[00:00:04] EVERYONE. RECORDING IN PROGRESS. IT IS 229, SO WE'LL GIVE IT FOUR MORE SECONDS. I'M GONNA START YOU GUYS RIGHT ON TIME BECAUSE I KNOW YOU HAVE OTHER PLACES TO GO TODAY. THANK YOU. AND I'M GOING TO PASS IT OVER TO CHAIRMAN KINLAW. THANK YOU TORY. GUYS, YOU READ THIS NOTIFICATION NOTICE HAS BEEN GIVEN TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. DOWNTOWN'S CHURCH NUMBER ONE WILL HOLD A MEETING IN PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 27TH, 2026 AT 2:30 P.M. AT THE PORT ARTHUR CITY HALL, FIFTH FLOOR COUNCIL CHAMBERS. THE ADDRESS IS 404 FOURTH STREET, PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS. THIS MEETING WILL ALSO BE HELD BY TELEPHONIC AND VIDEO CONFERENCE. IN ADDITION, TO ALLOW PERSONS TO BE IN ATTENDANCE, A QUORUM OF THE TOURIST BOARD WILL BE PRESENT PHYSICALLY PRESENT IN THE COUNTY OF THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. IN THIS MEETING, PERSONS OR PERSONS MAY BE. THEY MAY DIAL IN WITH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TOLL FREE NUMBERS AND ENTER THE MEETING ID, WHICH IS 88902818407, AND THE PASSCODE WILL BE 301740. YOU CAN ALSO DIAL IN WITH A TOLL FREE NUMBER, AND THAT NUMBER IS [1. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance.] (877) 853-5247. WE'RE GOING TO FOLLOW THE AGENDA AS PRINTED. THE FIRST THING WE'RE GOING TO DO IS INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I'M GOING TO ASK JUDGE GILLEY WOULD HE DO THE INVOCATION. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO START THE MEETING PROMPTLY. THANK YOU. FOR ALLOWING US TO COME TOGETHER TODAY, LORD. LORD, WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD GUIDE US WITH WISDOM, KNOWLEDGE, AND UNDERSTANDING THAT WE MAY LEAD A PRODUCTIVE MEETING WITH YOU. SEE ALL THAT HE'S BEEN BLESSING US. IN JESUS NAME, AMEN. THANK YOU. PLEDGE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU, JUDGE GUILLORY. NEXT, WE WANT [2. Establishment of quorum and call to order.] TO ESTABLISH A QUORUM. WOULD YOU DO THAT? YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. FIRST WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS KINLAW HERE, DONALD. FRANK. MRS. CHARLOTTE MARIE MOSES, MAYOR HERE, JOSEPH GUILLORY, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. HERE. COACH JAMES GAMBLE, COMMISSIONER HERE. JOSEPH JOHNSON, COMMISSIONER HERE. RANDY MARTIN, COMMISSIONER HERE, YOU HAVE A QUORUM. THANK YOU. [3. Approval of Minutes from the previous Downtown Tax Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ #1) Board Meeting held on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at 2:30 pm.] TORI. NEXT, WE'LL GET TO NUMBER THREE. THAT WOULD BE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE PREVIOUS DOWNTOWN TAX REINVESTMENT ZONE. NUMBER ONE BOARD MEETING HELD ON THURSDAY, JULY 30TH AT 2026 AT 2:30 P.M. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THOSE MINUTES? MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. MAY I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, IT'S MOVED. AND SECOND, THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM JULY 30TH. ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, I CALL FOR A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? THE MINUTES HAVE BEEN APPROVED. [4. Discussion and possible action to approve the updated Downtown Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ#1) logo and website.] NEXT, WE HAVE NUMBER FOUR DISCUSS AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE UPDATE. DOWNTOWN TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE TERMS NUMBER ONE LOGO AND WEBSITE. WHO WE GOT. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. MY NAME IS. MY NAME IS FRANCISCO HERRERA. I WORK FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY. AND TODAY I WILL BRIEFLY BE REVISITING THE PROPOSED FIRST LOGO CHURCH WEB PAGE AND OUR STORY MAP TOGETHER. THIS MATERIALS GIVE THE TOURISTS A RECOGNIZABLE VISUAL IDENTITY. CREATE A CENTRAL LOCATION FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION, AND PROVIDE NEW WAYS TO COMMUNICATE INFORMATION USING GIS. THE WEBSITE CAN BE FOUND UNDER BUSINESS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES AND TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE PROGRAM. THE. THE WEBSITE PROVIDES US A LOCALIZED ENVIRONMENT WHERE WE CAN HAVE THE BOUNDARY MAP, THE DEVELOPMENT PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT, AND THE INTERACTIVE MAP. IT ALSO PROVIDES US INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROGRAM AND THE MAIN GOALS OF TOURS, AS WELL AS THE STORY MAP. THE STORY MAP WAS PRESENTED IN THE PREVIOUS MEETING AND TO BRIEFLY GO OVER IT, IT'S. IT GIVES US A STORY OF WHAT TOURISTS IS AND WHAT THE DOWNTOWN USED TO BE. IT ALSO PROVIDES US A NEW VISUAL IDENTITY, WHICH IS THE NEW LOGO REDESIGN. THIS IS THE PREVIOUS LOGO AND THIS IS THE NEW LOGO. IT ALSO GIVES US THE OLD TOURIST MAP VERSUS THE NEW TOURIST MAP. AT THIS TIME WE'RE JUST REQUESTING APPROVAL FOR THIS ITEMS SO WE COULD GO FORWARD WITH USING THEM. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS [00:05:07] DIRECTORS. COMMENTS. CITY MANAGER. YEAH. AND FRANCISCO THANK YOU. THAT'S THAT'S SOME GOOD WORK THAT YOU HAVE PRESENTED THERE ON BEHALF OF FOR THE TOURIST COMMITTEE. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH DEREK HOLLAND TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S ALL IN SYNC IN THE GIS MAPS THAT WE HAVE PRESENTED, AND AS WELL AS WITH THE MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT, HAVE IT BEEN PRESENTED TO THEM? HAVE YOU HAD SOME DISCUSSION WITH THEM? YES, SIR. TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GOOD, WE'RE GOOD, WE'RE GOOD, GOOD, GOOD, GOOD. I LIKE WHEN PEOPLE COMMUNICATE THAT THAT SEEMS THAT WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER. GOOD. WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL. GO AHEAD. MAYOR. OKAY. THANKS. I LOVE THE THE GO BACK TO THE WEBSITE FOR ME WHERE WE FIND IT. IT'S UNDER IT'S UNDER BUSINESS. BUSINESS. OKAY. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THEN TAX INCREMENT AND CLICK, CLICK IT FOR ME. SO EVEN UNDER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE, IT HAS A HYPERLINK AND TAX INCREMENTAL INVESTMENTS. OKAY. THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO SEE THE HYPERLINK THERE. VERY GOOD JOB. I LOVE THE WAY. AND SO YOU SEE THE BOUNDARY MAP PROGRAMS. YES. AND I COULD GO OVER THE BOUNDARY MAP AS WELL IN MORE DETAIL IF YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO. YEAH. IF YOU, IF YOU DON'T MIND, SO THAT WE CAN KIND OF GET A LOOK OF WHERE IT ENCOMPASSES. YEAH. SO THE BOUNDARY MAP IS INSTEAD OF USING A STATIC MAP AS BEFORE, IT USES AN INTERACTIVE MAP WHERE PEOPLE COULD SEARCH ADDRESSES OR THEY COULD CLICK ON PARCEL. AND THE PARCEL INFORMATION GIVES US GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SUCH AS THE OWNER OR PROPERTY ID, LEGAL DESCRIPTION, STATED AREA. AND WE COULD ADD MORE INFORMATION ON THIS. AND THIS IS ALL FOUND ON GIS, BUT WE CAN LITERALLY DO THAT. NOW GO AND LOOK AT WHO'S IN THE TOURIST AREA, THE ADDRESS THAT'S AVAILABLE FOR US TO DO. WOW. LIKE THAT. YES. AND THEN YOU COULD ALSO GO FURTHER IN DETAIL AND CHANGE THE, THE BASE MAP TO SEE STREET INFORMATION OR GET A BETTER VISUAL 3D. HELLO. YEAH. AND THAT'S, THAT'S IS THAT BY CLICKING ON THE, THE PARTIAL. YES. WOW. SO YOU GET MORE INFORMATION ON THE PARCELS PROPERTIES. OH WOW. SO YOU CAN SEE THE PROPERTIES AVAILABLE WITHIN THE TOURS AREA. YES, MA'AM. AWESOME. GREAT JOB. WOW. THANK YOU. QUESTION IS DIRECTORS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. SO PUT YOUR PUT YOUR MIC, PUT YOUR MIC ON AND GET THE SAME INFORMATION. OKAY. YEAH. THAT COULD BE ANOTHER MAP THAT WE COULD USE. THIS ONE RIGHT NOW IS JUST A BOUNDARY SET FOR THE TOURS. YES. SEE THE BOUNDARY. YEAH. YEAH, MAN, THAT'S REAL IMPRESSIVE. YEAH. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER. YES, MA'AM. NO YOU'RE GOOD MAYOR. YES, I DID GREAT JOB. