CITY OF TEXAS CITY
REGULAR CALLED CITY COMMISSION MEETING
AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2020 - 5:00 P.M.
KENNETH T. NUNN COUNCIL ROOM - CITY HALL
1801 9th Ave. N.
Texas City, TX 77590
PLEASE NOTE:
Due to the COVID 19 Disaster and the CDC's recommendation regarding social distancing measures the City Commission will meet in person and electronically. Texas Governor Greg Abbott waived on a temporary basis certain sections of the Texas Open Meetings Act. The meeting will be audible to members of the public and allow for two-way communications for those desiring to participate.
Any person who calls in and is interested in speaking on any item on the Agenda must call the number below and sign in to the conference then wait for the Board President to request any public comments. Public comments may not apply to all items on the agenda.
Those who attend in person may sign a "Request to Address City Commission" form and give it to the City Secretary prior to the beginning of the meeting.
To join the telephone audio conference and to give public comment please use the following instructions.
(888) 475-4499 (Toll Free)
Webinar ID: 972 8791 4337
You will automatically be muted when joining the conference. To raise your hand or notify the call manager for attention, please dial *9 on your phone during the call. When appropriate the call manger will unmute your line and the system will notify you that you can now speak.
To view the web presentation or listen to audio without participating, please visit http://commission.texascitytx.gov
You will then be redirected to the conference and given instructions to enable viewing. We ask that if you will be joining the telephone conference to speak, please mute your computer audio. When using telephone audio with computer audio on, a feedback loop can be created causing disruptive echoing or a loud static. Disruptive audio will cause your line to be muted by the call manager.
After the meeting, a recording of this meeting's audio will be made available to the public, upon request.
All in attendance are required to remove hats and/or sunglasses (dark glasses) during meetings and to also silence all cell phones and electronic devices.
Due to the COVID 19 Disaster and the CDC's recommendation regarding social distancing measures the City Commission will meet in person and electronically. Texas Governor Greg Abbott waived on a temporary basis certain sections of the Texas Open Meetings Act. The meeting will be audible to members of the public and allow for two-way communications for those desiring to participate.
Any person who calls in and is interested in speaking on any item on the Agenda must call the number below and sign in to the conference then wait for the Board President to request any public comments. Public comments may not apply to all items on the agenda.
Those who attend in person may sign a "Request to Address City Commission" form and give it to the City Secretary prior to the beginning of the meeting.
To join the telephone audio conference and to give public comment please use the following instructions.
(888) 475-4499 (Toll Free)
Webinar ID: 972 8791 4337
You will automatically be muted when joining the conference. To raise your hand or notify the call manager for attention, please dial *9 on your phone during the call. When appropriate the call manger will unmute your line and the system will notify you that you can now speak.
To view the web presentation or listen to audio without participating, please visit http://commission.texascitytx.gov
You will then be redirected to the conference and given instructions to enable viewing. We ask that if you will be joining the telephone conference to speak, please mute your computer audio. When using telephone audio with computer audio on, a feedback loop can be created causing disruptive echoing or a loud static. Disruptive audio will cause your line to be muted by the call manager.
After the meeting, a recording of this meeting's audio will be made available to the public, upon request.
All in attendance are required to remove hats and/or sunglasses (dark glasses) during meetings and to also silence all cell phones and electronic devices.
(1)
ROLL CALL
(2)
INVOCATION
(3)
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
(4)
PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
(a)
Proclaim October as Physical Therapy Month
(b)
Proclaiming October as Voter Awareness Month (City Secretary)
(c)
Life Saving Award Presentation for Officer Saungala Montgomery (Police Department)
(d)
Promotion of Micah Voight to Captain
Promotion of Shane Skiles to Engineer
Promotion of Shane Skiles to Engineer
(5)
REPORTS
(a)
Nuisance Abatement Presentation
(b)
Aquatic Program (Recreation and Tourism)
(6)
PUBLIC COMMENTS
(7)
CONSENT AGENDA
(a)
Approve City Commission Minutes for September 16, 2020 meeting. (City Secretary)
(b)
Consider and take action on Resolution No. 20-094, approving the updated Circulation Policy. (Library)
(c)
Consider and take action on Resolution No. 20-095, extending the Mayor's Declaration of Disaster. (Emergency Management)
(d)
Consider and take action on Resolution No. 20-096, approving the purchase of a 2021 International HV507 with GapVax Inc. Debris Body through the H-GAC Cooperative Purchasing Program. (Public Works)
(e)
Consider and take action on Resolution No. 20-097, approving a contract for Bid No. 2020-386 Texas City Pedestrian Bridge Replacement Project. (Public Works)
(f)
Consider and take action on Resolution No. 20-098, approving the purchase of one (1) Bomag BF300 C-2 asphalt paver from R. B. Everett & Co. via BuyBoard Purchasing Cooperative. (Public Works)
(g)
Consider and take action on Resolution No. 20-099, approving a contract for Bid No. 2020-388 West Annex & Biosphere Facility Parking Lots Improvement Project. (Public Works)
(h)
Consider and take action on Resolution No. 20-100, approving the execution of an Engineering Agreement with ARKK Engineers, LLC., for the Lift Station 23 Improvements Project. (Public Works)
(i)
Consider and take action on Resolution No. 20-101, accepting the Texas City Citizen Participation Plan through Texas General Land Office (GLO) Community development block grant mitigation (CDBG-MIT) Program. (Emergency Management)
(8)
REGULAR ITEMS
(a)
Consider and take action on Ordinance No. 20-38, amending Code of Ordinance Chapter 10, Section10 to allow the City Secretary to correct scrivener's errors in ordinances, resolutions, and other City Commission actions whether codified or uncodified. (City Secretary)
(b)
Consider and take action on Ordinance No. 20-39, approving an Ordinance vacating and abandoning a portion of 8th Ave South and a portion of 13th St South as requested by Marathon Petroleum Company. (Engineering)
(c)
Consider and take action on Ordinance No. 20-40, approving an Ordinance vacating and abandoning a portion of the alley in Block 63 of the Texas City First Division as requested by Eastman Chemical Company. (Engineering)
(d)
Consider and take action on Ordinance No. 20-41, amending the City's fiscal year 2020-21 Budget to
pay for Bay Street Park pedestrian bridge replacement. (Finance)
(e)
Consider and take action on Ordinance No. 20-42, amending the City's fiscal year 2020-2021 Budget to appropriate funds for phase 3 of the water meter replacement project.
(Finance)
(f)
Consider and take action on Ordinance No. 20-43, amending the City's fiscal year 2020-2021 Budget to
create six police officer positions and appropriate the funding through the Federal Community Oriented Policing Services Grant and the city's fund balance. (Finance)
(9)
MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS
(10)
ADJOURNMENT
NOTICE OF ANY SUBJECT APPEARING ON THIS AGENDA REGARDLESS OF HOW THE MATTER IS STATED MAY BE ACTED UPON BY THE CITY COMMISSION.
I, THE UNDERSIGNED AUTHORITY, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS NOTICE OF MEETING WAS POSTED ON THE BULLETIN BOARDS AT CITY HALL, 1801 9TH AVENUE NORTH, TEXAS CITY, TEXAS, AT A PLACE CONVENIENT AND READILY ACCESSIBLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE ON OCTOBER 2, 2020, PRIOR TO 5:00 P.M. AND REMAINED SO POSTED CONTINUOUSLY FOR AT LEAST 72 HOURS PRECEDING THE SCHEDULED TIME OF SAID MEETING.
______________________
RHOMARI D. LEIGH
CITY SECRETARY