HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN APR 15 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 II
Audwin Samuel, Ward III April 15, 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 April 15, 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 items No.1 /Consent Agenda
Consent Agenda
Mayor Ames called the council meeting to order at 1:30 p.m.
Councilmember Samuel gave the invocation. Mayor Pro Tem 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, Samuel and Smith. Also present were Kyle Hayes, City Manager; Tyrone Cooper,
City Attorney; Tina Broussard, City Clerk.
Proclamations, Presentations, Recognitions
"Sexual Assault Awareness Month" - April, 2014 - Proclamation read by Councilmember
Smith; accepted by Cheryl Williams with Rape and Suicide Crises of South East Texas
"Person First Language Awareness Week" - April 20-26, 2014 - Proclamation read by
Councilmember Samuel; accepted by Terry Hawthorne with the Arc of Greater Beaumont
Mayor Ames read the announcement regarding Executive Session being held at the
conclusion of the General Business portion of the meeting.
Public Comment: Persons may speak on scheduled agenda items No. 1/Consent Agenda.
Charles Gibbs 6770 Westgate Beaumont TX
Spoke in regards to item #1 on the Agenda; spoke in favor of the proposed hotel and water
park development to be located at Ford Park
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CONSENT AGENDA
Approval of minutes - April 8, 2014
Confirmation of committee appointments - None
A) Approve a resolution approving a change order to the contract with Allco, LLC, related to
the South Park Area Water and Sanitary Sewer Improvements Project — Resolution 14 -
077
B) Approve a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute all documents necessary,
specifically a Grant Contract between the Office of the Attorney General and the Beaumont
Police Department — Resolution 14 - 078
C) Approve a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute all documents necessary,
specifically a Memorandum of Understanding agreement with the Department of Veteran
Affairs — Resolution 14 - 079
Councilmember Pate moved to approve the Consent Agenda. Mayor Pro Tem Wright
seconded the motion.
AYES: MAYOR AMES, MAYOR PRO TEM WRIGHT, COUNCILMEMBERS COLEMAN,
GETZ, PATE„ SAMUEL AND SMITH
NAYS: NONE
MOTION PASSED
WORK SESSION
Review and discuss the process and ordinance related to the demolition of
residential and commercial structures, and in particular, a proposal to place a lien
on residential properties that are demolished with General Fund monies of the City
of Beaumont
Chris Boone, Community Development Director, discussed the process and ordinance
related to the demolition of residential and commercial structures. Mr. Boone gave a
summary of the structures that were demolished from April, 2013, to April, 2014. There
were one hundred (100) structures demolished within the last year, of that one hundred
(100) sixty-one (61) were designated for demolition in the CDBG target area, $168,873.00
in CDBG funding was used to bring down those sixty-one (61) structures. Thirty nine (39)
of those one hundred (100) structures were outside of the CDBG target area, $120,300.00
was utilized to demolish those structures. In addition four (4) of the structures were
commercial, general funds were used to demolish those structures totaling $24,845.00.
Mr. Boone stated the illustration shows the breakdown between general funds versus
CDBG funds that were used. Currently the demolition department has 306 structures that
are red tagged as dangerous or unsafe, 118 of the 306 are located in census tracts where
general funds would be required to bring them down. The general fund versus CDBG in
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terms of mapping and location is done by a census tract, when you have a census tract
with 50% or more of the population that is considered low to moderate income those areas
would be considered CDBG areas. In those areas CDBG funding can be used to remove
the structures with the exception of commercial structures. There was ongoing discussion
regarding placing a lien on residential properties that are demolished utilizing general fund
monies.