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? LET ME BRAG ON, FRANCISCO. OKAY. BRAG ON. AND HE WE. I KNOW THAT'S FOR YOU TO DO, THOUGH, BUT I'M GOING TO BRAG ON FRANCISCO AND HUEY A LITTLE BIT. YESTERDAY WE HAD A MEETING WITH THEM AND WE WOULD TALK TO. ROXANNE AND I WERE TALKING ABOUT FUTURE PLANS FOR THE DISTRICT, AND THEY SHOWED THE POTENTIAL OF THE LAYERING. IT LIKE WE WERE LOOKING AT FIRE HYDRANTS FOR FUTURE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS OUT THERE, AND WE WERE ABLE TO PULL UP ALL THAT. WE HAVE ANOTHER, OH, OKAY, LET ME LEAVE IT ALONE. TRYING TO BUST THEM OUT. THEY WANT AN EXCITING GOOD. IF I MAY, CHAIRMAN. GO AHEAD. I HAVE A VERY TALENTED TEAM AND I EXPECT VERY HIGH STANDARDS FROM THEM. YOU'VE SEEN VERY MINIMAL OF WHAT THEY'RE CAPABLE OF DOING AND MORE IS YET TO COME. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. OKAY. WHAT WOULD THAT BEING SAID, THANK YOU, CITY ATTORNEY. I LIKE THE HIGH STANDARDS. ANY QUESTIONS DIRECTORS ANY MORE QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? OKAY. YOU WANT TO CONTINUE YOUR PRESENTATION? THAT WAS IT FOR THIS PRESENTATION. WE JUST ASKING FOR APPROVAL OF THE ITEMS. IF YOU COULD JUST APPROVE WHAT WE'VE DONE FOR YOU, SIR, IT'S LIVE AND WE'LL BE SENT TO YOU. TEXT MESSAGE AND LINKED IN JUST A FEW SECONDS. ALL RIGHT. IF THERE'S NO QUESTIONS, I NOW CALL FOR A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. WE HAVE TO MAKE THE MOTION. I'M SORRY. LET ME READ AND GET IT ON THE FLOOR. YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. I'M GONNA READ THAT DISCUSSION. POSSIBLE ACTIONS TO APPROVE AND UPDATE THE DOWNTOWN TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE. NUMBER ONE LOGO AND WEBSITE. MAY I HAVE A MOTION? MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. MAY I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ARE THERE ANY MORE QUESTIONS? IF THERE ARE NO [00:10:06] MORE QUESTIONS, I'LL NOW CALL FOR A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? IT'S BEEN APPROVED. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AND I'VE BEEN SENT TO YOUR PHONE. OH, WOW. OKAY. ALRIGHT. NEXT. NEXT WE HAVE OUR REPORT FROM THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT [5. Report from the Finance Department regarding the Downtown Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ #1) financial budget.] REGARDING THE DOWNTOWN TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE TURNS NUMBER ONE FINANCIAL BUDGET. MISS EVIE. ALRIGHT, GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. MY NAME IS EVIE JONES. I AM THE BUDGET AND ANALYST AND COMPLIANCE PERSON FOR THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT. YOU SHOULD HAVE YOUR PRINTOUT AVAILABLE AVAILABLE TO YOU OF THE REPORT THAT WAS PRESENTED FOR YOU GUYS ON TODAY. AND DIRECTORS, IF YOU LOOK AT IT, THAT'S THE SHEET THERE. THAT'S ACTUAL IS 236,480, CORRECT? OKAY. AND DO WE HAVE A MATURITY DATE THAT WE ARE EXPECTED TO GET THESE TYPE OF FUNDS? IS IT ALWAYS GOING TO BE IN AUGUST OR IS IT GOING TO BE SEPTEMBER? HOW DID WE HOW DID WE PLAN FOR THAT? DO WE HAVE ANY IDEA HOW THAT COMES IN? AT THE MOMENT? I AM NOT SURE I WILL GET WITH DOCTOR BOSWELL WHEN SHE RETURNS AND GIVE YOU THE UPDATE ON THAT INFORMATION. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, DIRECTORS? LET'S SEE. WE GOT COMMISSIONER JOHNSON. ARE YOU A LIGHT? GET YOUR LIGHT OFF, JOE. OKAY. MAYOR MOSES. YEAH. THE AS I LOOK AT WE WE SEE REVEREND I KNOW SHE SAID THIS IS OUR BUDGET. CAN YOU KIND OF REVIEW WITH US WHAT WHAT WHAT THIS ENCOMPASSES EVE, IF YOU DON'T MIND. YES, MA'AM. MISS JONES, FOR THE REVENUE SIDE, IT ENTITLES ENTITLES THE REVENUE FROM THE ENTITIES, WHICH IS AT 20,000 TO 95. THE TRANSFER FROM GENERAL FUND IS AT 82,000 347. WOULD GIVE THE TOTAL FOR THE REVENUE AND TRANSFER 102,000 642, WHICH GIVES A FUND BALANCE OF 236,480. OKAY, SO THE TRANSFER FROM GENERAL FUND WAS FROM FROM 2526 FISCAL YEAR. AND IT CAME FROM THE GENERAL FUND OF THE CITY. YES, MA'AM. THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND. YES. OKAY. WE STARTED IN 2023 WITH 44,600. AM I READING THAT? YES, MA'AM. CORRECT. AND THEN ACTUAL 72,000 AND THEN 80. THEN WE GREW TO 82,000 347. YES, MA'AM. WHICH IS PROPOSED FOR THIS YEAR. CORRECT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. THANK YOU MA'AM. YES. I'M SORRY. GO, GO. GO AHEAD. CITY MANAGER. SO, MAYOR AND CHAIRMAN, MR. CHAIRMAN, YOU WILL SEE THIS AMOUNT DOUBLING BY OCTOBER THIS YEAR. THAT'S WHAT I WAS ASKING. YES. YOU KNOW THE MATURITY. THAT'S RIGHT. IS IT OCTOBER OR IS IT SEPTEMBER? SOMETIME IN OCTOBER YOU'LL SEE DOUBLING OCTOBER. YES, ALMOST TO ABOUT HALF $1 MILLION. PRETTY CLOSE TO HALF $1 MILLION, WHICH WOULD GIVE YOU. AND THEN NEXT YEAR, WHEN MOTIVA COMES ON STREAM, YOU WILL SEE THAT GREW SIGNIFICANTLY AGAIN, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE IT MEANS THAT THEY WOULD HAVE PLACED BACK THAT BUILDING ON THE TAX ROLL, THE OLD WORLD TRADE CENTER. SO YOU WOULD HAVE SIGNIFICANT BORROWING POWER BY THEN. EXCUSE ME, LYNN, I KNOW LYNN AND I ARE IN DISCUSSIONS RIGHT NOW WITH OUR FINANCIAL ADVISOR WITH AN TO LOOK AT THE POSSIBILITY OF THE EASIEST WAY TO GO AFTER MONIES FOR THE TOWERS IN TERMS OF BORROWING, OUR ABILITY TO BORROW FUNDS. AND THEN I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE BROUGHT UP, WE'RE NOT SURE YET IS WE THE CITY FROM ITS GENERAL FUND LOAN MONEY TO THE TROOPS. AND THEN WE PAY, WE REPEAT, THEY REPEAT, BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT THE OPTIONS AS TO WHETHER IT IS HAS THE ABILITY TO GO THERE AND ENGAGE IN CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATIONS. WE'RE NOT SURE ABOUT THAT. WE WILL IRON THAT OUT FOR THE TRUTH. BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT THE AT THE POTENTIAL OF AN UNDERTAKING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS IN THE NEXT YEAR OR SO FOR THE THIRD DISTRICT. SO I THINK THERE IS TREMENDOUS POTENTIAL BASED ON THE AMOUNT, THE FUNDING THAT YOU HAVE AVAILABLE AT THIS POINT AND THE POSSIBILITY OF PARTNERING WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE EDC TO GET PROJECTS GOING IN THE DISTRICT. SO I THINK WE'RE PRETTY CLOSE, PRETTY MUCH CLOSE RIGHT NOW. WE MET WITH CALVIN [00:15:02] YESTERDAY IN THE LAW DEPARTMENT, AND CALVIN IS GOING TO DO THEIR ABOUT 90 FIRE HYDRANTS IN THE THIRD DISTRICT. AND WE'RE LOOKING AT THE COST OF REPLACING EACH OF THOSE FIRE HYDRANTS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED IN THE PAST 2 OR 3, FOUR YEARS. THEY MIGHT NOT ALL BE THE SAME, BUT THEY ARE THE ACTUAL COST OF REPLACING ONE OF THOSE MAY BE NORTH OF $7,000 PER FIRE HYDRANT, AND CALVIN IS GOING TO PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER FOR US IN THE NEXT 30 DAYS TO SEE THOSE THAT ARE TO BE REPLACED, BASED ON THE CONDITION ANALYSIS THAT HE GETS FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WOULD FIRST HAVE TO PROVIDE THAT DATA TO HIM. SO I THINK WE'RE WELL ON THE WAY TO GET SOMETHING GOING AND START IT DOWN DOWNTOWN. OKAY. DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY? YES, CHAIRMAN TOURS, I'M SO EXCITED FOR YOU. I MEAN, YOU'VE BEEN WAITING A LONG TIME FOR SOME MONEY. AND THE REASON WHY YOU'VE GOT DOUBLE THE AMOUNT SINCE THE LAST MONTH IS BECAUSE A NEW PROPERTY CAME INTO PAYMENT. AND THAT'S THE NEW APARTMENT COMPLEX THAT'S IN THE TOURIST DISTRICT. SO YOU'RE ABOUT TO HAVE A HALF $1 MILLION REALLY SOON. AND THAT IS CERTAINLY SOME BUYING POWER. THE FINANCE DIRECTOR ALSO MENTIONED TO ME THAT IF MOTIVA OPENS UP BY THE END OF THIS YEAR, THEN YOU WILL GET THE TAX PAYMENT FOR THAT PROPERTY A YEAR EARLIER. SO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT EVEN MORE MONEY. SO YOU'RE YOU'RE IN THE BUYING THE BORROWING POWER RANGE AT THIS POINT AND CAN START MAKING SOME SUBSTANTIAL DENTS IN THE CREATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF INFRASTRUCTURE FOR YOUR TOURS. SO CONGRATULATIONS, YOU FINALLY ARRIVED. WE JUST HAVE TO START MAKING SOME SERIOUS DECISIONS SOON. