Joint City Council Workshop with Planning Board Monday, October 27, 2025 at 05:30 PM Nautical Landings Office Building Conference Room, located at 106 S. Commerce Street, Suite 1-B (South door entrance), Port Lavaca, Texas, 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 conduct a Joint Workshop Session, with the Planning Board, on Monday, October 27, 2025 beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Nautical Landings Office Building Conference Room, located at 106 S. Commerce Street, Suite 1-B (South door entrance), Port Lavaca, Texas to consider the items listed.

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

  1. 1.Discuss amendments to Ordinance (G-15-25) Chapter 20, Environmental and Health, Article V. - Junk Vehicles, Abandoned Motor Vehicles, Junked Boats, Junked Trailers, Junked Towable Recreational Vehicles, Sec. 20-97 - Unlawful to Maintain a Nuisance; Exceptions.  Presenter is Derrick Smith  

  2. 2.Discuss amendments to Ordinance (G-16-25) Chapter 34, Peddlers, Solicitors, Itinerant Vendors, Garage Sales and Mobile Food Units; Article III, Mobile Food Units; and adding Sec. 34-53 Street Vendors.  Presenter is Derrick Smith  

  3. 3.Discuss amendments to Ordinance (G-17-25) Chapter 36, Signs, Sec. 36-7 Temporary Signs.  Presenter is Derrick Smith  

  4. 4.Discuss amendments to Ordinance Chapter 20, Environmental and Health, Article XII – Litter; Sec. 20-512, Littering, Dumping Prohibited.  Presenter is Derrick Smith  

  5. 5.Review and discuss investigative report and next steps actions on the storm pipe on Harbor Drive West.  Presenter is Jody Weaver  

V.ADJOURNMENT



CERTIFICATION OF POSTING NOTICE

This is to Certify that the above foregoing notice of a Joint Workshop Session of the City Council of the City of Port Lavaca, Texas, and the Planning Board, to be held Monday, October 27, 2025 beginning at 5:30 p.m., was posted at City Hall, easily accessible to the Public, as of 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 21, 2025.

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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.