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Meeting Agenda
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. Tax Abatement with Optimus Steel, LLC

Applicant for Tax Abatement:     Optimus Steel, LLC
Address of Property:                   340 Old Highway 90 in Orange County, Texas
Reinvestment Zone:                   Orange County Reinvestment Zone #1, located at
                                                    340 Old Highway 90, Orange, County, Texas
Description of Improvements:     Expansion of existing manufacturing space to
                                                    accommodate a new steel wire product line
Estimated Cost of Investment:    $40,000,000.00
5.A. Discussion and possible action to approve and authorize the execution of a tax abatement agreement for the following:
6. Warehouse Load Testing
6.A. Warehouse 6 - Update
6.B. Consider approving up to $40,000 for Engineering services for Alabama Street Warehouse Load Testing
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 December 2020
10. Investment Policy
10.A. Appointment of Investment Committee
10.B. Set Date & Time for next Investment Committee Meeting
11. Marketing Report
12. Port Travel
13. 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):
13.A. TMY Barge Dock Facility Issues
13.A.1) Attorney Updates
13.A.2) Consider approval of purchase order for Collins Engineers litigation services up to $28,100
13.B. Pier 10
13.B.1) Attorney Updates
13.C. Army Corps of Engineers Hickory Cove Real Estate
13.D. Marathon Oil
14. CLOSED MEETING to Deliberate the purchase, exchange, leases, or value of real property, under § 551.072 of the Act, regarding the following matter(s):
14.A. Discuss Status of Potential Acquisition of Real Property in Navigation District
14.A.1) 109 Alabama Street
14.A.2) 112 Alabama Street
14.A.3) 114 Alabama Street
14.B. Economic Development Pursuant to Gov't Code Sec. 551.087
14.B.1) Sabine to Galveston Coastal Spine Levee
14.C. Border Street Complex
14.C.1) Possible tenant lease(s)
14.D. Georgia Street
14.D.1) Possible tenant lease(s)
14.E. Childers Road
14.E.1) Possible tenant lease(s)
14.E.2) Bludworth Marine LLC - 1201 Childers Road - Administration Building (Rooms 8A and 9) and Annex - Ratify
14.F. Alabama Street
14.F.1) Possible tenant lease(s)
14.G. Dravo
14.G.1) Possible tenant lease(s)
14.H. Pier Rd
14.H.1) Possible tenant lease(s)
14.H.2) Specialized Construction - 1105 Pier Road - Ratify
14.H.3) KEA Services, LLC - 1155 Pier Road
15. Return to Open Meeting
16. Consider approval of purchase order for Collins Engineers litigation services up to $28,100
17. Set date, time and place of any presently anticipated Special Meeting to be held prior to the next Regular Meeting
18. 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
18.A. February 8, 2021
19. Adjourn Meeting
Agenda Item Details Reload Your Meeting
Meeting: January 11, 2021 at 12:00 PM - Board of Commissioners Meeting
Subject:
1. Convene Meeting with opening prayer, Pledge of Allegiance and roll call
Subject:
2. Recognize Guests
Subject:
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 
Subject:
4. Minutes of prior meeting(s) not previously approved
Subject:
5. Tax Abatement with Optimus Steel, LLC

Applicant for Tax Abatement:     Optimus Steel, LLC
Address of Property:                   340 Old Highway 90 in Orange County, Texas
Reinvestment Zone:                   Orange County Reinvestment Zone #1, located at
                                                    340 Old Highway 90, Orange, County, Texas
Description of Improvements:     Expansion of existing manufacturing space to
                                                    accommodate a new steel wire product line
Estimated Cost of Investment:    $40,000,000.00
Subject:
5.A. Discussion and possible action to approve and authorize the execution of a tax abatement agreement for the following:
Description:
Applicant for Tax Abatement:     Optimus Steel, LLC
Address of Property:                   340 Old Highway 90 in Orange County, Texas
Reinvestment Zone:                   Orange County Reinvestment Zone #1, locatedat 340 Old Highway 90, Orange, County, Texas
Description of Improvements:     Expansion of existing manufacturing space to accommodate a new steel wire product line
Estimated Cost of Investment:    $40,000,000.00
Subject:
6. Warehouse Load Testing
Subject:
6.A. Warehouse 6 - Update
Subject:
6.B. Consider approving up to $40,000 for Engineering services for Alabama Street Warehouse Load Testing
Subject:
7. Expense Account(s) for Reimbursement
Subject:
8. Bills for Payment (Includes item(s) above, if any, and supplements at the table)
Subject:
8.A. Payment(s) that exceed $15,000
Subject:
8.B. Accounts Payable - Beginning check number, ending check number and total dollars issued since last Board meeting
Subject:
8.C. Payroll - Beginning check number, ending check number and total dollars issued since last Board Meeting
Subject:
9. Monthly Investment Report for December 2020
Subject:
10. Investment Policy
Subject:
10.A. Appointment of Investment Committee
Subject:
10.B. Set Date & Time for next Investment Committee Meeting
Subject:
11. Marketing Report
Subject:
12. Port Travel
Subject:
13. 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):
Subject:
13.A. TMY Barge Dock Facility Issues
Subject:
13.A.1) Attorney Updates
Subject:
13.A.2) Consider approval of purchase order for Collins Engineers litigation services up to $28,100
Subject:
13.B. Pier 10
Subject:
13.B.1) Attorney Updates
Subject:
13.C. Army Corps of Engineers Hickory Cove Real Estate
Subject:
13.D. Marathon Oil
Subject:
14. CLOSED MEETING to Deliberate the purchase, exchange, leases, or value of real property, under § 551.072 of the Act, regarding the following matter(s):
Subject:
14.A. Discuss Status of Potential Acquisition of Real Property in Navigation District
Subject:
14.A.1) 109 Alabama Street
Subject:
14.A.2) 112 Alabama Street
Subject:
14.A.3) 114 Alabama Street
Subject:
14.B. Economic Development Pursuant to Gov't Code Sec. 551.087
Subject:
14.B.1) Sabine to Galveston Coastal Spine Levee
Subject:
14.C. Border Street Complex
Subject:
14.C.1) Possible tenant lease(s)
Subject:
14.D. Georgia Street
Subject:
14.D.1) Possible tenant lease(s)
Subject:
14.E. Childers Road
Subject:
14.E.1) Possible tenant lease(s)
Subject:
14.E.2) Bludworth Marine LLC - 1201 Childers Road - Administration Building (Rooms 8A and 9) and Annex - Ratify
Subject:
14.F. Alabama Street
Subject:
14.F.1) Possible tenant lease(s)
Subject:
14.G. Dravo
Subject:
14.G.1) Possible tenant lease(s)
Subject:
14.H. Pier Rd
Subject:
14.H.1) Possible tenant lease(s)
Subject:
14.H.2) Specialized Construction - 1105 Pier Road - Ratify
Subject:
14.H.3) KEA Services, LLC - 1155 Pier Road
Subject:
15. Return to Open Meeting
Subject:
16. Consider approval of purchase order for Collins Engineers litigation services up to $28,100
Subject:
17. Set date, time and place of any presently anticipated Special Meeting to be held prior to the next Regular Meeting
Subject:
18. 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
Subject:
18.A. February 8, 2021
Subject:
19. Adjourn Meeting

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