City Council Special/Workshop Meeting Monday, February 23, 2026 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 and workshop meeting Monday, February 23, 2026 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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CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING

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.Consider recommendation of the Port Commission to award a construction contract for the Matagorda Bay Mitigation Trust (MBMT) Downtown Public Access improvements project, Phase 2.  Presenter is Jody Weaver  

  2. 2.Consider approval of the Justification Letter to Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) regarding the transfer of ownership of Main Street from Virginia Street to Commerce Street from TxDOT to the City of Port Lavaca.  Presenter is Jody Weaver  

  3. 3.Consider approval of Resolution No. R-022326-1 requesting the transfer of Main Street from Virginia Street to Commerce Street from Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to the City of Port Lavaca.  Presenter is Jody Weaver  

V.ADJOURN SPECIAL MEETING

CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP

VI.CALL TO ORDER

VII.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).

VIII.ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION - Council will discuss the following items

  1. 1.Discuss whether to issue a Notice of Intent (NOI) to issue bonds for the Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) expansion at the March 09, 2026 regular council meeting.  Presenter is Jody Weaver  

  2. 2.Discuss proposed amendments to Chapter 8 - Article II. - Amusements Machines of the Code of Ordinances.  Presenter is Derrick Smith

  3. 3.Discuss a proposed ordinance regulating shared living homes.  Presenter is Derrick Smith

IX.ADJOURN WORKSHOP

CERTIFICATION OF POSTING NOTICE

This is to certify that the above notice of a Special and Workshop meeting of The City Council of The City of Port Lavaca, scheduled for Monday, February 23, 2026, beginning at 5:30 p.m., was posted at city hall, easily accessible to the public, as of 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 17, 2026.

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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.