City Council Regular Meeting

CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Monday, January 09, 2023 at 6:30 PM City Council Chambers | 202 N. Virginia Street, Port Lavaca TX 77979 PUBLIC NOTICE OF MEETING The following item will be addressed at this or any other meeting of the city council upon the request of the mayor, any member(s) of council and/or the city attorney: Announcement by the mayor that council will retire into closed session for consultation with city attorney on matters in which the duty of the attorney to the city council under the Texas disciplinary rules of professional conduct of the state bar of Texas clearly conflicts with the open meetings act (title 5, chapter 551, section 551.071(2) of the Texas government code). (All matters listed under the consent agenda item are routine by the city council and will be enacted by one motion. There will not be separate discussion of these items. If discussion is desired, that item will be removed from the consent agenda and will be considered separately.) AGENDA Council will consider/discuss the following items and take any action deemed necessary. MEETING PROCEDURE Public notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Port Lavaca, Texas, will hold a regular meeting Monday, January 09, 2023 beginning at 6:30 p.m., at the regular meeting place in Council Chambers at City Hall, 202 North Virginia Street, Port Lavaca, Texas to consider the following items of business. The meeting will also be available via the video conferencing application “Zoom”. Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81793583407?pwd= cktTN05lWGpVQlppaCszMm9pTWpWQT09 Meeting ID: 817 9358 3407 Passcode: 995664 One Tap Mobile +13462487799,,81793583407#,,,,*995664# US (Houston) Dial by your location +1346 248 7799 US (Houston) Port Lavaca, TX CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING January 09, 2023 I. ROLL CALL II. CALL TO ORDER III. INVOCATION IV. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE V. PRESENTATION(S) VI. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC (Limited to 3 minutes per individual unless permission to speak longer is received in advance. You may make public comments as you would at a meeting by logging on with your computer and using "Join Zoom Meeting" information on first page of this agenda). VII. CONSENT AGENDA - Council will consider/discuss the following items and take any action deemed necessary A. A. Minutes of December 12, 2022 Regular Meeting B. B. Review of Credit Card Statement C. C. Receive Monthly Financial Highlight Report D. D. Ratify Lease of Tract 3 at the Harbor of Refuge to Encore Dredging, LLC E. E. Ratify Resolution No. R-010923-2 for Police Department to apply for Grant Funds from the Office of the Governor, Public Safety Office Criminal Justice Division for the Bullet- Resistant Shield Grant Program F. F. Receive quarterly financial statements for fiscal year 2023 as of 12/31/22 VIII. ACTION ITEMS - Council will consider/discuss the following items and take any action deemed necessary 1. Consider Resolution No. R-010923-1E for establishing provisions for conduct for the City of Port Lavaca General Officers Election held on the uniform date of May 06, 2023 and authorize Mayor to issue Order of Election. Presenter is Mandy Grant 2. Consider contract with Hahn Equipment in the amount of $26,121.07 for repairs to the Main Lift Station Pump. Presenter is Wayne Shaffer 3. Consider award of Construction Bid for the Lynn’s Bayou Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Improvements per AECOM Engineering Project No. 60659778. Presenter is Wayne Shaffer 4. Consider award of Construction Bid for the 2022 Nautical Landings Electrical Improvements. Presenter is Derrick Smith 5. Consider award of the Bank Depository Contract and execution of Depository Agreement and Depository Pledge Agreement for City Funds. Presenter is Susan Lang Port Lavaca, TX CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING January 09, 2023 6. Consider Second and Final Reading of an Ordinance (G-11-22) of the City of Port Lavaca amending the Code of Ordinances, Part II, Appendix A – Fees, Rates and Charges (Chapter 12 – Buildings and Building Regulations, Sec. 12-1 Construction Code Services: Fee Table 3 – Construction or Improvement of a Residential Dwelling) (Chapter 26 – Manufactured Housing and Recreational Vehicle Parks, Sec. 26-9 and 26-26) and providing an effective date. Presenter is Derrick Smith 7. Consider Second and Final Reading of an Ordinance (G-12-22) of the City of Port Lavaca amending the Code of Ordinances, Part II, Appendix A – Fees, Rates and Charges (Chapter 50 – Utilities, Sec. 50-67 Water User Rates; Sec. 50-122 to Sec. 50-123 Sewer Table Rates) and providing an effective date. Presenter is Susan Lang 8. Announcement by Mayor that City Council will retire into closed session: • For consultation with City Attorney on matters in which the duty of the Attorney to the City Council under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with the Open Meetings Act (Title 5, Chapter 551, Section 551.071(2) of the Texas Government Code). Presenter is Mayor Whitlow • To deliberate commercial or financial information that was received from a business prospect that seeks to locate, stay, or expand in or near the territory of the Governmental Body, and with which the Governmental Body is conducting Economic Development Negotiations, in accordance with Title 5, Chapter 551, Section 551.087 of the Texas Government Code. Presenter is Mayor Whitlow 9. Return to Open Session and take any action deemed necessary with regard to matters in closed session. Presenter is Mayor Whitlow IX. ADJOURNMENT Port Lavaca, TX CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING January 09, 2023 CERTIFICATION OF POSTING NOTICE This is to certify that the above notice of a regular meeting of The City Council of The City of Port Lavaca, scheduled for Monday, January 09, 2023, beginning at 6:30 p.m., was posted at city hall, easily accessible to the public, as of 5:00 p.m. Friday, January 06, 2023. ________________________________ Mandy Grant, City Secretary ADA NOTICE The Port Lavaca City Hall and Council Chambers are wheelchair accessible. Access to the building is available at the primary north entrance facing Mahan Street. Special parking spaces are located in the Mahan Street parking area. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Port Lavaca will provide for reasonable accommodations for persons attending meetings. To better serve you, requests should be received 24 hours prior to the meetings. Please contact City Secretary Mandy Grant at (361) 552-9793 Ext. 230 for assistance.