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, CITY ATTORNEY. YOU WANT TO DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING, MISS EVIE? NO, SIR, I DO NOT. OKAY, I KNOW BOARD. DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANYTHING? OKAY. ALRIGHT I GUESS. THANK YOU, MISS EVIE. ALRIGHT. GOOD EVENING. ALRIGHT. ONE THING, MAYOR. YEAH. AND I GUESS BEING HERE FROM THE BEGINNING OF TOURS. I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT WE'RE PROGRESSING AS THE CITY MANAGER. AND THE CITY ATTORNEY HAS STATED. I THINK IT WAS BACK IN 2020 WHEN WE BEGAN WITH NOTHING. JUST A A VISION OF WHAT WE COULD DO COLLABORATIVELY. EVERY ENTITY INVOLVED THE COUNTY, THE NAVIGATION DISTRICT, AND TO SEE US COME TO A HALF MILLION DOLLARS AND SIT HERE TODAY IS LIKE, THIS IS JUST UNBELIEVABLE. SO I'M THANKFUL FOR WHAT WE'RE GETTING READY TO DO TO DOWNTOWN. WHAT TOURS WAS INTENDED TO DO. SO WE'VE BEEN HERE SINCE THE BEGINNING. YES, MA'AM. AND SO THANK YOU GUYS HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. YEAH. MAYOR. THANK CITY MANAGER. YEAH. SOME TIME AGO THE WHAT'S THE NAME OF THE COMPANY THAT CAME TO US THAT MADE A PRESENTATION DOWNTOWN RETAIL STRATEGIES. SO THIS EDC BOARD HAS JUST APPROVED 2400 $0 TO BE UTILIZED IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA THROUGH RETAIL STRATEGIES. AND THAT MONEY WILL COME THROUGH THE CITY. AND THAT MONEY IS INTENDED TO UNDERTAKE SOME PROJECTS, LOW HANGING FRUIT PROJECTS IN THE DISTRICT, MORE OR LESS IN THE BUSINESS DISTRICT OF THE TRADES. OKAY, SO AS SOON AS I GET INFORMATION FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE EDC AND WE'RE GOING TO APPOINT SOMEBODY THAT THEY WILL WORK DIRECTLY, I WILL APPOINT AN INDIVIDUAL WHO WORKS DIRECTLY WITH THE EDC TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT MONEY IS SPENT BASED ON THE CRITERIA THAT IS ATTACHED TO IT IN THE DISTRICT. AND THEN WE WILL LET YOU KNOW. WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU AND PRESENT THE, THE, THE WORK PLAN. OKAY. OKAY. SO THAT THE, THE AND I THINK THE MAYOR WAS THE INDIVIDUAL WHO BROUGHT RETAIL STRATEGIES TO US TO MAKE THE PRESENTATION. NO, I MISSED THE PRESIDENT, BUT I, I, I DID BRING UP THE NAME, THE NAME. OKAY. YEAH. CHAIRMAN. ALRIGHT. BUT YES, SO THAT'S, THAT'S ON ITS WAY. THAT $24,000 IS ON ITS WAY. OKAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, GUYS, NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. WE'RE GOING [6. Presentation and discussion regarding commercial real property and commercial vacant lots within the Downtown Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ #1), presented by Francisco Barrera and Huy Tran.] TO CONTINUE. NUMBER SIX PRESENTATION DISCUSSION REGARDING COMMERCIAL REAL PROPERTY AND COMMERCIAL VACANT LOTS WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE. NUMBER ONE, PRESENTED BY FRANCISCO GUERRERO AND YURI TRAN. YOU GUYS HAVE THE FLOOR. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS FRANCISCO GUERRERO. SO GOING BACK TO THE STORY MAP, WE HAVE A SPECIAL SECTION CALLED WHAT ELSE COULD WE SEE? THIS SECTION. THIS SECTION PROVIDES US MORE IDEAS OF WHAT THIS COULD DO FOR TOURISTS. THE BOUNDARY AND PARCEL INFORMATION PROVIDE A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR US. CAN ALSO SHOW INFORMATION, CONNECTS HOW PLACES CHANGE AND PATTERNS [00:20:04] THAT MIGHT BE RECOGNIZED. WE WOULD DEMONSTRATE A BETTER MAP LAYERS THAT COULD HELP ANSWER SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS. GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON, HUEY TRAN, COMPLIANCE OFFICER HERE AT THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR. SO BASICALLY WHAT I'M GOING TO DO TODAY IS GIVE YOU GUYS A SOME INSIGHT ON WHAT WE WERE ABLE TO FIND INSIDE THE TOURS WITH THE DATA THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO COMPILE WITHOUT GIS DIVISION. MR. DEREK. ALL RIGHT. SO BASICALLY, CAN YOU GUYS HEAR ME? SO WHENEVER THE TOURS INITIALLY STARTED, THIS IS OUR INITIAL BOUNDARIES, RIGHT? THEN FAST FORWARD TEN YEARS LATER, WE EXPANDED OUR BOUNDARIES. THIS IS WHEN WE INCLUDED PROPERTIES TOWARDS THE HOUSTON AVENUE AND THE WEST SIDE. AND WE INCLUDED THE PORT AS A TAXING ENTITY. SO CURRENT PRESIDENT A LITTLE BIT. OH I'M SORRY. SO CURRENTLY PRESENT DAY, THIS IS OUR CURRENT BOUNDARIES. YOU GUYS CAN SEE HERE. AND THEN WITHIN THIS BOUNDARY, WE WERE ABLE TO LOCATE ALL THE PARCEL INFORMATION WITHIN THESE BOUNDARIES. RIGHT? SO COME TO FIND OUT, WE WERE ABLE TO LOCATE ABOUT APPROXIMATELY A THOUSAND PARCELS. AND WITHIN THIS PARCEL YOU'LL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROPERTY OWNER, THE SQUARE FOOTAGE, THE ACREAGE, THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION, THE LAND VALUE, ETC. ON EACH PARCEL. AND FRANCISCO EARLIER MENTIONED THAT YOU COULD ACTUALLY CLICK ON ONE PARCEL AND YOU CAN SHOW THAT INFORMATION ALSO. BUT WE TOOK IT A STEP FURTHER. WHAT WE DID WAS WE ANALYZED THE DATA AND WE WERE ABLE TO FIND THE COMMERCIAL REAL PROPERTIES WITHIN THE TOURS. SO THESE ARE THE COMMERCIAL REAL PROPERTY. WHEN I SAY REAL PROPERTY, THAT MEANS RESIDENTIAL. I MEAN BUILDING STRUCTURES AND BUILDINGS ON THESE PROPERTIES. FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU CLICK ON ONE RIGHT HERE, IT BELONGS TO ROYAL REDUX. AND THAT'S SOME TYPE OF BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS ON THAT PROPERTY. NOW WE WENT EVEN FURTHER. WE WERE ABLE TO LOCATE COMMERCIAL VACANT LOTS WITHIN THIS AREA ALSO. AND THIS IS STRICTLY FOR PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS, NOT CITY OWNED, COUNTY OWNED OR SCHOOL OWNED OR WHATNOT. IT'S JUST BASICALLY PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS. SO YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. YOU CAN SEE ALL THE VACANT PROPERTY THAT'S PROBABLY WITHIN THE AREA. THAT'S RIGHT. YEAH. SO BASICALLY WE SHOW THIS TO SHOW THAT MAYBE WHENEVER THERE'S A DEVELOPER THAT COMES IN OR SOMETHING, WE COULD MAYBE HIGHLIGHT THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT WITHIN THE TOURIST AREA, AND WE COULD OVERLAY THE REAL PROPERTIES WITHIN THIS AREA, AND WE COULD ADD THE COMMERCIAL VACANT PROPERTIES. AND YOU CAN EASILY IDENTIFY WHAT IS WHAT. IT'S PRETTY COOL, RIGHT? CAN I ASK A QUESTION? SURE. MAYOR PRO TEM. SO GO BACK TO THE VACANT PROPERTY, THE VACANT. OKAY. SO. THOSE THEY'RE OWNED BUT THEY'RE VACANT. THEIR VACANT THE PRIVATELY OWNED THEY'RE VACANT PROPERTIES BUT THEY'RE NOT FOR SALE. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE DON'T KNOW. BUT WE CAN ACTUALLY GO TO THE INTERACTIVE MAP AND YOU CAN REACH OUT TO THEM OURSELVES AND REACH OUT TO THEM. ABSOLUTELY. IF YOU CLICK ON IT, YOU CAN SEE, FOR INSTANCE, FOR INSTANCE, THIS IS THE OWNER. OH, OKAY. AND THEN YOU SCROLL DOWN AND YOU CAN SEE THE ADDRESS WHERE YOU CAN MAIL THEM, WHATEVER THE OWNER ADDRESS. YEAH. HOW LONG WE'VE BEEN NEEDING SOMETHING LIKE THIS. AND YOU CAN LITERALLY DO IT FOR THE WHOLE ENTIRE TOURIST TO EACH PROPERTY THAT YOU NEED OR WHOEVER WITHIN THE TOURIST AREA, WITHIN THE TOURIST AREA. SO I LIKE BEING ABLE TO SEE THE VACANT PROPERTIES AVAILABLE. SO I ASKED STAFF TO DEVELOP THIS SO THAT IT CAN GO CO COERCE WITH OUR VACANT BUILDING DOWNTOWN REGISTRATION ORDINANCE. OF COURSE, IT CAN HELP WITH THE DEVELOPERS FOR YOU TO KNOW WHAT'S AVAILABLE, WHAT'S NOT AVAILABLE. THERE ARE A LOT MORE ENHANCEMENTS THAT CAN BE MADE. I'M GOING TO LET STAFF CONTINUE TO SHOW YOU WHAT WE HAVE SO FAR, BUT IT'S DEFINITELY INTERACTIVE, AVAILABLE TOOL THAT'S IMMEDIATELY IN USE RIGHT NOW DUE TO THE DUE TO THE CAPABILITIES OF THE LAW DEPARTMENT PUT TOGETHER WITH WITH GIS. FANTASTIC. GO AHEAD. AND HERE'S ANOTHER GOOD ONE. SO WE HAVE THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, RIGHT. AND MR. BURTON MENTIONED ABOUT FIRE HYDRANTS EARLIER. SO WE WERE ABLE TO, BASED ON OUR DATA THAT WE HAVE ON FIRE HYDRANT, WE WERE ABLE TO PUT IT IN HERE, AND YOU COULD LITERALLY COUNT HOW MANY HOW MANY FIRE HYDRANTS ARE [00:25:01] WITHIN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT. IF YOU GUYS WANT TO HAVE IT TESTED AND MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS UP AND RUNNING. OKAY, LET'S TAKE THAT OUT. AND AS EVERYONE KNOW, THERE'S A BIG EVENT COMING BACK TO PORT ARTHUR, RIGHT? AND WHAT IS IT CALLED? WHAT IS IT? WHAT IS THAT? WE