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Home My WebLink AboutMIN MAY 20 2014M I N U T E S- CITY OF BEAUMONT W.L. Pate, Jr., At -Large BECKY AMES, MAYOR Gethrel Wright, Mayor Pro Tem Dr. Alan B. Coleman, Ward I CITY COUNCIL MEETING Michael D. Getz, Ward If Audwin Samuel, Ward III May 20, 2014 Jamie Smith, Ward IV Tyrone E. Cooper, City Attorney Kyle Hayes, City Manager Tina Broussard, City Clerk The City Council of the City of Beaumont, Texas, met in a regular session on May 20, 2014, at the City Hall Council Chambers, 801 Main Street, Beaumont, Texas, at 1:30 p.m. to consider the following: OPENING Invocation Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call Presentations and Recognition Public Comment: Persons may speak on scheduled agenda item on Consent Agenda Consent Agenda Mayor Ames called the council meeting to order at 1:30 p.m Pastor Robert Besser of Wesley United Methodist Church gave the invocation. Mayor Ames led the Pledge of Allegiance. Roll call was made by Tina Broussard, City Clerk. Present at the meeting were Mayor Ames, Mayor Pro Tem Wright, Councilmembers Coleman, Getz, Pate and Samuel. Absent: Councilmember Smith and City Attorney, Tyrone Cooper. Also present were Kyle Hayes, City Manager; Quentin Price, 1s, s Assistant City Attorney; Tina Broussard, City Clerk. Councilmember Smith was absent due to work. Proclamations, Presentations, Recognitions "Sales Management and Professionals Day" - May 20, 2014 - Proclamation read by Councilmember Pate; accepted by Alan Tapley with Sales and Marketing Executives Club on behalf of Skylar Thompson, who could not attend, along with other members of the Sales and Marketing Executives Club "Emergency Medical Services Week" — May 18-24, 2014 — Proclamation read by Councilmember Samuel; accepted by Chris Landry and staff of the Beaumont Emergency Medical Services Ryan Slott, Director of the Beaumont Parks and Recreation Department; announced that the City of Beaumont was named one of 212 cities throughout the United States as a 2014 Playful City USA recipient through Kaboom "Childhood Obesity Prevention Day" — May 20, 2014 — Proclamation read by Mayor Ames; accepted by Sherry Ulmer and Councilmember Coleman, along with Dr. Stephen Minutes — May 20, 2014 Pont of Austin, Texas, keynote speaker at the Childhood Obesity Prevention Coalition and NLC Representatives Public Comment: Persons may speak on scheduled agenda items on Consent Agenda. None CONSENT AGENDA Approval of minutes — May 13, 2014 Confirmation of committee appointments - Resolution 14 - 110 Emily Coxe would be reappointed to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee. The current term would expire September 19, 2015. (Councilmember Mike Getz) Darlene Chodzinski would be reappointed to the Historic Landmark Commission. The current term would expire September 3, 2015. (Mayor Becky Ames) A) Approve a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a memorandum of understanding with the South East Texas Regional Planning Commission to facilitate emergency notifications — Resolution 14 - 111 B) Approve a resolution authorizing the acceptance of a ten foot wide Exclusive Water Line Easement for the construction of a 6" water line loop and fire hydrant at 5780 Hagner Road — Resolution 14 — 112 C) Approve a resolution authorizing the acceptance of a ten foot wide Exclusive Water Line Easement for the construction of a 6" water line loop and fire hydrant at 4775 S. Martin Luther King Parkway — Resolution 14 - 113 D) Approve a resolution authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute