City Council Special Meeting Monday, January 26, 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 meeting Monday, January 26, 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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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.Receive presentation from Republic Services representative and consider a proposed 3-year contract extension to the Republic Services Solid Waste contract which expires on November 30, 2027.  Presenter is Robert Bradley  

  2. 2.Receive presentation of Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) Form A1024 Texas Community Development Grant (TxCDBG) Section 3 Goals and Concepts as related to the CDBG Program and Grant Contract CDV23-0209.  Presenter is Jody Weaver  

  3. 3.Consider agreement for the temporary closure of State Right-of-Way with Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to close Main Street between Virginia Street and Commerce Street from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 07, 2026, for the Port Lavaca Art Walk event.  Presenter is Tania French  

  4. 4.Consider option of temporary closure of Colorado Street and Guadalupe Street between Railroad Street and Live Oak Street on Saturday, March 07, 2026, as needed to support the Port Lavaca Art Walk event.  Presenter is Tania French  

  5. 5.Consider agreement for the temporary closure of State Right-of-Way with Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to close Main Street between Virginia and Commerce Streets, from 11:00 p.m. Friday, April 03, 2026 to Noon on Sunday, April 05, 2026, for the Iguana Fest event.  Presenter is Tania French  

  6. 6.Consider option of temporary closure of Colorado Street and Guadalupe Street between Railroad Street and Live Oak Street on Saturday, April 04, 2026, as needed to support the Iguana Fest event.  Presenter is Tania French  

  7. 7.Consider Resolution No. R-012626-1 authorizing the submission of a Boating Access Grant Program 2026 Grant Application for City of Port Lavaca offered by Texas Parks and Wildlife.  Presenter is Jody Weaver  

  8. 8.Consider Resolution No. R-012626-2 authorizing the submission of a Criminal Justice Program FY 2027 Grant Application for City of Port Lavaca, for the Police Radio Equipment Upgrade.  Presenter is Jody Weaver  

  9. 9.Consider Resolution No. R-012626-3 authorizing the execution of an Advance Funding Agreement (AFA) with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) for a Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside (TASA) Program Project.  Presenter is Jody Weaver  

  10. 10.Consider award of construction contract for the General Land Office (GLO) Community Development Block Grant Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) Coastal Resiliency Program Contract No. 22-087-001-D226 City of Port Lavaca Living Shoreline Project.  Presenter is Jody Weaver  

  11. 11.Consider award of construction contract for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Restore Bucket 1 Mitigation Grant Shoreline Cleanup, Contract No. 582-23-42179.  Presenter is Jody Weaver  

  12. 12.Receive presentation from Public Works Director regarding a proposal for a 500 gpm Trihalomethane (TTHM) Removal System from VaCraft Manufacturing, LLC.  Presenter is Wayne Shaffer  

V.ADJOURN SPECIAL MEETING



VI.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 Monday, January 26, 2026, beginning at 5:30 p.m., was posted at city hall, easily accessible to the public, as of 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 20, 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.