City Council Special Meeting Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at 05:30 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 special meeting Wednesday, November 13, 2024 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]

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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.ACTION ITEMS - Council will consider/discuss the following items and take any action deemed necessary

  1. 1.Minutes of October 07, 2024 Special Meeting

  2. 2.Minutes of October 14, 2024 Regular Meeting

  3. 3.Minutes of October 28, 2024 Workshop Session

  4. 4.Review of Credit Card Statement

  5. 5.Receive Monthly Financial Highlight Report

  6. 6.Receive Victoria Economic Development Corporation (VEDC) Monthly Report

  7. 7.Ratify lease at Nautical Landings Suite 1D to Port Lavaca Plumbing, LLC

  8. 8.Ratify lease at Nautical Landings Suite 5 to Bay Ltd

  9. 9.Receive quarterly Financial Investment Report for July 01, 2024 to September 30, 2024

V.ACTION ITEMS - Council will consider/discuss the following items and take any action deemed necessary

  1. 1.Consider Resolution No. R-111324-1 of the City of Port Lavaca the hiring of Bickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta LLC (BHDA) of Austin, Texas as Bond Counsel on a Contingency Fee basis.  Presenter is Jody Weaver  

  2. 2.Consider Resolution No. R-111324-2 of the City of Port Lavaca authorizing publication of Notice of Intention to Issue Combination Tax and Surplus Revenue Certificates of Obligation for Capital Improvement Project: Expansion of the Lynn’s Bayou Wastewater Treatment Plan, including the Design, Engineering, Planning, Equipping, Constructing, Improving, Renovating, Updating and Expansion of the treatment plant, being identified as Texas Water Development Board Project No. 73963.  Presenter is Jody Weaver

  3. 3.Consider Resolution No. R-111324-3 of the City of Port Lavaca expressing intent to Finance Expenditures to be incurred by the City of Port Lavaca’s Lynn’s Bayou Wastewater Treatment Plan, Texas Water Development Board Project No. 73963.  Presenter is Jody Weaver  

  4. 4.Consider the request of Project 15 Car Club for the use of the Bayfront Peninsula Park Pavilion for a free to the community Thanksgiving Dinner on Saturday, November 23, 2024 and waiver of any fees related to this event. Presenter is Tania French  

  5. 5.Consider an amendment to the Events Management and Communications contract with the Chamber of Commerce. Presenter is Jody Weaver  

  6. 6.Consider First amendment to Services Agreement with the Chamber of Commerce for Visitor’s Center and Bauer Booking Agent services. Presenter is Jody Weaver  

  7. 7.Consider AECOM Task Oder #8 for the Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) expansion.  Presenter is Wayne Shaffer 

  8. 8.Consider approval of Interlocal Agreement between the City of Port Lavaca, Texas, and the City of Palacios, Texas for Code Enforcement Training and Support.  Presenter is Jody Weaver  

  9. 9.Consider recommendation of the Port Commission to approve the lease for Tract 3 at Harbor of Refuge.  Presenter is Jody Weaver  

VI.ADJOURN SPECIAL MEETING

VII.CERTIFICATION OF POSTING NOTICE

This is to certify that the above notice of a special meeting of the City Council of the City of Port Lavaca, scheduled for Wednesday, November 13, 2024, beginning at 5:30 p.m., was posted at city hall, easily accessible to the public, as of 5:00 p.m. Friday, November 08, 2024.

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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 City Council 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.