Special Port Commission Meeting
Special MeetingPort Lavaca, TX · August 15, 2025
Minutes
SPECIAL PORT COMMISSION MEETING
Friday, August 15, 2025 at 3:30 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 15th day of August 2025, the Port Commission of the City of Port Lavaca,
Texas, convened in a special session at 3:30 p.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:
Raymond Butler Commissioner / Chairman
Jerry Smith Commissioner / Secretary
Sue Traylor Commissioner
Larry Nichols Commissioner
Jim Ward Commissioner
Louis Rubio Commissioner
And with the following Commissioners absent:
Jamie O’Neil
CONSENT AGENDA
ACTION ITEMS: NEW BUSINESS
Port Lavaca, TX SPECIAL PORT COMMISSION MEETING August 15, 2025
1. REVIEW BIDS AND CONSIDER RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL TO
AWARD CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR THE DOWNTOWN
WATERFRONT PUBLIC ACCESS IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT 1
Motion made by Commissioner Nichols.
NOW THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED BY THE PORT COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF PORT LAVACA, TEXAS:
THAT, Chairman Butler make a recommendation to City Council the employment of
Shirley & Sons Construction for base bid and alternate bid of project WaterFront Public
Access Improvement Project 1.
Seconded by Commissioner Traylor.
Motion passed by the following vote:
Voting Aye: Raymond Butler, Jerry Smith, Sue Traylor, Larry Nichols, Jim Ward and Louis
Rubio.
Voting Nay: None
COMMENTS
2. COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS
Agenda item discussed.
No action taken.
ADJOURNMENT
Commissioner Nichols made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
Commissioner Smith seconded the motion.
Motion passed by the following vote:
Voting Aye: Raymond Butler, Jerry Smith, Sue Traylor, Larry Nichols, Jim Ward, and
Louis Rubio
Voting Nay: None
The meeting was adjourned at 3:42 p.m.
These minutes were approved on September 16, 2025.
Port Lavaca, TX SPECIAL PORT COMMISSION MEETING August 15, 2025
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Raymond Butler, Chairman
Oralia G. Munoz, Admin. Assist.
Agenda
SPECIAL PORT COMMISSION MEETING
Friday, August 15, 2025 at 3:30 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 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
Special meeting FRIDAY, AUGUST 15TH beginning at 3:30 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:
The meeting will also be available via the video conferencing application “ZOOM”.
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Port Lavaca, TX SPECIAL PORT COMMISSION MEETING August 15, 2025
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 - THE PORT COMMISSION WILL CONSIDER/DISCUSS THE
FOLLOWING ITEMS AND TAKE ANY ACTION DEEMED NECESSARY.
ACTION ITEMS: NEW BUSINESS
1. REVIEW BIDS AND CONSIDER RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL TO
AWARD CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR THE DOWNTOWN WATERFRONT
PUBLIC ACCESS IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT 1
COMMENTS
2. COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS
ADJOURNMENT
CERTIFICATION OF POSTING NOTICE
This is to certify that the above notice of a special meeting of The Port Commission of The City of Port
Lavaca, scheduled for Friday, August 15, 2025, beginning at 3:30 p.m., was posted at city hall, easily
accessible to the public, as of 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, August 12, 2025.
_____/s/ Oralia G. Munoz____________________
Oralia G. Munoz 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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