LOT OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS. AND THEN WE, WE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH, WITH QUORUMS, WE GOT A SET OF QUORUM TOO. OKAY. [III.F.(5) A Discussion Regarding The Appropriation Of Street Funds (Requested By Mayor Pro Tem Doucet)] ALL RIGHTY. UM, WE'RE GONNA MOVE TO NUMBER FIVE. A DISCUSSION REGARDING THE APPROPRIATION OF STREET FUNDS REQUESTED BY MAYOR PRO TEM ETT. YES. I PUT THIS ON THE LIST BECAUSE [01:30:01] I'VE TALKED ABOUT, UH, THE PROGRAM FOR, SINCE I'VE COME BACK ON COUNCIL. AND I WENT THROUGH A BUDGET WITH IT. EVERYBODY UNDERSTOOD IT. I SAW A BREAKDOWN OF FINANCES FOR EACH DISTRICT. I'VE, IN THE THREE YEARS I'VE BEEN HERE, I NEVER HAD ANYBODY TO SAY, COUNCILMAN, WHAT STREET YOU GOING TO GET IN YOUR DISTRICT? BUT I'VE BEEN ASKING ANYBODY FOR THREE YEARS. THE NEXT THING THAT I SAY, AS WE ARE HAVING MONEY THAT IS BEING SPENT AND ALLOCATED, BUT IF I GO TO THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT AND I'LL SEE HOW CAN YOU ACCOUNT THE MONEY FOR THIS PARTICULAR DISTRICT OR HOW MUCH THEY'RE SPENDING. IT HASN'T BEEN GIVEN TO ME BECAUSE I'M ASKING HOW MUCH MONEY WAS PLACED IN THIS BUDGET FOR DISTRICT FOUR. WHEN WE DID THE BUDGET ON SEPTEMBER THE 13TH, WE HAD LISTED WHERE THEY WERE FOUR DISTRICTS AND EACH DISTRICT HAD A CERTAIN AMOUNT, 9 MILLION FOR ONE, SOME, BUT ALL OF THEM WAS LISTED. THAT WAS ON THE SEPTEMBER THE 16TH, THE LAST DAY OF THE BUDGET. WE THEN ASKED STAFF AND MANAGER TO BRING US THREE DIFFERENT CHANGES AT THE BEFORE WE APPROVED THE BUDGET, WHICH IS TWO DAYS LATER, THE 18TH. AND THAT IS WHAT THESE CHANGES WERE. NOTHING TO DO WITH STREETS. WELL, THE NEW CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM THAT WE RECEIVED ON THE 18 TO APPROVE ALL FOUR DISTRICTS HAD THE SAME AMOUNT. OKAY? NO STREETS, WE PASSED THE BUDGET TILL THIS DAY. I DON'T KNOW HOW SPECIFIC, WHAT STREETS, WHAT AMOUNT OF MONEY, BUT I'M CONSTANTLY SEEING APPROVAL FOR THINGS THAT'S COMING OUTTA STREET FUNDS. AND IF THE FINANCE DIRECTOR DOES NOT HAVE HOW MUCH IS IN EACH DISTRICT, HOW CAN ANYBODY TELL ME THAT THAT'S THE MONEY THAT'S BEING SPENT IN THAT DISTRICT? HOW CAN YOU POSSIBLY TELL ME? BECAUSE WHAT I'VE OBSERVED IS EVERYTHING DEALING WITH STREETS ALWAYS COME UP TO THIS COUNCIL FOR A PULL COMING OUTTA STREET FUND. COME OUTTA STREET FUND. I'VE DONE, I'VE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH, I GOT A LOT OF MATERIAL. SO AT THE END OF THE DAY, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I'M GOING TO, UH, PUT IT ALL TOGETHER AND I'LL BRING IT BACK TO COUNCIL AT ANOTHER DAY. WE HAVE A STEEP PROGRAM. I'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT FOR TWO, OVER TWO YEARS. EVERYBODY HEADS GO UP AND DOWN. BUT AFTER THE MEETING, IT'S THE SAME OLD STUFF. SO THE NEXT TIME I BRING YOU FOR A DISCUSSION, I'M GONNA HAVE THE DATA. IN FACT, I'LL DO A PRESENTATION WHERE I SHOW IT SEEMED LIKE NOBODY WANTS TO SEE IT OR NOBODY WANTS TO SEE IT BEING THERE. I'LL JUST SHOW WE NEED TO ACCOUNT FOR THE MONEY. EACH DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE X AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT IS APPROVED BY THIS COUNCIL TO BE SPENT FOR THAT YEAR. THAT MONEY SHOULD BE SPENT FOR THE STREETS IN THAT DISTRICT, NOT FOR ALL OF THE THINGS COME UP. IF SOMETHING COME UP AFTER WE ALLOCATED THE MONEY, THEN YOU GO INTO FUND BALANCE. IF IT'S THAT IMPORTANT, 'CAUSE I'M A, I'M A BIG FAN OF JUST LET'S DO IT RIGHT, BUT SPINNING OUTTA ONE POT AIN'T GOING TO GET IT. AIN'T GONNA GET IT. AND I, AND, AND WHEN I PRESENT THIS INFORMATION IS GONNA REALLY SURPRISE YOU WHERE A LOT OF THE MONEY WENT AND WHAT WAS SPENT. BECAUSE WE'VE GOTTEN $75 MILLION SINCE 2019 FOR STREETS. $75 MILLION. AND AS FAR AS GOING BACK AND SAY, YOU SPENT THIS MUCH IN THIS DISTRICT, THIS MUCH, THIS DISTRICT SPENT THIS MUCH ON THIS PROJECT, BUT THIS, I'VE HEARD EVERYTHING I'VE HEARD THINGS, ONE, WE WOULDN'T KEEP TRACK OF THE MONEY. OOH, THAT'S A NO NO. [01:35:01] TWO, WELL, DIFFERENT COUNCIL MEMBER COME ON. AND THEY WON'T DO DIFFERENT CHANGE DIFFERENT THINGS. NO COUNCIL MEMBER DON'T DO THINGS DIFFERENT. WHAT COUNCIL MEMBERS DO. IF YOU DON'T LIKE WHAT YOU GOT, YOU AMEND IT AND CHANGE IT. BUT, BUT, BUT IF YOU'RE NOT DOING THAT, YOU DO WHAT'S WRITTEN FOR ALL SAKE, I'LL BRING SOME MORE INFORMATION SO COUNSEL COULD GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING AND SEE HOW FRUSTRATED I AM AND WHAT I'M SAYING IS A FACT. OKAY. THAT'S ALL, MA'AM. [V. REPORTS / ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST (LIMITED TO A TOTAL OF TWO (2) MINUTES PER COUNCILMEMBER)] OKAY. UH, WE'RE NOW GOING TO MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE, REPORTS, ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST COUNCIL MEMBERS. IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING THAT YOU'D LIKE TO, UM, ANNOUNCE OR UPDATE OR TALK ABOUT, UM, WE CAN DO SO. UM, AS IN THE COMMUNITY'S INTEREST THAT'S COMING UP. EVENTS, WE CAN DO THAT AT THIS TIME. COUNCIL MEMBER BER, UM, EVER FEEL. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM, AS A REMINDER TO COUNCIL THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR EMPLOYEES AND THE COMMUNITY, THE YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL IS STILL COLLECTING SUPPLIES FOR THE PORT CITIES RESCUE MISSIONS, WHICH IS OUR HOMELESS SHELTER HERE IN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR. AND WE ARE COLLECTING TOILETRIES, SOCKS, WHITE TOWELS, AND WE'RE ASKING FOR YOU TO PLEASE PLACE THOSE ITEMS IN THE BINS TOMORROW MORNING. WE WILL, UM, START MAKING OUR FIRST COLLECTION TO BE ABLE TO DELIVER TO THE SHELTER TOMORROW EVENING AROUND 6:00 PM SO EVEN IF YOU DO, UM, HAVE SOMETHING AFTER TOMORROW MORNING THAT YOU WANT US TO, TO PICK UP, OR MAYBE YOU CAN MEET US AT THE SHELTER, WE WELCOME ALL OF THE DONATIONS AND WE'LL MAKE ANOTHER DONATION, UM, IN JANUARY. SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING OUR YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL AND ENCOURAGING THEM TO, TO GIVE AND TO SUPPORT THOSE THAT ARE IN NEED. OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MCKEN LAW. HEY, THANK YOU, MAYOR. UH, TWO THINGS ON LAST FRIDAY. THE TITANS, MEMORIAL TITANS, UH, YOU KNOW, TO GET THAT FAR AND TO HAVE A RECORD LIKE THAT, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I'M PROUD OF. UH, I DID FOLLOW THE TITANS, UH, FOR A MAJORITY OF THE GAME. I KNOW A COUPLE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS ESPECIALLY DO, SAID HE WAS ALMOST AT ALL THE GAMES AS WELL. BUT I'M JUST WANT TO SAY HOW PROUD THAT I AM TO BE FROM PORT ARTHUR AND TO HAVE THOSE TITANS GO ALL TO REGIONAL. WENT TO REGIONAL SEMI-FINAL, SEMI SEMI-FINAL. AND I WAS THEIR CHAIR AND, AND YOU WERE THERE ALONG WITH, UH, YOUR HUSBAND, BUT IT JUST TO BRING THE CITY TOGETHER LIKE THIS IN A WINNING SEASON. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DID RECOGNIZE THE TITAN AND I KNOW THE MAYOR'S GONNA DO SOMETHING IN THE NEAR FUTURE FOR THEM BEFORE THE SCHOOL LETS OUT. YES. UH, BUT I DID WANNA SAY THAT, AND ALSO, I DON'T KNOW, HAVE THE INFORMATION ON THE CITYWIDE BALL THAT WE ARE HAVING, UH, FOR THE EMPLOYEES FRIDAY NIGHT. IT'S FRIDAY NIGHT, YOU HAVE THE TIME WITH THAT AND THE 7:00 PM AT THE CIVIC CENTER. AND IF YOU WANT TO, MAYOR, IF YOU WANT TO GIVE MORE DETAIL ABOUT THAT. BUT I DO PLAN ON GOING THERE AND THEN MAKING SURE THAT, UH, I SHOW MY FACE AND, AND THE CITY MANAGER AND HIS STAFF RECOGNIZING OUR STAFF. SO I THINK THAT IS A GREAT WAY TO SHOW STAFF AND, AND WORKERS OF THE CITY THAT WE REALLY, UH, UH, ARE HAPPY TO HAVE THEM. AND I THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT, MANAGER. I THINK IT'S LONG OVERDUE. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU MAYOR. AWESOME. COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS. YES. I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO THE, TO THE MEMORIAL TITANS, AND, UH, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO YOU BRINGING THEM DOWN HERE AND COMPLETE THE CELEBRATION. MM-HMM . OKAY. YES. UM, I HAVE SPOKEN WITH, UM, DR. PORTERIE AND CONGRATULATING HIM AND, UM, I DIDN'T WANT TO GO AHEAD OF HIM, UM, TO DO ANYTHING. SO I'M WAITING. HE AND I WILL BE GETTING TOGETHER, UM, AND THEY'RE PLANNING SOMETHING AND WE WILL, UH, COLLABORATE AND GET TOGETHER SO WE WON'T DUPLICATE. SO WE JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE, I'M, I'M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THE TITANS AND WHAT THEY DID. SO MUCH SO THAT I ALMOST LOST MY VOICE AND MY, MY MIND CHEERING, TRYING TO GET EVERYBODY UP OUT THE, OUT OF THEIR SEATS, UM, TO CHEER. SO THE MAYOR WAS ON CAMERA. PEOPLE WERE TAKING PICTURES OF LIKE, THEY COULDN'T BELIEVE I WAS OUT THERE LIKE THAT. BUT ANYWAY, I JUST, I'M SO PROUD OF THEM AND SO THANKFUL. BUT I DID WANT TO BE IN COLLABORATION WITH DR. PORTERIE AND NOT TRY TO RUN AHEAD OF HIM, UM, AND DO SOMETHING FOR RECOGNITION. SO WE ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN FOR THOSE BOYS. NO, I DID NOT . BUT ANYWAY, UM, WE, UM, THANKFUL OUR HOLIDAY, UM, EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION, APPRECIATION, UM, UH, CELEBRATION IS GOING, GALA IS GOING TO BE ON FRIDAY NIGHT AT 7:00 PM UM, IT'S GONNA BE AT THE CIVIC CENTER AND OF COURSE COUNCIL, I-R-S-V-P. DID YOU GUYS DO THE SAME? OKAY. SO, MM. OKAY. , Y'ALL MAKE SURE Y'ALL GET THESE COUNCILS DOWN AND MAKE SURE THEY GIVE Y'ALL THEIR NUMBERS. BUT [01:40:01] WE ARE GONNA BE THERE AND CELEBRATING AND THANK, UM, OUR EMPLOYEES FOR ALL OF WHAT THEY DO, UM, THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. OKAY? AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GONNA MOVE NOW TO OUR, UH, UNFINISHED. WE HAVE NO UNFINISHED [VII. CONSENT AGENDA] BUSINESS. UH, NUMBER SEVEN, CONSENT AGENDA. COUNCIL MEMBERS, IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING THAT YOU'D LIKE TO WITHHOLD ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, YOU MAY DO SO AT THIS TIME. COUNCIL MEMBER ETT? YES. YES. MAYOR. UH, ITEM 24. SIX. SIX THREE. THAT'S ONE. TWO. THANK YOU. WHICH, WHICH PAGE IS THAT? COUNCIL MEMBER ETT. PAGE FIVE. PAGE FIVE. NUMBER THREE. OKAY. NUMBER THREE. OKAY, I WANT TO PULL THAT TOO. AND ANY, ANY, UM, ANYONE ELSE AT THIS TIME? WE'RE GOING TO, UH, ASK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE OUR CONSENT AGENDA. WITHHOLDING, UH, PR NUMBER TWO. 4 6 6 3. I NEED A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND, UH, ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY NOS? THE AYES HAVE IT. THE CONSENT AGENDA PASSES WITH THE EXCEPTION OF PR NUMBER 2, 4 6 6 3. [VII.C.(3) P.R. No. 24663 — A Resolution Authorizing A 288-Day Extension To The Professional Services Agreement For The Solid Waste Master Plan Project With NewGen Strategies And Solutions Of Orlando, Florida. There Is No Funding Impact For The Professional Service Agreement Extension] WE'RE GONNA NOW MOVE, UH, TO PR NUMBER 2 4 6 6 3 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A 288 DAY EXTENSION TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR THE SOLID WASTE MASTER PLAN PROJECT WITH NEW GEN STRATEGIES AND SOLUTIONS OF ORLANDO, FLORIDA. THERE IS NO FUNDING IMPACT FOR THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT EXTENSION. CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SO, MO SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND. ANY DISCUSSIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER DOUCETTE? YES, I HAD ONE QUESTION. I, WHEN I READ IT, I WENT BACK TO THE ORIGINAL RESOLUTION AND THE WRITTEN RESOLUTION HAD A TIMEFRAME IN THE AGREEMENT. THE TIMEFRAME WAS THAT THEY WERE GONNA DO THIS IN NINE MONTHS. AND AS I READ THE BACKGROUND, THE BACKGROUND SAY THAT WE, THAT, UH, WE HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING SOME PROBLEMS IN BILLING AND STUFF, I UNDERSTOOD THAT, BUT WHEN IT CAME TIME TO ACT FOR THE EXTENSION, THEY SAYING A 90 DAY, WELL, NINE MONTHS EXTENSION. SO THEY WANT THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME FOR AN EXTENSION, THEN THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE THE WHOLE DO THE WHOLE THING. AND ACCORDING TO THIS, THEY HAVE ALREADY DONE MOST OF THE, UH, PROJECT EXCEPT FOR THE PART WHERE THEY WAS HAVING PROBLEM WITH BILLING. SO WHY, WHY DO THEY REQUEST ANOTHER NINE MONTHS? DO WE HAVE ANY, ANYONE CAN NINE MONTHS TO DO THE WHOLE THING? AND WE ARE HAVING NO PROBLEM, SO WE WANNA EXTEND IT FOR NINE MONTHS. YOU, IT SEEMS LIKE YOU GOTTA BE BEHIND OR SOMETHING. I DON'T KNOW. I NEED TO FIND OUT. OH, GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. UH, SO THE REQUEST WAS MADE FOR AN ADDITIONAL NINE MONTHS WITH THE ANTICIPATION THAT NOT THE ENTIRE TIME WOULD BE NEEDED, BUT IT WAS ENOUGH TIME TO ENSURE THAT THE WORK WOULD BE COMPLETED. OKAY. COUNCILLOR MCKEN LAW, THANK YOU. AND, AND DIRECTOR. THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND I READ THE BACKGROUND, I WAS GONNA PULL THE SAME ITEM. UH, BUT THE REASON WHY IT'S NO, UH, FINANCIAL IMPACT TO THE CITY IS BECAUSE OF THE EXTENSION. SEE, MY THING, WHEN I HAVE, I SIGN, YOU SIGN, WE AGREE THAT'S CON CONSIDERED A CONTRACT. AND IF YOU DON'T DO THOSE THINGS AND DON'T REPORT, AND THEN YOU WAIT THE WHOLE NINE MONTHS, YOU KNOW, I EXPECT PENALTIES AND FINES TO BE ASSESSED TO SOMEONE THAT WE HAVE A CON CONTRACT WITH. WE CAN NEVER DO THAT BECAUSE I'VE BEEN BRINGING THIS UP ON CONTRACTUAL, JUST NOT THIS PARTICULAR SITUATION SINCE I'VE BEEN ON COUNCIL. THEY HOLD US TO A CON, WE HOLD THEM, THEY HOLD US. MM-HMM . AND THEN WHEN THOSE CONTRACTS ARE NOT MET, THEY ASK FOR EXTENSIONS WITH NO BUDGETARY IMPACT TO THE PROJECT. OF COURSE IT WON'T BE. THAT'S WHY WE NEED TO DO BETTER. WE REALLY NEED TO DO BETTER BECAUSE AT THIS POINT WE HAD NO UPDATES FROM MY UNDERSTANDING ON WHY THEY PASSED THE NINE MONTHS OR THEY WERE APPROACHING NINE MONTHS. I'VE BEEN ASKING THE SAME QUESTION THAT I REALLY CAN'T GET AN ANSWER TO. SO I'M KIND OF LIKE IN A GRAY AREA ABOUT THAT BECAUSE I EXPECT IF WE SIGN A CONTRACT, I UPHOLD YOU, YOU UPHOLD ME, YOU MAKE YOU DO WHATEVER YOU NEED TO DO, CONSTRUCTION, WHATEVER IT IS MM-HMM . AND THEN IF YOU DON'T DO THOSE THINGS, I EXPECT YOU TO START PAYING THE CITY SOME TYPE OF FINANCIAL REIMBURSEMENT. SO WE REALLY NEED TO DO THAT. AND I SEE THE FINANCIAL DIRECTOR IS GONNA BE WANTING TO SPEAK. I [01:45:01] SAID I'M WRONG, BUT YOU GOT YOUR LIGHTS ON, BRO. UH, IF YOU SOMEBODY CAN GIMME SOME MORE CLARIFICATION. GO AHEAD. UH, MAYOR