NEED TO SPEAK MARDI GRAS. ALRIGHT. MARDI GRAS, MARDI GRAS. SO HERE'S THE MARDI GRAS ENTERTAINMENT AREA, RIGHT? AND AS YOU CAN SEE, IT OVERLAYS WITH THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT. SO MAYBE IF YOU OVERLAY THIS AND YOU ADD THE FIRE HYDRANTS, MAYBE THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WE COULD DO, MAYBE UPGRADE THESE FIRE HYDRANTS JUST IN CASE. YEAH. AND WE COULD ALSO HAVE WE HAVE ENTERGY LIGHTS, RIGHT? LOOK AT THAT. THIS IS ALL ENTERGY LIGHTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. AND YOU CAN SEE. WOW. AND THAT'S JUST WITH COORDINATING WITH GIS, G I AND GETTING PLOTTING WITH ENERGY AND GIS YEAH. IT'S ALSO A SKILL SET, RIGHT? WE, WE HAVE, WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE IN THE LAW DEPARTMENT THAT HAVE SPENT TIME MERGING THIS STUFF INTO ONE. AND SO FRANCISCO AND HUEY ARE REALLY THE BRAINS BEHIND PUTTING THIS TOGETHER FOR THE TOURS. AND HERE'S ANOTHER ONE. WE COULD SHOW WATER LINES WITHIN THE AREA. SO YOU LIKE. YES, SIR. THOSE ARE OPERATIONAL RIGHT NOW. RIGHT NOW. THOSE ARE WHERE IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE OPERATIONAL. YES, SIR. BUT IF YOU NEED TO KNOW, LIKE BLOCK BY BLOCK, WHICH ONE WILL REQUIRE LIKE BOOTS ON THE GROUND AND DEPLOY OUR FIELD MAPS OR WHATNOT TO GO CHECK IT OUT, FIND A WAY TO ENERGY BOARD. SO IF SOMETHING DOES GO OUT, YEAH, I KNOW THAT'LL BE IDENTIFIED. DO YOU HAVE A DROP DOWN BOX FOR CITY OWNED PROPERTY? DO WE HAVE ANY I CAN DO YOU WANT TO DO THAT REAL QUICK. YEAH. SEE IF WE HAVE THE CITY OWNED PROPERTY THAT WE HAVE WITHIN THE BOUNDARY. LET'S DO THAT REAL QUICK. SO I'LL COME HERE. I'LL TURN OFF PARCEL FILES ON AND I'LL GO. I'LL JUST DO A QUICK FILTER. LOOK PORTS RIGHT HERE. RIGHT AT YOUR FINGERTIPS. CAN YOU HIT SAVE. AND LET'S CHANGE THE COLOR SO YOU CAN SEE WHICH ONES ARE WHICH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT MAN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY. SEE THESE ARE THE CITY OWNED PROPERTIES. OH, MAN. LOOK AT THAT MAN. STOP. WE CAN ADD THE PORTS ALSO BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE A NEW BUSINESS, YOU WANT TO KIND OF SEE SOME OF THAT INFORMATION. MAKE SURE THAT IF I'M GOING TO INVEST IN PORT ARTHUR, I WANT TO KNOW, WOW. SO THIS THIS PAST YEAR, THE LAW DEPARTMENT SENT BOTH HUEY AND FRANCISCO TO A GIS CONFERENCE. AND THIS IS WHAT THEY CAME BACK WITH. OH, WOW. SO THESE ARE ALL PORT OWNED PROPERTIES HERE. AND THAT'S PORT. YEAH, THAT'S THIS IS THE PORT. SO YEAH. SO ALL THESE DATA IS PRETTY MUCH CUSTOMIZABLE. JUST WHATEVER YOU THINK AND BRAINSTORM. WE COULD TRY TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. BUT YEAH. OH IT'S LIVE. YEAH. AND HE'S A, HE'S ANOTHER GOOD ONE. SO FOR INSTANCE, LET ME CLEAR THIS PORT AND I DON'T WANT TO KEEP BRAGGING, BUT WE LOOKED AT OTHER TOURS SITES. I DON'T THINK ANYONE HAS THE DATA THAT YOU HAVE RIGHT NOW. CAN CAN WE SUBMIT THIS TO TML AND SHOW THEM WHAT PORT ARTHUR IS DOING WITH ALL THIS? SEE WHY NOT CITY? I MEAN, WE'RE DOING SOMETHING BIGGER AND BETTER. I MEAN, WE CAN WIN. I MEAN, THIS IS TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY THAT WHEN WE GO TO MAYOR AND I AND AND THE DIRECTORS GO TO CONFERENCE, THEY WANT TO SEE THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY EXPERTS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR CITY. AND THIS IS IF WE'RE ONE OF THE FEW ONES THAT HAVE THIS MAN, CAN WE SUBMIT THIS FOR SOME TYPE OF WHAT WE'LL DO? WE'LL WORK WITH THE MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT TO COORDINATE IT AND TO MARKET IT AND TO GET IT OUT THERE TO TML. OKAY, JT, WE'LL BE ON IT NOW. GET IT TO TML. WE WE NEED IT. IT'S NOVEMBER AND THIS IS THE TIME THAT THEY ARE TAKING APPLICATIONS FOR NEW AND INNOVATIVE IDEAS THAT YOU'RE DOING IN YOUR CITY. AND THE, YOU KNOW, OF COURSE, THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE GOING TO BE THERE. WE NEED THIS OUT THERE TO SHOW PEOPLE WHAT WE'RE DOING. YEAH, BECAUSE THERE IS ALSO THIS TEXAS MUNICIPALITIES CONFERENCE WHERE GT AND THEM GO TO. AND FOR THE BEST WEBSITES, BEST MUNICIPAL WEBSITES FOR TEXAS AND HOW INTERACTIVE AND USER FRIENDLY THOSE ARE, YOU KNOW, SO I THINK [00:30:06] WE'RE GETTING THERE. WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE GETTING THERE. HUEY HAS BEEN GOING TO CALIFORNIA FOR YEARS WITH DEREK, YOU KNOW, AND I'VE ALWAYS SENT HIM FOR YEARS WITH DEREK TO MAKE SURE THAT HE CATCHES UP WITH THE TECHNOLOGY THAT'S OUT THERE. AND HE ENHANCED HIS SKILL SET TO MAKE SURE THAT HE BRINGS IT BACK TO THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, AND HE'S ABLE TO WORK WITH US TO GET IT DONE. AND FRANCISCO JUST RECENTLY JOINED HIM IN ORDER TO DO THAT. SO I THINK WE'RE GETTING THERE. IF WE CONTINUE TO WORK CLOSELY WITH OUR MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT, AS WELL AS WITH THE EDC AND OTHER ENTITIES, THE MAIN IDEA IS TO PUT THIS INFORMATION OUT THERE TO THE PUBLIC SO THAT THE PUBLIC CAN EASILY ACCESS IT. THE REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY CAN ACCESS IT, AND THE PROSPECTS WHO ARE OUT THERE LOOKING TO RELOCATE TO PORT ARTHUR CAN EASILY ACCESS THAT INFORMATION WITHOUT CALLING US DESPERATELY. OH, OKAY. TALKING ABOUT MONEY, RIGHT. I, I HAVE ONE MORE. OKAY. SO BASICALLY WE ALSO HAVE OUR PORT ARTHUR ZONING MAP ON HERE. THIS MAKES IT PRETTY INTERESTING JUST IN CASE, IF A DEVELOPER COMES IN, THEY WANT TO CLICK ON THE PROPERTY. OKAY, SO THEY KNOW IT'S THE OWNER. SO THEY WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S THE ZONING. SO THE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL. YEAH. WELL THAT'S ALL I HAVE. BOARD MEMBERS. WOW WOW. I'M SHOCKED. COMMISSIONER JOHNSON HEY, LISTEN, I WANT TO ASK YOU ALL, WITH ALL OF THIS INFORMATION THAT'S SO READILY AVAILABLE AND EASILY ACCESSIBLE, DO YOU ALL HAVE SOME SECURITY POINTS INCLUDED IN THIS SO THAT SOME THINGS, YOU KNOW, STAY SAFE? WE DO WE DO HAVE A SECURE SERVER THAT WE GO THROUGH TO ON A GIS THAT HAS IT. OKAY. AND THEN WE CAN MAKE LIKE AN ORGANIZATIONAL VIEW OR DEPENDS ON WHAT INFORMATION WE WANT TO PUT OUT TO THE PUBLIC. WE COULD DO LIKE A PUBLIC VIEWING, LIKE WE COULD REDACT CERTAIN THINGS ALSO. OKAY, OKAY. THANK YOU. MAN. I'M JUST IMPRESSED. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY. WE'RE UPGRADING OUR TECHNOLOGY. WE'RE MAPPING AND PARTIALS. IT'S GOOD. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALSO, ALL THIS CAN BE READILY AVAILABLE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE. JUST LET US KNOW. AND IF YOU APPROVE IT, WE CAN HAVE FRANCISCO INTEGRATE THIS INTO THE INTERACTIVE MAP. ALSO WE'RE GOING TO APPROVE IT. YEAH, WE APPROVE IT. RIGHT. OKAY. WELL I'M READY. OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. SO WE ARE ON WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING WITH THIS ONE. SO I'M SORRY. YEAH. GO AHEAD. CITY ATTORNEY. THANK YOU. CHAIRMAN. MAYOR PRO TEM DOCTOR KINLAW. OH, LORD, THERE'S SO MANY. I'M NOT QUITE SURE. SO WE SHOWED YOU THE WEBSITE AND THE LOGO THAT IS LIVE RIGHT NOW. THIS IS ALSO LIVE, BUT IT'S NOT LIVE ON THE INTERNET. SO IF YOU LIKE THIS INFORMATION AND YOU WANT THIS INFORMATION ENTERED INTO THE INTERNET, WE CAN DO THAT AND WE'LL PUT THAT ON YOUR NEXT AGENDA FOR APPROVAL. WE JUST DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU WHAT YOU NOW HAVE IS MONEY AND INFORMATION. YOU JUST NEED TO SELL AT THIS POINT. SO THERE'S NO WAY WE CAN TO DO IT NOW. IT'S NOT ON ON THE AGENDA FOR APPROVAL. AND THAT WOULDN'T BE CONSIDERED THE WEBSITE THAT WE'VE APPROVED ON NUMBER FOUR. ON NUMBER FOUR, I MEAN, WOULDN'T WE, BECAUSE WE ALREADY APPROVE IT BECAUSE I'M IN MY THIS IS WHAT I'M GETTING FROM DIRECTORS. WE WANT THIS ON IMMEDIATELY. AND WE ARE SAYING THAT WE WANT PEOPLE TO SEE THIS. AND IF THEY HAVE QUESTIONS, WE CAN WORK OUT THE BUGS. AND I MEAN, WHAT WE COULD DO IS WE ADD ALL THESE LAYERS INTO THE CURRENT INTERACTIVE MAP AND WE'LL BE GOOD TO GO. OH, JUST LAY IT INTO WHAT WE LAID INTO THE CURRENT MAP WE HAVE NOW. OKAY, LET'S, LET'S, LET'S DO IT LIKE THIS. WE'LL WORK WITH DEREK AND WE'LL WORK WITH THE MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENTS TO MAKE SURE AND THE IT DEPARTMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT GOES OUT THERE AND IT'S AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE WEBSITE AS PART OF THE WEBSITE. WE'VE ALREADY AS A PART OF THE WEB. YES, MA'AM. ARE WE OKAY WITH THAT? DIRECTORS. ARE YOU GUYS OKAY WITH THAT? AS COMMISSIONER JOHNSON SAID, TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S SECURE? YEAH. AND THEN NOBODY COULD MANIPULATE IT. YOU KNOW, WE'LL JUST IT REQUIRES A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH IN HOUSE TO GET IT OUT. OKAY. YEAH. SO JT WILL BE VISITING WITH YOU PRETTY SOON GETTING THIS SQUARED AWAY. YOU GOT ANYTHING ELSE, GUYS? NO. THAT'S IT. OKAY. GREAT JOB. THANK YOU GUYS. GREAT JOB. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE [7. Discussion and possible action regarding projects that each Participating Board Member, On behalf Of their respective entities, may propose to support the Downtown Tax Increment Reinvestment zone (TIRZ#1).] GOING TO CONTINUE. WE'RE GOING TO GO WITH NUMBER SEVEN DISCUSSING POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING PROJECTS THAT EACH PARTICIPATING BOARD MEMBER ON BEHALF OF THE RESPECTIVE ENTITIES MAY PROPOSE TO SUPPORT THE DOWNTOWN TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE TERMS. NUMBER [00:35:02] ONE, IS THAT YOU, RANDY, OR WHO'S DOING THAT? PUT YOUR MIC ON, RANDY. WE HAVE NUMBER EIGHT. OKAY. PRESENTATION. YOU GOT NUMBER SEVEN. OKAY. THANK YOU MISTER. HELLO EVERYONE. NUMBER SEGMENT SEVEN WAS THE SEGMENT BACK TO THE BOARD TO SEE IF ANYBODY BROUGHT ANY OTHER IDEAS TO SEE IF THEY WANTED TO PRESENT AT THE NEXT MEETING. AND IF NOT, YOU'LL MOVE ON TO NUMBER EIGHT. YES, MA'AM. BOARD MEMBERS NUMBER SEVEN AGAIN HAS BEEN PUT ON THERE. IF YOU WENT BACK TO YOUR DIFFERENT ENTITIES TO COME BACK TO THIS ENTIRE BOARD AND PRESENT TODAY SO WE CAN GET IT ON THE NEXT AGENDA. SO IF YOU HAVE THOSE WISH LIST WITH YOUR TOP THREE, THIS IS THE TIME WE CAN DISCUSS IT AND THEN PUT IT ON THE AGENDA FOR NEXT MEETING. YEAH. JUDGE GUILLORY OH, ALRIGHT. SO WHAT ARE THE IDEAS THAT I'VE BEEN STEWING OVER IS THE IDEA OF CREATING THE PAVILION OR ENHANCING PAVILION WITH WHATEVER NECESSARY STRUCTURE TO HOST MORE THINGS LIKE CONCERTS, OUTDOOR EVENTS, LOOKING AT HOW WE CAN INCORPORATE THAT AREA AROUND THE PAVILION TO CATER TO VENDORS, VENDOR TRUCKS, FOOD TRUCKS. THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT THAT PROBABLY THINGS THAT ARE NEEDED, LIKE YOU SAID, THE WATER HYDRANT. BUT THERE'S ALSO A NEED FOR THERE'S ALSO A NEED FOR ELECTRICITY SO THAT THE FOOD TRUCKS CAN, CAN PLUG INTO. AND IF WE WOULD ENTERTAIN THAT IDEA, WE ALSO NEED TO INCORPORATE SOME TYPE OF MAYBE A GREASE TRAP SYSTEM, SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE MOVING FORWARD. THAT'S JUST AN IDEA OF THE PAVILION MOVING THAT AND DEVELOPING THAT INTO AN ENTERTAINMENT, SINCE THAT'S PART OF THE ENTERTAINMENT MODEL DOWNTOWN. YES, SIR. WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE A FULL PRESENTATION AT THE NEXT MEETING, OR HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD? CHAIRMAN, HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO PRESENT THAT AND THEN SPEAK ON THOSE TOPICS? BECAUSE ONE, YOU SAID IT'S GREASE TRAPS, I DON'T KNOW. AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT PROBABLY THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT OR SOMEONE IN THAT SANITATION DEPARTMENT MAY HAVE TO GIVE YOU INFORMATION. BUT IF YOU WANT TO GET THAT ON THE NEXT AGENDA, IF YOU CAN KIND OF GET THAT INFORMATION FROM THOSE ENTITIES, AND THEN WE COULD JUST YOU COULD JUST PRESENT IT AND WE'LL PUT IT ON THE AGENDA. SO I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU WANT TO DO THAT. LET ME HELP YOU. HELP ME, HELP ME, HELP ME. CITY MANAGER. SO I'VE BEEN HAVING A DISCUSSION WITH MISS ALPOUGH, AND I KNOW MISS ALPOUGH HAS BEEN PREPARING REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS FOR THE PAVILION, NOT ONLY FOR THE PAVILION, BUT THE ADJOINING BUILDING, THE ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT THAT, BECAUSE I WE HAVE ALREADY DONE THE STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF THE ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT ATTACHED TO THE PRESS BUILDING. AND THAT HAS TO GO BECAUSE IT'S NOT STRUCTURALLY SOUND. AND SO OUR VISION IS YOU COULD USE WHATEVER BUILDING WE'RE GOING TO PUT THERE. YOU COULD USE IT AS YOUR DRESS AREA, YOUR, YOUR AREA WHERE YOU, YEAH, YOU, YOU HAVE ALL YOUR LIGHTING AND, AND EFFECTS, YOU KNOW, AS A BUILDING THAT, THAT COULD SERVE THE PAVILION AS WELL. SO WE'RE GOING OUT FOR A MASTER PLAN FOR THE PAVILION. AND WHAT I, WHAT I WOULD DO, I COULD ASK MISS ALPOUGH TO COME AND GIVE US AN UPDATE. OKAY. BECAUSE WE HAVE STARTED THE PROCESS ON THAT ALREADY. ONE OF THE THINGS I KNOW THAT WHEN THE PAVILION WAS BUILT, THERE IS STILL A TRACK ON. THERE'S STILL A TRAIN TRACK RUNNING THROUGH THE PAVILION. WE ASPHALT IT ANYWAY. BUT WE WOULD HAVE TO REMOVE THAT, YOU KNOW, SO THERE'S WE HAVE TO STILL DO THE GEOTECH PART OF IT. WE HAVE ALREADY DONE THE SURVEY OF THE PAVILION AREA. WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO DO THE GEOTECH AND THE MASTER PLAN. SO LET ME ASK MR. ALBERT TO COME AND PRESENT THAT TO US. YEAH, BECAUSE THAT IS PART OF A WIDER PLAN FOR OUR DOWNTOWN AREA TO LEAVE THE EXISTING DOWNTOWN PLAN. WE HAVE SMALLER PLANS, SO I'LL GET THAT DONE. SO FROM WHAT I'M GATHERING, WE'LL WORK WITH JUDGE GUILLORY, THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, AND PARKS AND RECREATION AND GET YOU ANOTHER AGENDA ITEM FOR THE NEXT MEETING. SORRY, NOT AS EASY. LET'S JUST MAKE A CALL. MAKE A CALL TO MISS ALPO AND ASK HER IF SHE'S GOING TO TELL US SHE'S GOING TO BE ON THE AGENDA. ABSOLUTELY. SO SHE'LL GET WITH ME AND THEN WE'LL GET READY. OKAY. MAKE A PHONE CALL TO MISS ALPO AND I'LL GET WITH YOU. JUDGE, IS THAT THE MOTION YOU'RE MAKING? THAT'S WHAT IT'S TOO EASY. WE CAN MAKE THAT WORK. AND I HAVE ONE MORE WISH. WHAT'S YOUR WISH? ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE. BECAUSE WHEN I GO OUT THERE AND I WALK, YOU KNOW, EVERY OTHER DAY OR SO, THE BOARDWALK. WHAT ARE THE PLANS [00:40:02] FOR THE BOARDWALK? OKAY, SO THE BOARDWALK IS GOING TO BE TORN UP BY THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS AS THE. YES. FOR THE HEIGHTENING AND DEEPENING OF THE SHIP CHANNEL. SO WE ARE WORKING IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DRAINAGE DISTRICT. I DON'T THINK THEY'RE QUITE THERE YET, BUT WE'RE GOING TO SEE YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THE AREA IS GOING TO EXPERIENCE SOME DETERIORATION BEFORE IMPROVEMENT. AND THAT IS BECAUSE THE THE DD SEVEN IS DD SEVEN. YES, DD SEVEN IS WORKING WITH THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT SOME OF IT IS BEING USED AS A PLACEMENT AREA, AND A LOT OF IT IS GOING TO BE TORN UP AS THEY CONTINUE TO MAKE THE IMPROVEMENTS ALONG THE, THE THE WATERWAY. SO THE BOARDWALK HERE WILL BE DEFINITELY BE TORN UP AND WE WILL BE REPLACED. REPLACED WILL BE REPLACED. YES. ANY CHANCE OF THAT AREA BEING UTILIZED IN THE FUTURE? THERE'S THIS IDEA RESTAURANTS KIND OF LIKE WHAT THEY'RE DOING OVER IN PORT NECHES. IS THERE ANY POSSIBILITY THAT WE MAY EVENTUALLY GET TO THAT POINT? I THINK SO, BECAUSE LET US JUST GO. ACCORDING TO THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN, RIGHT OUT HERE OUT OF THE WINDOW IS CATALYST AREA B, WHERE THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN HAS ENVISIONED WHERE WE COULD GET HIGH END HOTEL, A HIGH END HOTEL, AS WELL AS. A CONVENTION CENTER OUT THERE. BUT PART OF THE PLAN, TOO, IS TO WORK WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO SEE HOW WE PURCHASE THE POST OFFICE AND SEND THE POST OFFICE IN THE MIDDLE OF. OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, RELOCATE THE POST OFFICE WHERE THE CITIZENS ARE. THAT'S GOOD. INSTEAD OF EVERYBODY COMING DOWN HERE, AND WE COULD UTILIZE THAT AS PRIME REAL ESTATE FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES. YEAH, YEAH. VISION AREA