August 12, 2024 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. Budget Workshop

5.A. Discuss Revised Annual Operating and Capital Budget for the 2023/2024 Fiscal Year

5.B. Discuss Proposed Annual Operating adn Captial Budget of the 2024/2025 Fiscal Year

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 July 2024

9. Annual Physical Inventory of the Port District's Fixed Assets for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2024

10. Write Off Fixed Assets as of July 31, 2024

11. Unaudited General Fund Operating Statement for the First Nine Months of the Fiscal Year 2023/2024

12. 2024 Certified Tax Values

13. Port Access Program Rider 37 Grant

13.A. Dravo Road Widening and Truck Queuing Areas Update

13.B. Alabama Street Update

14. FY2022 PSGP - Command Center Generator and Generator Platform

14.A. Update

14.B. Approve Contract Modification #001 - HB Neild & Sons in the amount of $1,895.52 and zero (0) additional days

15. FY2023 PSGP - Administration Generator and Generator Platform Update

16. SCP88 Dravo Additional Truck Queuing and Utility Enhancements Update

17. MIP88 Trans Modal Yard Containerized Project

17.A. Update

17.B. Approve Award of Phase 1 - Selective Demolition and Utility Staging Base Bid not to exceed $705,431

17.C. Approve Award of Phase 2 - Test Pile Program Base Bid not to exceed $203,336

17.D. Approve Proposal for Collins Engineers Construction Phase Engineering Services for Phase 1 - Selective Demolition and Utility Staging

17.E. Approve Proposal for Collins Engineers Construction Phase Engineering Services - Phase 2 - Test Pile Program

17.F. Approve Proposal for Tolunay-Wong Engineers Geotechnical Services - Phase 1 & 2 up to $20,000

18. Community Funded Project Update

19. AST Electrical and Shore Power Services Upgrades Update

20. Revenue Reports

21. Port Travel

22. ENTER CLOSED SESSION FOR AGENDA ITEMS 23 THROUGH 26

23. 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):

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

23.B. Coastal Erosion Planning & Response Act (CEPRA) Grant

23.C. Marathon Oil

23.D. Grounded Barge 237

24. CLOSED MEETING to Deliberate commercial or financial information that the Orange County EDC has received from a business prospect(s) that the Orange County Navigation and Port District seeks to have locate, stay, or expand in or near the territory of Orange County and with which the OCEDC is conducting economic development negotiations, or to deliberate the offer of a financial or other incentive to such a business prospect, under Section 551.087 of the Act, regarding any current, confidential OCEDC Projects.

24.A. Sabine to Galveston Coastal Spine Levee

24.A.1) Approve Right of Entry for GCPD

24.A.2) Approve Antiquities Permit for Terracon

24.A.3) Approve Right of Entry for United States Army Corp of Engineers

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) 108 Alabama Street

25.A.2) 510 Dupont Drive

25.A.3) 709 Dupont Drive

25.A.4) 1601 S. Childers Rd

25.B. Border Street Complex

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

25.C. Jackson/Market 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) Weeks Marine, Inc. - Moorage Agreement - Ratify

25.G. Dravo

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

25.G.2) Port Arthur Pipeline, LLC - 1950 S. Childers Rd - Lease Agreement - Ratify

25.H. Pier Rd

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

25.H.2) Triple P Marine Services - 1207 Pier Road - Lease Agreement - Approve/Ratify

25.H.3) Independence Valve & Supply - 1211 Pier Road - Lease Addendum - Approve/Ratify

25.H.4) Independence Valve & Supply - 1099 Pier Road - Lease Agreement - Approve/Ratify

26. CLOSED MEETING 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. Compensation of Each Employee

27. RETURN TO OPEN SESSION AND TAKE ACTION, IF ANY, REGARDING AGENDA ITEMS 23 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. September 9, 2024

30. Adjourn Meeting