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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. Approve Resolutions renewing, extending, and amending Resolution No. 2021-001-V passed and approved the 13th day of December 2021, consisting of Resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the Orange County Navigation and Port District of Orange County, Texas declaring the District's election to become eligible to participate in a Residential Tax Abatement Program to promote development/redevelopment in certain areas of Orange County, Texas and finding that the meeting complies with the Open Meetings Act.
5.A. Resolution 2024-003-V effective December 13, 2023 through April 8, 2024
5.B. Resolution 2024-004-V effective April 8, 2024 through April 8, 2026
6. Approve Resolutions renewing, extending, and amending Resolution No. 2021-002-V passed and approved the 13th day of December 2021, consisting of Resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the Orange County Navigation and Port District of Orange County, Texas establishing guidelines and criteria for Tax Abatement Agreements for use in the District's Residential Tax Abatement Program to promote development/redevelopment in certain areas of Orange County, Texas, and finding that the meeting complies with the Open Meetings Act.
6.A. Resolution 2024-005-V effective December 13, 2023 through April 8, 2024
6.B. Resolution 2024-006-V effective April 8, 2024 through April 8, 2026
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 March 2024
10. Port District Exemptions for the 2024 Tax Year
11. Approve Letting Procedure
12. Port Access Program Rider 37 Grant
12.A. Alabama Street
12.A.1) Update
12.A.2) Permission to Advertise for FY2022 Rider 37 - Project 2 - Alabama Street Road Widening Project
12.B. Dravo Road Widening and Truck Queuing Areas
12.B.1) Update
12.B.2) Approve Award of Base Bid, Alternate #5, and/or Alternate #6 up to $5,400,000
12.B.3) Approve Modification 001 for Clarification of Unit of Measure on Bid Form
12.B.4) Approve Collins Engineers Construction Phase Engineering Services not to exceed $340,000
13. AST Warehouse 3 Update
14. FY2022 PSGP - Command Center Generator and Generator Platform
14.A. Update
14.B. Approve Award of Command Center Generator
14.C. Approve Modification 001 for Additional 30 Days for Generator Platform
15. FY2023 PSGP - Administration Generator and Generator Platform
15.A. Update
15.B. Approve Award of Administration Generator
16. SCP88 Dravo Additional Truck Queuing and Utility Enhancements Update
17. MIP88 Trans Modal Yard Containerized Project Update
18. Approval to Advertise for AST Electrical and Shore Power Services Upgrade
19. Approval of Proposal for Demolition of Border Street Complex - Wood-Framed Portion of Building C up to $12,000
20. Community Funded Project - Approve Federal Grant Award of $10,000,000
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.B. Coastal Erosion Planning & Response Act (CEPRA) Grant
24.C. Marathon Oil
24.D. Grounded Barge 237
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) 106 Alabama Street
26.A.2) 514 Dupont Drive
26.A.3) 307 Border Street
26.A.4) 323 Border Street
26.A.5) 602 Border Street
26.A.6) 802 Border Street
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.E. Childers Road
26.E.1) Possible tenant lease(s)
26.E.2) Collins Engineers - 1201 S. Childers Road - Lease Agreement - Ratify
26.F. Alabama Street
26.F.1) Possible tenant lease(s)
26.F.2) Gulf Copper/Military Sealift Command (Additional Vessels)
26.G. Dravo
26.G.1) Possible tenant lease(s)
26.G.2) Port Arthur Pipeline, LLC
26.H. Pier Rd
26.H.1) Possible tenant lease(s)
26.H.2) Muddy Waters - 1125 Pier Road - Lease Agreement - Approve/Ratify
26.H.3) Independence Valve & Supply - 1211 Pier Road - Lease Agreement - Ratify
27. ENTER CLOSED SESSION WITH RECORDING FOR AGENDA ITEM 28
28. 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 Government Code.  The Governing Body shall make a tape recording of the proceedings rather than a Certified Agenda, as required by Section 418.183(f).
28.A. Allied Universal Security Service Contract
28.B. Approval to Apply for the FY2024 Port Security Grant Program (PSGP) Project
29. RETURN TO OPEN SESSION AND TAKE ACTION, IF ANY, REGARDING AGENDA ITEMS 24 THROUGH 28
30. Set date, time and place of any presently anticipated Special Meeting to be held prior to the next Regular Meeting
31. 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
31.A. May 13, 2024
32. Adjourn Meeting
Agenda Item Details Reload Your Meeting
Meeting: April 8, 2024 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. Approve Resolutions renewing, extending, and amending Resolution No. 2021-001-V passed and approved the 13th day of December 2021, consisting of Resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the Orange County Navigation and Port District of Orange County, Texas declaring the District's election to become eligible to participate in a Residential Tax Abatement Program to promote development/redevelopment in certain areas of Orange County, Texas and finding that the meeting complies with the Open Meetings Act.
Subject:
5.A. Resolution 2024-003-V effective December 13, 2023 through April 8, 2024
Subject:
5.B. Resolution 2024-004-V effective April 8, 2024 through April 8, 2026
Subject:
6. Approve Resolutions renewing, extending, and amending Resolution No. 2021-002-V passed and approved the 13th day of December 2021, consisting of Resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the Orange County Navigation and Port District of Orange County, Texas establishing guidelines and criteria for Tax Abatement Agreements for use in the District's Residential Tax Abatement Program to promote development/redevelopment in certain areas of Orange County, Texas, and finding that the meeting complies with the Open Meetings Act.
