[III.F.(1) Discussion And Possible Action On The Use Of Electric Bikes And Scooters, Go Karts, Etc. And What Our Ordinances And State Laws Require. (Requested By Councilmember Beckcom)]

NUMBER THREE, PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS. NOW LET'S MOVE TO DISCUSSIONS FIRST DISCUSSION, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTIONS ON THE USE OF ELECTRIC BIKES AND SCOOTERS, GO KARTS, ETC.

AND WHAT OUR ORDINANCE AND STATE LAWS REQUIRE REQUESTED BY COUNCILWOMAN BECKHAM.

COUNCILWOMAN BECKHAM, THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM. SO THE REASON I PUT THIS ON FOR DISCUSSION IS THAT THERE'S BEEN A HUGE INFLUX OF E-BIKES AND SCOOTERS AND ALL OF THESE THINGS THAT THE KIDS ARE DRIVING AROUND TOWN, AND A NUMBER OF THE LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES AROUND US HAVE ALREADY ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE. I KNOW NEDERLAND HAS RECENTLY HAD A RESOLUTION ADDRESSING THIS.

PORT NECHES IS LOOKING AT IT NOW. NOT SURE ABOUT GROVES, BUT I WANTED US TO DISCUSS THIS BECAUSE IT IS AN ISSUE IN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, AND BECAUSE WE'RE SO CLOSE TO ALL OF THESE OTHER LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES, WE NEED TO TRY TO DO SOMETHING THAT IS SIMILAR, IF NOT EXACTLY THE SAME AS WHAT THESE OTHER MUNICIPALITIES ARE DOING, BECAUSE WE KNOW IN PORT ARTHUR WE CAN CROSS ONE STREET AND WE CAN BE IN ANOTHER CITY. AND MY CONCERN, NUMBER ONE, IS THE SAFETY OF OUR CHILDREN THAT ARE DRIVING THESE THINGS ALL OVER THE PLACE. I HAD AN EXPERIENCE THE OTHER DAY IN THE CITY OF GROVES, WHERE THAT NOW THEY HAVE THESE LITTLE BITTY GO CARTS. THEY'RE LIKE MINIATURE GO CARTS. AND THIS CHILD COULDN'T HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 6 OR 7 YEARS OLD. AND HE LITERALLY ALMOST RAN UP UNDERNEATH MY CAR. SO I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF OUR KIDS. AND I JUST WANT TO BE SURE THAT WE'RE ADDRESSING THIS BECAUSE IT IS AN ISSUE AND THAT WE'RE DOING SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE SIMILAR TO WHAT OUR SISTER CITIES ARE DOING AROUND US. SO I THINK WE NEED TO WE NEED TO, TO TALK ABOUT THIS AND FIGURE OUT WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE WE'RE, WE'RE PROTECTING OUR KIDS AND WE'RE ALSO PROTECTING OUR DRIVERS THAT ARE ON THE ROAD. AND JUST BEING SURE THAT WE'RE ADDRESSING THE SITUATION. OKAY. ANY ANY MORE COMMENTS? WELL, IF I COULD ASK THE THE CITY ATTORNEY, WE'VE HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THIS BEFORE.

COUNCIL. WHAT WHAT HAVE YOU LOOKED INTO OR WHAT HAVE YOU SEEN THAT THE OTHER CITIES HAVE DONE? AND WHAT ARE YOUR SUGGESTIONS FOR HOW WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD? THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER BECKHAM. YOU'RE ACTUALLY RIGHT ON TREND AND RIGHT ON POINT. THIS IS A BIG, IMPORTANT ISSUE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS RIGHT NOW. IN FACT, IT'S ON THE LIST SERVE FOR CITY ATTORNEYS. WE'RE ALL TALKING ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH E-BIKES. AS YOU ALL KNOW, THERE'S DIFFERENT CLASSIFICATION OF E-BIKES, DIFFERENT TYPES OF SCOOTERS, DIFFERENT KIND OF GO CARTS, DIFFERENT TYPES OF ATVS. WE ARE ALL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A DEFINITION THAT WILL SORT OF INCLUDE ALL OF THOSE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE SAFE ON OUR STREETS. NETHERLANDS JUST RECENTLY HAD A AN ORDINANCE THAT THEY HAD ON THE BOOKS FOR A WHILE THAT PROHIBITED BIKES FROM BEING RECKLESS ON STREETS, AND THEIR ORDINANCE AMENDED THE TERM BIKES TO ALSO INCLUDE E-BIKES AND E-BIKES. THERE'S THREE DIFFERENT CLASSIFICATIONS OF THEM. WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT MORE, BUT BASICALLY THEY'RE BIKES THAT CAN ACTUALLY GO UP TO 28MPH ON THE ROAD. SO ENOUGH TO BE ON THE ROAD, BUT DANGEROUS ENOUGH TO BE TOO SLOW.

SO WE WILL BE ABLE TO BRING SOMETHING BACK AND HAVE SOME CONSIDERATIONS AS, AS MANY OPTIONS FOR THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS IMPORTANT TOPIC, AND IT'S CERTAINLY SOMETHING WE'RE ALL LOOKING AT AROUND THE STATE IN DIFFERENT MUNICIPALITIES. THANK YOU. THAT'S EXACTLY WHERE I HAD INTENDED FOR THIS TO GO, JUST TO GIVE US SOME FORWARD MOMENTUM AND DO SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO DO FOR THE CITY.

OKAY. THERE'S NO FURTHER COMMENTS. OH, MANAGER, DID YOU TURN YOUR LIGHT OFF? YES, I'M IN CONCURRENCE FOR THE CITY CITY ATTORNEY HAS TO SAY, BECAUSE AS I BROUGHT THE CITY ATTORNEY ATTENTION, THE ORDINANCE THAT WE HAVE GOVERNING THE GOLF CARTS, IT'S ABOUT 20 YEARS OLD AND IT NEEDS TO BE REVIEWED AS WELL. OKAY. YOU KNOW. YES. OKAY. NO FURTHER COMMENTS. OKAY. NUMBER TWO, DISCUSSION REGARDING DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PARLIAMENTARIAN REQUESTED BY MYSELF. I PUT THIS ON THE AGENDA BECAUSE I GUESS OVER A YEAR AGO, I BROUGHT UP THE FACT OF US GETTING A PARLIAMENTARIAN FOR OUR MEETINGS, AND THE REASON BEING BECAUSE SOMETIMES WE GET INTO A IT'S A PROCEDURAL TYPE MATTER AND WE WE WASTE

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TIME GOING BACK AND FORWARD. AND IN DETERMINING WHETHER WE SHOULD OR SHOULDN'T, AS YOU KNOW, PARLIAMENTARIAN, YOU'LL FIND THEM IN MOST STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATOR, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE A PARLIAMENTARIAN AND PARLIAMENTARIAN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITY IS MOSTLY PROCEDURE. YOU KNOW, THEY WILL EVEN ADVISE THE SPEAKERS THAT SOMETHING IS OUT OF PROCEDURES OR IS NOT THE CORRECT PROCEDURES AND STUFF. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE TALKED ABOUT.

AND AT THE TIME, I KIND OF RECOMMENDED WE HIRE SOMEBODY AND COUNCIL SAYS, OH NO, SAID, YOU KNOW A LOT ABOUT PARLIAMENTARIAN PROCEDURES. SO WE'RE GOING TO NOMINATE YOU. SO COUNCIL APPROVED THAT. I WAS THE PARLIAMENTARIAN. WELL, AT VARIOUS TIMES I SAY THINGS AND IT DIDN'T COME OFF WELL. SO I DIDN'T WANT TO MAKE AN ISSUE. BUT NOW THAT I'M LEAVING, I'M LEAVING COUNCIL. I PUT IT BACK ON HERE SO THAT COUNCIL MAY EITHER REVISIT THAT OR COUNCIL

[III. F.(2) Discussion Regarding Duties And Responsibilities of A Parliamentarian (Requested By Mayor Pro Tem Doucet) ]

SET UP TRAINING IN WHICH THEY CAN GET TRAINED ON PARLIAMENTARIAN PROCEDURES AND ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE UNDERSTAND THOSE. A LOT OF TIMES, THERE'S NOT A PERSON WHO KNOWS EVERYTHING, BUT WHENEVER ONE PERSON MAKES A DECISION, THEN EVERYBODY AGREES AND MOVE ON. AND IF THERE'S ANY QUESTION, YOU CAN ALWAYS ADDRESS IT LATER.

BUT DURING THE MEETINGS, THE MEETINGS SHOULD BE FLOWING, YOU KNOW, AND SO I THINK COUNCIL NEED TO ADDRESS THAT ISSUE IN THE FUTURE. EITHER YOU APPOINT SOMEONE ELSE TO BE THE PARLIAMENTARIAN WHEN THE NEW COUNCIL COME ON BOARD AND ENSURE THAT THAT PERSON RECEIVED TRAINING OR GO TO TRAINING SO THAT THEY COULD BETTER HELP AND GUIDE THE COUNCIL ON PROCEDURES. OKAY. IF THERE ARE NO OTHER COMMENTS. OKAY. THE NEXT DISCUSSION

[III. F.(3) Discussion Regarding Rules Of Decorum (Requested By Mayor Pro Tem Doucet)]

REGARDING RULES OF DECORUM REQUESTED BY ONCE AGAIN ME RULES OF DECORUM IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND. IT MAKES A MEETING ORDERLY. IT MAKES IT MOVE ALONG QUICKER.

AND A LOT OF TIME PEOPLE MISUNDERSTAND. THEY THINK RULES OF DECORUM APPLIES TO THE AUDIENCE AND PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE. RULES OF DECORUM ADDRESSES EVERYONE IN THE CHAMBER TO INCLUDE US. YOU KNOW, ONE PERSON SHOULD BE SPEAKING. THAT'S NEVER SHOULD BE ANY TWO PEOPLE SPEAKING AT THE SAME TIME. YOU KNOW, IF YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING, MAKE SURE YOU DO IT IN A MANNER IN WHICH NOT TO DISRUPT THE MEETING. IF YOU COULD BE HEARD BY ANYBODY, THEN THE PERSON YOU'RE SPEAKING TO, THEN THAT'S JUST DISRUPTIVE. IN ORDER FOR OUR MEETINGS TO BE ORDERLY AND MOVE FLUENT, WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT ONE PERSON SPEAK AT A TIME. OKAY, SO WE NEED TO DRESS THAT UP. YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S A BIG DEAL. THE MEETINGS CAN BE INTERPRETED AS TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS OR THE MEETING CAN BE INTERPRETED AS SIDE SHOW OR ANY TYPE MEETING BEING RAN. SO WE NEED TO TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THE MEETING, THE DECORUM AND UNDERSTAND IT APPLIES NOT ONLY TO THE AUDIENCE, BUT ALSO US. AND IF WE DO THAT, I'M QUITE SURE WE'LL BE HAVING A MORE PRODUCTIVE, ORDERLY AND FASTER MEETING. IF NO OTHER COMMENTS.

[III. F.(4) Discussion And Possible Action To Re-Enagage TXDOT Regarding Highway 87. (Requested By Councilmember Frank) ]

OKAY, THE NEXT DISCUSSION IS A DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO REENGAGE TECHDOC REGARDING HIGHWAY 87 REQUESTED BY COUNCILMAN FRANK. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FRANK. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MANY OF US, ALL OF US, ARE AWARE OF THE EXPLOSION THAT TOOK PLACE A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO WITH VALERO. AND OF COURSE, MANY IN OUR COMMUNITY ARE SEEKING REDRESS. THEY'RE SEEKING OPPORTUNITIES TO GET MONIES RECOUPED. IF THERE WERE ANY DAMAGES DONE. MANY ON THE WEST SIDE OF PORT ARTHUR HAD WINDOWS BLOWN UP. THERE WERE SOME BLOWN OUT. THERE WERE SOME CHURCHES THAT SUFFERED DAMAGES AS WELL. AT MY OWN CHURCH. WINDOWS WERE BLOWN OUT, OTHER

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CHURCHES TILES FELL IN AND THEY COULD NOT HAVE WORSHIP SERVICES IN THEIR SANCTUARY. THEY HAD TO GO INTO THEIR FAMILY LIFE CENTERS. PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED ON THE WEST SIDE OF PORT ARTHUR THE SHIFTING OF HOUSES, AND THEY KNOW THAT BECAUSE DOORS HAVE JAMMED, DOORS THAT WERE OPENING ARE NO LONGER OPENING. SO THERE WERE SOME INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SUFFERED SOME DAMAGES.

BUT MORE THAN THAT, AS A CITY COUNCILMAN FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS, AS I'VE SAT IN THIS SEAT, I HAVE HAD GREAT CONCERN AND THE ENTIRETY OF COUNCIL HAS HAD GREAT CONCERN, ESPECIALLY AS I'VE TALKED TO COUNCILMAN LEWIS, BECAUSE SABINE PASS IS IN HIS DISTRICT, MANY ARE NOT AWARE OF THE FACT THAT WHEN THE EXPLOSION HAPPENED, HIGHWAY 87 CLOSED DOWN. I THINK YOU KNOW THAT. BUT I THINK WHAT MANY PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW IS THAT THE CHILDREN WHO GO TO SCHOOL DOWN THERE HAD TO BE FERRIED OUT OF SABINE PASS BECAUSE OF THE CLOSURE OF THE ROAD. WE UNDERSTAND, AND IT HAS BEEN LIKE THIS FOR SEVERAL YEARS BECAUSE HIGHWAY 87 WAS DAMAGED DURING THE HURRICANE AND AFTER SEVERAL HURRICANES, SABINE PASSED HAS ONLY ONE WAY IN AND ONE WAY OUT. AND I'VE ASKED THE QUESTION. THE COUNCIL HAS ASKED THE QUESTION. ALL OF US HAVE ASKED THE QUESTION MANY TIMES. IF YOU ONLY HAD ONE WAY IN AND OUT OF YOUR HOUSE IN CASE OF A FIRE OR SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED OR TRANSPIRED, WOULD YOU FEEL SAFE HAVING YOUR FAMILY IN A HOUSE THAT ONLY HAD ONE WAY IN AND ONE WAY OUT? AND OF COURSE, THAT ANSWER IS NO, YOU WOULD NOT. AND SO THE QUESTION HAS TO BE ASKED, WHY IS THE STATE OF TEXAS WITH THE NINTH LARGEST ECONOMY IN THE WORLD? WHY IS THE STATE OF TEXAS WITH. AN EXCESS OF MONEY IN THEIR BUDGET, $1 BILLION EXCESS? WHY? WHY HAS IT TAKEN SO LONG TO FIX HIGHWAY 87 OR COME UP WITH ANOTHER PATH FOR CITIZENS TO BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF SABINE PASS? IF THE WIND HAD SHIFTED OR BEEN BLOWING IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION. I HAVE OFTEN SAID, AND I THINK WE ARE ALL AWARE OF THE FACT AND COGNIZANT THAT IT IS A. IT IS A CATASTROPHE WAITING TO HAPPEN. SO WHAT I'M ASKING, AND I THINK WHAT WE NEED TO DO OR WHAT I AM ASKING, IS THAT IF WE CONSIDER AS A CITY COUNCIL, WE'VE ALREADY TALKED TO TEXDOT. THEY'VE DONE A STUDY AFTER STUDY AFTER STUDY, THEY'VE STUDIED THE HELL OUT OF IT. AND SO I SAY HELL ALL THE TIME, PASTOR. YEAH, YOU WILL GO. SO UNDERSTAND THEY HAVE STUDIED THE HELL OUT OF IT, BUT WHILE THEY'RE STUDYING THE HELL OUT OF IT, CHILDREN ARE STILL IN DANGER. THOSE PEOPLE, INDIVIDUAL CITIZENS WHO LIVE IN SABINE PASS, ARE STILL IN DANGER. AND WE NEED TO CARE ABOUT LIFE MORE THAN WE CARE ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE, ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF ALL THAT'S HAPPENING AND TRANSPIRING. SO WHAT DO WE DO? WE'VE APPROACHED TXDOT. WE'VE APPROACHED OUR CITY, OUR OUR LEADERS IN AUSTIN, AND THEY'RE STILL TALKING ABOUT STUDIES. WHAT CAN WE DO? I THINK IT IS TIME FOR A COALITION TO BE FORMED. WE'VE GOT A GROUP THAT'S ALREADY FORMED THAT'S DOING IT, BUT I THINK WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING MORE THAN WE'VE DONE. IT'S TIME TO START THINKING ABOUT A TOLL ROAD. TOLL ROAD THAT CAN BE FUNDED BY BY INDUSTRY, THE CITIZENS, THE COUNTY, ALL OF THE ENTITIES COMING TOGETHER AND FORMING A TOLL ROAD THAT CAN BE BUILT TO BE UTILIZED TO GET INDIVIDUALS, GIVE INDIVIDUALS ANOTHER PATH OUT OF SABINE PASS INDUSTRY, VALERO, MOTIVA, ALL OF THESE INDUSTRIES, LNG UNITS ARE BEING BEING BUILT DOWN THERE AND BILLIONS OF DOLLARS ARE BEING MADE. BUT YET THESE INDIVIDUALS, THESE CITIZENS, THESE PEOPLE WE KNOW AND LOVE, OUR NEIGHBORS STILL ARE IN THIS DIRE, DIFFICULT AND DEADLY SITUATION. SO WHAT I WOULD LIKE US TO DO, AND WHAT I THINK THAT WE WOULD NEED TO CONSIDER IS TO GET OUR OUR ATTORNEY TO FORMULATE A LETTER, DRAFT A LETTER, AND GET INDUSTRY AS WELL TO GO TO AUSTIN, TAKE INDIVIDUALS TO AUSTIN. DO WHAT? BRING ATTENTION TO IT LIKE WE HAVE NEVER BROUGHT IT BEFORE SO THAT WE CAN GET SOMETHING DONE. SO I, I'M SO I WAS SO GLAD TO HEAR

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COUNCILWOMAN BECKHAM SAY THAT SHE'S CONCERNED ABOUT OUR YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR SAFETY ON E-BIKES. BUT YEAH, YOUNG PEOPLE ARE AT RISK IN SABINE PASS. SO THAT THING COULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT. I MEAN, DEADLY IN SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS. CHILDREN BEING BOLTED AT NIGHT DOWN SABINE RIVER. YOU KNOW, THAT THAT THAT'S, THAT'S REALLY SOMETHING THAT'S INTOLERABLE.

