RECORDING IN PROGRESS. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO OUR CITY COUNCIL
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REGULAR MEETING, WHICH IS SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20TH, 2026 AT 5:30 P.M. YOU MAY JOIN US BY TELEPHONE OR VIDEO CONFERENCE, AND YOU MAY DO SO BY CALLING 877853524 7 OR 8 887880099. CAN ENTER THE MEETING ID OF 81846523810 AND THE PASSCODE OF 132901. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE ALSO AWARE THAT YOU MAY JOIN US, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. YOU MAY JOIN OUR MEETING BY CALLING OUR CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE AT 409 9838115. AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO ASK EVERYONE TO PLEASE MUTE OR TURN OFF YOUR. WE'RE GOING TO PREPARE FOR OUR INVOCATION, OUR PLEDGE, AND OUR ROLL CALL. AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO ASK PASTOR ALBERT MOSES TO LEAD US IN OUR INVOCATION. AND THEN WE'LL HAVE OUR PLEDGE AND OUR ROLL CALL. IF YOU WOULD BOW YOUR HEADS WITH ME. WORD OF PRAYER. FATHER GOD IN HEAVEN, IT IS IN THE NAME OF JESUS THAT WE DO COME BEFORE YOU. WE GIVE YOU PRAISE AND GLORY AND HONOR AND THANKSGIVING. WE BLESS YOUR NAME FOR THIS DAY THAT YOU HAVE MADE. WE DO REJOICE AND WE ARE GLAD IN IT. DEAR FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME OF FELLOWSHIP TOGETHER WITH EACH OTHER AND WITH YOU. YOU HAVE REMINDED US THAT WHERE WE ARE GATHERED, YOU ARE IN THE MIDST. WE THANK YOU, FATHER GOD, WE PRAY YOUR BLESSINGS UPON THIS MEETING HERE TODAY AND PRAY YOUR BLESSINGS UPON THIS MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THE FATHER AND EVERYONE GATHERED HERE TODAY, THOSE THAT EVEN GATHER BY WAY OF INTERNET. YOUR BLESSINGS, DEAR FATHER. BLESSINGS UPON THIS CITY, THE STATE, OUR NATION, AND OUR WORLD. LET ALL THAT BE SAID AND DONE HERE BE TO YOUR GLORY AND TO THE BENEFIT OF THE CITIZENS THAT THIS COUNCIL REPRESENTS WILL BE MINDFUL. WE'LL BE CAREFUL.WE'LL REMEMBER TO GIVE YOUR NAME, THE PRAISE, THE GLORY, AND THE HONOR FOREVER. IN THE MIGHTY NAME OF JESUS WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU, PASTOR MOSES, FOR THAT PRAYER. AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO ASK OUR CITY SECRETARY TO ESTABLISH A QUORUM. PLEASE, MAYOR MOSES HERE. MAYOR PRO TEM KINLAW HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER.
GATEWOOD. COUNCIL MEMBER. JONES. COUNCIL MEMBER. PENA HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. JACOBS HERE.
COUNCIL MEMBER. FRANK HERE. YOU HAVE A QUORUM, MAYOR. AWESOME. THANK YOU. CITY SECRETARY. AT
[II. PROCLAMATIONS]
THIS TIME, WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION. AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THEIR REPRESENTATIVE IS HERE. AND THIS IS FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH. AND THIS IS FOR, I THINK, SOUTHEAST TEXAS FAMILY SERVICES. OKAY, AWESOME. AWESOME. GOOD EVENING. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE HERE FROM FAMILY SERVICES, AND WE WANT TO PRESENT THIS PROCLAMATION TO YOU ALL ON TODAY. THE PROCLAMATION READS, OH, COME ON, COME ON UP. WE'LL WAIT FOR YOU. LET'S CULTIVATE A CULTURE OF SAFETY WHERE EVERYONE FEELS VALUED AND HEARD.WHEREAS FAMILY SERVICES OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND RECOGNITION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS, AS WELL AS COMMEMORATION OF ONE YEAR IN THEIR NEW FACILITY. AND WHEREAS, OVER THE PAST YEAR, OUR FACILITY HAS PROVIDED SURVIVORS AND FAMILIES WITH A SAFE PLACE TO SEEK SUPPORT,
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HEALING AND A PATH TOWARD LIVES FREE FROM VIOLENCE. AND WHEREAS, THIS PROCLAMATION WOULD RAISE AWARENESS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, HONOR SURVIVORS, REMEMBER THOSE LOST TO VIOLENCE, RECOGNIZE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF ADVOCATES AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND REAFFIRM OUR COMMUNITY'S COMMITMENT TO PREVENTION. AND. WHEREAS, AS WE. FAMILY SERVICES MARK THE FIRST YEAR IN THIS FACILITY, WE ALSO CELEBRATE THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE HELPED MAKE THIS EXPANDED SPACE FOR SAFETY, FOR HOPE AND FOR EMPOWERMENT POSSIBLE. NOW, THEREFORE, I, CHARLOTTE MARIE MOSES, MAYOR, PROCLAIM OCTOBER AS DOMESTIC AWARENESS MONTH IN THE GREAT CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS. AND I INVITE ALL LOCAL OFFICIALS, ALL COMMUNITY LEADERS AND CITIZENS TO JOIN US IN RECOGNIZING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO OCCUR ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS TO STAND TOGETHER AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND WITNESS WHEREOF I HAVE HEREUNTO SET MY HAND AND CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR TO BE AFFIXED ON THIS 20TH DAY OF OCTOBER, IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 2026, WE PRESENT THIS PROCLAMATION TO YOU ALL, AND IF YOU HAVE A SPEAKER. AND I HAVE STUFF FOR EVERYBODY ELSE, AND I'LL RUN THAT UP IN A MINUTE. GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR MOSES AND ESTEEMED COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF AND EVERYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY. THANK YOU FOR HONORING US AND FAMILY SERVICES. WE SORRY. SO EVERY YOU KNOW, OCTOBER IS REALLY IMPORTANT AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH, FAMILY SERVICES HAS A TASK FORCE, A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TASK FORCE. AND WE WERE HONORED TO HAVE ONE OF YOUR YOUR OFFICERS, OFFICER BERRY, COME AND SPEAK TO US ABOUT WHAT IT IS LIKE ON WHAT HE SEES FROM THAT SIDE. AND, AND THAT WAS IT WAS REALLY POWERFUL TO HEAR HIM TALK AND TALK ABOUT THE, THE PEOPLE HE ENCOUNTER AND THE, AND THE LIVES THAT HE HELPS. AND UNFORTUNATELY, THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE GO THROUGH. AND IT WAS JUST A VERY STRONG REMINDER ABOUT HOW IT IS A TOPIC THAT PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT.IT'S VERY TABOO. IT'S VERY, IT'S VERY HARD TO DEAL WITH, BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT THAT TOUCHES PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY ALL THE TIME. AND HE, HE WAS HE WAS REALLY GREAT. AND WE THANK THANK HIM FOR BEING THERE AND GIVING US THAT INFORMATION, INCLUDING A STATISTIC THAT HE, HIS DEPARTMENT OVERSEES OVER 300 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE REFERRALS JUST IN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR.
AND SO WE ARE THANKFUL FOR THE RECOGNITION BECAUSE IT TAKES EVERYBODY USING THEIR VOICE TO, TO STAND UP AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. AND IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE ANYTHING BIG. IT CAN JUST BE, YOU KNOW, PROMOTING, BEING KIND AND PROMOTING COMMUNICATION. AND SO EVERYBODY HAS THE ABILITY TO DO THAT. AND I DO HAVE SOME INFORMATION AND SOME GIFTS I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE ALL OF ALL OF YOU. AND I HAVE SOME EXTRA, IF ANYBODY IN THE IN THE AUDIENCE WANTS SOME AS WELL. BUT THE LAST PART OF OCTOBER, WE HAVE A TEN DAY OF ACTION. AND IT'S JUST THINGS LIKE SHARING A POST. IT'S WEARING PURPLE, JUST. AND BEING A, AN ADVOCATE IN, YOU KNOW, IN SMALL WAYS. AND SO I WOULD LOVE IF EVERYBODY PARTICIPATED IN THE END OF THE MONTH. AND, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR RECOGNIZING THE WORK THAT FAMILY SERVICES DOES. THANK YOU.
CAN WE GET A PICTURE? OH, YEAH. HOW ARE YOU? HI. OKAY. OH. I'M SORRY. THANK YOU. OH, I'LL BE, I'LL BE. YES. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH AGAIN. THANK YOU. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OH, SURE. CERTAINLY.
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COUNCILMEMBER JACOBS. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. MAYOR, I JUST WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THE THE LADIES WHO ARE HERE REPRESENTING FAMILY SERVICES OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.I'M PARTICULARLY FAMILIAR WITH THAT ORGANIZATION. MY OLDER SISTER, THAT WAS HER FIRST JOB AFTER SHE GRADUATED, AND I AM FAMILIAR WITH SOME OF THE THE THINGS THAT YOU ALL I DON'T EVEN WANT TO SAY, FACED WITH THE WAYS THAT YOU HELP AND ADVOCATE FOR, FOR THE WOMEN AND THE CHILDREN IN THIS COMMUNITY, AND I KNOW THAT IT'S THANKLESS WORK BECAUSE THERE'S NOT ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY YOU FOR THE WAYS THAT I KNOW Y'ALL POUR INTO THE THE PEOPLE THAT YOU HELP DAILY.
AND SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. THAT IS A VERY LARGE CASELOAD FROM PORT ARTHUR. BUT AS A COMMUNITY, I'LL SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE WHOLE COMMUNITY AND SAY THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING, LIKE YOU SAID. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TENDS TO BE VERY TABOO, AND A LOT OF TIMES WE SEE IT IN THE NEWS WHERE A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE DON'T GET THE HELP OR THE ATTENTION THAT THEY NEED UNTIL IT'S TOO LATE. AND SO Y'ALL ARE SOME OF THOSE ANGELS WHO ARE KIND OF STANDING IN THE WAY SAYING, WE CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT BEFORE IT GETS THERE.
AND SO THANK YOU. SO THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE NOW TO OUR PETITIONS AND
[III.B.(1) A Presentation By Doug Hill Regarding The New Audio/Video System For The Fifth Floor City Council Chambers.]
