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City Council Workshop

Regular Meeting

Port Lavaca, TX · May 18, 2026

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Port Lavaca, TX CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP May 18, 2026 CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP Monday, May 18, 2026 at 5:30 PM City Council Chambers | 202 N. Virginia Street, Port Lavaca TX 77979 MINUTES STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF CALHOUN § CITY OF PORT LAVACA § On this the 18th day of May, 2026, the City Council of the City of Port Lavaca, Texas, convened in a Workshop Session at 5:30 p.m. at the regular meeting place in Council Chambers at City Hall, 202 North Virginia Street, Port Lavaca, Texas, with the following members in attendance: I. ROLL CALL Luis De La Garza Mayor Daniel Aguirre Councilman, District 1 Tim Dent Councilman, District 2 Rosie G. Padron Councilwoman, District 4, Mayor Pro Tem Rose Bland-Stewart Councilman, District 5 Justin Burke Councilman, District 6 And with the following absent: Mary E. “Sissy” Rigby Councilman, District 3 Constituting a quorum for the transaction of business, at which time the following business was transacted: WORKSHOP SESSION II. CALL TO ORDER • Mayor De La Garza called the meeting to order at 5:34 p.m. and presided. • Invocation was led by Mayor De La Garza. • Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilman District 6 Burke. III. 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). • Mayor Whitlow asked for comments from the public and there were none. Page 1 of 2 Port Lavaca, TX CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP May 18, 2026 IV. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION - Council will discuss the following items). 1. Discuss Capital Planning and Budget Priorities for 2026-2027 Fiscal Year. Presenter is Jody Weaver Council discussed this agenda item. No action necessary and none taken. V. ADJOURN WORKSHOP Mayor De La Garza asked for motion to adjourn. Motion made by Councilman District 2 Dent Seconded by Councilman District 1 Aguirre Voting Yea: Councilman District 1 Aguirre, Councilman District 2 Dent, Councilwoman District 4 (Mayor Pro Tem) Padron, Councilwoman District 5 Bland-Stewart, Councilman District 6 Burke Workshop adjourned at 6:49 p.m. These minutes were approved on June 08, 2026. Luis De La Garza, Mayor ATTEST: Mandy Grant, City Secretary Page 2 of 2

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CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP Monday, May 18, 2026 at 5:30 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 Workshop meeting Monday, May 18, 2026 beginning at 5:30 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: [After publication, any information in a council packet is subject to change during the meeting] The meeting will also be available via the video conferencing application “ZOOM”. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83706246542?pwd=ybaX1qbpyK0Ab1g4kDCpRDhagZpZJb.1 Meeting ID: 837 0624 6542 Passcode: 560080 One tap mobile +13462487799,,83706246542#,,,,*560080# US (Houston) I. ROLL CALL II. CALL TO ORDER III. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC Port Lavaca, TX CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP May 18, 2026 (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). IV. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION - Council will consider/discuss the following items and take any action deemed necessary 1. Discuss Capital Planning and Budget Priorities for 2026-2027 Fiscal Year. Presenter is Jody Weaver. V. ADJOURNMENT CERTIFICATION OF POSTING NOTICE This is to certify that the above notice of a Workshop meeting of The City Council of The City of Port Lavaca, scheduled for Monday, May 18, 2026, beginning at 5:30 p.m., was posted at city hall, easily accessible to the public, as of 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 12, 2026. ________________________________ 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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