SO I'D LIKE LOVE TO HEAR WHAT WE CAN COME UP WITH, WHAT WE CAN THINK AND PROBABLY MAKE A RESOLUTION OR HAVE A VOTE TO ADDRESS A LETTER OF RESOLUTION TO OUR, OUR ENTITIES. YEAH.

THANK YOU. OH, YEAH. I THINK I I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THIS FOR YEARS. OKAY. AND IT'S ALWAYS THE SAME THING FROM THE STATE. THE ROAD WASHED OUT OR THE FUNDING. BUT I THINK COUNCILMAN FRANK, YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. THEY'RE NOT CONCERNED BECAUSE IT DOESN'T AFFECT THEM.

IT ONLY AFFECTS THE CITIZENS OF PORT ARTHUR WHO LIVE OUT IN SABINE PASS. AND A WAY TO GET THIS WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE. I THINK WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS COUNCIL PASSED A RESOLUTION WHEREBY COUNCIL FORM A COMMITTEE AND DRAW UP WHAT WE WANT, THE IMPORTANCE OF IT AND WHAT'S AT STAKE. THAT COMMITTEE MEETS WITH OUR REPRESENTATIVES, YOU KNOW, NOT ONLY OUR STATE REPRESENTATIVES, BUT ALSO OUR FEDERAL US REPRESENTATIVE AND SENATORS AND AND NEED ALL OUR SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES, BOTH FEDERAL AND STATE LEVEL, MUST BE AT THE MEETING, BECAUSE NOT ONLY CAN THE STATE FUND MONEY, BUT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE ABLE TO HELP BECAUSE THAT ROAD WILL ACTUALLY WASHED OUT DURING A HURRICANE. SO THAT'S PART OF MITIGATION PROCESS TO MAKE YOU WHOLE. AND BECAUSE OF LIES BEING PLACED AT REST, THEN THAT'S A CAUSE. BUT THAT CAUSE NOW NEED TO BE BROUGHT TO THE FOREFRONT, BUT IT NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT TO THE FOREFRONT WITH BOTH OUR STATE AND FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES ALL MEETING IN CITIZENS, IN AN ELECTED OFFICIALS MEETING AT THE STATE. AND LET THEM UNDERSTAND THIS IS NOT A SMALL THING. YOU HAVE A GROUP OF PEOPLE IN OUR CITIZENS, YOUR CONSTITUENTS ALSO. THEY VOTE FOR YOU TO LOCKED IN. SO IT'S GOTTA BE ORGANIZED. IT'S GOT TO BE WITH THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE A SAY. BUT THOSE PEOPLE HAVE GOT TO HAVE CITIZENS THERE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE TALKING TO AND NOT SITTING AROUND AND JUST TALKING BECAUSE THAT'S THE THAT'S THE ONLY REASON THAT ROAD NEVER BEEN ADDRESSED, BECAUSE IT'S ONLY PORT ARTHUR. SO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS CORRECT, BUT WE NEED TO START, LIKE YOU SAY, A RESOLUTION BY CITY LEADERS, A COMMITTEE FORM OF CITIZENS AND LEADERS, AND THEN DEALING WITH THE STATE AND THE FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES WHO WE ELECT AND LET THEM KNOW, NO EXCUSES, NO EXCUSES. SO I THINK THAT'S WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. THAT'S. THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER DOUCET. I ACTUALLY SPOKE WITH TEXDOT, ALL THEIR ENGINEERS ON MARCH 27TH, COUNCIL MEMBER FRANK. AND YOU'RE RIGHT, THEY HAVE DONE FEASIBILITY STUDIES. THE ROAD THAT'S UNDERWATER THAT WASHED AWAY IS NOW TURNED OVER TO THE G L O, AND THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE ACCESS. THEY DON'T HAVE FROM THAT CONVERSATION. TEXDOT HAS NO, NO AUTHORITY HAS BEEN TURNED OVER TO THE G L O SINCE IT'S WASHED AWAY IN THE GULF.

AND SO THEY HAVE IN TURN SAID THAT THEY'VE DONE FEASIBILITY STUDIES FOR THE LAST TEN YEARS, AND IT WOULD NOT BE ANYTHING THEY COULD DO FAST. IT WOULD TAKE THEM ANOTHER TEN YEARS. I WAS SO UPSET TO DO ANYTHING. SO I THINK FORMING A COALITION TO GO TO OUR STATE REP, BECAUSE I

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FELT HOPELESS ON THE LINE IN TALKING WITH THEM LIKE I'M THEIR ENGINEER, I HAVE ALL THEIR STAFF ON THIS TEAM'S CALL AND VEHEMENTLY EXPRESSED MY CONCERN FOR THE CHILDREN. AND AS A WHOLE, COUNCIL, WHAT CAN WE DO? CAN YOU, YOU KNOW, COMING TO COUNCIL WOULDN'T DO MUCH FOR US FOR THEM TO COME AND SPEAK TO US. THEY'RE JUST TELLING US WHAT THEY CANNOT DO AND WHAT THEY HAVE DONE. AND WHICH I WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE AN EMAIL FROM ANNA WITH TEXDOT TO GIVE AN UPDATE TO ME ABOUT ALL THE FEASIBILITY STUDIES THAT HAVE BEEN DONE, AND THEIR TOP ENGINEER, THAT NEWLY REPLACED ENGINEER, REGIONAL PERSON THAT THEY'VE JUST HIRED FROM THE MAN, THE GUY THAT LEFT IN JULY OF LAST YEAR. SO ALL OF THEM WERE ON THE LINE, BUT THEY HAD, YOU KNOW, SAYING THAT THE FASTEST THEY COULD OPERATE WOULD BE TEN YEARS BEFORE TEXDOT COULD DO ANYTHING. SO I THINK THAT WE NEED YEAH, IT WOULD BE DONE. YEAH. AND SO WE DO NEED TO FORM A COALITION THAT'S GOING TO ADVOCATE TO THE STATE FOR OUR CITY AND FIGHT ON THAT END TO SEE HOW WE CAN WE CAN MAKE SOME THINGS HAPPEN AND MOVE BY OUR STATE REPS. AND, YOU KNOW, ALL THESE CONGRESSMEN AND WHOEVER WE GOTTA CALL, WE GOTTA GET SOMETHING MOVING. AND I THINK INDUSTRY SHOULD HAVE SOME BUY IN. THAT'S YOUR ROAD. YOU'RE DOING THE WORK. AND I REALLY DO BELIEVE THAT YOU CAN BUILD A HIGHWAY OR AN EXIT PATH OUT OF THERE QUICKER THAN ANYBODY CAN PUT TOGETHER, DO WHAT'S SAFE, DO WHAT'S RIGHT FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND MAKE SURE THAT THESE CHILDREN ARE SAFE. SO I'M, I'M ON BOARD. LET'S LET'S GET SOMETHING IN WRITING AND GET IT GOING. LET PEOPLE KNOW WE'RE NOT GOING TO SIT BACK AND JUST WAIT FOR ANOTHER EXPLOSION TO HAPPEN. I HAVE SOME MORE LIGHTS. I HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER BECKHAM. THANK YOU. THERE'S ACTUALLY A MEETING THAT'S SCHEDULED TOMORROW EVENING AT 5:00 IN SABINE PASS AT THE SABINE PASS COMMUNITY CENTER, WHERE THIS AND OTHER CONCERNS ABOUT WHAT RECENTLY HAPPENED WILL BE DISCUSSED. SO I THINK IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT FOR US TO ATTEND THAT MEETING AND BE THERE FOR OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THIS, AS WE ALL ARE, TO BE THERE SO THAT WE CAN, YOU KNOW, SEE WHAT THE COMMUNITY THAT LIVES THERE HAS TO SAY AND GET THEIR INPUT SO THAT WE'RE ADVOCATING FOR WHAT THEY WANT AS WELL. AND I THINK WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE HERE, BUT I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO ATTEND THAT MEETING TOMORROW AT 5:00 AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER IN SABINE PASS. GREAT. THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER. COUNCIL MEMBER KINLAW MAYOR. YOU KNOW, I THINK THERE'S SOME VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN TO OUR COMMUNITY.

BUT BUT AT THE SECOND HAND, WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO ADDRESS THIS SINCE I'VE BEEN ON COUNCIL FOR A WHILE. AND AND, YOU KNOW, THE ONE THING THAT I'VE ALWAYS HEARD FROM THESE STUDIES AND MEETINGS OUT THERE IN SABINE, AS WELL AS THE REFINERY, WHEN THEY WERE TRYING TO ADDRESS THE TRAFFIC ISSUES, THEY TALK ABOUT FUNDING, THEY TALK ABOUT STUDIES, THEY TALK ABOUT ELEVATION OF THE ROAD. THIS HAS BEEN COUNCILMAN FRANK BABY SINCE HE'S BEEN ON COUNCIL. SO I HAVE TO COMMEND HIM ON THAT. BUT OUR JOB AS COMMUNITY LEADERS IS TO PREPARE FOR THESE EVENTS LIKE THIS AND TO HAVE AND IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, CORRECT ME, MAYOR, IT WAS OVER 2000 PEOPLE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BRIDGE AT ONE TIME. SO THAT'S A LOT, YOU KNOW, TO CONSIDER, EVEN THOUGH MOST OF THEM MAY NOT LIVE IN SABINE PASS OR, OR LIVE IN PORT ARTHUR.

BUT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT LIVES. AND I THINK THAT COUNCILMAN FRANK IS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT WITH THAT. SO IF WE HAVE TO DO THAT, I KNOW OUR COUNTY COMMISSIONER IS ON BOARD WITH IT. I'VE SPOKEN TO HIM ABOUT THAT IN THE PAST. HE'S RESPONSIBLE FOR BRIDGES AND ROADS IN THE COUNTY.

AND AND YOU'RE RIGHT, MAYOR PRO TEM, YOU KNOW, LET'S DRAFT THIS LETTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

LET'S NOT SIT LET'S SHOW OUR STATE REPRESENTATIVES, OUR SENATORS, THAT WE ARE VERY MUCH INVOLVED WITH THIS. IT'S IMPORTANT TO THIS COMMUNITY, AND THERE'S NO WAY THAT YOU SHOULD HAVE ONE WAY IN AND ONE WAY OUT IN A SITUATION LIKE THAT. AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE IF WE HAD SECONDARY EXPLOSIONS. WE'RE NOT CONSIDERING THAT. BUT IF IT WAS, YOU KNOW, WHAT WOULD WE'VE DONE AT ONE TIME? I'M TALKING ABOUT 4 OR 5 HOURS. THOSE PEOPLE WERE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BRIDGE, AND THAT'S JUST NOT RIGHT. AND WE SHOULD DO MORE AS COMMUNITY LEADERS AND WE WILL DO MORE. THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU. WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER EVER FIELD AND COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS. SHE HAD HER HAND UP. COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS BEFORE. THANK YOU MAYOR.

I JUST WANT TO REMIND THE COMMUNITY AND REMIND COUNCIL ABOUT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE AGENDAS THAT WE ADOPTED LAST YEAR SO THAT WE CAN EVEN MORE FORCEFULLY MOVE FORWARD WITH THESE TYPES OF SITUATIONS. LAST MARCH, WHEN WE WERE ALL IN OFTEN THIS ISSUE, SEVERAL OF US WENT TO A A WORK SESSION WITH TEX DOT AND THE LEADER. WHEN WE DESCRIBED THIS

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EXACT SITUATION, THE LEADERS OF TEX DOT LEFT THE STAGE. SO THAT'S THE THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH. YEAH, EXACTLY. SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE THAT COUNCIL REMEMBERS THAT.

AND THE COMMUNITY IS AWARE OF THAT. TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF HOW MUCH VOICE A COALITION COULD HAVE IN THIS TYPE OF SITUATION. SO I AM ASKING FOR US TO HAVE OUR VOICES TO BE HEARD TO OUR LEGISLATORS THAT CAN HELP US MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS SITUATION AND TO TO REACH OUT TO THE LOBBYISTS THAT WE HAVE ON. HAVE ACCESS TO. WE DON'T HAVE TO WAIT JUST WHEN SESSION IS IN TO REACH OUT TO THEM. THESE ARE THINGS THAT THEY CAN HELP US TO ADVOCATE DURING THIS TIME AS WELL. THANK YOU. OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, THIS IS YES, MOST OF THE STUDIES HAVE BEEN DONE. IT'S ABOUT THEY'VE BEEN FOCUSING ON RE REBUILDING THE HIGHWAY, REBUILDING THAT. THAT'S THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. YOU GOT THE BULKHEAD.

THAT THING IS EXPENSIVE. THAT ROAD BEEN GONE BEEN OUT FOR WHAT 3040 YEARS. PROBABLY THE BEST APPROACH. MY APPROACH WHAT I WOULD DO. THERE'S A THE HIGHWAY COMING IN JUST BEFORE YOU GET TO THE HIGH ISLAND BRIDGE. THEY NEED TO CONNECT THAT AND GO STRAIGHT TO SABINE PASS. THAT WAY WE WON'T HAVE TO CROSS ANY BODIES OF WATER. THAT'S THE SIMPLEST THING TO DO BECAUSE I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CLEAR A LOT OF SPECIAL INTERESTS ON TURTLES AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, BUT THAT IS THE QUICKEST WAY WE CAN GET IT DONE. FORGET ABOUT REOPENING THAT HIGHWAY. THAT'S NOT GOING. THAT DOG IS NOT GOING TO HUNT, OKAY? JUST CONNECT IT FROM THE INPUT OF THAT HIGH ISLAND BRIDGE STRAIGHT TO SABINE PASS. AND I THINK WE CAN DO IT THAT WAY. WE CAN GET THE HELP FROM FROM THE LOCAL INDUSTRIES AND ALL THAT KIND OF THING. THEY I THINK THEY WILL BUY INTO IT. BUT TO TO REDO THE EXISTING HIGHWAY, JUST GOING TO IF YOU DON'T DO IT PROPERLY, BULKHEAD IT, IT'S JUST GOING TO WASH AWAY AGAIN. OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER FRANK, THIS IS GOING TO BE YOUR SECOND TIME SPEAKING. SO. YES, MA'AM. AND I THINK I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO CONSIDER IS TO GET A BUS AND GO TO AUSTIN. I'M, I'M, I'M, I'M, I'M, I'M THAT FAR INTO IT FROM THE PARTICULAR STANDPOINT OF GETTING THE SUPERINTENDENT CHRISTIE HIRED TO, I MEAN, TO PUT FACES ON, ON, ON WHAT'S HAPPENING IN TRANSPIRING TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER WE NEED SO THAT THEY CAN SEE THAT THESE ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE BEING AFFECTED AND SECONDARY. SECOND AS WELL, TO HAVE THE CITY UNDERSTAND THAT WE ALL HAVE THAT WHAT AFFECTS ONE OF US AFFECTS ALL OF US. SO I'M, I'M ASKING THE ENTIRETY OF THE CITY TO GET ON BOARD WITH THIS AS WELL, TO UNDERSTAND, TO WRITE LETTERS, TO MAKE PHONE CALLS.

LET LET'S HAVE A CAMPAIGN OF, OF DOING THIS THAT IS CONCERTED, CALCULATED TO, TO GO FORWARD.

AND BEING AT THAT MEETING TOMORROW NIGHT WILL MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE. MAYOR PRO TEM DOUCET, IT'S YOUR SECOND TIME. I'D JUST LIKE TO ADD, WHENEVER YOU TAKE ON SOMETHING, THIS THING, MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ALTERNATIVES. LIKE COUNCILMAN LEWIS TALKED ABOUT. ANOTHER THING. WE NEED TO HAVE SOMEBODY TO CHECK THAT OUT, DO A STUDY OF IT. YEAH. AND ALSO THE FACT THAT IF WE CAN'T DO THAT, WHAT ABOUT GETTING THEM OUT BY WATER? OKAY, SO WHEN WE GO, LET'S LET'S GO WITH ALTERNATIVES. SO IF THEY SAY NO, THE ONE THEY GOT THE SECOND ONE, BUT WE GOTTA DO SOMETHING. SOMETHING IS BETTER THAN NOTHING. SO LET'S LOOK AT ALTERNATIVES BEFORE WE START THIS, THIS THRUST, ADAM. AND LET'S DO SOME STUDY. LET'S GET SOMEBODY. IF WE GOTTA HIRE SOMEBODY, DO A STUDY TO GIVE US SOME DATA. BECAUSE WHEN WE GO TO THEM, WE GOTTA HAVE DATA. WE CAN'T GO UP THERE TALKING, OKAY, BUT WE NEED ALTERNATIVES, RIGHT? OKAY.

IF THE ROAD IS A N, WHAT ABOUT THIS? WELL, WHAT ABOUT THIS? AND LET'S HAVE OUR FACTS TOGETHER, OKAY? ALRIGHT. AT THIS TIME. YEAH, YEAH, I HAD SOMEBODY FIRST BEFORE YOU. IF YOU HAVE A SECOND, GO AHEAD, I WILL. MR. CHUBB. OKAY. I'M SORRY. YOU'RE NOT SENDING THE MAYOR. I GET THIS OPPORTUNITY. OKAY. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. CHUCK VINCENT 2366 62ND STREET.

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THANK YOU, MR. COUNCILMAN. THANKS FOR PUTTING THAT ON THE AGENDA. I'M A FIRST RESPONDER.

I'M A HAM RADIO OPERATOR, AND MANY TIMES I'VE BEEN ON THE OTHER END OF THE RADIO TRYING TO COORDINATE, GET PEOPLE IN THEIR BOATS OUT THERE TO PICK UP PEOPLE. THERE'S NO COST TO PROTECT LIFE AND LIMB. YOU PUT AN OIL REFINERY OUT THERE, THERE'LL BE A NEW ROAD BUILT. I BROUGHT THIS THING UP FROM MEETINGS FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, EMERGENCY AGENCIES, THE STATE OF TEXAS, TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE. AND THEY ALL SAY THE SAME THING. MONEY, WETLANDS. YOU KNOW, I GET TIRED OF HEARING IT. THERE'S A NEW ROAD THAT'S BEING PASSED AND WENT RIGHT THROUGH WETLANDS. WHO DID THAT? LNG I'M TIRED OF HEARING THAT. THERE'S WAYS THAT CAN BE DONE. YOU CAN BUILD A LOOP AROUND IT. COME ON AROUND PUTTING THOSE KIDS IN THOSE BOATS. IF THAT WAS YOUR KID OR YOUR GRANDKID, YOU'D GET YOUR BOAT AND YOU'D GO, YOU'D GO GET THEM. YOU KNOW, YOU WOULD. THAT JEOPARDIZES OUR SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT THAT DID THAT. AND ANYBODY ELSE THAT'S OUT THERE, LIKE I SAY, I'VE BEEN ON THE OTHER END OF THE RADIO EVERY THREE MONTHS. I DO DRILLS WITH THE WITH THE STATE OF TEXAS.

