Joint City Council and Planning Board Workshop Session
Regular MeetingPort Lavaca, TX · April 20, 2026
Minutes
Port Lavaca, TXJOINT CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING BOARD WORKSHOP SESSION
April 20, 2026
JOINT CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING BOARD
WORKSHOP SESSION
Monday, April 20, 2026 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 20th day of April, 2026, the City Council of the City of Port Lavaca, Texas, convened
in a Joint Workshop Session, with the Planning Board, 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, with the following members in attendance:
I. ROLL CALL
Jack Whitlow* Mayor
Daniel Aguirre Councilman, District 1
Tim Dent Councilman, District 2
Vacant Seat Councilmember, District 3
Rosie G. Padron Councilwoman, District 4, Mayor Pro Tem
Rose Bland-Stewart Councilman, District 5
Justin Burke Councilman, District 6
Justin Weaver Planning Board Chairman
Melinda Cain Planning Board Member
Cynthia Escalera Planning Board Member
Steve Butler Planning Board Member
*Mayor Jack Whitlow arrived at 6:01 p.m.
And with the following absent:
Gary Crone Planning Board Member
Sheryl Cuellar Planning Board Member
Betty Birdwell Planning Board Member
Constituting a quorum for the transaction of business, at which time the following business was transacted:
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Port Lavaca, TXJOINT CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING BOARD WORKSHOP SESSION
April 20, 2026
WORKSHOP SESSION
II. CALL TO ORDER
• Mayor Pro Tem Padron called the meeting to order at 5:40 p.m. and presided.
III. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC
(Limited to 3 minutes per individual unless permission to speak longer is received in advance).
• Mayor Pro Tem Padron asked for comments from the public and there were none.
IV. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION - Council and Planning Board will discuss the following items).
1. Discuss 2026 Comprehensive Plan and Zoning with representatives of Baxter & Goodman.
Presenter is Jody Weaver
Council discussed this agenda item.
No action necessary and none taken.
V. ADJOURN WORKSHOP
Mayor Whitlow announced the workshop to adjourned.
Meeting adjourned at 8:20 p.m.
These minutes were approved on May 11, 2026.
ATTEST: Jack Whitlow, Mayor
Mandy Grant, City Secretary
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Agenda
JOINT CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING BOARD
WORKSHOP SESSION
Monday, April 20, 2026 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 Planning Board, on MONDAY, APRIL 20, 2026 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.
[After publication, any information in a council packet is subject to change during the meeting]
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Port Lavaca, TXJOINT CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING BOARD WORKSHOP SESSION
April 20, 2026
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 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 2026 Comprehensive Plan and Zoning with representatives of Baxter &
Goodman. Presenter is Jody Weaver
V. ADJOURNMENT
Port Lavaca, TXJOINT CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING BOARD WORKSHOP SESSION
April 20, 2026
CERTIFICATION OF POSTING NOTICE
This is to Certify that the above foregoing notice of a Joint Workshop Session of the City Council
of the City of Port Lavaca, Texas, and the Planning Board, to be held Monday, April 20, 2026,
beginning at 5:30 p.m., was posted at City Hall, easily accessible to the Public, as of 5:00 p.m.,
Tuesday, April 14, 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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