PRO TIM, I JUST WANT TO GET SOME OF THOSE ANSWERS. YEAH, YEAH. I JUST WANNA GET SOME OF THOSE ANSWERS, UH, ANSWERED. WELL, I, I'M ALWAYS SAYING THAT, UH, CITY MANAGER. YEP. SO, UM, LEMME JUST SHARE WITH THE COUNCIL AND, UM, LE IS JUST SUPPORTERS, UM, WITH THE INFORMATION. SO PART OF THE DELAY, UM, AND THE REASON FOR THE EXTENSION THAT IS BEING ASKED FOR, AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE CONVERTED, AND THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING IS WE HAVE CONVERTED FROM NAND TO TYLER. MM-HMM . SO THERE WERE A DUMP OF 24, 20 1000 ACCOUNTS, YOU KNOW, FROM AVALON TO THAILAND. HOWEVER, UM, RIGHT NOW WE ARE COUNTING FOR ABOUT 17 TO 14,000 ACCOUNTS. SO WE HAVE ABOUT, UM, 4,000 ACCOUNTS HERE OR THERE THAT'S MISSING. UM, AND YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE DAYS, I, I, SOMETIME LAST WEEK I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND UM, I SAID, LET ME CALL DARLENE AND ASK JUST AS AN EXAMPLE FOR THIS, YOU KNOW, AND SAID, YOU KNOW, MS. PIER, UM, WHEN YOU DISCONNECT PROPERTIES THAT ARE FOR DEMOLITION, UM, YOU ADDRESS THE, UM, THE BILLING DEPARTMENT ON IT, YOU INFORM THEM ABOUT IT. BUT REMEMBER, BILLING FOR, FOR, FOR SOLID WASTE AND FOR TRASH PICKUP GOES TOGETHER. MM-HMM . SO DO WE ALSO MAKE THAT REQUEST FOR TRASH PICKUP? AND THEN A LIGHT BULB WENT UP. SO OVER THE YEARS YOU COULD SEE THE POSSIBILITY OF LOSING 4,000 ACCOUNTS BECAUSE THE LOT REMAINS VACANT FOR SOME TIME. THE PROPERTY MIGHT HAVE BEEN IN DLA, IT'S DILAPIDATED STAGE FOR SOME TIME. AND, UM, YOU KNOW, IT, IT HAS NOT BEEN ACCOUNTED FOR . SO THERE, THOSE ARE AREAS THAT WE CONTINUE TO LOOK IN, LOOK INTO. HOWEVER, UM, THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR AUDITING OUR ACCOUNTS. AND, AND THAT IS BASICALLY WHAT WE ARE DOING NOW THAT WE ARE DOING THE STUDY. WE ARE BASICALLY AUDITING, YOU KNOW, UM, A SYSTEM THAT HAS NEVER BEEN AUDITED BEFORE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE COME UP WITH AUTHENTICITY, UM, OF WHAT TRULY EXISTS, YOU KNOW, FOR, UM, IN, IN, IN THE BILLING SYSTEM. SO, UM, I I, I WOULD SUPPORT THE, THE NEED FOR THE EXTENSION, UM, BECAUSE I THINK IT'LL PROVIDE US WITH A GREAT SENSE OF ACCURACY IN WHAT WE HAVE. AND MOVING AHEAD WITH LYNN, DID I SAY IT PROPERLY? I MEAN THAT'S JUST BASED ON MY DISCUSSION WITH MS. ROBERTSON, WITH LYNN AND UM, OUR STAFF HERE. SO I THINK WE ARE EDGING VERY CLOSE, VERY CLOSE TO ACCURACY, UM, WHERE THAT IS CONCERNED AND IT'LL HELP US WITH BETTER PLANNING IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT COUNCIL COUNCILOR EVER. SORRY. COUNCILOR BERFIELD. THANK YOU MAYOR. CITY MANAGER. I JUST WANT TO REMIND US ABOUT PROJECT MANAGEMENT IMPLEMENTING A PROGRAM FOR ALL CONTRACTS TO BE INCLUDED IN A PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE ACROSS THE BOARD. I HOPE YOU'RE NOT LISTENING TO MY CONVERSATIONS WITH STAFF. JUST YESTERDAY LYNN, WE HAD THAT DISCUSSION. THERE'S AN ELEMENT IN TYLER LEAVING THIS FLAG FOR LIKE 10 YEARS. NO, NO. THERE'S AN ELEMENT IN TYLER THAT WE'RE GOING TO ACTIVATE AND LYNN AND I HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT THAT THIS WEEK. UM, BOTH FOR PROJECTS AND FOR MORE SPECIFICALLY. SO CAPITAL PROJECTS AND FOR CONTRACTS. YES. CONTRACT FOR CONTRACTS. SPECIFICALLY FOR CONTRACTS SO THAT YOU COULD TIE IT IN TO TO TO THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT, TO THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT AND TO THE RELEVANT DEPARTMENTS. YES. YOU KNOW, SEAMLESSLY. THANK YOU SIR. AND I THINK THAT'S EASY WITH TECHNOLOGY. MM-HMM . OKAY. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO OUR ITEM EIGHT ITEMS REQUIRING INDIVIDUAL ACTION VOTE NUMBER ONE. OH, SORRY. WE NEED TO MA'AM. HELLO. THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY NOS? THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION PASSES. SO SORRY. THANK YOU. [VIII.A.(1) P.R. No. 24576 — A Resolution Authorizing City Manager To Remit Payment To The City Of Beaumont For The Annual Recurring Costs Of The Regional Radio System In The Amount Of $184,461.28; $160,000.00 Available In FY 25-26 Regulatory Account #149-17- 630-5491-00-10-000 And $24,461.28 Available In The Fire Department Equipment Maintenance Account Number 001-19-047- 5318-00-30-000] WE'RE GONNA MOVE TO ITEM TO NUMBER EIGHT ITEMS REQUIRING INDIVIDUAL ACTION, NON-CONSENT. NUMBER ONE, PR NUMBER 2, 4 5, 7 6. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO REMIT PAYMENT TO THE CITY OF BEAUMONT FOR THE ANNUAL RECURRING COST OF THE REGIONAL RADIO SYSTEM AND THE AMOUNT OF $184,461 AND 28 CENTS. $160,000 AVAILABLE IN FY 25 26 REGULATORY ACCOUNT NUMBER 1 4 9 DASH SEVEN DASH SIX THREE DASH [01:50:01] 5 4 9 1 DASH ZERO ZERO DASH ZERO ZERO AND 24,000 4 61 460 $1 AND 28 CENTS AVAILABLE IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT NUMBER 0 0 1 DASH NINE DASH FOUR SEVEN DASH 5 3 8 DASH 3 0 0. CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SECOND, I'VE GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY NOS? THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION PASSES NUMBER [VIII.A.(2) P.R. No. 24607 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute A Contract With Allco, LLC Of Beaumont, Texas For The Highway 365 Lift Station Improvements For A Total Amount Of $1,612,000.00, Funding Shall Be Provided In Capital Improvements Project Account Number 405-40-000-8516-00-00-000, Project No. WS0029.CON] TWO, PR NUMBER 2 4 6 0 7 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH ALCO LLC OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS FOR THE HIGHWAY 365 LIFT STATION IMPROVEMENTS FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF 1,000,612 DO THOUSAND DOLLARS FUNDING SHALL BE PROVIDED IN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. PROJECT ACCOUNT NUMBER 4 0 5 DASH FOUR ZERO DASH ZERO ZERO DASH 8 5 16 DASH 0 0 0. PROJECT NUMBER WS 0 0 2 9 CO. CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? IT'S BEEN MOVED. CAN I GET A SECOND? SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND. ANY DISCUSSIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY NOS? THE RESOLUTION PASSES [VIII.A.(3) P.R. No. 24608 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into A Professional Services Agreement With EJES, INC Of Houston, Texas For The Lead Service Line Inventory, In The Total Amount Of $4,115,415.00. Funds Are Available In Account No. 404-40-000- 8516-00-00-000, Project No. TW0004.ENG] PR NUMBER 2 4 6 0 8 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH EJES INCORPORATED OF HOUSTON, TEXAS FOR THE LEAD, LEAD SERVICE LINE INVENTORY IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $4,115,415. FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN ACCOUNT NUMBER 4 0 4 DASH 4 0 8 5 6 0 0. PROJECT NUMBER TW 0 0 0 4G. CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SO MOVED. SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND. ANY DISCUSSIONS? ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A. ANY NO'S? THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION PASSES [VIII.A.