I'M AN ARIES MEMBER AND A MEMBER, WHICH MEANS WE DO DRILLS JUST ON THINGS LIKE THAT, TO GO OUT THERE AND RESCUE THESE PEOPLE. AND SOMETIMES LIFE AND LIMB IS AT COST. AND THE SCRAMBLE FOR AIR BOATS AND PEOPLE WITH LIFE JACKETS AND THINGS TO GO OUT TO RESCUE THE PEOPLE. WE NEED TO DO THIS. THIS IS LONG OVERDUE, BEING OVERDUE, WHATEVER THE CITY NEEDS TO DO, WHATEVER PRESSURE WE NEED TO DO, WE NEED TO DO IT AND GET IT DONE. TIME IS UP. I USED TO HUNT WHERE THEY WANT TO PUT THAT ROAD, SO I KNOW WHAT THEY'RE SAYING ABOUT WETLANDS, BUT WETLANDS, COST OF PEOPLE AND KIDS, WE GOT TO DO SOMETHING. WE NEED TO PUT PRESSURE IN EVERY AVENUE WE CAN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS GLORIA. OKAY. GLORIA SANCHEZ, 6625 JADE AVENUE, PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS. I ALREADY CONTACT LOCAL LEADERS. I CONTACT CHANNELS 12.

THEY START DOING A LITTLE CLIPS ON SABINE PASS. I CONTACT TECHSTORE. MR. COLLINS, CALL ME BACK AND GIVE ME THE INFORMATION FOR THE TRAFFIC MANAGER OPERATION. I CALL MR. KENNETH AND THEY JUST GIVE ME BAD NEWS. NO LAND, NO MONEY. THE LAND IS FEDERAL. AND HE TOLD ME SOMETHING THAT IT REALLY MADE ME UPSET. HE SAID IT'S LESS THAN 400 PEOPLE IN SABINE PASS. LIKE THEY REALLY DON'T CARE BECAUSE IT'S NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE THERE. AND I TOLD HIM, I DON'T CARE. IT IS ONE PEOPLE, 20 PEOPLE OR A THOUSAND PEOPLE. THESE PEOPLE DON'T HAVE EXIT FROM THERE IF SOMETHING HAPPEN AGAIN. AND I TOLD HIM, WE NEED SOLUTIONS, LOOK FOR A BREACH, LOOK FOR SOMETHING ELSE THAT CAN BE DONE TO BE ABLE TO ALLOW THOSE PEOPLE TO EXIT FROM THERE IN CASE THEY NEED IT. BUT AGAIN, I FEEL LIKE YOU NEED TO PUSH HARDER. YOU NEED TO PUT PRESSURE, YOU NEED TO GO FURTHER BECAUSE LIKE THEY SAID, THE LAND IS FEDERAL, THEY CANNOT TOUCH THE LAND AND THEY DON'T HAVE NO BUDGET FOR ANYTHING. AND MOST LIKELY THEY DON'T FEEL LIKE IT'S NEEDED. THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT I DON'T THINK THAT THEY'RE GOING TO TRY TO DO NOTHING, HE SAID. I WANT TO BE HONEST WITH YOU AND NOTHING THAT WE CAN DO.

OKAY. THANK YOU, MISS JOANNE. WAIT, GUYS. MISS JOANNE JONES, YOU HAD A COMMENT AND THEN. AND SIR, YOU CAN BE NEXT. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO. MISS JOANNE JONES. 640 EAST 10TH STREET. I HAD TWO GRANDCHILDREN ACROSS THEIR GO TO SCHOOL, AND MAYBE YOU ALL CAN GET THE SCHOOL INVOLVED INVOLVED TOO, BECAUSE WHEN THEY BUILT THAT SCHOOL OVER THERE, THEY SHOULD HAVE LOOKED INTO THAT. ALSO, I WAS UP TILL 12:00 WALKING THE FLOOR WITH NO NO PHONE CALLS, NO NOTHING. SO IT IS WE NEED TO LOOK INTO IT. THANK YOU. I WILL BE GLAD TO BE ON THE COMMITTEE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR, YOU COME UP, GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. IF I FORGOT TO GET THAT FROM MISS JOANNE. BUT YOU CAN COME ON AND GIVE IT TO US. OH, SHE DID. THANK YOU, I MISSED IT. I CAN'T HEAR OR TALK. MY NAME IS ROBERT SEXTON. I'M A RESIDENT OF SABINE PASS. I'VE BEEN THERE SINCE 50 YEARS. MY WIFE WAS BORN AND RAISED IN THE AREA. WIND UP THEN. THAT HAS BEEN A BIG PROBLEM. I'M ALSO AN. EVERYTHING'S. COMMISSIONER SABINE PASS PORT AUTHORITY.

WE'VE GOT EMBRACED THE SAME SITUATION. EVERYTHING'S UP AT AUSTIN WITH TXDOT. AND ANYTIME WE BROUGHT UP THE CONVERSATION WITH THEM AT ALL AND EVERYTHING. SO THEY JUST DIDN'T EVEN WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT. THEY SAID IT'S MORE CONSIDERED AS NO MAN'S LAND. THEY DON'T WANT TO PUT ANY MONEY INTO IT. EVEN THOUGH WE'RE LIVING DOWN THERE. IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, IT'S NO, NONE OF THEIR CONCERN. SABINE PASS USED TO BE A PRETTY THRIVING COMMUNITY. A LOT OF Y'ALL PROBABLY WENT DOWN THERE AND THINKING TIMES DIFFERENT TO GO EAT OR TRAVEL THE BEACH, GOING TO GALVESTON. BUT, YOU KNOW, WHENEVER THE BEACH ROAD WIPED OUT AND EVERYTHING, OUR TOURISM STOPPED. ANY KIND OF BUSINESS THAT WAS DOWN THERE AND THINGS JUST SHUT DOWN. AND IT'S STILL THE SAME WAY. WE HAVE NO WAY, NO IN, OUT, JUST ONE WAY INTERNET. SO WE WOULD

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LIKE TO HAVE SOME WAY OUT. AND THIS RIGHT HERE PROVED IT AGAIN. THEY ALWAYS ASK ANYTHING OR TELL YOU ANYTHING. THEY WANT US AS WELL. WE JUST, YOU KNOW, THERE'S NO BIG EMERGENCY POPS UP. WELL WE HAD ANOTHER ONE. BUT THESE THINGS, THESE ROADS HAVE BEEN WASHED OUT AND EVERYTHING FOR OVER 30 YEARS. AND EACH TIME THEY SAY, WELL, WE'RE IN A FEW MORE YEARS OF A FEASIBILITY STUDY. WELL, YOU SPENT MONEY, SPENT SOMEWHERE AND EVERYTHING. THERE'S A LOT OF RECORDS SOMEWHERE AND WE JUST HAVEN'T FOUND THEM. AND NOBODY WANTS TO PUT THE EXTRA EFFORT INTO GOING IN AND FINDING THEM. AND A COMMITTEE NEVER THINKS THROUGH. THAT BRINGS IN THE WHOLE TOWN AND ALL THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR WOULD BE GREAT. LIKE I SAID, WE NEED TO BRING SABINE PASS BACK. I MEAN, JUST IT'S A TOURISM. WE USED TO SEE EVERYTHING ON TELEVISION AND COME SEE OUR BEAUTIFUL TEXAS BEACHES. WELL, YOU CAN'T GET THE 20 MILES OF IT, SO IT'D BE NICE TO DO THAT AGAIN. I USED TO ENJOY THE TRIP AND EVERYTHING WHEN I FIRST MOVED TO SABINE PASS JUST IN THE MORNING, DRIVE DOWN EVERYTHING TO HOLLAND AND BACK, JUST WATCHING ONE CONTINUOUS WAVE FOR 1015 MILES. BUT IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL RIDE, BUT THAT'S BEEN LONG GONE. SO ANYTHING WE COULD DO, ANYTHING TO TRY TO, LIKE I SAID, MAKE EVERYTHING SAFER FOR EVERYONE DOWN BELOW. AND JUST IT HELPED EVERYBODY. PORT ARTHUR TOURISM FROM GALVESTON COMING THIS WAY INSTEAD OF HAVING TO GO THROUGH WINNING THEM, COME AROUND.

BECAUSE ONCE YOU MAKE IT OVER THERE, NOBODY WANTS TO MAKE THAT EXTRA TURN. YEAH, RIGHT.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY, OKAY, OKAY. WE'LL WE'LL MOVE NOW TO PUBLIC HEARING. THERE'S

[V. REPORTS / ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST]

NINE REPORTS, ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST LIMITED TO A TOTAL OF TWO MINUTES PER COUNCIL MEMBER. ANYONE HAVE ANY COMMENTS? YES I DO, COUNCILMEMBER. COUNCILMEMBER.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND MAYOR PRO TEM, I WANT TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT A COMMUNITY OUTREACH THAT'S COMING UP REGARDING THE WATER METER REPLACEMENT PROGRAM. WE HAD A MEETING AT THE CIVIC CENTER SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, AND I REQUESTED THAT THE COMPANY, ALONG WITH THE WATER DEPARTMENT AND EVERYONE ELSE THAT'S INVOLVED, SCHEDULE AT LEAST ONE OTHER MEETING TO INFORM THE PUBLIC ABOUT IT. IT WILL BE ON APRIL THE 23RD AT 6 P.M. AT THE PORT ARTHUR YMCA, 6760 NINTH AVENUE IN PORT ARTHUR. I'VE HANDED THIS FLIER OUT TO A NUMBER OF PEOPLE. I'VE GIVEN IT TO THE CITY SECRETARY. I WILL POST IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA AS WELL.

SO IF YOU WANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE WATER METER REPLACEMENT AND THE LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS AND THOSE LINES THAT ARE GOING TO BE REPLACED ACROSS THE CITY, THAT MEETING IS APRIL 23RD AT 6 P.M. AT THE PORT ARTHUR Y. OKAY. THERE ARE NO FURTHER COMMENTS.

[VI.(1) P.R. No. 24849 – A Resolution Recommending That The City Of Port Arthur Formally Declare Approximately 900 Acres Of The Area Known As "PA-8", Located On Pleasure Island, As A Designated Brownfield Redevelopment Zone, Based On Historical U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers Spoil Disposal Practices And Documented Environmental Impairment. (Requested By Councilmember Lewis) ]

OKAY. WE'LL MOVE TO FIVE SIX UNFINISHED BUSINESS. PR NUMBER 24849. A RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR FORMALLY DECLARE APPROXIMATELY 900 ACRES OF THE AREA KNOWN AS PA8 LOCATED ON PLEASURE ISLAND, AS A DESIGNATED BROWNFIELD REDEVELOPMENT ZONE BASED ON HISTORICAL. U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS SPOIL DISPOSAL PRACTICES AND DOCUMENTING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPAIRMENT REQUESTED BY COUNCILMAN LEWIS.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. I'M SORRY. YES. SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED IN SECOND DISCUSSION. YES. YES, WE HELD THIS ITEM FOR RECONSIDERATION. I SPENT THREE HOURS, APPROXIMATELY THREE HOURS TODAY WITH THE NAVIGATIONAL DISTRICT. WE TOURED THE ISLAND OF LEVIS AND AND THERE WAS AWARDED. THEY'RE GOING TO BE AWARDED BIDS TO TO IMPROVE THE LEVEE AND WIDEN THE LEVEE AND RAISE THE LEVEE. THAT'S THE ONLY THING THEY'RE GOING TO BE DOING.

AND, AND RE REDOING SOME SOME, SOME DRAINAGE THINGS. BUT ONE OF THE THINGS I, WHEN I GOT TO THE 900 ACRES, WHEN WE GOT TO THE 900 ACRES. I WAS QUESTIONING THE STAFF AS TO PRIVATE INDUSTRY DUMPING OVER THERE. I SAID, THIS IS A 900 ACRES THAT WE GOT LEASED OUT.

AND I SAID, PRIVATE INDUSTRY, BEEN COMING IN HERE AND DUMPING. AND HE SAID, WELL, YEAH, 5 MILLION, 5,000,000YD■!T THEY DUMPED OVER THERE. I SAID, NOW MY PROBLEM IS THIS WHO CLEARED THIS FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO MOVE THAT, PUT THAT DREDGING OVER THERE. HE SAID. THE MAJORITY OF IS CLAY. I SAID, WHO CLEARED IT? HE SAID THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS JOB IS TO GET IT CLEARED THROUGH, THROUGH THE AGENCIES. IF ANYBODY WANTS TO KNOW WHAT'S BEEN PLACED OVER THERE, ALL YOU GOTTA DO IS REQUEST IT FROM THE OTC. ALL YOU GOT TO DO IS REQUEST IT.

ANYBODY CAN GET THE INFORMATION OR GET WITH THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS AND GET THAT

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INFORMATION. WHAT'S BEEN DUMPED OVER THERE. SO THAT'S WHERE I SPENT 3.5 HOURS TODAY ON THAT PROJECT. SO DECLARING IT A BROWNFIELD IS NOT GOING TO HARM. IT'S GOING TO GET HELP IF WE NEED IT. OKAY. I HAVE COUNCILMEMBER FRANK'S LIGHT ON. I JUST WANT CLARIFICATION FROM.

I JUST WANT CLARIFICATION FROM STAFF, FROM STAFF AS TO. THE TIME TABLE OF THIS HAPPENING AND OCCURRING, HOW IT WILL AFFECT THE LEASE AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE AND ANY OTHER PARTICULARS THAT WE NEED TO BE APPRIZED OF BEFORE WE MAKE THIS VOTE. YEAH, THAT'S ALL I WANT.

YEAH, JUST THOSE THINGS. ANY OF YOU WANTED THAT FROM FROM STAFF? FROM STAFF. OKAY. ATTORNEY ANYWHERE I CAN GET INFORMATION FROM CONCERNING IT. MANAGER, MANAGER, CITY ATTORNEY, STAFF.

I PROVIDED INFORMATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND EXECUTIVE SESSION. OKAY, OKAY. OKAY. I HAVE I HAVE COUNCILMEMBER FRANK, I DON'T THINK YOU DID YOU GET YOUR I MEAN, SHE SAID CITY ATTORNEY SAID SHE PROVIDED THE INFORMATION TO YOU IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. WELL, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DISCUSSED, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DISCUSSED AS FAR AS BROWNFIELD'S CONCERN WAS THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT IT IN REGARDS TO ANOTHER PROJECT, RIGHT? IT WASN'T IN REGARDS TO THIS. THAT'S RIGHT. THIS PROJECT. AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE SAID WAS THAT, YES, WE COULD GO AHEAD AND APPLY FOR BROWNFIELD'S IN REGARDS TO THE OTHER PROJECT, BUT THAT IT WOULD TAKE TIME, THAT IT WOULD, YOU KNOW, IT WOULD BE A PROCESS OF DOING SO.

AND WE WERE USING THAT AS A AS A SECONDARY ALTERNATIVE TO THE SITUATION THAT WE HAD. AND WE WERE DISCUSSING THERE. I WANT TO KNOW HOW THIS RELATES TO THE PROJECT THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NOW. OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK TO THE CITY MANAGER AND TO THE CITY ATTORNEY TO GIVE US THAT ANSWER. YOU REMIND ME TO SPEAK. YEAH, I HAVE. COUNCILMAN MCKINLEY BECAUSE OKAY, I KNOW HE'S STILL TALKING, SO I'M TRYING TO GET. ARE YOU DONE YET? NO, NO. NOT DONE. I'M TRYING TO GET AN ANSWER. THE MIND IF I THROW THIS IN THE GUMBO AS WELL. GO AHEAD. COUNCILMAN KINLAW THANK YOU MAYOR. MAYOR PRO TEM. AND THAT WAS THE REASON WHY WE TABLED THIS ITEM. IF YOU GUYS REMEMBER, IF YOU GO BACK AND LOOK AT THE LAST MEETING, WE WANTED TO GET THAT INFORMATION BECAUSE WE WANTED TO KNOW THE BENEFITS TIMETABLE. WHAT WOULD IT ENHANCE IF WE DO THE 900 AS A BROWNFIELD? I MEAN, I CAN'T IN GOOD CONSCIENCE VOTE ON SOMETHING THAT I DON'T HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION ABOUT. SO WE TABLED THIS ITEM AND I EXPLAINED THAT TO COUNCILMAN LEWIS TWO WEEKS AGO. YOU KNOW MY THOUGHTS ABOUT IT, BUT I NEED TO KNOW BEFORE I VOTE ON THIS, YOU KNOW, HOW IT'S GOING TO AFFECT PORT ARTHUR IF WE DO IT IN A LONG TERM, LONG TERM WAY, SHORT TERM, YOU KNOW, THE BENEFITS, FUTURE DEVELOPMENT, ALL THOSE QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE TO VOTE ON TO BE ABLE TO VOTE ON THIS. AND WE HAVE IT BACK ON HERE. BUT THAT'S WHY WE TABLED IT, BECAUSE WE WANTED THESE ANSWERS TO BE ANSWERED. THANK YOU. OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER. EVER FEEL SORRY? THANK YOU MAYOR. ECHOING THE LAST TWO COUNCIL PERSON'S COMMENTS, WHAT WOULD WE BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ELIMINATING THE. ENVIRONMENTAL BLIGHT AND WHAT WOULD THE COST OF THAT BE? AND WHAT ARE THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR IN THE EVENT THAT THIS IS A BROWNFIELD? AND WOULD IT PREVENT US OR HINDER US FROM DOING ANY THING ELSE? THE OTHER QUESTION IS, WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT WRITING A LETTER TO GET INFORMATION FROM THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS REGARDING THIS, WAS THE LETTER SENT, AND DID WE RECEIVE A RESPONSE? GOOD QUESTIONS. WE NEED TO CITY ATTORNEY. DUE TO THE SENSITIVITY OF THIS INFORMATION, I WILL DISCUSS IT IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. I WON'T DISCUSS IT IN OPEN SESSION. IT'S OKAY. LET ME HAVE A. YOU KNOW, OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER. WAIT

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JUST A MINUTE. MAYOR PRO TEM BECAUSE BASICALLY WE'VE MET AND THEN WE I DON'T THINK WE'VE HAD AN EXECUTIVE SESSION SINCE THE LAST MEETING WHEN WE TABLED THIS. OKAY. HAVE WE KNOW WE HAVE NOT. SO I DON'T RECALL US BEING RE INFORMED ABOUT ANYTHING IN EXECUTIVE SESSION SINCE THE LAST PREVIOUS MEETING THAT THIS WAS ON TWO WEEKS AGO. THERE WASN'T WE HAVEN'T HAD AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. OKAY. I JUST SAID WE DISCUSSED IT IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AT THE LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING. THIS IS PLACED ON THE AGENDA AS UNFINISHED BUSINESS. IT WAS NOT PLACED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. HOWEVER, YOU WANT TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO FURTHER DISCUSS IT. YOU MAY DO SO. YEAH, I WANT TO GO. LET ME I HAVE A COMMENT BEFORE WE GO AHEAD.