COMMUNICATIONS SPEAKERS. WE HAVE NONE PRESENTATIONS. WE HAVE ONE PRESENTATION. WE DO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING AT SIX. SO I DON'T KNOW. MR. MR. DOUG, I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN START ON IT. AND THEN I MAY HAVE TO STOP YOU IF YOU HAVE 15 MINUTES NOW, BUT YOU ACTUALLY HAVE 20 MINUTES. BUT IF YOU YOU CAN COME ON UP TO THE PODIUM. HE'S. MR. DOUG HILL REGARDING THE NEW AUDIO VIDEO SYSTEM FOR THE FIFTH FLOOR CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS THERE. WE'RE ABOUT TO GET UPGRADED. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MR. GOOD. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I'M GLAD TO BE HERE. I'M DOUG HILL WITH FORD AUDIO VIDEO SYSTEMS HERE IN HOUSTON AREA. AND FORD IS PLEASED TO PROVIDE AN AUDIO AND VIDEO UPGRADE PROPOSAL TO THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR. I HAD THE PLEASURE OF VISITING AND PERFORMING A THOROUGH SITE SURVEY OF THE MEETING SPACES AND TOGETHER WITH MY ENGINEER, WE DESIGNED A UPGRADE PATH FOR THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, SO I'M GLAD TO PRESENT THAT TODAY. SO THE CITY WE DISCOVERED ARE FACING A FEW CHALLENGES. SO WE WE HAD SOME GOALS. FOR ONE, WE HAD AN AGING AUDIO SYSTEM THAT'S NOW INSUFFICIENT AND THE SPACE. AND I CAN KIND OF HEAR THAT A LITTLE BIT RIGHT NOW. IT'S MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR THE IN ROOM ATTENDEES TO HEAR AND THE CONSTITUENTS VIEWING ONLINE TO HEAR, AND FOR THE ON DAIS PARTICIPANTS TO HEAR CLEARLY. SO ADDITIONALLY, I WAS CHALLENGED TO PROVIDE AN IMPROVED VIDEO PRESENTATION SOLUTION FOR THE IN ROOM ATTENDEES. AND FINALLY, TO MODERNIZE AND IMPROVE THE TECHNOLOGY EXPERIENCE FOR THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND OTHER. ON DAIS PARTICIPANTS. SO WHAT IS THE SYSTEM? THE BASE SYSTEM? I DON'T WANT TO GO THROUGH EVERY DETAIL. WE ONLY HAVE 15 MINUTES, SO LET'S HIT THE HIGHLIGHTS IF THAT'S OKAY. SOME OF THE TECHNOLOGY THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS A 40 V PROPOSED SYSTEM OF THE TELECONFERENCING UNITS, INCLUDING A CHAIRPERSONS UNIT AND DELEGATE UNITS FOR ON DAIS POSITIONS. SO EACH ONE OF THESE DELEGATE UNITS WILL INCLUDE A MICROPHONE, A BUILT IN SPEAKER TO IMPROVE THE AUDIO QUALITY.AND ADDITIONALLY, EACH UNIT WILL INCLUDE A MULTIMEDIA SCREEN, MULTIMEDIA SCREEN ABOUT THE SIZE OF AN IPAD. AND I DO HAVE AN EXAMPLE ON THE TABLE IN FRONT OF YOU. OKAY.
ADDITIONALLY, ON EACH UNIT THERE IS A HEADPHONE JACK AND AN RFID CARD SLOT FOR FUTURE EXPANSION, AND THAT'S AN OPTIONAL IF YOU WANT TO EXPAND THAT IN THE FUTURE, YOU CAN.
RFID CARD SLOT. HEADPHONE JACK CAN BE USED. IF YOU NEED A LITTLE MORE VOLUME IN YOUR POSITION, YOU CAN TURN IT UP. AND IF YOU EVER HAVE A SITUATION WHERE YOU NEED A SECOND LANGUAGE THAT CAN BE FED INTO THE HEADPHONE JACK, THIS UNIT IS DEVELOPED IN BRUSSELS.
IT'S USED EXTENSIVELY IN EUROPE. SO MULTILINGUAL MEETINGS ARE COMMON IN EUROPE. SO THEY HAVE
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TRANSLATIONS IN THE HEADPHONE JACK AS WELL. OKAY. SO THE KEY FEATURE ON THIS FOR YOU TOO IS THE MULTIMEDIA SCREEN THAT WILL ALLOW YOU TO VIEW PRESENTATION CONTENT DIRECTLY ON THAT SCREEN.SO WHAT WE WOULD BE SEEING RIGHT NOW ON THE BIG MONITOR IN FRONT OF ME WOULD ACTUALLY BE RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU ON YOUR OWN PERSONAL SCREEN. THAT SAME CONTENT WOULD BE IN THE AUDIENCE DISPLAYS, IT WOULD BE ADDING, BUT YOU CAN ALSO TAB OVER AND VIEW THE AGENDA RIGHT THERE ON YOUR SCREEN. NO MORE PAPER. YOU CAN WATCH, VIEW THE AGENDA. YOU CAN SWITCH BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN PRESENTATION OR AGENDA. AND IF YOU'RE ON OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE DAIS AND YOU WANT SOMEONE'S TALKING, YOU CAN ACTUALLY SELECT THE CAMERA BUTTON AND SEE THEIR FACE SINCE THEY'RE NOT RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU. THERE'S A LIKE AN IPAD, IT HAS A BUILT IN CAMERA AND YOU CAN VIEW THAT PERSON SPEAKING. SO THESE ARE SOME GREAT IMPROVEMENTS FOR TECHNOLOGY TO HELP YOU COMMUNICATE HERE WITHIN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. FINALLY, A KEY FEATURE FOR THIS PARTICULAR SYSTEM IS THE VOTING CAPABILITY ON SCREEN. IT IS A TOUCH SCREEN FOR VOTING. EACH COUNCIL MEMBER WOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE YES, NO OR ABSTAIN. AT THAT TIME, THE TALLY OF THE VOTE WOULD BE GATHERED AUTOMATICALLY ACCORDING TO WHO VOTED, AND THE CITY SECRETARY WOULD GET THE RESULTS, AND THE RESULTS CAN ALSO BE DISPLAYED ON THE SCREENS. SO THAT'S AGAIN, THAT'S TECHNOLOGY FORWARD THINKING. OKAY. IN ADDITION, WE ARE DISCUSSING A CONFERENCING SOLUTION FOR THE NAMEPLATES, THE NAMEPLATES YOU HAVE NOW, IT PAIRS WITH THE SYSTEM. IT'S AN OPTION TO ADD FOR YOU. YOU SEE AN EXAMPLE ON THE TABLE IN FRONT OF YOU, AND THIS WILL ALLOW EVERYONE TO SEE YOUR NAME CLEARLY. AND AS THE THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS ARE USED FOR OTHER MEETINGS, YOU CAN JUST RECALL THE OTHER MEETING, THE PUBLIC UTILITIES MEETING, OR WHATEVER YOU MAY HAVE. AND THOSE NAMES WOULD RECALL FOR THAT POSITION.
SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO SWITCHING NAMEPLATES. IT'S JUST A RECALL THAT AUTOMATICALLY THROUGH THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. AND SO IT'S A BEAUTIFUL FEATURE THERE WITH THE NAMEPLATES FOR EVERYONE TO SEE. LET'S SEE. ALL KINDS OF FUNDING PLANS. AND FINALLY, THIS IS DEFINITELY A FORWARD THINKING TECHNOLOGY FROM A SOLID EUROPEAN SOLUTION PROVIDER CALLED TELEMATIC. A FORD HAS INSTALLED QUITE A FEW OF THESE. I'M WRAPPING UP A SYSTEM RIGHT NOW IN THE CITY OF BROWNSVILLE, AND THE IMAGE YOU SEE NOW IS THE HOUSTON METRO BOARD ROOM, WHICH WE'RE QUITE PROUD OF. AND YOU CAN SEE IT IN ACTION. WE ACTUALLY DID A LITTLE FIELD TRIP AND WE WERE ABLE TO HEAR IT. IT SOUNDED PHENOMENAL IN THE ROOM. SO WE'RE EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO BRING THIS TECHNOLOGY HERE TO THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR. PART OF OUR SOLUTIONS WILL ALSO INCLUDE, SINCE YOU HAVE THE MULTIMEDIA DISPLAYS IN FRONT OF YOU, YOU WILL NO LONGER NEED A DISPLAY HANGING HERE IN THE MIDDLE. WE CAN ELIMINATE THAT. OPEN IT UP A LITTLE BIT, ELIMINATE THE DISPLAYS THAT ARE FACING THE DAIS, AND ENLARGE THE SIDE DISPLAYS FACING THE AUDIENCE. WE ALSO WANT TO IMPROVE THE SPEAKER SYSTEM IN THE AUDIENCE. THAT'S AN OPTION ON THE PROPOSAL AS WELL. SO THAT'S THE HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF HOW WE INTEND TO IMPROVE THE SOUND QUALITY IN THE ROOM. CAN I HIT ONE MORE HIGHLIGHT FOR YOU? YES. THIS POSITION HERE WILL ALSO HAVE A UNIT. IT WILL NOT BE IDENTICAL. IT WILL BE AUDIO ONLY. IT WILL HAVE A SPEAKER FOR THEM TO HEAR CLEARLY AND A MICROPHONE FOR THEM TO TALK INTO. BUT IT WILL ALSO HAVE A FIVE INCH TOUCH SCREEN SURFACE THAT WILL ALLOW YOU, MADAM MAYOR, TO HAVE THE TIME CLOCK MANAGEMENT FOR THAT PERSON. THEY WILL ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO SEE THE COUNTDOWN, AND THE COUNTDOWN CAN BE DISPLAYED ON THE SCREENS AS WELL. SO EVERYONE'S AWARE OF THE COUNTDOWN CLOCK. ALL THE MULTIMEDIA UNITS WILL HAVE IT. THE PERSON UP HERE WILL HAVE IT.
THE AUDIENCE WILL BE ABLE TO SEE IT. SO THAT'S A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE'RE PROVIDING. SOME OF THE BACK END STUFF THAT YOU'RE CURRENTLY USING WILL REMAIN. YOU'RE CURRENTLY STREAMING, YOU'RE STREAMING SYSTEM THAT YOU'RE USING CAN REMAIN AND WE'LL JUST INTEGRATE WITH IT AND WE SHOULDN'T HAVE ANY ISSUES. SO ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE SYSTEM.