Subject:
6.A. Resolution 2024-005-V effective December 13, 2023 through April 8, 2024
Subject:
6.B. Resolution 2024-006-V effective April 8, 2024 through April 8, 2026
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 March 2024
Subject:
10. Port District Exemptions for the 2024 Tax Year
Subject:
11. Approve Letting Procedure
Subject:
12. Port Access Program Rider 37 Grant
Subject:
12.A. Alabama Street
Subject:
12.A.1) Update
Subject:
12.A.2) Permission to Advertise for FY2022 Rider 37 - Project 2 - Alabama Street Road Widening Project
Subject:
12.B. Dravo Road Widening and Truck Queuing Areas
Subject:
12.B.1) Update
Subject:
12.B.2) Approve Award of Base Bid, Alternate #5, and/or Alternate #6 up to $5,400,000
Subject:
12.B.3) Approve Modification 001 for Clarification of Unit of Measure on Bid Form
Subject:
12.B.4) Approve Collins Engineers Construction Phase Engineering Services not to exceed $340,000
Subject:
13. AST Warehouse 3 Update
Subject:
14. FY2022 PSGP - Command Center Generator and Generator Platform
Subject:
14.A. Update
Subject:
14.B. Approve Award of Command Center Generator
Subject:
14.C. Approve Modification 001 for Additional 30 Days for Generator Platform
Subject:
15. FY2023 PSGP - Administration Generator and Generator Platform
Subject:
15.A. Update
Subject:
15.B. Approve Award of Administration Generator
Subject:
16. SCP88 Dravo Additional Truck Queuing and Utility Enhancements Update
Subject:
17. MIP88 Trans Modal Yard Containerized Project Update
Subject:
18. Approval to Advertise for AST Electrical and Shore Power Services Upgrade
Subject:
19. Approval of Proposal for Demolition of Border Street Complex - Wood-Framed Portion of Building C up to $12,000
Subject:
20. Community Funded Project - Approve Federal Grant Award of $10,000,000
Subject:
21. Revenue Reports
Subject:
22. Port Travel
Subject:
23. ENTER CLOSED SESSION FOR AGENDA ITEMS 24 THROUGH 26
Subject:
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):
Subject:
24.A. Army Corps of Engineers Hickory Cove Real Estate
Subject:
24.B. Coastal Erosion Planning & Response Act (CEPRA) Grant
Subject:
24.C. Marathon Oil
Subject:
24.D. Grounded Barge 237
Subject:
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.
Subject:
25.A. Sabine to Galveston Coastal Spine Levee
Subject:
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):
Subject:
26.A. Discuss Status of Potential Acquisition of Real Property in Navigation District
Subject:
26.A.1) 106 Alabama Street
Subject:
26.A.2) 514 Dupont Drive
Subject:
26.A.3) 307 Border Street
Subject:
26.A.4) 323 Border Street
Subject:
26.A.5) 602 Border Street
Subject:
26.A.6) 802 Border Street
Subject:
26.B. Border Street Complex
Subject:
26.B.1) Possible tenant lease(s)
Subject:
26.C. Jackson/Market Street Complex
Subject:
26.C.1) Possible tenant lease(s)
Subject:
26.D. Georgia Street
Subject:
26.D.1) Possible tenant lease(s)
Subject:
26.E. Childers Road
Subject:
26.E.1) Possible tenant lease(s)
Subject:
26.E.2) Collins Engineers - 1201 S. Childers Road - Lease Agreement - Ratify
Subject:
26.F. Alabama Street
Subject:
26.F.1) Possible tenant lease(s)
Subject:
26.F.2) Gulf Copper/Military Sealift Command (Additional Vessels)
Subject:
26.G. Dravo
Subject:
26.G.1) Possible tenant lease(s)
Subject:
26.G.2) Port Arthur Pipeline, LLC
Subject:
26.H. Pier Rd
Subject:
26.H.1) Possible tenant lease(s)
Subject:
26.H.2) Muddy Waters - 1125 Pier Road - Lease Agreement - Approve/Ratify
Subject:
26.H.3) Independence Valve & Supply - 1211 Pier Road - Lease Agreement - Ratify
Subject:
27. ENTER CLOSED SESSION WITH RECORDING FOR AGENDA ITEM 28
Subject:
28. 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 Government Code.  The Governing Body shall make a tape recording of the proceedings rather than a Certified Agenda, as required by Section 418.183(f).
Subject:
28.A. Allied Universal Security Service Contract
Subject:
28.B. Approval to Apply for the FY2024 Port Security Grant Program (PSGP) Project
Subject:
29. RETURN TO OPEN SESSION AND TAKE ACTION, IF ANY, REGARDING AGENDA ITEMS 24 THROUGH 28
Subject:
30. Set date, time and place of any presently anticipated Special Meeting to be held prior to the next Regular Meeting
Subject:
31. 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:
31.A. May 13, 2024
Subject:
32. Adjourn Meeting

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