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Home My WebLink AboutMIN JUN 11 2013 M I N U T E S - CITY OF BEAUMONT W.L. Pate,Jr.,At-Large BECKY AMES, MAYOR Gethrel Wright,At-Large Dr.Alan B. Coleman, Mayor Pro Tern CITY COUNCIL MEETING Michael D.Getz,Ward II Audwin Samuel,Ward III June 11,2013 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 June 11, 2013, 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 items 1-2/Consent Agenda Consent Agenda Mayor Ames called the council meeting to order at 1:30 p.m. Pastor Big Jim Salles of West End Baptist Church gave the invocation. Aurora Williams, granddaughter of Councilmember Get Williams-Wright led the Pledge of Allegiance. Roll call was made by Tina Broussard, City Clerk. Present at the meeting were Mayor Ames, Mayor Pro Tern Coleman, Councilmembers Getz, Wright, Pate, Samuel and Smith. Also present were Kyle Hayes, City Manager; Tyrone Cooper, City Attorney; Tina Broussard, City Clerk. The Mayor also introduced several Boy Scouts from Troop 85, Luke Folse, Collin Cornwell, Reese Reid and Kyle Reid. Proclamations, Presentations, Recognitions "Men's Health Month/Julie Rogers "Gift of Life" Program Men's Health Awareness Day" — June, 2013 - Proclamation read by Councilmember Samuel; accepted by Norma Sampson and other staff members with Gift of Life Recognition—Sonali Singh, 8th Grade Student, Marshall Middle School; Recognition read by Mayor Ames; accepted by Sonali Singh, her parents Mr. and Mrs. Singh, Art Teacher Griselda Reeves, as well as Doreen Borel, HEB Representative Public Comment: Persons may speak on scheduled agenda items 1-2/Consent Agenda. None CONSENT AGENDA Approval of minutes - June 4, 2013 Minutes—June 11,2013 Confirmation of committee appointments — Resolution 13-124 Douglas Rathgeber would fill the unexpired term of Jeff Purcell on the Police Department Community Advisory Committee. The term would commence June 11, 2013 and expire July 11, 2013. (Councilmember Mike Getz) A) Approve a resolution authorizing the execution of a License to Encroach Agreement located at 3935 Russell Drive — Resolution 13-125 B) Approve a resolution approving an industrial district agreement with ExxonMobil Corporation for inventory held at Oiltanking Beaumont Partners, LP—Resolution 13-126 C) Approve a resolution authorizing the settlement of the claim of William Jordon — Resolution 13-127 Councilmember Pate made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda. Councilmember Smith seconded the motion. AYES: MAYOR AMES, MAYOR PRO TEM COLEMAN, COUNCILMEMBERS GETZ, WRIGHT, PATE, SAMUEL AND SMITH NAYS: NONE MOTION PASSED GENERAL BUSINESS 1. Conduct an election of Mayor Pro Tempore. Article III, Section 6 of the City Charter states "The City Council shall elect one of its members as Mayor Pro Tempore for a one (1) year term. The Mayor Pro Tempore shall perform duties of the Mayor in case of the absence or inability of the Mayor to perform the duties of his/her office, and, if a vacancy occurs, shall become Mayor for the unexpired term." Councilmember Smith moved to APPROVE A RESOLUTION THAT GETHREL 1MLLIAMS-WRIGHT IS ELECTED MAYOR PRO TEMPORE FOR A ONE(1)YEAR TERM. Councilmember Samuel seconded the motion. AYES: MAYOR AMES, MAYOR PRO TEM COLEMAN, COUNCILMEMBERS GETZ, WRIGHT, PATE,SAMUEL AND SMITH NAYS: NONE MOTION PASSED Resolution 13 — 128 Minutes—June 11,2013 2. Consider an ordinance denying the application filed by Entergy Texas, Inc. on May 13, 2013 to modify the rate Schedule for Interruptible Service. On May 13, 2013, Entergy Texas, Inc. (Entergy)filed an application with each of the cities in its service area to modify the "Experimental Rider to Schedules LIPS and LIPS-TOD for Interruptible Service" ("Schedule IS"). The proposed modifications are in anticipation of Entergy's transition into the Midwest Independent System Operator (MISO). The Schedule IS is only applicable to the Large Industrial Power Service customers and the Large Industrial Service Time of Day customers. Consequently, Entergy's proposed modification would not affect the residential or small commercial rates or schedules. Entergy has recommended that the cities deny its request to modify Schedule IS in order that it may appeal all the cities decisions to the Public Utility Commission where a uniform Schedule may be approved for all customers within Entergy's Service