NO, YOU DID THAT. WELL THAT WAS IT. I DON'T THINK I HAVE ANY ANY LIGHTS. IT'S THE SAME QUESTION. OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER JACOBS YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU MAYOR. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION. EVERYTHING LOOKS IT LOOKS CURRENT AND EXCITING, ESPECIALLY COMPARED TO WHAT WE HAVE NOW. WE LIKE WHAT WE HAVE, BUT WE KNOW THERE'S MUCH ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT AND TO TO ENTER 2026, ALMOST 2027 ON THE CUSP OF TECHNOLOGY. SO THANK YOU ABOUT WHAT IS THE PROJECTED DOWNTIME OF OUR CURRENT SYSTEM AND SET UP FOR THE INSTALLATION OF WHAT YOU'RE PRESENTING TO
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UNINSTALL WHAT YOU CURRENTLY HAVE AND REINSTALL. WE'RE TALKING TWO WEEKS ON SITE, SO WE'LL HAVE TO COME UP WITH A PLAN B IF THAT INTERFERES WITH YOUR MEETING. WE HAVE EXCELLENT PROJECT MANAGERS, AND THEY WILL WORK WITH YOU TO SCHEDULE AROUND ANY MEETINGS AND, YOU KNOW, ACCOMMODATE AS WE CAN. AWESOME. THANK YOU. SURE. MAYOR PRO TEM, THANK YOU. MAYOR. CITY SECRETARY, WHEN IS THE LAST TIME WE'VE HAD AN UPGRADE IN OUR SYSTEMS? I'VE BEEN WITH THE CITY 25 YEARS AND IT HASN'T BEEN SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, SO I. OH, WOW. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE CAN'T START EARLY, SO WE'LL GO ON. CITY MANAGER STAFF REPORT. WE HAVE NONE. EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION. WE HAVE NONE CORRESPONDENCE. WE HAVE NONE DISCUSSIONS. WE HAVE NONE. ALL RIGHT. WE CAN'T GO. I THINK I CAN. WE'VE STILL GOT LIKE SEVEN MINUTES. LET ME LET ANY REPORTS, COUNCIL MEMBERS OF ANYTHING TAKING PLACE OR[V. REPORTS/ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST]
HAPPENING THAT WE NEED TO BE AWARE OF. WE CAN TAKE THOSE IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO EXPRESSION OF THANKS. CONGRATULATIONS. CONDOLENCE. WE CAN DO THAT IN THE NEXT FEW MINUTES. ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? YES. OKAY. I HAVE SEVERAL LIGHTS. COUNCILMEMBER JACOBS. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. MAYOR AND I MIGHT NOT HAVE ALL THE DETAILS. I THINK YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO BACK ME UP, BUT THIS COMING SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24TH, WE HAVE OUR FALL FESTIVAL TAKING PLACE ACROSS THE WELL, NOT ACROSS THE STREET TWO BLOCKS AWAY AT AT THE PUMPKIN PATCH ON PEOPLE'S PARK. AND THE TIME IS, YOU KNOW, THE TIME FOR I THINK IT'S IN THE. HAVE THE TIME. IT'S FROM 4 P.M. TO 8 P.M. SO WE DEFINITELY WANT TO ENCOURAGE ALL OF OUR, THE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND EVEN THOSE WHO AREN'T MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY TO JUST COME OUT FOR SOME FUN TO ENJOY THE BEAUTIFUL PUMPKIN PATCH INSTALLATION OVER AT PEOPLE'S PARK. AND I THINK THERE WILL BE SOME VENDORS MAYBE OUT THERE. THERE'S FOOD TRUCKS, FOOD TRUCKS, REALLY FUN.FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY. YES. AND LET'S SEE, COUNCIL MEMBER JONES. YES, WE HAVE SOME FROM THE POLICE CHIEF ADVISORY BOARD. OH YES. THE COFFEE WITH THE YOU HAVE THAT CITY SECRETARY. CAN YOU TELL US WHAT THAT IS? IT'S NOVEMBER THE 2ND FROM 7:07 A.M. TO 9:30 A.M. AT SOUTHERN MADE DONUTS, AND THE ADDRESS IS 2448 MEMORIAL BOULEVARD. IS. POLICE IS THE POLICE CHIEF ADVISORY BOARD, AND IT'S CALLED COPS AND COFFEE, AND IT WILL BE A DONUT SHOP. OKAY. OKAY. SHE CAN BE HAPPY ABOUT THAT. AWESOME. ALSO, THE MAYOR'S COMMUNITY MEETING WILL BE NEXT THURSDAY, AND TRUNK OR TREAT IS ACTUALLY THE SAME NIGHT AS WELL, WITH OUR POLICE OFFICERS HAVING THAT IN CENTRAL, I THINK IN THE MALL FROM 6 TO 8. AND SO THE LAST COMMUNITY MEETING WITH THE MAYOR IS GOING TO BE AT THE LAMAR STATE COLLEGE HEALTH SCIENCE BUILDING. THEY'LL START AT 530 AND WILL END AT 732 HOURS. AND SO WE INVITE THE COMMUNITY TO COME OUT. WE'LL HAVE OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, OUR HEALTH, OUR HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT, AND ALSO OUR. I FORGOT, I THINK, HEALTH DEPARTMENT, NO HUMAN RESOURCES, PLEASURE ISLAND, AND ALSO OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT. AND WE HAVE SOME OUTSIDE PARTNERS THAT WILL BE THERE AT THE PORT OF PORT ARTHUR IS GOING TO BE OUR SPECIAL GUEST AS WELL, GIVING US UPDATES ON THE PORT. AND SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE COMMUNITY MEETING AT LAMAR STATE COLLEGE ON THURSDAY NIGHT, OCTOBER 29TH AT 5:30 P.M. ALL RIGHT. I THINK THAT'S ALL. ANYONE ELSE, ANY OTHER. THAT'S IT. WE GOT ABOUT THREE MORE MINUTES. FOUR MINUTES? WE CAN LET'S. IN THAT TIME FRAME, WE PROBABLY CAN SKIP OVER TO OUR NON CONSENT OUR CONSENT AGENDA. I'M SORRY, OUR CONSENT AGENDA
[VII. CONSENT AGENDA]
ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT PRETTY SOON. TAKE US THAT LONG. IT'S NOT THAT MANY ITEMS. COUNCILMEMBER DO YOU HAVE ANY ANYTHING YOU WANT TO WITHHOLD FROM A CONSENT AGENDA. I AM GOING TO I'VE BEEN ASKED TO PULL NUMBER FOUR, PR NUMBER 25129. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE PULLED FOR TONIGHT. THEY'LL BRING IT BACK WITH FURTHER EXPLANATION AT THE NEXT MEETING. SO ANY OTHER ITEMS THAT YOU GUYS WANT TO PULL COUNCILMEMBER JACOBS YES, MA'AM.[00:25:06]
THANK YOU MAYOR. I'D LIKE TO PULL ITEMS TWO AND EIGHT. ITEM TWO AND ITEM NUMBER EIGHT. OKAY.OKAY. ANY ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS? IF NOT, I'M GOING TO QUICKLY DO A MOTION TO APPROVE OUR CONSENT AGENDA. BUT WITHHOLDING ITEMS TWO AND ITEM EIGHT. CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED AND PROPERLY. SECOND, ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. THE CONSENT AGENDA PASSES WITH WITH US WITHHOLDING ITEM TWO AND ITEM NUMBER EIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO QUICKLY GO TO NUMBER TWO. WE HAVE THREE
[VII.(2) P.R. No. 25064 — A Resolution Authorizing A Professional Services And Consulting Agreement Between The Port Arthur Economic Development Corporation And Retail Strategies, LLC For Phase II Implementation Support Services To Carry Out The Downtown Revitalization Plan For An Amount Not To Exceed $25,000.00; Funds Available In PAEDC Account No. 12080-625-5420-00-00-000. (Professional Services) (Part 1 of 2)]
MINUTES. ITEM NUMBER TWO PR NUMBER 25064. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND CONSULTING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PORT ARTHUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND RETAIL STRATEGIES, LLC FOR PHASE TWO IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT SERVICES TO CARRY OUT THE DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION PLAN FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 25,000 FUNDS AVAILABLE IN THE PORT ARTHUR EDC ACCOUNT NUMBER 120-80-625-5420-00-00-000.PROFESSIONAL SERVICE, CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SO MOVED SECOND PROPERLY. SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS, COUNCILMEMBER JACOBS? YES. DO WE HAVE TIME? YOU GOT TWO MINUTES. IF NOT, WE'LL JUST PAUSE IT. YEAH. OKAY. WELL, IN MY QUESTIONS ARE MORE SO I THINK FOR THE CITY MANAGER JUST WANTING TO I'M REFLECTING ON MY TIME SPENT ON THE EDC BOARD AND THE DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION PLAN. AND WHEN WE ACTUALLY ONBOARDED RETAIL STRATEGIES, KIND OF WHAT THEIR PLAN WAS AND KIND OF JUST WANTING SOME, I GUESS JUST MORE, MORE DETAILS AND A LITTLE MORE OF AN EXPLANATION OF WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY TASKING THEM WITH AND WHAT ALL ITEMS REST IN THE HANDS. AS FAR AS THE DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION PLAN, BUT I'LL PAUSE CITY IF YOU HOLD THAT
[IV.(1) A Public Hearing For The Purpose Of Receiving Public Comments And To Discuss The Following]
THOUGHT AND PONDER IT, WE'LL COME BACK TO IT. AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO OUR PUBLIC HEARING, THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE PROPOSED PURPOSE, I'M SORRY, THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING PUBLIC COMMENT AND TO DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING. Z26-11 SPECIFIC USE PERMIT .3526 ACRE OF LAND TRACT 6-A REPLAT LOT SIX AND SEVEN BLOCK EIGHT PALOMAR. DISTANT CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS. PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 5801 WEST PORT ARTHUR ROAD, JCAD. PARCEL NUMBER 76862. THE PURPOSE OF THIS REQUEST IS TO CONSIDER THE GRANTING OF A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR THE OPERATION OF AN AUTOMOBILE SALES AND REPAIR SHOP. CITIZENS WITH QUESTIONS REGARDING THE DESCRIPTION OF THIS PROPERTY CAN CONTACT THE CITY PLANNING DEPARTMENT AT (409) 983-8133. THE PUBLIC WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO VIEW THE PUBLIC HEARING VIA THE CITY'S WEBSITE AT W W W. PORT ARTHUR, TX.GOV. THANK YOU MAYOR. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING. IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 6.03 E OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR ZONING ORDINANCE.IN CHAPTER 211 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, THE CITY COUNCIL IS BEING ASKED TO CONSIDER A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR APPROXIMATELY 0.3526 ACRES OF LAND CONSISTING OF TRACT 6-A RE PLAT OF LOTS SIX AND LOT SEVEN, BLOCK EIGHT, PALOMAR ADDITION, CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 5801 WEST PORT ARTHUR ROAD. THE PURPOSE OF THIS REQUEST IS TO ALLOW THE OPERATION OF AUTOMOBILE SALES, SALES AND REPAIR IN A COMMERCIAL RETAIL DISTRICT. A COMPLETED APPLICATION WAS FILED WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ON OR AROUND AUGUST 19TH, 2026, REQUESTING A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR THE ABOVE MENTIONED PROPERTY. THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT WILL ALLOW THE PROPOSED USES TO LEGALLY CONFORM ITS SET LOCATIONS. PUBLIC NOTICES WERE MAILED TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN A 200 FOOT RADIUS OF THE PROPOSED SITES ON AUGUST 14TH, 2026 AND PUBLISHED IN THE PORT ARTHUR NEWSPAPER ON SEPTEMBER 5TH, 2026. A REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION WAS HELD ON SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2026, INVITING CITIZENS TO EXPRESS THEIR SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION TO THE REQUEST. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION VOTED FOUR ZERO, RECOMMENDING THAT THE REQUEST BE APPROVED ON SEPTEMBER 22ND, 2026, THE CITY
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COUNCIL APPROVED RESOLUTION NUMBER 26-404 CALLING FOR TODAY'S PUBLIC HEARING. THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE PUBLISHED A PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PORT ARTHUR NEWSPAPER ON OCTOBER 3RD, 2026, AS WELL AS PREPARED AND MAILED NOTIFICATIONS TO ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS ON OR AROUND SEPTEMBER 25TH, 2026. THE CURRENT ZONING IS COMMERCIAL RETAIL. THE PURPOSE OF THE COMMERCIAL RETAIL DISTRICT IS TO PROVIDE A LOCATION FOR LIGHT, COMMERCIAL AND RETAIL ACTIVITIES. THESE LOCATIONS ARE TYPICALLY ALONG MAJOR THOROUGHFARES AND HIGHWAYS. THE PROPOSED ZONING IS A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT. THE PURPOSE OF THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT IS TO ALLOW A DESIGNATED USE AT A DESIGNATED LOCATION, AN APPROVAL FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT THAT HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE MORE INTENSE, OR TO HAVE A POTENTIALLY GREATER IMPACT THAN A USE PERMITTED BY RIGHT WITHIN THE SAME ZONING DISTRICT.THE SITE LOCATION IS ADJACENT TO THE COMMERCIAL RETAIL DISTRICT TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH, THE LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT TO THE EAST, AND THE LOW DENSITY, RESIDENTIAL AND HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS TO THE WEST. THIS IS AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROPERTY.
