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Home My WebLink About09/15/2020 MINBEAUMONT T E X A S MINUTES OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT COUNCIL MEETING W.L. Pate, Jr., At -Large BECKY AMES, MAYOR Randy Feldschau, Mayor Pro Tern Taylor Neild, Ward I CITY COUNCIL MEETING Michael D. Getz, Ward II Audwin Samuel, Ward III SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 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 regular session in strict compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551 on September 15, 2020, 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 Presentation and Recognition Public Comment: Persons may speak on scheduled agenda item No. 1, 3 & 4/Consent Agenda * Consent Agenda Mayor Ames called the council meeting to order at 1:30 p.m. Pastor Charles Stevens with Greater Grace Temple Church of God in Christ 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 Tern Feldschau, Councilmembers Neild, Getz, Pate, Samuel and Mouton. Also present were Kyle Hayes, City Manager; Tyrone Cooper, City Attorney; Tina Broussard, City Clerk. Proclamations, Presentation, Recognitions None Public Comment: Persons may speak on scheduled agenda items 1, 3 & 4/Consent Agenda None CONSENT AGENDA * Approval of minutes — September 8, 2020 * Confirmation of board and commission member appointments — Resolution 20-182 Gene VanMeter — Electrician, would be reappointed to the Building Board of Appeals. The current term would expire January 24, 2022. (Mayor Becky Ames) Minutes — September 15, 2020 A) Authorize the City Manager to apply for and receive funding through the Department of Homeland Security Grant Program — Resolution 20-183 B) Authorize the City Manager to receive funds through the Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Program (U. S. Department of Justice) — Resolution 20-184 Councilmember Getz moved to approve the Consent Agenda. Mayor Pro Tern Feldschau seconded the motion. AYES: MAYOR AMES, MAYOR PRO TEM FELDSCHAU, COUNCILMEMBERS NEILD, GETZ, PATE, SAMUEL AND MOUTON NAYS: NONE MOTION PASSED GENERAL BUSINESS Consider a resolution approving a contract with First Transit Inc. of Cincinnati, Ohio, for the management of the Beaumont Municipal Transit System. The Beaumont Municipal Transit system currently operates ten (10) fixed routes with seventeen (17) buses and an ADA door-to-door service with eight (8) vans. The City owns these vehicles along with the transit offices, repair shop, fueling station, Dannenbaum Station and shelters throughout Beaumont. For decades a private firm has operated the system for the City. The drivers, mechanics and other staff work directly for the private company. The current operator, Beaumont Transit Company, has chosen to not seek renewal of its contract. As such, a Request for Proposal (RFP) process was initiated and two responses were received. Both were evaluated according to the criteria outlined in the RFP. First Transit Inc. of Cincinnati, Ohio received the higher score. The contract provides for a term of three (3) years with two (2) successive one-year extensions at the following price structure which includes the General Manager's salary: Annual Cost Year 1 $217,943.21 Year 2 $219,165.93 Year 3 $221,556.15 Year 4 $217,535.75 Year 5 $220,067.53 These costs would cover such items as the management of the system, including the salary of the General Manager, accounting services, payroll services, purchasing services, claims administration, risk and insurance management, grant applications, federal and state reporting and compliance, ridership studies, budgeting, and customer service. Direct costs for vehicles, their maintenance, fuel, parts, payroll for employees, maintenance of facilities and other operating supplies are the responsibility of the City. Minutes — September 15, 2020 First Transit Inc. has been in business for sixty-five (65) years, operates at more than three hundred (300) locations, including twenty-seven (27) operations in