City Council Regular Meeting Monday, May 08, 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, May 8, 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)

  1. 1.Proclamations by the Mayor: May is Motorcycle Awareness Month

  2. 2.National Police Week is May 14 – May 20, 2023

  3. 3.National Public Works Week is May 21 – May 27, 2023 “Connecting the World through Public Works”

VI.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).

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

  1. A.Minutes of April 10, 2023 Regular Meeting

  2. B.Review of Credit Card Statement

  3. C.Receive Monthly Financial Highlight Report

  4. D.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.Consider approval of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for the Fiscal Year ending September 30, 2022, prepared by the Audit Firm of Pattillo, Brown &Hill, L.L.P.  Presenter is Susan Lang

  2. 2.Consider ratification of Amended Bank Depository Agreement, Depository Pledge Agreement, and Securities Account Control Agreement between the City of Port Lavaca, First National Bank in Port Lavaca and Pershing, a BNY Mellon Company for a five (5) year period affective February 01, 2023.  Presenter is Jody Weaver

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

  4. 4.Consider Resolution No. R-050823-1 of the City of Port Lavaca, Texas finding that AEP Texas Inc.'s application to amend its Distribution Cost Recovery Factors (DCRF) to increase distribution rates within the city should be denied; authorizing participation with the cities served by AEP Texas; authorizing hiring of legal counsel; 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  

  5. 5.Consider Resolution No. R-050823-2 of the City of Port Lavaca, Texas to approve Annual Review of the City of Port Lavaca’s Investment Policy and Strategy.  Presenter is Susan Lang  

  6. 6.Consider Resolution No. R-050823-3 of the City of Port Lavaca, Texas to adopt the City of Port Lavaca’s Budgetary and Financial Management Policies for the 2023-2024 Fiscal Year.  Presenter is Susan Lang  

  7. 7.Consider Resolution No. R-050823-4 of the City of Port Lavaca, Texas to adopt the Sidewalk Plan as part of the City of Port Lavaca’s Comprehensive Plan adopted by Ordinance No. G-9-16 on September 12, 2016.  Presenter is Jody Weaver  

  8. 8.Consider Resolution No. R-050823-5 of the City of Port Lavaca, Texas to prepare and submit Grant applications to the Texas General Land Office (GLO) Coastal Erosion Planning & Response Act (CEPRA) Cycle 13 and Commitment of Public Funds as required for match for the following projects: Harbor of Refuge Protection and Restoration and Lighthouse Beach Restoration.  Presenter is Jody Weaver  

  9. 9.Consider Resolution No. R-050823-6 of the City of Port Lavaca, Texas supporting City of Port Lavaca’s Application to the Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT) 2023 Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside (TA) Program.  Presenter is Jody Weaver  

  10. 10.Consider recommendation of Planning Board for approval of a single-lot Final minor plat, Sylvia Pina Mendoza Life Estate Subdivision, located at 914 Schooley Street, CAD Pin #54708.  Presenter is Derrick Smith  

  11. 11.Consider recommendation of Planning Board for approval of a conceptual retail store; to be located on 1207 W. Austin Street, legal description for the lot is Burkeshire Subdivision (PL), Lot PT 6, Acres 1.327, Property identification #10081.  Presenter is Derrick Smith  

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, May 08, 2023, beginning at 6:30 p.m., was posted at city hall, easily accessible to the public, as of 5:00 p.m. Friday, May 05, 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.