September 8, 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. Adoption of the 2025 Proposed Tax Rate

6. Commit Property Tax Revenues in Excess of No-New-Revenue Tax Rate into Fund Balance Committed for Future Dredging Account at the end of each Fiscal Year

7. Adopt Proposed Annual Operating and Capital Budget for the 2025/2026 Fiscal Year

8. Expense Account(s) for Reimbursement

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

9.A. Payment(s) that equal or exceed $50,000

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

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

10. Monthly Investment Report for August 2025

11. Approve Plan Year 2026 Post-65 Retiree Benefits Option

12. Supplemental Financial Information from Sale of Scrap Metal

13. Amend Write Off of Fixed Assets as of July 31, 2025

13.A. Item Tag #425 - Boat Trailer

13.B. Item Tag #N-227 - Shore Power Cable - 9'

14. FY2022 PSGP

14.A. Command Center Generator and Generator Platform

14.A.1) Update

14.A.2) Gas Line from FM1006 to Command Center

14.B. Security Capabilities Upgrades Update

15. FY2023 PSGP

15.A. Administration Generator and Generator Platform Update

15.B. Water Tower Generator and Generator Platform

15.B.1) Generator Update

15.B.2) Generator Platform Update

15.C. Security Capabilities Upgrades Update

16. SCP88 Dravo Additional Truck Queuing and Utility Enhancements

16.A. Update

16.B. Modification 004 to Triangle Civil Services for Final Cleanup Change Order not to exceed $30,000

17. SCP89 Dravo Truck Queuing Area, Utility Enhancements, and Drainage Improvements

17.A. Update

17.B. Proposal from Collins Engineers for Design Services not to exceed $177,000

18. MIP88 Trans Modal Yard Containerized Project

18.A. Phase 1 - Selective Demolition

18.A.1) Change Order 004 to Triangle Civil Services for Two (2) Structural Steel Platforms - ESI #2 not to exceed $220,000 - Ratify

18.B. Phase 2 - Test Pile Program - COMPLETE

18.C. Phase 3 - Electrical

18.D. Phase 4 - Reconstruction

19. PIDP/Community Funded Project Update

20. 2025 Port Infrastructure Development Program Grant

21. AST Electrical and Shore Power Services Upgrades

21.A. Shore Power 8 - Permanent Power

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

21.B.1) Shore Power Update

21.B.2) Shore Power Platform Update

22. Award Lawn Maintenance Services Contract

23. Award Herbicide Spraying Contract

24. Revenue Reports

25. Port Travel

26. ENTER CLOSED SESSION FOR AGENDA ITEMS 27 THROUGH 30

27. 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):

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

27.B. North Sabine Lake Project

27.C. Thousand Foot Cut/Stewts Island

27.D. Marathon Oil

27.E. Grounded Barge 237

28. 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.

28.A. Sabine to Galveston Coastal Spine Levee

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

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

29.A.1) 911 Border Street

29.B. Border Street Complex

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

29.B.2) Beckett & Beckett - 1109 Border Street, Building B - Lease Agreement - Approve/Ratify

29.C. Jackson/Market Street Complex

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

29.C.2) Troy Construction - 313 Market Street (Approx. 1.40 Acres) Laydown Area - Lease Agreement - Approve/Ratify

29.D. Georgia Street

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

29.E. Childers Road

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

29.F. Alabama Street

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

29.G. Dravo

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

29.G.2) Bludworth Marine - 2599 S. Childers Rd - Lease Addendum - Approve/Ratify

29.G.3) Bludworth Marine - 1601 Childers Rd - Lease Addendum - Approve/Ratify

29.G.4) Bludworth Marine - 2599 S. Childers Rd L3-L4 - Lease Addendum - Approve/Ratify

29.G.5) M.J.S.&B. Marine Vessel Repair, LLC - 2599 S. Childers Rd - Lease Agreement - Approve/Ratify

29.G.6) M.J.S.&B. Marine Vessel Repair, LLC - 1601 Childers Rd - Lease Agreement - Approve/Ratify

29.H. Pier Rd

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

29.H.2) Muddy Water Dredging, LP - 905 Pier Road, Building B - Lease Addendum - Approve/Ratify

30. 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 vulnerabilities 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 the Texas Goverment Code.  The Governing Body shall make a tape recording of the proceedings rather than a Certified Agenda, as required by Section 481.183(f).

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

31. RETURN TO OPEN SESSION AND TAKE ACTION, IF ANY, REGARDING AGENDA ITEMS 27 THROUGH 30

32. Port Access Program Rider 37 Grant

32.A. Dravo Road Widening and Truck Queuing Areas

32.A.1) Update

32.A.2) Warranty Items - Road Failures

32.B. Alabama Street

32.B.1) Consider Bids Received for Approval

32.B.2) Proposal for Collins Engineers for Construction Oversight not to exceed $304,000

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

34. 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

34.A. October 13, 2025

35. Adjourn Meeting