City Council Workshop-Joint
Regular MeetingPort Lavaca, TX · August 18, 2022
Minutes
CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP-JOINT
Thursday, August 18, 2022 at 6:00 PM
Bauer Community Center | 2300 Highway 35 North, Port Lavaca TX 77979
MINUTES
STATE OF TEXAS §
COUNTY OF CALHOUN §
CITY OF PORT LAVACA §
On this the 18th day of August, 2022, the City Council of the City of Port Lavaca, Texas, in
conjunction with the Port Commission, the Planning Board and the Recreation and Parks Board, convened
in a joint workshop session at 6:00 p.m. at the Bauer Community Center, 2300 Highway 35 North, Port
Lavaca, Texas, with the following members in attendance:
I. ROLL CALL (16)
Jack Whitlow Mayor
Jerry Smith Councilman, District 1
Tim Dent Councilman, District 2
Rosie G. Padron Councilwoman, District 4, Mayor Pro Tem
Jim Ward Councilman, District 5
Ken Barr Councilman, District 6
Sue Traylor Port Commission Board Member
Jamie O’Neil Port Commission Board Member
Justin Weaver Planning Board Member
Sheryl Cuellar Planning Board Member
Betty Birdwell Planning Board Member
Mac Sistrunk Recreation and Parks Board Chairman
Olga Szela Recreation and Parks Board Member
William (Bill) Regan Recreation and Parks Board Member
Jean Wehmeyer Recreation and Parks Board Member
Mark Howell Recreation and Parks Board Member
And with the following absent: (10)
Allen Tippit Councilman, District 3
Alex Davila Port Commission Board Chairman
David Roberts Port Commission Board Member
Mike McGuire Port Commission Board Member
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Port Lavaca, TX CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP-JOINT August 18, 2022
Michael Kovarek Port Commission Board Member
Larry Nichols Port Commission Board Member
Mike Elgin Planning Board Chairman
Gary Crone Planning Board Member
Melinda Cain Planning Board Member
Steve Butler Planning Board Member
I. CALL TO ORDER
• Mayor Whitlow called the City Council Workshop Session to order at 6:12 p.m. and presided.
• Sue Traylor, Port Commission Board Member, called Port Commission Board to order;
• Justin Weaver, Planning Board Member, called Planning Board to order;
• Mac Sistrunk, Recreation and Parks Chairman, called Recreation and Parks Board to order.
II. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC
(Limited to 3 minutes per individual unless permission to speak longer is received in advance)
• Mayor Whitlow asked for comments from the Public and there were none.
III. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION – (Council and Boards will discuss the following items)
1. Discuss Comprehensive Plan for Port Lavaca. Presenter is Jody Weaver
This agenda item was discussed.
No action was taken.
IV. ADJOURN WORKSHOP
Mayor Whitlow announced Workshop was adjourned at 7:59 p.m.
These minutes were approved on September 12, 2022.
ATTEST: Jack Whitlow, Mayor
Mandy Grant, City Secretary
Agenda
CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP
Thursday, August 18, 2022 at 6:00 PM
Bauer Community Center | 2300 Highway 35 North, 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.
COVID-19 MEETING PROCEDURE
Public notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Port Lavaca, Texas, in conjunction with
the Port Commission, the Planning Board and the Recreation and Parks Board, will conduct a joint
workshop session on Thursday, August 18, 2022 beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the Bauer Community Center,
2300 Highway 35 South, Port Lavaca, Texas to consider the following items of business:
Due to COVID-19 concerns, social distancing guidelines will be encouraged for in-person attendance.
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Port Lavaca, TX CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP August 18, 2022
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. 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.
IV. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION - Council will consider/discuss the following items and take any
action deemed necessary
1. Discuss Comprehensive Plan for Port Lavaca. Presenter is Jody Weaver
V. ADJOURNMENT
CERTIFICATION OF POSTING NOTICE
This is to certify that the above notice of a Joint Workshop Session with the City Council, the Port
Commission, the Planning Board and the Recreation and Parks Board, of the City of Port Lavaca,
Texas, scheduled for Thursday, August 18, 2022, beginning at 6:00 p.m., was posted at City Hall,
easily accessible to the public, as of 5:00 p.m. Thursday, August 11, 2022.
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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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