THIS SLIDE SHOW SHOWS A STREET VIEW OF THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION. THIS SLIDE SHOW SHOWS A VIEW OF. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION. IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 211.006 AND 211.007. A PUBLIC HEARING WAS SCHEDULED ON THE FOLLOWING DATES, TIMES AND TIMES TO RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENTS. SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2026. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. THERE WAS NO WRITTEN OPPOSITION, NO VERBAL OPPOSITION, AND THREE LETTERS RETURNED. AND ON OCTOBER 20TH, 2026, TODAY'S CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING, THERE WAS ZERO WRITTEN OPPOSITION SO FAR.
UNTIL WE OPEN UP THE FLOOR, THERE ARE NO VERBAL OPPOSITIONS AND FOUR LETTERS RETURNED AND THAT'S ALL. CITY COUNCIL. OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER JACOBS? YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. MAYOR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION, MISS MILO. SO ACCORDING TO YOUR REPORT, YOU SAY YOU RECEIVED NO OPPOSITION. SO I'M JUST KIND OF CURIOUS AS TO IF EITHER OF THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE MADE ANY COMMENT OR GIVEN ANY FEEDBACK. NO, MA'AM. WE DID NOT HEAR BACK FROM ANYONE AT ALL.
AND SO THE INTENT OF THE THE PROPERTY OWNER REQUESTING THE THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR THAT LAND IS TO CREATE AN AUTOMOTIVE, THE LAND USE TYPE. ACCORDING TO 3.03, THE LAND USE TABLE IS AUTOMOBILE SALES AND REPAIR, WHICH REQUIRES SPECIAL PERMISSION FROM CITY COUNCIL.
OKAY. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. OKAY. WE HAVE NO OTHER LIGHTS. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS PUBLIC HEARING? ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS PUBLIC HEARING? LAST TIME? ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS PUBLIC HEARING. OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING. I'M GOING TO CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:05 P.M. WE'RE GOING TO OPEN THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING. OKAY, HERE WE GO. PUBLIC HEARING NUMBER TWO, A PUBLIC HEARING
[IV.(2) A Public Hearing For The Purpose Of Receiving Public Comments And To Discuss The Following]
FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING PUBLIC COMMENTS AND TO DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING, A 26-02 ABANDONMENT REQUESTED FOR APPROXIMATELY 0.0670 ACRE, 20FT BY 146FT. PORTION OF DEDICATED ALLEY RIGHT OF WAY, LOCATED BETWEEN AUSTIN AVENUE AND WACO AVENUE, PORT ARTHUR, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS. PROPERTY ADJACENT TO LOTS 4-6, BLOCK 474 CITY OF PORT ARTHUR. ADDITION.THE PURPOSE OF THIS REQUEST IS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE FAMILY HOME. CITIZENS WITH QUESTIONS REGARDING THE DESCRIPTION OF THIS PROPERTY CAN CONTACT THE CITY PLANNING DEPARTMENT AT 409 9838133. THE PUBLIC WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO VIEW THE PUBLIC HEARING VIA THE CITY'S WEBSITE AT W W W. PORT ARTHUR, TX.GOV. AT THIS TIME. SECOND PUBLIC HEARING. THANK YOU MAYOR. THE CITY COUNCIL IS BEING ASKED TO CONSIDER AN ABANDONMENT REQUEST FOR AN APPROXIMATE 0.0670 20FT BY 146FT PORTION OF A DEDICATED ALLEY RIGHT OF WAY, LOCATED
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BETWEEN AUSTIN AVENUE AND WACO AVENUE. THE PROPERTY IS ADJACENT TO LOTS FOUR THROUGH SIX, BLOCK 474, CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS REQUEST IS TO CONSIDER THE ABANDONMENT OF A DEDICATED ALLEY RIGHT OF WAY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE FAMILY HOME. A COMPLETED APPLICATION WAS FILED WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ON OR AROUND JULY 30TH, 2026, REQUESTING CONSIDERATION FOR THE ABANDONMENT AT THE ABOVE MENTIONED LOCATION. PUBLIC NOTICES WERE MAILED TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN A 200 FOOT RADIUS OF THE PROPOSED SITE ON AUGUST 29TH, 2026 AND PUBLISHED IN THE PORT ARTHUR NEWSPAPER ON SEPTEMBER 5TH, 2026. A REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION WAS HELD ON SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2026, INVITING CITIZENS TO EXPRESS THEIR SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION TO THE REQUEST. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION VOTED FOUR ZERO, RECOMMENDING THAT THE REQUEST BE APPROVED ON SEPTEMBER 22ND, 2026, THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED RESOLUTION NUMBER 26-403 CALLING FOR TODAY'S PUBLIC HEARING. THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE PUBLISHED A PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PORT ARTHUR NEWSPAPER ON OCTOBER 3RD, 2026, AS WELL AS PREPARED AND MAILED NOTIFICATION TO ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS ON OR AROUND SEPTEMBER 25TH, 2026. AS A PART OF THE ABANDONMENT PROCESS, THE APPLICATION WAS ACCOMPANIED BY SIGNED AND WRITTEN CONSENT OF ALL UTILITY ENTITIES. UTILITY ENTITIES INCLUDE THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR WATER SANITARY SEWER, PUBLIC WORKS, DRAINAGE, CHARTER, SPECTRUM CABLE, TEXAS GAS SERVICE, GSU, ENTERGY, AT&T, TEXAS, AND DRAINAGE DISTRICT NUMBER SEVEN. THE PLANNING STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE TO THIS REQUEST. HOWEVER, SPECTRUM CABLE HAS REQUESTED ACCESS TO THE AREA FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE TO CABLE LINES.THEREFORE, THE APPLICANT WILL BE REQUIRED TO ESTABLISH AN ACCESS EASEMENT FOR THIS PURPOSE. THIS IS AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROPERTY. THIS IS AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROPERTY FROM THE INTERSECTION OF NEDERLAND AVENUE AND GULFWAY DRIVE. I'M USING OUR DRONE TECHNOLOGY. THIS IS AN AREA VIEW OF THE PROPERTY FROM AUSTIN AVENUE. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, HE ALREADY HAS SINGLE FAMILY HOMES IN THE AREA. AND THIS IS A STREET VIEW OF THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION. AND FROM THE NEDERLAND AVENUE SIDE, THIS SIDE IS FROM AUSTIN AVENUE. AND THIS ONE'S FROM NEDERLAND AVENUE. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTIONS TWO, 11006 AND 21107, A PUBLIC HEARING WAS SCHEDULED ON THE FOLLOWING DATES AND TIMES TO RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENTS. SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2026 THE PNC COMMISSION. THERE WERE NO. THERE WERE THREE LETTERS RETURNED. NO WRITTEN OPPOSITION, NO VERBAL OPPOSITION. AND FOR TODAY, OCTOBER 20TH, 2026, I DID CHECK IN WITH THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE. THERE WAS NO WRITTEN OPPOSITION. THERE WERE FOUR LETTERS RETURNED. AND OF COURSE, UNTIL YOU OPEN THE FLOOR, WE'RE NOT SURE IF THERE ARE ANY VERBAL OPPOSITION ON TODAY. AND THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU, MISS MARLOW. YES, MA'AM. HAVE NO LIGHTS. WE'RE GOING TO NOW ASK IF THERE'S ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS PUBLIC HEARING? YES, SIR. OKAY, GOOD. GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. I AM DONALD WISE, ONE OF THE PARTNERS IN WISE ESTATES, WISE REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY. WE'RE THE BUILDERS AND DEVELOPERS ON THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT, AND THE NATURE AND REASONING AS TO WHY WE NEED THAT PARTICULAR PIECE OF PROPERTY IS TO ENABLE US TO PUT ANOTHER HOUSE RIGHT ON THE CORNER, WHICH WOULD BE ANOTHER TAX BASE FOR THE CITY. CURRENTLY, THAT WILL BE ONCE WE'VE COMPLETED IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA, WE WILL HAVE BUILT FIVE HOUSES IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA. OUR WHOLE
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INTENT IS TO DO AS MANY HOUSES AS POSSIBLE, WHICH WILL LEAVE US ANOTHER SIX HOUSES IN THIS CITY TO BE COMPLETED ONCE WE'VE DONE THAT. SO THAT'S THE NATURE OF OUR REASONING. AND ALSO BECAUSE THE CURRENT SIZE OF THAT PARTICULAR LOT IS NOT LARGE ENOUGH BASED ON CITY STANDARDS TO ALLOW US TO PUT A HOUSE THERE. ONCE WE MAKE ACQUISITION OF THAT PARTICULAR PIECE OF PROPERTY, IT WILL MAKE IT ELIGIBLE TO ALLOW US TO PUT ANOTHER HOUSE ON THAT PARTICULAR PIECE OF PROPERTY. YES, SIR. ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? I HAVE NO LIGHTS, MR. WISE.OKAY. I'M SORRY. I SAID THAT A LITTLE PREMATURELY. COUNCIL MEMBER FRANK. MR. WISE, WE JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR INVESTING BACK INTO YOUR CITY. THANK YOU FOR INVESTING BACK INTO THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR AND THE PEOPLE OF PORT ARTHUR. WE NEED HOUSES, AND WE NEED MORE DEVELOPMENT HERE IN OUR CITY. SO WE JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. YOU'RE QUITE WELCOME. IT'S OUR INTENT. YOU KNOW, WE THIS IS THIS IS OUR HOME BASE. AS MOST OF YOU WELL KNOW, OUR FATHER AND MOTHER WERE LONG STANDING RESIDENTS OF THIS PARTICULAR CITY. SO IT WAS OUR INTENT TO START BUILDING BACK AS MUCH AS WE POSSIBLY CAN, AND TO CONTINUE TO BUILD AS MUCH AS WE CAN POSSIBLY RECEIVE. SO WE JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR WORKING WITH US IN THAT MANNER. AND WE APPRECIATE YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. I ALSO AGREE, THANK YOU, MR. WISE. WE NEED WE NEED HOUSING IS A PROBLEM FOR US. SO WE WE NEED SINGLE FAMILY HOMES IN PORT ARTHUR. SO THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
