[00:00:03] ALRIGHT. GOOD MORNING, GOOD MORNING, GOOD MORNING. [I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL] WE'RE RUNNING A FEW MINUTES BEHIND, BUT WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED WITH OUR MEETING RECORDING AND PROGRESS. OKAY. GOOD MORNING AGAIN AND WELCOME TO OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETING. REGULAR MEETING FOR TUESDAY, NOVEMBER THE 3RD, 2026 AT 9:30 A.M.. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IS AWARE. THEY CAN JOIN US BY VIDEO CONFERENCE AND OR TELEPHONIC BY CALLING IN TO OUR NUMBER PHONE NUMBER, YOU CAN DIAL IN AT 877853524 7 OR 8 887880099. WHY DON'T YOU DIAL THAT NUMBER? YOU'LL ENTER OUR MEETING ID, WHICH IS 8324233 1160, AND A PASSCODE OF 714819. AGAIN, WE'D LIKE TO WELCOME YOU HERE. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR AMERICAN WITH DISABILITIES ACT AND WHAT YOU CAN DO SO, AND YOU MAY JOIN US BY CALLING 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE TO OUR CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE AT (409) 983-8115. WE'RE GOING TO NOW MOVE INTO OUR AGENDA FOR THE MORNING. WE'RE GOING TO FLIP THE PAGE. I'M GOING TO ASK EVERYONE, IF YOU DON'T MIND, PLEASE MUTE YOUR CELL PHONES OR MOBILE DEVICES. AND AT THIS TIME WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUR INVOCATION, OUR PLEDGE AND OUR ROLL CALL. AND I'M GOING TO ASK COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS TO LEAD US IN PRAYER. THANK YOU. LORD GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY. WE THANK YOU FOR GIVING US NEW LIFE, GIVING US NEW MERCIES. WE THANK YOU FOR THE. THE ABILITY TO JUST BE HERE TODAY TO CARRY OUT YOUR WORK FOR THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR AND THE CITIZENS OF THIS GREAT CITY. LORD, WE PRAY THAT ALL THE PROCEEDINGS THAT TAKES THAT TAKE PLACE WITHIN THESE CHAMBERS, AS WELL AS CONVERSATIONS THAT MAY TAKE PLACE OUTSIDE BUT AFFECT WHAT GOES ON IN THESE CHAMBERS. LORD, WE PRAY THAT THESE THINGS ARE DONE WITH YOU AT THE FOREFRONT OF MIND WITH THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, THE CITIZENS OF PORT ARTHUR AT THE FOREFRONT OF MIND. AND WE PRAY THAT THESE THINGS ARE DONE DECENTLY AND IN ORDER. LORD, WE PRAY NOTHING BUT YOUR GREATEST AND MOST RICH BLESSINGS UPON OUR CITY AND THE PROCEEDINGS IN THIS CHAMBER. AND WE ASK THAT YOU PLEDGE THAT YOU PLACE A SPECIAL HEDGE OF PROTECTION AROUND ALL THE FAMILIES REPRESENTED IN THESE CHAMBERS, AND ESPECIALLY THOSE ON THIS DAY AS LORD, WE PRAY FOR OUR MAYOR. WE PRAY THAT YOU CROWN OUR HEAD WITH WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE AS SHE PRESIDES OVER THE MEETING. WE PRAY FOR ALL OF THE CITY SUPPORT STAFF WHO ENABLE US TO DO THE JOB OF SERVING THE CITIZENS OF PORT ARTHUR. WE ASK THESE THINGS IN JESUS CHRIST'S NAME. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER JACOB. THAT'S OUR PLEDGE. I PLEDGE 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. CITY SECRETARY, ESTABLISH A QUORUM, PLEASE. MAYOR MOSES HERE. MAYOR PRO TEM. KINLAW. COUNCIL MEMBER. GATEWOOD. DISTRICT ONE HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. JONES. COUNCIL MEMBER. PENA. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. JACOBS HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. FRANK, YOU HAVE A QUORUM, MAYOR. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE. WE HAVE NO PROCLAMATIONS THIS MORNING. ON NUMBER THREE. [III.A.(1) William David of D&D Portable Retaining Walls, LLC Regarding The Seawall. ] PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS. WE HAVE A SPEAKER, MR. WILLIAM DAVID OF D AND D PORTABLE RETAINING WALLS, LLC. REGARDING THE SEA WALL. OKAY, COME ON UP TO THE PODIUM. GIVE US YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS, PLEASE. THANK YOU. DAVID MCDONALD, 1481 CRYSTAL LAKE ROAD, WHITEHALL, MICHIGAN. AND I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK. AND WE'RE HOPING THAT OUR PRODUCT MIGHT HELP YOUR CITY. IN DURING HURRICANE STORMS AND WITH HIGH WATER RETENTION OUR PRODUCT IS MADE OF STEEL HEAVY DUTY STEEL. WE USE CATHODE PROTECTION TO HELP PREVENT CORROSION WITH THE SALT WATER CLIMATE. AND WE'VE HAD IT LAB TESTED. GUYS, CAN WE KIND OF HEAR HIM? I THINK THE MIC IS. OH, I'M SORRY IF HE COULD KIND OF. YEAH. SPEAKING A LITTLE BIT CLOSER, A LITTLE CLOSER. I'M SORRY. THANK YOU, MR. WILLIAMS. ALL RIGHT. YEAH. WILLIAM DAVID MCDONALD, 1481 CRYSTAL LAKE ROAD, WHITEHALL, MICHIGAN. AND I THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK TODAY. AND WE'RE HOPING OUR PRODUCT MIGHT HELP YOUR CITY AND FLOOD CONTROL DURING LIKE, [00:05:08] HURRICANES AND ALSO OTHER HIGH WATER EVENTS. OUR PRODUCTS MADE OF STEEL, A 36 CARBON MILD CARBON STEEL USES FIVE INCH C CHANNEL AND THEN A QUARTER INCH STEEL. AND ACTUALLY, WE HAVE TWO ROWS. THE FIRST ROW USES EXPANDED METAL, WHICH SLOWS DOWN THE SURGE WAVE DURING HURRICANE. AND THEN THE SECOND ROW ACTUALLY STOPS THE WATER FROM ENTERING THE CITY SHOULD THE WATER ENTER THE CITY. WE HAVE A CHECK VALVES THAT MAKES PROVISIONS SO OUR WALL WON'T FLOOD THE CITY. AND IT'LL ALLOW WATER TO DRAIN BACK TO THE OCEAN IF THE WATER IS LOWER IN THE OCEAN. AND WE ORIGINALLY DESIGNED THIS FOR IN MICHIGAN OR LAKE MICHIGAN WAS ON HIGH WATER AND IT WAS ERODING THE BANKS, THE SAND. IT'S MOSTLY SAND ON THE WEST SIDE OF MICHIGAN, AND A LOT OF HOMES WERE IN JEOPARDY OF FALLING IN TO THE LAKE. SO THEY WERE UP 30, 40FT ABOVE THE WATER TYPICALLY. AND A LOT OF THEM ENDED UP FALLING INTO THE WATER. IF THEY DIDN'T GET A SEAWALL OR MOVE THEIR PROPERTY HOUSE BACK OFF THE LAKE ABOUT 40 OR 50FT. BUT WE FOUND A NEW USE FOR IT A FEW YEARS AGO. SO WE DESIGNED IT, HAD IT LAB TESTED, AND THE LAB SAID IT'LL WORK. AND THAT'S ALONG YOUR COASTLINE TO HELP PREVENT FLOODING DURING HURRICANE STORMS AND HIGH WATER EVENTS. AND LET'S SEE, I'M TRYING TO THINK IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE THAT, THAT PRETTY WELL DESCRIBES WHAT IT DOES IN OUR PRODUCT. AND LIKE I SAID, IT'S MADE OF CARBON STEEL, BUT WE USE CATHODE PROTECTION. I USED TO BE IN THE OIL BUSINESS, SO I KNOW A LOT ABOUT AND HELPED WRITE SOME BOOKS FOR THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY. SO AND TULSA, OKLAHOMA, OR OUR ORGANIZATION WAS PETROLEUM EQUIPMENT INSTITUTE BASED OUT OF TULSA, OKLAHOMA. AND WE MET IN CHICAGO OVER A YEAR AND A HALF PERIOD AND HELPED WRITE SOME BOOKS FOR SPILL PREVENTION. I'VE HAD NUMEROUS PATENTS OVER THE YEARS AND FOR THE OIL INDUSTRY. AND, AND I CAME UP WITH THIS IDEA AND IT'S CURRENTLY PATENT PENDING. AND, AND SO WE'RE HOPING TO HELP PEOPLE OUT WITH FLOOD EVENTS AND KEEP THE WATER YOU KNOW, IN THE OCEAN WHERE IT NORMALLY BELONGS INSTEAD OF CAUSING A LOT OF DAMAGE AND FLOODED STREETS AND HOMES AND PROPERTIES, PROPERTY DAMAGE. ALL RIGHT. I DON'T KNOW IF I DIDN'T WANT TO CUT YOU OFF OR, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT'S ABOUT EVERYTHING. THAT'S ALL YOU HAVE. MR. WILLIAMS? OKAY. CAN I HAVE ANY LIGHTS? COUNCIL MEMBER. COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS HAS A QUESTION. YES, SIR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. JUST A QUICK QUESTION FOR YOU. SO ARE YOU WANTING OR ARE YOU KIND OF PROPOSING CONSTRUCTION OR INSTALLATION OF ONE OF THOSE PORTABLE WALLS HERE AND KIND OF WHAT'S THE EXTENT OF THE WORK THAT YOU'RE PROPOSING? OKAY. WELL, I FORGOT TO MENTION ONE OF THE ADVANTAGES TO OUR PRODUCT IN FLORIDA THERE, THEY DON'T REALLY LIKE SEAWALLS. SO WE'VE MADE PROVISIONS. IF YOU NOTICE IN MY BROCHURE, THERE'S A SPACE AT THE BOTTOM, AND THAT'S TO ALLOW THE TURTLES TO BE ABLE TO GO BACK ONCE THEY HATCH. AND THEY, THEY GO UP ON THE BEACH, LAY THEIR EGGS, AND WHEN THEY HATCH, THEY NATURALLY WANT TO GO BACK TO THE OCEAN. SO THAT ALLOWS THEM TO DO THAT. WE CAN HAVE THAT FEATURE. AND THESE ARE IN 2 FOOT OR 4 FOOT SECTIONS. SO WE CAN HAVE THAT FEATURE ON THERE. AND THAT FIRST ROW HAS THE EXPANDED METAL AND IT SLOWS THE SURGE DOWN. AND THEN THE SECOND ROW ACTUALLY STOPS THE WATER. THERE'S TWO ROWS OF OUR PRODUCT AND IT CAN BE TEMPORARILY INSTALLED LIKE IN APRIL OR MAY. AND THEN YOU CAN REMOVE IT IF YOU WANT AND OCTOBER OR NOVEMBER AND PUT IT IN STORAGE, OR YOU CAN LEAVE IT UP ALL YEAR ROUND. YOU KNOW, IT DEPENDS WHAT YOUR PREFERENCE IS. IF YOU THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE A STORM, LIKE WE HAD HURRICANE IN PENSACOLA A COUPLE WEEKS AGO. WELL YOU COULD YOU LEAVE IT PUT UP AND, BUT FLORIDA DON'T LIKE PERMANENT SEAWALLS. SO WE DESIGNED IT SO YOU CAN REMOVE IT AND PUT IT IN STORAGE IF YOU WANT TO. OKAY. DOES THAT SORT OF ANSWER YOUR QUESTION A LITTLE BIT? YEAH. SO IT'S PRETTY UNIVERSAL. YOU KNOW, IT'S ADAPTIVE. IF YOU WANT TO LEAVE IT IN PERMANENTLY, YOU CAN YOU CAN ONLY PUT ONE WALL IF YOU WANT JUST A SOLID WALL AND. BUT NORMALLY THE THE EXPANDED METAL SLOWS THE SURGE DOWN, BREAKS UP THE WAVE, THE FORCE OF THE WAVE AND. AND THE SECOND ROW ACTUALLY STOPS THE WATER FROM ENTERING THE CITY. [00:10:05] ALL RIGHT, I HAVE ANOTHER LIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER GATEWOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MCDONALD, FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. ONE QUICK QUESTION. ARE WE A FIRST STOP? ARE WE THE FIRST PEOPLE THAT YOU'VE TALKED TO ABOUT THIS PROJECT, AT LEAST FOR THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR? YEAH. OKAY. PART OF THE REASON WHY I ASKED THAT QUESTION IS IT SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD CONVERSATION TO HAVE WITH DRAINAGE DISTRICT SEVEN. I BELIEVE THEY, THEY ALSO HAVE SOME STAKE IN THE GAME WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO THE SEAWALL, I, IF THE CITY MANAGER COULD CLARIFY HOW MUCH OF THE SEAWALL DOES THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR ACTUALLY HAVE OWNERSHIP OF, OR WHAT IS OUR DEALINGS WITH IT, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, WE DON'T OWN IT. WE HAVE USAGE OF IT. BECAUSE IT'S OF COURSE WITH THE CITY, BUT I BELIEVE IT'S OWNED BY THE DRAINAGE DISTRICT AND I BELIEVE THE COUNTY HAS A PART TO PLAY IN IT AS WELL. SO IF YOU CAN CLARIFY. YEAH, THE MANAGER HAS HIS LIGHT ON. I WAS GOING TO LET YOU FINISH. THANK YOU. OKAY. CITY MANAGER. YES, SIR. MR. DAVID, PLEASE REACH OUT TO THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS. OKAY. THIS IS A NATIONAL WATERWAY. OKAY. AND AT THIS POINT, THE ARMY CORPS, THROUGH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, IS INVESTING BILLIONS, IF NOT TRILLIONS TO FOR THE DREDGING OF THE THE WATERWAY. AND THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, AS COUNCILMAN GATEWOOD SAID, WORKS COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE DRAINAGE DISTRICT IN ORDER TO UNDERTAKE THOSE IMPROVEMENTS. THEY'RE AWARE OF MY PRODUCT. I DON'T USE THEIR LOGO ON MY PRODUCT BECAUSE THEY ASK ME NOT TO. A LOT OF COMPANIES PUT THEIR LOGO ON THERE, AND THEY'RE NOT REALLY SUPPOSED TO. SO THAT'S THE REASON THEY DON'T PUT THEIR LOGO ON MY MY INFORMATION BECAUSE THEY ASK ME NOT TO. BUT THEY ARE. THEY HAVE MY PRODUCT REGISTERED. THEY SAID, IT LOOKS LIKE IT WORKS. THE LAB, YOU KNOW, PROVES THE TEST AND EVERYTHING. AND SO. SO. AND I'LL CHECK WITH THEM. OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. WILLIAMS. MR. DAVID, THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANYBODY ELSE? I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER LIGHTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE NOW TO BE PRESENTATIONS. [III.B.(1) A Presentation By Philip Jones, Regarding Meeder Public Funds, Inc. ] WE HAVE ONE PRESENTATION BY PHILIP JONES REGARDING METER PUBLIC FUNDS INCORPORATED. YEAH, I GOT A TEXT. THE SYSTEM IS DOWN. YEAH. THERE WE GO. OKAY. SWAGGER. CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY. AWESOME. YOU CAN HEAR ME. CAN YOU HEAR ME? LET ME CHECK JUST FOR A SECOND. ARE WE ON ZOOM? JUST FOR CLARITY. CITY SECRETARY. BECAUSE WE HAD SOMEONE TO STATE THAT THEY COULD NOT GET INTO ZOOM. ZOOM IS WORKING. ZOOM IS WORKING. OKAY. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. OKAY. MR. PHILIP JONES. YES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. PERFECT. GOOD MORNING. YOU MAY BEGIN. AWESOME. THANK YOU ALL. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS PHILIP JONES WITH METEOR PUBLIC FUNDS. AND FIRST, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT HERE THIS MORNING. YOU KNOW, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER WITH THE CITY AND TO BUILD A LONG TERM, YOU KNOW, RELATIONSHIP YOU KNOW, WITH THE CITY. AS A PARTNER, I'M GOING TO BE THE DIRECTOR OF THE ACCOUNT AND ALSO THE MAIN POINT OF CONTACT. AND I'LL BE WORKING CLOSELY ALONGSIDE LYNN AND THE FINANCE TEAM. SPEAK RIGHT INTO THAT MIC FOR US. WE, WE'RE WORKING ON A NEW SYSTEM, BUT RIGHT NOW, IF YOU LEAN OVER INTO THAT MIC, WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO HEAR YOU. THANK YOU. YEAH. SO I WOULD BE THE DIRECT POINT OF CONTACT FOR THE CITY. AND I'LL BE WORKING CLOSELY ALONGSIDE LYNN AND THE FINANCE TEAM TO REALLY DEVELOP THE INVESTMENT STRATEGY FOR THE CITY, TO PROVIDE THAT ONGOING GUIDANCE AND ALSO REALLY TO HANDLE REALLY JUST THE INVESTMENT NEEDS ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS FOR THE CITY. OUR MAIN GOAL IS TO OPERATE AS AN EXTENSION OF THE FINANCE TEAM TO REALLY HELP THE CITY JUST TO MANAGE THE INVESTMENTS MORE EFFICIENTLY, TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CITY ALWAYS HAS THE APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF CASH THAT'S NEEDED ON HAND. AND REALLY JUST TO MAXIMIZE THE INTEREST REVENUE THAT THE CITY CAN EARN ON THOSE AVAILABLE FUNDS. BUT TODAY I'LL DO JUST A BRIEF PRESENTATION ON SOME BACKGROUND ON METER, SOME CLIENTS THAT WE SERVICE HERE IN TEXAS. AND THEN JUST HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE SERVICES THAT WE DO PROVIDE WORKING WITH US. OKAY. OKAY, PERFECT. SO JUST A QUICK BACKGROUND ON US. SO WE HAVE BEEN SERVICING PUBLIC ENTITIES SINCE 1974. CURRENTLY WE HAVE OVER 195 BILLION IN ASSETS UNDER ADVISEMENT, WHICH MAKES US THE SECOND LARGEST PUBLIC FUNDS INVESTMENT ADVISORY FIRM IN THE COUNTRY, CURRENTLY SERVICING MORE THAN 450 PUBLIC ENTITY CLIENTS. THAT BEING STATES, CITIES, COUNTIES, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, SPECIAL DISTRICTS, PRIMARILY FOCUSING ON MANAGING THEIR IDLE, [00:15:06] YOU KNOW, OPERATING THEIR GENERAL FUNDS AND ALSO THE PROJECT FUNDS. I KIND OF SPOKE ABOUT OUR TEAM STRUCTURE A LITTLE BIT. SO I'M GOING TO BE THE DIRECT ADVISOR ON THE ACCOUNT, BUT I'M GOING TO BE WORKING CLOSELY ALONGSIDE OF OUR PORTFOLIO MANAGERS AND OUR INVESTMENT TEAM TO REALLY DEVELOP THE STRATEGY FOR THE CITY. AND ALSO THE CITY IS GOING TO GET THEIR OWN DEDICATED OPERATIONS TEAM TO REALLY HANDLE ALL OF THE MONTHLY, THE QUARTERLY, AND THE ANNUAL INVESTMENT REPORTS THAT'S REQUIRED BY, BY STATE. THIS IS JUST TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE CLIENTS THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY SERVICING HERE IN TEXAS. YOU KNOW, WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS SERGEANT STRUCTURE IS RELATIVELY DIFFERENT, BUT A LOT OF OUR CLIENTS REALLY STARTED IN A SIMILAR POSITION THAT THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR IS CURRENTLY IN, WHERE YOU HAVE A TON OF AVAILABLE CASH, AND YOU WERE JUST LOOKING TO REALLY MAKE THAT INVESTMENT PROGRAM MORE EFFICIENT AND ALSO TO MAXIMIZE THE INTEREST REVENUE THAT THE CITY CAN EARN. AND THEN LASTLY, JUST TO SPEAK ABOUT OUR SERVICES, SO WE ARE A FULL SERVICE INVESTMENT ADVISORY FIRM, AND WE PROVIDE END TO END SOLUTIONS FOR OUR CLIENTS. YOU KNOW, OUR MAIN GOAL IS JUST TO SIMPLIFY THE INVESTMENT PROCESS FOR OUR CLIENTS LOOKING AT THE TOP THREE. SO THE INVESTMENT POLICY, THE CASH FLOW ANALYSIS AND THE INVESTMENT STRATEGY. SO YOU REALLY MARRY THOSE TOGETHER. AND THAT'S GOING TO ESTABLISH THE CITY'S INVESTMENT PROGRAM, THE INVESTMENT POLICY, WHICH WE'VE ALREADY WORKED WITH LYNN AND MIKE TO REVIEW THE POLICY, MADE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS AND IT WAS ALREADY APPROVED IN THE PREVIOUS MEETING. CASH FLOWS. SO WE'VE ALREADY DONE SOME PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS ON THE CITY'S CASH FLOWS OVER THE PAST 12 MONTHS TO GET A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF HOW MUCH CASH IS REALLY NEEDED ON HAND FOR THE CITY. AND THEN LASTLY, THE INVESTMENT STRATEGY. SO, YOU KNOW, BASED UPON THOSE HISTORICAL CASH FLOW TRENDS OF THE CITY, YOU KNOW, WE'LL RECOMMEND A STRATEGY THAT THAT WOULD MAXIMIZE THE INTEREST THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY EARN ON THOSE AVAILABLE FUNDS. EVERYTHING BELOW INVESTMENT STRATEGY IS GOING TO BE MORE ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE SIDE OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO FOR THE CITY. JUST TO POINT OUT A COUPLE. SO THE EXECUTION OF TRADES WILL EXECUTE ALL THE TRADES ON THE CITY'S BEHALF ALLOWING OUR FIRM TO PLACE THOSE TRADES ON THE CITY'S BEHALF JUST ALLOWS US TO GIVE YOU ALL THE BEST EXECUTION PRICE TO REALLY MAXIMIZE THE INTEREST THAT Y'ALL CAN EARN. AND THEN THE NEXT ONE THE MONTHLY REPORTING AND REVIEW. SO LIKE I MENTIONED BEFORE, WE'LL HANDLE ALL OF THE MONTHLY, THE QUARTERLY, THE ANNUAL INVESTMENT REPORTS, AND ALSO THE GASB REPORTS TO ASSIST WITH URINE AUDITS. BUT THAT'S JUST TO HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF THE SERVICES, BUT IT'S A, YOU KNOW, WE'RE A FULL SERVICE INVESTMENT ADVISORY FIRM. AND THAT'S THAT'S MY PRESENTATION. DIDN'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. MAYOR, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. I GUESS I JUST AND I HAVE A VERY SIMPLE QUESTION. IT'S NOT IT'S ADJACENT TO YOUR TO YOUR PRESENTATION. WHAT WHAT ARE THE TYPICAL TYPES OF EXPENDITURES THAT YOU SEE YOUR MUNICIPAL CLIENTS BEING ABLE TO USE THEIR EARNED INTEREST REVENUES ON LIKE IN I GUESS, WHERE DOES IT SHOW UP MOST? YEAH. SO JUST WITH THE WAY THE CITY IS CURRENTLY STRUCTURED, IT'S HEAVILY SHORT TERM. SO WHENEVER WE ARE LOOKING TO BE MORE STRATEGIC WITHIN A PORTFOLIO, EXTEND THE DURATION A LITTLE BIT. UNDERSTAND OUR CASH FLOW JUST A LITTLE BIT BETTER. WE'RE ABLE TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL 60 TO 70 BASIS POINTS ON TOP OF WHAT THE CITY IS EARNING, WHICH IN DOLLARS AND CENTS, YOU KNOW, EQUATES TO LIKE 350 TO 400,000 IN EXTRA REVENUE. SO THAT CAN BE USED FOR, YOU KNOW, A BROAD SPECTRUM OF DIFFERENT THINGS, DIFFERENT INITIATIVES FOR THE CITY, YOU KNOW, ROADS. IF WE'RE LOOKING AT PROJECT FUNDS THAT WE'RE INVESTING, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF TIMES PROJECTS TAKE LONGER THAN EXPECTED. SO COSTS GO UP AS THAT PROJECT TAKES LONGER. SO YOU CAN USE THAT EXTRA REVENUE TO OFFSET SOME OF THOSE RISING COSTS. SO A TON OF DIFFERENT BENEFITS TO JUST MAXIMIZING THAT INTEREST FOR THE CITY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, MR. JONES, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. I HAVE NO OTHER LIGHTS AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO LET HER SEE. CITY MANAGER STAFF REPORTS WE HAVE NONE D EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION. WE HAVE NONE CORRESPONDENCE. WE HAVE NONE DISCUSSIONS WE HAVE. I'M SORRY. NO IT'S ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. IT'S ALREADY TOOK CARE OF THAT. THANK YOU. PUBLIC HEARINGS. WE HAVE NONE. COUNCIL MEMBERS, IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING THAT YOU YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE AT THIS TIME OR [V. REPORTS/ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST] [00:20:02] HAVE A REPORT OR CONDOLENCES OR GRATITUDE OR. CONGRATULATIONS. WE MAY DO SO AT THIS TIME. COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. MAYOR. TODAY IS A VERY EXCITING DAY ACROSS THE NATION. JUST A REMINDER TO EVERYONE THAT IT IS ELECTION DAY. AND OUR JEFFERSON COUNTY VOTING CENTERS ARE OPEN FROM 7 A.M. TO 7 P.M.. SO PLEASE EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE TODAY. AND THEN ALSO MY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENT IS RELATED TO DISTRICT FOUR. THERE IS A HOMELESS AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENT WHICH IS SPONSORED BY THE SOUTHEAST STRONGER TOGETHER FOUNDATION. AND ESSENTIALLY THIS IS A COMMUNITY. OH THAT'S PERFECT. LOOK AT THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND SO YES, THERE WILL BE HEALTH SCREENINGS, MENTAL HEALTH SCREENINGS, FLU SHOTS, FREE HAIRCUTS, RESOURCES AND MEDICAL REFERRALS. AND THIS IS TAKING PLACE THIS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH FROM 10 A.M. TO 2 P.M. AT THE NEW WORLD HARVEST CHURCH ON 6366 JADE AVENUE. AND THANK YOU, MAYOR. OH, LOOK, IT SAYS THAT THERE'S TRANSPORTATION FOR THE UNHOUSED PROVIDED. AND SO I BELIEVE SOME OF THE FLIERS HAVE BEEN SHARED ON SOCIAL MEDIA. AND YOU CAN REFER TO THE FLIER FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. BUT PRIMARILY THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR IS ONE OF THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS HOSTING THIS EVENT. THANK YOU MAYOR. OH YOU'RE WELCOME. COUNCIL MEMBER GATEWOOD. THANK YOU MAYOR. I JUST WANTED TO SHARE SOME OF THE SAME SENTIMENTS AS COUNCILMAN JACOBS. PLEASE GET OUT AND VOTE. TODAY IS THAT DAY. IT'S THE LAST DAY. IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO VOTE EARLY, THIS IS YOUR, YOUR MOMENT. ALSO TOO, AS WE ALL KNOW, THE LAST, THE LAST PERSON TO VOTE IS WHEN THE LINE IS OVER WITH. SO IF YOU GET THERE AT SEVEN AND IT'S STILL A LINE. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE DO NOT BE TURNED AROUND. GET OUT THERE AND CAST YOUR VOTE. THIS IS A SERIOUS ELECTION. EVERYONE UP HERE KNOWS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT VOTING. I THINK WE DO. WE SEE THE POWER OF IT. WE SEE WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN PEOPLE DO GET OUT TO VOTE. SO WE NEED THAT SAME ENERGY IN THIS ELECTION. I ALSO DO WANT TO GIVE A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS AND SHOUT OUT TO DOCTOR THIGPEN AND THE GULF COAST HEALTH CENTER. THEY HELD AN AMAZING TRUNK OR TREAT FOR THE KIDS AND THE KIDS OF PORT ARTHUR. A LOT OF FAMILIES CAME OUT OVER, I WOULD SAY 300 FAMILIES AT LEAST I SAW THERE WHILE I WAS THERE VISITING, I HAD A CHANCE TO JUDGE SOME OF THE TRUNKS AS WELL. SO WHOEVER THE WINNER WAS, CONGRATULATIONS. IF YOU DIDN'T WIN. IT WASN'T MY FAULT. I ALSO TO WANT TO GIVE A HUGE SHOUT OUT TO THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR FOR PARTICIPATING WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AT THE CIVIC CENTER. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL, TREMENDOUS EVENT. WE HAD FUN AT OUR BOOTH. WE PASSED OUT A LOT OF CANDY SOME BOOKS EVEN, BUT IT WAS JUST GREAT TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE ACTUALLY CAME OUT. THEY CAME OUT IN DROVES. I THINK WE WERE THERE UNTIL LIKE 10 OR 11 AND PEOPLE WERE STILL IN LINE COMING IN LOOKING FOR CANDY. SO IT WAS NEEDLESS TO SAY, IT WAS AN AMAZING EVENT AND JUST BEAUTIFUL TO SEE THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF SAFETY GOING ON, BUT A BEAUTIFUL SAFETY EVENT FOR THE COMMUNITY TO COME OUT AND ENJOY. SO SHOUT OUT TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED AND THANK YOU TO THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR FOR PARTICIPATING IN THAT AS WELL. AWESOME. COUNCIL MAYOR PRO TEM KINLAW. THANK YOU MAYOR, AND JUST KIND OF GIVE KUDOS TO THAT. I'VE NEVER BEEN TO ONE, BUT I DID GO TO THIS PAST ONE AND I DID SEE COUNCILWOMAN JACOBS THERE. I DIDN'T SEE JETT, BUT YOU KNOW, THAT'S SOMETHING WE HAD. YOU HAD THE AFRO ON. BUT JUST HE HAD HIS AFRO ON. BUT JUST GUYS TO JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT IT WAS OVER 2000 KIDS THERE. AND IT WAS JUST AMAZING THAT THE CITY AND RON, I WANT TO GIVE YOU AND YOUR STAFF ALONG WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THAT WAS JUST AMAZING. THOSE KIDS WERE SO HAPPY AND IT WAS SO DECORATED SO WELL. I LIKE TO GIVE KUDOS TO THE CIVIC CENTER CREW THAT'S OUT THERE BECAUSE WHEN YOU WALKED IN, IT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE THE CIVIC CENTER. SO GUYS, THANK YOU AND THANK YOU AGAIN. AND, AND THAT WAS SOMETHING GOOD FOR THE KIDS IN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR. THANK YOU. AMEN. OH, I WAS ABOUT TO TALK. I WAS IN CHURCH. RIGHT. AMEN. MAN, I GOTTA REALIZE WHERE I AM. COUNCIL MEMBER. FRANK? YES. LET ME JUST GIVE. WHILE KUDOS ARE BEING GIVEN OUT, LET ME GIVE KUDOS TO OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT AND TO OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AS WELL. RIGHT. WHILE THE TRUNK OR TREAT WAS GOING ON, OUR FIREMEN OUR CITY MANAGER AND OUR COUNCILMAN KINLAW MYSELF. WE WERE AT AN EXPLOSION THAT HAPPENED IN OUR CITY, AND OUR FIREMEN AND SURROUNDING FIREMEN FROM OTHER CITIES AS WELL WERE ATTENDING TO THAT. AND SO WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THEM IN ACTION. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO SO MANY TIMES IS WE TAKE OUR POLICEMEN AND OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, FOR GRANTED UNTIL WE NEED THEM, BUT WE DO NEED THEM AND WE APPRECIATE THEM TOTALLY. AND THEN ON YESTERDAY, OF COURSE, OUR POLICE ADVISORY COUNCIL AND OUR FIREMEN HAD A MEET AND GREET YESTERDAY FROM 7 TO 9:00 ON. YES, OR 7 TO 9 A.M. ON YESTERDAY. AND SO WE WANT TO SHOUT OUT TO THEM AND THANK THEM FOR THEIR REACHING OUT TO OUR COMMUNITY AND LET OUR COMMUNITY KNOW [00:25:06] THAT THEY ARE READILY ACCESSIBLE AND THAT THEY ARE APPROACHABLE AS WELL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER FRANK, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE FROM THE MAYOR'S DESK THOSE THAT HAVE SUPPORTED THE MAYOR'S COMMUNITY MEETING. WE HAD A GREAT TURNOUT ON THURSDAY AS WELL. THANK THE COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT WERE ABLE TO STOP BY. THEY WERE WELL INFORMED ABOUT DIFFERENT THINGS WITHIN THE CITY AND WHERE WE WERE, AND THEY ASKED GOOD QUESTIONS. AND SO WE WERE ABLE TO RESPOND TO THOSE QUESTIONS AT THE END. SO I'M THANKFUL THAT THAT WAS SINCE WE'VE BEEN BEEN MAYOR. I THINK WE'VE HAD SIX COMMUNITY MEETINGS, AND THAT'S GOING TO BE THAT WAS THE LAST ONE FOR THE YEAR. WE'LL START WITH NEXT YEAR. IN APRIL, WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER MEETING. AND THANK YOU TO LAMAR STATE COLLEGE OF PORT ARTHUR FOR THEIR HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AND SUCH COLLABORATION WITH HELPING US TO TO MAKE IT A GREAT EVENT. THEY GAVE DOOR PRIZES, THEY ASSISTED WITH WHATEVER WE NEEDED. AND I'M JUST THANKFUL FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION AND COOPERATION. AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT AND THE PARTNERSHIP WITH HELPING TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR PUMPKIN PATCH WAS A GREAT SUCCESS. THE WORK THAT THEY DID AND SO MANY FAMILIES THAT WENT OUT, OUR COMMUNITY SUPPORTED IN JUST A BIG, BIG WAY. AND SO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR HELP, YOUR WORK. IT DIDN'T GO UNNOTICED. AND ALSO COMING UP, I THINK THE CHAMBER HAS A FALL FESTIVAL COMING UP. THIS SATURDAY. IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT EVENT. THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE RUDY'S KABOBS THERE. IF NOTHING ELSE. BUT IT'S SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH FROM 9 TO 2. IT'S GOING TO BE UNDER OUR PAVILION. THEY HAVE SEVERAL VENDORS THAT'S GOING TO BE THERE. AND SO WE PUT ARTHUR'S GOT A LOT GOING ON. WE HAVE A LOT TO BE GRATEFUL AND THANKFUL FOR. SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT FALL. IT'S CALLED FALL MARKET. SO THEY'LL HAVE VENDORS ALL THROUGH THERE. SO STOP BY. ON SATURDAY FROM 9 TO 2 AND GRAB YOU A KEBAB AND SOME HAVE SOME FAMILY FUN RIGHT UNDER OUR PAVILION. THANKFUL TO OUR CHAMBER LEADERSHIP AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING TO CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ON TASK IN IN PORT ARTHUR. SO THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH. OH, COUNCILMEMBER JONES, YOU HAVE YOUR LIGHT ON. SORRY ABOUT THAT. YES, MA'AM. REMIND YOU, YOU GET TWO MINUTES LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE. THEN YOU TALK AGAIN LATER. OKAY. NOT FIVE MINUTES YET. TWO MINUTES. COUNCILMEMBER JONES, I HAVE A TIMEKEEPER AND I WILL KEEP. DON'T GET NO PRIORITY. NOBODY'S GETTING PRIORITY. THAT'S RIGHT. SO ANYWAY, I'M SPEAKING NOW, YOU KNOW, PRIORITY. THE ONES THAT DON'T KNOW, YOU MIGHT HAVE HEARD ABOUT IT. ONE OF OUR CITY EMPLOYEES, BEVERLY FREEMAN, HOUSING SUPERVISOR, HER HUSBAND DIED THIS WEEK. LAST WEEK. BEVERLY HUSBAND DIED ON LAST WEEK. AM I RIGHT? DAVIS. YES. YEAH. AND THE FUNERAL IS PENDING. SO, BEVERLY FREEMAN, HOUSING SUPERVISOR, LOST HER HUSBAND LAST WEEK. SO Y'ALL KEEP HER IN PRAYER. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. MAYOR. YOU'RE WELCOME. COUNCILMEMBER JONES. AND YES, IF WE'LL PLEASE KEEP, BEVERLY IN PRAYER AND HER FAMILY. ALRIGHT Y'ALL, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE. WE HAVE NO OTHER LIGHTS. OH, COUNCIL MEMBER GATEWOOD, YOU HAVE YOUR LIGHT ON. YES. YES, MA'AM. I JUST WANTED TO ALSO MENTION, BECAUSE WE HAD A LOT GOING ON, THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES HAD AN AMAZING MEET CODE ENFORCEMENT HAD AN AMAZING MEET YOUR CODE ENFORCER THAT CAME OUT. A LOT OF PEOPLE CAME OUT ACTUALLY AND GOT A CHANCE TO INDULGE AND LEARN A LOT. I HAD A CHANCE TO GO THROUGH IT AND LEARN AS WELL. SOME THINGS THAT I DID NOT KNOW THAT HAVE CHANGED, BUT ALSO TO, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE MR. GLENN WHITE AND THE SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT. THEY WERE ALSO OUT AT THE HEALTH FAIR HEALTH HALLOWEEN TRUNK OR TREAT. AND THEY WERE ACTUALLY SHOWCASING SOME OF THE CITY DEPARTMENT TRUCKS. THAT WAS NEW FOR ME BECAUSE NORMALLY YOU SEE THE FIRE TRUCK AND OF COURSE YOU SEE THE KIDS GETTING THE FIRE TRUCK, BUT IT WAS REALLY COOL TO SEE THEM GETTING INSIDE THE TRACK THERE AND LEARNING ABOUT THAT DEPARTMENT. THAT'S THE DEPARTMENT THAT I THINK, OF COURSE, DOESN'T GET A LOT OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT FROM US AS A CAREER. SO IT WAS REALLY GOOD TO SEE THEM OUT THERE, AND THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT REALLY APPRECIATED THEM BEING THERE, ALLOWING THE KIDS. I KEEP WANTING TO SAY STUDENTS, BUT KIDS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE SOMETHING DIFFERENT AND SOMETHING NEW. SO SHOUT OUT TO THAT DEPARTMENT AS WELL. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND THANKS. THANKS TO EVERYONE HERE FOR BEING INVOLVED. AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, I GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO YOU ALL FOR ATTENDING AND SHOWING UP THAT REALLY MATTERS IN THE COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE NOW TO OUR CONSENT. WE HAVE UNFINISHED BUSINESS. WE HAVE NONE. SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. [VII. CONSENT AGENDA ] COUNCIL MEMBERS, IF YOU HAVE ANY ITEMS THAT YOU'D LIKE TO WITHHOLD, IF YOU COULD GIVE ME THOSE, GIVE US THOSE ITEMS BEFORE WE GO AND TAKE A VOTE ON THOSE AND THE CONSENT AGENDA. COUNCILMEMBER JACOBS. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU MAYOR. [00:30:01] I WOULD LIKE TO PULL ITEMS NUMBER FIVE AND NUMBER SEVEN. YES. ALL RIGHT. ANY ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBER? GATEWOOD? YES, MA'AM. I LIKE TO PULL ITEM NUMBER FOUR, PLEASE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL MEMBERS, IF IF THAT'S ALL WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO APPROVE OUR CONSENT AGENDA. BUT WITHHOLDING ITEM FOR ITEM NUMBER FIVE AND ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. MAY I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SO MOVED. SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED AND PROPERLY. SECOND, ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. THE AYES HAVE IT. ANY NOS. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE CONSENT AGENDA PASSES WITH US. WITHHOLDING ITEM NUMBER FOUR, FIVE AND SEVEN. AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR, PR NUMBER TWO FIVE 200, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE A PROFESSIONAL [VII.(4) P.R. No. 25200 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Negotiate A Professional Services Contract With Freese And Nichols Of Pearland, Texas, For The Development And Implementation Of A Comprehensive Master Plan For The Downtown Pavilion; Providing For Final City Council Approval Of The Negotiated Contract. ] SERVICE CONTRACT WITH FREESE AND NICHOLS OF PEARLAND, TEXAS, FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE MASTER PLAN FOR THE DOWNTOWN PAVILION, PROVIDING FOR FINAL CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL FOR THE NEGOTIATED CONTRACT. CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SO MOVED. SECOND. SO MOVED AND PROPERLY. SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS, COUNCILMEMBER GATEWOOD? THANK YOU MAYOR. I JUST HAD A QUESTION. I WANTED TO KNOW WHAT WHAT IS THIS PROCESS GOING TO LOOK LIKE WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO THE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE MASTER PLAN? I KNOW WE'VE HAD SOME MASTER PLANS FOR THE PARKS. WAS THIS WAS THE PAVILION NOT INCLUDED IN ANY OF THOSE MASTER PLANS? YES. THE PAVILION IS INCLUDED AS CATALYST AREA. THE MASTER PLAN WAS A MUCH BROADER PLAN, AND THE PAVILION WAS IN CATALYST AREA E AS PART OF THE MASTER PLAN. WHAT WE'RE GOING TO FOCUS ON RIGHT NOW IS INVESTMENT INTO THE PAVILION ITSELF AS A COMMUNITY ASSET. AND THE ADJOINING PROPERTY, THE ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT. BECAUSE I FORESEE WE FORESEE THAT THE ASSET COULD BE DEVELOPED TO UNDERTAKE MUCH MORE ENTERTAINMENT ACTIVITIES IF WE PUT IN CERTAIN AMENITIES IN THERE. WE THINK THAT IT COULD BE OF BETTER VALUE TO THE, TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. OKAY. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE, AND I, I CAN'T DISCLOSE IT AS YET. I'VE HAD INQUIRIES FROM POTENTIAL INDUSTRIES WHO ARE INTERESTED IN INVESTING IN VARIOUS CITY ASSETS. AND I THINK WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR IS A PLAN AND A COST INVOLVED IN IT SO THAT THEY COULD MAKE A SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENT. IS THERE GOING TO BE LIKE A COMMITTEE PUT TOGETHER TO HELP WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF WHAT THE POTENTIAL IMPROVEMENTS WILL LOOK LIKE? WE WILL HAVE THE SCHEMATICS BEING DEVELOPED BY THE COMPANY FIRST, AND WE'LL HAVE SOME SORT OF INTERNAL DISCUSSION AND WE'LL LOOK AT THAT POSSIBILITY AS WELL. OKAY. YES, I THINK I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE GREAT BECAUSE THE PAVILION REALLY COULD BE SUCH A VALUABLE ASSET TO DOWNTOWN, ESPECIALLY AS IT RELATES TO ENTERTAINMENT, BEING THAT WE HAVE NO OTHER SPACE FOR IT. THAT'S IN OPERATIONS CURRENTLY UNDER AT THE MOMENT. AND I THINK HAVING SOME COMMUNITY INPUT AS TO WHAT THEY WOULD POSSIBLY LIKE TO SEE, BECAUSE I KNOW THE COMMUNITY USES IT QUITE, QUITE OFTEN. WHEN IT'S NOT IN OPERATION FOR A PARADE OR A CITY EVENT. SO I THINK HAVING SOME SOMEWHAT OF A COMMITTEE TO WHERE WE CAN GET SOME COMMUNITY INPUT, BUT PAIR IT ALONGSIDE THE PROFESSIONAL INPUT WITH OUR DEPARTMENTS THAT WE HAVE HERE ALONGSIDE FREESE AND NICHOLS. CAN KIND OF ADD SORT OF A DREAM TEAM TO WHERE WE'LL HAVE SOME NOT JUST BEAUTIFUL IMPROVEMENTS, BUT WE HAVE SOME COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AS WELL. SO THEY HAVE SOME STAKE IN THE GAME, SOME BUY IN TO GO AND ACTUALLY UTILIZE IT AND SEE SOME IMPROVEMENTS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE AS WELL. AND I'M GLAD THAT YOU BROUGHT THAT UP, COUNCILMAN GATEWOOD, BECAUSE I'M HAVING DISCUSSIONS WITH THE EDC RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF THE PROXIMITY OF THE PAVILION TO THE TO THE PRESS BUILDING. THERE ARE TWO INDUSTRIAL KITCHENS AT THE EDC, AND I SEE THE POTENTIAL OF WORKING WITH OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE WHO RUNS PROGRAMS OF THEIR CULINARY PROGRAMS OUT THERE. AND IN THE FUTURE, MAYBE WE CAN HAVE WINE AND CHEESE EVENTS AT THE PAVILION AS A RULE OUT FOR WHAT'S TAKING PLACE AT THE PRESS BUILDING. SO ALL THIS HAS BEEN PLANNED WITH THE FUTURE ENHANCEMENT AND USE OF THE PAVILION IN MIND. PERFECT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. LET'S VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSE? THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION PASSES. LET'S MOVE TO NUMBER FIVE. [VII.(5) P.R. No. 25206 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute A Commercial Refuse Disposal Contract Between The City Of Port Arthur, Texas And Wilkerson Transportation Inc., LA For The Purpose Of Disposing Of Refuse At The City's Sanitary Landfill Located At 4732 W. Hwy 73, Port Arthur, TX 77705. ] PR NUMBER 25206. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A COMMERCIAL REFUSE DISPOSAL CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS, AND WILKERSON TRANSPORTATION INCORPORATED L A FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISPOSING OF REFUGE AT THE CITY'S SANITARY LANDFILL, [00:35:03] LOCATED AT 4732 WEST HIGHWAY 73, PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS. MAY I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SO MOVED. SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED AND PROPERLY. SECOND. QUESTIONS. COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. MAYOR. I THINK MY QUESTIONS ARE PROBABLY MORE SO FOR THE CITY MANAGER AND PERHAPS DOCTOR BOSWELL AS WELL. SO I'M JUST IN READING THE DETAIL PROVIDED IT SPEAKS OF THE VERIFICATION OF CREDIT WORTHINESS FOR THE THE COMPANY THAT IS SEEKING TO ENTER INTO THIS CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY. AND SO MY QUESTIONS ARE WHAT DOES THE CREDIT WORTHINESS VERIFICATION ENTAIL? AND THEN IF YOU CAN SHARE DETAILS OF THE OF HOW CONSEQUENTIAL THAT CREDIT WORTHY CREDIT WORTHINESS IS TO THE EXECUTION OF THIS TYPE OF CONTRACT. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. I'M DOCTOR LINDA BOSWELL, YOUR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE. AND A LITTLE BIT IF WE TAKE THAT MIC AND BEND IT TOWARD YOU. THIS IS MUCH WORSE THAN IT'S BEEN BEFORE THEN, HASN'T IT? I APOLOGIZE. THAT'S OKAY. IN ORDER TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, SO WE HAVE A CREDIT APPLICATION, AND ONE OF MY STAFF ACTUALLY CALLS THE BANK AND THEIR REFERENCES FOR VERIFICATION OF FUNDS OR ANYTHING THAT MIGHT BE MARKED AS NEGATIVE. OR IF WE HAVE PROBLEMS, YOU DON'T IT DOESN'T COME BEFORE YOU IF WE'RE UNABLE TO GET A HOLD OF THE REFERENCES AND IT DOESN'T COME BEFORE YOU, IF WE HAVE NOT VERIFIED THEIR BANK INFORMATION AND ALL OF THE INFORMATION THAT THEY HAVE PROVIDED ON THEIR APPLICATION. THIS IS ALSO TEMPORARY. WE'RE GOING TO BE MOVING TOWARD A DIFFERENT SYSTEM, I BELIEVE, IN JANUARY. WE'RE WORKING TO, TO MAKE THIS A LITTLE MORE TRANSPARENT FOR US AND ENSURE THAT THEY PAY THEIR BILLS ON TIME AS WELL. AND IF THEY DON'T, THEN WE PRETTY MUCH CUT OFF THEIR ACCESS TO OUR LANDFILL, GET A PAYMENT AGREEMENT, AND IF THEY GET PAID UP, THEN THEY HAVE TO PAY AS THEY GO AND THEY'RE NO LONGER ALLOWED THE CREDIT. SO WE DO GO THROUGH A A PROCESS BEFORE IT EVEN COMES TO YOU. AWESOME. AND YOU KIND OF ANSWERED THE SECOND QUESTION, BUT I'M GOING TO ASK IT JUST ONE MORE TIME. SO HOW CONSEQUENTIAL IS THAT CREDIT WORTHINESS TO THE EXECUTION OF THIS TYPE OF CONTRACT? WE DON'T REPORT ANYTHING. IF WE HAVE ANY ISSUES WE REALLY HAVEN'T HAD, BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE VERY MANY THAT COME BEFORE YOU. AND IT'S USUALLY AS A CONSEQUENCE OF BIG PROJECTS THAT A VENDOR IS DOING THAT NEED OUR LANDFILL. SO IT'S A SHORT TERM, A VERY SHORT TERM CONTRACT OR, OR SHORT TERM CREDIT THAT WE EXTEND TO THEM. AND THEN THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT. AND I DON'T BELIEVE THERE'S REALLY THAT MUCH THERE'S VERY LITTLE RISK IN THIS. AND SO I WOULD SAY WE REALLY DON'T EVALUATE THE CONSEQUENTIAL CREDIT WORTHINESS. SUBSEQUENT TO THAT BECAUSE WE DO STAY ON TOP OF THAT. RIGHT. THANK YOU. OKAY. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY NOS. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION PASSES. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO NUMBER SEVEN. PR NUMBER 25226. [VII.(7) P.R. No. 25226 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute Change Order No. 1, Decreasing The Original Contract Price Of $1,118,000.00 To The New Contract Price Of $1,034,909.80; Accept The Close-Out Documentation, And Authorizing The City Manager To Release The Retainage In The Amount Of $51,745.49 To Norman Highway Constructors, Inc., Of Orange, Texas, For The Storm Sewer Brick Manhole Replacement Project. Funding Available In Account No. 148-00-000-2050-00-00-000. Project No. GM2402.GRE.DRA. ] A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE CHANGE ORDER NUMBER ONE, DECREASING THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT PRICE OF $1,118,000 TO THE NEW CONTRACT PRICE OF $1,000,034, $909.80. TO ACCEPT THE CLOSEOUT DOCUMENTATION AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO RELEASE THE RETAINAGE IN THE AMOUNT OF $51,745.49 TO NORMAN HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTORS INCORPORATED OF ORANGE, TEXAS FOR THE STORM SEWER BRICK MANHOLE REPLACEMENT PROJECT. FUNDING AVAILABLE IN ACCOUNT NUMBER 148-00-000-2050-00-00-000. PROJECT NUMBER G 2402 DOT GRE DOT DRA. MAY I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED IMPROPERLY. SECOND. QUESTIONS? COUNCILMEMBER JACOBS? YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. MAYOR. SO I HAVE TWO GENERAL QUESTIONS IN REGARDS TO THIS ITEM. AND THE FIRST IS WHAT IS THE NATURE OF THE LINE ITEM DEDUCTIONS? IN THE BACKUP, IT LISTS THAT THERE ARE VARIOUS LINE ITEM DEDUCTIONS, BUT THERE'S NO DETAIL PROVIDED. [00:40:03] AND THEN SECONDLY WHAT CAN WE DO WITH GRANT MONEY REFUNDED TO US VIA A PROJECT CHANGE ORDER. SO THOSE ARE MY GENERAL TWO QUESTIONS. AND I THINK I, I CITY MANAGER AND PERHAPS JOHN DEAN. YEAH, LET ME ANSWER THE SECOND PART OF IT. THE GRANT MONEY THAT WAS AWARDED TO US HAS ALL BEEN USED UP. IT HAS ALL BEEN USED UP. AND THE AMOUNT THAT'S GOING, IT'S GOING BACK, WE HAD TO MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO THE GENERAL FUND. AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE POLICING BACK IN THE GENERAL FUND. SO THE AMOUNT THAT HAS BEEN WAS AWARDED BY THE GRANT. IT'S BEEN USED UP BY THE PROJECT. RIGHT. BUT SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT THE AMOUNT. ESSENTIALLY, THERE WAS $1,118,000 THAT WAS IN THIS ORIGINAL CONTRACT PRICE. AND OF THAT WRITE EIGHT $83,090.20 WAS REFUNDED VIA CHANGE ORDER DUE TO VARIOUS LINE ITEM DEDUCTIONS. AND SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT THAT AMOUNT IS THAT AMOUNT IS THAT A PORTION OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT THAT WAS USED TO HELP FUND THIS PROJECT? GO AHEAD. OKAY. SO THE ANSWER THE FIRST PART, THE DEDUCTION WAS ACTUALLY BECAUSE WE HAD CONTINGENCY IN THIS PROJECT AND WE DID NOT USE ALL THE CONTINGENCIES. SO THAT'S THE REASON FOR THE DEDUCTION. SO IS IT WHOLLY CONTINGENCY BECAUSE IT'S THE CITATION SAYS VARIOUS LINE ITEM DEDUCTIONS. AND ON THE FACE OF THE CHANGE ORDER IT SAYS VARIOUS LINE ITEM DEDUCTIONS WITH NO ADDITIONAL DESCRIPTION. I CAN'T REMEMBER THE WHOLE THING. I KNOW THE MAJORITY IS CONTINGENCY. NOW THEY MIGHT. I KNOW THERE WAS A COUPLE ISSUES AND THEY CAN ANSWER ABOUT A COUPLE OF MANHOLES. I THINK WE DIDN'T DO. BUT THE MAJORITY OF IT WAS THE CONTINGENCY. OKAY. I, I WOULD ADVISE THAT IN THE FUTURE WE STEER CLEAR OF USING VERY GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS TYPE LANGUAGE THAT THINGS CAN BE LUMPED INTO. ESPECIALLY IF WE DON'T AREN'T CLEAR RATHER ON WHAT THE SPECIFIC DETAILS OF THOSE ARE. BUT THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THAT. AND I'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM THE GENTLEMAN ABOUT THE ADDITIONAL DETAILS. YES. ROB WOODS WITH THE ENGINEERING INTO THE MIC. MR. WOODS. OH, OKAY. THANK YOU. YES. THE VARIOUS, THE ITEMS, THE VARIOUS OTHER ITEMS WERE A COUPLE OF MANHOLES THAT WERE DEDUCTED THAT WERE NOT CONSIDERED. IT WAS THEY WERE ALREADY A CONCRETE NOT BRICK. SO THEY WERE PULLED FROM THOSE IS WHAT I RECALL. AND, AND THEY ALSO HAD SOME THAT WERE WITH SEWER, NOT STORM. SO WE HAD TO SUBTRACT THOSE BECAUSE WE COULDN'T DO ANY WORK ON THOSE. WE HAD TO JUST MAINLY DO STORM WATER. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO YEAH CITY MANAGER THAT TO ME SOUNDS A BIT LIKE OUR SCOPE MAY HAVE NOT BEEN RESEARCHED AS DETAILED AS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN IF WE HAD ITEMS INCLUDED THAT DID NOT NEED TO BE INCLUDED. BUT THAT SECOND QUESTION STILL REMAINS AS TO IF THIS IS INDEED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS, THAT 83,000 AND WHAT CAN WE DO WITH THAT? RIGHT. IF WE HAD A DECREASE IN THE SCOPE FROM THE ORIGINAL PROJECT, WHAT ARE WE DOING WITH THOSE FUNDS OR WHAT CAN WE DO WITH THOSE FUNDS? THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO WITH THOSE FUNDS. THOSE WILL ACTUALLY JELL O FUNDS. AND THEY HAD A TIME FRAME AND WE BARELY MADE THE TIME FRAME. SO THERE'S NOTHING EXTRA WE CAN DO. OKAY, SO WE ESSENTIALLY ARE HAVE RELINQUISHED $83,000 BASED ON A TIME BOUND KIND OF REQUIREMENT TO SPEND. ACTUALLY, I NEED TO HAVE IT IN FRONT OF MY FACE A LOT. THE 1100, I MEAN, THE 100,000 IT I'M SORRY 1,000,100. I'M SORRY. I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM. THAT'S OKAY. THAT WE WAS ORIGINALLY, IF I REMEMBER RIGHT, WE WAS ORIGINALLY AWARDED 900,000 BY. OH. SO IT MAY HAVE BEEN A MILLION. I'M I'M DOING IT OFF MEMORY RIGHT NOW. SO. BUT WE WENT A LITTLE BIT OVER WITH GLO. SO THAT'S WHY I WAS SAYING SOME OF IT'S COMING OUT OF CITY FUNDS. SO TO BE HONEST WITH YOU WE MAY HAVE TAPPED ALL OF THE GLOI GOTTA FIND NUMBERS TO BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE TO MAKE SURE, BUT I THINK WE TAPPED ALL THE FUNDS. OKAY. AND THAT KIND OF SOUNDS LIKE WHAT YOU WERE SAYING. CITY MANAGER. SO WE DID NOT HAVE THE TOTAL AMOUNT REQUIRED FOR THE PROJECT. AND BECAUSE WE WERE STILL IN THE SCOPE, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO RELINQUISH THOSE ADDITIONAL FUNDS BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T NEEDED. AND SO THAT HAD TO BE REPLENISHED BACK INTO THE GENERAL FUND. OKAY. AND JUST TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW ON THAT ONE, THIS ONE HAD A VERY TIGHT TIME FRAME. [00:45:03] SO THAT'S ONE REASON THAT THE SCOPE WAS A LITTLE OFF BECAUSE WE HAD TO MOVE QUICKLY. SO THEY DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO DIVE IN AND CHECK EVERYONE AS EFFICIENTLY AS WE SHOULD HAVE, JUST TO MAKE EVERYBODY AWARE. I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. MAYOR PRO TEM KINLAW. THANK YOU MAYOR. CLIFF. AND THAT WAS MY TWO QUESTIONS. MY, MY THING IS THAT IT WAS KIND OF GENERALIZED WHEN WE DID THIS PARTICULAR REFUND OR WE'RE, WE'RE SEEING THE CHANGE ORDER. I DID READ THE BACKGROUND INFORMATION, THE RETAINAGE FUND 5051 K THAT'S THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE APPROVING NOW. SO IF WE'RE IF WE'RE LETTING LETTING GO OF THE 83,000, THAT'S ACTUALLY GOING BACK. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU YOU'RE STATING IT CORRECTLY, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY GOING BACK BECAUSE WE CAN'T USE IT. AM I UNDERSTANDING IT CORRECTLY? I NEED TO READ THAT. OKAY. BECAUSE I'M LOOKING I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER I'M LOOKING AT THE BACKGROUND INFORMATION. BUT THE ONLY THING TODAY WE'RE DOING IS THE 51,000 RETAINAGE FEE. ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER. WELL, THE RETAINAGE IS. LET ME, LET ME LET ME LET. ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER EXPLAIN. OKAY. GO AHEAD. SORRY. I WAS JUST PULLING UP THE INFORMATION. THE AMOUNT THAT WE WERE REWARDED AWARDED. EXCUSE ME, FROM CDBG. DR.. FOR THE BRICK MANHOLE PROJECT WAS $990,000. OKAY. THE ADDITIONAL FUNDS ARE CITY GENERAL FUND. SO THE DEDUCTION IN THE CONTRACT WOULD BE CITY DOLLARS. WE HAVE EXPENDED THE ENTIRE 990,000 THAT WAS AWARDED THROUGH GLO. THAT'S AWESOME. SO WE DID THAT CALCULATION GAVE YOU TO 1.1. THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. OKAY. THAT WOULD BE IN EXCESS TOO. SO OVER THIS PROJECT, WHO SIGNED OFF ON THIS PROJECT AND ENSURED THAT ALL THE THINGS AND WERE CORRESPONDED WITH THIS PROJECT, WHO SIGNED OFF ON IT? THE FINAL CONTRACT. ADAM FIRST INSPECTING IT. YES, SIR. YEAH. ADAM. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMEMBER GATEWOOD. THANK YOU, MAYOR, AND THANK THANK YOU ALL FOR THE EXPLANATION. IT MAKES IT MUCH MORE CLEAR TO HEAR IT. I'M JUST WONDERING IF THERE'S A WAY THAT WE CAN INCORPORATE THIS, THIS LANGUAGE WITHIN THE BACKGROUND INFORMATION. BECAUSE READING IT, IT'S, IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING TOTALLY DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE GET HERE. WE GET AN EXPLANATION. AND, AND TO COUNCILWOMAN JACOBS POINT, WITH THE SCOPE WE HAVE, WE HAVE GOT TO FIND SOME TYPE OF WAY IN THE FUTURE AS SOON AS WE CAN TO, TO START DEVELOPING THESE PROCESSES A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY. AND I'VE SAID IT, I'VE SAID IT BEFORE TAKING THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY, BUT AT SOME POINT IN TIME, WE GOT TO MOVE FROM IT BEING AN OPPORTUNITY TO IT ACTUALLY BEING CONCRETE TO WHERE WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE THESE SAME CONVERSATIONS EVERY TIME IT COMES UP TO SOMETHING WITH DEALING WITH SOMETHING LIKE THIS. IT MAKES IT MUCH, IT MAKES IT MORE CLEAR TO HEAR THE EXPLANATION, BUT READING IT, NOT HAVING THAT WITHIN THE BACKGROUND INFORMATION MAKES IT LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING TOTALLY DIFFERENT. AND IF I'M A CITIZEN LOOKING AT THE WEB, LOOKING ON THE WEBSITE, READING THE BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR MYSELF IS NOT AS, AS, AS, AS CLEAR. SO IF WE CAN FIND SOME, SOME TYPE OF PROCESS IF WE NEED TO MAKE THE LANGUAGE MUCH MORE CLEAR, BUT TO ALSO COUNCILWOMAN JACOB'S POINT, WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO UTILIZING LANGUAGE AND DIFFERENT VERBIAGE, WE HAVE TO REALLY BE VERY SPECIFIC WITH CERTAIN THINGS, ESPECIALLY IF WE'RE NOT UTILIZING ALL OF THE FUNDS FOR CERTAIN AREAS THAT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE UTILIZED FOR JUST MAKING THAT LANGUAGE CLEAR, TO SAY, HEY, THIS IS WHAT IT WAS. THIS IS WHAT WE DIDN'T USE IT FOR. HERE'S, HERE'S HOW IT'S LISTED. SO THAT WAY THE NAKED EYE AND THE PERSON WHO DOES NOT HAVE THE INFORMATION THAT YOU HAVE UNTIL WE GET HERE IS ON THE SAME PAGE. I UNDERSTAND PURCHASING MAKE EFFORT TO WORK MORE WITH THE DEPARTMENT TO CLEAR THAT UP. THAT'S FINE. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ALL IN. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY I. I. ANY NOES. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION PASSES. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE NOW TO NUMBER EIGHT ITEMS REQUIRING INDIVIDUAL ACTION. [VIII.A.(1) P.R. No. 25098 - A Resolution Authorizing The First Renewal Of The Contract Between The City Of Port Arthur, Texas, And GFL Plant Services, LP, Of Port Arthur, Texas, For The Hauling Of Leachate From The City Of Port Arthur Landfill For The Projected Budgetary Impact Amount Of $174,720.00. Funding Is Available In The Public Works Landfill Division - Other Contractual Services Account, Account Number 403-50-320-5470-00-00-000.] PR NUMBER 25098. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE FIRST RENEWAL OF THE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS, AND GFL PLANT SERVICES, L.P. OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS, FOR THE HAULING OF LEASH FROM THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR'S LANDFILL. FOR THE PROJECTED BUDGETARY IMPACT AMOUNT OF $174,720. FUNDING IS AVAILABLE IN THE PUBLIC WORKS LANDFILL DIVISION. OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES ACCOUNT ACCOUNT NUMBER 400 20-5470-00-00-000. MAY I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SO MOVED. CAN I GET A SECOND? OKAY. IT'S BEEN MOVED IMPROPERLY. SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. MAYOR. SO IN READING THE BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR THIS, IT MADE ME JUST KIND OF THINK OF A FEW THINGS THAT WE KIND OF HAVE BEEN WORKING THROUGH [00:50:02] LATELY. AND THE BACKGROUND READS TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF NEARBY. SO THIS IS IN RELATION TO THE THE CITY'S LANDFILL, WHICH IS LOCATED ON US HIGHWAY 73 TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF WATER BODIES. THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REQUIRES THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR'S LANDFILL TO EXTRACT LEACHATE, WHICH IS THE LIQUID THAT PERCOLATES THROUGH THE BURIED WASTE FROM THE LANDFILL. THE LEACHATE IS COLLECTED THROUGH PIPES AND TRANSPORTED BY CONTRACTED TRANSPORTER TO THE PORT ACRES WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT. SO GIVEN THAT FOR OTHER CONTRACTS THAT HAVE BEEN EXECUTED FOR THE LANDFILL, DO WE ALSO HAVE OR WILL WE ALSO HAVE CONTRACTS SUCH AS THIS IN PLACE IN, IN GIVEN THIS IS THE FIRST RENEWAL OF OUR CONTRACT WITH GFL PLANT SERVICES. DO WE KNOW IF THEY WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO COLLECT THAT SAME TYPE OF PERMEABLE LIQUID WASTE. THAT COULD RESULT FROM, FROM OTHER ENGAGEMENTS THAT WE HAVE AT THE LANDFILL. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. SO IF I UNDERSTAND YOUR YOUR QUESTION CORRECTLY, YOU'RE ASKING IF GFL CAN PROVIDE US ALTERNATIVE SERVICES OTHER THAN WHAT'S ON HERE POTENTIALLY. AND I THINK I CAN BE STRAIGHT UP BECAUSE AT THIS POINT, THE, THE THE CONTRACT WITH EIS WAS ON THE AGENDA AND IT WAS APPROVED. OUR. YEAH. THE CONTRACT WAS APPROVED FOR EXECUTION. AND SO THAT CONTRACT IS FOR INDUSTRIAL WASTE. AN INDUSTRIAL WASTE CELL IS WHERE WE'RE AT THE AT THE LANDFILL. AND SO GIVEN THE INHERENT RISK RIGHT OF AS THIS MENTIONS, TEQ REQUIRES THE CITY TO EXTRACT THIS, THEN ONE COULD CONCLUDE THAT IT'S VERY HIGHLY LIKELY THAT INDUSTRIAL WASTE WILL ALSO CREATE SOME TYPE OF PERMEABLE LIQUID THAT IS PERCOLATING AS IT MENTIONS THROUGH THE THROUGH THE LANDFILL AND POTENTIALLY INTO THE NEARBY GROUNDWATER. AND SO I'M JUST WONDERING IF WE'RE GETTING AHEAD OF THIS AND IF THERE ARE COMPANIES POTENTIALLY THIS ONE THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH THAT COULD HELP US IN THOSE REGARDS. SO HOW IT RELATES TO ISD THAT PROCESS IS WE'RE JUST STARTING ON THAT PROCESS. SO IT MAY BE QUITE SOME TIME BEFORE THAT CONSTRUCTION ACTUALLY OCCURS. THE APPROVAL OF WHICH WILL GO THROUGH TCQ AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. BUT YES, IT'S VERY LIKELY THAT SOME OF THAT WASTE WOULD GENERATE LEACHATE AND A SOLUTION TO BE ABLE TO HAUL THAT OUT TO APPLICABLE TREATMENT AREAS WILL HAVE TO BE SOURCED OUT FOR THIS CONTRACT. SPECIFICALLY, IT'S FOR OUR CURRENT OPERATION. HOW IT LOOKS TODAY. COULD THEY POTENTIALLY HAUL OUT THAT ADDITIONAL WASTE GENERATED BY A NEW CELL? VERY POSSIBLY. BUT WE WOULD SOLICIT THAT AS A SEPARATE CONTRACT OR AT LEAST LOOK AT POTENTIALLY AMENDING THIS ONE. WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN INTO THAT BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE THE FINAL PLAN AND AND DETAILS OF THE ESG CELL WOULD LOOK LIKE. ABSOLUTELY. AND THEN JUST ONE FOLLOW UP QUESTION. THE IS IT. REASONABLE TO ASSUME THAT WITH JUST LANDFILL, GENERAL LANDFILL WASTE, RIGHT? CURRENTLY, WE KIND OF ARE RESTRICTED TO THE TYPES OF LANDFILL WASTE THAT WE CAN RECEIVE. BUT SINCE IT'S GOING TO BE CHANGING THIS IS A COMMON THIS IS A COMMON TYPE OF LIQUID WASTE THAT PERMEATES THROUGH SOIL FROM LANDFILLS. YES. FROM WHAT? FOR WHAT THEY'RE HAULING. IT'S VERY COMMON FOR LANDFILL OPERATIONS AND MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE AND STUFF LIKE THAT. THIS IS WHY WE ALSO PUT THINGS LIKE A LINER UNDERNEATH ALL THESE CELLS TO MAKE SURE THAT IT DOESN'T TRAVEL BEYOND THE LIMITS OF THE CELL IN THE LANDFILL. THERE'S A COLLECTION SYSTEM THAT IT WAS KIND OF IMPLIED THERE THAT FROM THAT LINER, THAT COLLECTION SYSTEM COLLECTS ALL THIS, CENTRALIZES IT INTO A TANK WHERE THE GFL, FOR INSTANCE, WOULD BE ABLE TO ACCESS IT, PUMP IT INTO THE TRANSPORT AND THEN HAUL IT AWAY. BUT THIS IS A VERY COMMON ONE FOR, FOR THAT TYPE OF OPERATION. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. DEAN. THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER PENA THANK YOU MAYOR. MY QUESTION WAS, IS THIS MATERIAL WHAT IS IT CALLED? IS IT LEACH? LEACHATE? LEACHATE. IS THIS SOMETHING THAT REQUIRES A SPECIAL CONTRACTOR TO REMOVE THIS, OR IS THIS SOMETHING YOU THINK WE COULD WE COULD PERFORM AS A CITY, POTENTIALLY SOMETHING THAT WE COULD PERFORM WITH THE CITY. WE DON'T HAVE THIS EQUIPMENT ON HAND. DRIVERS THAT ARE CERTIFIED TO HAUL THAT, NOR THE TANKER TRUCKS THAT ARE REQUIRED FOR THAT. IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE COULD EXPLORE. YEAH. I MEAN, I WOULD LIKE TO EXPLORE THAT OPTION JUST TO SEE, YOU KNOW, TO WAGE THE COST TO SEE IF IT'S EVEN BENEFICIAL FOR US TO BUY THE EQUIPMENT, POTENTIALLY. [00:55:01] YOU'RE, IT'S NOT AN EVERY DAY TYPE OF HAULING OPERATION. IT'S JUST ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS. SO IF YOU'RE GOING TO LOOK AT HIRING THE STAFF NEEDED FOR THAT, WE WOULD HAVE TO FIND THEM TASKS AND ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES TO DO IN BETWEEN. BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE COULD EXPLORE. OKAY. THAT'S GOOD. THANK YOU. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY I, I ANY NOS. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION PASSES. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE NOW TO ITEM TWO ON PAGE NUMBER SIX. [VIII.A.(2) P.R. No. 25195 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Contract With SCS Engineers Of Houston, Texas For Groundwater, Landfill Gas, And Air Quality Monitoring At The Landfill From November 2026 To August 2027 For $190,200.00. Funds Are Available In The Public Works Department Landfill Division Professional Services Account Number 403-50-320-5420-00-00-000. ] PR NUMBER 25195. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO CONTRACT WITH SCS ENGINEERS OF HOUSTON, TEXAS FOR GROUNDWATER, LANDFILL GAS AND AIR QUALITY MONITORING AT THE LANDFILL FROM NOVEMBER 2026 TO AUGUST 2027 FOR $190,200. FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, LANDFILL DIVISION, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ACCOUNT NUMBER 403-50-320-5420-00-00-000. CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED AND PROPERLY. SECOND, ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSE? THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION PASSES. PR NUMBER 25199, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO CONTRACT WITH SCS ENGINEERS OF HOUSTON, [VIII.A.(3) P.R. No. 25199 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Contract With SCS Engineers Of Houston, Texas For The Installation Of A Soil Extraction Vapor System For The Remediation Of Methane Exceedances In Gas Probe GP-9 And Prepare Remediation Plan In The Amount Of $128,000.00. Funds Are Available In The Public Works Department Landfill Division - Professional Services Account Number 403-50-320-5420-00-00-000.] TEXAS, FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A SOIL EXTRACTION VAPOR SYSTEM FOR THE REMEDIATION OF METHANE EXCEEDANCE IN GAS PROBE GP-9 AND PREPARE REMEDIATION PLAN IN THE AMOUNT OF $128,000. FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT LANDFILL DIVISION, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ACCOUNT NUMBER 403-50-320-5420-00-00-000. MAY I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SO MOVED. CAN I GET A SECOND? OH. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY I. ANY NOS. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION PASSES. PR NUMBER 25204. [VIII.A.(4) P.R. No. 25204 - A Resolution Authorizing Payment Of Annual Service Fee For Tyler Municipal Court System To Tyler Technologies In The Amount Of $94,744.06. Contingent On Budget Amendment P.O. 7458, Funds Shall Be Available In Municipal Court Technology Fund Account No. 104-03-009-5450-00-10-000.] A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT OF ANNUAL SERVICE FEE FOR TYLER MUNICIPAL COURT SYSTEM TO TYLER TECHNOLOGIES IN THE AMOUNT OF $94,744.06. CONTINGENT ON BUDGET AMENDMENT PO NUMBER 77458 FUNDS SHALL BE AVAILABLE IN THE MUNICIPAL COURT TECHNOLOGY FUND ACCOUNT NUMBER 104-03-009-5450-00-10-000. CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? APPROVAL. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND PROPERLY SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY NOES? THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION PASSES. NUMBER 5PR. [VIII.A.(5) P.R. No. 25212 -A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into An Agreement With Axon Enterprise, Inc. For The Purchase Of Thirty (30) Additional Taser 10 Conducted Energy Weapons And Accessories For A 38-Month Term In The Total Amount Of $101,665.20 Payable In Three Annual Installments; Funding For Fiscal Year 2026-2027 In The Amount Of $30,499.56 Is Available In Account No. 625-17-045-8522-00-00-000 Capital Reserve Account, With Subsequent Years Subject To City Council's Annual Budget Appropriation. ] NUMBER 25212. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH AXON ENTERPRISE INCORPORATED FOR THE PURCHASE OF 30 ADDITIONAL TASER TEN CONDUCTED ENERGY WEAPONS AND ACCESSORIES FOR A 30 MONTH TERM IN A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $101,665.20, PAYABLE IN THREE ANNUAL INSTALLMENTS. FUNDING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 2027, AND THE AMOUNT OF $30,499.56 IS AVAILABLE IN ACCOUNT NUMBER 625-17-045-8522-00-00-000. CAPITAL RESERVE ACCOUNT WITH SUBSEQUENT YEARS SUBJECT TO CITY COUNCIL'S ANNUAL BUDGET APPROPRIATION. MAY I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? IT'S BEEN MOVED IMPROPERLY. SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCILMEMBER JONES? YES, MAYOR, I THINK YOU SAID 30 MONTH TERM WITH 38 MONTH TERM. YEAH, THAT'S 30 ADDITIONAL TASERS, BUT 38 MONTH TERM 30 MONTH. OKAY. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AND HE KNOWS THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION PASSES. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE NOW TO PAGE NUMBER SEVEN. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO NUMBER SIX PR NUMBER 25214. [VIII.A.(6) P.R. No. 25214 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute A Professional Services Agreement With WTC, Inc., D/B/A Tompkins Engineering, Of Andrews, Texas, For Bidding, Construction, And Post-Construction Phase Services, Including Part-Time Resident Project Representation And Construction Materials Testing, For The Port Acres Wastewater Treatment Plant Renovations Project, In An Amount Not To Exceed $141,500.00; Subject To Approval And Appropriation Of The FY2028 Budget. Once Approved, Funding Shall Be Available In CIP Account No. 405-40-000-8516-00-00-000, Project No. WS0036.OTH.CMG. ] A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH W. C INCORPORATED DBA TOMPKINS ENGINEERING OF ANDREWS, TEXAS FOR BIDDING, CONSTRUCTION AND POST-CONSTRUCTION PHASE SERVICES, INCLUDING PART TIME RESIDENT PROJECT REPRESENTATION AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS TESTING FOR THE PORT [01:00:04] ACRES WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT RENOVATIONS PROJECT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $141,500, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL AND APPROPRIATION OF THE FY 2028 BUDGET. ONCE APPROVED, FUNDING SHALL BE AVAILABLE IN OUR CIP ACCOUNT NUMBER 40540000-8516-00-00-000. PROJECT NUMBER WS0036 DOT 0TH DOT CMG. MAY I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SO MOVED. SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED IMPROPERLY. SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY NO'S? THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION PASSES. PR NUMBER 25215. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH LIGHT POINT [VIII.A.(7) P.R. No. 25215 -A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into A Professional Services Agreement With LightPoint Engineering, LLC. Of Willis, Texas For A Lift Station Master Plan Study, In The Total Amount Of $219,950.00. Funds Are Available In CIP Account No. 405-40-000-8516-00-00-000, Project No. WS0038.PJD.] ENGINEERING, LLC OF WILLIS, TEXAS, FOR A LIFT STATION MASTER PLAN STUDY. IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $950. FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE CIP ACCOUNT NUMBER 405-40-000-8516-00-00-000. PROJECT NUMBER W GOD BLESS UWS0038 DOT PJD. MAY I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SO MOVED. IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND. SECOND. PROPERLY. SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCILMEMBER PENA. THANK YOU MAYOR. MY QUESTION WAS FOR THE CITY MANAGER, AND I WANTED TO ASK IF WE HAVE EVER DONE A STUDY ON THIS BEFORE ON THE LIFT STATIONS. LET ME ASK CALVIN. CALVIN IS OLDER THAN I AM. THAT'S TRUE THOUGH. I MEAN, AS FAR AS RECORDS THAT I FOUND SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, THE ANSWER IS NO. WE DON'T EVEN HAVE A GOOD RECORD OF EXACTLY WHAT ARE IN THE LIFT STATIONS. WE. THERE ARE SEVERAL PIECES OF DATA. WE PUT SOME TOGETHER. WE. WE'VE PUT SOME OF THE INFORMATION TOGETHER SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE. WE HAVE 5756 LIFT STATIONS. THERE'S NOT A REAL GOOD EVEN CATALOG OF WHAT. WHAT'S THERE. MOST OF THEM HAVE BEEN CONVERTED BY STAFF DURING THE 2012 2009 TO TO 20 UNTIL THE RATES WERE RAISED TO JUST TO KEEP THEM RUNNING, JUST WHATEVER THEY COULD GET, THEY STUCK THEM IN. A LOT OF THE PUMP STATIONS DON'T HAVE WET WEATHER CAPACITY. SO THIS, THIS STUDY IS PRETTY CRITICAL TO GIVE US A PATH FORWARD ON WHICH ONES TO FIX FIRST. THAT'S GOOD. AND I GUESS THAT ANSWERS MY SECOND QUESTION. BUT I MEAN, I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA. I MEAN, IF WE'VE NEVER DONE THIS STUDY BEFORE TO, TO CHECK THEM ALL OUT AND THEN THEY'RE GOING TO RANK THEM TO SEE WHICH ONES ARE WORSE AND WHICH ONES WE NEED TO FOCUS ON FIXING. YEAH, FROM WORSE TO BAD TO WORSE. OKAY, GOOD. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER. FRANK. YES, MA'AM. JUST. JUST FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES, WOULD YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN TO OUR COMMUNITY THE IMPORTANCE OF THESE LIFT STATIONS AND WHAT EXACTLY THEY DO FOR OUR CITY? YES, SIR. THIS IS A WE ALL KNOW A VERY, VERY FLAT COMMUNITY. SO THE SEWAGE FLOWS FROM, SAY, STONEGATE TO PROCTOR EXTENSION, AND IT HAS TO GO THROUGH THE SEWERS. WHEN THEY HIT ABOUT 12 TO 16 FOOT DEPTH. YOU'RE STARTING GETTING REALLY INTO GROUNDWATER AND ITS CONSTRUCTION IS VERY HARD. SO YOU LIFT THE SEWAGE UP AND YOU START FLOWING AGAIN, AND IT FLOWS BY GRAVITY FROM STATION TO STATION. AND IT SAY STONEGATE GOES THROUGH ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE STATIONS, I THINK 4 OR 5 STATIONS TO GET TO THE TREATMENT PLANT. WOW. I'M NOT PICKING ON STONEGATE. I CAN DO THE OTHERS, BUT THAT'S WE WE HAD TO REPAIR THE FORCE MAIN. SO THAT'S ANOTHER THING YOU'RE GOING TO APPROVE ON THAT. AND THE, THE FORCE VEINS ARE, ARE REALLY, THEY IMPACT THE PEOPLE DURING RAIN. IF THEY DON'T HAVE SUFFICIENT CAPACITY, IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO PUMP THE SEWAGE DOWN. SO THEN YOU HAVE PROBLEMS WITH YOUR TOILETS AFTER A RAINSTORM UNTIL IT CATCHES UP. THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS FOR THE MASTER PLAN IS TO FIGURE OUT WHERE WE'RE OUR WORST BOTTLENECKS ARE. AND IT'S CRITICAL. I MEAN, WE UNDER THE TREATMENT PLAN, WE GOT THE BIGGEST LIFT STATION COMPLETELY REBUILT. IT'S WORKING. WELL THERE'S A FEW LITTLE HICCUPS ON STARTUP, BUT IT'S BEEN RUNNING NOW FOR LIKE THREE MONTHS. PERFECT. THERE'S AND THEY VARY FROM REALLY PRETTY BIG SIZE TO LITTLE BITTY STATIONS. [01:05:03] WE HAVE ONE THAT HANDLES ONE HOUSE. SO UP TO, YOU KNOW, WHERE THE HANDLE IS HANDLES ALMOST TWO THIRDS OF THE CITY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT'S VERY INFORMATIVE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR? O COUNCIL MEMBER FRANK, YOU ALREADY KNOW. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY NOES? THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION PASSES. PR NUMBER 25216. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH HYDROMAX USA OF COPPELL, [VIII.A.(8) P.R. No. 25216 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute A Contract With Hydromax USA Of Coppell, Texas, Through TIPS Contract No. 240501, For The Valve Assessment And Valve Asset Management For The Water Utilities Department With A Total Budgetary Impact Of $437,105.80, With Funding Allocated From Water Utilities CIP Account No. 410-40-000-8516-00-00-000, Project No. WS0037.PJD.] TEXAS, THROUGH TIPS. CONTRACT NUMBER 240501 FOR THE VALVE ASSESSMENT AND VALVE ASSET MANAGEMENT FOR THE WATER UTILITIES DEPARTMENT, WITH A TOTAL BUDGETARY IMPACT OF $437,105.80, WITH FUNDING ALLOCATED FROM WATER UTILITIES CIP ACCOUNT NUMBER DASH 00-000. PROJECT NUMBER W 0037 DOT PJD. CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SO MOVED! SECOND. SO MOVED AND PROPERLY. SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY NOES? THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION PASSES. CITY SECRETARY WATTS, WE HAVE SOMETHING SHOWING ON OUR SCREEN. DO YOU KNOW WHAT'S THIS? WHAT'S GOING ON? LEE? LEE IS CHECKING ON IT. WE'RE HAVING MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH SWAGGER AND ZOOM AND SWAGGER AND ZONE. YES. BUT IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S BEEN CORRECTED. OKAY. THANK YOU. NUMBER NINE, PR NUMBER 25217. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE SECOND AND FINAL RENEWAL OF THE CONTRACT OF [VIII.A.(9) P.R. No. 25217 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute The Second And Final Renewal Of The Contract With Midwest Flow Control Products Of Olathe, Kansas For The Purchase Of Resilient Seat Valves For The Water Utilities Department With A Projected Budgetary Impact Of $173,345.00. Funds Are Available In Account Nos. 410-40-215-5315-00-00-000 ($86,672.50) Water System Maintenance And 410-40-220-5313-00-00-000 ($86,672.50) Sewer System Maintenance.] MIDWEST FLOW CONTROL PRODUCTS OF LOTH LOTH KANSAS FOR THE PURCHASE OF RESILIENT SEAT VALVES FOR THE WATER UTILITIES DEPARTMENT WITH A BUDGETARY A PROJECT, A PROJECTED BUDGETARY IMPACT OF $173,345. FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN ACCOUNT NUMBERS 410-40-215-53, 15-00-00-000 $86,672.50, AND THEN WATER SYSTEM MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT, AND FOUR AT AND 410-40-220-5313-00-00-000 $86,672.50. SEWER SYSTEM MAINTENANCE. 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 RESOLUTION PASSES. WE'RE GONNA MOVE NOW TO PAGE NUMBER EIGHT. [VIII.A.(10) P.R. No. 25218 - A Resolution Ratifying The Work And Authorizing Payment For The Emergency Sewer Repair To The 14-Inch Sewer Force Main At 74th Street And 9th Avenue Lift Station In The Amount Of $177,000.00 To Global Drilling, Inc., Of Winnie, Texas, With Funding From CIP Account No. 405-40-000-8516-00-00-000 Project No. WS0032.OTH. ] NUMBER TEN, PR NUMBER 25218. A RESOLUTION RATIFYING THE WORK AND AUTHORIZING PAYMENT FOR THE EMERGENCY SEWER REPAIR TO THE 414 INCH SEWER FORCE MAIN AT 74TH STREET AND NINTH AVENUE LIFT STATION, IN THE AMOUNT OF $177,000 TO GLOBAL DRILLING INCORPORATED OF WINNING OF WINNING TEXAS WITH FUNDING FROM SIP ACCOUNT NUMBER 405-40-000-8516-00-00-000. PROJECT NUMBER WS0032 DOT OTH. CAN I GET A MOTION? MOTION FOR APPROVAL. SO MOVED. MAYOR. I NEED A SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY NOS. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION PASSES. NUMBER 11, PR NUMBER 25219. [VIII.A.(11) P.R. No. 25219 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Terminate The Listing Agreements For The Sale Of Felix & Milton Barker Park, Located At 4801 6th Street, And Hughen Park, Located At 2749 Lakeshore Drive, In Port Arthur, Texas, Which Were Identified For Sale Pursuant To Proposition "I," Approved By The Voters On November 3, 2020. ] A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO TERMINATE THE LISTING AGREEMENTS FOR THE SALE OF FELIX AND MILTON BARKER PARK, LOCATED AT 4800 ONE SIXTH STREET AND HIGHLAND PARK, LOCATED AT 2749 LAKESHORE DRIVE IN PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS, WHICH WERE IDENTIFIED FOR SALE PURSUANT TO PROPOSITION I APPROVED BY THE VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 3RD, 2020. MAY I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SO MOVED. CAN I GET A SECOND? ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCILMEMBER PENA. THANK YOU. MAYOR. THE OTHER QUESTIONS I HAVE FOR THE CITY MANAGER IS GOING TO BE IF WE HAVE ANY PLANS FOR THIS PARK YET OR. DO DO WE HAVE ANY. YES. YES WE DO. AND WE HAVE FUNDING AVAILABLE. OKAY. SO THAT WAS MY NEXT QUESTION. THE FUNDING. YES. YES WE DO. OKAY. AND HOW CAN WE HOW CAN WE SEE? I MEAN YOU KNOW WHAT, WHAT WE'RE PLANNING TO DO IN THIS PARK. WE'LL WORK WITH THE PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR, MISS ALPOUGH, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ROLL OUT THE PLANS AND WE GET SOME SORT OF [01:10:03] COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. WELL, ONE OF THEM IS FOR THE DOG PARK THAT WE ARE DOING OUT THERE, BUT THE OTHER ONE, WE WILL GET COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ON THE NEIGHBORS TO SEE HOW WE GO AHEAD AND GET THE PARK DONE. OKAY, SO IS THE DOG PARK THE ONE FOR PROCTOR OR OR IT'S OFF PROCTOR STREETS OFF LAKESHORE DRIVE? YES. YEAH. YES. SO THE DOG PARK IS FOR LAKESHORE DRIVE? YES. LAKESHORE. YES. AND WE HAVE FUNDING FOR THAT ALREADY. SHE HAD PROVIDED US WITH $50,000 FOR THAT AND IT'S ALL DESIGNED AND READY TO GO. OKAY. AND WHAT ABOUT FOR THE ONE ON SIXTH STREET? SO YOU ALSO HAVE PLANS FOR THE ONE. YES, ONE I WAS REFERRING. YES, YES, YES WE DO. GOOD DEAL. WE DO. I THINK WE DISCUSSED THAT AT SOME POINT WHERE WE MIGHT EVEN LOOK AT SOME NEIGHBORHOOD INVOLVEMENT IN THE DESIGN. ALL RIGHT. YEAH. YEAH. CORRECT. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. AND HE KNOWS THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION PASSES. LET'S GO TO PIER NUMBER 12. PR NUMBER 25220. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF ONE 2027 VAC CON [VIII.A.(12) P.R. No. 25220 -A Resolution Authorizing The Purchase Of One (1) 2027 VAC-CON VPD360N /100LA Vactor Truck From Heil Of Texas, Of Houston, Texas, Through The Houston - Galveston Area Council (HGAC) Cooperative Purchasing Program For The Public Works Drainage Division For The Budgetary Amount Of $543,000.00. Funds Are Available In The Capital Reserve Fund Account, Account Number 625-21-055-8523-00-00-000. ] VPD360M DASH. I MEAN FORWARD SLASH 100 L A VACTOR TRUCK FROM HELL OF TEXAS OF HOUSTON, TEXAS THROUGH THE HOUSTON GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL. HGAC COOPERATIVE PURCHASING PROGRAM FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DRAINAGE DIVISION FOR THE BUDGETARY AMOUNT OF $543,000. FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE CAPITAL RESERVE ACCOUNT FUND ACCOUNT NUMBER 62521-055-8523-00-00-000. MAY I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SO MOVED. SECOND. SO MOVED AND PROPERLY. SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. HOLD ON. COUNCILMEMBER JONES? YES. QUESTION. HEY, RON. WHAT IS THE BACK OF THE TRUCK? YOU HAVE NO IDEA. IT'S TO SUCK UP ALL THE STUFF THAT WE HAVE IN THE VARIOUS SEWER LINES AND AND WHAT HAVE YOU. AND THEY, THEY THEY WASTEWATER OUTLETS. IT'S, IT'S LIKE A VACUUM, THIS SUPER VACUUM TRUCK THAT, THAT WE PURCHASE THAT BOTH THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT AND THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT USES. ALL THE JUICE YOU HAVE IN THE THOSE LINES TO CLEAN THEM OUT, YOU KNOW. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. YEAH. THANK YOU. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION PASSES. PR NUMBER 25221. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF ONE JOHN DEERE CAB TRACTOR WITH FELIX WING [VIII.A.(13) P.R. No. 25221 - A Resolution Authorizing The Purchase Of One (1) John Deere Cab Tractor With Flex Wing Rotary Cutter Mower For The Public Works Drainage Division From Shoppa's Farm Supply, Inc., Of Beaumont, Texas, Through The Sourcewell Cooperative Purchasing Contract Number 082923-DAC For $107,181.74. Funds Are Available In The Capital Reserve Fund Account, Account Number 625-21-055 8523-00-00-000. ] ROTARY CUTTER MOWER FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DRAINAGE DIVISION FROM SHOPPERS FARM SUPPLY INCORPORATED OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS, THROUGH THE SOURCEWELL COOPERATIVE PURCHASING CONTRACT NUMBER 082923-DAC FOR $107,181.74. FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE CAPITAL RESERVE FUND ACCOUNT NUMBER 62521-055-8523-00-00-000. MAY I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SO MOVED. SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED AND PROPERLY. SECOND, ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY NOES? THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION PASSES. NUMBER 14. PR NUMBER 25227. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT THE CLOSEOUT [VIII.A.(14) P.R. No. 25227 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Accept The Close-Out Documentation Submitted By PaveCon, Ltd., Of Houston, Texas, BuyBoard Cooperative Contract No. 800-26, For The 25th Street Bridge Repair Project - Phase 2 And Authorizing The City Manager To Release The Retainage In The Amount Of $3,647.47. Funds Are Available In Account No. 307-00-000-2050-00-00-000. Project No. BR0002.CON. ] DOCUMENTATION SUBMITTED BY L.T.D OF HOUSTON, TEXAS. BY BOARD. COOPERATIVE CONTRACT NUMBER 802 SIX FOR THE 25TH STREET BRIDGE REPAIR PROJECT PHASE TWO AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO RELEASE THE RETAINAGE IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,647.47. FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN ACCOUNT NUMBER 307 DASH 00-000-2050-00-00-000. PROJECT NUMBER BR0002 DOT CON. MAY I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SO MOVED. SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED AND PROPERLY. SECOND, ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSE? THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION PASSES. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE NOW TO PAGE NINE. NUMBER 15. [VIII.A.(15) P.R. No. 25230 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Submit Two (2) Grant Applications To The Texas General Land Office (GLO) Under The Disaster Recovery Reallocation Program (DRRP), In The Amount Of $20,000,000.00 For Project No. DRRP-256-1346 And $20,000,000.00 For Project No. DRRP-256-1348, For A Total Requested Funding Amount Of $40,000,000.00; Identifying Potential Eligible Projects, Including District 2 Drainage Improvements And The Reconstruction Of The Emergency Access Route Along 9th Avenue; And Providing That No Budgetary Impact Will Result From The Submission Of The Grant Applications. ] PR NUMBER 25230. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT TWO GRANT APPLICATIONS TO THE TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE. GLO UNDER THE DISASTER RECOVERY REALLOCATION PROGRAM. [01:15:04] DRP IN THE AMOUNT OF $20,000 $20 MILLION. DID I DID I SEE ALL KIND OF STUFF THAT IS $20 MILLION FOR PROJECT NUMBER DRRP-256-1346 AND $20 MILLION. FOR PROJECT NUMBER DRP-256-1348. FOR A TOTAL REQUESTED FUNDING AMOUNT OF $40 MILLION. IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL ELIGIBLE PROJECTS, INCLUDING DISTRICT TWO DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS AND THE RECONSTRUCTION OF EMERGENCY ACCESS ROUTE ALONG NINTH AVENUE AND PROVIDING THAT NO BUDGETARY IMPACT WILL RESULT FROM THE SUBMISSION OF THE GRANT APPLICATIONS. MAY I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED IMPROPERLY. SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY NOES? THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION PASSES. NUMBER 16. PR NUMBER 25231. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE RECERTIFICATION OF TENDER LOVING CARE CENTER FOR CHILDREN. [VIII.A.(16) P.R. No. 25231 - A Resolution Authorizing The Re-Certification Of Tender Loving Care Center For Children (TLCCC) D/B/A Legacy Community Development Corporation (Legacy CDC) Of Port Arthur, Texas, As A Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) And Authorizing The City Manager To Execute A Written Agreement With Tender Loving Care Center For Children D/B/A Legacy Community Development Corporation For Land Acquisition, Site Clearance, New Construction, And Infrastructure - Related Activities Of Seven (7) Housing Units Throughout The City. The Amount For Said Activities In A Total Amount Not To Exceed $285,000.00 From The Federal Home Program, Account Number 108-13-033-5470-00-40-000, Project Number HE2401, HE2501 AND HE2503, And The Community Development Block Grant Program Account Number 105-13-033-5470-00-40-000, Project Number CD24118. ] TLCCCDBA LEGACY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LEGACY CDC OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS AS A COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A WRITTEN AGREEMENT WITH TENDER LOVING CARE CENTER FOR CHILDREN DOING BUSINESS AS LEGACY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOR LAND ACQUISITION SITE CLEARANCE, NEW CONSTRUCTION AND INFRASTRUCTURE RELATED ACTIVITIES OF SEVEN HOUSING UNITS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. THE AMOUNT FOR THE SAID ACTIVITIES IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $285,000 FROM THE FEDERAL HOME PROGRAM ACCOUNT NUMBER 108-13-033-5470 AND 00-40-000. PROJECT NUMBER HE24O1HE25O1 AND HE25O3, AND THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM ACCOUNT NUMBER 105-13-033-5470-00-40-0000. PROJECT NUMBER CD24118. MAY I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED IMPROPERLY. SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. MAYOR. I JUST WANT TO SAY I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS AND GRATEFUL TO LEGACY FOR THE WORK THAT YOU ALL CONTINUE TO DO IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY AND OUR COMMUNITY TO JUST CREATE MORE HOUSING OPTIONS, MORE APPEALING ESTHETICALLY APPEALING. A NEW HOUSING OPTIONS IN IN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS. SO I'M JUST I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS. THAT'S ALL I WANT TO SAY. ANY. ALL RIGHT. YEAH. OH. I'M SORRY. COUNCILMEMBER. THANK YOU. MAYOR. NOW, I WANTED TO SHARE THE SAME THING. IT'S REALLY EXCITING TO SEE. OF COURSE. I, I HAVE THE SAME CONVERSATION WITH MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY ALL THE TIME. YOU KNOW, THE WAY THE WORLD IS GOING. IT'S GOING TO BE REAL HARD TO BECOME A HOMEOWNER. SO THE FACT THAT WE HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY AND INITIATIVE COMING TO OUR CITY, ALLOWING FOR HOMES TO BE BUILT, BUT ALSO TO BE PURCHASED. AND ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT IS THEY'RE DOING IT TO WHERE IT'S GOING TO BE FOR FAMILIES AND PERSONS WHOSE INCOME RANGE BETWEEN 60 AND 80% OF THE AREA'S MEDIAN INCOME, WHICH I THINK IS VERY ADMIRABLE. BECAUSE WE KNOW OUR MEDIAN INCOME IS NOT, OF COURSE, THE HIGHEST. AND WE KNOW, OF COURSE, AS I ALWAYS SAY, IS ONLY A FEW PLACES TO WORK IN PORT ARTHUR. BUT TO BE ABLE TO OWN A HOME GIVES A BETTER SENSE OF VALUE. IT'S JUST LIKE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RENTING AND OWNING. YOU TAKE MORE PRIDE IN SOMETHING THAT YOU OWN, AND OF COURSE, YOU ARE BOUND TO RAISE A FAMILY HERE WHEN YOU OWN PROPERTY. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR THIS INITIATIVE, AND IT'S REALLY EXCITING TO SEE EXACTLY SOME NEW PEOPLE COMING TO THE CITY, OR EVEN SOME PEOPLE WHO ARE ALREADY HERE BEING ABLE TO OWN A HOME HERE. SO THANK YOU. AWESOME OPPORTUNITY. WE'VE BEEN BLESSED TO HAVE A LEGACY IN OUR COMMUNITY TO BUILD EVEN THE HOMES THAT WE SEE CURRENTLY ON FIFTH STREET, SIXTH STREET AND HOME OWNERS. AND SO WE'RE THANKFUL FOR THEIR PARTNERSHIP. WE GOT SOME LAND IN DISTRICT ONE AND YOU KNOW, THEY'RE ALWAYS LOOKING ALRIGHT. ANY OKAY, ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY NOS. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION PASSES. NUMBER 17. [VIII.A.(17) P.R. No. 25234 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Purchase Computers And Related Equipment From Dell Marketing, LP. Through The Texas Department Of Information Resources Purchasing Program In An Amount Not To Exceed $139,241.08. Funding Budgeted In Information Technology IT Equipment Account 001-09-023-5241-00-10-000. ] PR NUMBER 25234. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO PURCHASE COMPUTERS AND RELATED EQUIPMENT FROM DELL MARKETING LP THROUGH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES PURCHASING PROGRAM, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $39,241.08. FUNDING BUDGETED IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IT EQUIPMENT ACCOUNT NUMBER 001-09-023-5241-00-10-000. CAN I GET A MOTION [01:20:01] FOR APPROVAL? SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED IMPROPERLY. SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION PASSES. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO PAGE NUMBER TEN. [VIII.A.(18) P.R. No. 25237 - A Resolution Confirming The City Manager's Temporary Appointment Of Mercer J. Nessour As Interim Fire Chief And Department Head For The Period Beginning October 19, 2026, And Ending October 26, 2026, At 9:00 A.M.; Confirming The Conclusion Of That Temporary Appointment; Confirming The City Manager's Appointment Of Antonio O. Mitchell As Interim Fire Chief And Department Head, Effective October 26, 2026, At 9:00 A.M. ] ITEM NUMBER 18, PR NUMBER 25237. A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE CITY MANAGER'S TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT OF MERCER J. NASSER, AS INTERIM FIRE CHIEF AND DEPARTMENT HEAD FOR THE PERIOD BEGINNING OCTOBER 19TH, 2026 AND ENDING OCTOBER 26TH, 2026 AT 9:00 AM. CONFIRMING THE CONCLUSION OF THAT TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT. CONFIRMING THE CITY MANAGER'S APPOINTMENT OF ANTONIO O. MITCHELL AS INTERIM FIRE CHIEF AND DEPARTMENT HEAD, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 26TH, 2026 AT 9:00 AM. MAY I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? IT'S BEEN MOVED IMPROPERLY. SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION PASSES. [VIII.A.(19) P.R. No. 25238 -A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into An Interlocal Contract With Jefferson County, Texas For The Rehabilitation Of Dedicated Unimproved Public Right-Of-Ways Known As Wilson Street And Renee Avenue. ] NUMBER 19, PR NUMBER 25238. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN INTERLOCAL CONTRACT WITH JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS, FOR THE REHABILITATION OF DEDICATED, UNIMPROVED PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAYS KNOWN AS WILSON STREET AND RENEE AVENUE. MAY I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? CAN I GET A SECOND? IT'S BEEN MOVED IMPROPERLY. SECOND. THAT THIS RESOLUTION BE APPROVED. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY I. I. ANY KNOWS THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION PASSES. LET'S GO TO BE ORDINANCES. [VIII.B.(1) P.O. No. 7456 - An Ordinance Of The City Of Port Arthur, Texas, Closing, Vacating, Abandoning, And Conveying Approximately 0.0670 Acre Portion Of Dedicated Alley Rights-Of-Way, Located Between Austin Avenue And Waco Avenue, Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas; Authorizing The City Manager To Execute A Deed Without Warranty; Providing That This Ordinance Shall Be Cumulative; Repealing All Ordinances To The Extent They Are In Conflict; Providing For Severability; And Declaring An Effective Date. ] WE HAVE THE FIRST ORDINANCE. I THINK WE'VE HAD OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THESE. SO THESE ARE COMING UP FROM OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS PO NUMBER 7456, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS, CLOSING, VACATING, ABANDONING AND CONVEYING APPROXIMATELY 0.0670 ACRE PORTION OF DEDICATED ALLEY RIGHT OF WAY, LOCATED BETWEEN AUSTIN AVENUE AND WACO AVENUE, PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS COUNTY, TEXAS. I'M SORRY, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A DEED WITHOUT WARRANTY, PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE, REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES TO THE EXTENT THEY ARE IN CONFLICT, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. A DASH 26-02 CLEARANCE WISE. MAY I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SO MOVED. SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED AND PROPERLY. SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL. MEMBERS. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY NOES? THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION. THE ORDINANCE PASSES. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE NOW TO OUR SECOND ORDINANCE. [VIII.B.(2) P.O. No. 7457 - An Ordinance Of The City Council Of The City Of Port Arthur, Texas, Amending Appendix A - Zoning Of The City Of Port Arthur Code Of Ordinances, To Grant Specific Use Permit No. 250 To Allow For "Automobile Sales And Repair" In A Commercial Retail District On Approximately .3526 Acre Of Land Located At 5801 W Port Arthur Road, Legally Described Tract 6-A, Replat Of Lots 6 & 7, Block 8, Palomar Addition, City Of Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas; (Violation Of Any Provision Of This Ordinance Shall Be Guilty Of A Misdemeanor And Shall Be Punished By A Fine Not Exceeding $2,000.00 As Provided In Chapter 1, Section 1-13 Of The Code Of Ordinances, And Each Day Which Violation Is Permitted To Exist Shall Constitute A Separate And Distinct Offense); And Providing For Publication In The Official Newspaper Of The City Of Port Arthur And Effective Immediately After Publication Date.] NUMBER TWO ON PAGE NUMBER 11 PO NUMBER 7457. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS, AMENDING APPENDIX A ZONING OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR CODE OF ORDINANCES TO GRANT SPECIFIC USE PERMIT NUMBER 250 TO ALLOW FOR AUTOMOBILE SALES AND REPAIR IN A COMMERCIAL RETAIL DISTRICT ON APPROXIMATELY 0.3526 ACRES OF LAND. LOCATED AT 5801 WEST PORT ARTHUR ROAD. LEGALLY DESCRIBED TRACT 6-A REPLAT OF LOT SIX AND SEVEN, BLOCK EIGHT PALOMAR EDITION. CITY OF PORT ARTHUR. JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS. VIOLATION OF ANY PROVISION OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND SHALL BE PUNISHED BY A FINE NOT EXCEEDING $2,000, AS PROVIDED IN CHAPTER ONE, SECTION 1-13 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, AND EACH DAY WHICH VIOLATION IS PERMITTED TO EXIST, SHALL CONSTITUTE A SEPARATE AND DISTINCT OFFENSE, AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR AND EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY AFTER PUBLICATION DATE. Z26-11-. JESUS. EDUARDO TREJO, SUP. NUMBER 250. MAY I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? IT'S BEEN MOVED AND PROPERLY SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY NO'S. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE ORDINANCE PASSES. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO ORDINANCE NUMBER NUMBER THREE. [VIII.B.(3) P.O. No. 7458 - An Appropriation Ordinance Amending The City Of Port Arthur Budget For The Fiscal Year Beginning October 1, 2026 And Ending September 30, 2027, Increasing The TIRZ Fund (151) By $368,116, The Debt Service Fund By $6,754,556, And The Municipal Court Building And Technology Fund (104) By $90,000.] AND OUR LAST ORDINANCE PO NUMBER 7458. AN APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR'S BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST, 2026 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2027. INCREASING THE TOURIST FUND 151 BY $368,116. THE DEBT [01:25:02] SERVICE FUND $6 MILLION $754,556. AND THE MUNICIPAL COURT BUILDING AND TECHNOLOGY FUND 104 BY $90,000. MAY I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SO MOVED. IT'S BEEN MOVED IMPROPERLY. SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? MAYOR PRO TEM KINLAW. YES. THANK YOU. YOU CAN HAVE RON. YOU HAVE THE DIRECTOR. COME ON UP. YOU DOGGONE RIGHT. YOU KNOW I'M LOOKING FOR IT. THANK YOU. MANAGER. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. DIRECTOR. THE CITY MANAGER SAID I'M LOOKING FOR THE MONEY, SO HE KNOWS ME. THE QUESTION THAT I HAVE IS WHY? THAT WE PUT ALL THESE ENTITIES UNDER THE TERMS TO BE APPROVED IN THIS PO NUMBER TWO. WHAT IS THE CORRECT AMOUNT THAT THE TERRORISTS WILL HAVE IN ACCOUNT? THOSE THINGS THAT I ASKED BEFORE THIS MEETING THAT YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO GET BACK TO ME TO GET THIS INFORMATION. SO I HAVE TO ASK AT THIS MEETING. SO I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WE HAVE IN OUR ACCOUNT AT THIS TIME. I KNEW IT WAS GOING TO BE OVER 400 AND SOMETHING THOUSAND, BUT WE DID APPROVE A PROJECT FOR 333,000, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. YES WE DID. WHEN I AFTER WE HAD APPROVED THE TOURS, I SAW THAT WE KEPT IT STATUS QUO AND HAD NOT UPDATED THE NUMBERS WITH THE UPDATED NUMBERS THAT I HAVE FROM THE COUNTY ASSESSOR. THE TOTAL AMOUNT THAT YOU ACTUALLY HAVE IN TERS IS 488,000. AND THAT NEEDED TO BE APPROPRIATED. I SAW KEEPING IT STATUS QUO KEPT YOU AT LIKE 128,000 IS WHAT WE HAD APPROPRIATED. THAT WAS THE INCORRECT AMOUNT. OKAY. AND IT'S TWO THINGS. YEAH. WHEN I TALKED TO YOU LAST WEEK, YOU'RE GOING TO BE TALKING WITH THE COUNTY, LIKE YOU SAID, AND ALSO VALIDATING ALL THE ENTITIES THAT ARE CONTRIBUTING INTO THE TERS. NOW WE CAN ADDRESS 20% AT A LATER TIME OF DAY. BUT I WANTED TO KNOW BEFORE THIS MEETING WHO'S ALL CONTRIBUTING. WHAT ARE THEY CONTRIBUTING SINCE THEY'VE BEEN IN THE TERS TO GET THAT MONEY BACK. SO THE THEY HAVE ALREADY CONTRIBUTED, WHICH IS AS SOON AS I SAW THAT YOU HAVE A CONFIRMATION ON THEM, I DO. I DIDN'T KNOW THE CONFIRMATION ON JEFFERSON COUNTY, SABINE PASS AND THE DRAINAGE DISTRICT. WHAT ABOUT THE PORT? NOTHING ON THE PORT. THAT'S THE INFORMATION I REALLY NEEDED TO HAVE THE INFORMATION THAT I GOT LAST WEEK ON THE PORT WAS THAT IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO THE PORT THIS YEAR. IT'LL BE NEXT YEAR BECAUSE SHE, THE COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR, HAD RELAYED TO ME THAT IF YOU WANT TO PAY TO SEND TO RESEND ALL OF THAT, THERE WOULD BE AN EXPENSE THAT I WOULD BELIEVE OFFSET THE AMOUNT THAT WOULD BE OWED TO US. IT WAS EITHER THAT OR NEXT YEAR WE WILL GET IT ALL AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY WERE INCLUDED WAS THE LAST THING THAT I HAVE. SO I HAVE ON MY CALENDAR TO CHECK BACK WITH HER IN FEBRUARY OR MARCH TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'VE GOT THE PORT OF PORT ARTHUR IN THERE, AND THAT IF THERE'S ANY WAY SHE WAS GOING TO CHECK WITH HER VENDOR TO SEE IF THEY CAN GO BACK THE YEARS 22, 23, 24, 25 AND 26, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO IT BECAUSE THEY CONTRIBUTE IT RIGHT? OR THEY WERE SCHEDULED TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE TERRORISTS BASED UPON BEING PART OF THE TERRORISTS. RIGHT? THEY HAD NEVER CONTRIBUTED. NO, NO, THEY THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO GO BACK TO 21, 20 THOSE DATES THAT THOSE YEARS THAT YOU SAID. YES, IF THEY WERE PART OF THE. AND WE DID WHAT WE SUPPOSED TO DO TO ALLOCATE THOSE FUNDS TO GET HERE TO THE CITY TERRORISTS, THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO. I MEAN, THEY CAN'T JUST HOLD ON TO IT. WHAT I WAS INFORMED, BECAUSE I GET THOSE NUMBERS FROM THE COUNTY, IS THAT THEY WERE GOING TO GO WITH THEIR SOFTWARE COMPANY TO SEE IF THEY COULD GO BACK. THAT WAS THE LAST MESSAGE I GOT FROM THE TAX ASSESSOR. OKAY, SO HOW SOON BEFORE YOU CAN GET THAT INFORMATION SO WE CAN VALIDATE THESE NUMBERS AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ENTITLED TO GET WHAT WE NEED TO GET AS A. TERRY BOARD, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT YOU IT SOUNDED LIKE FROM HER, WE WON'T GET THE PORT OF PORT ARTHUR THIS YEAR, BUT WE WILL SUBSEQUENT TO THAT. AND THAT THAT IS WHAT THAT SOUNDED LIKE TO ME AT THIS POINT. I WILL WAIT TILL SHE GETS THAT TO ME IN WRITING. SO WHO YOU TALKING WITH THAT YOU'RE TALKING TO THE ACTUAL TAX ASSESSOR? YES, SIR, I AM. AND MY FIRST QUESTION I SAID, WHY DID WE PUT ALL THE OTHER TWO ENTITIES UNDER THE TARIFFS TO GET APPROVAL ON THIS PO WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DEBT SERVICES AND MUNICIPAL COURT BUILDING AND TECHNOLOGY, BECAUSE WE'RE APPROPRIATING THE BECAUSE I NEEDED TO MAKE THE AMENDMENTS TO THREE OTHER FUNDS AS WELL. IS THAT WHAT YOUR QUESTION WAS? [01:30:01] OKAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, CITY MANAGER AND THANK YOU, DIRECTOR. THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU. OH, I'M SORRY, COUNCIL MEMBER GATEWOOD. THANK YOU. I JUST HAD JUST ONE QUESTION. DOCTOR BOSWELL JUST JUST JUST FOR CLARIFICATION AS WELL. SO AS IT RELATES TO THE TURRETS. THE TURRETS IS, IS OUR TAX REINVESTMENT ZONE CORRECT. THAT IS CORRECT. AND IT IS BASED UPON AN AREA THAT IS DRAWN OUT KIND OF LIKE A MAP. AND IF YOU FALL WITHIN THAT MAP, YOU'RE, YOU'RE, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO BE A PART OF THAT. CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT. SO THE PORT FALLS WITHIN THE TURRETS. THAT IS CORRECT. AND THEY DIDN'T PLAY THEIR PART. IS THAT WHAT I'M HEARING? YES. OKAY. SO WE WE PLAYED OUR PART. WE DID SUBMIT BECAUSE WE WENT BACK IN RECORDS. WE DID SUBMIT ALL OF THE DOCUMENTATION TO THE ASSESSOR. HOWEVER, THEY, LIKE US, SOMETIMES FORGOT TO COMMUNICATE THIS TO THE TAX PERSON WHO PUTS THIS TOGETHER ONCE THE ASSESSMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE. AND BECAUSE WE HAD EVEN ASKED THAT THIS NEEDS TO GO TO SOMEBODY ELSE. AND SO WE WERE ABLE TO SHOW OUR CASE THAT WE DID ALL OF THOSE THINGS BACK IN 2022. WE DID A WONDERFUL JOB AND HAS A REALLY GREAT TRACE RECORD OF THAT FACT, AND I WAS ABLE TO USE THAT TO ASSIST US IN MAKING SURE WE COULD GET IT, APPARENTLY ON THEIR SIDE. THERE WASN'T COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE ASSESSOR AND THE NEW AREA THAT WAS DONE, AND THE TAX THAT THEY NEEDED TO APPLY FOR THE PORT OF PORT ARTHUR, WHICH DID NOT GET COMMUNICATED TO THEM. AND THAT WAS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD HAVE KNOWN TO HAVE DONE OR NEEDED TO DO, BECAUSE WE DID OUR PART. THEY JUST NEEDED TO FINISH THEIR PART. OKAY. AND TO, TO, TO COUNCIL MEMBER. WELL, MAYOR PRO TEM KEN LA FORCE POINT, THERE'S GOT TO BE SOME TYPE OF WAY THAT WE COULD JUSTIFY, OF COURSE, RECOUPING WHAT WE WERE SUPPOSED TO GET. I MEAN, THAT'S THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT OF HAVING A TERRORIST IS. SO THAT WAY, IF YOU ARE A PART OF THIS, IT'S JUST LIKE PAYING YOUR TAXES. IF I FALL WITHIN THIS JURISDICTION, I HAVE TO PAY MY TAXES BECAUSE IT'S GOING BACK AS A REINVESTMENT. AND SO WHEN WE DON'T, WHEN WE MISS OPPORTUNITIES TO, TO RECUPERATE FUNDS FOR SAID PURPOSES, IT PROLONGS, OR IT EITHER NEGATES WHAT WE COULD BE DOING RIGHT NOW WITH THOSE FUNDS. AND SO IT'S NOT TO TO SHUN THE PORT, BUT IT'S JUST TO SAY SOMETHING HAS TO HAPPEN TO WHERE WE CAN RECUPERATE THOSE FUNDS, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THAT SAID PURPOSE WAS FOR. AND SO FOR US TO BE HAVING THAT CONVERSATION NOW, IT SEEMS, IT SEEMS AS THOUGH SOMETHING HAS TO HAPPEN WITH A MEETING BETWEEN ALL ENTITIES AND ALL PLAYING PARTS. SO THAT WAY NOT ONLY WE CAN RECOUP, BUT WE ARE OLD, BUT WE DON'T HAVE THIS PROBLEM MOVING FORWARD AS IT RELATES TO THE TERRORIST COMMITTEE, THE TERRORIST BOARD, AND WHO FALLS WITHIN IT TO BE PAYING THEIR SHARE SO WE CAN MOVE THIS CITY FORWARD. I HAD A REALLY GOOD CONVERSATION WITH THE PORT OF PORT ARTHUR AFTER RIGHT AFTER THE MEETING. THEY HAVE AN ESTIMATE OF WHAT THEY BELIEVE THEY NEED TO PAY AS THEIR PORTION. I REALLY CAN'T TAKE IT BECAUSE I GET THOSE VALUES FROM THE COUNTY, AND THE COUNTY ACTUALLY DIRECTS. HERE'S WHAT IS OWED, BECAUSE YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. THEY EVEN HAVE THE ONES THAT GO BACK FOR THOSE THAT ENTITIES THAT WERE LATE PAYING ANY OF THE TAXES THAT ACTUALLY ADD THAT TO THE TOTAL, WHICH IS HOW I GET TO THE AMOUNTS THAT I GET. ALL OF THAT REALLY DOES HAVE TO COME OFFICIALLY FROM THEM IN ORDER FOR ME TO BILL PROPERLY. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. COUNCILMEMBER JACOBS. THANK YOU MAYOR. I JUST WANT TO ECHO WHAT COUNCILMAN GATEWOOD SAID AND NOT TO SHUN THE PORT, BUT EVERYONE HAS A ROLE TO PLAY HERE. SO CITY MANAGER OR CITY ATTORNEY, IS THERE ANY FORMAL PURSUIT THAT WE CAN ENGAGE IN AS A CITY TO FULLY EXPEND WHATEVER RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO GET THE THE, THE, THE REVENUES OWED TO OUR CITY? WELL, I, I DO. EXCUSE ME. I DO HAVE AN ONGOING DISCUSSION RIGHT NOW WITH THE PORT. AND WITH OUR FINANCIAL DIRECTOR. AND REST ASSURED, THIS IS GOING TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. UP. WE ALL HAVE TO PLAY IN THE SANDBOX TOGETHER. I DON'T WANT TO POINT FINGERS AT THE PORT OR AT THE TAX ASSESSOR'S OFFICE. IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS OVERLOOKED. WE'RE WORKING ON IT. WE'RE GOING TO RESOLVE IT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE TOOLS GET THE MONEY THAT IT NEEDS, AND WE CAN CONTINUE TO INVEST IN OUR DOWNTOWN AREA. THAT'S AS SIMPLE AS IT IS. WE ARE GOING TO RESOLVE IT. IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS OVERLOOKED BY SEVERAL OTHER DEPARTMENTS OUTSIDE OF THE CITY, AND WE ARE GOING TO WORK AS PARTNERS IN DEVELOPMENT TO RESOLVE IT, BECAUSE WE ARE PARTNERS IN DEVELOPMENT WITH THE PORT, WITH THE TAX ASSESSOR'S OFFICE AND WITH EVERYBODY ELSE. SO WE ARE GOING TO RESOLVE IT. AND THERE'S GOOD COMMUNICATION. GOOD COMMUNICATION. YEAH. RIGHT. YES. AND JUST TO AGAIN ECHOING WHAT DOCTOR BOSWELL SAID, WE ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO PLAY IN THE SANDBOX WITH OUR PARTNERS. [01:35:09] OUR CITY IS WITHIN THE COUNTY. RIGHT. THAT I DON'T THINK THAT'S LOST ON ANY OF US. BUT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE TALKING TO THE RIGHT PEOPLE. BECAUSE I LOVE THAT THE PORT IS WILLING TO PLAY THEIR PART. THAT IS WONDERFUL AND THAT IS GREAT. AND I PRAY THAT WE CAN CONTINUE IN THAT LEVEL OF CAMARADERIE AND PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PORT. BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE THE, THE, THE PERSON OR THE ENTITY THAT'S GOING TO MAKE THAT CALL IS THE COUNTY. AND I THINK IT WOULD BEHOOVE US TO BE PURSUING THOSE CONVERSATIONS TO REMEDIATE THIS WITH THE COUNTY AND NOT JUST THE WILLING PARTY DOWN THE STREET, BUT THE PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY MAKE THAT CALL. ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY NOES? THE AYES HAVE IT. THE ORDINANCE PASSES AT THIS TIME. COUNCIL MEMBERS. WE ARE GOING TO WE HAVE ITEMS WE'VE DONE WITH OUR NON CONSENT AGENDA. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER NINE. CLOSED MEETING EXECUTIVE SESSION. [IX. *CLOSED MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION) ] COUNCIL MEMBERS THE CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW GO INTO EXECUTIVE CLOSED SESSION TO SEE THE TO GO THROUGH THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. NUMBER ONE SECTION 551071 LEGAL ADVICE AND POSSIBLE LITIGATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR AND ENVIRONMENTAL INDUSTRIAL SERVICES GROUP, INCORPORATED FOR INDUSTRIAL WASTE OPERATIONS AT THE PORT ARTHUR LANDFILL. NUMBER TWO, SECTION 551071 LEGAL ADVICE AND POSSIBLE LITIGATION. EEOC NUMBER 460-2026-04924. FILED BY CHRISTINA GUTIERREZ, NUMBER THREE, SECTION 551071. LEGAL ADVICE PIPELINE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT AGREEMENTS COUNCIL MEMBERS. AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO ASK FOR A MOTION TO GO INTO OUR CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO MOVED. SECOND ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THE ITEMS WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. NOT ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY NOS. THE AYES HAVE IT WILL NOW GO INTO OUR CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 11:11 A.M. 100 HOURS. I DON'T THINK YOU HAVE TO. YOU HAVE TO MAKE. WE HAVE NO MORE. WE'RE BACK. CITY SECRETARY, YOU ESTABLISH A QUORUM, PLEASE. MAYOR MOSES HERE. MAYOR PRO TEM KINLAW HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. GATEWOOD. COUNCIL MEMBER. JONES. COUNCIL MEMBER. PENA. COUNCIL MEMBER. JACOBS. COUNCIL MEMBER. FRANK. HERE YOU HAVE A QUORUM, MAYOR. THANK YOU. CITY SECRETARY. AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE NO MOTIONS COMING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION. I NEED TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADJOURN THIS MEETING. SO MOVED. SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED AND PROPERLY. SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY NOSE. THE AYES HAVE IT. WE WILL ADJOURN THIS MEETING AT 1:00 PM. THANK YOU. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.