territory. COuncilmember Pate made a motion tO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT,TEXAS("CITY")DENYING THE PETITION OF ENTERGY TEXAS,INC.FILED ON MAY 13,2013; FNDING THAT THE MEETING COMPLIES WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT;AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Councilmember Smith seconded the motion. AYES: MAYOR AMES, MAYOR PRO TEM WRIGHT, COUNCILMEMBERS COLEMAN, GETZ, PATE, SAMUEL AND SMITH NAYS: NONE MOTION PASSED Ordinance 13 - 034 COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS COUNCILMEMBER COLEMAN - STATED THAT THE ROTARY CLUB HAS STARTED CONSTRUCTION ON THEIR NEW PARK, OFFERED THEM A HELPING HAND,HATS OFF TO HEB FOR THE WAY THAT THEY GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AND FOR BEING A COMMUNITY PARTNER, ALSO CONGRATULATED CCOUNCILMEM13ER WRIGHT ON BEING ELECTED MAYOR PRO TEM, KNOWS THAT SHE WILL DO A GREAT JOB COUNCILMEMBER GETZ- THANKED THE BEAUMONT POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF FALLEN BEAUMONT POLICE OFFICER CONRAD GERNALE'S DAUGHTER DURING HER GRADUATION FROM WEST BROOK HIGH SCHOOL,ALSO MENTIONED THE 4T"OF JULY PICNIC THAT WILL BE SPONSORED BY THE DOWLENMEST NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION,STATED THE PICNIC WILL BE HELD AT THE LDS CHURCH ON WEAVER ST., MORE DETAILS WILL BE FORTHCOMING, ALSO GAVE A SHOUT OUT TO RYAN SLOTT AND THE PARKS AND RECREATION Minutes—June 11,2013 DEPARTMENT FOR ACTING VERY QUICKLY,THERE WAS SOME VANDALISM AT THE AMELIA'S PEARLSTEIN SPRAY PARK, THERE WERE SOME REPAIRS THAT WERE NEEDED AFTERWARDS, THE SPRAY PARK IS BACK UP AND RUNNING, ALSO COMMENTED ON THE ANDY RODDICK FOUNDATION TENNIS TOURNAMENT THAT WILL BE HERE IN BEAUMONT LATER THIS MONTH, ANYONE WANTING TO PLAY IN THE TOURNAMENT NEEDS TO GET SIGNED UP,THE COST WILL BE $33.00 FOR SINGLES AND $18.00 FOR DOUBLES, THERE WILL ALSO BE YOUTH AND ADULT DIVISIONS MAYOR PRO TEM WRIGHT- ECHOED PREVIOUS COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS,THANKED COUNCIL FOR THE VOTE OF MAYOR PRO TEM, WILL REPRESENT THE CITY IN A VERY POSITIVE MANNER,IT'S HER PLEASURE TO SERVE COUNCILMEMBER PATE- CONGRATULATED COUNCILMEMBER WRIGHT ON BEING ELECTED MAYOR PRO TEM SHE'S DONE THIS BEFORE AND KNOWS SHE WILL DO A GREAT JOB,WISHED ALL FATHERS A HAPPY FATHER'S DAY, ALSO COMMENTED ON THE JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION, DEFERRED ALL ANNOUNCEMENTS REGARDING THE CELEBRATION TO COUNCILMEMBER SMITH COUNCILMEMBER SAMUEL- THANKED HEB FOR ALL THAT THEY DO IN GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY,WISHED ALL FATHERS A HAPPY FATHER'S DAY,STATED THAT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME HE WILL MISS THE JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION WILL DEFER ALL FESTIVITY ANNOUNCEMENTS TO COUNCILMEMBER SMITH, CONGRATULATED COUNCILMEMBER WRIGHT ON BEING ELECTED MAYOR PRO TEM COUNCILMEMBER SMITH - CONGRATULATED COUNCILMEMBER WRIGHT ON BEING ELECTED MAYOR PRO TEM,AS WELL AS CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE 2013 GRADUATES, WISHED THEM LUCK IN THE FUTURE, ASK THAT THEY STAY IN BEAUMONT AND ATTEND LAMAR UNIVERSITY AND GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY, ANNOUNCED THE .JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION THAT WILL TAKE PLACE THIS SATURDAY FROM 12:00 P.M.TO 9:00 P.M., THANKED ALL SPONSORS FOR MAKING THIS EVENT A SPECIAL EVENT,ALSO MENTIONED A PROBLEM WITH ENTERGY CITY ATTORNEY COOPER- CONGRATULATED COUNCILMEMBER WRIGHT ON BEING ELECTED AS MAYOR PRO TEM CITY MANAGER HAYES- NONE MAYOR AMES - MENTIONED A LETTER THAT SHE RECEIVED ON BEHALF OF MAYOR PRO TEM WRIGHT FOR A WARM WELCOME SPEECH THAT SHE GAVE FOR A WOMEN'S GROUP IN THE MAYOR'S Minutes—June 11,2013 ABSENCE, ALSO MENTIONED THE GREAT JOB THAT CHIEF SINGLETARY AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT DID FOR FALLEN POLICE OFFICER CONRAD GERNALE'S DAUGHTER DURING HER GRADUATION, STATED THAT A YOUNG GIRL'S GRADUATION IS VERY IMPORTANT TO HER AND WITH HER FATHER NOT BEING THERE MEANT A LOT TO HER TO HAVE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SUPPORT HER ON HER SPECIAL DAY Public Comments (Persons are limited to three minutes) None There being no further business, Council adjourned at 2:05 p.m. A dio available upon reque in the City Clerk's Office. Ai cky Am ft3r' Tina Broussard Ci ty Clerk Minutes—June 11,2013