July 12, 2021 at 12:00 PM - 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 2021

8. Consider Adopting Revised Employer Retiree Elections Policy

8.A. First reading of Revised Employer Retiree Elections Policy

8.B. Waive second reading of Revised Employer Retiree Elections Policy

9. Approval of the Plan Year 2022 Post-65 Retiree Benefits Option

10. Consider Approval up to $380,600 for Bid to SpawGlass for Overhead Door Replacements

11. Consideration of Declaring an Emergency Status regarding Direct Potential Safety concerns for Property and/or Persons with respect to the AST Warehouse Sprinkler Systems, so that Further Action can be taken for Investigation, Repair and/or Replacement of the Systems or their Component Parts, without proceeding through the Ordinary Project Specification, Advertisement, Bid, Bid Consideration and Project Award Process, and to Authorize the Further Expenditure of Port Funds in excess of the Amount Currently Authorized

12. Port Access Program Rider 37 Grant Application
 

13. 2021 Port Infrastructure Development  Program (PIDP) Grant Application

14. Approve Executive Port Director to Accept Highest/Best Net Ton Pricing for the Sale of the Surplus Railroad Iron

15. Supplemental Financial Information

16. Marketing Report

17. Port Travel

17.A. For Executive Port Director to travel to Houston, Texas as needed in July /August for litigation.  Travel will be by personal vehicle.

17.B. For Executive Port Director and Commissioners to travel to Austin, Texas five (5) days in September for the AAPA Annual Convention.  Travel will be by personal vehicle. 

17.C. For Executive Port Director and Commissioners to travel to Houston, Texas three (3) days in November for the GPA Meeting.  Travel will be by personal vehicle. 

18. 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):

18.A. TMY Barge Dock Facility Issues

18.A.1) Attorney Updates

18.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 consitute the act of the committee, and a unanimous decision or determination, while preferred, is not required. 

18.B. Pier 10

18.B.1) Attorney Updates

18.B.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 consitute the act of the committee, and a unanimous decision or determination, while preferred, is not required. 

18.C. Army Corps of Engineers Hickory Cove Real Estate

18.D. Marathon Oil

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

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

19.B. Economic Development Pursuant to Gov't Code Sec. 551.087

19.B.1) Sabine to Galveston Coastal Spine Levee

19.C. Border Street Complex

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

19.D. Georgia Street

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

19.E. Childers Road

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

19.F. Alabama Street

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

19.G. Dravo

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

19.H. Pier Rd

19.H.1) Possible tenant lease(s)

20. Return to Open Meeting

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

22. 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

22.A. August 9, 2021

23. Adjourn Meeting