City Council Regular Meeting Monday, February 13, 2023 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, February 13, 2023 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:

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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 January 09, 2023 Regular Meeting

  2. B.Review of Credit Card Statement

  3. C.Receive Monthly Financial Highlight Report

  4. D.Review of Quarterly Financial Statements ending January 31, 2023

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

  1. 1.Consider Opioid Settlement Participation Agreements with Allergan, CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart.  Presenter is Anne Marie Odefey

  2. 2.Consider agreement between the City of Port Lavaca and the Calhoun County YMCA for operation of the Municipal Swimming Pool from April 01, 2023 to September 30, 2023.  Presenter is Wayne Shaffer

  3. 3.Consider appointment/reappointment of member(s) to the Port Commission to fill a vacancy and/or start a new term.  Presenter is Jody Weaver

  4. 4.Consider appointment/reappointment of member(s) to the Recreation and Parks Board to fill a vacancy and/or start a new term.  Presenter is Jody Weaver

  5. 5.Receive annual report from the Police Department for Racial Profiling.  Presenter is Colin Rangnow

  6. 6.Consider Resolution No. R-021323-1 authorizing City Representatives in matters pertaining to the City's participation in the Texas Community Development Block Grant Program.  Presenter is Wayne Shaffer

  7. 7.Consider Resolution No. R-021323-2 authorizing the submission of a 2023/2024 Texas Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program application to the Texas Department of Agriculture for the Community Development Fund and adopting required CDBG Civil Rights policies.  Presenter is Wayne Shaffer

  8. 8.Consider approval of contract with the Matagorda Mitigation Trust for $200,000.00 in grant dollars.  Presenter is Jody Weaver

  9. 9.Consider Engineering Agreement between City of Port Lavaca and  CivilCorp, LLC for 2023 Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) of Independence Drive Paving and Drainage Improvements.  Presenter is Jody Weaver

  10. 10.Consider First Reading of an Ordinance (G-1-23) of the City of Port Lavaca amending the Code of Ordinances, Part II, Appendix A – Fees, Rates and Charges (Chapter 22 – Fire Prevention and Protection, Sec. 22 Construction Permits) and providing an effective date.  Presenter is Derrick Smith

  11. 11.Consider the recommendation of the Planning Board for a Variance request to the Ordinance Chapter 48, Division 3-Off Street Parking and Loading, Sec.48-106 and Sec. 48-107; to be located at 312 West Live Oak Street.  Presenter is Derrick Smith

  12. 12.Consider the recommendation of the Planning Board for a Single-lot Preliminary Minor Plat for the Sylvia Piña Mendoza Life Estate Subdivision, located at 914 Schooley Street. CAD Pin #54708.  Presenter is Derrick Smith

  13. 13.Consider the recommendation of the Planning Board for a Variance to the Ordinance Chapter 12, Sec. 12-24. - Building Setbacks for the Sylvia Piña Mendoza Life Estate Subdivision.  Presenter is Derrick Smith

  14. 14.Consider the recommendation of the Planning Board for an 8-Lot Final Plat, Mimi’s Subdivision located on Independence Dr., Property Identification is #37736.  Presenter is Derrick Smith

  15. 15.Consider the recommendation of the Planning Board for a Preliminary Plat, PVS PL Hanuman LLC Subdivision, located north of SH 35 and east of Village Road; the property identification for this site is 93150 with the parcel containing 2.18 acres situated in the Alejandro Esparza Survey, Abstract No. 12 of Calhoun County, Texas and being a part of the same property shown as 3.079 acres in Express Inn Port Lavaca Subdivision.  Presenter is Derrick Smith

  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 commercial or financial information that was received from a business prospect that seeks to locate, stay, or expand in or near the territory of the Governmental Body, and with which the Governmental Body is conducting Economic Development Negotiations, in accordance with Title 5, Chapter 551, Section 551.087 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, February 13, 2023, beginning at 6:30 p.m., was posted at City Hall, easily accessible to the public, as of 5:00 p.m. Friday, February 10, 2023.

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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.