(4) P.R. No. 24635 — A Resolution Authorizing The Port Arthur Economic Development Corporation To Utilize Pre-Employment Workforce Training Funds To Implement A Youth Employment Program In An Amount Not To Exceed $100,000.00; Funds Available In EDC Account No. 120-80-625-5440-00-00-000 (Job Training Programs)] NUMBER FOUR, PR NUMBER 2 4 6 3 5. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PORT ARTHUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO UTILIZE PRE-EMPLOYMENT WORKFORCE TRAINING FUNDS TO IMPLEMENT A YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $100,000 FUNDS AVAILABLE IN THE EDC ACCOUNT. NUMBER 1 28 6 DROP TRAINING PROGRAMS. CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? CAN I GET A SECOND? I'VE GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY? THAT'S ALL RIGHT. OKAY. ANY NOS? NO. OKAY, THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION PASSES NOTE THE NO PLEASE. NUMBER [VIII.A.(5) P.R. No. 24639 — A Resolution Authorizing Approval Of Amending Resolution 24-123 And Financing Proposal From PNC Equipment Finance, LLC In The Amount Of $2,670,977.00 For The Lease/Purchase Of Two Pierce Custom Enforcer Pumper, 2nd Generation Type I Fire Engine Apparatus From Siddons-Martin Emergency Group Of Denton, Texas. Funds To Support This Financing Structure Will Be Drawn From The Capital Reserve Account No. 625-19-047-8492-00-00-000 Pending Proposed Budget Amendment PO 7385] FIVE, PR NUMBER 2 4 6 3 9. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZED AND APPROVAL OF A OF AMENDING RESOLUTION. TWO FOUR. 1 2 3. AND FINANCING PROPOSAL FROM PNC EQUIPMENT FINANCE LLC IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,670,977 FOR THE LEASE PURCHASE OF TWO PEERS. CUSTOM ENFORCER PUMPER. SECOND GENERATION TYPE ONE FIRE ENGINE APPARATUS FROM SIDDONS DASH MARTIN EMERGENCY GROUP OF DENTON, TEXAS FUNDS TO SUPPORT THIS FINANCING STRUCTURE WILL BE DRAWN FROM THE CAPITAL RESERVE ACCOUNT NUMBER 6 2 5 9 0 4 7 8 4 9 2 0 0 0 PENDING PROPOSED BUDGET AMENDMENT NUMBER PO 7 3 8 5 CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? MOVED SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY NOS? THE RESOLUTION PASSES [VIII.A.(6) P.R. No. 24648 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Utilize $37,923.00 From The Project's Contingency Fund To Cover Field Orders During Construction, Resulting In A Decrease To The Original Contract Amount From $1,987,807.00 To A New Total Contract Amount Of $1,875,730.00; And Further Authorizing The Acceptance Of Close-Out Documents And The Approval Of Final Payment In The Amount Of $93,786.50 For The Completion Of The El Vista Drainage Pump Station Improvements. Funding Of $92,582.05 Is Available In The Accounts Payable Retainage Account, 307-00-000-2050-00-00-000, Project No. DR1PO7-CON, And $1,204.45 Is Available In The Drainage Pump Stations Program Account, Harvey Fund, 147-07-015-8515-00-40-000] NUMBER SIX. PR NUMBER 2 4 6 4 8 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO UTILIZE $37,923 FROM THE PROJECT'S CONTINGENCY FUND TO COVER FIELD ORDERS DURING CONSTRUCTION RESULTING IN A DECREASE TO THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT AMOUNT FROM 1 MILLION 987 980 $7,807 TO A NEW TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT OF $1,875,730 AND FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF CLOSEOUT DOCUMENTS AND THE APPROVAL OF FINAL PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $93,786 AND 50 CENTS FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE VESA DRAINAGE PUMP STATION IMPROVEMENT FUNDING OF $92,582 AND 5 CENTS IS [01:55:01] AVAILABLE IN THE ACCOUNT'S PAYABLE RETAINAGE ACCOUNT. 3 0 7 DASH 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 PROJECT NUMBER DR ONE PO SEVEN DASH CON AND $1,204 AND 45 CENTS IS AVAILABLE IN THE DRAINAGE PUMP STATION PROGRAM. ACCOUNT HARVEY FUND. ONE HUNDRED AND FOUR ONE FOUR SEVEN DASH ZERO SEVEN DASH ZERO FIVE DASH 8 5 15 CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? MOVED SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. MANY NOS THE AYES HAVE IT. THE MOTION, THE RESOLUTION PASSES. [VIII.A.(8) P.R. No. 24673 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute Change Order No. 8 For The Main Wastewater Treatment (WWTP) Plant Improvement Project With Allco, LLC Of Beaumont, Texas, For An Increased Cost Of $458,175.02 For Various Modifications At The Main WWTP, Resulting In A New Total Contract Amount Of $70,579,981.59, And Extending The Contract Time By 90 Days; Funding From CIP Account No. 405-40-000-8516-00-00-000, Project No. WS0023] LET'S GO TO NUMBER EIGHT. ON PAGE EIGHT WE'VE APPROVED NUMBER SEVEN PR NUMBER 2 4 6 7 3 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE CHANGE ORDER NUMBER EIGHT FOR THE MAIN WASTEWATER TREATMENT WWTP PLAN. IMPROVED PROJECT WITH ALCO LLC OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS FOR AN INCREASED COST OF $458,175 AND 2 CENTS FOR VARIOUS MODIFICATIONS AT THE MAIN WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLAN RESULTING IN A NEW CONTRACT, TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT OF $70,579,981 AND 59 CENTS AND EXTENDING THE CONTRACT TIME BY 90 DAYS. FUNDING FROM CIP ACCOUNT NUMBER 4 0 5 DASH FOUR ZERO DASH 0 0 0 8 5 16 0 0 0 0 0. PROJECT NUMBER WS 0 0 2 3. CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY NOS? THE RESOLUTION PASSES [VIII.A.(9) P.R. No. 24675 — A Resolution Appointing And/Or Reappointing Member(s) To The Zoning Board Of Adjustment Pursuant To Appendix A: Zoning, Section 5.04 Of The City Of Port Arthur Code Of Ordinances] PR NUMBER 2 4 6 7 5 A RESOLUTION APPOINTING AND OR REAPPOINTING MEMBERS TO THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT PUR PURSUANT TO APPENDIX A ZONING SECTION 5.04 OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR CODE OF ORDINANCES. CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SO MOVED. SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE A NAME. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER BECKHAM. OKAY. FOR DISTRICT THREE I'M APPOINTING DAVID BALL, BALL AND I WILL FORWARD HIS CONTACT INFORMATION TO THE CITY SECRETARY. THANK YOU. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A. AYE. ANY NOS? THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION PASSES [VIII.A.(10) P.R. No. 24676 — A Resolution Appointing And/Or Reappointing Member(s) To The Historical Landmark Commission] NUMBER 10, PR NUMBER 2 4 6 7 6 A RESOLUTION APPOINTING AND OR REAPPOINTING MEMBERS TO THE HISTORICAL LANDMARK COMMISSION. CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SO MOVED. SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND, ANY QUESTIONS? YES, WE HAVEN'T. OKAY. COUNCILOR MCKEN LAW. GIVE THE MAYOR A BREAK. UH, PAM, DO YOU HAVE YOUR LIST, UH, HANDY. AND, AND TELL ME, DID I GIVE YOU THAT NAME OR DID I GIVE THE CITY? OKAY. WHAT'S MY PERSON? LET'S SEE, FOR DISTRICT ONE I HAVE VERNA RUTHERFORD FOUR, POSITION FIVE, I HAVE DAWN LABE. MM-HMM AND FOR POSITION SIX I HAVE LESLIE MCMAHON AND MS. MARY LATHAN AS AN ALTERNATE. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. CITY MAYOR? YES, I MAY. MAYOR MAY? YES. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER AFIELD. