Special Port Commission Meeting
Special MeetingPort Lavaca, TX · November 6, 2024
Minutes
SPECIAL PORT COMMISSION MEETING
Wednesday, November 06, 2024 at 10:00 AM
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 6TH day of November 2024, the Port Commission of the City of Port Lavaca, Texas,
convened in a special session at 10:05 a.m. in the regular meeting place in City Council Chambers at
City Hall, 202 North Virginia Street, Port Lavaca, Texas, with the following Commissioners in
attendance:
ROLL CALL:
Alex Davila Commissioner / Chairman
Raymond Butler Commissioner / Secretary
Mike McGuire Commissioner
Robert Knox Commissioner
Jamie O’Neil Commissioner
And with the following Commissioners absent:
Sue Traylor Commissioner
Larry Nichols Commissioner
CONSENT AGENDA
Announcement by Chairman Davila that Port Commission will retire into closed session:
TO DELIBERATE THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE OR VALUE OF
REAL PROPERTY (DELIBERATION IN AN OPEN MEETING WOULD HAVE
A DETRIMENTAL EFFECT ON THE POSITION OF THE GOVERNMENTAL
BODY IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH A THIRD PARTY), IN ACCORDANCE WITH
CHAPTER 551, TITLE 5, SECTION 551.072 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT
CODE.
The Port Commission will begin its Closed Session on the 6th day of November 2024,
at 10:06 a.m.
Port Lavaca, TX SPECIAL PORT COMMISSION MEETING November 06, 2024
Return to Open Session and take any action deemed necessary with regard to matters in
closed session.
The Port Commission completed its Closed Session on the 6th day of November 2024, at
10:56 am.
ACTION ITEMS: LEASES
1. DISCUSS NEW LEASE AGREEMENT FOR ENCORE DREDGING PARTNERS, LLC
HOR TRACT 3 - PRESENTED BY JODY WEAVER
Motion made by Commissioner Buttler
NOW THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED BY THE PORT COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF PORT LAVACA, TEXAS:
THAT, Chairman Davila, makes recommendation to present to Encore Dredging Partners, LLC a one (1) year
lease at the rate of $4,833.33 a month and the three (3) year lease will remain on the table.
Seconded by Commissioner McGuire.
Motion passed by the following vote:
Voting Aye: Alex Davila, Raymond Butler, Mike McGuire Robert Knox, and Jamie O’Neil.
Voting Nay: None
Motion carries.
ADJOURNMENT
Commissioner McGuire made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
Commissioner Butler seconded this motion.
Motion passed by the following vote:
Voting Aye: Alex Davila, Raymond Butler, Mike McGuire, Robert Knox and Jamie O’Neil.
Voting Nay: None
Port Lavaca, TX SPECIAL PORT COMMISSION MEETING November 06, 2024
The meeting was adjourned at 11:01 a.m.
These minutes were approved on November 19th, 2024.
ATTEST:
Alex Davila, Chairman
Rachel Garza, Admin Assist.
Agenda
SPECIAL PORT COMMISSION MEETING
Wednesday, November 06, 2024 at 10:00 AM
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 Port Commission upon the
request of the chairman, any member(s) of Port Commission and/or the City Attorney:
Announcement by the Chairman that Port Commission will retire into closed session for
consultation with City Attorney on matters in which the duty of the attorney to the Port
Commission 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 Port Commission 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
Port Commission will consider/discuss the following items and take any action deemed necessary.
MEETING PROCEDURE
Public notice is hereby given that the Port Commission of the City of Port Lavaca, Texas, will hold a
meeting WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 06, 2024 beginning at 10:00 a.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:
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Port Lavaca, TX SPECIAL PORT COMMISSION MEETING November 06, 2024
CALL TO ORDER
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).
CONSENT AGENDA
ACTION ITEMS: LEASES
1. DISCUSS NEW LEASE AGREEMENT FOR ENCORE DREDGING PARTNERS, LLC
HOR TRACT 3 - PRESENTED BY JODY WEAVER
ADJOURNMENT
CERTIFICATION OF POSTING NOTICE
This is to certify that the above notice of a regular meeting of The Port Commission of The City of Port
Lavaca, scheduled for Wednesday, November 06, 2024, beginning at 10:00 a.m., was posted at city hall,
easily accessible to the public, as of 05:00 p.m. Friday, November 01, 2024.
/s/ Rachel Garza .
Rachel Garza, Administrative Assistant
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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