City Council Regular Meeting Monday, June 10, 2024 at 06:30 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 regular meeting Monday, June 10, 2024 beginning at 6:30 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.INVOCATION

IV.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

V.PRESENTATION(S)

VI.COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC 

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VII.CONSENT AGENDA - Council will consider/discuss the following items and take any action deemed necessary

  1. A.Minutes of May 13, 2024 Regular Meeting

  2. B.Minutes of May 28, 2024  Workshop Meeting

  3. C.Review of Credit Card Statement  

  4. D.Receive Monthly Financial Highlight Report  

  5. E.Receive Victoria Economic Development Corporation (VEDC) Monthly Report

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

  1. 1.Call annual corporate meeting to order for Port Lavaca Channel & Dock Company and consider and take any action deemed necessary for adoption of unanimous written consent.  Presenter is Anne Marie Odefey  

  2. 2.Call annual corporate meeting to order for Clement Cove Harbor Company and consider and take any action deemed necessary for adoption of unanimous written consent.  Presenter is Anne Marie Odefey  

  3. 3.Consider appointment of member(s) to the Recreation and Parks Board to fill a vacancy and/or start a new term of two (2) years.  Presenter is Wayne Shaffer

  4. 4.Consider appointment of member(s) to the Planning Board to fill a vacancy and/or start a new term of two (2) years.  Presenter is Derrick Smith  

  5. 5.Consider appointment of member(s) to the Port Commission to fill a vacancy and/or start a new term of two (2) years.  Presenter is Derrick Smith  

  6. 6.Consider appointment of a Municipal Court Judge in accordance with Section 6.03 of the City’s Home Rule Charter to serve a new term of two (2) years and for Council to determine compensation.  Presenter is Anne Marie Odefey  

  7. 7.Consider Second and Final reading of an Ordinance (G-4-24) of the City of Port Lavaca amending the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 26 Manufactured Home Parks and RV Parks; and providing an effective date.  Presenter is Jody Weaver  

  8. 8.Consider Second and Final reading of an Ordinance (G-5-24) of the City of Port Lavaca amending the Code of Ordinances, Appendix A - Fees, Rates and Changes; Chapter 26 Manufactured Housing and Recreational Vehicles Sec. 26-26; Chapter 32 Parks and Recreation Sec. 32-71 (e); and providing an effective date.  Presenter is Jody Weaver  

  9. 9.Consider First reading of an Ordinance (G-6-24) of the City of Port Lavaca amending the Code of Ordinances, to Chapter 12, Article IV- Building and Building Regulations Sec. 12-287 - Definition; unfit condition declared; minimum standards for use and occupancy, (d),(11); and providing an effective date.  Presenter is Derrick Smith  

  10. 10.Consider Resolution No. R-061024-1 of the City of Port Lavaca finding that AEP Texas Inc.'s requested increase to its electric transmission and distribution rates and charges within the City should be denied; finding that the City’s reasonable rate case expenses shall be reimbursed by the company; finding that the meeting at which this Resolution is passed is open to the public as required by law; requiring notice of this Resolution to the Company and Legal Counsel.  Presenter is Anne Marie Odefey  

  11. 11.Consider Resolution No. R-061024-2 of the City of Port Lavaca to delegate to one or more City employees the ability to approve, approve with conditions, or disapprove a plat as set out in Section 212.016, Amending Plat, of the Tex. Local Gov’t Code.  Presenter is Derrick Smith  

  12. 12.Consider awarding construction contract for the 2024 Independence Drive Improvement Project.  Presenter is Jody Weaver  

  13. 13.Consider recommendation of the Planning Board for a request from Karl Meyer for a Variance request for a manufactured home to be placed on a developed existing residential lot that is not a manufactured home park. The property is described as Block B, Lot 30, 15’ of 29 of the Lou Davis Subdivision (302 Davis).  Presenter is Derrick Smith 

  14. 14.Consider recommendation of the Planning Board for a Conceptual Plan of a proposed convenience store and carwash to be located at the corner of Half League Rd. and Hwy 35 South, Property ID 38066, located at 1019 Hwy 35 South.  Presenter is Derrick Smith 

  15. 15.Consider request from the Calhoun Port Authority to harvest wetlands plants for the Calhoun Port Authority mitigation project from the wetlands areas of Lighthouse Beach Park and Bay front Peninsula Park.  Presenter is Jody Weaver 

  16. 16.Announcement by Mayor that City 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).  Presenter is Mayor Whitlow  

    •                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 Title 5, Chapter 551, Section 551.072 of the Texas Government Code.  Presenter is Mayor Whitlow  

  17. 17.Return to Open Session and take any action deemed necessary with regard to matters in closed session.  Presenter is Mayor Whitlow  

IX.ADJOURNMENT


CERTIFICATION OF POSTING NOTICE

This is to certify that the above notice of a regular meeting of The City Council of The City of Port Lavaca, scheduled for Monday, June 10, 2024, beginning at 6:30 p.m., was posted at city hall, easily accessible to the public, as of 5:00 p.m. Thursday, June 06, 2024.

                                                          ________________________________

                                                              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.