Texas. First Transit Inc. employs 19,000 people, providing more than three hundred -fifty (350) million rides each year. If approved, the contract would become effective upon execution, with management responsibility transferred, ideally, by the end of September 2020. Funds will come from the Municipal Transit Fund. Approval of the resolution. COuncilmember Neild moved to APPROVE A RESOLUTION THAT THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL SUBMITTED BY FIRST TRANSIT, INC., OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, FOR A THREE (3) YEAR CONTRACT, WITH TWO (2) SUCCESSIVE ONE (1) YEAR RENEWAL OPTIONS, FOR MANAGEMENT OF THE BEAUMONT MUNICIPAL TRANSIT SYSTEM IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,096,268.57 IN THE ANNUAL AMOUNTS BE ACCEPTED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT AND THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE AND HE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH FIRST TRANSIT, INC., OF CINCINNATI, OHIO. Councilmember Pate seconded the motion. AYES: MAYOR AMES, MAYOR PRO TEM FELDSCHAU, COUNCILMEMBERS NEILD, GETZ, AND PATE NAYS: COUNCILMEMBERS SAMUEL AND MOUTON MOTION PASSED Resolution 20-185 JOINT PUBLIC HEARING Receive comments on the proposed FY 2021 Budget and the proposed 2021 Capital Program Public Hearing Open — 1:55 p.m. None Public Hearing Close — 1:55 p.m. 2. Consider a resolution postponing the final vote on the proposed FY 2021 Budget to September 22, 2020. The proposed FY 2021 Budget was submitted to Council on August 11, 2020. The proposed 2021 Capital Program was originally submitted on May 15, 2020 and again with the proposed budget on August 11, 2020. The notice of the public hearing on the Budget and Capital Program was published September 3, 2020. Local Government Code, Section 102.007 states that at the conclusion of the public hearing, the governing body of the municipality shall take action on the proposed budget. Minutes — September 15, 2020 Council must take action to postpone the final vote on the proposed budget until September 22, 2020. Hold the Joint Public Hearing. Councilmember Neild moved t0 APPROVE A RESOLUTION THAT THE CITY COUNCIL IS OF THE OPINION THAT IT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT FOR THE CITY TO POSTPONE THE FINAL VOTE ON THE PROPOSED FY 2021 BUDGET UNTIL AFTER THE SECOND HEARING ON THE PROPOSED TAX RATE AND THAT THE CITY COUNCIL VOTE TO ADOPT THE FY 2021 BUDGET BE AND HEREBY IS POSTPONED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 22, 2020 AFTER THE SECOND HEARING ON THE PROPOSED TAX RATE. Councilmember Pate seconded the motion. AYES: MAYOR AMES, MAYOR PRO TEM FELDSCHAU, COUNCILMEMBERS NEILD, GETZ, PATE, SAMUEL AND MOUTON NAYS: NONE MOTION PASSED Resolution 20-186 PUBLIC HEARING Receive comments on the 2020 (FY 2021) proposed tax rate Public Hearing Open — 1:57 p.m. None Public Hearing Close — 1:57 p.m. 3. Consider a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement with the Beaumont Independent School District (BISD) regarding the School Crossing Guard Program. The City of Beaumont entered into an interlocal agreement (ILA) with BISD in May 2017 which required BISD to manage and administer the Program and its employees. The City agreed to provide payment for 50% of the actual cost, not to exceed $90,000 per year. This ILA was for a three-year period ending on June 30, 2020. BISD is proposing that we renew the agreement with a provision that it automatically renew each year unless terminated by either party. General Fund. Councilmember Neild moved to APPROVE A RESOLUTION WITH AMENDMENTS THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE AND HE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE BEAUMONT INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (BISD) RELATING TO THE SCHOOL CROSSING GUARD PROGRAM. MAYOR PRO TEM FELDSCHAU seconded the motion. AYES: MAYOR PRO TEM FELDSCHAU, COUNCILMEMBERS NEILD, GETZ, AND PATE Minutes — September 15, 2020 NAYS: MAYOR AMES, COUNCILMEMBERS