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT, UM, IT WAS A FEW MEETINGS BACK FOR ATTORNEY. OH, I DIDN'T HEAR YOU LISTED. OKAY. BUT WE DO HAVE ATTORNEY FREEMAN. JUDGE FREEMAN. THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY. YOU MADE THAT APPOINTMENT ON THE 4TH OF NOVEMBER. OKAY. THANK YOU MA'AM. OKAY. ALRIGHT, WE'RE GONNA MOVE NOW TO MA'AM. MA'AM, I'M SORRY. OH, I'M SORRY. CAN I HAVE MY BACK? THAT'S OKAY. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I HAD, AND I DON'T REMEMBER WHO I EMAILED THIS TO, BUT I WANTED TO REAPPOINT PAT HOLMES. YES MA'AM. THAT APPOINTMENT WAS ALSO DONE ON THE 4TH OF NOVEMBER. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE PAGE NUMBER NINE AND WE'RE GONNA GO TO NUMBER 14. PR NUMBER 2 4 6 81. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZED AND A CITY MANAGER TO PURCHASE ONE PRE MELTER TRAILER WITH THERMOPLASTIC APPLICATOR STRIPPING MACHINE FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS TRAFFIC DIVISION FROM TRAN TRANSPORTATION PRODUCTS OF TEXAS AND CORPORATE OF HOUSTON, TEXAS THROUGH THE BIBLE COOPERATIVE PURCHASING PROGRAM. CONTRACT NUMBER 7 0 3 DASH 23 WITH A TOTAL BUDGETARY IMPACT AMOUNT OF $123,800 FUNDING IS AVAILABLE IN THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND. EQUIPMENT ACCOUNT NUMBER 3 0 7 DASH 21 DASH 5 7 8 5 22 0 0 0 0. CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SECOND MOVED. AND SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY NOS? THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION [02:00:01] PASSES [VIII.A.(15) P.R. No. 24682 — 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 Impact Of $1,500,000.00 For The Provision Of Temporary Employee Staffing, Which Includes The Payment Of $485,619.00 For Temporary Staffing Services Rendered After Expiration Of The Prior Contract. Funding Is Available In Various Departmental Accounts] PR NUMBER 2 4 6 8 2 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZED AND CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR AND ARGUS TA THROUGH TIPS THROUGH TIPS. COOPERATIVE CONTRACT NUMBER 2 3 0 7 0 3 WITH A BUDGETARY, A PROJECTED BUDGETARY IMPACT OF $1,500,000 FOR THE PROVISION OF TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE STAFFING, WHICH INCLUDES THE PAYMENT OF $485,619 FOR TEMPORARY STAFFING SERVICES RENDERED AFTER EXPIRATION OF THE PRIOR CONTRACT. FUNDING IS AVAILABLE IN VARIOUS DEPARTMENTAL ACCOUNTS. CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? A SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND. ANY DISCUSSIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER BECKHAM? I JUST HAVE A, A QUICK QUESTION AND I KNOW I'VE, I'VE BROUGHT THIS UP BEFORE. UM, DO WE HAVE A PROCESS IN THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT WHERE WE'VE GOT A SPREADSHEET OR SOMETHING ON THE COMPUTERS THAT TELLS US ALL THE DIFFERENT CONTRACTS WE HAVE AND WHAT THEIR, UH, PROJECTED END DATES ARE SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A TICKLE SYSTEM SO THAT WE DON'T LET A CONTRACT TERMINATE BEFORE WE RENEGOTIATE OR WHATEVER WE'RE GONNA DO? SO IT SOUNDS SIMPLE LIKE A CONTRACT ENDING WOULD STAY WITH THE LAW DEPARTMENT AND THE LAW DEPARTMENT WOULD TRACK THE CONTRACTS. ACTUALLY THE WAY IT'S DONE IN THE PAST IS THE PROJECT MANAGERS AND THE DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING THEIR OWN CONTRACTS. I HAVE HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CITY MANAGERS SINCE THE FIRST TIME YOU BROUGHT THAT UP AND IT LOOKS LIKE NOW THEY'RE LOOKING AT THE TYLER SYSTEM AS IT BEING IMPLEMENTED FOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND THE PROJECT DIRECTORS OR THE DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS TO MANAGE THEIR CONTRACTS. GREAT. DO WE KNOW WHEN THAT'S GONNA BE BE IMPLEMENTED SINCE THAT'S THE OPERATIONAL SIDE OF THE HOUSE? I'LL LET THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE RESPOND TO THAT. OKAY. I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN DISCUSSION ABOUT PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE, UM, HOWEVER I WILL GET THAT QUESTION ANSWERED AND SEND IT TO COUNCIL VIA EMAIL. GREAT. THANK YOU. MM-HMM . OKAY. I HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER DOUCETTE. YES, I'VE BEEN HEARING ABOUT TYLER. I THINK TYLER GETTING MAD 'CAUSE Y'ALL PUTTING EVERYTHING ON TYLER. OKAY. SO WE GONNA HAVE TO FIND A MEDIUM HERE. WHAT EACH DEPARTMENT NEEDS TO DO IS THEY NEED TO GO BACK AND TAKE A LOOK AT ALL CONTRACTS, LIST THEM BECAUSE EVEN IF YOU HAVE TYLER, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO FEED THE INFORMATION TO TYLER. SO YOU DON'T NEED TO WAIT TILL TYLER FIX. YOU NEED TO START GOING AND GET A LIST OF ALL CONTRACTS, THE DATE THEY WERE APPROVED, THE DATE THAT THEY EXPIRED, AND RUN A LIST OF SOMETHING SO THAT YOU KNOW WHEN TO BRING IT BEFORE COUNCIL SO WE COULD RENEW THESE CONTRACTS. THIS IS GETTING A LITTLE BIT OUT ON HAND. QUIT BLAMING TYLER. LET'S DO MANUAL . OKAY? EACH DEPARTMENT SHOULD GO, WE SHOULD NOT END UP WITH TYLER. TYLER DONE GOT MAD. OKAY, . SO LET'S DO IT. BECAUSE IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE IT'S ALWAYS RATIFYING. NO, WE GONNA STOP RATIFYING, BRING IT TO US BEFORE YOU DO IT. THAT'S THE WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO WORK. AND IF YOU MONITOR THESE CONTRACTS, YOU COULD BRING 'EM TO US IN AMPLE ENOUGH TIME FOR US TO APPROVE IT. AND ANY QUESTIONS WE HAVE, WE COULD ASK THESE QUESTIONS. WE MAY NOT WANT TO RENEW IT. SO LET'S DO THIS RIGHT. LEAVE TYLER OUT FROM THE ARMY. RON. YEAH, I THINK YOU NEED TO GET WITH YOUR STAFF AND COME UP WITH A MANUAL SYSTEM IN WHICH THEY NOW LIST ALL THAT OUTSTANDING ALL CONTRACT PERIOD, APPROVED DATE, END DATE. BECAUSE JUST NOW ROCKET SIGNED. BECAUSE EVEN IF TYLER GETS IT, YOU STILL GOTTA FEED IT INTO THE COMPUTER. SO LET'S MAINTAIN IT. COUNCIL MEMBER. EVER FEEL? THANK YOU MAYOR. UM, CITY MANAGER. I FEEL LIKE WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT PROJECT MANAGEMENT TO LOOSELY OVER THIS PAST YEAR. SO I'M ASKING THAT OUR NEXT MEETING IN JANUARY, WE ACTUALLY HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY FOR WHO, WHOMEVER YOU CHOOSE TO APPOINT TO SIT DOWN WITH TYLER TO GET A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT, UM, WHAT PROGRAMS WITHIN THE SYSTEM CAN BE ABLE TO HELP MOVE US FORWARD WITH WHAT COUNSELOR IS REQUESTING SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A, A PLAN OF ACTION AND TI A MEASURABLE TIMELINE. UM, I I LIKE THE IDEA OF A MEASURABLE TIMELINE WITHIN 90 DAYS. I'LL GIVE THE COUNCIL IN PLEASE MAKE A NOTE. WITHIN 90 DAYS WE'RE GOING TO GIVE THE COUNSELOR FULL REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SOFTWARE. OKAY? WE, WE'LL GET A GROUP OF IT, WE'LL GIVE YOU AN UPDATED THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A. ANY [02:05:01] NOS THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION PASSES [VIII.A.