July 13, 2020 at 10:00 AM - Board of Commissioners Meeting

1. Convene Meeting with opening prayer, Pledge of Allegiance and roll call

2. Recognize Guests

3. Open floor to members of the public, or of the Governing Body, for inquiries about a subject not listed on the Agenda.  Speakers shall limit their remarks to three (3) minutes or less.  Specific factual information, or existing policy, may be stated in response to an inquiry.  Any Deliberation or decision about the subject of the inquiry shall be limited to a proposal to place the subject on the Agenda for a subsequent Meeting 

4. Minutes of prior meeting(s) not previously approved

5. Expense Account(s) for Reimbursement

6. Bills for Payment (Includes item(s) above, if any, and supplements at the table)

6.A. Payment(s) that exceed $15,000

6.B. Accounts Payable - Beginning check number, ending check number and total dollars issued since last Board meeting

6.C. Payroll - Beginning check number, ending check number and total dollars issued since last Board Meeting

7. Monthly Investment Report for June 2020

8. COBRA Continuation of Coverage Administrative Agreement with TML Health Benefits Pool

9. Approval to Advertise for Bids to Paint Buildings A and B located at 905 Pier Road

10. Marketing Report

11. Port Travel

11.A. For Executive Port Director, IDC Board, and any Commissioner to travel to Golden Triangle Days in Austin - 2 days in February 2021.  Travel will be by private vehicle.

12. CLOSED MEETING for Private consultation with an attorney for the Governmental Body, under §551.071 of the Act.  The consultation may either be in person or, as authorized by §551.129(a) of the Act, by telephone conference call, video conference call, or communications over the internet.  If any part of the consultation is in an open meeting of the Governmental Body and is therefore a public consultation, each part of the public consultation must be audible to the public at the location specified in the notice of the meeting as the location of the meeting.  The consultation is regarding, but not limited to, the following matter(s):

12.A. TMY Barge Dock Facility Issues

12.A.1) Attorney Updates

12.A.2) Designation of negotiation and litigation committee to advocate for and represent Port interests, including but not limited to establishing minimum requirements for settlement agreements, authority to make mediation and trial decisions and strategies, assist litigation counsel, and execute and deliver binding settlement documentation.  The committee shall consist of two (2) Port Commissioners, the Executive Port Director/CEO, and also include one (1) alternate Port Commissioner to serve on the committee due to the absence, illness or unavailability of one of the two (2) primary-designated Port Commissioners, and the previous Port Director/CEO or other designated person to serve on the committee due to the absence, illness or unavailability of the Executive Port Director/CEO.  The decision or determination of any two (2) of the then-serving committee members shall be sufficient to constitute the act of the committee, and a unanimous decision or determination, while preferred, is not required.

12.B. Pier 10

12.B.1) Attorney Updates

12.C. Army Corps of Engineers Hickory Cove Real Estate Acquisition Assessment

12.D. Grounded Barge 237

12.E. Marathon Oil

13. CLOSED MEETING to Deliberate the purchase, exchange, leases, or value of real property, under § 551.072 of the Act, regarding the following matter(s):

13.A. Discuss Status of Potential Acquisition of Real Property in Navigation District

13.B. Border Street Complex

13.B.1) Possible tenant lease(s)

13.C. Georgia Street

13.C.1) Possible tenant lease(s)

13.D. Childers Road

13.D.1) Possible tenant lease(s)

13.E. Alabama Street

13.E.1) Possible tenant lease(s)

13.F. Dravo

13.F.1) Possible tenant lease(s)

13.F.2) S. Childers Road Development

13.G. Pier Rd

13.G.1) Possible tenant lease(s)

13.G.2) Cypress Bayou Lease - 1451 Pier Road Lease - Ratify

13.G.3) KEA Services, LLC - 1155 Pier Road

14. Return to Open Meeting

15. Set date, time and place of any presently anticipated Special Meeting to be held prior to the next Regular Meeting

16. Specify changes to the date, time and/or place of one or more particular Regular Meeting(s) if any of such factors are presently anticipated to be changed from standard Board Policy

16.A. August 10, 2020

17. Adjourn Meeting