SAMUEL AND MOUTON MOTION PASSED Resolution 20-187 4. Consider passage of an ordinance terminating the previously declared state of disaster made necessary by the imminent threat of Hurricanes Marco and Laura. Also, to consider repealing Ordinance No. 20-041 which extended the adopted Emergency Powers because of the public calamity resulting from Hurricanes Marco and Laura. On August 24, 2020, the Mayor issued a proclamation declaring a local state of disaster for the City of Beaumont pursuant to Section 418.108 of the Texas Government Code due to the imminent threat to the residents of the City of Beaumont posed by Hurricanes Marco and Laura. This proclamation activated the previously adopted City Emergency Management Plan. The Plan called for prompt and effective response to a natural disaster, such as Hurricanes Marco and Laura, and the necessary emergency relief that would follow. The Mayor, as the Emergency Management Director, also adopted emergency power directives calculated to effectively control the situation in order to protect life and property of the Beaumont residents. The Council, on August 31, 2020, in a special emergency meeting, confirmed and ratified the action of the Mayor and continued in effect the previously proclaimed state of disaster. . The purpose of this action is to assess the present situation and to determine whether the conditions which made the declaration of disaster necessary have sufficiently subsided to a point that the state of emergency can be terminated. If the Council is satisfied that the conditions. necessitating the proclamation of a local state of disaster have ceased to exist or that the disaster has been dealt with to the extent that emergency conditions no longer exist, then the declared state of disaster should be terminated. The funding source has not been determined at this time. Administration recommends approval of an ordinance terminating the previously declared state of disaster made necessary by the imminent threat of Hurricanes Marco and Laura and repealing Ordinance No. 20-041 which extended the adopted Emergency Powers because of the public calamity resulting from Hurricanes Marco and Laura. Mayor Pro Tern Feldschau moved to ADOPT AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TERMINATING THE DECLARED STATE OF DISASTER MADE NECESSARY BY THE IMMINENT THREAT OF HURRICANES MARCO AND LAURA AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 20-041 WHICH EXTENDED THE ADOPTED EMERGENCY POWERS AS AMENDED MADE NECESSARY BECAUSE OF THE PUBLIC CALAMITY RESULTING FROM HURRICANES MARCO AND LAURA. Councilmember Mouton seconded the motion. AYES: MAYOR AMES, MAYOR PRO TEM FELDSCHAU, COUNCILMEMBERS NEILD, GETZ, PATE, SAMUEL AND MOUTON NAYS: NONE MOTION PASSED Ordinance 20-047 Minutes — September 15, 2020 COMMENTS None. Public Comments (Persons are limited to three minutes) Councilmembers/City Manager/City Attorney comments on various matters COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS COUNCILMEMBER GETZ - COUNCILMEMBER NEILD - SPOKE OF THE PASSING OF MR. MARC BLIEDEN, GAVE CONDOLENCES TO HIS FAMILY NONE MAYOR PRO TEM FELDSCHAU - NONE COUNCILMEMBER PATE - SPOKE ON THE PASSING OF COLONEL JIM CRITTENDEN, ANNOUNCED THE WOMEN'S ALL PRO TOUR GOLF TOURNAMENT ON NEXT WEEK AT THE BEAUMONT COUNTRY CLUB COUNCILMEMBER SAMUEL - COUNCILMEMBER MOUTON - CITY ATTORNEY COOPER - CITY MANAGER HAYES - NONE NONE NONE SPOKE AND GAVE HANDOUTS TO COUNCIL REGARDING THE STATUE REMOVED FROM WEISS PARK MAYOR AMES - STATED THAT SHE HAS HAD SOME REQUEST AND PHONE CALLS REGARDING CITY VENUES AND WHEN WILL THEY BE OPENING, STATED THAT SHE WILL BE ASKING DR. ARFEEN TO SPEAK AT THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING REGARDING THE STATUS OF COVID-19, IF THERE ARE ANY PHYSICIANS THAT CARE FOR COVID PATIENTS THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK THEY ARE WELCOMED ALSO there being, no Executive Session, Council adjourned at 2:15 p.m. r Tina Broussard, C Minutes — September 15, 2020