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T E X A S
M I N U T E S- CITY OF BEAUMONT
SPECIAL EMERGENCY MEETING
W.L. Pate, Jr., At -Large BECKY AMES, MAYOR Gethrel Wright, Mayor Pro Tem
Virginia H. Jordan, Ward I CITY COUNCIL MEETING Michael D. Getz, Ward II
Audwin Samuel, Ward III August 31, 2017 Robin Mouton, 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 Special meeting in strict compliance with
the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551 on August 31, 2017, at the
Beaumont Municipal Court Building, Emergency Operations Center, 700 Orleans Street, Beaumont,
Texas, at 12:00 p.m. to consider the following:
OPENING
Roll Call
Present at the meeting were Mayor Ames, Mayor Pro Tem Wright, Councilmembers Jordan, Getz,
Pate, Samuel and Mouton. Also present were Kyle Hayes, City Manager; Tyrone Cooper, City
Attorney; Tina Broussard, City Clerk.
REPORTS
Reports from the Emergency Operations Center
EMERGENCY BUSINESS
Extension of Hurricane Harvey Disaster Declaration.
The Mayor issued a proclamation declaring a state of disaster for the City of Beaumont,
Texas due to widespread or severe damage, injury, or loss of life and property or the
imminent threat of same resulting from Hurricane Harvey.
The Mayor has determined that extraordinary measures must be taken to alleviate the
suffering of people and to protect or rehabilitate property. Section 418.108(b) of the Texas
Government Code provides that a local state of disaster may not be continued for a period in
excess of seven (7) days without the consent of the governing body of the political
subdivision.
That the declared state of disaster proclaimed for the City of Beaumont by the Mayor on
August 25, 2017, is hereby extended and shall continue until terminated by ordinance of the
City Council.
This ordinance is passed as an emergency measure and pursuant to local authority for
emergency measures and shall become and take effect immediately from and after its
issuance.
Minutes —August 31, 2017
Councilmember Pate moved to approve the Extension of Hurricane Harvey Disaster
Declaration. Councilmember Mouton seconded the motion.
AYES: MAYOR AMES, MAYOR PRO TEM WRIGHT, COUNCILMEMBERS JORDAN, GETZ,
PATE, SAMUEL AND MOUTON
NAYS: NONE
MOTION PASSED
2. Consider, approval of removing the operations of the competitive bidding requirements.
The City of Beaumont has declared a state of disaster and emergency in accordance with
Section 418.108 of the Texas Disaster Act of 1975, Local Government Code of Texas.
The Governor of the State of Texas and the President of the United States have designated
the City of Beaumont as a disaster area.
Now, therefore the City Council of the City of Beaumont, Texas has determined that the
operation of the competitive bidding provisions of the City Charter and Code of Ordinances
with respect to contracts for all recovery related procurements made by reason of the public
calamity resulting from Hurricane Harvey, is hereby removed for a period of 90 days from
and after August 25, 2017, unless the state of disaster is terminated earlier, provided,
however, that, insofar as practicable, bids, quotations, or estimates of material, labor and
other cost for purchases, goods, works and the like described will be diligently solicited and
procured prior to entering into contract therefor, and such contract, if awarded, will be made
to the lowest, best, or expedient bid is within the sole discretion of the City Manager, and his
decision is final.
Councilmember Jordan moved to ADOPTAN ORDINANCE DECLARINGAN EMERGENCY; REMOVING
THE OPERATION OF THE COMPETITIVE BIDDING REQUIREMENTS OF THE APPLICABLE COMPETITIVE
BIDDING PROVISIONS OF THE CITY CHARTER AND CODE OF ORDINANCES PURSUANT TO SECTION
252.022 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE WITH RESPECT TO CONTRACTS FOR
PROCUREMENTS MADE BECAUSE OF THE PUBLIC CALAMITY RESULTING FROM HURRICANE HARVEY,
FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST 90 DAYS FROM AND AFTER AUGUST 25, 2017. Mayor Pro Tem Wirght
seconded the motion.
AYES: MAYOR AMES, MAYOR PRO TEM WRIGHT, COUNCILMEMBERS JORDAN, GETZ,
PATE, SAMUEL AND MOUTON
NAYS: NONE
MOTION PASSED
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meeting -,adjourned at 12:50 p.m.
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Minutes —August 31, 2017