(16) P.R. No. 24684 — A Resolution Ratifying The Additional Repairs And Authorizing Final Payment For The Emergency Repairs Of Sewer Lines And Manholes Located On Jimmy Johnson Boulevard Between Highways 69/96 And 9th Avenue In The Amount Of $609,545.21 To Global Drilling, Inc., Of Winnie, Texas, With Funding From CIP Account No. 405-40-000-8516-00-00-000 Project No. WS0032.OTH] NUMBER 16, PR NUMBER 2 4 6 84 A RESOLUTION RATIFYING THE ADDITIONAL REPAIRS AND AUTHORIZING FINAL PAYMENT FOR THE EMERGENCY REPAIRS OF SEWER LINES AND MANHOLES LOCATED ON JIMMY JOHNSON BOULEVARD BETWEEN HIGHWAY 69 96 AND NINTH AVENUE IN THE AMOUNT OF $609,545 AND 21 CENTS TO GLOBAL DRILLING INCORPORATED OF WINNIE, TEXAS WITH FUNDING FROM CIP ACCOUNT NUMBER 4 0 5 DASH 4 0 8 5 16 0 0 0 0. PROJECT NUMBER WS 0 0 3 2 TH. CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND, ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY NOS? THE AYES HAVE THAT THE RESOLUTION PASSES. [VIII.A.(17) P.R. No. 24691 — A Resolution Of The City Of Port Arthur, Texas Authorizing The City To Enter Into The Following Agreements With Motiva Enterprises LLC (“Motiva”):(1) A 25-Year Non-Exclusive Term Easement Agreement To Accommodate The Installation, Operation And Access To Three HDPF Raw Water Supply Pipelines; (2) A 24- Month Temporary Construction Access And Workspace Agreement For The Non-Exclusive Use Of 2.805 Acre Of Land Which Consists Of Existing Roads And A Construction Area Also Known As A Laydown Area Located At Or Near 1101 H.O. Mills Blvd., Port Arthur, Texas; And (3) A Sales And Purchase Agreement, Contingent Upon The Property Being Listed By A Licensed Real Estate Broker, For Which Motiva May Purchase The Land Directly Around The New Surface Water Intake Structure Located At Or Near The LNVA Canal, 1101 H.O. Mills Blvd., Port Arthur, Texas] I'M GONNA MOVE TO PAGE NUMBER 10. PR NUMBER 2 4 6 9 1. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO ENTER INTO THE FOLLOWING AGREEMENTS WITH MOTIVA ENTERPRISE LLC MOTIVA. UM, ONE A 25 DASH YEAR NON-EXCLUSIVE TERM EASEMENT AGREEMENT TO ACCOMMODATE THE INSTALLATION OPERATION AND ACCESS TO THE THREE HDPF RAW WATER SUPPLY PIPELINES. NUMBER TWO, A 24 MONTH TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION ACCESS AND WORKSPACE AGREEMENT FOR THE NON-EXCLUSIVE USE OF 2.805 ACRE OF LAND, WHICH CONSISTS OF EXISTING ROADS AND A CONSTRUCTION AREA, ALSO KNOWN AS A LAY DOWN AREA LOCATED AT OR NEAR 1 1 11 0 1 HO MILLS BOULEVARD, PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS. AND NUMBER THREE, A SALES AND PURCHASE AGREEMENT CONTINGENT UPON THE PROPERTY BEING LISTED BY A LICENSED REAL ESTATE BROKER FOR WHICH MOTIVA MAY PURCHASE THE LAND DIRECTLY AROUND THE NEW SURFACE WATER INTAKE STRUCTURE. LOCATED AT OR NEAR THE LNVA CANAL 1101 HO MILLS BOULEVARD. PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS. CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SECOND. I'VE GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY NOS? THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION PASSES. [VIII.A.(18) P.R. No. 24693 — A Resolution Authorizing Appointing A Member Or Members To The Downtown Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone TIRZ #1 Board] NUMBER 18, PR NUMBER 2 4 6 9 3 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING, APPOINTING A MEMBER OR MEMBERS OF THE DOWNTOWN TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE. TURS NUMBER ONE BOARD. CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? CAN I GET A SECOND? IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND, ANY DISCUSSIONS WE KNOW WHO WE'RE APPOINTING. OH, THAT'S RIGHT. THEY APPOINTED ME. WOO. I'M SORRY MAYOR APPOINTING ME TO THE TERM. I GOT IT. WE'RE ACTUALLY APPOINTING YOU. THAT'S RIGHT. I'M SORRY. THE A FORMER MAYOR'S POSITION RAN WITH THIS TERM AND SINCE YOU ARE OUR NEW MAYOR, WE ARE ASKING THAT YOU BE APPOINTED. COME EXCITED, . ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THE AYE. UM, ANY NOS? THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION [VIII.A.(19) P.R. No. 24694 — A Resolution Of The City Of Port Arthur, Texas Authorizing The City Manager To Execute A Third Amendment To The Non-Exclusive Ambulance Agreement With Viking Enterprise Inc. Doing Business As City Ambulance Service For An Extension Of Ambulance Services From January 1, 2026, At 12:00 A.M. (CST) Through January 31, 2026, At 11:59 P.M. (CST)] PASSES PR NUMBER 2 4 6 9 4. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR TEXAS AUTHORIZED AND THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE AMBULANCE AGREEMENT WITH THE VIKING ENTERPRISE INCORPORATED. DOING BUSINESS AS AS CITY AMBULANCE SERVICE FOR AN EXTENSION OF AMBULANCE SERVICES FROM JANUARY THE FIRST 2026 AT 12 NOON AT 12:00 AM CSTI THINK THE CENTRAL STANDARD TIME THROUGH JANUARY 34, FIRST 2026 AT 11:59 PM CENTRAL STANDARD TIME. CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SECOND. SECOND. I'VE GOT A MO, I'VE GOT A MO. UM, A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY NOS? THE RESOLUTION PASSES. [VIII.B.(1) P.O. No. 7380 — An Ordinance Delineating The Number Of Authorized Police Officer Positions In The Police Department] WE'RE GONNA NOW MOVE TO ORDINANCE NUMBER, UH, NON-CONSENT ORDINANCE NUMBER ONE, PO NUMBER 7 3 8 OH AN ORDINANCE DELINEATING THE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED POLICE OFFICER POSITIONS IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? I SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED IN SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS MA'AM? UH, COUNCIL MEMBER HAMILTON. THANK YOU. , THE, SORRY. THANK YOU. UM, THE CHIEF OF POLICE HAS ASKED THAT WE REMOVE THIS ITEM AND HE WILL PUT IT BACK ON AT A LATER DATE. OKAY. MOTION. I NEED A, UM, MOTION TO RE I NEED TO I GUESS AMEND. WE GOTTA RESCIND IT. THANK YOU. A MOTION TO THAT'S WHAT WE, I NEED A MOTION TO RESCIND. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO RESCIND. OKAY. I NEED A SECOND TO RE TO SAYING RESCIND REMOVE. SAME THING, RIGHT? OKAY. OKAY, WE GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND TO [02:10:01] RESCIND. REMOVE THIS PARTICULAR ORDINANCE. ANY DISCUSSIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY NOS? THE AYES HAVE IT. THE ORDINANCE WILL BE REMOVED. NO. OKAY. LET'S [VIII.B.(2) P.O. No. 7381— An Ordinance Designating Friday, December 26, 2025, As An Official Paid Holiday] GO TO NUMBER TWO. PO NUMBER 7 3 8 1. AN ORDINANCE DE DESIGNATING FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26TH. 2025 IS AN OFFICIAL PAID HOLIDAY. SO MOVED AND IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER ETT? YES. THE 26TH. IT'S A FLOWING HOLIDAY. THAT'S THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS ON FRIDAY. SO IT, OKAY, SO CHRISTMAS IS THURSDAY. MM-HMM . IT'S FRIDAY. SO ONCE AGAIN, I'M ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT GARBAGE AND TRASH. WHEN WE DO THESE DAYS, IT'S OKAY FOR REGULAR FOLKS, BUT DON'T, IT'S JUST LIKE THANKSGIVING. THEY ALL HOLIDAYS. A THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF THAT'S GOING BE OUT THERE. SO FRIDAY IS NORMALLY THE MAKE DAY, BUT BECAUSE CHRISTMAS IS ON THURSDAY, THAT MEANS THURSDAY PICK. WE AIN'T GONNA DO, WE SUPPOSED TO DO THAT FRIDAY. SO THAT MEAN IF FRIDAY IS THAT FLOATING HOLIDAY FOR THEM, THAT MEANS IT AIN'T COME UNTIL SATURDAY. SO NORMALLY WHAT YOU DID FOR THANKSGIVING, I THINK, I THINK WE NEED TO TELL ME YOU GOT A GOOD PLAN. LIKE FOR THANKSGIVING. YOU WANT THANKSGIVING? YEAH, IT WORKED OUT FINE THE WAY SHE DID IT. HELLO AGAIN. SO, YES SIR, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, WE DO HAVE A PLAN. UM, THE PLAN GOOD, GOOD. WE WE GOT IT. SO CAN I FINISH IT? IT'S, IT'S BEEN ON THE, ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE. I KNOW ALL, ALL YEAR. SO WE ARE STAFF IS GOING TO BE OFF CHRISTMAS DAY, BUT ON THE DAY AFTERWARD WE WILL BE PICKING UP GARBAGE AND TRASH. THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. THAT'S, THAT'S ALL EVERYBODY WANNA HEAR? YES SIR. OKAY. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER EVER FEEL, SO I WANNA BE CLEAR IF THIS IS ALRIGHT. YEAH, I COULD HAVE ANSWERED YOU, BUT IT IT IS OVER. IT'S OVERTIME. SO THEY, THEY WORKED IN HR, THEY, IT'S OVERTIME. IT'S OKAY. THEY GET HOLIDAY PAY. OKAY. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY, ANY NOS THE AYES HAVE IT. THE ORDINANCE, THE, UH, ORDINANCE PASSES. WE'VE DONE, UM, WE'VE COMPLETED PAGE 11. [VIII.B.(5) P.O. No. 7384 — An Ordinance Amending Chapter 94, Article I Of The City Of Port Arthur Code Of Ordinances By Adding Section 94.9 As It Pertains To Obstructing Alleys, Rights-Of-Way And Utility Easements] WE'LL TURN NOW COUNCIL MEMBERS TO PAGE 12, PO NUMBER 7 3 8 4. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 94. ARTICLE ONE OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR CODE OF ORDINANCES BY ADDING SECTION 94.9 AS IT PERTAINS TO OBSTRUCTING ALLEYS RIGHTS, RIGHT OF WAYS AND UTILITY EASEMENTS. CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND. UM, ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER BECKHAM? YES. I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN PUT SOME INFORMATION ON THE CITY WEBSITE ABOUT THIS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC. UH, THIS ISSUE HAS COME UP A NUMBER OF TIMES RECENTLY IN DISTRICT THREE WITH WATERLINE REPAIR, SEWER REPAIR, UH, STORAGE BUILDINGS THAT ARE PLACED ON THE EASEMENT, FENCES THAT ARE PLACED ON THE EASEMENT. SO I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT WHY WE'RE DOING THIS, THE NECESSITY FOR IT, WHAT THE HOMEOWNER'S RESPONSIBILITY IS AND WHAT THE CITY'S RESPONSIBILITY IS. SO CAN WE MAKE SURE CITY MANAGER, THAT WE DO SOMETHING ON THE WEBSITE TO ALERT THE PUBLIC AND EDUCATE THEM ABOUT WHAT IT IS THAT WE'RE DOING GREAT. THANK YOU. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY NOS? THE AYES HAVE IT. THE ORDINANCE PASSES [VIII.B.(6) P.O. No. 7385 — An Appropriation Ordinance Amending The City Of Port Arthur Budget For The Fiscal Year Beginning October 1, 2025 And Ending September 30, 2026, Increasing The Capital Reserve Fund (625) By $600,986.00 And Increase the Water And Sewer TWDB Fund (404) By $4,806,122.00] PO NUMBER 7 3 8 5. AN APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR BUDGET. PORT ARTHUR'S BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR, BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST, 2025, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026, INCREASING THE CAPITAL RESERVE FUND, 6 2 5 BY 600,000 9 86 AND INCREASE THE WATER AND SEWER. UM, TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD FUND 4 0 4 BY 4 MILLION. 8 0 6, UH, $806,122. CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER DOUCETTE? YES. I MEAN, MAYOR. MAYOR PROTO. YES. LYNN MONEY GURU. ALL ANSWER. THAT'S RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS. COUNCIL MEMBER. DISETTE, HOW MAY I HELP YOU? YES, I DIDN'T PULL THE, I MEAN, I DIDN'T COMMENT ON THE ITEM NUMBER. I WAITED TILL WE GET HERE BECAUSE IN THE ITEM, WE ACTUALLY [02:15:01] BUDGET THIS IN, UH, 2024 FOR THESE TWO FIRE TRUCKS. YES. AND FROM ALL THE INFORMATION I READ, FOR SOME REASON THEY DIDN'T PURCHASE THEM. THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY. NOW, THE COST THAT WE APPROVED INITIALLY IN 2024 WAS 2,512,000 HUNDRED AND NO. 1,200 762. THAT'S CORRECT. BECAUSE WE DIDN'T DO IT THEN AND WENT BACK INTO IT. NOW THE COST WENT UP. THAT IS CORRECT. SO BASICALLY THAT COST WENT UP BECAUSE WE DID NOT APPROVE. NOW, MY QUESTION HERE IS IF IT'S BROUGHT TO THIS COUNCIL TO APPROVE ANYTHING, THAT MEANS TWO THINGS AND CORRECT ME IF I'M SPEAKING WRONG. ONE, THERE'S A BUDGET, THERE'S MONEY IN THIS BUDGET THAT IS FOR WHAT YOU ARE REQUESTING US TO APPROVE. THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY. AND ONCE WE APPROVE IT, THAT MONEY IS LOCKED. IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE. THAT IS CORRECT. OH, THERE YOU GO. NO, IT'S LOCKED. IT IS LOCKED. OKAY. BECAUSE ONCE WE APPROVE IT, IT HAPPENS. THE ONLY WAY IT DOESN'T HAPPEN, IT COMES BACK TO US. AND THAT'S, AND THAT'S, AND THAT'S A SORE THING I HAVE ABOUT FINANCE. ABSOLUTELY. I I DON'T, I DON'T CARE HOW YOU DO BUSINESS. I KNOW HOW IT SHOULD RUN. ABSOLUTELY. IT SAYS THAT WHEN WE APPROVE IT, MONEY IS IN THAT BUDGET. OKAY. SO WE PUT IN THERE, SO BECAUSE WE DIDN'T ACT NOW, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO PAY $168,215 MORE. YES. WE'VE LOST OUR PREPAY DISCOUNTS. NO, WHAT? YOU PROBABLY LOST IT PROBABLY COST. PERIOD. IT'S OVER. IT IS OVER A YEAR. OKAY. AIN'T NOBODY GONNA GIVE YOU THE SAME PRICE FOR SOMETHING. ABSOLUTELY. THIS YEAR, YOU GO BACK OVER A YEAR LATER SAY, HEY, YOU TOLD ME YOU WERE GIMME THAT DON'T WORK. NOTHING. YOU DO NOT EVEN IN THE STORES. CAN WE NEED TO START, IF YOU COME TO COUNCIL AND ASK FOR APPROVAL, CITY MANAGER, WE NEED TO EXECUTE. IF YOU'RE NOT READY TO PURCHASE, DON'T BRING IT TO THIS COUNCIL. OKAY. NOW, NOW THAT I UNDERSTAND THAT AND BROUGHT THAT POINT OUT ON WHY WE PAYING MORE MONEY, WE PAYING MORE MONEY 'CAUSE WE DIDN'T EXECUTE. CORRECT. 168,000. WHY ARE WE ASKING TO AMEND THE BUDGET FOR $600,000? THIS IS A REALLY INTERESTING ONE, BECAUSE THIS PAYMENT IS ACTUALLY GOING TO ENCUMBER, IT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO MAKE ACTION. WHAT HAD HAPPENED LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING HAD FALLEN THROUGH THE CRACKS IN 24, AND THAT CRACK IS EITHER AN INVOICE OR SOMETHING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE IT FORWARD. THAT DID NOT HAPPEN. I BELIEVE THAT HAPPENED IN THE TRANSITIONS WITH THE FIRE CHIEF AND FINANCE NEVER GOT ANY KIND OF INVOICE. NOW THAT WE WERE PRESENTED WITH AN INVOICE JUST RECENTLY, THERE WASN'T ANY MONEY THAT WAS IN 3 0 7. IT MAY HAVE BEEN APPROVED, BUT IT WAS NO LONGER COMMITTED OR APPROPRIATED BY THIS COUNCIL. THE MONEY WAS NO LONGER THERE. IT GOT PUT BACK INTO THE POT. AND I DID NOT KNOW THIS, NOR WAS I AWARE OF THIS UNTIL JUST VERY RECENTLY. IN ORDER FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS, THIS IS NOW A WAY FOR ME TO ACTUALLY IMPLEMENT AND FINANCE AND GET THIS GOING, WHICH DID NOT HAPPEN AT THAT TIME. WITH YOUR APPROVAL TODAY, IT WILL HAPPEN AND IT WILL MOVE FORWARD AND IT WILL BE PURCHASED. OKAY. I HAVE, UH, COUNCILLOR MCKEN LAW. THANK YOU. AND LYNN JUST TO, BUT IT TOOK A WHOLE YEAR TO FIGURE THAT OUT. I MEAN, JUST, IT TOOK MORE THAN A YEAR. I BELIEVE THIS OCCURRED IN APRIL OF 2024. YEAH, IT WAS OVER A YEAR. OVER A YEAR. YES. SO HOW DID WE CATCH THAT AND RIGHT. THE, YOUR INTERIM FIRE CHIEF BROUGHT IT TO MY ATTENTION, AND THEN WHEN I WENT BACK TO SEE WHAT HAD HAPPENED, I SAW THAT THERE WAS NEVER ANY PAYMENT OR ANY COMMITMENT BACK IN 24 WHEN IT WAS HAD BEEN APPROVED IN ORDER FOR ME TO NOW MOVE FORWARD. NO, I UNDERSTAND THAT PART. OH, OKAY. THAT PART IS UNDERSTOOD. THAT'S IT. JUST THAT THE PART, I'M SAYING THAT IT WAS IN A GRAY AREA AND IT WAS LOST FROM YOUR STATEMENT. IT JUST, I, I THINK THAT WE REALLY NEED TO LOOK AT THE COLLEGE SYSTEM, IMPLEMENTING WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT CONTRACTS, WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT, HAVING [02:20:01] SOMEBODY PHYSICALLY UNDERSTANDING AND LOOKING AT THOSE THINGS THAT MAY FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS. IT'S SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE I DO AGREE. $168,000 INCREASE, YOU KNOW, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE COULD HAVE PREVENTED AS STAFF AND COUNSEL. ABSOLUTELY. I MEAN, THAT'S ON US ON THAT. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, UH, MAYOR. OKAY. YOU'RE WELCOME. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. UH, ANY NOS. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RES THE ORDINANCE PASSES. WE'RE [VIII.B.(7) P.O. No. 7386 — An Ordinance Amending The City Of Port Arthur, Texas Code Of Ordinances By Adding Chapter 19 Vacant Buildings, Section 19-01 Through 19-17 To Require Vacant Buildings Located In The Downtown Business District To Register With The City; Establishing A Registration Application, Registration Fee And Inspection Charge; Establishing For The Issuance, Denial Display, Revocation, Expiration, Renewal And Appeal Of A Certificate Of Registration; Requiring Nontransferability, Property Inspections, Emergency Response Information, Insurance And A Vacant Building Plan; Providing A Penalty For A Violation; Providing A Savings And Severability Clause; Providing For Publication; And Providing An Effective Date] GONNA GO TO THE LAST, UM, ORDINANCE PO NUMBER 7 3 8 6. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS CODE OF ORDINANCES BY ADDING CHAPTER 19, VACANT BUILDINGS. SECTION 19 DASH OH ONE THROUGH 19 DASH 17 TO REQUIRE VACANT BUILDINGS LOCATED IN THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS DISTRICT TO REGISTER WITH THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, WITH THE CITY, ESTABLISHING A REGISTRATION, APPLICATION REGISTRATION FEE AND INSPECTION CHARGE, ESTABLISHING FOR THE ISSUANCE, DENIAL, DISPLAY REVOCATION, EXPIRATION, RENEWAL, AND APPEAL OF A CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION REQUIRING NON TRANSFERABILITY PROPERTY INSPECTIONS, EMERGENCY RESPONSE INFORMATION, INSURANCE, AND A VACANT BUILDING PLAN, PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR A VIOLATION, PROVIDING A SAVINGS AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SO I NEED A MO. UM, WE HAD A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? YOU SAID DOWNTOWN WHAT ZONE? WHAT'S THE ZONE? COUNCIL LEWIS IS SET DOWN. UH, YES, SIR. DOWNTOWN BUSINESS DISTRICT. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. OKAY. IT'S MM-HMM . GO AHEAD. COUNCIL MEMBER HAM. UH, EVER FEEL. THANK YOU. UM, IT'LL BE THE SAME. AND TO YOUR MIC. SORRY MA'AM. THANK YOU, MAYOR. IT WILL BE THE SAME AREA AS OUR CURRENT TURS. WHAT THAT IS, UM, THE BOUNDARIES. LOOK, THIS, THESE ARE THE BOUNDARIES. LINDSEY, WOULD YOU PLEASE BRING UP THE POWERPOINT SLIDE? THERE'S A MAP AND SO I COULD, IT'S ALSO IN THE ORDINANCE, RIGHT? I JUST, I JUST SHARED A, A MAP. YEAH, A MAP WITH HIM. UM, AND SO THIS IS AVAILABLE ONLINE FOR THE COMMUNITY TO SEE. I JUST ALSO WANT TO THANK STAFF AND THANK COUNSEL FOR THE SUPPORT FOR THIS, FOR ADDING THIS, UM, CHAPTER TO THAT SECTION. THIS WILL HELP US TO BUILD OUT OUR DOWNTOWN AREA, AND LORD WILLING WILL BE ABLE TO EXPAND THIS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. BUT THIS WILL BE OUR FIRST START, AND THEN WE WILL BE ABLE TO APPEAR, APPEAL TO OUR STATE LEGISLATURES TO ALLOW US TO EXPAND, UM, THIS ENDEAVOR. ALRIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER ETTE. YES. I, I JUST WANT TO SAY WHAT I SAID WHEN IT FIRST CAME UP, I READ IT AND I SAID THE SAME THING. I VOTED, JUST LIKE I SAID, I'M NOT GONNA BE AGAINST IT. I'D JUST LIKE TO SEE WHEN THIS CITY GONNA HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO HAVE THE PRIVATE OWNER TO REGISTER THEIR PROPERTY AND TO PAY TO INSPECT THEIR PROPERTY. I KNOW SOMEBODY'S GONNA COME, BUT WHEN, WHEN, WHEN, WHEN THEY COME BACK TO THIS COUNCIL, THEN WE GONNA COME BACK TO MY COMMENTS. OKAY. THAT PROPERTY, THEIR OWN PROPERTY, MAYBE SOMEBODY KNOWS SOMETHING, I DON'T KNOW, BUT CHARGE FOR INSPECTION. I SAW ALL WE GOING TO DO PRIVATE OWNED PROPERTY. I THINK WE GOING TO HAVE SUBMISSION, BUT IF WE DON'T, THEN THAT'S FINE. MAYOR, COUNCILOR MCKEN LAW. THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND I'M GONNA END ON THIS. UH, I APPRECIATE IT. I I REMEMBER WHEN, UH, COUNCIL, UH, WOMAN EVERFI BROUGHT THIS UP, BUT I THINK IT'S A TOOL THAT WE CAN USE TO ENSURE THAT PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR SO LONG IT'S BEEN BLIGHT. AND WE'VE ALWAYS SAID THAT, YOU KNOW, WE RAN OUR CAMPAIGNS ON ENSURING THAT WE WANT TO DEVELOP THE DOWNTOWN AREA, BUT I THINK THIS IS A FIRST STEP. LIKE, UH, COUNCILWOMAN, UH, BECKERMAN STATED THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S A, WE WE'RE TRYING TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT AND WE EXPECTING DIFFERENT RESULTS, BUT NOW WE NEED TO HOLD, UH, PROPERTY OWNERS, PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS RESPONSIBLE. THIS IS YOUR BUILDING AND THIS IS WHAT WE EXPECT IN OUR CITY. BUT, YOU KNOW, WE CYC WELL, THANK YOU, UH, CITY MANAGER, YOU WANNA MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I JUST WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK YOU. THIS IS OUR LAST MEETING BEFORE THE YEAR IS UP, YOU KNOW, AND IN THE SPIRIT OF, UM, CHRISTMAS, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO THANK YOU IMMENSELY FOR, AND I'VE BEEN KEEPING TRACK OF IT FROM THE 1ST OF JANUARY, WE HAVE APPROVED 99.9% OF AGENDA ITEMS OUT THERE. AND THAT IS VERY PRODUCTIVE. [02:25:01] IT MEANS THAT EVERY TWO WEEKS YOU HAVE SENT US YOUR STAFF BACK TO WORK. MM-HMM . YOU KNOW, AND THAT IS VERY PRODUCTIVE. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU IMMENSELY FOR YOUR COOPERATION AND YOUR SUPPORT THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN US THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TOWARDS IT IN 2026 AS WELL. THANK YOU. AND HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS. WELL, YOU ARE IN SUCH A GREAT CHRISTMAS SPIRIT. THANK YOU. WELCOME. OKAY. UH, ALL THOSE IN ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY NOS? THE AYES HAVE IT. THE ORDINANCE PASSES. I'D LIKE TO GET A MOTION. UH, WE'RE GONNA MOVE TO NUMBER NINE. UM, ADJOURNMENT OF OUR MEETING. I NEED A MOTION FOR TO ADJOURN OUR MEETING. SECOND. OH, Y'ALL WANNA STAY? NO. DID I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND? MOTION SECOND. OKAY. ALL, ANY DISCUSSION? NO DISCUSSION. NO DISCUSSION. HAPPY HOLIDAY. HOLIDAYS. ALL IN. HAPPY HOLIDAYS. THAT'S GOOD. ALL I TURN THIS LIGHT OFF. OFF. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND OUR MEET. I'M NOT EVEN ASKING FOR THOSE. 8 24. OUR MEETING IS ADJOURNED. HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS. I'LL SEE YOU NEXT YEAR. WOO. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. 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