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T E X A S
M I N U T E S- CITY OF BEAUMONT
W.L. Pate, Jr., At -Large BECKY AMES, MAYOR Gethrel Wright, At -Large
Claude F. Guidroz, Ward I CITY COUNCIL MEETING Michael D. Getz, Ward II
Audwin M. Samuel, Ward III September 6, 2016 Robin Mouton, Mayor Pro Tem
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 September 6, 2016,
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 the Consent Agenda
Consent Agenda
Mayor Pro Tem Mouton called the council meeting to order at 1:30 p.m.
Councilmember Samuel gave the invocation. Mayor Pro Tem Mouton led the Pledge of
Allegiance. Roll call was made by Tina Broussard, City Clerk.
Present at the meeting were Mayor Pro Tem Mouton, Councilmembers Getz, Wright, Pate and
Samuel. Absent: Mayor Ames and Councilmember Guidroz. Also present were Kyle Hayes, City
Manager; Tyrone Cooper, City Attorney; Tina Broussard, City Clerk.
Mayor Ames and Councilmember Guidroz were both absent as they were out of the City.
Proclamations, Presentations, Recognitions
None
CONSENT AGENDA
* Approval of minutes — August 23, 2016
* Confirmation of committee appointments - None
A) Authorize the City Manager to execute Change Order No. 2 with Placo, LTD, of Lumberton
for the Sewer Plant — Clarifiers Rehabilitation Project - Resolution 16 - 161
B) Authorize the City Manager to execute Change Order No. 1, accept maintenance, and
authorize final payment to LD Construction for the Surface Rehabilitation Project for North
Main Street & Pine Street - Resolution 16 — 162
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C) Approve a resolution accepting maintenance of the water and sanitary sewer
improvements in The Crescent on Walden, Phase II, Private Subdivision - Resolution 16 -
163
Councilmember Samuel moved to approve the Consent Agenda. Councilmember Wright
seconded the motion.
AYES: MAYOR PRO TEM MOUTON, COUNCILMEMBERS GETZ, WRIGHT, PATE AND
SAMUEL
NAYS: NONE
MOTION PASSED
PUBLIC HEARING 1
Receive comments related to the proposed annexation of approximately 77.737
acres of land located at the southwest corner of Folsom Drive and Major Drive.
Open: 1:36 p.m.
None
Close: 1:37 p.m.
PUBLIC HEARING 2
* Receive comments related to the proposed annexation of approximately 77.737
acres of land located at the southwest corner of Folsom Drive and Major Drive.
Open: 1:37 p.m.
None
Close: 1:37 p.m.
COMMENTS
Councilmembers/City Manager/City Attorney comments on various matters
COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS
MAYOR PRO TEM MOUTON - NONE
COUNCILMEMBER GETZ - NONE
COUNCILMEMBER WRIGHT - HOPED THAT EVERYONE HAD A GREAT LABOR DAY
CELEBRATION, COMMENTED ON HER INVITE FROM ALMA
HODGE FOR HER CHAT AND CHEW, IT WAS DISCUSSED IN
THE CHAT AND CHEW HOW MANY WIDOWS THERE ARE
WITHIN THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, MS. HODGE STATED THAT
THAT THEY NEEDED TO START A PROGRAM THAT COULD BE
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CALLED THE WIDOWS MIGHT OR WHATEVER THE GROUP
WOULD LIKE TO CALL IT, THEY NEEDED TO COME TOGETHER
TO WORK THROUGHOUT THE CITY IN A NONPARTISAN WAY,
STATED THAT IF ANY WIDOW HAS AN INTEREST IN JOINING
THE GROUP PLEASE CONTACT HER (COUNCILMEMBER
WRIGHT) AT 409-880-3770
COUNCILMEMBER PATE - COMMENTED ON THE LAMAR UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME,
ALSO STATED THAT THIS COMING WEEK THEY WILL BE
PLAYING UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
COUNCILMEMBER SAMUEL - NONE
COUNCILMEMBER GUIDROZ - ABSENT
CITY ATTORNEY COOPER - NONE
CITY MANAGER HAYES - NONE
MAYOR AMES - ABSENT
Public Comments (Persons are limited to three minutes)
Alto Watson 4495 Thomas Glen Beaumont TX
Stated that he wanted to comment on the 2016 legal issues that the City has had, the City
had one lawsuit where they had to pay a $850,000 settlement, as well as paying a law firm
in San Antonio versus hiring a law firm here in Beaumont, another lawsuit, the City
allegedly owes the County money for people that were arrested and sent to the county jail,
that lawsuit should have been settle years ago before the bill got to where it is now, there's
also 12 City employees with the Water Department that have filed lawsuits, also
Councilmember Samuel has an issue involving representing defendants who are arrested
by City employees, it appears that there is a resolution that was done back in 1999 that
states Councilmember Samuel needs to give the City Manager and City Attorney
information before he does the representation, he has to get permission to do the
representation, both the City Manager and the City Attorney can revoke the consent to
represent the defendants, stated that he has done an Open Records Request to see if
Councilmember Samuel has presented information to the City Manager and City Attorney
to represent defendants in the past, it seems that the City Manager and the City Attorney
have not policed this properly
There being no Executive Session, Council adjourned at 1:46
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