City Council

REGULAR MEETING OFTHECITY COUNCIL COUNCIL CHAMBERS CITY HALL 801MAIN STREET TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15,20241:30PM AGENDA CALL TOORDER INVOCATION PLEDGE OFALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL PROCLAMATIONS PRESENTATIONS Communications Update Presentation byTxDOT ontheStatus ofConstruction Projects within theCityof Beaumont. Presentation byLockwood, Andrews & Newman, Inc.,Phase IIIAssessment ofthe CitySewer Collection System RECOGNITIONS PUBLIC COMMENT ONAGENDA/CONSENT Citizens mayspeak ontheConsent Agenda/Regular Agenda Items 1-12 (oranyother topic). Items 13-16havealready beenheard inaPublic Hearing therefore, citizens cannot speak onthose items. CONSENT AGENDA ItemsplacedontheConsent Agenda areconsidered routine innatureandareconsidered non- controversial. TheConsent Agenda canbeacteduponinonemotion. Aconsensus oftheCouncil is required toremove anyitemfordiscussion andseparate action.) A. Council toconsider approving theOctober 1,2024, CityCouncil meeting minutes. B. Council toconsider approving corrected minutes from September 17,2024, City Council meeting. C. Council consider aresolution approving anannual maintenance agreement forathird- partycybersecurity monitoring service.  D. Council consider aresolution approving therenewal ofanannual maintenance agreement forwith Bentek, Inc.ofPalmBeach Gardens, FL.foruseinallCity departments. E. Council consider aresolution authorizing theCityManager tosignaLandscape Maintenance Agreement withTxDOT. F. Approve aresolution foraservice agreement forspecial water/sewer rateswith Jefferson County. G. Approve aresolution foraservice agreement forspecial water/sewer rateswith the Dream Center ofSoutheast Texas. H. Council toconsider theappointment totheCommunity Development Advisory Committee. I. Council consider aresolution authorizing theCity Manager toexecute alldocuments necessary toaccept theproject titled "StepComprehensive Fiscal Year2025." J. Council consider aresolution approving thecertified rebuild ofaMustang Cat Compactor used atthelandfill. K. Council consider aresolution approving thepurchase ofequipment foruseintwoCity Departments. L. Council toconsider aresolution tocorrect Resolution 24-244. REGULAR AGENDA 1. Council consider aresolution accepting the2024 Certified TaxRoll (FY2025). 2. Council consider aresolution toapprove thepurchase ofchatbot software from Carahsoft Technology Corp, ofReston, VA,tobeusedby311andCity Communications inordertoimprove communication withcitizens. 3. Council consider aresolution authorizing theCityManager toexecute Change Order No.5tothecontract withALLCO, LLC, fortheStreet Rehabilitation Citywide – Phase V (REBID) Project. 4. Council consider aresolution authorizing theCityManager toaccept maintenance andauthorize final payment toVortex Companies fortherepair ofthe5-ftby7-ftoval- shape storm lineonLongAvenue. 5. Council consider aresolution authorizing theCityManager toaward acontract to Texas Drainage, Inc.,ofWaller, TXfortheCitywide Ditching Program Phase 2B. 6. Council consider aresolution authorizing theCityManager toexecute Final Change Order No.6,accept maintenance, andauthorize finalpayment toGulf Coast, aCRH Company, forthe4thStreet Roadway Rehabilitation Project. 7. Council consider aresolution authorizing theCityManager toaccept maintenance  andauthorize finalpayment toEastex Utility Construction, ofBeaumont, fortheEuclid Street and11thStreet Storm Sewer Repair Project. 8. Council consider aresolution toapprove therenewal oftheannual maintenance agreement forthefinancial software package usedacross alldepartments. 9. Council toconsider aresolution adopting aCommunication Plan forcontract negotiations withtheFireUnion. 10. Council consider aresolution creating andappointing members toanAudit Committee 11. Council consider anordinance authorizing acceptance oftheproposed settlement of Texas GasService Company 2024rateincrease. 12. Council consider arequest toextend thedeadline toallow anambulatory surgery center at6510Folsom Drive, asapproved inSeptember of2021. 13. Council consider arequest foraSpecific UsePermit toallowahalfway house within theRM-H (Residential Multiple Family-HighDensity) District forproperty located at 2225Wilson Street. 14. Council consider arequest foraSpecific UsePermit toallow awarehousing and storage facility within theGC-MD (General Commercial-Multiple Family Dwelling) District forproperty located at2710Gulf Street. 15. Council consider arequest foraRezoning from anRM-H (Residential Multiple Family- HighDensity) District toGC-MD-2 (General Commercial-Multiple Family Dwelling-2) District forproperties located at6145-6175Phelan Boulevard. 16. Council consider arequest foraRezoning from anRCR-H (Residential Conservation Revitalization-Historic) zoning district toanRCR (Residential Conservation Revitalization) zoning district andaSpecific UsePermittoallowforaretailshop, events venue, administrative office andartstudio forproperty located at2398Laurel Street. COUNCIL COMMENTS EXECUTIVE SESSION Consider matters related todiscuss andordeliberate Economic Development Negotiations inaccordance withSection 551.087oftheGovernment Codetowit; specifically: Project Riverfront” Consider matters related tocontemplated orpending litigation inaccordance with Section 551.071oftheGovernment Code: Caleb Fenter v.City ofBeaumont andChris S.Boone: Cause No.B-  210244 James Mathews vs.CityofBeaumont, Texas; Cause No.A-192,887 ADJOURNMENT Persons withdisabilities whoplantoattend thismeeting andwhomayneedauxiliary aidsorservices arerequested tocontact Kaltrina Minick at (409) 880-3777.