City Council Workshop
Regular MeetingPort Lavaca, TX · February 25, 2025
Minutes
Port Lavaca, TX CITY COUNCIL JOINT WORKSHOP February 25, 2025
CITY COUNCIL JOINT WORKSHOP
Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Nautical Landings Training Room | 106 S. Commerce Street, Suite 1-B, Port Lavaca, Texas 77979
MINUTES
STATE OF TEXAS §
COUNTY OF CALHOUN §
CITY OF PORT LAVACA §
On this the 25th day of February, 2025, the City Council of the City of Port Lavaca, Texas,
convened in a joint workshop session with the Port Commission at 5:30 p.m. at the Nautical Landings
Office Building Conference Room, located at 106 S. Commerce Street, Suite 1-B, Port Lavaca, Texas,
with the following members in attendance:
I. ROLL CALL
Jack Whitlow Mayor
Daniel Aguirre Councilman, District 1
Tim Dent Councilman, District 2
Allen Tippit Councilman, District 3
Rosie G. Padron Councilwoman, District 4, Mayor Pro Tem
Jim Ward Councilman, District 5
Justin Burke Councilman, District 6
Alex Davila Port Commission Board Vice-Chairman
Raymond Butler Port Commission Board Member
Mike McGuire Port Commission Board Member
Sue Traylor Port Commission Board Member
Rober Knox Port Commission Board Member
Jamie O’Neil Port Commission Board Member
Larry Nichols Port Commission Board Member
And with the following absent: None
Constituting a quorum for the transaction of business, at which time the following business was transacted:
II. CALL TO ORDER
• Mayor Whitlow called the meeting to order at 5:35 p.m. and presided.
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Port Lavaca, TX CITY COUNCIL JOINT WORKSHOP February 25, 2025
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 on Zoom by logging on with your
computer and/or smart phone as described in the zoom invitation below or on Facebook Live through the comment
section, which will be monitored and answered. As appropriate.
• Mayor asked for comments from the public and the following people spoke:
o Pat Petrisky, Port Lavaca
o Keith Barrett, Harbor Master at Aransas County Navigation District
o Curtis Miller, Owner of Miller Seafood, Port Lavaca
o Dr. Loyd Woodward, Port Lavaca
o Hillary Franke, Coastal Division at Encore Dredging Partners
o John Debruin, Coastal Division at Encore Dredging Partners
VIII. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION - (Council will consider/discuss the following items and take any
action deemed necessary)
1. Discuss valuations and targeted annual lease dollar amounts of the various Ports & Harbors
properties and the general operations, planning, and goals of the Port Commission.
Presenter is Jody Weaver:
This agenda item was discussed.
No action was taken.
IX. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor announced the meeting was adjourned at 7:31 p.m.
These minutes were approved on March 10, 2025.
ATTEST:
Jack Whitlow, Mayor
Mandy Grant, City Secretary
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Agenda
CITY COUNCIL JOINT WORKSHOP
Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Nautical Landings Training Room | 106 S. Commerce Street, Suite 1-B, Port Lavaca, Texas 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 conduct a
Joint Workshop Session, with the Port Commission, on TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2025 beginning
at 5:30 p.m., at the Nautical Landings Office Building Conference Room, located at 106 S. Commerce
Street, Suite 1-B (South door entrance), Port Lavaca, Texas to consider the items listed below.
[After publication, any information in a council packet is subject to change during the meeting]
I. ROLL CALL
II. CALL TO ORDER
III. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC
(Limited to 3 minutes per individual unless permission to speak longer is received in advance.)
IV. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION - Council will consider/discuss the following items and take any
action deemed necessary
1. Discuss valuations and targeted annual lease dollar amounts of the various Ports & Harbors
properties and the general operations, planning, and goals of the Port Commission.
Presenter is Jody Weaver
V. ADJOURNMENT
Port Lavaca, TX CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP February 25, 2025
CERTIFICATION OF POSTING NOTICE
This is to certify that the above notice of a Joint Workshop meeting of The City Council of The
City of Port Lavaca, and the Port Commission scheduled for Tuesday, February 25, 2025,
beginning at 5:30 p.m., was posted at city hall, easily accessible to the public, as of 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, February 20, 2025.
________________________________
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.
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