City Council

REGULAR MEETING OFTHECITY COUNCIL COUNCIL CHAMBERS CITY HALL 801MAIN STREET TUESDAY, MARCH 25,20251:30PM AGENDA CALL TOORDER INVOCATION PLEDGE OFALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL PROCLAMATIONS PRESENTATIONS Communication Update Drainage Study attheHenry Homberg GolfCourse RECOGNITIONS PUBLIC COMMENT ONAGENDA/CONSENT Citizens may speakontheConsent Agenda/Regular Agenda Items 1-9oranyother topic. CONSENT AGENDA ItemsplacedontheConsent Agenda areconsidered routine innatureandareconsidered non- controversial. TheConsent Agenda canbeacteduponinonemotion. Aconsensus oftheCouncil is required toremove anyitemfordiscussion andseparate action.) A. Council toconsider approving theMarch 18,2025, CityCouncil meeting minutes. B. Beaumont CityCouncil Members toconsider andappoint JakeTortorice asVice Chairman totheAdvisory BoardoftheBeaumont Convention & Visitors Bureau. C. Consider aResolution authorizing theCityManager toexecute alldocuments necessary, specifically including acontract, inorderfortheSoutheast Texas Auto TheftTaskForce (City ofBeaumont) totransfer avehicle titletoJefferson County Sheriff's Department. D. Council consider aresolution approving theannual contract forautomotive preventive maintenance onCityvehicles.  E. Council consider aresolution authorizing theacceptance ofatenfoot (10’) wide exclusive Water LineEasement. F. Council consider aresolution authorizing theacceptance ofatenfoot (10’) wide exclusive Water LineEasement andatenfoot (10”) Sanitary Sewer LineEasement. G. Council consider aresolution approving thepurchase ofSelfContained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) forusebytheFireDepartment. H. Council consider aresolution ofaLicense toEncroach Agreement located at601 ParkStreet. I. Council consider aresolution authorizing theCityManager toexecute agrant agreement extension forthe2022 CHDO Reserve funds. J. Council consider aresolution approving athree-yearcontract forgrounds maintenance andlitterremoval atbusshelters andtheHenry Dannenbaum Transfer Center. K. Council consider aresolution authorizing thesubmission ofanapplication tothe Texas Division ofEmergency Management (TDEM) forHazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) Funding andauthorize theMayor and/ortheCityManager toactas theCity’s Executive Officer(s)andauthorized representative inallmatters pertaining totheCity’s participation intheHMGP. L. Council consider aresolution authorizing thesubmission ofanapplication tothe Texas Division ofEmergency Management (TDEM) forHazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) Funding andauthorize theMayor and/ortheCityManager toactas theCity’s Executive Officer(s)andauthorized representative inallmatters pertaining totheCity’s participation intheHMGP. M. Council toconsider aresolution authorizing thesettlement ofthelawsuit styled James Mathews vs.CityofBeaumont, Texas. REGULAR AGENDA 1. Council consider aresolution authorizing theCityManager toenterintoanAdvance Funding Agreement (AFA) withTxDOT forthemaintenance ofproposed Portof Beaumont wayfinding signs. 2. Council consider aResolution ofnoobjection toBeaumont Timbers EdgeI,LPinthe development ofaproposed Housing TaxCredit (HTC) project located at1075 Pinchback Road, acknowledging thatBeaumont hasmorethantwice thestate average ofunits percapita supported byTaxCredits, affirming thattheproposed project furthers fairhousing, andoffering expressed support fortheproject. 3. Council consider aResolution supporting SteelAcquisitions IVLLC (Steele), a proposed Housing TaxCredit (HTC) project located at4325CrowRoad, acknowledging thatBeaumont hasmorethantwice thestateaverage ofunitsper capita supported byTaxCredits, affirming thattheproposed project furthers fair housing.  4. Council consider aresolution creating aBondAdvisory Committee. 5. Council consider anordinance amending theFY2025Budget. 6. Council consider aresolution authorizing theCityManager toaward acontract to Brystar Contracting Inc.,ofBeaumont, fortheE.Virginia Pump Station Trash Collector Reconstruction Project. 7. Council consider aresolution authorizing theCityManager toexecute Change Order No.8tothecontract withCallan Marine, Ltd.,fortheRiverfront ParkRestoration Project. 8. Council consider aresolution authorizing theCityManager toexecute Change Order No. 7tothecontract withALLCO LLC, ofBeaumont, forthe48-InchPine Street Raw Water LineProject. 9. Council consider aresolution amending theFinancial Policies. PUBLIC HEARING Council toconduct aPublicHearing tohearapplicants requests forfunding fromthe FY2025Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT) Grant Program forFY2026funding cycle. WORK SESSION Council toreview anddiscuss Cityovertime expenses. COUNCIL COMMENTS EXECUTIVE SESSION Consider matters related tocontemplated orpending litigation inaccordance with Section 551.071oftheGovernment Code: Samuel BenArdoin v.CityofBeaumont; Cause No.25DCCV0043 ADJOURNMENT Persons withdisabilities whoplantoattend thismeeting andwhomayneedauxiliary aidsorservices arerequested tocontact Kaltrina Minick at (409) 880-3777.