COUNCIL MEMBER JONES. YEAH. MR. WISE, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR BUYING HOME BUILDING HOMES IN PORT ARTHUR. YOU KNOW, IT'S NICE HOME. YOU'RE BUILDING SOME NICE HOME. YOU'RE NOT BUILDING A LITTLE FLY BY NIGHT. YOU KNOW, YOU PUT SOME NICE PROJECT UP THERE. AND ALSO, I REMEMBER I WENT TO SCHOOL WITH YOUR SISTER BRENDA AND YOUR SISTER, YOUR YOUR FATHER IN LAW AND I STILL TALK SOMETIMES. BILL WASHINGTON JUST BEEN UNDER THE WEATHER. I WAS SUPPOSED TO GO TO HIS 95TH BIRTHDAY. I COULDN'T MAKE IT. I WAS UNDER THE WEATHER. BUT YOU COME FROM GOOD STOCK. YOUR BROTHER IN LAW. HIS BROTHER IN LAW? YEAH. YOUR BROTHER IN LAW? YEAH, I KNOW, LIVES THERE, DOCTOR. YEAH. SO YOU COME FROM GOOD STOCK AND KEEP THE GOOD WORK UP. DID A GOOD JOB. WELL.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU JOB. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU'RE WELCOME. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK TO? THIS IS THE LAST CALL FOR ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK TO TOWARD THIS PUBLIC HEARING. IF NOT, WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING RIGHT NOW AT 6:14 P.M. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
[VII.(2) P.R. No. 25064 — A Resolution Authorizing A Professional Services And Consulting Agreement Between The Port Arthur Economic Development Corporation And Retail Strategies, LLC For Phase II Implementation Support Services To Carry Out The Downtown Revitalization Plan For An Amount Not To Exceed $25,000.00; Funds Available In PAEDC Account No. 12080-625-5420-00-00-000. (Professional Services) (Part 2 of 2)]
MAYOR. THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO GET BACK ON TO THE AGENDA. WE HAVE PR NUMBER 25064 ON THE FLOOR. WE HAVE A A MOTION AND A SECOND. AND WE'RE IN QUESTIONS. AND COUNCILMEMBER JACOBS HAD ASKED THE QUESTION. WE'LL ALLOW OUR CITY MANAGER TO CALL UP STAFF OR IF HE'S GOING TO RESPOND. YOU MIND BRIEFING ME AGAIN? I HAD A FEELING, AND I THINK I CAN BE A BIT MORE CONCISE WITH MY QUESTION THIS TIME. SO I'M JUST RECALLING MY TIME ON THE EDC BOARD, AND I RECALL THERE BEING SOME SPLIT SUPPORT, JUST TO BE FRANK. RIGHT. THERE WAS SOME SPLIT SUPPORT ABOUT USING A COMPANY LIKE RETAIL STRATEGIES TO CARRY OUT OUR DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION PLAN. AND SO MY QUESTION FOR YOU, CITY MANAGER, IS BASICALLY, ARE THINGS DIFFERENT NOW? RIGHT? LIKE WHAT, WHAT LEVEL OF SUPPORT DOES THIS PLAN HAVE FROM CITY HALL TO IS WHAT IS OUR ROLE AS A COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER AND HELPING TO MOVE THIS FORWARD? BECAUSE AS I RECALL, THERE WAS A, AN ACTION ITEM LIST. THERE WAS SOMEWHERE TO THE TUNE OF 90 ITEMS. AND AT THAT TIME, I REMEMBER FEELING A WAY ABOUT THE EDC INVOLVEMENT BECAUSE I'M LIKE, WE ONLY HAVE TWO OF THE ITEMS ON HERE, THE OTHER 90 OR THE OTHER 88 OR, YOU KNOW, I'M MAKING UP NUMBERS, BUT IT WAS A LARGE PERCENTAGE THAT BELONGED TO THE CITY. THOSE WERE THOSE ITEMS. THOSE ACTION ITEMS WERE GOING TO BE THE CITY'S RESPONSIBILITY TO CARRY OUT. AND SO I JUST WANT TO UNDERSTAND WHERE WHERE WE ARE WITH THAT. WHAT'S OUR ROLE IN THAT AND KIND OF HOW WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH RETAIL STRATEGIES IN THAT REGARD. YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.COUNCILWOMAN, THE THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY. THERE LIES AN OPPORTUNITY RIGHT NOW FOR US TO CONTINUE TO COLLABORATE AND COORDINATE WITH THE EDC THROUGH RETAIL STRATEGIES. WHEN THE FIRST DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION PLAN WAS DONE, IT WAS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN MYSELF AND THE DIRECTOR OF THE EDC, WHERE WE INVESTED OVER $700,000 TO PUT THE PLAN
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TOGETHER FOR FREESE AND NICHOLS. IT WAS FOUR PLANS IN ONE PLAN, WHICH WON US THE STATE OF STATE AWARD FOR THE BEST DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION PLAN, BECAUSE THERE WERE SO MANY FACETS TO THAT PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTATION. AND IT WAS THAT PLAN THAT GOT MOTIVA DOWNTOWN HERE TO INVEST IN THE WORLD TRADE CENTER TO THE TUNE OF $250,250 MILLION. SO IT HAS BORNE FRUIT. AND I THINK THERE LIES AN OPPORTUNITY AS WELL TO THE SECOND STAGE WHERE WE CAN WORK WITH THE TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT DISTRICT. WE HAVE SEEN THAT THE TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT DISTRICT HAS GROWN TO THE POINT WHERE WE HAVE AT LEAST WE HAVE THROUGH THE, THE, THE, THE, THE IMPROVEMENT IN PROPERTY VALUES DOWNTOWN. WE HAVE COLLECTED AT LEAST ABOUT HALF $1 MILLION. SO WE HAVE EMBARKED ON DEVELOPING A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR THE DOWNTOWN AREA. AND SO SOMETIME THIS WEEK, AS COUNCILMAN KINLAW WOULD TELL YOU, WE DILIGENTLY EMBARKING ON SEEING HOW WE COULD INVEST IN CERTAIN METHODS OF INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. WE'RE GOING TO PUT OUR MONEY WHERE OUR MOUTH IS, AND HOPEFULLY WE WILL GET THAT BLESSING. SO AGAIN, I THINK THIS IS ANOTHER LAYER TO IT. IT ALLOWS US AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH OTHER ENTITIES IN THE DOWNTOWN AND OTHER ENTITIES THAT SERVICE OUR DOWNTOWN AREA TO IMPLEMENT PROJECTS THAT ARE RELEVANT TO INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT IN OUR DOWNTOWN AREA. SO I CONTINUE TO LOOK FORWARD TO, EVEN AFTER WE HAVE WORKED WITH RETAIL STRATEGIES, TO GO BACK TO THE EDC AND WORK WITH THEM AS WELL, BECAUSE I FORESEE THAT THERE ARE OTHER PROJECTS WE CAN UNDERTAKE JOINTLY AS PARTNERS IN DEVELOPMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR DOWNTOWN IS A VERY VIBRANT LIVING AREA IN OUR CITY. I HOPE THAT ADDRESSES YOUR QUESTION.YES. AND I HAVE ONE FOLLOW UP, WHICH IS CAN WE MAKE THAT THAT PLAN, THE ONE THAT I'M REFERRING TO IS I BELIEVE IT'S STILL PART OF THE PACKAGE. CAN WE MAKE THAT AVAILABLE TO THE COUNCIL AND ALSO TO THE PUBLIC SO THAT THEY CAN SEE AND FOLLOW ALONG? IF THE CITY IS MAKING THIS TYPE OF INVESTMENT? RIGHT, WE'RE PARTNERING WITH THE EDC TO PUSH SOMETHING FORWARD THAT AT THIS POINT IS A BIT OF THE PLAN WAS DEVELOPED SOME TIME RIR A SPECIAL CONSTITUENCY OF PORT ARTHUR. WHEN WE SAY THAT WE LOVE THAT WE HAVE A PLAN, BUT WE HAVE TO EXECUTE. AND SO IF WE CAN MAKE THAT PLAN PUBLIC AND AVAILABLE FOR EVERYONE TO VIEW SO THAT THEY CAN SEE IF THIS COUNCIL AND IN CITY HALL IS COMMITTED TO CARRYING THIS FORWARD. I THINK WE NEED TO BE TRANSPARENT IN SHOWING PEOPLE WHERE WE ARE AND WHAT WE'RE KNOCKING OUT AS WE. I ALSO THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO SEE WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR WHICH ITEMS. RIGHT. BECAUSE AGAIN, THAT PLAN TO ME LOOKED DAUNTING. BUT I'M SURE YOU ALL MANY OF YOU HAD SEEN IT BEFORE. I HAD NOT. AND THERE WERE VERY MANY ITEMS LISTED ON THERE. AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR OUR CITIZENS TO KNOW WHO WE INTEND TO PARTNER WITH AND WHAT ALL IT TAKES TO GET THIS DOWNTOWN KIND OF MOVING AND THRIVING AGAIN. AND SO IF WE CAN MAKE THAT PLAN AVAILABLE TO US AS WELL AS THE PUBLIC, THE PLAN WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE. AND WE WILL I WILL MAKE SURE THAT IT'S BEING POSTED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY NO'S. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION PASSES. WE'RE GOING
[VII.(8) P.R. No. 25197 — A Resolution Awarding The Contract Between The City Of Port Arthur And Mike Barnett Construction, Inc. Of Port Neches, Texas, For The Replacement Of The Wall At The Hotel Sabine, A City-Owned Property Located At 600 Procter Street, With A Budgetary Impact Of $26,925.97. Funding Shall Be Available In The Mardi Gras Account, 001-01-005-5470-00-10-000, Project Number MG2027.]
TO MOVE NOW TO NUMBER EIGHT. AND THAT'S ON PAGE SIX. PR NUMBER 25197. A RESOLUTION AWARDING THE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR AND MIKE BARNETT CONSTRUCTION INCORPORATED OF PORT NECHES, TEXAS, FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE WALL AT THE HOTEL SABINE, A CITY OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED AT 600 PROCTOR STREET WITH A BUDGETARY IMPACT OF $26,925.97.FUNDING SHALL BE AVAILABLE IN THE MARDI GRAS. COUNT 001-01-005-5470-00-10-000.