MAYOR PRO TEM FIRST OF ALL, I DON'T SEE WHERE THIS IS AN EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM. THIS IS NOT A LEGAL ISSUE. THIS IS SIMPLY WHETHER WE WANT TO DECLARE THIS OR NOT. IT'S NOT A LEGAL ISSUE. DO WE WANT TO DECLARE IT A BROWNFIELD? YOU KNOW, AFTER LISTENING TO WHAT WE DISCUSSED IN REFERENCE TO BROWNFIELD EARLIER, IT'S OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS NO COST TO THE CITY. THAT'S THE FIRST THING. THE SECOND THING IS THIS THAT THEY'RE ASKING TO DO IS GOING TO BE DONE WHERE IT WON'T COST US ANYTHING. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO. IT WON'T INTERFERE WITH OUR LEASE AGREEMENT. SO I DON'T SEE WHY THIS HAS BECOME AN ISSUE. NOW, IF IT HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE LEASE AGREEMENT, THEN I CAN UNDERSTAND IT. IF IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WHERE IT'S GOING TO COST THE CITY, I CAN UNDERSTAND IT. BUT WE TALKED ABOUT IF WE COULD HAVE POSSIBLY DONE IT WITH ANOTHER PROJECT OVER THERE. AND IT WASN'T AN ISSUE. I DON'T KNOW WHY IT'S AN ISSUE NOW. YOU KNOW, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S NOT GOING TO COST US. NOW, WHAT I LIKE TO KNOW IS IF THIS REQUEST INTERFERES WITH THE LEASE AGREEMENT. THAT'S WHAT I WAS ASKING A QUESTION. DOES IT INTERFERE WITH ANYTHING IN THE LEASE AGREEMENT? THAT'S WHAT WE HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT THE LAST MEETING WHEN WE ASKED. AND THAT'S WHAT COUNCILMAN FRANK JUST ASKED. RIGHT. DOES THIS INTERFERE WITH THE LEASE AGREEMENT? IS THAT SIMPLE? OKAY, ALRIGHT. COUNCILMEMBER FRANK AND I BOTH HAVE YOUR LIGHTS ON.

BE YOUR SECOND TIME SPEAKING. I JUST WANT TO KNOW, ARE Y'ALL WAITING FOR AN ANSWER? I WANT TO ANSWER AS WELL. OKAY, SO WE NEED TO DO, WE NEED TO GO INTO A QUICK EXECUTIVE SESSION IF WE HAVE TO. YES, MA'AM. WHAT DO YOU GUYS NEED THIS? OH, LORD. OKAY, I CAN'T THEY WANT ANSWERS.

YEAH, I CAN HAVE A VOTE. YEAH. BUT ONCE AGAIN, I QUESTION WHETHER IT'S AN EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM. IT'S DOESN'T DEAL WITH LEGAL MATTERS. IT'S A SIMPLE REQUEST. THE REQUEST IS DO WE WANT TO DECLARE IT A BROWNFIELD? EITHER WE SAY YES OR WE SAY NO. MAYOR PRO TEM, I RESPECT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. BUT IF THIS COUNCIL WANTS. OH, COUNCILMEMBER, I'LL LET YOU

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SPEAK. BUT IN THIS I'M GOING TO MAKE A DECISION TO GO TO EXECUTIVE SESSION. IF THAT'S WHAT THE MAJORITY OF COUNCIL WANTS TO HAVE TO DO, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO. OKAY, I AGREE. OKAY. LET'S VOTE. THAT'S MY REQUEST FOR A MOTION TO OKAY, I'M GOING TO DO THAT. I GOT YOU.

YES, MA'AM. OKAY. I'M GOING TO TAKE A MOTION GO TO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT SEVEN O. MAKE A MOTION RIGHT TO GO INTO. I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. SECOND ITEM.

OKAY. THE MOTION AND SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY NOS? NO. OKAY.

GOT TWO NOS. THE MAJORITY RULES. WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION THANK YOU. ALE ARE GOING TO CITY SECRETARY. WE'RE READY. WE CAN RECONVENE, PICK UP WHERE WE LEFT OFF. I'M JUST GOING TO I DON'T NEED I NEED A MOTION. I DON'T NEED A MOTION TO COME BACK. I CAN JUST SAY. ALL YOU NEED TO ESTABLISH A QUORUM. PLEASE GO AHEAD AND DO SO. THANK YOU. MOSES HERE.

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MAYOR PRO TEM DOUCET HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER LOUIS HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. HAMILTON. EVER FIELD PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER. BECKHAM HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER KINLAW HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER FRANK, YOU HAVE A QUORUM. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL NOW GO BACK INTO REGULAR SESSION AT 7:18 P.M.

AND WHERE WE LEFT OFF. I THINK OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE HAD THEIR ANSWERS. I'M GOING TO LET OUR FIRST SPEAKER GO. GO AHEAD. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES, SIR. DOCTOR SIMEON QUEEN. YES. AND I LIVE AT 924 SOUTH WIND, PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS 77640. TODAY I STAND AS NOT ONLY A CITIZEN, BUT I STAND AS AN APPOINTED OFFICIAL BY THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS, REPRESENTING THAT OF THE PLEASURE ISLAND ADVISORY BOARD COMMISSION. US AS ALL SEVEN COMMISSIONERS ON PLEASURE ISLAND HAVE PASSED A RESOLUTION RESOLUTION NUMBER 012025. NOT SURE IF IT'S IN YOUR PACKETS. IT WAS PASSED ON JANUARY 26TH OF THIS YEAR, AND THE RESOLUTION IS IN SUPPORT OF A BROWNFIELD ZONE, WHICH THE CITY HAS DONE IN MANY DIFFERENT OCCURRENCES FROM. NOT MISTAKEN, IT'S NINE CURRENTLY. SO ME AS BEING THE CHAIRMAN OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR THE ISLAND AND THE PAST CHAIRMAN, WE PRESENTED A RESOLUTION AND OUR BODY PASSED IT FOR THE PLEASURE OF THE COUNCIL. I WILL READ IT INTO THE RECORD. THE RESOLUTION, PLEASURE ISLAND ADVISORY BOARD COMMISSION, A RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR FORMALLY DECLARE APPROXIMATELY 900 ACRES OF THE AREA KNOWN AS PA8 LOCATED ON PLEASURE ISLAND AS A DESIGNATED BROWNFIELD REDEVELOPMENT ZONE BASED ON HISTORICAL U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS SPOIL DISPOSAL PRACTICES AND DOCUMENTED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPAIRMENT. WHEREAS, THE PLEASURE ISLAND ADVISORY BOARD COMMISSION IS CHARGED WITH GOVERNANCE ON PLEASURE ISLAND THAT FOCUSES ON ADVISORY CAPACITY IN THE FACETS OF MANAGEMENT, OPERATION, STEWARD AND MAINTENANCE, AND MULTIPLE MUNICIPAL PROPERTY AND PUBLIC ASSETS OF PLEASURE ISLAND, INCLUDING AREAS HISTORICALLY IMPACTED BY FEDERAL DREDGE OPERATIONS. AND WHEREAS, MULTIPLE DECADES OF DRUGS PLACEMENT, SEDIMENT DEPOSITION AND FUEL OPERATIONS BY THE UNITED STATES CORPS OF ENGINEERS HAVE MATERIALLY ALTERED A PORTION OF THE P, A EIGHT TRACK CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY 900 ACRES, RESULTING IN DISTURBED HYDROLOGY, BURIED WETLANDS AND CREATION OF ARTIFICIAL SPOIL MOUNDS AND IMPAIRED SOILS. AND WHEREAS THE COMMISSION HAS DIRECT HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE OF LONG TERM FEDERAL SPOIL DISPOSAL PRACTICES ON PE8, INCLUDING REPEATED INSTANCES OF SPOIL DEPOSITION THAT HAVE RENDERED THE PROPERTY ENVIRONMENTALLY DEGRADED, UNDER UTILIZED, UNSUITABLE FOR PRODUCTIVE MUNICIPALITY AND PUBLIC BENEFIT USES. AND WHEREAS, THE COMMISSION ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE CONDITIONS PRESENT ON PORTION OF PA8 ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE DEFINITION OF A BROWNFIELD UNDER C E R CLA101 39. THE EPA BROWNFIELD PROGRAM, THE TEXAS URBAN RENEWAL LAW AND TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, EACH OF WHICH RECOGNIZES SITES WITH ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONTAMINATION AS CANDIDATES FOR FORMAL BROWNFIELD DESIGNATION. AND WHEREAS BROWNFIELD REDEVELOPMENT IS A RECOGNIZED UNDER TEXAS LAW AS A VALID MUNICIPAL PURPOSE PUBLIC PURPOSE, INCLUDING THE ELIMINATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL BLIGHT, THE RESTORATION OF IMPAIRED OR ABANDONED LAND, IMPROVEMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY, AND THE SUPPORT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC BENEFIT LAND USE. WHEREAS, THE COMMISSION FURTHER FINDS THAT REDEVELOPMENT OF A PORTION OF PE8 WOULD MATERIALLY BENEFIT PLEASURE ISLAND, IMPROVE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AND SUPPORT LONG TERM ECONOMIC VITALITY CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY OBJECTIVES. AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR AS THE GOVERNING BODY AND LANDOWNERS OF RECORD TO THE 1934 1937 AND THE 1997 STATE OF TEXAS LAND PATENTS HOLDS EXCLUSIVE LEGAL AUTHORITY TO FORMALLY CLASSIFIED MUNICIPAL PROPERTY AS BROWNFIELD REDEVELOPMENT ZONE. AND WHEREAS THE COMMISSION FINDS IT NECESSARY, PRUDENT AND IN THE PUBLIC'S BEST INTEREST TO FORMALLY RECOMMEND THAT THE CITY EXERCISE ITS FULL STATUTORY AUTHORITY TO DECLARE THE PORTION OF THE PE8A BROWNFIELD REDEVELOPMENT ZONE FOR THE PURPOSES OF ENVIRONMENTAL RECOMMENDATION, PUBLIC PURPOSE REDEVELOPMENT AND RECLAMATION OF LONG TERM BLIGHT CAUSED BY

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HISTORICAL AND FEDERAL USE. RECOMMENDATION FOR BROWNFIELD DESIGNATION THE PLEASURE ISLAND ADVISORY BOARD COMMISSION HEREBY FORMALLY RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR DECLARE A PORTION OF THE PA TRACT APPROXIMATELY 900 ACRES OF PLEASURE ISLAND, A BROWNFIELD REDEVELOPMENT ZONE, ACCORDING TO THE TEXAS LOCAL CODE, CHAPTER 374 TEXAS SECTION, THE BASIS OF THE RECOMMENDATION. THIS RECOMMENDATION IS BASED ON THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS. TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC. HOW MUCH MORE DO YOU HAVE TO GO. ONLY GIVE A COUPLE OF MINUTES BECAUSE WE NEED TO. BECAUSE WE ALL HAVE A COPY. I THINK THAT WE'VE. YOU PROVIDED US WITH A COPY OF THAT IN OUR EMAIL. IF I CAN READ THE BASIS TO THE TO THE PUBLIC AND I'LL BE DONE. IT'S OVER 30 MORE SECONDS. 30S. YES, MA'AM. I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE GIVE HIM TIME TO READ IT. OKAY. SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OKAY. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. WE REPRESENT Y'ALL.

OKAY. YES, WE DO. THE BASIS OF RECOMMENDATION. THIS WILL HAVE TO HAVE ORDER. YES, MA'AM.

THANK YOU. THE BASIS OF RECOMMENDATION. THIS RECOMMENDATION IS BASED ON THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS. TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ON PLEASURE ISLAND TWO TO SHIFT THE NARRATIVE OF LONG TERM DREDGE SPOIL DISPOSITION BY THE THE U S A C E IMPAIRED SOIL AND HYDROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. EVIDENCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL BLIGHT. UNDERUTILIZATION OF PROPERTY CAUSED BY HISTORIC FEDERAL OPERATIONS CONDITIONS COMPLICATING REUSE, REDEVELOPMENT AND FURTHER DEVELOPMENT. THE COMMISSION SUPPORTS AND CONTINUES TO ENGAGE ALL CURRENT DEVELOPERS AND STAKEHOLDERS ON PLEASURE ISLAND REGARDING THE REDEVELOPMENT OF PE8 AND RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL RECOGNIZE ALL DEVELOPERS WITHIN THE 900 ACRES OF THE PUBLIC PURPOSE PARTNERS FOR THE BROWNFIELD REDEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES. THIS RESOLUTION IS EFFECTIVE UPON APPROVAL BY THE PLEASURE ISLAND ADVISORY BOARD ON JANUARY 26TH, 2026. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. MR. CRAWFORD, HOW ARE YOU DOING? GOOD. GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL.

GOOD EVENING, HARRY CRAWFORD, 2506 DON RIVER LANE. I JUST WANTED TO BASICALLY GO ON THE RECORD TO SAY THAT WE'RE NOT ASKING THE CITY TO BE AN APPLICANT OR CO-APPLICANT TO ANYTHING, AND WE'RE NOT ASKING THE CITY TO SPEND ANY MONEY FOR THE BROWNFIELD. TEXAS HAS A TEXAS VOLUNTEER CLEANUP PROGRAM THAT WE'RE ENTERING, AND WE PAY THE MONEY TO GO INTO IT. IF YOU READ THE LEASE, SECTION 606 OF THE LEASE SAYS THAT THE CITY WILL REASONABLY COOPERATE WHEN WE GO TO PROVIDE PERMITS OR ANYTHING THAT IS NOT THAT IS USED FOR US IN OUR DEVELOPMENT.

IT SAYS IN THE LEASE THAT YOU WILL YOU WILL COOPERATE, AND YOUR COOPERATION WILL NOT BE UNREASONABLY WITHHELD. ALSO IN THE LEASE, IT SAYS THAT WE WOULD BE PROVIDED THE OPPORTUNITY WHEN IT'S TIME FOR US TO MOVE FORWARD, TO COME TO THE COUNCIL AND TO PRESENT ISSUES LIKE THIS THAT ARE PART OF OUR DEVELOPMENT. AND IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT Y'ALL FEEL LIKE WE NEED TO DISCUSS, THEN WE HAVE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ABOUT US TRYING TO GET THE BROWNFIELD DEDICATED. FOR THE LAST TWO MONTHS. THE COUNCIL GAVE US A RESOLUTION WITH A SUPPORT LETTER TIED TO IT. I'VE BEEN TRYING TO DO BUSINESS WITH THE CITY DECENT AND IN ORDER. MY DADDY TAUGHT ME YOU DON'T GO TO A MAN'S HOUSE AND SIT DOWN AT A TABLE AND START EATING, AND HE AIN'T HOME. I CAME BEFORE THE COUNCIL ASKING FOR THIS BROWNFIELD FOR THE REASON THAT IT'S HELPED US MOVE ON WITH OUR PROJECT. BUT ACCORDING TO REGION SIX EPA, YOU ALREADY GAVE US A RESOLUTION WITH A SUPPORT LETTER. WE GOT A 39 YEAR LEASE THAT GIVES US PROPERTY RIGHTS. THEY TELL ME ALL I GOT TO DO IS APPLY FOR IT. THAT'S WHAT THEY SAY. NOW, IF THE CITY IS OF THE OPINION THAT IT'S GOING TO COST YOU SOMETHING. I SENT A RESOLUTION TO YOU ALL AND GUARANTEEING THAT IT WON'T COST YOU ANYTHING. THAT'S IN THE RESOLUTION THAT I SENT YOU. SAYING THAT THAT THERE WILL BE NO COST TO THE CITY. THAT'S GUARANTEED. WHEN I CAME TO THE CITY, I SAID IT WOULDN'T BE ANY COST TO YOU. AND I'M STILL HERE TELLING YOU THE SAME THING NOW. NO COST TO THE CITY. THANK YOU. MAYOR. THANK YOU, MR. CRAWFORD.

AT THIS TIME, WE'RE READY TO ENTERTAIN A VOTE ON THE RESOLUTION. OH. YOU WANT A LEGAL OPINION? OKAY, OKAY. YOU WANT TO OPEN LEGAL OPINION? OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER KINLAW IS

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ASKING, AND. COUNCILMEMBER, CAN I HAVE A MOTION ON THAT SO THAT I CAN CLEAR MYSELF? OKAY. WE WANT A MOTION ON GET WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY, GIVE A LEGAL OPINION. CAN I GET A MOTION? SO MOVED. CAN I GET A SECOND? A SECOND ON THE CITY ATTORNEY? SECOND, ANY DISCUSSIONS? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY I, I. ANY NOS. NO. NO. OKAY. WELL, COME ON, LET'S GO CLARIFY. OKAY. ON THE MOTION TO RECEIVE A LEGAL OPINION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY. COUNCIL MEMBER. BECKHAM. MAYOR PRO TEM DO SAID NO. COUNCIL MEMBER. FRANK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER HAMILTON HAVERFIELD. NO.

COUNCIL MEMBER. KINLAW. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. LOUIS. MAYOR. MOSES. NO MEASURE FAILS TO GET A LEGAL OPINION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY. MAYOR. ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO A ROLL CALL. VOTE. ON THE RESOLUTION. WE'RE READY FOR A VOTE ON THE RESOLUTION DECLARING A RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR FORMALLY DECLARE APPROXIMATELY 900 ACRES OF THE AREA KNOWN AS PA, LOCATED ON PLEASURE ISLAND, AS A DESIGNATED BROWN'S BROWN FIELD.

