June 12, 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. Approve Amendment No. 1 of the Chapter 312 Tax Abatement Agreement between Orange County Navigation & Port District and Optimus Steel, LLC

6. Ratification of Tax Abatement Agreement with Enterprise Terminalling LLC

7. Expense Account(s) for Reimbursement

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

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

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

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

9. Monthly Investment Report for May 2023

10. Renewal of Medical Insurance Policy with TX Health Benefits Pool for the Period October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024

11. Supplemental Financial Information from Sale of Scrap Metal

12. Set Date and Time for Budget Workshop for fiscal year October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024

13. Approve Updated Special Spending Authorization for Executive Port Director

13.A. First Reading

13.B. Waive Second Reading

14. Approve Special Spending Authorization Committee

15. Port Access Program Rider 37 Grant Update

16. AST Warehouse 3 Update

17. Pier Road Drainage Improvement Project Update

18. Approve Bid for 905 Pier Road, Building A Limestone Parking Lot

19. Approve up to $26,000 for Fire Alarm System Upgrade at 905 Pier Road, Buidling A

20. Discuss Conditions of 1109 Border Street, Warehouse C/Maintenance Building

21. Revenue Reports

22. Port Travel

23. ENTER CLOSED SESSION FOR AGENDA ITEMS 24 THROUGH 26

24. 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):

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

24.A.1) Coastal Erosion Planning & Response Act (CEPRA) Grant

24.B. Marathon Oil

24.C. Grounded Barge 237

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

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

25.A.1) Kirby Properties

25.A.1)a. Closing Resolution

25.A.2) 702 Border Street

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

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

25.B.2) Hospital Infrastructure Funding

25.C. Border Street Complex

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

25.D. Georgia Street

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

25.E. Childers Road

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

25.F. Alabama Street

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

25.F.2) Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, LP - Non-Exclusive Pipeline Easement and Right-of Way Agreement

25.G. Dravo

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

25.H. Pier Rd

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

25.H.2) Orange County Disaster Rebuild - 1211 Pier Road - Lease Agreement - Ratify

25.H.3) Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, LP - 905 Pier Road, Building A - Lease Agreement - Approve/Ratify

26. CLOSED SESSION to Deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a District officer or employee, under §551.074 (a)(1) of the Act, regarding the following matter(s):

26.A. Maintenance Staffing

27. RETURN TO OPEN SESSION AND TAKE ACTION, IF ANY, REGARDING AGENDA ITEMS 24 THROUGH 26

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

29. 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

29.A. July 10, 2023

30. Adjourn Meeting