April 7, 2025 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. Orange County Economic Development Update

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 equal or exceed $50,000

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 March 2025

9. Port District Exemptions for the 2025 Tax Year

10. Cyber Liability and Data Breach Response through the Texas Municipal League for the period April 1, 2025 through March 31, 2026

10.A. Interlocal Agreement

10.B. Core + Cyber Coverage

11. Property, Liability, and Auto Insurance Coverage through the Texas Municipal League for the period April 1, 2025 through March 31, 2026

12. Port Access Program Rider 37 Grant

12.A. Dravo Road Widening and Truck Queuing Areas

12.A.1) Update

12.A.2) Modification 014 for 3-1/2 Weather Delay Days for March 2025

12.A.3) Modification 015 for 4 days for Cul-de-sac Scope of Work Changes

12.B. Alabama Street Update

13. FY2022 PSGP

13.A. Command Center Generator and Generator Platform

13.B. Security Capabilities Upgrades

13.B.1) Modification 001 for 56 Calendar Days - Integrated Technology & Security (ITS)

14. FY2023 PSGP - Security Capabilities Upgrades

14.A. Administration Generator and Generator Platform Update

14.B. Water Tower Generator and Generator Platform

14.B.1) Generator Update

14.B.1)a. Permission to Advertise for Bids

14.B.2) Generator Platform Update

14.B.2)a. Permission to Advertise for Bids

15. SCP88 Dravo Additional Truck Queuing and Utility Enhancements Update

16. MIP88 Trans Modal Yard Containerized Project Update

16.A. Phase 1 - Selective Demolition

16.B. Phase 2 - Test Pile Program

16.C. Phase 3 - Electrical

16.C.1) Permission to Advertise for Bids

16.D. Phase 4 - Reconstruction

17. MARAD/PIDP/Community Funded Project Update

18. AST Electrical and Shore Power Services Upgrades

18.A. Shore Power 8 - Permanent Power

18.A.1) Update

18.A.2) Approve Award of Bid Proposal

18.B. Shore Powers 11 & 12 and Lighting Controls

18.B.1) Update

18.B.2) Approve Award of Bid Proposal

18.B.3) Permission to Advertise for Bids on Platform

19. Economic Impact Study with Martin Association

20. CEPRA Funding Commitment Letter - North Sabine Lake Project

20.A. Funding Paid from Committed Dredging Account

21. Revenue Reports

22. Port Travel

23. ENTER CLOSED SESSION FOR AGENDA ITEMS 24 THROUGH 27

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.B. Coastal Erosion Planning & Response Act (CEPRA) Grant - North Sabine Lake Project

24.C. Thousand Foot Cut/Stewts Island

24.D. Marathon Oil

24.E. Grounded Barge 237

24.F. Fire Protection Service Agreement Addendum

25. 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.

25.A. Sabine to Galveston Coastal Spine Levee

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

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

26.A.1) 406 Market St

26.A.2) South Childers Rd Null

26.B. Border Street Complex

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

26.C. Jackson/Market Street Complex

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

26.D. Georgia Street

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

26.D.2) Sienna Shipyards, LLC - 615 W. Georgia Street - Lease Agreement - Approve/Ratify

26.E. Childers Road

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

26.F. Alabama Street

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

26.F.2) RTP Company - 1006 Alabama Street - Warehouse 2 - Lease Agreement - Approve/Ratify

26.G. Dravo

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

26.H. Pier Rd

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

27. CLOSED MEETING to Deliberate information relating to risk or vulnerability assessment, under Texas Government Code Section 418.177; information prepared for the United States as provided in Texas Government Code Section 418.180; information related to technical details of particular vulnerabilites of critical infrastructure to an act of terrorism, under Texas Government Code Section 418.181, and/or information relating to security systems as provided in Texas Government Code Section 418.18, such Closed Meeting being authorized by Section 418.183(f) of theTexas Government Code.  The Governing Body shall make a tape recording of the proceedings rather than a Certified Agenda, as required by Section 481.183(f).

27.A. FY2025 Port Security Grant Program (PSGP) Project

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

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

30. 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

30.A. Thursday, May 22, 2025 @ 1:30 pm

31. Adjourn Meeting