THE REDEVELOPMENT ZONE, BASED ON HISTORICAL U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, SPOIL DISPOSAL PRACTICES AND DOCUMENTED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPAIRMENT REQUESTED BY COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS. WE'VE GOT A MOTION ALREADY. HAVE A SECOND. AND WE WERE IN DISCUSSIONS AND NOW WE'RE VOTING. WE'RE GOING TO DO A ROLL CALL VOTE. COUNCIL MEMBER BECKHAM NO. MAYOR PRO TEM DOUCET. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER FRANK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. HAMILTON AIRFIELD. NO. COUNCIL MEMBER. KINLAW. NO. COUNCIL MEMBER. LOUIS. MAYOR. MOSES. NO. LET THE RECORD REFLECT. THREE YES AND FOUR NO. THE MAYOR MEASURE FAILS. AGREE TO MOVE ON. OKAY. WE'RE MOVING TO CONSENT

[VII. CONSENT AGENDA ]

AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. OKAY. CONSENT AGENDA. THERE'S NONE AT THIS TIME. IS THERE ANY ANY RESOLUTION ANY COUNCIL MEMBER CHOOSES TO REMOVE HOLD. PUT YOUR LIGHT TO HOLD. PUT YOUR LIGHT. OKAY. LIGHT IS ON. COUNCILMEMBER DOUCET. OKAY. THANK YOU. MAYOR. ITEM NUMBER FIVE, PAGE FOUR. YOU LIKE TO HOLD THAT? OKAY. AND ITEM NUMBER 12, PAGE SIX. THERE'S NO FURTHER LIGHTS AT THIS TIME. WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO CONSIDER ALL OF THE CONSENT RESOLUTION. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF PR NUMBER 24834 AND PR 24857. DO I HAVE A MOTION? SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND, ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL OPPOSED? ALL OPPOSED?

[VII.C.(5) P.R. No. 24834 – A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute Amendment No. 1 To The Construction Contract With Norman Highway Constructors, Inc., Of Orange, Texas, For The Storm Sewer Brick Manhole Replacement Project, Providing For A One Hundred Eighty (180) Calendar Day Time Extension; Providing For Funding From Drainage System Account No. 148-00-000-8515 00-10-000. Project No. GM2402.GRE.DRA. ]

THE MOTION PASSED. NOW WE'LL GO BACK TO ITEM WELL RESOLUTION 24834. OKAY. 2834. LET ME. O PAGE FOUR. NO WONDER I CAN'T SEE PAGE FOUR NUMBER FIVE. OKAY. PR NUMBER 24834. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WITH NORMAN HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTORS. INCORPORATION OF ORANGE, TEXAS FOR THE STORM SEWER MANHOLE REPLACEMENT PROJECT, PROVIDING FOR A 180 DAY CALENDAR DAY EXTENSION. PROVIDING FOR FUNDING FROM DRAINAGE SYSTEM ACCOUNT NUMBER 14800000851500-10-000. PROJECT

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NUMBER G24 02. G R E POINT D R A A. DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED SECOND. YOUR MOTION NEED A SECOND SECOND BEEN MOVED IN SECOND. QUESTION. OKAY, I HAVE TWO LIGHTS. COUNCILMEMBER MAYOR PRO TEM COUNCILMEMBER KINLAW YEAH, IN THAT ORDER YOU MIGHT. YOU OKAY, COUNCILMEMBER KINLAW ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU DIRECTOR. GLAD TO SEE YOU HERE AND THANK YOU. BUT YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID BEFORE, I'M GOING TO BE PULLING ANYTHING THAT HAS AN EXTENSION REQUIREMENT WITHOUT ANY DOCUMENTATION OTHER THAN THE BACKGROUND THAT I READ. SO CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO THE COUNCIL AS WELL AS THE CITIZENS, YOU KNOW, THIS DELAY FOR 100 AND WHAT IS IT, 180 DAYS? YEAH. SO GIVE ME SOME BACKGROUND. AND ALSO, DO WE HAVE DOCUMENTATIONS ON WHY WE'RE GOING TO ASK FOR THIS EXTENSION TO APPROVE IT TODAY? SURE, SURE. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING MAYOR. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. SO WHAT I LEARNED FROM I'M STILL USING MY EXCUSE OF BEING NEW. WHAT I HAVE LEARNED SO FAR IS THAT THIS PROJECT, THIS GRANT PROJECT, WE TOOK SO MUCH TIME IN THE FRONT END, WE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO REALLY GIVE THE FULL AMOUNT OF TIME THAT WOULD NEED TO FINISH THIS PROJECT, BUT WE DIDN'T WANT TO LOSE THE GRANT, SO WE AWARDED IT. THIS IS KIND OF PROCEDURAL WAY OF GETTING GRANT IN HAND, AND THEN GIVE THEM THE EXTRA TIME THEY ACTUALLY NEED.

SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE DATE OF THE GRANT, THE AWARD OF SO WE DID THIS LITERALLY SIX WEEKS AGO OR SOMETHING. AND IF YOU LOOK AT THAT, YOU CANNOT FINISH PROJECT OF THIS SIZE IN SUCH A SHORT TIME. SO THIS WAS A PROCEDURAL STEP FOR US TO TAKE ADVANTAGE THAT WE AWARD THE, THE PROJECT AND THEN REQUEST AN EXTENSION. WELL, WE KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THE STORM SEWER, STORM SEWER, MANHOLE REPLACEMENT IS FOR OUR ENTIRE CITY. BUT YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID BEFORE, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT A CONTRACT, WE TALK ABOUT YOU AGREE? I AGREE, WE SIGN A CONTRACT. AND BY THESE CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME, AS OF LATELY, WE KIND OF BEEN GONE OFF THAT SCHEDULE. AND I'M GOING TO BE PULLING THAT. I'M TELLING YOU, EVERY TIME I SEE THIS, SOMEBODY ON THE CITY SIDE SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE, ENSURING THAT THE WORK IS BEING DONE, PAPERWORK IS BEING TAKEN CARE OF BECAUSE WHEN IT'S COMING, WHEN IT COMES BEFORE THE COUNCIL, AND YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT, IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LOT MORE TIME, BUT THEN IT'S GOING TO CAUSE ME TO THINK ABOUT THE FLIP SIDE, WHERE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PENALTIES IF THEY DON'T, AND IF THEY DO NOT FINISH THE WORK BY A CERTAIN TIME, WE'RE JUST GIVING THEM FREE REIGN TO GET A BID TO GAIN THAT BID. AND THEN IF THEY DON'T FINISH BY THAT CERTAIN TIME, THEY COME BEFORE A COUNCIL OR THEY COME BEFORE A STAFF ASKING FOR AN EXTENSION. BUT WE NEED TO GET OUT OF THAT MIND FRAME BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE NEW. YOU JUST GOT ON BOARD. WE THANK YOU, BUT WE GOT OTHER STAFF THAT'S BEEN HERE A WHILE. AND WHEN PROJECTS LIKE THIS TO THIS MAGNITUDE, IT ONLY JUST NOW HURTS THE COMPANY. IT HURTS THE CITIZENS OF PORT ARTHUR BECAUSE WE NEED THESE SEWER STORM COVERS, MANHOLES INSTALLED. SO, DIRECTOR, PLEASE, IN THE NEAR FUTURE, I WANT THE PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT WE'RE BEING TRANSPARENT. DOCUMENTATION IS THE THING THAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO ENSURE THAT AND OVERSIGHT THAT WE'RE GOING TO ENSURE THAT ALL THIS IS BEING DONE IN A TIMELY MANNER. THANK YOU MAYOR. ABSOLUTELY. THIS IS FAIR FOR COUNCIL TO ASK THIS INFORMATION. YOU'RE ALL COMMENTS ARE WELL UNDERSTOOD. AND, YOU KNOW, BUT THIS IS THIS WAS A VERY SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WE COULD NOT AVOID. YOU KNOW. SO THAT'S IT.

THANK YOU. MAYOR PRO TEM, YOU HAVE YOUR. YES. OKAY, OKAY. I'M ON THE SAME BOAT AND WE TALK AND I KNOW YOU GETTING INTO THE PROCESS. I KNOW YOU'RE VERY AWARE OF THE PROCESS. YOU WANT TO GET ON TOP OF IT. BUT IN A CASE LIKE THIS, THIS IS SOMETHING I WANT TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION FOR THE FUTURE. OKAY. THIS GRANT WAS AWARDED ON THE 22ND OF MARCH, 2021. WE AWARDED THE CONTRACT IN AUGUST THE 27TH, 2025. NOW, THE REQUEST FOR THIS EXTENSION WAS ACTUALLY MADE TO US ON FEBRUARY THE 9TH, 2026. SO A LOT OF THESE THINGS I'M HEARING ALL THE TIME, WE NEED MORE TIME. WHEN I LOOK AT DATES, NO, WE DON'T NEED MORE TIME. WE DRAG

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OUR FEET TO THE LAST MINUTE, THEN GET WITH A CONTRACTOR, THEN THE CONTRACTOR, AND YOU ALL DECIDE, WELL, WE NEED MORE TIME. BUT IF ALL OF THIS WAS DONE IN A TIMELY MANNER, THEN THE MANHOLES CHANGING, MANHOLES THAT FLOOD. I MEAN, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S A PRIORITY. SO WE GET A GRANT IN 2021. WHY ARE WE JUST DEALING WITH THIS. TAKE A LOOK AT IT. BECAUSE THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE. FAIR COMMENTS. WHY DID WE EVEN APPLY FOR A GRANT. YOU'RE TELLING ME THAT OUR SITUATION IN THIS CITY IS GOOD ENOUGH THAT WE REALLY COULD GET A GRANT, BUT WE COULD HOLD ON FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS BEFORE WE START DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT. NO, IT AIN'T JUST THIS ONE, BUT IT'S SOMETHING YOU NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT NOW TO GO BACK. AND I, AND I THINK IF YOU GO BACK NOW AND START HAVING TO BRING UP EVERY PROJECT, EVERY GRANT, YOU'RE PROBABLY GOING TO FIND THIS COMING UP AGAIN. AND YOU KNOW, YOU CAN START HEADING THIS OFF.

AND I THINK WHEN IT'S TIME TO COME UP HERE, BECAUSE A LOT OF THESE CONTRACTORS, I, I'M FIRMLY I RIDE AROUND THIS CITY, I SEE PEOPLE NOT WORKING TODAY, BUT THEY ALWAYS WANT TO COME UP WITH. THEREFORE, WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE SOMEBODY THAT'S CHECKING THIS ON A DAILY BASIS. AND JUST TO GIVE YOU SOME INFORMATION FOR YOUR OWN THOUGHT. SURE. WE HAD AN ENGINEER OVER PUBLIC WORKS AND HE HAD ANOTHER PERSON WORKING WITH HIM WHO WASN'T A LICENSED ENGINEER, BUT HE WAS HE HAD TOOK ALL THE ENGINEERING COURSES, BUT THOSE TWO PROJECTS WE HAD IN THE CITY, LIKE, WELL, THAT'S WHO WENT OUT. HE WENT OUT, SEE IF THEY WERE WORKING.

DOCUMENTED. LOOK AT WHAT THEY'RE DOING. BAM, YOU'RE GONE BECAUSE NOBODY'S SITTING ON THERE. WE PAYING PEOPLE TO MANAGE THESE PROJECTS. GO THERE AND SEE IF A PERSON SITTING UP THERE FROM FOR EIGHT HOURS A DAY, IT AIN'T HAPPENING. IT'S OUR MONEY. WE NEED TO START PROTECTING OUR CITIZENS MONEY. WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT WHEN THEY SIGN ON THE LINE, YOU GO OUT THERE AND DO THE WORK, GET THE WORK DONE AND GET OUT OF THE WAY. OKAY? IF YOU DON'T WANT TO DO THAT. CLOSE THE CONTRACT, REBID IT TO FINISH IT. LET'S MOVE ON. BUT IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S A THING IN THIS CITY. OKAY, JUST FOR YOUR INFORMATION. AND WE TALK ALL THE TIME. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. LIKE COUNCILMAN KINLAW SAID, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU HEAR WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER HAS TO SAY SO YOU'LL BE ABLE TO KNOW. PAY MORE ATTENTION. THAT'S ALL MAYOR. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU SIR. OKAY. GO AHEAD. ITEM NUMBER. TAKE A VOTE. OH, ALRIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED? I ALL OPPOSED. OKAY, THE MOTION PASSED. THE NEXT

[VII.C.(12) P.R. No. 24857 – A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into A Professional Services Agreement With Arceneaux Wilson & Cole LLC Of Port Arthur, Texas For The Design And Construction Management Of The City-Wide Fire Hydrant Replacement Phase I Project, In The Total Amount Of $45,000.00. Funds Are Available In Account No. 405-40-000-8516-00-00-000, Project No. WS0025.ENG]

ITEM IS 12. PR NUMBER 24857. ON PAGE SIX. PR NUMBER 24857. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH ARSENAL, WILSON AND COLE LLC OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS, FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT OF THE CITYWIDE FIRE HYDRANT REPLACEMENT PHASE ONE PROJECT IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF 45,000 FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN ACCOUNT NUMBER 405-40-000-8516-0000-000. PROJECT NUMBER WS0 025.

ENGINEER DOT DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED SECOND BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND QUESTION. OKAY MAYOR PRO TEM JUST SET ON THIS ONE. OH. REPLACING FIRE HYDRANTS. OKAY, WE HAVE A CONTRACT. THE CONTRACT IS LICENSED AND BONDED. CORRECT. AND WE DON'T HAVE A CONTRACT RIGHT NOW BECAUSE I SAW I SAW ON THEIR SHE SAID THEY DON'T HAVE A CONTRACT RIGHT NOW. RIGHT NOW. OH. OH WE DON'T HAVE A CONTRACT ON IT. NO. OKAY. WELL, HERE'S MY QUESTION. YES, SIR. WHY DO WE WANT TO

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ENTER INTO A CONTRACT FOR THE DESIGN? OF OF REPLACING A FIRE HYDRANT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCILMAN. SO WITH OUR CITY STAFF, UTILITY STAFF, WE USUALLY REPLACE FIRE HYDRANT ABOUT 20 TO 30 OF FIRE HYDRANT. BUT EARLIER THIS YEAR, WE RECEIVED A HYDROGEN LIST FROM FIRE MARSHALL. IT'S ABOUT 366 FIRE HYDRANT HAVE PROBLEM AND SOME MINOR PROBLEM WE CAN FIX IN HOUSE. BUT A LOT OF THEM ARE THEY HAVE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE ADEQUATE FLOW NEEDED TO SERVE THE FIRE. YOU KNOW, PURPOSE. AND WITH THAT, WE NEED TO HAVE A MODEL TO, TO MAKE SURE THE FIRE HYDRANT PROBLEM IS NOT CAUSED BY THE FIRE HYDRANT ITSELF. IT'S ALSO BECAUSE WE HAVE A RIGHT SIZE OF LINE, OR IF THAT'S LINE SIZE IS TOO SMALL OR IT'S TOO OLD TO ALREADY. KARROS. AND WITH WC, IT'S ALSO WE HAVE ANOTHER GRANT WE'RE GOING TO BE AWARDED IN MAYBE LATE OF MAY, NOT 16.5 MILLION WATERLINE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. THAT PROJECT ALSO INCLUDING A LOT OF WATERLINE AND FIRE HYDRANT REPLACEMENT. AND FOR THIS YEAR BUDGET YEAR COUNCILMAN APPROVED OUR FIRE HYDRANT REPLACEMENT FOR A CAPITAL A SMALL CAPITAL PROJECT.

AND WE DON'T WANT TO WE WANT TO SAVE CITY MONEY. WE DON'T WANT TO DUPLICATE THE PROCESS IF WE REPLACE THE FIRE HYDRANT. BUT IT'S NOT SERVE THE PURPOSE, THEN IT'S IT'S NOT REALLY HELP.

SO WE WANTED TO HAVE A ENGINEER TO SURVEY TO DO ALL THE MODELING, VERIFY. AND IF THAT'S NOT DUPLICATE JOB AND WHAT'S THE PRIORITY FOR THE COMMUNITY WITH EACH LOCATION? WELL. IF IF THE LINE IS THERE. YES. AND IT NEEDS TO BE INCREASED, IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE DESIGNED, DOES IT? WE'RE NOT SURE. AND THE DESIGN IS NOT ALIGNED DESIGN. IT'S MORE LIKE A VERIFY IF IF WE NEED TO REPLACE THE FIRE HYDRANT OR WE JUST NEED TO INCREASE THE LINE SIZE. SO RIGHT NOW FIRE MARSHAL, GIVE US A LIST BECAUSE THEY WENT TO DO A FIRE FLOW TEST AND THE FLOW IS NOT ADEQUATE TO MEET THEIR REQUIREMENT. BUT IF WE JUST REPLACE THIS FIRE HYDRANT NOW WE REPLACE THE LINE. IT MIGHT NOT FIT THE PURPOSE. NO IT WON'T. STILL, IT MIGHT STILL NOT GIVE THE FLOW. THE REASON I'M SAYING THAT THAT'S GOING TO BE A CONTRACTOR THAT'S GOING TO BE CONTRACTED TO REPLACE THE FIRE HYDRANTS, AM I CORRECT, MA'AM? WE WILL SEE WHAT THE STUDY COME OUT WITH. AND IF OUR CITY STAFF, OUR CITY STAFF RIGHT NOW WITH THE BUDGET AND THE MANPOWER, WE CAN DO 20 TO 30 A YEAR. AND IF WE WANTED TO DO MORE TO INCREASE. I THINK THERE'S A FIRE RATING CODE. IF IF THEY NEED TO IMPROVE THAT RATING, THEN WE CAN DO MORE.