PROJECT NUMBER MG2027. MAY I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SO MOVED! SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU, MAYOR, AND THANK YOU, MR. DEAN, FOR ALREADY BEING READY. SO MY QUESTION IS, IT'S KIND OF LET'S SEE HOW MANY QUESTIONS I HAVE. I'M TRYING TO LOOP THEM TOGETHER. I'M WANTING TO UNDERSTAND, NUMBER ONE, WHAT KIND OF DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED BY THE WALL? LIKE KIND OF IF YOU
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CAN GIVE AN OVERVIEW, I WISH THERE WAS A VISUAL AID HERE BECAUSE IT PROBABLY WOULD HAVE KIND OF KEPT ME FROM WANTING TO PULL IT, BUT JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT KIND OF DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED BY HURRICANE, I MEAN TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD. AND THEN ALSO, CAN YOU SHARE THE FUNCTION AND THE PURPOSE OF THE WALL THAT IS CURRENTLY SURROUNDING THE SABINE HOTEL? THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. SO THE DAMAGE IN REGARD TO THE IN THE REGARD TO THE TROPICAL STORM IS WE DID HAVE THE EXISTING WALL THAT WAS ALREADY EXPERIENCING SOME WEAR AND TEAR FROM ITS TIME THAT HAD BEEN EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS. AFTER THE TROPICAL STORM, WE SAW A FEW OF THOSE PLYWOOD PANELS DO DID BLOW OFF AND AND COME OFF OF THE EXISTING WALL. OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT WAS NICE ENOUGH TO COME OUT AND ASSIST US WITH REPLACING THOSE PANELS TO KEEP THE AREA SECURE. SO THAT WAS SOME OF THE DAMAGES THAT WERE SUSTAINED WITH THAT. BUT OVERALL, THAT THAT WALL IS EXPERIENCING A LITTLE BIT OF WEAR AND TEAR OVER THE TIME THAT IT'S BEEN THERE. AND THEN THE SECOND QUESTION WAS THE PURPOSE OF IT? THE TWO POINTS TO THAT IS SECURING THE BUILDING FROM PEOPLE, BEING ABLE TO ACCESS THE BUILDING ITSELF, AS WELL AS PROTECTING PUBLIC FROM WALKING UNDERNEATH ANY AREAS OF DAMAGE THAT MIGHT LET LOOSE A PIECE OF CONCRETE OR A PIECE OF BUILDING MATERIAL, AS THEY POTENTIALLY WOULD WALK UNDERNEATH OR ADJACENT TO THE BUILDING. SO IT'S PROTECTION OF THE PUBLIC NEARBY, AS WELL AS KEEPING PEOPLE FROM ENTERING THE BUILDING. OKAY. YEAH, IT IT CAUGHT MY EYE, I THINK, MAINLY BECAUSE OF THE MARDI GRAS COUNT, THAT FUNCTION OF MARDI GRAS COUNT. AND ALSO SEEING THAT WE PLAN TO RAISE THE WALL FOUR FEET. IS THAT CORRECT? FROM EIGHT FEET TO 12. EIGHT TO 16 TO 16. OH, OKAY. AND OUR INTENTION WITH THAT AND WHERE IT TIES INTO MARDI GRAS IS WE'RE GOING TO UTILIZE THAT WALL AS AN ADVERTISEMENT FOR THE MARDI GRAS EVENT. WE ARE WORKING ON PROCURING SOME BANNERS THAT WE CAN MOUNT TO THE THE EXTERIOR OF THE WALL.SO RATHER THAN EXPOSE PLYWOOD, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME SORT OF A COVERING. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
THAT'S THE EXTENT OF MY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY I. I ANY NO'S.
[VIII.A.(1) P.R. No. 25145 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into A Contract With Centurion Industries, Inc., D/B/A A-Lert Roof Systems Of New Braunfels, Texas, Through TIPS Cooperative Contract No. 24060401 For The Roof Replacement At Fleet's Maintenance Building Located At 101 H.O. Mills Boulevard, In An Amount Not To Exceed $240,180.00, And 103 H.O. Mills Boulevard In An Amount Not To Exceed $407,955.00; Funding Is Available In Project ES0001.CON Within Account No. 307-13-037-8525-00-10- 000, For A Total Of $648,135.00.]
THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION PASSES. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE NOW TO NUMBER EIGHT ITEMS REQUIRING INDIVIDUAL ACTION. OUR NON CONSENT AGENDA RESOLUTIONS NON CONSENT NUMBER ONE. PR NUMBER 25145. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH CENTURION INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED. DBAA LERT ROOF SYSTEM OF NEW BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS THROUGH TIPS COOPERATIVE CONTRACT NUMBER 24060401 FOR THE ROOF REPLACEMENT AT FLEET MAINTENANCE BUILDING LOCATED AT 101 H.O. MILLS BOULEVARD, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $240,180 AND 103 MILLS BOULEVARD IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $407,955.FUNDING IS AVAILABLE IN THE PROJECT. ES0001 DOT CON, WITHIN ACCOUNT NUMBER 307-13-037-8525-00-10-000, FOR A TOTAL OF $648,135. MAY I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED AND PROPERLY. SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY I. ANY NOS. THE AYES
[VIII.A.(2) P.R. No. 25161 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into A Professional Services Agreement With Schaumburg & Polk, Inc. Of Beaumont, Texas For The Design Of The Lewis Drive Lift Station Improvements, In The Total Amount Of $220,000.00. Funds Are Available In CIP Account No. 405-40-000-8516-00-00-000, Project No. WS0021.DES.]
HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION PASSES. NUMBER TWO. PR NUMBER 25162. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH SCHOMBERG AND POLK INCORPORATED OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS, FOR THE DESIGN OF THE LOUIS DRIVE LIFT STATION.IMPROVEMENTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $220,000. FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN OUR CIP ACCOUNT NUMBER 405400008516-00-00-000. PROJECT NUMBER NUMBER WS0021 DOT DES. MAY I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOTION AND SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCILMEMBER JACOBS? THANK YOU. MAYOR. I JUST HAVE A GENERAL QUESTION ABOUT WHO WE CAN EXPECT INTERNALLY TO BE REVIEWING THIS SCOPE FOR ADEQUACY. YOU. IN? YES. CALVIN MATTHEWS, WATER UTILITIES DIRECTOR, BEEN DOING LIFT STATIONS FOR 43 YEARS. SO IT'LL BE ME, THAT REVIEWS THEIR SCOPE.
THIS THIS IS A I WOULD CALL IT AN EASY ONE. THEY THERE'S NO PIPELINE RIGHT OF WAYS. WE'RE
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GOING TO BUILD IT. WE BOUGHT A NEW PIECE OF PROPERTY FAIRLY CLOSE TO THE EXISTING ONE. SO IT'LL BE A GREENFIELD CONSTRUCTION. SO WE DON'T EXPECT REALLY ANY BIG ISSUES ON THIS ONE. I'LL HAVE TO EXTEND THE SEWER ACROSS JAMES AVENUE. I THINK, BUT IT SHOULD BE A GOOD ONE. IT'S IT'S GOING TO BE VERY SIMILAR TO THE OTHER ONES THAT WE'VE WE'RE KIND OF GOING TO AS A SUBMERSIBLE DESIGN. IT'S KIND OF A MODERN STATION. SO VERY GOOD. THANK YOU SIR. IT WILL ACTUALLY MEET CQ REQUIREMENTS. THAT'LL BE A GREAT THING. VERY GOOD. WELL, AS YOU KNOW, MY FAVORITE WORD OF ADMONISHMENT IS, IS SCOPE MANAGEMENT AND CONTRACT MANAGEMENT. SO LET'S JUST STAY AHEAD OF THE CURVE FOR SURE. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY NO'S. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION PASSES. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE[VIII.A.(3) P.R. No. 25171 — A Resolution Approving A Recreational/ Community Facility Conditional Grant Agreement Between The Port Arthur Economic Development Corporation And The City Of Port Arthur, Texas, In An Amount Not To Exceed $2,300,000.00 For Improvements To The Babe Zaharias Memorial Golf Course; Funds Available In EDC Account No. 120-80-625-5473-00-00-000 - 4B Development.]
DOWN TO PAGE NUMBER SEVEN. NUMBER THREE PR NUMBER 25171. A RESOLUTION APPROVING A RECREATIONAL COMMUNITY FACILITY CONDITIONAL GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PORT ARTHUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS, AND AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $2,300,000 FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE BABE ZAHARIAS MEMORIAL GOLF COURSE. FUNDS AVAILABLE IN EDC ACCOUNT NUMBER. 12080625-5473-00-00-000-4B.DEVELOPMENT. MAY I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED IMPROPERLY. SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY, I HAVE SEVERAL LIGHTS. COUNCIL MEMBER PENA YEAH. THANK YOU. MAYOR. MY QUESTION IS FOR THE CITY MANAGER. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S FOR CRYSTAL, BUT I WANTED TO KNOW IF ANY OF THESE FUNDS WERE GOING TO BE USED TO FIX THE PARKING LOT FOR THE FOR THE GOLF, FOR THE BABE ZAHARIAS GOLF COURSE, OR IS THIS STRICTLY ITEM UP TO THESE ITEMS? YEAH, YEAH, WE HAVE ABOUT 3 OR 4 PROJECTS. ONE, IT'S ABOUT $202 MILLION GOES TOWARDS THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM TO REPLACE THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM. THE $300,000 WILL BE BROKEN UP IN ABOUT THREE PROJECTS. WE KNOW WE'VE GOT TO REDO THE RESTROOMS. WE'VE GOT TO REDO THE KITCHEN AREA. AND THE THIRD IS THE SMALL TRAINING FACILITY FOR THE KIDS TO TEACH THEM GOLF OUT THERE. YES, IT'S I THINK IT'S A METAL BUILDING THAT WE'RE PUTTING UP FOR THE KIDS. SO OKAY, THAT'S BASICALLY IT. OKAY. THAT'S IT. ALL FUNDS WILL BE CONTROLLED BY THE EDC. WE PROVIDE THEM WITH INVOICES AND THEY ARE STRICTLY TOLD US THAT THEY WILL SETTLE THOSE INVOICES AS SOON AS WE PROVIDE THEM TO THEM. ISN'T THAT RIGHT, SIR? YES IT IS. OKAY. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER JACOBS. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. MAYOR, I REALLY JUST KIND OF WANT TO GIVE A. HOW DOES THE CITY MANAGER SAY IT? A WORD OF EDIFICATION FOR THE CITIZENS? BECAUSE THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF CONFUSION. I'VE HAD A COUPLE OF PEOPLE TO REACH OUT TO ME IN REGARDS TO THIS. SO I WE DO HAVE A TYPE FOR A EDC. HOWEVER, THE CITIZENS OF PORT ARTHUR VOTED IN FAVOR OF FOUR B, ALLOWING FOUR B PROJECTS LAST NOVEMBER, LITERALLY A YEAR AGO IN 2025. AND SO THESE FUNDS ARE YES, THEY ARE SALES TAX FUNDS, BUT THESE ARE SALES TAX FUNDS THAT ARE APPROPRIATED TO THE EDC FOR THEIR CUSTODIAL SHIP, THEIR MANAGEMENT. AND SO AS A FUNCTION OF THEIR CHARTER, THE EDC HAS TO COME TO THE CITY FOR APPROVAL OF THEIR PROJECTS. AND SO THAT'S WHAT THIS IS. THIS IS NOT REGULAR CITY TAXPAYER MONEY THAT THE THE COUNCIL DECIDED, OH, LET'S SPEND $2.3 MILLION ON THE GOLF COURSE. CHRIS IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE LIKE, NO, DON'T SAY THAT. BUT THE EDC BOARD MEETS ON THE FIRST MONDAY OF THE MONTH AND THEY ARE A VERY ACTIVE GROUP OF OF BOARD MEMBERS, AND THEY CARRY OUT THE BUSINESS OF THEIR ORGANIZATION.