B BOARDWALK RESTAURANT. YES. THAT'S A VISION. THAT'S A VISION. YEAH. OKAY. POSSIBLE CAUSES. WHAT WOULD YOU SAY THE PROXIMATE CAUSE OF THAT WOULD BE? WHAT, WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR? CATALYST B TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. YEAH, YEAH. TENS OF MILLIONS. YOU THINK THAT WOULD INCUR THAT WOULD ENCOURAGE INVESTORS TO START, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT PORT ARTHUR TO COME AND BUY SOME OF THIS CITY OWNED PROPERTY AND SOME OF THESE OTHER TO TO MAKE SOME INVESTMENTS INTO THE CITY, I THINK. SO I THINK WE COULD MARKET IT AS A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE WE OWN THE PROPERTY. IF WE OWN THE PROPERTY, WE COULD MARKET IT, PACKAGE IT AND PUT A PROSPECTUS OUT THERE FOR PRIVATE INVESTORS. YOU KNOW, THE PROOF OF THE PUDDING IS IN THE EATING. IT'S ALL DEPENDS ON HOW WE MARKET IT AND PACKAGE IT, PUT A BOW ON IT. ABSOLUTELY. SO I WILL WORK WITH YOUR BOARD AND WE WILL GET ANOTHER AGENDA ITEM ON FOR YOUR NEXT AGENDA. AND WE'LL CIRCLE BACK ON THE DATE AT THE END OF YOUR MEETING SO YOU CAN MOVE TO POINT NUMBER EIGHT. THANK YOU TORY. ANY [8. Presentation and discussion regarding a potential project presented by the Port of Port Arthur Navigation District.] OTHER QUESTIONS? DIRECTORS. ALL RIGHT. LET'S MOVE TO NUMBER EIGHT. PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION REGARDING A POTENTIAL PROJECT PRESENTED BY THE PORT OF PORT ARTHUR NAVIGATION DISTRICT. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS. MY NAME IS ED LONG. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING FOR THE PORT OF PORT ARTHUR. AND I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME TO YOU ALL TODAY TO TELL YOU SOME OF THE BEAUTIFICATION IDEAS THAT THE PORT HAS BEEN WORKING ON, AND GIVE YOU BASICALLY A PRESENTATION TO SEE WHAT WE HAVE. SO THE COMEDY PART IS, IF I CAN FIGURE THIS THING OUT, LET'S SEE. I APOLOGIZE, I DON'T KNOW, CAN YOU SEE IT ON ON YOUR MONITORS AS WELL? OKAY, GREAT. SO BASICALLY WE, WE'VE GOT TWO TYPES OF PROJECTS. WE'VE GOT A LIGHT POLE BANNERS SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU'VE SEEN AT THE LAMAR ORANGE OR I'M SORRY, LAMAR PORT ARTHUR, YOU KNOW, DECORATIVE BANNERS ON THE POLES. WE'D LIKE TO TO TOUT THAT WE DO HAVE A PORT IN THE CITY. IT'S A VERY ACTIVE PORT, A STRATEGIC MILITARY PORT. AND WE'D LIKE TO KNOW, ONCE YOU START COMING INTO THE PORT AREA, KIND OF PUTS A LITTLE, LITTLE DECORATION IN THERE. SO WE'VE ON THE BANNERS, LIGHT POLE BANNERS THAT GO ON EXISTING POLES. RIGHT NOW, WE'RE PROPOSING PROPOSING SIX BANNERS TO GO ON HOUSTON AVENUE AND THEN 22 BANNERS, I'M SORRY, 22 BANNERS IN TOTAL, OF WHICH I'M SORRY. IT'S 16 BANNERS THAT WOULD BE ON ON PROCTOR STREET FOR A TOTAL OF 22 BANNERS OVERALL. THEY WOULD GO ON AND IT'S HARD TO TELL IN THE VIDEO, BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE LITTLE THE STARS ALONG THERE, EACH ONE OF THOSE IS A LIGHT POLE WHERE WE LOOK AT THE BANNER AND. WE DID A A RENDITION TRYING TO SHOW WHAT THE BANNERS WOULD LOOK LIKE ON THE POLES, ALTERNATE BETWEEN A PORT BANNER, THE STATE FLAG, THE U.S. FLAG. SO THE TOP ONE IS IS ON PROCTOR STREET, AND THE BOTTOM ONE [00:45:02] WOULD BE HOUSTON AVENUE. SO HOUSTON AVENUE EXTEND FROM FIFTH STREET TO LAKE SHORE DRIVE, AND THEN THE ONE ON PROCTOR STREET. WE'RE PROPOSING FROM HOUSTON AVENUE UP TWO BLOCKS TO, I BELIEVE IT'S DALLAS AVENUE, NOT DOING A GOOD JOB. WE ALSO HAVE A HAVE PROJECTS WE'RE PROPOSING TO DO SOME TYPE OF A GATEWAY MARKING. WE'VE GOT A $30 MILLION BRIDGE THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY CONSTRUCTING. AND ON REVEREND RANSOM HOWARD STREET, WHERE WE'RE TYING IN, WE'RE LOOKING AT TWO GATEWAY MARKERS THERE. THIS THIS IS KIND OF CONCEPTUAL OF WHAT WE WANT TO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FOR, FOR THE MARKER. IT COULD BE STILL WORKING ON MATERIALS AND FOUNDATIONS. THAT'S JUST A PICTURE OF THE EVENING VIEW. IF WE HAVE IT LIT UP. SO PEOPLE COMING IN AT NIGHT, THEY CAN KIND OF SEE THIS IS, YOU KNOW, WE'RE COMING INTO A, YOU KNOW, MAYBE A PORT AREA. THIS FIRST PROJECT SITE IS KIND OF WHAT I MENTIONED ON REVEREND DOCTOR RANSOM HOWARD DRIVE. WE WOULD PUT TWO GATEWAYS, ONE ON EACH SIDE OF THE ENTRANCE, GOING ON TO SEVENTH STREET AT THE INTERSECTION WHERE OUR FLYOVER BRIDGE TIES IN. THIS IS A A LOT. THAT'S THIS ONE IS ON. WE'RE PROPOSING TWO TWO GATEWAY SIGNS ON AUSTIN AVENUE ON EACH SIDE OF REVEREND RANSOM HOWARD DRIVE, KIND OF IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER OF THAT LAY DOWN AREA. THAT LAY DOWN AREA IS ONE OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE'VE GOT COMING UP. IT'S STABILIZATION OF ABOUT 22 ACRES. SO WE CAN PUT CARGO, MILITARY PARKING, SWISS ARMY KNIFE, ANYTHING WE COULD, ANYTHING WE CAN PUT OUT THERE. OKAY, THE NEXT ONE IS GATEWAY SIGN ON EACH SIDE OF HOUSTON AVENUE AT WEST THOMAS BOULEVARD. AS YOU COME DOWN HOUSTON TOWARDS THE COMING SOUTH TOWARDS THE PORT AND INTO THE DOWNTOWN AREA, INTO THE TOURS, WE'D HAVE A SIGN ON EACH SIDE, KNOWING THAT YOU'RE ENTERING INTO BASICALLY THE PORT AREA. AND ALSO IT'S THE THE TOURIST DISTRICT. THE FINAL FINAL PROJECT, THE PROJECT LOCATION IS ON GULF WAY AT AUSTIN AVENUE, I BELIEVE IT'S 400 GULFWAY DRIVE. IT'S A CURRENT LOCATION OF ONE OF OUR LAYDOWN AREAS THAT WILL BE PAVED EARLY QUARTER OF NEXT YEAR. BUT IN THAT TOP RIGHT CORNER WHERE WE'VE GOT A LITTLE THUMB, THUMB TACK, THAT'S WHERE WE'RE THINKING ONE OF THOSE SIGNS WOULD BE WILL BE BE HONEST, TRANSPARENT. THAT ONE IS OUTSIDE OF THE DOWNTOWN TOURS. SOME OF THE OTHERS ARE RIGHT THERE ON THE EDGE OF THE TOURS, BUT WE'RE TRYING TO TRY TO PRESENT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE DOING TO SUPPORT IDEAS WHERE WE'RE LOOKING AT PLACING ALL THESE SIGNS. OBVIOUSLY THEY LACK THE EXACT PLACEMENT IS YET TO BE DETERMINED. WE WANT TO PUT THEM IN THE BEST LOCATION SO WE CAN ADVERTISE THE CITY AND THE PORT. WE PUT SOME NUMBERS, SOME CONCEPTUAL CONCEPTUAL NUMBERS TO THESE PROJECTS. SO FOR BASICALLY 22, 22 LIGHT POLE BANNERS, IT'S ABOUT $25,000 FOR THOSE. AND THEN THE GATEWAY MARKERS. RIGHT NOW WE'RE SHOWING SEVEN SEVEN GATEWAYS AT ABOUT $20,000 EACH. SO IT'S ABOUT $140,000. SO THAT'S IT FOR PRESENTATION I'VE GOT. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS. THE PORT OR ANYTHING. ALL RIGHT. DIRECTORS, ANY QUESTIONS. I HAVE ONE QUESTION. YES, SIR. IT HAS TO DO WITH TRUCKING. AND I KNOW WE HAD TALKED ABOUT I KNOW I HEARD THIS, I'M JUST KIND OF GOING BACK ON MEMORY ABOUT CREATING A TRUCK ROUTE. AND I'M THINKING THAT THIS IS ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY THAT YOU CAN SIGNAL, YOU KNOW, UTILIZE WHAT YOU'VE ALREADY DESIGNED TO DIRECT THE COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC AWAY FROM THE RESIDENTIAL AREAS WHERE THEY CAN. THEY KNOW THAT THIS IS THE CORRIDOR THAT THEY SHOULD TRY EITHER 82 OR DOWN INTO THE PORT, OR I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE USING 69 MEMORIAL WOODWORK DOWN THE PROCTOR. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S STILL A THAT'S THAT'S STILL A TRUCK ROUTE. THEY COME DOWN. I THINK A LOT OF THEM COME DOWN 82. THEY MAY COME DOWN SEVENTH STREET. SOME OF THEM COME DOWN 73 GET ON ON SAVANNAH. OF COURSE, THEY'VE GOT A COUPLE HARD RIGHT TURNS WHERE THEY'VE GOT TO COME INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF THEM COMING IN THROUGH HOUSTON AVENUE. WE HAVE A PROJECT ACTUALLY ON REVEREND RANSOM, [00:50:08] HOWARD DRIVE AND HOUSTON AVENUE THAT WE'RE GOING TO CREATE TURN LANES, RIGHT TURN LANES, CALL THEM THE PORK CHOPS. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES YOU'VE BEEN AT A STOPLIGHT OR AN INTERSECTION. YOU SEE A TRUCK COMING, AND YOU EITHER HAVE TO BACK UP, OR THEY'RE COMING IN AND THEY'RE COMING IN TO TURN IT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC JUST SO THEY CAN MAKE THAT TURN. SO WE WANT THEM TO MAKE THAT TURN OFF OF GULFWAY DRIVE, HOUSTON AVENUE, BECAUSE OF THE TELEPHONE POLES ON THOSE CORNERS. AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHERE A LOT OF DESTRUCTION HAS HAPPENED. A LOT OF ACCIDENTS HAVE HAPPENED. TRAILERS HAVE CAUGHT THOSE POLES. AND THEY JUST HADN'T HADN'T BEEN ENOUGH, ENOUGH ROOM. AND THEN, OF COURSE, WE FIND THE TRUCKS GOING DOWN THE NO TRUCKING ZONE DOWN BLUEBONNET. ABSOLUTELY. WE DON'T WE DEFINITELY DON'T WANT TRUCKS TRAVELING DOWN RESIDENTIAL AREAS. THEY'VE GOT TO STAY ON THE TRUCK ROUTES. THEY'VE BEEN CONTACTED IN THE PAST. IF WE'VE HAD TRUCKS THAT HAVE GONE BEYOND, I THINK THEY GO OUT. PROCTOR EXTENSION, THAT'S NOT A TRUCK ROUTE. AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS, WE DO REACH OUT TO THE CUSTOMER AND THE TRUCKING COMPANY TO LET THEM KNOW THEY NEED TO STAY ON THE TRUCK ROUTES. THANK YOU, CITY MANAGER. YEAH, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. I JUST WANT TO INFORM THE COMMITTEE THAT WE WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH THE PORT IN UNDERTAKING PROJECTS OUT HERE, AND WE DON'T EXPECT ANYTHING DIFFERENT. AND FOR BRANDING PURPOSES, AGAIN, LET ME REITERATE. LET'S WORK WITH VERY CLOSELY WITH YOUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT, YOUR PR PEOPLE WITH GT AND THE MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT, SO THAT I KNOW WE'VE GOT TO PROMOTE THE PORT AND ITS LOGO, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE FOR BRANDING PURPOSES, WE ALL SELL PORT ARTHUR. OH, ABSOLUTELY. ABSOLUTELY. SO EVEN IN THE DESIGN AND MOUNTING OF YOUR OF YOUR BANNERS, LET'S JUST HAVE A COMMUNICATION WITH JT. AND I KNOW THAT SUHAIL IS WORKING VERY CLOSELY TO IMPROVE THE STREETSCAPE ON PROCTOR AVENUE. AS A MATTER OF FACT, WE HAVE IT IN OUR BUDGET THAT WE'RE GOING TO APPROVE THE ENGINEERING PART OF IT IN THREE PHASES. THAT IS ABOUT A 30 TO $40 MILLION PROJECT. YOU KNOW, WE'RE DOING THE ENGINEERING PHASE IN THIS PROJECT, WHICH IS ABOUT $2 MILLION. SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH YOU AS WELL, SINCE THAT'S A TRUCK ROUTE, AND TO MAKE SURE THAT THE STREETSCAPE IS BEING TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN WE DO THAT. OKAY. ABSOLUTELY, ABSOLUTELY. AND YES, WE WORK GREAT TOGETHER AND WE DEFINITELY DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING OR PUT ANYTHING OUT THERE THAT MAKES THE CITY LOOK BAD OR GOES AGAINST WHAT THE WHOLE PLAN IS. I MEAN, WE PUT SOME SIGNAGE, WE SHOW THE LIGHT POLES, BUT IT MAY BE SPACE THEM OUT, MAYBE EVERY OTHER ONE OR MAYBE, YOU KNOW, PULL THEM BACK. BUT YEAH, DEFINITELY. BECAUSE I THINK AS PART OF THE PLAN, WE INTEND TO CHANGE ALL THE LIGHT POLES ON PROCTOR STREET AND PUT SOME MUCH MORE DECORATIVE LIGHT POLES ON PROCTOR STREET. AND THAT'S ALL PART OF THE PLAN. MAKE IT MUCH MORE APPEALING. I I'VE SEEN SOME RENDERINGS FOR AN ARCH, YOU KNOW, IN OUR DOWNTOWN, JUST LIKE YOU HAVE IN NEDERLAND, RIGHT? THAT BIG ARCH IN NEDERLAND. YOU KNOW, I'VE SEEN SOME RENDERINGS FOR THAT VERY CLOSE TO THE PORT THAT SUHAIL HAS PRESENTED. WE'RE NOT THROUGH WITH US YET. THOSE ARE JUST RENDERINGS, BUT IT'S GOING TO LOOK GOOD. IT'S GOING TO LOOK GOOD. YEAH, WE DEFINITELY WANT TO LOOK GOOD. I MEAN, FROM THE STANDPOINT A LOT OF PEOPLE DIDN'T KNOW WE HAD A PORT DOWN HERE. YOU KNOW WE'RE KIND OF HIDDEN IN THE CORNER. BUT I THINK WE'RE MAKING MAKING A LITTLE BIT MORE DOING A LOT MORE KIND OF OUTSIDE THE PORT. INTERESTED IF YOU HAVE MORE PROPERTY FOR SALE. YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALWAYS TRYING TO GROW, ALWAYS TRYING TO LAY DOWN AREA. OUR PORT DIRECTOR, LARRY KELLY, ALWAYS SAYS THAT HE CAN CREATE MORE JOBS WITH A VACANT PARKING LAYDOWN AREA THAN HE CAN WITH A BUILDING. SO WE'RE ALSO ABOUT JOB CREATION AND MAKING THIS AREA LOOK GOOD. I'LL TRY TO KEEP IT CLEAN. OKAY. MAYOR MOSES YES, JUST WANT TO COMMEND YOU. I LOVE THE IDEA OF THE I THINK CITIES THAT YOU GO INTO LIKE GALVESTON, DOWNTOWN, YOU GET TO SEE THOSE FLAGS. AND I THINK THEY KEEP UP. BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THEY HAVE A MARDI GRAS ARCH THAT STAYS UP ALL ALL YEAR LONG. DOWN THERE AND THEIR PORT IS CLEARLY IDENTIFIED. AND YOU'RE RIGHT HERE. WE DON'T HAVE ANY SIGNAGE TO KNOW WHERE THE PORT IS, OTHER THAN YOU JUST DRIVING STRAIGHT INTO THE PORT. I'VE NOT SEEN THEM. I SAW A SIGN ON THE BUILDING, BUT THIS REALLY MAKES IT CLEAR, I MEAN, FOR PEOPLE AND TO SEE THOSE FLAGS COMING AS YOU COME INTO ANY CITY, WHEN YOU SEE THOSE THOSE BANNERS COMING IN, YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'VE ENTERED INTO SOMETHING. OH, ABSOLUTELY. AND I ENTER INTO GALVESTON ALL THE TIME AND WENT DOWN FOR THAT PORT WHEN WE DID THE DAVY DEFENSE. AND I JUST NOTICED THEIR DOWNTOWN AND HOW WHEN YOU DRIVE INTO THE STRAND AND SEE ALL THE EVERY IT'S MARKED CLEARLY MARKED. SO THIS REALLY WILL ENHANCE OUR DOWNTOWN AREA AND LETTING US KNOW WHERE THE PARK IS. SO THANK YOU FOR Y'ALL'S EFFORTS AND TO, FOR CLEANING UP ALL OF THE WEST [00:55:05] SIDE THAT YOU GUYS DO. I WANT TO COMMEND THAT, THAT I SEE GUYS PICKING UP TRASH ALL THE TIME OFF OF HOUSTON AVENUE AND THEN DOWN. AND THOSE ARE PORT GUYS THAT I'VE SEEN JUST PICKING UP TRASH, TRYING TO KEEP THE AREA CLEAN. SO MINE IS JUST TO COMMEND YOU GUYS FOR WHAT YOU DO. AND THANK YOU FOR HELPING OUR TOURIST AREA. THANK YOU. I SAID WE'VE GOT A GOOD RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PORT AND THE CITY. WE WANT TO CONTINUE THE RELATIONSHIP. WE WANT TO, LIKE I SAID, WE WANT TO BE PROUD OF PORT ARTHUR. WE WANT TO BE BE AN ACTIVE PART OF KEEPING IT CLEAN AND, AND, AND HELPING IT TO GROW. MR. CHAIRMAN, CITY MANAGER, JUST ONE MORE THING, ONE MORE THING. AND WE HAVE A VERY VIBRANT WAYFINDING PROGRAM THAT WE'RE RUNNING. IT'S BEEN FUNDED BY HOT TAX AND WE OWN PHASE TWO RIGHT NOW OF THE PROGRAM. WE WOULD LIKE TO WORK WITH THE PORT TO MAKE SURE WHETHER WE'VE GOT TO PUT IN SOME MONEY INTO IT, BECAUSE THEIR OWN THERE'S CERTAIN CRITERIA THAT WE HAVE TO MEET IN ORDER TO USE THAT MONEY. BUT WHETHER WE NEED TO WORK TO MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER PRODUCT WE'RE PUTTING OUT THERE BLENDS WITH YOUR PRODUCT AS WELL AND AS WELL, SPEAKS VOLUMES FOR BRANDING FOR THE CITY. SO WE WOULD LIKE TO WORK WITH YOU WHEN YOU ARE READY TO GET THOSE SIGNS UP. YES, SIR. WE'LL DO WE FIND IN PROGRAM. I'M STILL THINKING THAT'S VERY, VERY IMPORTANT. COMMENTS ABOUT THE ABOUT THE TRUCK ROUTES, KEEPING THEM ON THE TRUCK ROUTES BECAUSE TRUCKERS, WELL, THEY PROBABLY NEED LOTS OF SIGNS. YES, OKAY. OH, HEY. YOU OKAY? ARE YOU THROUGH WITH YOUR PRESENTATION? YES, SIR, I AM, THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. LONG. AND ANY BOARD MEMBERS YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME, COMMISSIONER? RANDY MARTIN, I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU, I APPRECIATE YOU, MR. ED, YOU AND YOUR WHOLE TEAM PUTTING TOGETHER A PERFECT PRESENTATION. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, I LOVE IT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? DIRECTORS. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE [9. Discussion and consideration of participation in future webinar series hosted by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts concerning Chapter 311, Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones (TIRZ#1), and Chapter 312, Property Tax Abatements (presented by the Law Department).] ON. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. NUMBER NINE DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF PARTICIPATION IN A FUTURE WEB WEBINAR SERIES HOSTED BY TEXAS COMPTROLLER AND PUBLIC ACCOUNTS CONCERNING CHAPTER 311 TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONES, TERMS NUMBER ONE AND CHAPTER 312, PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENTS PRESENTED BY THE LAW DEPARTMENT. HELLO. GOOD AFTERNOON AGAIN. THANK YOU. GUYS CAN LOOK AT THIS SHEET IN YOUR PACKET. OKAY. SO AS YOU WILL SEE, SOME OF THESE DATES HAVE ALREADY PASSED. THE LAST SEMINAR WAS ON AUGUST 25TH. WE JUST WANTED TO PUT THIS IN FRONT OF YOU AND SEE IF THIS IS SOMETHING YOU ALL WOULD BE INTERESTED IN IN THE FUTURE ATTENDING, AND WILL CONTINUE TO PUT THEM IN FRONT OF YOU AND ATTEND OURSELVES TO BRING BACK INFORMATION TO THE BOARD. OKAY. SO THE DATES HAVE BEEN HAVE ALREADY EXPIRED. THESE DATES HAVE ALREADY PASSED, BUT WHEN NEW FUTURE SEMINARS COME UP, WE WANT YOUR APPROVAL NOW TO SAY, YEAH, GO AHEAD AND PUT IT BACK IN FRONT OF US. AND YOU ALL ATTEND, BRING YOU GUYS BACK INFORMATION, AND WE'LL SEND YOU OUT THE DATES IN THE FUTURE FOR YOU ALL TO ATTEND AS WELL. OKAY. I THINK IT WILL BE ANOTHER USEFUL TOOL FOR THE BOARD TO UTILIZE. YEAH, MAYOR MADE A POINT. HOW OFTEN DO THEY HAVE THESE? IS THIS LOOK LIKE THIS ALMOST EVERY WEEK IN AUGUST AT THAT TIME, ALMOST EVERY COUPLE MONTHS. RIGHT NOW WE'RE STILL WORKING OUT THE KINKS TO GET ALL THE DETAILS. YES, MA'AM. BUT AS SOON AS WE GET ALL THE DETAILS, WE'LL IMMEDIATELY BRING IT BACK TO YOU. SO YOU GUYS ARE AHEAD OF THE GAME OF WHEN EACH UPCOMING SEMINAR IS GOING TO HAPPEN. SO YOUR QUESTION TODAY IS ASKING IF WE'D BE INTERESTED IN ACTUALLY BEING PARTICIPANTS OF THE SEMINAR. YES. ARE WE WILLING TO DO THAT? BOARD MEMBERS I MEAN, COACH CAM ARE YOU OKAY WITH THAT? OH, RANDY. OKAY. JOE AND MAYOR, WE GOOD? ALL RIGHT. YES. YOU GET THUMBS UP FROM THE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT WE WILL BE INTERESTED IN DOING THAT. AND IF YOU COULD PRESENT THE DATES AND BRING THEM BACK TO US. YES, I WILL DEFINITELY DO THAT. AND WE'LL BE MOVING ON TO NUMBER TEN. ALL RIGHT. I'M STILL HERE. ALL RIGHT, ALL [10. Discussion and possible action to schedule the next Board Meeting.] RIGHT. NUMBER TEN DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTIONS TO SCHEDULE THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. ALL RIGHT. WHAT'S YOUR WILL GUYS? CHECK YOUR CALENDARS OUT AND LET'S SEE. SO WE JUST HAD THIS ONE TODAY, AUGUST 27TH ON A THURSDAY. ARE YOU GUYS LOOKING TO MEET IN SEPTEMBER OR ARE YOU LOOKING TO MEET IN OCTOBER? SO SEPTEMBER 25TH, SEPTEMBER THE 24TH, IF THAT'S OKAY WITH YOU GUYS. COACH, IS THAT OKAY WITH YOU? ALL RIGHT, COMMISSIONER JOHNSON, IS THAT OKAY WITH YOU? OKAY. ARE WE DOING SEPTEMBER 24TH AT 2 P.M. OR 2:32 P.M. RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO STICK WITH TWO. WELL, THIS ONE WAS FOR 230. I JUST WANT TO KNOW IF YOU GUYS LIKE THIS. 230 TIME SLOT OR BUMP IT UP. DO WE WANT WE WANT TO GO BACK TO TWO. WE WOULD LIKE TO GO BACK TO TWO IF THAT'S OKAY. SO I WILL SCHEDULE YOU GUYS FOR THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH AT 2 P.M. IF YOU GUYS CAN ALL AGREE. I AGREE, WE THUMBS UP ON IT. GREAT. PERFECT. THANK YOU CHAIRMAN. SO YOU YOU'LL BE OKAY, BUT YOU CAN HEAR ME. I ALSO NEED AN ACTION ON IT. ACTION! YES. OKAY. CITY [01:00:04] ATTORNEY. THANK YOU. I HOPE THAT Y'ALL LIKED YOUR NEW TEXTS THAT HAVE BEEN COMING ACROSS YOUR PHONES THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. WE HAVE D IN OUR OFFICE AND FRANCISCO, WHO'S BEEN DESIGNING THEM AS WELL. THOSE WILL CONSTANTLY START GO OUT TO YOU TO HELP REMIND YOU OF WHAT YOUR NEW MEETINGS ARE COMING. ANYTIME WE HAVE THESE WEBINARS OR SEMINARS THAT WE THINK YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN, WE'LL SEND OUT THOSE TEXTS AS WELL. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR FOR YOUR ATTENTION TODAY. NEW AND EXCITING THINGS COMING. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER IDEAS, FEEL FEEL FREE TO CONTACT US. OKAY. WELL THANK YOU, CITY ATTORNEY. THANK YOU TORY. THANK YOU EVIE. THANK FINANCE. WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU GUYS. HUGE THANK YOU AS WELL. DO WE HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS BEFORE WE ADJOURN THE MEETING? YES I HAVE I HAVE COMMISSIONER JOHNSON WITH THE WEBINARS THAT WE'RE NOW HAVING. I KNOW THAT WE AT THE NAVIGATION DISTRICT HAD TO TAKE TWO. ONE WAS ON CYBER SECURITY AND THE OTHER WAS DEALING WITH AI. THEY WERE VIDEOS. THEY LASTED MAYBE ABOUT 30 MINUTES. YEAH, 20 TO 30 MINUTES. AND SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, IF WE HAVEN'T, IF SOME OF YOU ALREADY HAVEN'T HAD THAT TYPE OF, OF INSTRUCTION. EXACTLY. IT DEPARTMENTS THAT WE'VE BEEN CONTINUING OUR EMAILS ABOUT. SHE'S ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. SO WE, WE AND THE MAYOR IS RIGHT. WE HAVE TO TAKE THAT EVERY YEAR. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP, COMMISSIONER JOHNSON. BUT WE CAN'T EVEN ACCESS OUR EMAILS UNLESS WE COMPLETE THAT TRAINING, THE AI AND CYBER SECURITY. AND THEY YOU GET A CERTIFICATE AT THE END OF THE COMPLETION. RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT. OKAY. YEAH. BUT IF YOU CAN BRING BACK THE KIND OF DETAILS ABOUT THIS WEBINAR AND WHAT WE WOULD HAVE TO ENTAIL, BUT I THINK IT WOULD BENEFIT EACH BOARD OF DIRECTORS UP HERE TO, TO GET THAT CLASS. AT OUR NEXT MEETING, WE WILL BRING BACK TO YOU WHATEVER INFORMATION WE HAVE AND PRESENT IT TO YOU GUYS EITHER BEFORE OR AFTER THE MEETING, TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU GUYS DON'T MISS ANY UPCOMING DATES PRIOR TO OUR NEXT MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 24TH. OKAY. AND CHAIRMAN, IF YOU CAN ASK YOUR BOARD MEMBERS TO CHECK THEIR TEXT MESSAGES AND SEE IF THEY GOT A LINK TO YOUR LIVE SITE. YEAH, I JUST, I GOT IT JUST POPPED UP. YEAH. YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED THE GIS MAPPING AND THE LIVE MAP THAT MR. TRAN SHOWED YOU. HEY, YOU GUYS ARE ON IT. IT'S ON. ALRIGHT. LET ME. YEAH. CITY MANAGER. IN CLOSING, I FORGOT TO SAY THIS, THOUGH. I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE QUALITY OF WORK THAT THE LAW DEPARTMENT HAS PRODUCED FOR THE THIRDS. THE CITY ATTORNEY AND HER STAFF. BUT WHILST I CONTINUE TO RECOGNIZE THAT, I ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT THE TRUTH IS GROWING IN RESOURCES AS WELL. AND I'M LIKE THE PARENT THAT RECOGNIZES THAT THE KID IS ABOUT TO GO TO COLLEGE AND YOU NEED TO GET OUT OF MY POCKET. YOU NEED TO GET OUT OF THE CITY POCKET. OKAY, I'M JUST TELLING YOU ALSO, YOU ALL ARE GROWING IN RESOURCES. YOU YOU'RE GETTING THERE, YOU'RE GETTING THERE. AND SO I'M GOING TO HELP YOU ALL. I'M GOING TO HELP YOU ALL TO FIND A WAY WHERE YOU, YOU'RE ABLE TO MANAGE YOUR RESOURCES AND, AND GET THE, YOU KNOW, THE, THE, THE, THE HUMAN CAPITAL THAT YOU NEED TO FUNCTION. YOU GET YOUR OWN LITTLE HOUSE OR YOUR LITTLE APARTMENT AND YOU GO ON YOUR OWN AND WE'LL HELP YOU. WELL, WE'LL HELP YOU GET OUT OF THE CITY ATTORNEY'S HERE. I'M GONNA THROW THIS OUT THERE. BUT SINCE YOU'RE THE PARENT, YOU STILL CAN GO BACK TO THE PARENT AND AND GET. YEAH, YOU CAN COME BACK. WELL, HEY, BECAUSE WHEN I ANYTIME, ANYTIME COME BACK, COMMISSIONER JOHNSON, COME BACK ANYTIME, COME BACK. YOU'RE ALWAYS COME BACK AND VISIT, YOU KNOW. YEAH, WE'LL BREAK BREAD TOGETHER. BUT YOU NEED TO GET OUT OF THE CITY ATTORNEY AND THAT. RIGHT. ROXANN. YEAH. SEE, THE MAYOR JUST SAID SHE DID A CASH APP TO ONE OF HER KIDS. YOU STILL YOU ALWAYS A PARENT. SO. YEAH, YEAH, YOU ALL GROW IN THE RESOURCES. YOU ALL ARE GROWING AND, AND YOU ALL ARE DOING GOOD. DON'T THROW US. Y'ALL ARE DOING EXCELLENT. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU FOR THE DIRECTORS. DO YOU HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS BEFORE WE ADJOURN? WE NEED TO VOTE. YOU NEED TO APPROVE IT. YOU HAVE TO TAKE A POSSIBLE ACTION ON IT. SO I JUST NEED YOU GUYS TO MOTION TO APPROVE YOUR SEPTEMBER 24TH MEETING AT 2 P.M. OKAY. LET'S DO THIS. ALL RIGHT. SEPTEMBER 24TH. ARE WE IN AGREEANCE WITH THAT, MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO PUT THAT ON THE FLOOR TO MEET AT 2:00? IT'S BEEN MOVED BY THE MAYOR. SECOND, IT'S BEEN SECOND BY COMMISSIONER JOHNSON. ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS. I CALL FOR A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? WE HAVE THAT MEETING SEPTEMBER THE 24TH, 2 P.M. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER THINGS? ANYTHING ELSE? ARE WE ABOUT TO GET OUT OF HERE? ALRIGHT. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 333. SECOND. SECOND. [01:05:07] HIS MOTION IS SECOND. THAT WE ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 333. ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS. I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE. SIGNIFY BY SAYING YES. YES, YES. ALL RIGHT. AN * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.