AND WE DID HAVE A APPROVED BUDGET ITEM FOR FOR THAT PART. OKAY. THE WHOLE POINT I'M GETTING INTO, I DON'T SEE WHY WE NEED TO HIRE A FIRM TO DO THIS. YOU JUST BROUGHT UP ANOTHER POINT. IF WE'RE GOING TO DO IT WHEN WE GO TO REPLACE IT, IF THE CHIEF HAVE IDENTIFIED THAT ONE AS NOT HAVING ENOUGH WATER FLOW, THAT MEANS WE NEED TO INCREASE THE PIPE. NOT REALLY. IF THE FIRE HYDRANT VALVE IS BROKE OR THE FIRE HYDRANT IS TOO OLD, IT'S NOT MADE TO THE NEW STANDARD. IT'S. I'M HEARING ALL THAT. MAYBE WE HAVE. WHAT I'M SAYING IS. YES. WHO'S GOING TO DETERMINE THAT? THAT'S WHY WE HAVE ENGINEER TO DO SURVEY. SO WE NEED IT. SO WE NEED AN ENGINEER TO GO OUT AND TELL US YOU DON'T HAVE A WATER FLOW YET, BUT YOU'RE JUST TELLING ME THAT THE FIRE CHIEF HAVE IDENTIFIED THOSE THAT NEED TO BE CHANGED.

AND IF HE DON'T HAVE A WATER FLOW, THAT'S THAT'S WHAT YOU TOLD ME. YES. WHEN THEY CHECK THE FLOW, THEY CAN KNOW THAT IT'S NOT ENOUGH FLOW. BUT FOR THE MODEL WATER MODELING, WE CAN VERIFY IF THAT'S A HYGIENE ISSUE OR WATERLINE ISSUE. SO SOMETIMES THE FIRE HYDRANT MIGHT GOOD. SO WE DON'T NEED TO CHANGE THE FIRE HYDRANT. WE JUST NEED TO CHANGE THE THE WATER LINE. OKAY. AND FOR THE CERTAIN AREA, IF, IF A VOWEL OVER HERE CLOSE OR THE LINE

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HERE ON THE OFF STRING IS TOO SMALL, THEN IT WILL LIMIT THE WATER FLOW. IT'S LIKE THE THE ACCIDENT INCIDENT HAPPENED OVER BY WORLD WARS. WHEN WE REPLACE THE 12 INCH LINE, THERE'S ONE SECTION OVER THERE, HAVE NO WATER OR VERY LOW WATER FLOW. AND WE DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT BECAUSE ONE OF THE LINE WAS IN THE THE DESIGN. IT'S ALREADY APPLIED FOR A GRANT. IT'S NOT.

THAT LINE IS ON THE 16.5 MILLION. AND THAT LINE WAS BEING OFF FROM 2019. AND WE DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THAT. AND UNTIL WE WE WE VERIFY WITH THE DESIGN AND KNOW THAT THAT LINE IS KIND OF LIKE A KEY POINT. BUT THAT LINE CAUSED THE BOUNDARY OF FIRE HYDRANT FLOW DIDN'T HAVE AN ADEQUATE PRESSURE ON THAT SECTION. AND WE ARE GETTING A CALL TO REPLACE THAT LINE RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE THIS IS A KIND OF MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. OKAY. THEN WHO'S GOING TO REPLACE THAT LINE? WE ARE GETTING CONTRACTOR THAT'S NOW. NOW YOU'RE GETTING TO WHERE I WANT TO GO. IF WE GET IN THE CONTRACTOR TO COME AND REPLACE THAT LINE. WHY? WHY DO WE HAVE TO HAVE AN ENGINEER? BUT WE DIDN'T KNOW THAT UNTIL WE SHOT THAT. WE REPLACE THAT LINE. WHEN WE REPLACE THAT, WHAT WAS 12 INCH LINE? WE DIDN'T KNOW THAT LINE HAVE THAT SITUATION AND WE DIDN'T KNOW THAT THAT'S HOW IT CAUSED THAT AREA. HAVE NO WATER OR LOW FLOW FOR THAT LINE. OKAY, SO SO THE 30, THE 30 WATER. WELL, HOW MANY HYDRANTS ARE WE GOING TO REPLACE? WE'RE GOING TO GO AND INSPECT THOSE TO FIND OUT WHETHER IT'S A HYDRANT, WHETHER IT'S THE WRONG TYPE OF HYDRANT. YES. AND WE ALSO NEED TO VERIFY IF THAT'S IN THE GRANT APPLICATION OR NOT. IF IT'S IN THE WHAT NOW IN THE GRANT APPLICATION, WE GOT TO RECEIVE A GRANT AND IN MAY END OF MAY, I THINK. AND THAT GRANT COVER THE WATER LINE AND THE FIRE HYDRANT. SO WE WE DON'T WANT TO DO DUPLICATE JOB. WE DON'T WANT THEM TO START REPLACE IT. THEN THAT ITEM IS ACTUALLY IN THE, IN THE GRANT APPLICATION. SO THAT WILL BE A WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY. I HAVE A FEW MORE LIGHTS. YEAH, YEAH. BUT HEY, I, I NEED TO GET THIS STRAIGHT BECAUSE I, WE GET MONEY FOR GRANTS AND WE COULD GET MORE DONE IF WE USE THE MONEY WISELY.

OKAY. AND WE SPEND MORE MONEY IN THIS CITY GETTING PEOPLE TO MANAGE, TO OVERSEE, TO DESIGN.

AND WHEN WE START TALKING ABOUT REPLACING, OKAY, REPLACING, I KNOW WHEN YOU REPLACE, YOU MAY FIND SOMETHING, OKAY, BUT THAT'S WHEN YOU'RE DEALING WITH THAT ONE. THAT'S WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE KNOWING WHAT WE HAVE TO DO WHEN WE GO TO REPLACE THE DIFFERENT ONES. NOW YOU BRING UP ANOTHER FACTOR SAYING THE GRANT WOULD ONLY COVER CERTAIN THINGS. OKAY, WELL, THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE WORK OUT IN ADVANCE. I'M JUST THE MONEY WE PAY SOMEBODY TO OVERSEE IT. WE COULD BE REPLACING OTHER FIRE HYDRANTS. AND I'M JUST TRYING TO FIND OUT WHY WE CAN'T DO THIS IN-HOUSE, WHY WE CANNOT. YOU GOT SOME HELP COMING? YEAH. THANK YOU, DOCTOR HANEY. LOOK HERE. HEY. YOU DID A GREAT JOB EXPLAINING YOUR CALL. CALLING ME? YES, CALLING. TRYING TO STAY OFF THE PODIUM TONIGHT. BUT COUNCILMAN DOUCET INSISTS. YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT. I WANT THE ANSWER. YES, SIR. HERE'S THE ANSWER. WHEN A HYDRANT IS NOT FUNCTIONING, THERE ARE MULTIPLE REASONS WHY IT IS NOT FUNCTIONING. IT CAN BE THE HYDRANT ITSELF. IT CAN BE THE HYDRANT VALVE. IT CAN BE A VALVE 3 OR 4 BLOCKS DOWN THE ROAD. AND IT CAN BE AN UNDERSIZED WATER LINE. IF WE GO AND JUST REPLACE HYDRANTS, IT DOESN'T MEAN WE FIX THE FLOW ISSUE. IT DOESN'T MEAN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS GOING TO HAVE ENOUGH WATER TO PUT OUT A FIRE.

HWC HAS THE CITY'S WATER MODEL, SO WE TELL THEM, CHECK THIS HYDRANT. THEY GO OUT THERE, LOOK AT THE MODEL AND SAY, THIS HYDRANT SHOULD HAVE 750 GALLONS PER MINUTE WITH NO ISSUES BECAUSE IT HAS THE RIGHT WATER LINE. IT'S CONNECTED TO THE RIGHT MAIN AND IT'S THE CORRECT HYDRANT. SO NOW WE KNOW WE DON'T NEED TO REPLACE THAT HYDRANT. WE NEED TO INVESTIGATE THE VALVES AND THE PIPES VERSUS WE COULD HAVE REPLACED THAT HYDRANT, WASTED THE MONEY. AND

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GUESS WHAT. THE FIRE CHIEF STILL DOES NOT HAVE 750 GALLONS PER MINUTE. PUT OUT A FIRE. SO THAT'S WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO BRING IN AN ENGINEERING COMPANY TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. SO WE DON'T WASTE MONEY JUST REPLACING HYDRANTS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER, I HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER KINLAW, COME ON BACK HERE, DOC. HOLD UP. COME ON BACK. COME ON BACK. YEAH. DON'T GET OFF THE LEASH RIGHT NOW. HEY, DOC, ON A ON A SERIOUS TIP. SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THESE 71 HYDRANTS. HOW WERE THEY SELECTED? NUMBER ONE.

AND THEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE DESIGN PHASE AS WELL AS THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE OF IT. SO IF YOU'RE SAYING THAT, AND I LIKE YOUR FOUR POINTS THAT YOU MADE EARLY ON PRESSURE, THE VALVE, THE HYDRANT AND THE THE WATER THAT'S LEADING TO THE HYDRANT. THAT'S ABSOLUTELY CORRECT WHEN YOU SAY IT, BUT HOW WERE YOU SELECTING THESE 71 EXISTING FIRE HYDRANTS TO BE DESIGNED OR EITHER REPLACED OR INCREASED, WHATEVER YOU'RE GOING TO DO? SO WHAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DOES ON A YEARLY OR BI YEARLY DATE, TIMELY MANNERS, IS THEY GO OUT THERE AND THEY TEST THESE HYDRANTS WHEN THERE ARE HYDRANTS THAT NOT PROVIDING THE APPROPRIATE FLOW TO PUT OUT A FIRE, WHICH SHOULD BE 500 GALLONS PER MINUTE AND ABOVE, THEY REPORTED TO US. AND THAT'S WHEN WE GET THAT LIST AND JUST SAID, THERE'S 360 HYDRANTS THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED.

AND THAT'S HOW WE PUT THEM ON THE LIST TO INVESTIGATE. YOUR MANAGER BROUGHT THIS UP ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. OKAY. ABOUT THE 360, WE KNEW WE WERE GOING TO HAVE TO ADDRESS THIS.

SO ARE YOU TELLING ME THESE 71 OUT OF THE 360 IS THE MOST CRITICAL HYDRANTS? 71 THIS NUMBER IS JUST TO FIT THE BUDGET. SO WE DON'T HAVE THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY TO REPLACE ALL.

SO THAT'S WHY WE SAID THAT THIS AMOUNT HYDRANT, WE'RE GOING TO PICK AND FIND THE PRIORITY WHICH ONE. WE NEED TO DO IT FIRST AND NOT DUPLICATE WITH THE JOB OVER THE GRANT MONEY.

THAT'S WHY WE NEED THE ENGINEER. COME IN. OKAY. WELL, I'M JUST CURIOUS ON HOW YOU CAME WITH THE 71, YOU KNOW, TO THE BUDGET. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MAYOR. ALL RIGHT.

COUNCIL APPROVED HALF $1 MILLION FOR HYDRANT REPLACEMENT. SO THAT'S O HALF A MILLION.

OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS? YES. I'VE HAD IN THE PAST INVENTORY ON HOW MANY BAD HYDRANTS WE HAVE 500. NOW DO THAT, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S IT WHAT'S IN THE INVENTORY? HOW MANY HOW MANY ONES DOES DYSFUNCTIONAL THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW FROM THE REPORT IT'S 366 THREE SOMETHING 366 HYDROGEN. YEAH. JUST A FEW YEARS AGO IT WAS THREE SOMETHING. SO WHAT'S GOING ON? YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH HELP OR SOMETHING? OR WILL YOU BE INSTALLED? THE HYDRANT.

WHENEVER WE ACTUALLY KNOW IT'S BROKEN. LIKE WHEN A CAR HITS IT OR THE NEW DEVELOP, WE HAVE TO INSTALL THE HYDROGEN AND DEPENDS ON THE WORKFLOW. AND USUALLY WE THAT'S HOW MUCH WE CAN DO AND HOW MUCH BUDGET ALLOW US TO DO. THAT'S USUALLY THE, THE, THE HUAWEI OPERATE IN OUR OPERATION BUDGET, BUT THIS YEAR WE HAVE THE CAPITAL BUDGET FOR HALF MILLION TO REPLACE.

YOU'RE TRYING TO DO THESE IN-HOUSE. ARE YOU YOU OUTSOURCED. WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO DO IT IN-HOUSE BEFORE, BUT THIS TIME THIS YEAR WE HAVE A BUDGET SO WE CAN DO MORE. WELL, THE REASON I'M OVERLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE FIRE HYDRANT NOT FUNCTIONING ANYTIME I DRIVE DOWN THE STREET AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS FIGHTING A FIRE, AND I SEE HOSES STRUNG OUT ALL OVER THE PLACE, WE GOT PROBLEMS. WE GOT A PROBLEM. NOW, IF THE INSURANCE COMPANIES, WE GOT A RATING AND BASED ON THE, YOU KNOW, THE FIRST THING YOU TAKE OUT INSURANCE ON YOUR HOUSE, WHERE IS IT? HOW FAR AWAY IS THE FIRE HYDRANT THAT'S FUNCTIONING? IF THEY IF THEY WOULD COME OUT AND INVENTORY THEMSELVES, THEY WOULD CHANGE. THEY WOULD INCREASE THE RATE ON SOME ON A LOT OF PEOPLE. WE GOT TO GET THESE THINGS UP AND RUNNING. OKAY. BECAUSE I FORGET I FORGET WHAT THEY CALL IT, A Q RATING OR SOMETHING. IT'S A RATING. WHAT I S O RATING. YEAH, YEAH, WE GOT TO GET THEM THINGS UP AND RUNNING. EXTRA HELP. WE NEED TO GET IT DONE. WE ARE WORKING ON THEM. COUNCIL WITHIN THE BUDGET AND WE'VE BEEN APPLYING FOR GRANTS EVERY YEAR.

AND FINALLY THIS YEAR LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO GET ONE. OKAY. YOU READY FOR. OKAY FOR THE LIGHTS. I HAVE A QUESTION. OH, I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T LOOK UP. OKAY. GO AHEAD. OKAY. THANK YOU MA'AM. MY QUESTION IS WHAT IS THE APPROXIMATE COST OF EACH HYDROGEN. AND HOW MANY HYDROGENS WILL A HALF $1 MILLION BE ABLE TO REPLACE? USUALLY IN STORE ONE HYDROGEN,

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INCLUDING A VALVE AND HYDROGEN ITSELF ABOUT 8000 TO 10,000 FOR ONE. AND INCLUDING ALL THE LABOR AND DIGGING. BUT SOME PART YOU KNOW, THE HYDROGEN IN THE DRIVE, THE SIDEWALK OR IN THE IN THE ACTUAL CONCRETE PLACE, THEN IT WILL COST A LITTLE BIT MORE, BUT USUALLY THAT RANGE. OKAY, OKAY. I WOULD ASK FOR THE WHEN YOU ARE LOOKING FOR GRANTS TO. PLEASE ALSO LOOK AT THE GRANTS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE. THERE ARE MORE GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR THIS TYPE OF SUPPORT BEYOND. THE. EMA GRANTS. YES, MA'AM. PLEASE LOOK AT THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE GRANTS. THERE WAS MONEY AVAILABLE FOR THIS TYPE OF SUPPORT. YES, COUNCILWOMAN. THANK YOU. OKAY. NO OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

[VIII.A.(1) P.R. No. 24830 – A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into A Professional Services Agreement With WTC, Inc. Of Andrews, Texas For A Wastewater Collection System Condition Study, In The Total Amount Of $664,335.00. Funds Are Available In CIP Account No. 405-40-000-8516-00-00-000.]

ALL OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSED. NOW WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER EIGHT. ITEMS REQUIRING INDIVIDUAL ACTION NINE CONSENT. PR NUMBER 24830. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH WTC AND CORPORATE OF ANDREWS, TEXAS FOR A WASTEWATER COLLECTION SYSTEM CONDITION STUDY. ANY TOTAL AMOUNT OF $664,335 FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNT NUMBER 405-4000-851600-00-000. DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED SECOND BEEN MOVED IN SECOND. DISCUSSION. COUNCILWOMAN HAMILTON I APOLOGIZE. MY MY HAND WAS RAISED FROM BEFORE. NO QUESTION. OKAY. NO NO QUESTIONS.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL OPPOSED? MOTION PASSED. PR NUMBER 24840. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CITY

[VIII.A.(2) P.R. No. 24840 – A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Rent Equipment With Operators For Dirt Work Operation For The Public Works Department Landfill Division From LSJ Trucking, Inc. Of Beaumont, Texas, For The Not-To-Exceed Amount Of $648,000.00. $324,000.00 Will Be Expended In The Fiscal Year Ending 2026, And 324,000.00 Will Be Expended In The Fiscal Year Ending 2027 Subject To Appropriation And Approval Of The Budget. Funds Are Available In Public Works Landfill’s Other Contractual Services Account No. 403-50-320-5470-00-00-000. ]

MAN TO RENT EQUIPMENT WITH OPERATORS FOR DIRT WORK OPERATION FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT LANDFILL DIVISION FROM LSJ. TRUCKING. INCORPORATION OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS FOR THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $648,000, 324,000 WILL BE EXPENDED IN THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING 2026, AND 324 WILL BE EXPENDED IN THE FISCAL YEAR END IN 2027, SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION AND APPROVAL OF THE BUDGET. FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN PUBLIC WORK, LANDFILL, OTHER CONTRACTOR SERVICE ACCOUNT NUMBER 40350-32054700000-000. DO I HAVE A MOTION? SECOND BEEN MOVED IN SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE AYE. MOTION PASSED. WAIT, WAIT. I THINK YOU HAVE A LIGHT ON. SORRY. OH, WE GOT TWO OF US GOING. HE'S SAVING MY VOICE AND I'M NOT LOOKING UP. OKAY, I TELL YOU WHAT. SO YOU WATCH FOR THE LIGHTS. I'M A. OKAY, WE GOT IT. AND IF THERE'S NO LIGHT.

OKAY, YOU TELL ME AND I'M. AND I'LL READ. OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER FRANK. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. HEY, DOC. YES, SIR. HOW'S IT GOING? VERY WELL. JUST A FEW QUESTIONS HERE. OKAY. SO EXACTLY WHAT KIND OF DIRT WORK ARE THESE? IS THIS EQUIPMENT GOING TO BE USED FOR? IS IT GOING TO BE TO COVER TRASH AND ALL OF THAT? IS THAT WHAT THIS IS ABOUT? PARTIALLY, AS YOU KNOW, WE STILL RECEIVED DIRT FROM THE INDUSTRY THAT WE'RE CHARGING FOR AND UP TO DATE, WE'VE GENERATED OVER $2 MILLION WORTH OF FUNDING, BUT THAT DIRT IS SO MUCH COMING IN SO QUICKLY. CITY STAFF DOES NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO MOVE IT PROPERLY, STACK IT, AND GET IT READY TO BE USED AT A LATER DATE. SO THIS COMPANY IS COMING IN HELPING WITH THAT. AND THEN WHEN WE NEED TO MOVE DIRT FROM THAT PILE TO THE FACE THAT WE ARE WORKING ON, THEY MOVE THAT DIRT FOR US AS WELL. OKAY.

