City Council Special/Workshop Meeting Monday, September 22, 2025 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 and workshop meeting Monday, September 22, 2025 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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CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING

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.Consider request of Hemphill Seminary, LLC to lease a 50’x50’ out of Property ID 386235 near the corner of Half League Rd and Main Street for a monopole communications tower.  Presenter is Derrick Smith  

  2. 2.Consider professional services agreement with KSBR for Administration Services of General Land Office (GLO) Community Development Block Grant – Mitigation Program (CDBG-MIT) Regional Mitigation Program Projects Contract No. 24-065-167-F082.  Presenter is Jody Weaver  

  3. 3.Consider professional services agreement with Urban Engineering for Engineering Services for the Harbor of Refuge Shoreline restoration project funded by General Land Office (GLO) Community Development Block Grant – Mitigation Program (CDBG-MIT) Regional Mitigation Program Projects Contract No. 24-065-167-F082.  Presenter is Jody Weaver  

  4. 4.Consider Resolution No. R-092225-1 of the City of Port Lavaca, Texas, for the nomination of candidates for the Board of Directors of the Calhoun County Appraisal District 2026-2027 Term.  Presenter is Jody Weaver  

  5. 5.Consider Resolution No. R-092225-2 of the City of Port Lavaca, Texas, for entering into a Finance Contract with Government Capital Corporation (GCC) for the purpose of Financing a Fire Truck.  Presenter is Joe Reyes  

  6. 6.Consider Second and Final reading of an Ordinance (S-4-25) approving the annual Budget for the City of Port Lavaca, Texas and adopting the budget document for the fiscal year October 01, 2025 thru September 30, 2026.  Presenter is Brittney Hogan  

  7. 7.Consider Ratification of Property Tax increase reflected in the 2025-2026 FY Budget.  Presenter is Brittney Hogan  

  8. 8.Consider Second and Final reading of an Ordinance (S-5-25) fixing the Tax Rate and Tax Levy for the City of Port Lavaca, Texas for the year 2025.  Presenter is Brittney Hogan  

  9. 9.Consider approval of the Certificate of Construction Completion and authorize the release of Retainage and Final Payment for Nautical Landings Marina Boat Ramp Breakwater Repair Project.  Presenter is Jody Weaver  

V.ADJOURN SPECIAL MEETING

CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP

VI.CALL TO ORDER

VII.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).

VIII.ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION - Council will discuss the following items

  1. 1.Review and discuss the draft boundary of a proposed Tax Incremental Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ).  Presenter is Jody Weaver  

  2. 2.Discuss amendment to City’s Code of Ordinances, 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  

  3. 3.Discuss amendment to City’s Code of Ordinances, Chapter 34, Peddlers, Solicitors, Itinerant Vendors, Garage Sales and Mobile Food Units.  Presenter is Derrick Smith  

IX.ADJOURN WORKSHOP

CERTIFICATION OF POSTING NOTICE

This is to certify that the above notice of a Special and Workshop meeting of The City Council of The City of Port Lavaca, scheduled for Monday, September 22, 2025, beginning at 5:30 p.m., was posted at city hall, easily accessible to the public, as of 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 16, 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.