all documents necessary, specifically an Extension of Memorandum of Understanding agreement related to a Violent Gang and Gun Crime Reduction Program — Resolution 14 - 114 E) Approve a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an Advance Funding Agreement Amendment No. 2 with the Texas Department of Transportation for the Hike & Bike Trail Phase II-Dowlen Road to Major Drive — Resolution 14 - 115 F) Approve a resolution authorizing an Interlocal Agreement with Jefferson County Drainage District No. 6 for the Hike and Bike Trail Phase II from Dowlen Road to Major Drive — Resolution 14 - 116 Councilmember Pate moved to approve the Consent Agenda. Councilmember Samuel seconded the motion. Minutes — Mav 20, 2014 AYES: MAYOR AMES, MAYOR PRO TEM WRIGHT, COUNCILMEMBERS COLEMAN, GETZ, PATE AND SAMUEL NAYS: NONE MOTION PASSED GENERAL BUSINESS COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS COUNCILMEMBER SMITH - ABSENT COUNCILMEMBER SAMUEL - IT'S ANOTHER GREAT DAY IN BEAUMONT, ANNOUNCED ON THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2012 AT 7:00 P.M., HEB WILL BE SPONSORING THE UNCF GALA AT THE EVENT CENTRE, ALSO ANNOUNCED THE RUN-OFF ELECTION WHICH BEGAN ON MONDAY, MAY 19, 2014 AND ENDS ON FRIDAY, MAY 23, 2014 WITH ELECTION DAY TUESDAY, MAY 27, 2014 COUNCILMEMBER PATE - CONGRATULATED SKYLAR THOMPSON FOR BEING RECOGNIZED AS EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR, COMPLIMENTED CHIEF SINGLETARY AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ON THE HARD WORK THAT THEY DO, ALSO RECOGNIZED RYAN SLOTT AND THANKING HIM FOR THE HARD WORK HIS STAFF DOES FOR BEAUMONT BEING RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF 212 PLAYFUL CITIES MAYOR PRO TEM WRIGHT - THANKED CCOUNCILMEM13ER COLEMAN FOR ALL THAT HE HAS DONE WITH THE LET'S MOVE PROGRAM, THANKED NLC REPRESENTATIVES FOR VISITING AND RECOGNIZING THE CITY OF BEAUMONT COUNCILMEMBER GETZ - THANKED NLC FOR VISITING AND RECOGNIZING THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, IT'S ANOTHER GREAT DAY IN BEAUMONT COUNCILMEMBER COLEMAN - REMINDED THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE WELLNESS CENTER'S KIDS-A-PALOOZA TRIATHLON ON SATURDAY, MAY 31, 2014, CO-SPONSORED BY THE GIRL SCOUTS, LET'S MOVE AND THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, THERE WILL BE GAMES AND SNACKS FOR THE RACERS AFTER THE TRIATHLON, THANKED DR. STEVEN PONT, AS WELL AS THE REPRESENTATIVES OF NLC AND SPONSORS WHO HELPED WITH THE CHILDHOOD OBESITY COALITION CITY ATTORNEY COOPER - ABSENT CITY MANAGER HAYES - RECOGNIZED MAYOR AMES FOR 20 YEARS AND COUNCILMEMBER SAMUEL FOR 24 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CITIZENS AS WELL AS TO THE CITY OF BEAUMONT Minutes — May 20, 2014 MAYOR AMES - NONE Public Comments (Persons are limited to three minutes) Rev. J. D. Roberts 5475 Landry Ln. Beaumont TX Spoke in regards to the UNCF First Annual Beaumont Area Gala "A Night with the Stars" on Thursday, May 22, 2014, reception at 6:00 p.m. the program will start at 6:30 p.m. at the Beaumont Event Centre Larry Johnson 3930 E. Lucas Beaumont TX Also spoke in regards to the UNCF Gala fundraiser "A Night with the Stars", stated that the proceeds will benefit more than 300 juniors and seniors from Texas, including the Golden Triangle area in scholarship funding; asked that Council consider being a sponsor for this fund raising event There being no Executive Session, Council adjourned at 2:13 .m. Aydio available upon request in the City Clerk's Office. I ina broussara, City Llerk U UJ Minutes — May 20, 2014