THEY'VE BEEN DOING THIS SINCE OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR AT A COST OF ABOUT $54,000 A MONTH, RIGHT? YES, SIR. AND SO PARTIALLY PART OF IT IS COMING OUT OF 5470. THE OTHER ONE IS COMING OUT OF ACCOUNT 5402. WHY IS IT COMING OUT OF DIFFERENT ACCOUNTS, DO YOU KNOW? THIS THIS CONTRACT WILL BE EXTENDED OVER TWO YEARS. SO THIS YEAR IS PARTIALLY IS APPROVED ALREADY IN THE BUDGET.

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BUT THE NEXT PART OF IT OF OCTOBER 1ST THIS YEAR WILL BE APPROVED PENDING THE APPROVAL OF THE BUDGET, THE WAY IT'S WRITTEN. SO WE CAN'T EXPAND OCTOBER 1ST ON UNTIL THE BUDGET IS APPROVED AND THAT ITEM IS APPROVED WITH IT. OKAY. THE OTHER QUESTION I HAD WAS WHEN I WAS LOOKING, I JUST WAS LOOKING THROUGH IT AND EVERYTHING. SO WE'RE GOING TO BE SPENDING $648,000 FOR THIS EQUIPMENT TO RENT IT. AND I WAS LOOKING, I JUST DID, YOU KNOW, JUST A LITTLE LOOKING ONLINE DUMP TRUCK. I SAW YOU COULD GET A DUMP TRUCK. NEW $210,000 PRESSURE BULLDOZER, $250,000. AND THEN THE EXCAVATOR ANYWHERE FROM 100 TO $350,000. SO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT ABOUT $700,000. WHY CAN'T WE PURCHASE OUR OWN EQUIPMENT AS OPPOSED TO RENTING THIS? BECAUSE WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO NEED NEED IT AGAIN, CONTINUALLY. THAT WOULD THAT WOULD BE A GREAT IDEA TO DO IF THIS DIRT IS GOING TO BE COMING IN FOR MANY, MANY YEARS TO COME, BUT THIS DIRT IS GOING TO END PROBABLY THIS YEAR, MAYBE MID NEXT YEAR, THEN WE WILL HAVE PURCHASED ALL THAT EQUIPMENT AND THEN WE DON'T REALLY NEED IT AT THE LANDFILL. THE LANDFILL IS FULLY EQUIPPED AT THIS TIME. AND THEN ON TOP OF THAT, WE WILL HAVE TO HIRE THREE MORE PEOPLE TO OPERATE THAT EQUIPMENT. BUT AREN'T WE GOING TO NEED EQUIPMENT? AREN'T WE GOING TO NEED EQUIPMENT FOR THE NEW SALE? THAT'S GOING TO BE COMING UP SOON, THOUGH. I MEAN, AT SOME POINT THAT'S IN DISCUSSION AND NEGOTIATIONS RIGHT NOW, SO I CAN'T COMMENT ON IT. OKAY. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU SIR. YES, SIR. CARRY THE MOTION. YOU READY? OKAY. OKAY. NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL OPPOSED? MOTION PASSED. OKAY. PR NUMBER 24855 HAS BEEN A REQUEST TO REMOVE THAT ITEM FROM THE AGENDA. DO I HAVE A MOTION? YEAH, I THINK YOU HAVE TO READ THE ENTIRE. I'M SORRY. OH, DO YOU WANT TO READ THE WHOLE THING? I THINK WE HAVE TO.

FOR THE RECORD. FOR THE RECORD? OKAY. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH T R P CONSTRUCTION GROUP OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS, FOR ANNUAL STREET STRIPING OF CITY STREETS FOR NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF 750,000 FUNDING AVAILABLE IN THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND STREETS ACCOUNT ACCOUNT NUMBER 30721-0538517-00-10-000. THE AMOUNT OF THE 602,000, THE REMAINING 148,000 WILL BE ALLOCATED FROM THE PUBLIC WORKS TRAFFIC DIVISION. STREET MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT ACCOUNT NUMBER 001-21-057-8517-0070-000, FOR THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $750,000. DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SECOND.

BEEN MOVED IN SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? NO NO NO NO, WE ARE REMOVING IT. I'M SORRY. RIGHT.

OH, THE MOTION WAS TO REMOVE. I JUST ASKED YOU TO READ IT. YOU'RE RIGHT. RIGHT. SO THAT'S WHAT HE DID IT, RIGHT. OKAY. WE DID. OKAY. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL OPPOSED? MOTION PASSED TO REMOVE. ALRIGHT, OKAY. MOTION TOOK ALL

[VIII.A.(4) P.R. No. 24856 – A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute A Construction Contract With Global Drilling, Inc., Of Winnie, Texas, For The Sabine Pass Sewer Pipe Bursting Phase V Project, In The Total Amount Of $564,910.00, Funds Are Available In Account No. 405-40-000-8516-00-00-000, Project No. WS0006.CON.]

OF US. THANK YOU. OKAY. PR NUMBER 24856. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WITH GLOBAL DRILLING INCORPORATION OF WINNIE, TEXAS FOR THE SABINE PASS OIL PIPE BURST AND PHASE FIVE PROJECT IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF 54 $564,910.

FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN ACCOUNT NUMBER 405-40000-8516-0000000. PROJECT NUMBER WS006, COM C O N DOT. DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED SECOND, BEEN MOVED IN SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN

[VIII.A.(5) P.R. No. 24859 – A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute Change Order No. 4 To The Contract With BDS Constructors, LLC, DBA MK Constructors, LLC, Of Vidor, Texas, For The Woodworth Boulevard Streetscape Improvements Project From Lakeshore Drive To State Highway 87 (Gulfway Drive) For The Adjustments To Existing Bid Item Quantities And The Addition Of New Bid Items As A Result Of Design Revisions & Field Conditions, And Add Sixty (60) Calendar Days For The Increased Amount Of $581,651.00; For A New Contract Amount Of $14,060,136.01. 2025 Series Of Certificates Of Obligations: Street Light Replacement (Woodworth Boulevard Streetscape Improvement Project) Account 307-21-053-8517-00- 10-000. Project No. ST4014.OTH.ELE.]

FAVOR? AYE. ALL OPPOSED? MOTION PASS. PR NUMBER 824859. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE CHANGE ORDER NUMBER FOUR TO THE CONTRACT WITH BEADS CONSTRUCTORS, LLC, DBA M.KAY CONSTRUCTORS, LLC OF VITAL TEXAS FOR THE WOODWARD BOULEVARD STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT FROM LAKESHORE DRIVE TO STATE HIGHWAY 87 FOR THE ADJUSTMENT

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TO EXISTING BID ITEM QUANTITIES AND ADDITION OF THE NEW BID ITEMS AS A RESULT OF DESIGN REVISIONS AND FIELD CONDITIONS, AND ADDS 60 CALENDAR DAYS FOR THE INCREASED AMOUNT OF $581,651 FOR A NEW CONTRACT AMOUNT OF $14,060,136, AND ONE SENT THE 2025 SERIES OF CERTIFICATE OF OBLIGATIONS. STREET LIGHT REPLACEMENT, WOODWARD BOULEVARD STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT ACCOUNT NUMBER 307-210538517-00-10-000. PROJECT NUMBER ST4014-I MEAN DOT O T H DOT E L E DOT MOTION, SO MOVED. SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED IN SECOND. QUESTIONS. I DON'T SEE ANY LIGHTS. I HAVE A QUESTION. OH OKAY. RIGHT BACK ON. RIGHT. I HAVE A QUESTION ON THAT ONE. OKAY. YOU KNOW I'VE BEEN SAID IT'S WOODWARD BOULEVARD IS A DONE DEAL. LET'S MOVE ON. I LIKE TO MOVE ON, BUT EVERY TIME I TURN AROUND, WE'RE ASKING FOR MORE MONEY. THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO SEE. OKAY. OH, PLEASE. BUT GET THIS OUT OF THE WAY. BUT THE FINANCE DIRECTOR IS NOT HERE. BUT I'M NOT GOING TO. I'LL JUST VOTE THE WAY I GOTTA VOTE. BUT THE POINT I WANT TO MAKE WITH THIS PROJECT IS IF YOU GO BACK AND TAKE A LOOK, THIS PROJECT AND THE WAY ALL OF THIS WAS APPROVED, THERE'S ONLY ONE AMOUNT OF MONEY BEEN APPROVED IN A BUDGET FOR THIS PROJECT. THAT WAS 14,000 AND $200. I MEAN, 14 MILLION, 14 MILLION, 200,000.

AND I WENT THROUGH ALL OF THESE. CHANGE ORDERS. OKAY. AND I CAME UP WITH A TOTAL OF 14.3, 330,000 AND $653 IN SOME SENT. BUT THIS, THIS THING WE STARTED OUT WITH THE STREET PROJECT BEING WOODWARD BOULEVARD. AND THEN WE GO BACK AND LOOK AT THE FIRST GROUP OF CHANGE ORDERS.

IT'S A CHANGE ORDER WORK BOULEVARD PROJECT. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE TONE ON THESE RESOLUTIONS STARTED SWITCHING TO A STREETSCAPE. SO THE STREETSCAPE INITIALLY WAS PART OF THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT. BIDDED FOR 13,000, AND SOMETHING THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE WHOLE SHOOTING MATCH. OKAY, BUT I'VE SEEN CHANGE ORDERS FOR THE BOULEVARD ITSELF.

WE HAD CHANGED ORDERS FOR THE STREETSCAPE, AND THIS CHANGE ORDER HERE IS FOR STREET LIGHTS.

AND STREET LIGHTS AIN'T PART OF CONSTRUCTION. RECONSTRUCTION OF STREETS. WE GOT A TRAFFIC DIVISION THAT HANDLES STREET LIGHTS AT SOME POINT IN TIME. WE NEED TO SPEND MONEY FOR WHICH WE APPROVE MONEY FOR. THERE'S NO MONEY IN THIS BUDGET. FOR THIS PROJECT TO SWITCH TO FAKE STREET LIGHTS. THESE CERTIFICATE OBLIGATIONS CLEARLY STATE CONSTRUCTION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF STREETS. I'M TIRED OF PEOPLE BRINGING THIS UP. BUT THAT'S OKAY. THAT'S GOING TO BE RESOLVED PRETTY SOON WHEN WE FIND OUT. CERTIFICATE OBLIGATIONS ARE ISSUED TO PAY A DEBT OR TO FUND SOMETHING, AND IT'S SPECIFICALLY FOR THAT. IF WE WANT DIFFERENT STREET LIGHTS ON THAT PROJECT, THEN WE SHOULD HAVE FUNDED. BUT THAT MONEY, WE SELLING THEM BONDS FOR THAT MONEY IS TO CONSTRUCT AND RECONSTRUCT STREET AND MY PROBLEMS FROM DAY ONE, WITH ALL OF THESE CHANGES AND ALL THIS STREETSCAPE. MY PROBLEM WITH THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN WHEN YOU TAKE MONEY TO DO THAT, YOU'RE TAKING MONEY OUT OF THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT STREET FUNDS, WHICH WE SELLING BONDS TO FIX STREETS. EVERYBODY COMPLAINING ABOUT STREETS. AIN'T NOBODY COMPLAINING ABOUT STREET LIGHTS, OKAY? WE CAN FIX STREETS. AIN'T GOT NOTHING TO DO WITH STREET LIGHTS. IF YOU WANT PRETTY STREET LIGHTS, THEN FUND THEM.

I'VE BEEN SAYING OVER AND OVER, I'M NOT BEATING HIS DEATH BECAUSE THIS FIXING TO COME TO

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AN END. SOMEBODY'S GOING TO LOOK AT THIS. THEY GOING TO TELL US WHETHER WE'VE BEEN SPENDING THIS MONEY AS WE SHOULD HAVE. CERTIFICATE OBLIGATIONS ARE SPECIFIC. THEY TELL YOU SPECIFICALLY WHAT YOU CAN USE THE MONEY FOR. SO STREET LIGHTS, I AIN'T BUYING.

THAT'S THAT'S WHERE I FALL OFF THE WAGON. OKAY. NOW. OKAY. NO OTHER LIGHTS. OKAY, SO COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS HAS HIS LIGHT ON COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS. OKAY. YEAH. I JUST WANT TO REMIND WHEN WE HAVE ISSUE BONDS AND WE GOT BOND COVENANTS, WE NEED TO HONOR THOSE BOND COVENANTS. IT HAS ALREADY IMPACT US. WE GOTTA LOOK AT THE LAST TIME WE ISSUED SOME BONDS BECAUSE SECURITY. THAT'S WHY WE HAVE TO DOT EVERY I IN TURN IN INVOICES AND TO GET TO TO, TO BE TO BE REIMBURSED. BUT WE NEED TO HONOR OUR WE NEED TO HONOR BOND COVENANTS. THAT'S WHAT THEY FOR. OKAY. THEY HAVE NO MORE LIGHTS. YEAH. MAYOR, CAN WE HAVE A ROLL CALL ON THIS ONE? SURE. WE CAN DO A ROLL. CITY SECRETARY, IF YOU DO A ROLL CALL, VOTE. COUNCIL MEMBER.

BECKHAM. YES. MAYOR PRO TEM DOUCET. NO. COUNCIL MEMBER. FRANK. YES. COUNCILMEMBER. EVER FEEL. YES. COUNCILMEMBER KINLAW. YES. COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS. NO. MAYOR. MOSES. YES. OKAY. OKAY.

[VIII.A.(6) P.R. No. 24860 – A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Replace The Vehicles For Various City Departments Under The Existing Master Equity Lease Agreement With Enterprise Fleet Management, Inc. With A Total Estimated Cost For The Lease Program Of $3,249,019.00 For Fiscal Year 2026. ]

THE MOTION PASSED THE NEXT RESOLUTION. RESOLUTION 24860 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO REPLACE THE VEHICLES FOR THE VARIOUS CITY DEPARTMENTS UNDER THE EXISTING MASTER EQUITY LEASE AGREEMENT WITH ENTERPRISE FLEET MANAGEMENT INCORPORATION, WITH A TOTAL ESTIMATED COST FOR THE LEASE PROGRAM OF $3,249,019 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 26. MOTION FOR APPROVAL. OKAY. MOTION FOR APPROVAL. MOTION. MOTION FOR APPROVAL. SO MOVED. WE GOT A SECOND. SECOND, GET A SECOND. CAN YOU SECOND. THOMAS. SECOND. OKAY. OKAY. THEN MOVED IN.

SECOND QUESTION. I HAVE A QUESTION. THAT'S WHY I WAS LOOKING FOR MY PAPERWORK AND DISCUSSIONS. COUNCIL MEMBER. DISCUSSION UNDER DISCUSSION. OKAY, OKAY. NOBODY ALRIGHT, I HAVE THIS, I HAVE IT WHEN I LOOK AT THE BACKGROUND FOR THIS AGREEMENT, THIS NEW LEASE AGREEMENT, I LOOKED AT THE BUDGET. UNDER THE BUDGET, IT SAYS IN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT.

LINE ITEM PROFESSIONAL SERVICE ACCOUNT. DEPARTMENT. OH, IT'S VARIOUS DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT.

BUT THEY GOT. YEAH. NO, YOU'RE BUYING VEHICLES FOR VARIOUS DEPARTMENT. BUT THE MONEY. IS SAID WAS UNDER THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ACCOUNT. THE CITY MANAGER LOOKING IT UP NOW. HEY, EXHIBIT A, HE SAID EXHIBIT A. YEAH, I'M TALKING ABOUT WHERE THE FUNDING COMING FROM, NOT THE LIST OF VEHICLES. WHERE'S THE FUNDING COMING FROM? ACCORDING TO THE RESOLUTION. NO, NO, I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THE LIST. NOW THE FUNDING, I'M TALKING ABOUT WHERE THE MONEY IS COMING FROM. IT'S COMING FROM THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT LINE ITEM PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ACCOUNT. OKAY. I HAVE NO I HAVE NO QUESTIONS ABOUT THE THE LIST OF VEHICLES. YEAH. OKAY. HIS QUESTION IS THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ACCOUNT FROM THE ACCOUNTS FROM THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT. YES. GOOD EVENING. THIS IS REALLY UNDER THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT, BUT IT FUNDS THE LEASE FOR ALL THE VEHICLES FOR EVERY DEPARTMENT.

AND THEN IT GOES INTO FUND 625, WHICH WILL ALLOCATE THE COST ACCORDINGLY. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.

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I DON'T NEED TO LIST THEIR ACCOUNT NUMBERS ON THE LIST. OH YEAH. SO IT'S PROFESSIONAL SERVICES THAT IN THE THESE ACCOUNTS 625 FOR EACH DEPARTMENT. THEY'RE NOT ALL THE SAME. SO I GUESS ALL OF THESE DEPARTMENTS, THEY START WITH 65 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES UNDER THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT. WELL, THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. THEY ALL IN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT.

THAT'S WHAT THEY SAID. THAT'S WHAT THEY SAID. THAT'S WHAT IT IS, RIGHT? IT'S FINANCE. I KNOW IT IS. I READ IT. THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING THE QUESTION. IT'S ALL THE SAME ACCOUNT BECAUSE.