AND SO WE ARE JUST HERE TO PROVIDE OUR, OUR OVERSIGHT. AND FOR B PROJECTS OR FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR CITY. AND SO THAT BABE ZAHARIAS GOLF COURSE IS ONE OF OUR PARKS, ESSENTIALLY. SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE THAT WORD OF EDIFICATION TO THE CITIZENS. OKAY. COUNCIL MAYOR PRO TEM KINLAW. THANK YOU, MAYOR, AND THANK YOU TO COUNCILMAN JACOBS FOR BRINGING THAT UP. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED TO GET SOME CLARITY ON.
BUT ALSO, CRYSTAL, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO ANSWER THIS CITY MANAGER OR CRYSTAL, BUT IT SAID FUNDING WILL BE PROVIDED OR REIMBURSEMENT BASIS QUALIFYING IMPROVEMENTS AND SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND AGREEMENTS. IS THAT ACTUALLY SAYING WHAT THE CITY MANAGER STATED EARLIER? I MEAN, IT'S JUST SOME GUIDELINES THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PROVIDE TO THE EDC TO GET REIMBURSEMENT
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BASED UPON YOUR GUIDELINES. YES, SIR. SO WE'RE TREATING THIS AS ANY INCENTIVE THAT WE ENTER INTO WITH ANY RECIPIENT. SO IT'S ALL GOING TO BE REIMBURSEMENT BASIS. SO THE CITY WILL HAVE TO PERFORM THOSE PROMISED PERFORMANCE INDICATORS BEFORE WE REIMBURSE THE THE MONEY FOR ANY PART OF THE PROJECT. SO HOW WOULD THE CITY BE INSURED? YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR TO BE MY MY THING IS TO GET THE REIMBURSEMENT PART, YOU KNOW, AND I'M TOTALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE MANAGEMENT OF OUR CITY UNDERSTANDS THAT ALONG WITH THE DIRECTORS AND SUPERVISORS. SO IT'S, IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN PROVIDE TO THE CITY TO ENSURE THAT THEY MEET YOUR QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPECTATIONS. YES, SIR. OF COURSE. SO I'VE ACTUALLY TALKED TO SHAWN OVER IN PARKS AND RECREATION, WHO WILL KIND OF OVERSEE THIS PROJECT ON THE CITY'S BEHALF. AND SHE UNDERSTANDS THAT THIS WILL BE ON A DRAW DOWN. SO THERE WILL BE DRAW REQUESTS THAT WILL BE SUBMITTED FROM THE CITY TO THE EDC FOR US TO APPROVE AND THEN PAY ON. OKAY. WELL THANK YOU DIRECTOR. OKAY. THANK YOU MAYOR.YOU'RE WELCOME. COUNCIL MEMBER FRANK. YES. I JUST SIMPLY WANT TO AS WELL WEIGH IN AND MAKE THESE COMMENTS AS WELL FOR OUR CITIZENS, BECAUSE I KNOW, LIKE COUNCIL COUNCILMAN JACOBS AND COUNCILMAN KINLAW AND ALL OF US, WE'RE GOING TO HEAR ABOUT THE $2.3 MILLION. AND OF COURSE, THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO WILL WEIGH IN WILL SAY THAT WE SHOULD HAVE USED THAT MONEY FOR STREETS. IT IS A FOR B PROJECT, AND SO WE COULD NOT UTILIZE THAT MONEY FOR STREETS AS WELL.
BUT LET ME QUICKLY RUSH TO SAY THAT IT IS INCUMBENT UPON US THAT WE WALK IN OUR. I'LL CONTINUE TO USE THE SAME PHRASEOLOGY WALK AND CHEW GUM AT THE SAME TIME THAT WE HAVE TO SEEK TO BUILD OUR CITY UP, TO MAKE IT, TO MAKE IT LIVABLE, AND TO DRAW INDIVIDUALS TO WANT TO LIVE IN OUR CITY WHILE AS WELL FIXING THE INFRASTRUCTURE, OUR STREETS, OUR LIFT STATIONS, OUR SEWER SYSTEMS, OUR PLANT, OUR WATER. AND I WANT TO REMIND US AS WELL THAT WE DO HAVE A $67 MILLION WATER PROJECT. WE HAVE PUT LIFT STATIONS, AND PART OF THIS IRRIGATION SYSTEM WILL HELP FOR DRAINAGE DURING DURING HURRICANES AND THOSE RAINY SEASONS AND THOSE TIMES WE WILL HAVE FLOODING. SO IT IS ALL A COMPOSITE OF WHAT WE'RE SEEKING TO DO TO ELEVATE OUR CITY. SO I WANTED TO BE SURE THAT WE SAY THAT AND PUT THAT ON THE RECORD. THANK YOU. AND I THINK THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER FRANK, AND I'M EXCITED THAT THIS IS ONE OF OUR FOUR BIG PROJECTS THAT WE WENT TO BAT FOR LAST YEAR AND GOT ON THE BALLOT TO BE ABLE TO DO. I THINK WE'VE DONE. THIS IS ONE OF THE THIRD THE THIRD PROJECT. I THINK WE'VE APPROVED A FOURTH.
AND IT'S IT'S GOING TO HELP OUR CITY. AND THAT'S WHAT EDC IS, IS THERE TO HELP NOT JUST THE CITY, BUT OTHER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS THAT ARE TAKING PLACE AS WELL AS WE'RE AS WE'RE DOING.
AND SO IT'S PUTTING THE MONEY BACK INTO AND INVESTING BACK INTO THE CITY AND MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE DOING QUALITY OF LIFE PROJECTS FOR BEE PROJECTS. AND SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS, THIS PROJECT TAKING PLACE AND KNOWING THAT WE HAVE A BUDGET FOR STREETS, WE HAVE A BUDGET FOR DRAINAGE, WE HAVE A BUDGET FOR ALL OF THOSE THINGS. AND SO THINGS THAT WE'VE PUT IN PLACE ARE WORKING FOR THE CITY, THINGS THAT WE'VE STARTED BACK IN 20 2020 ARE COMING TO FRUITION AND COMING TO WHERE OUR CITY CAN BE A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE, TO WORK AND TO PLAY.
AND SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE THINGS THAT WE'RE, WE'RE DOING AND BRINGING FORTH TO OUR COMMUNITY FOR THE BETTERMENT. SOME PEOPLE GOLF, SOME PEOPLE FISH, SOME PEOPLE GO TO PARKS, SOME PEOPLE GO TO PUMPKIN PATCHES. BUT ANYWAY, MAYOR. YES, CITY MANAGER, MAYOR, YOU KNOW, ON SUNDAY, MARTHA STEWART, THE FAMOUS MARTHA STEWART LISTED THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR AMONG TEN MOST LIVABLE CITIES IN THE US SMALL CITIES TO RETIRE. IF YOU GO TO THE CITY'S WEBSITE, YOU WILL SEE PORT ARTHUR WAS AMONG CITIES FROM NEW YORK, FLORIDA AND ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES. NUMBER TEN. AS THE MOST LIVABLE SMALL CITY IN THE US TO RETIRE BECAUSE OF THE COST OF LIVING. WE HAVE IT ON OUR WEBSITE. WHY SHOULDN'T WE INVEST IN OUR CITY ASSETS TO CONTINUE TO ATTRACT PEOPLE FROM FAR AND WIDE TO COME TO PORT ARTHUR TO RETIRE? IF MARTHA STEWART FROM NEW YORK CAN IDENTIFY THAT, WHY SHOULDN'T WE INVEST IN OUR CITY ASSETS? WE OWN THE GOLF COURSE. IT'S A CITY ASSET. AND NOT ONLY THAT, PEOPLE WHO COME AND PLAY HERE AND THOSE WHO WILL CONTINUE TO COME AND PLAY HERE WILL CONTINUE TO RENT HOTEL ROOMS, WILL CONTINUE TO CONTRIBUTE TO HOT TAX, AND WILL CONTINUE TO BUY MEXICAN FOOD, AMONG MANY OTHER CULINARY FOODS THAT ARE BEING SOLD OUT HERE IN PORT ARTHUR. AND SO WE WILL SEE THE
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RETURNS OF OUR INVESTMENT IN A VERY SHORT TIME TO COME. SO, MAYOR, THE EDC HAS HAD THE VISION AND FORESIGHT. I KNOW THIS COUNCIL HAS THE VISION, THE FORESIGHT AND THE MISSION TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT, TO CONTINUE TO MAKE PORT ARTHUR NOT ONLY THE 10TH, BUT THE FIRST 1 IN 2 YEARS TIME TO COME AND LIVE AND RETIRE. AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE BUILDING ON. ALRIGHT, MAYOR, AND AS WELL, WE HAVE HAD 5 MILLION HITS IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS TO OUR WEBSITE, 5 MILLION HITS AS FAR AS ICELAND. AWESOME. OKAY, NOW, CITY MANAGER, YOUR TIME IS UP. SORRY.IT'S EXCITING. YEAH, HIS TIME IS UP. HIS SERMONS OVER. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY I ALL IN FAVOR, SAY I ANY NOS. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION PASSES. NUMBER FOUR. PR NUMBER 25173. A
[VIII.A.(4) P.R. No. 25173 — A Resolution Authorizing An Amendment To Resolution 25-520 Increasing The Annual Amount Budgeted By The Port Arthur Economic Development Corporation For The Legal Counsel Services Of Guy N. Goodson And Kate K. Leverett Of Germer PLLC, Beaumont, Texas From $110,000.00 To $165,000.00; Funds Available In EDC Account No. 120-80-625-5420-00-00-000, Subject To Approval Of Subsequent Budgets.]