COMMENTS
Councilmembers/City Manager comment on various matters
* Public Comment (Persons are limited to 3 minutes)
COLINCILMEMBER COMMENTS
COUNCILMEMBER COLEMAN - ANNOUNCED THE YOUTH TRIATHLON THAT WILL BE ON MAY
31, 2014, FOR AGES 6 TO 18, IT WILL BE A JOINT VENTURE
WITH LET'S MOVE CITY OF BEAUMONT, CHRISTUS
WELLNESS CENTER AND THE GIRL SCOUTS, WISHED HIS
WIFE JULIE, A HAPPY BIRTHDAY
COUNCILMEMBER GETZ - WISHED EVERYONE A HAPPY PASSOVER AND EASTER,
CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILIES THAT WERE VICTIMS OF A
KLANSMAN THAT DECIDED TO GO ON A SHOOTING SPREE IN
KANSAS
MAYOR PRO TEM WRIGHT - ANOTHER GREAT DAY IN BEAUMONT
COUNCILMEMBER PATE - COMPLIMENTED THE OAKS HISTORIC DISTRICT ON THE
GREAT JOB THEY DID FOR THE PRESERVATION BASH, ALSO
THE NECHES RIVER FESTIVAL CHAIRMAN BERNIE DALEO
AND HIS WIFE STEPHANIE, AS WELL AS QUEEN NECHES THE
66T" MARY CLAIR BENNING, WISHED EVERYONE A HAPPY
PASSOVER AND EASTER, ENCOURAGED EVERYONE TO
ATTEND LUNCH ON THE LAKE ON MONDAYS AT THE EVENT
CENTER, ANNOUNCED THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU WILL
BE HAVING THEIR FOUNDATION BANQUET ON MAY 6, 2014
COUNCILMEMBER SAMUEL - WISHED EVERYONE A BLESSED PASSOVER AND HAPPY
EASTER, WISHED HIS GRANDSON KINGSTON A HAPPY 3RD
BIRTHDAY
COUNCILMEMBER SMITH - WISHED EVERYONE A HAPPY PASSOVER AND EASTER,
THANKED CHRIS BOONE AS WELL AS STAFF IN THE LEGAL
DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR HELP WITH THE NUISANCE ON
SARAH ST.
CITY ATTORNEY COOPER - NONE
CITY MANAGER HAYES - NONE
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MAYOR AMES - NONE
Council Recessed at 2:21 p.m.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
As authorized by Section 551.087 of the Government Code, to discuss and
deliberate economic development negotiations regarding a business entity
proposing a hotel and water park development at Ford Park
Council Reconvened at 3:12 p.m.
GENERAL BUSINESS
Consider a resolution authorizing the City Manager and the City Attorney to negotiate an
economic development agreement with Jefferson County and/or Pate Development of
Wichita, Kansas related to a proposed hotel and water park development to be located at
Ford Park.
Jefferson County has been working with Pate Development of Wichita, Kansas on
proposed full-service hotel and waterpark to be located at Ford Park. Jefferson County is
planning to consider approving economic development incentives for the proposed project
on April 14, 2014.
The City Council will hold an Executive Session on April 15, 2014 to discuss and deliberate
economic development negotiations regarding the proposed project. If the City Council
desires, they may consider this action item after the Executive Session and may discuss
various parameters to be met by Pate Development and/or Jefferson County if specific
development incentives are to be offered by the City of Beaumont.
The parameters of and for the agreement include but are not limited to the following:
• The developer would be required to build and open an Embassy Suite Convention
Hotel with a minimum of 200 rooms
• The developer of the waterpark would be need to spend at least $10 million on
water park improvements that can be quantified and/or validated
In return for these deliverables:
• The City would abate or reimburse the property taxes paid to the City of Beaumont
for the waterpark improvements for 10 years at 100%
• The City would abate or reimburse the property taxes paid to the City of Beaumont
for hotel improvements for 10 years at 100 %
• The City would reimburse the hotel occupancy taxes paid to the City of Beaumont
for 12 years at 100%
• The developer will pay the City of Beaumont $25,000.00 per year upon reaching a
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net operating income of $250,000 per year, from hotel operations and an additional
$25,000.00 per year upon reaching a net operation of $500,000.00 per year
Councllmember Getz moved to APPROVE A RESOLUTION THAT THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY
ATTORNEY BE AND THEY ARE HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO NEGOTIATE AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF BEAUMONT AND/OR JEFFERSON COUNTY AND/OR PATE
DEVELOPMENT, OF WICHITA, KANSAS, RELATED TO A PROPOSED HOTEL AND WATERPARK
DEVELOPMENT TO BE LOCATED AT FORD PARK. Councilmember Samuel seconded the motion.
AYES: MAYOR AMES, MAYOR PRO TEM WRIGHT, COUNCILMEMBERS COLEMAN,
GETZ, AND SAMUEL
NAYS: COUNCILMEMBER PATE
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBER SMITH
MOTION PASSED
Resolution 14 — 080
Public Comments (Persons are limited to three minutes)
None
Open session of meeting recessed at 3:18 p.m.
There being no action taken in Executive Session, Council adjourned.
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