SO ARE THEY NOT COMING? THEY'RE NOT COMING OUT OF THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTAL ACCOUNTS. IT'S JUST THE FINANCE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. AND THEN IT GOES INTO FUND 625, WHICH IS LIKE AN INNER SERVICE FUND. SO WE JUST FUND IT THROUGH THE FINANCE, AND THEN IT GETS ALLOCATED INTO THE DEPARTMENTS, INTO THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS ACCORDINGLY. SO HOW DO WE DO SO? SO WE DID THIS. SO WE DID THIS. IT'S A IT'S IN THE BUDGET LIKE THAT. YES SIR. OKAY. WHEN THE QUESTION NOW GOES HERE, WHY ARE WE DOING IT THAT WAY? IF THE DEPARTMENT IS GETTING VEHICLES, THEN THAT'S PART OF WHAT THEY SUBMIT FOR THE BUDGET. RIGHT. WHICH GOES UNDER THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, RIGHT. FOR THE LEASE PROGRAM, WHICH IS A MULTI YEAR PROGRAM. IT GOES UNDER BASICALLY THE ENTERED SERVICE FUND, WHICH IS FUND 625, WHICH IS FOR ALL THE DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVE THE POLICE, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, ETCETERA. SO IT'S THE 625 FUND, WHICH IS MANAGED BASICALLY BY FINANCE. OKAY. THEN WHY DO WE HAVE LIKE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, FOR EXAMPLE, ARE WE GET WHERE WE'RE LEASING? ARE WE BUYING VEHICLES? THEY ALWAYS REFER TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT VEHICLE RESERVE FUND, BUT THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT CIP, WHICH IS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND. RIGHT. AND IT SAYS FOR VEHICLE REPLACEMENT. YES SIR. NO. SO GO AHEAD. SO FOR THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PART OF IT, THOSE ARE VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THAT ARE NOT LEAST. BUT WE PURCHASE OUTRIGHT. LIKE IF YOU'RE PURCHASING A FIRE TRUCK OR LET'S SAY A VACUUM TRUCK, RIGHT? YOU KNOW, YOU PURCHASE IT OUTRIGHT, YOU KNOW, AND THEN WE HAVE THAT. OKAY. SO, SO THOSE THAT ARE LEASED FOR MULTIPLE YEARS, NORMALLY THE LIFESPAN IS ABOUT THREE YEARS, RIGHT? YEAH. WE HAVE THOSE ON THE ONE ACCOUNT NUMBER AND IT'S DIVIDED UP AMONG SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS, RIGHT? YES. OKAY. NOT THAT MUCH. ALRIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO. WELL, MAYOR PRO TEM, I JUST WANTED TO KNOW THAT IT MAKES SENSE. BUT YOU'RE SAYING ACCOUNT NUMBER 625, THAT IS ALL COMPILED BY ALL DEPARTMENTS INTO THAT BUDGET? YES, SIR. AND THAT'S HOW WE KEEP TRACK OF THE LEASE VEHICLES THAT WE'RE LEASING THROUGH THE CITY. OKAY.

BECAUSE IT'S KIND OF CONFUSING UP WITH US BECAUSE WHEN WE SEE IT UP HERE ON, WE SEE THE NUMBERS, WE SEE THE VEHICLES, WE SEE THE AMOUNT. SO I'M GLAD TO KNOW THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, DIRECTOR. THANK YOU. I MEAN THAT THAT'S A NEW ON ME TOO. OKAY. OKAY. MAYOR PRO TEM YOU GOT YOU CAN'T YOU PACK IT UP? YOU STILL GOT TO READ. NO, I'M TRYING TO. I'M TRYING TO FIND MY THING. OH, YEAH. WE'RE ROLLING AND WE'RE GETTING OUT OF HERE. OKAY. NO QUESTIONS. WE NEED TO VOTE, THOUGH. ALRIGHT. VOTE YES. PLEASE CALL FOR A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSED. NOW WE MOVE TO ITEMS REQUIRING INDIVIDUAL ACTIONS OF NON CONSENT. WE GOT ONE MORE S 20. YEAH. ONE MORE, ONE MORE. YEAH. WE GOT 24877. A RESOLUTION

[VIII.A.(7) P.R. No. 24877 – A Resolution Appointing And/Or Reappointing A Member Or Members To The Beautification Commission (Requested By Councilmember Lewis) ]

APPOINTING AN R RE APPOINTING A MEMBER OF MEMBERS TO THE BEAUTIFICATION COMMISSION REQUESTED BY COUNCILMAN LOUIS. COUNCILMAN LEWIS, YOU HAVE THAT NAME? YES. STACY. STACY MATTHEWS. OKAY. STACY MATTHEWS, ANY OTHERS? YEAH. THAT'S IT. OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION. SO MOVED.

SECOND. MOTION AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL OPPOSED? MOTION PASSED. ORDINANCE. NON CONSENT. OH, BOY. BOY, BOY. THESE ARE FROM THE. THANK YOU FOR TAKING IT. WOW. YEAH. YOU

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GOT THREE OF THEM. YEAH. HERE WE GO. BILL NUMBER 7395. OH, LORD. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY

[VIII.B.(1) P.O. No. 7395 – An Ordinance Of The City Council Of The City Of Port Arthur, Texas, Amending Appendix A - Zoning Of The City Of Port Arthur Code Of Ordinances, To Grant Specific Use Permit No. 245 To Allow For "Hotel Expansion" Use In A Planned Development District On Approximately 1.677 Acres Of Land Located At 3015 Highway 73, Legally Described As W130.68 Of 279.92 Of Lot 6, Block 20, W237.5 Of W 1 AC Of E 2 AC Of W 3 AC & E 1 AC Of W 3 AC LT 5; S/2 Of W 1 AC LT 5 BLK 20, Port Acres, Jefferson County, Texas; (Violation Of Any Provision Of This Ordinance Shall Be Guilty Of A Misdemeanor And Shall Be Punished By A Fine Not Exceeding $2,000 As Provided In Chapter 1, Section 1-13 Of The Code Of Ordinances, And Each Day Which Violation Is Permitted To Exist Shall Constitute A Separate And Distinct Offense); And Providing For Publication In The Official Newspaper Of The City Of Port Arthur And Effective Immediately After Publication Date. ]

COUNCIL. THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS. AMENDED APPENDIX EIGHT, ZONING OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR. CODE OF ORDINANCE TO GRANT SPECIFIC SPECIFIC USE PERMIT NUMBER 245 TO ALLOW FOR A HOTEL EXPANSION USE IN A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT ON APPROXIMATELY 1.67 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT 3015 HIGHWAY 73, LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS W1O130 .68 OF 279.92. LOT OF LOT SIX BLOCK 20 W23 7.5 OF W1A, C OF E TWO, A, C OF W3A, C AND E1A, C OF W3ACL, T FIVE, S TWO OF W1ACLT5 BLOCK 24 PORT ACRES, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS. VIOLATION OF ANY PROVISION OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND SHALL BE PUNISHED BY A FINE NOT EXCEEDING $2,000 AS PROVIDED IN CHAPTER ONE, SECTION ONE DASH 13 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCE. IN EACH STATE, WHICH VIOLATION IS PERMITTED TO EXIST, SHALL CONSTITUTE A SEPARATE AND DISTINCT OFFENSE, AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION IN OFFICIAL NEWSPAPERS OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY AFTER PUBLICATION DATE. Z 20 5-08-MOKSH. HOSPITALITY INCORPORATED S P NUMBER 245. DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED IN SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? I HAVE A QUESTION. WAIT A MINUTE. OH, SORRY, I DIDN'T LOOK UP PRO TEM BECKHAM, SO I JUST WANT TO GO BACK TO THE COMMENTS THAT I MADE WHEN THIS CAME FORWARD FOR PUBLIC HEARING, I ASKED THE THE PERSON WHO REQUESTED THE ZONING CHANGE, WHO'S GOING TO CONSTRUCT THIS HOTEL IF HE WAS MARKETING TO CONTRACTORS. AND THE REASON I ASKED HIM THAT IS THAT IF THERE IS A WHAT WHAT THE HOTEL INDUSTRY WOULD CONSIDER A LONG TERM. RENTAL, BASICALLY, IF THEY STAY 30 DAYS, THEY DON'T HAVE TO PAY HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX. SO I WANT US TO BE COGNIZANT OF THIS BECAUSE NOW THAT WE'VE GRANTED THIS TO ONE PERSON, THERE MAY BE OTHERS THAT COME FORWARD THAT WANT TO BUILD A HOTEL AND MARKET TO CONTRACTORS. AND I, I SYMPATHIZE WITH THEM. MY HUSBAND HAS TO DO THIS FOR HIS JOB, AND THEY TYPICALLY WILL LOOK FOR PLACES THAT WILL DO THAT. IF THEY STAY 30 DAYS, THEY DON'T PAY HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX. SO I JUST WANT US AS A COUNCIL TO BE COGNIZANT OF THIS, THAT THIS COULD BE AN INVITATION FOR OTHER DEVELOPERS TO COME IN AND CREATE THESE HOTEL MOTELS WHERE THEY DON'T HAVE TO PAY HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX. OKAY. I HAVE A QUESTION NOW. YOU HAVE A QUESTION. YEAH. THIS IS THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S INTERESTING. IS THAT WHY WHY WOULD THEY NOT PAY IT? I DIDN'T KNOW THAT. YOU DON'T PAY IT. THEY'RE STAYING IN THE HOTEL. THAT SHOULD BE A FEE. IF THEY STAY AT LEAST 30 DAYS, THEY'RE CONSIDERED NOT TO BE JUST A SHORT TERM HOTEL OCCUPANT. AND THEY ARE EXEMPTED FROM HAVING TO PAY HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAXES ON THOSE RENTERS. IS THAT IN OUR WHERE IS THIS IS TEXAS LAW? IT'S TEXAS LAW, TEXAS LAW. OKAY, SO HOW DOES THAT IMPACT WITH THIS COMPANY WE JUST HIRED FOR EXTENDED LEASE OR RENT? SHORT TERM LEASE. YEAH. SHORT TERM LEASE RENTAL. YEAH. HOW WOULD THAT FIT IN? COUNCILWOMAN BECKER? WELL, SHORT TERM RENTALS ARE THOSE THAT ARE LESS THAN 30 DAYS. AND IF A HOMEOWNER IS RENTING OUT THEIR HOME TO OCCUPANTS FOR LESS THAN 30 DAYS THROUGH AIRBNB OR VRBO FOR A WEEKEND OR WHATEVER, THEY HAVE TO CHARGE HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX, AND THEN THEY HAVE TO PAY. THAT. PART OF IT COMES TO THE CITY, PART OF IT GOES TO THE STATE COMPTROLLER. BUT IF IT IS A LONG TERM RENTAL, IF THEY RENT THE PROPERTY FOR MORE THAN 30 DAYS, THEN THEY DON'T HAVE TO PAY HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX.

THEY ARE EXEMPTED FROM IT BECAUSE IT'S NOT CONSIDERED A SHORT TERM RENTAL. OKAY, COUNCIL MEMBER, EVER FEEL COMING UP? THANK YOU. MAYOR. I ASKED THIS QUESTION LAST TIME.

THIS WAS PROPOSED FOR US TO CONFIRM IF WE ARE ABLE TO COLLECT THOSE SHORT TERM RENTAL

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FEES AND IF WE ARE, DO WE NEED TO UPDATE OUR ORDINANCE THAT WE PASSED SUPPORTING OUR SHORT TERM RENTAL FEES TO INCLUDE THE HOTELS THAT ARE ALLOWING THE OCCUPANTS FOR LESS THAN A 30 DAY PERIOD? I WANT US TO USE ALL THE TOOLS WE HAVE AVAILABLE SO THAT WE CAN RECOUP THE MOST.

IN FEES, RIGHT? SO YOU KNOW, WHO DID YOU ASK TO GIVE THAT RESPONSE TO? I ASKED THAT TO, TO STAFF, TO CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY. BUT THIS HASN'T. I DON'T KNOW IF IT WOULD APPLY TO THIS OR NOT. SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT PASSING THIS AND THEN ARE NOT ABLE TO GRANDFATHER IN THIS. THE CURRENT HOTELS THAT ARE USING THIS. ALL RIGHT. THE CITY ATTORNEY I AM I'M WAITING ON CITY ATTORNEY DANCE HER LIGHTS ON. OKAY. THAT WAS IT, MAYOR.

THANK YOU. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER BECKHAM IS CORRECT. IT'S STATE LAW. WE DON'T HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO CHANGE IT. SHE SAID 30 DAYS OR MORE IS NOT REQUIRED TO HAVE TO PAY THE HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX, SO WE HAVE TO COMPLY WITH THE STATE. THE OTHER QUESTION WAS, ARE WE ABLE TO UPDATE OUR OTHER ORDINANCE TO INCLUDE THE HOTEL TO REFLECT THE HOTEL'S? THE HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX IS INCLUSIVE FOR ANYTHING UNDER 30 DAYS. OKAY. YEAH, IT'S A IT'S A LOOPHOLE. I OKAY, SO WE CAN OR CAN'T RECOUP THAT HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX FOR THIS SPECIFIC SITUATION WITH THE OTHER ORDINANCE. YOU CANNOT RECOUP HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX FOR A HOTEL WITH A STAY OF MORE THAN 30 DAYS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS. YES. THANK YOU.

I'M HEARING THIS. I THOUGHT THAT'S ALREADY BEEN IN PLACE SHORT TERM. YOU PAID THE HOTEL OXFORD. LONG TERM YOU DON'T PAY IT. THAT'S BEEN IN PLACE. AND YOU SAID STATE LAW. THAT'S PROBABLY WHERE IT CAME FROM. YEAH. SO. YEAH. OKAY. THIS IS NOT THE MAYOR PRO TEM. THIS HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR SOME TIME. YOU STILL GOT THREE MORE TO READ. WHY YOU PUT YOUR STUFF UP? YEAH, YOU GOT THREE MORE. YOU GOT TWO MORE. THAT'S OKAY. I CAN READ YOURS. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL OPPOSED? NO. THREE. OKAY. I DON'T CHANGE LIKE POLL NUMBER 7396. AN

[VIII.B.(2) P.O. No. 7396 – An Ordinance Amending Appendix A - Zoning, Of The Code Of Ordinances Of The City Of Port Arthur, Texas, By Granting A Zoning Map Amendment For Approximately 5.3 Acres Of Land Consisting Of Range 1, Block 7, Lots 1-6, Tract 1 & 2, Sabine Pass, Jefferson County, Texas, Located South of Mechanic Street And Northeast of Dowling Road From Commercial General (CG) To Light Industrial (LI) To Allow Recreational Vehicle Park Development; (Violation Of Any Provision Of This Ordinance Shall Be Guilty Of A Misdemeanor And Shall Be Punished By A Fine Not Exceeding $2,000, As Provided In Chapter 1, Section 1-13 Of The Code Of Ordinances And Each Day Which Violation Is Permitted To Exist Shall Constitute A Separate And Distinct Offense); And Providing For Publication In The Official Newspaper Of The City Of Port Arthur And Effective Immediately After Publication Date. ]

ORDINANCE AMENDING APPENDIX EIGHT, ZONING OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS BY GRANTING ZONING MAP AMENDMENT FOR APPROXIMATELY 5.3 ACRES OF LAND CONSISTING OF RANGE ONE BLOCK, SEVEN LOTS, ONE THROUGH SIX, TRACK ONE AND TWO SABINE PASS, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS, LOCATED SOUTH OF MECHANIC STREET AND NORTHEAST OF DOWLEN ROAD. FROM COMMERCIAL GENERAL TO LIGHT INDUSTRIAL TO ALLOW RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARK DEVELOPMENT. VIOLATION OF ANY OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND SHALL BE PUNISHED BY A FINE NOT EXCEEDING, NOT EXCEEDING $2,000 AS PROVIDED IN CHAPTER ONE, SECTION 1-3 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCE, AND EACH DAY WHICH THE VIOLATION IS PERMITTED TO EXIST, SHALL CONSTITUTE A SEPARATE AND DISTINCT OFFENSE, AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATIONS AND OFFICIAL NEWSPAPERS OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR. AND EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY AFTER PUBLICATION DATE AS Z 20 5-09-8 GRAND PLUS LLC. DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED IN SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL UP. ALL OPPOSED. MOTION PASSED. PL NUMBER 7397

[VIII.B.(3) P.O. No. 7397 – An Ordinance Of The City Council Of The City Of Port Arthur, Texas, Amending Appendix A - Zoning Of The City Of Port Arthur Code Of Ordinances, To Grant Specific Use Permit No. 247 To Allow For An "Unmanned Wireless Communication System" In A Commercial Retail District On Approximately .64 Acre Of Land Located At 1101 Jefferson Drive, Legally Described As Lot 20-23, Block 2, Glendale Addition, City Of Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas; (Violation Of Any Provision Of This Ordinance Shall Be Guilty Of A Misdemeanor And Shall Be Punished By A Fine Not Exceeding $2,000 As Provided In Chapter 1, Section 1-13 Of The Code Of Ordinances, And Each Day Which Violation Is Permitted To Exist Shall Constitute A Separate And Distinct Offense); And Providing For Publication In The Official Newspaper Of The City Of Port Arthur And Effective Immediately After Publication Date.]

AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS, AMENDING APPENDIX A ZONING OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR. CODE OF ORDINANCE TO GRANT SPECIFIC USE PERMIT 247 TO ALLOW FOR AN UNMANNED WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM IN THE COMMERCIAL RETAIL DISTRICT ON APPROXIMATELY 0.64 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT 1101 JEFFERSON DRIVE. LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS LOT 23 BLOCK TWO GLENDALE EDITION, CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS. VIOLATION OF ANY PROVISION OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND SHALL BE PUNISHED BY FINE NOT EXCEEDING $2,000 AS PROVIDED IN THE CHAPTER ONE, SECTION 1-3 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCE, AND EACH DAY WHICH VIOLATION IS PERMITTED TO EXIST, SHALL SHALL CONSTITUTE A SEPARATE AND DISTINCT OFFENSE,

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AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR AND EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY AFTER PUBLICATION DATE. Z 20 6-03 FIGUEROA INCORPORATION SPECIAL USE PERMIT NUMBER 247. DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND, BEEN MOVED AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL OPPOSED? PILL NUMBER 7408 AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY

[VIII.B.(4) P.O. No. 7408 - An Ordinance Of The City Of Port Arthur, Texas, Suspending The Rates Proposed By Texas Gas Service Company’s Gas Reliability Infrastructure Program Filing Made With The City On Or About March 10, 2026; Finding That The Meeting Complies With The Open Meetings Act; Making Other Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject, And Declaring An Effective Date. ]

OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS. SUSPENDING THE RATE PROPOSED BY THE TEXAS SERVICE COMPANY. GAS RELIABILITY, RELIABILITY INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM. FILING MADE WITH THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR ON ABOUT MARCH THE 10TH, 2026, FINDING THAT THE MEETING COMPLIES WITH THE OPEN MEETING ACT, MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISION RELATED TO THE SUBJECT AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. DO I HAVE A MOTION? SEVEN H BEEN MOVED IN SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL OPPOSED? NO POSES AT THIS TIME. IF THERE'S NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, I MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. I SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL OPPOSED THE MEETING? THE MEETING IS

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

Apr 07, 2026 City Council

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