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO RESOLUTION 25520, INCREASING THE ANNUAL AMOUNT BUDGETED BY THE PORT ARTHUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOR THE LEGAL COUNSEL SERVICES OF GUY N GOODSON AND KATE L LEVERETT OF GURMA PLLC, BEAUMONT, TEXAS, FROM 110,000 TO $165,000. FUNDS AVAILABLE IN THE EDC ACCOUNT NUMBER 120-80-625-5420-00-00-000, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF SUBSEQUENT BUDGETS. I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. SO MOVED. SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED AND PROPERLY. SECOND, ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS. YES, MA'AM. MISS MUELLER, JUST A QUICK QUESTION. JUST I GUESS PERTAINING TO THE THAT INCREMENTAL COST INCREASES AND MORE SO DUE TO THEIR BILLABLE RATES. OR DO YOU ALL ANTICIPATE NEEDING SOME DIFFERENT TYPES OF SERVICES FROM YOUR LEGAL COUNSEL? NO, MA'AM. SO THIS THEIR BILLABLE RATES HAVE NOT CHANGED. THEIR CONTRACT IS ACTUALLY RATE PER HOUR. WHAT WHAT HAPPENED IS WE ERRED WHEN WRITING THIS RESOLUTION RATHER THAN PUTTING A ESTIMATED BUDGETARY IMPACT, WE PUT A NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT. SO WE KIND OF EXCEEDED THAT AMOUNT. AND UNFORTUNATELY NOW WE'VE GOT TO INCREASE IT JUST FOR PURPOSES OF OF PURCHASING. SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO PAY THEM BECAUSE WE'VE GOT A CAP WHEN WE PUT THAT NOT TO EXCEED NUMBER THAT WE CAN'T EXCEED. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY NOS. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION PASSES NUMBER FIVE PR NUMBER 25176. A RESOLUTION[VIII.A.(5) P.R. No. 25176 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute Change Order No. 2 To The Construction Contract With Elite Contractors & Equipment, Ltd., Of Kirbyville, Texas For The 7th Street Improvements Project-Stadium Road To Duff Drive For An Additional Sixty-Three (63) Calendar Day Extension. Funding Is Not Impacted. Project No. ST3047.CON.]
AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE CHANGE ORDER NUMBER TWO TO THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WITH ELITE CONTRACTORS AND EQUIPMENT L.T.D OF KIRBYVILLE, TEXAS, FOR THE SEVENTH STREET IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT. STADIUM ROAD TO DUFF DRIVE FOR AN ADDITIONAL 63 CALENDAR DAY.EXTENSION FUNDING IS NOT IMPACTED. PROJECT NUMBER ST3047 DOT CON. MAY I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SO MOVED! SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED IMPROPERLY. SECOND, QUESTIONS MAYOR PRO TEM KINLAW. THANK YOU MAYOR. ALL RIGHT, LET'S HEAR WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS THIS CHANGE ORDER.
I'M GOING TO PULL EVERY CHANGE ORDER I SEE WITHOUT ANY OVERSIGHT OR ANY TYPE OF INQUIRY TO THE COUNCIL. SO WE NEED TO BE UPDATED AS WELL. PRIOR TO THESE CHANGE ORDERS COMING BEFORE COUNCIL. SO TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS ONE. SO SO WE'RE THIS IS FOR ADDITIONAL WORK THAT IS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE COMPLETE THE JOB, SUCH AS THE. ANY UNFORESEEN. WORK THAT'S NEEDED AS WELL. IT'S ALSO AS WHAT WAS JUST MENTIONED BY COUNCILMAN FRANK AS WELL AS THE MANAGER AS TO IMPROVE OUR CITY. WELL, I'M GOOD WITH IMPROVING THE CITY, BUT HOWEVER, WE WE HAVE A DUE DILIGENCE AS COUNCIL MEMBER AND AS SUPERVISORS TO ENSURE THAT WHEN WE SIGN CONTRACTS AND HAVE CONTRACTS, THIS WORK IS DONE WITHIN THOSE CONTRACT PERIODS.
SO ON OUR SIDE, WHO'S ON THE CITY SIDE THAT ENSURED THAT THEY WERE OUT THERE? AND YOU STATED EARLY UNFORESEEN EVENTS. I MEAN, WHY WASN'T THAT REPORTED EARLIER? WHY WE DIDN'T LOOK AT THOSE THINGS BECAUSE THEY DO HAVE THESE ALIBI DAYS, AND I'M GOING TO PULL EVERY CONTRACT THAT HAS A CHANGE ORDER WITHOUT JUSTIFICATION TO THIS COUNCIL TO ENSURE A REASON WHY WE SHOULD APPROVE THIS. SO. OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON MAYOR. GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCIL. OKAY, SO WE HAD ACTUALLY A FEW RAINY DAYS IN THE PROCESS. WE HAVE ALSO ADDED IMHOFF FROM SEVENTH TO SIXTH NEXT TO THE CHURCH. SO WE'RE ADDING SOME EXTRA WORK. AND THERE WAS ALSO DELAYS
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BECAUSE OF THE RAIN EVENTS AND SOME THE STORM. WE CAME THROUGH THAT. SO IT'S A MIX OF THINGS, YOU KNOW, SO WE HAVE TO GIVE THEM EXTRA EXTRA DAYS. IT'S A REASONABLE REQUEST. WE HAVE REVIEWED IT, WENT OVER IT WITH THE CONTRACTOR. SO IT'S A PRETTY DECENT REQUEST. SO ARE YOU SAYING WE ARE DOING SOME ADDITIONAL WORK TO THIS PARTICULAR. WE HAVE ADDED SOME ADDITIONAL WORK AS WELL. AND THAT'S GOING TO BE SOME UNFORGIVING, UNFORESEEN IDEAS THAT WE DID RUN INTO SOME. HE'S TALKING ABOUT THAT. IF YOU HAVE DRIVEN THE PROJECT RECENTLY, IT'S ALMOST COMPLETE. SO THERE WERE SOME THERE WERE SOME. WE FOUND A FEW THINGS WE HAD TO FIX IN THE PROCESS. BUT AT THIS POINT, THIS PROJECT IS MOSTLY COMPLETE, BUT WE ARE ADDING IMHOFF TO THE PROJECT RIGHT NOW, AND WE ARE ALSO GIVING THEM EXTRA DAYS BECAUSE THERE WERE DAYS BECAUSE THE RAINS AND STORMS. AND YOU KNOW, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. MY COHORT JUST KIND OF PUT SOME IN MY EAR, HOW DO WE DO THAT WITHOUT MONEY? HAVING MONEY ALREADY IN PLACE TO WE HAD MONEY IN CONTINGENCY ITEM. WE ARE NOT EXCEEDING THAT. SO WE'RE STAYING WITHIN THAT.OKAY. JUST GUYS, IF YOU WILL. AND I KNOW DOC HANEY. NO, THAT'S ONE OF MY PET PEEVES.
I'M SORRY. IT'S JUST GOING TO BE HOW I'M GOING TO OPERATE AS A COUNCIL MEMBER. BUT, YOU KNOW, CAN YOU PROVIDE UPDATES, QUARTERLY UPDATES OR SOMETHING TO LET THE COUNCIL KNOW INSTEAD OF US GETTING THIS ON THE AGENDA BOOK AND WE GOING THROUGH THIS INFORMATION AND HAVING TO READ OUR MAYOR, YOU KNOW, JUST SHARE IT WITH ME SOME SOME DOCUMENTATION. BUT PLEASE, GUYS, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T WANT WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT TAXPAYERS THAT WE ARE BEING DUE DILIGENCE WITH WATCHING THESE PROJECTS AND PROVIDING A SERVICE. YES, SIR.
ON A TIMELY MANNER. YES, SIR. TIMELY MANNER. YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
YOU'RE WELCOME. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU SIR. WELL, I HAPPEN TO DRIVE DOWN SEVENTH STREET AND ON SUNDAY AND TOOK SOME PICTURES AND WAS ABLE TO SEE SOME OF THE WORK THAT STILL NEEDED TO BE DONE ON THE BETWEEN DUFF AND SEVENTH STREET. YES, MA'AM. ON THAT AREA THERE AND DID A COUPLE OF VIDEOS. SO I DO SEE THAT THERE IS SOME WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED THERE. YES, MA'AM. AND WRAPPED UP. SO I DID A COUPLE OF, OF JUST HAPPEN TO BE ABLE TO SEE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO FINISH THE CURBS. YES MA'AM. AND THERE ARE SOME OTHER YOU GOT MOST OF SEVENTH STREET DONE. YOU'RE RIGHT FROM IMHOFF ALL THE WAY UP TO STADIUM. YES. SO MOST OF THAT'S DONE. BUT I DID GET SOME VIDEO FOOTAGE WHILE I WAS THERE JUST TO KIND OF SEE WHY IT WASN'T CLEANED UP. AND SO IN THE PROCESS OF THAT, I WAS ABLE TO SEE THAT THERE ARE SOME DITCHES AND SOME OTHER DRAINAGE WORK ON THE OTHER LEFT SIDE OF THE SIGN THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE THERE. AND I JUST HAPPEN TO JUST TAKE A VIDEO OF IT TO SEE SO, SO FOR MYSELF, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU MAYOR. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY NOS. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION
[VIII.A.(6) P.R. No. 25188 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Purchase Fire Department Structural Firefighting Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Clothing From Casco Industries, Inc. Of La Porte, Texas, Under BuyBoard Contract No. 798-26, With A Projected Budgetary Impact Of $125,710.00; Funding Is Available In The Fire Department Uniforms Account No. 001-19-047-5251-00-30-000.]
PASSES. NUMBER SIX. PR NUMBER 25188. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO PURCHASE FIRE DEPARTMENT, STRUCTURAL FIREFIGHTING PERSONNEL, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, PPE, CLOTHING FROM CASCO INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED. AND I'M SORRY, INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED, LA PORTE, TEXAS, UNDER BY BOARD CONTRACT NUMBER 798-26, WITH A PROJECTED BUDGETARY IMPACT OF $125,710. FUNDING IS AVAILABLE IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S UNIFORM ACCOUNT NUMBER 001-19-047-5251-00-30-000. MAY I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SO MOVED. SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED IMPROPERLY. SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES[VIII.A.(7) P.R. No. 25205 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute A Contract Between The City Of Port Arthur And Ford Audio- Video Systems, LLC Of Houston, Texas, Through BuyBoard TASB Contract Nos. 739-24 And 752-24, For The Purchase And Installation Of A New Audio/Video System For The Fifth Floor City Council Chambers At Port Arthur City Hall, In An Amount Not To Exceed $291,486.00; Funding Available In Capital Account No. 307- 21-049-8522-00-10-000; Project No. BU0002.]
HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION PASSES. NUMBER SEVEN. PR NUMBER 25205. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR AND FORD AUDIO VIDEO SYSTEMS, LLC OF HOUSTON, TEXAS, THROUGH BY BOARD TASB CONTRACT NUMBER SEVEN, THREE, 924 AND 752-24 FOR THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF A NEW AUDIO VIDEO SYSTEM FOR THE FIFTH FLOOR CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT PORT ARTHUR CITY HALL, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $291,486.FUNDING AVAILABLE IN CAPITAL ACCOUNT NUMBER 307-21-049-8522--00-10-000.
PROJECT NUMBER BU0002. MAY I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SO MOVED. SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED IMPROPERLY. SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY I. ANY NOES? THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION PASSES. WE HAVE NO ORDINANCES, NON CONSENT ORDINANCES. AND SO WE'RE GOING
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TO GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN. MAY I GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SECOND MAYOR. IT'S BEEN MOTION.AND SECOND ANY QUESTIONS. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED. THE AYES
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