May 8, 2023 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. Discussion and possible action to approve and authorize the execution of a tax abatement agreement for the following:

Applicant for Tax Abatement:       Enterprise Terminalling LLC
Address of Property:                    19295 Old Mansfield Ferry Road, Vidor, Texas 77662
Reinvestment Zone:                    Orange County Reinvestment Zone #3 located on Old Mansfield Ferry Road along the east bank of the Neches River in the western portion of Orange County, Texas
Description of Improvements:     To design and construct a new manufacturing facility and export terminal to refine ethane in a manufacturing process to meet product specifications for export via refrigerated container ships
Estimated Cost of Investment:    $850,000,000

6. Expense Account(s) for Reimbursement

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

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

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

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

8. Monthly Investment Report for April 2023

9. Unaudited General Fund Operating Statement for the First Half of the Fiscal Year 2022/2023

10. Engagement Letter Proposed by Outside Auditor for the Fiscal Year 2022/2023

11. Port District's Annual Contribution Rate from the Texas County and District Retirement System for the Calendar Year 2024

12. Preliminary Tax Values from the Orange County Tax Assessor-Collector for the Year 2023

13. TexPool Participant Services Bank Information Sheets

14. Bank Depository Proposals on District's Checking Account

15. Port Access Program Rider 37 Grant Update

16. AST Warehouse 5 Winter Storm Uri Freeze Damages

16.A. Change Order #2

16.B. Pay Application #7 - Final

16.C. Pay Application #8 - Retainage

16.D. Warranty Letter

17. AST Warehouse 3 Update

18. Pier Road Drainage Improvement Project Update

19. Revenue Reports

20. Port Travel

20.A. For Executive Port Director to travel to Austin, Texas for two (2) days in May to attend the PAAC meeting.  Travel will be by private vehicle.

21. ENTER CLOSED SESSION FOR AGENDA ITEMS 22 THROUGH 23

22. 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):

22.A. Army Corps of Engineers Hickory Cove Real Estate

22.B. Marathon Oil

22.C. Grounded Barge 237

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

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

23.A.1) Kirby Properties

23.A.1)a. Purchase and Sale Agreement - Higman Barge Lines, Inc.

23.A.1)b. Purchase and Sale Agreement - Higman Marine Services, Inc.

23.A.1)c. Purchase and Sale Agreement - Kirby Inland Marine, LP

23.A.2) 702 Border Street

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

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

23.B.2) Hospital Infrastructure Funding

23.C. Border Street Complex

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

23.D. Georgia Street

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

23.E. Childers Road

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

23.F. Alabama Street

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

23.F.2) Chevron Phillips Chemical LP and/or Golden Triangle Polymers Company

23.F.2)a. Right of Entry

23.F.2)b. Pipeline Easement and Right-of-Way Agreement

23.G. Dravo

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

23.H. Pier Rd

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

23.H.2) Orange County Disaster Rebuild - 1211 Pier Road - Lease Agreement - Approve/Ratify

23.H.3) Muddy Waters Dredging - 1125 Pier Road - Lease Agreement - Approve/Ratify

23.H.4) Frey's Landscape, LLC - 1105 Pier Road & .15 Acre Laydown Area - Agreed Revocation of Property Lease Agreement - Approve/Ratify

23.H.5) Frey's Landscape, LLC - 1115 Pier Road - Agreed Revocation of Property Lease Agreement - Approve/Ratify

23.H.6) Frey's Landscape, LLC - 1105 Pier Road & .15 Acre Laydown Area - Lease Agreement - Approve/Ratify

23.H.7) Frey's Landscape, LLC - 1115 Pier Road - Lease Agreement - Approve/Ratify

23.H.8) Frey's Landscape, LLC - 1135 Pier Road - Lease Agreement - Approve/Ratify

23.H.9) Gulf Copper

23.H.10) Triple P Marine Engine Service - 1099 Pier Road

24. RETURN TO OPEN SESSION AND TAKE ACTION, IF ANY, REGARDING AGENDA ITEMS 22 THROUGH 23

25. Approval to Advertise for Bids at 905 Pier Road, Building A to add a Limestone Parking Lot

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

27. 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

27.A. June 12, 2023

28. Adjourn Meeting