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Home My WebLink About01/25/2022 MINREAU M;:O N T T E X A S MINUTES OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT COUNCIL MEETING Albert "A.J." Turner Jr., At -Large ROBIN MOUTON, MAYOR Randy Feldschau, At -Large Taylor Neild, Ward I CITY COUNCIL MEETING Michael Getz, Ward II Audwin Samuel, Mayor Pro Tern JANUARY 25, 2022 Chris Durio, Ward IV Tina Broussard, City Clerk Kyle Hayes, City Manager Sharae Reed, City Attorney 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 January 25, 2022, 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 * Proclamations, Presentation and Recognition Public Comment: Persons may speak on the Consent Agenda and Agenda items -1-6 Mayor Mouton called the council meeting to order at 1:30 p.m. Pastor Steve Em with Beaumont Seventh Day Adventist Church gave the invocation. Mayor Mouton led the Pledge of Allegiance. Roll call was made by Tina Broussard, City Clerk. Present at the meeting were Mayor Mouton, Mayor Pro Tern Samuel, Councilmembers Durio, Getz, Turner, Feldschau and Neild. Also, present were Kyle Hayes, City Manager;.Sharae Reed, City Attorney; Tina Broussard, City Clerk. Proclamations, Presentation, Recognitions None Public Comment: Persons may speak on the Consent Agenda and Agenda Items 1-6 None CONSENT AGENDA (Items placed on the Consent Agenda are considered routine in nature and are.considered non -controversial. The Consent Agenda can be acted upon in one motion. A consensus of the Council is required to remove any item for discussion and separate action.) A. Approval of the January 11, 2022, City Council Meeting Minutes B. Approve the renewal of an annual maintenance agreement from Azteca Systems, LLC of Sandy, UT for use by several city departments - Resolution 22-022 Minutes — January 25, 2022 C. Approve an annual contract for the purchase of aqua ammonia from Airgas Specialty Products, Inc. of Lawrenceville, GA for use by the Water Utilities Department Resolution 22-023 D. Approve a six-month contract for the purchase of phosphate from Carus LLC, Inc. of Peru, IL for use by the Water Utilities Department- Resolution 22-024 E. Authorize the settlement of the claim of The Park on Thomas Road - Resolution 22-025 F. Authorize the City Manager to accept maintenance, and authorize final payment to SETEX Facilities & Maintenance, LLC - Resolution 22-026.. G. Approve a resolution changing authorized signatories for the City'of Beaumont's Transit System.Clearing Account held at Allegiance Bank -.Resolution 22-027 Councilmember Feldschau moved to approve the Consent Agenda: Mayor Pro Tern Samuel seconded the motion. AYES: MAYOR MOUTON, MAYOR PRO TEM SAMUEL, COUNCILMEMBERS DURIO, GETZ, TURNER, FELDSCHAU AND NEILD NAYS: NONE MOTION PASSED AGENDA 1. Consider a request to extend the deadline to commence construction of a Recreational Vehicle Park located to the north of Chinn Lane, on the east side of Eastex Freeway, as allowed by a Specific Use Permit approved in October of 2017. Beaumont RV Resort is requesting an extension for the Specific Use Permit issued in October of 2017, to allow a Recreational Vehicle. Park on property located.to the north of Chinn Lane, on the east side of Eastex Freeway. The City of Beaumont Zoning Ordinance states "Unless construction, (is) commenced and substantially underway within a two-year period, the specific use permit shall become null and void. Extensions of time forgood cause may be approved by the city council." In October of 2017, City Council approved ordinance number 17-068 to allow a Specific Use Permit to allow a Recreational Vehicle Park with .the following conditions: 1. Meet all requirements for Drainage District No. 6. 2. Redesign the site plan for efficient movement of vehicles on the site. - 3. Obtain permission from the pipeline agency prior to completion. The applicant is requesting additional time due to delays cause by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Administration recommends a new deadline of January 25., 2023, with the following conditions: Minutes — January 25, 2022 1. Meet all requirements for Drainage District No. 6. 2. Redesign the site plan for efficient movement of vehicles on the site. 3. Obtain permission from the pipeline agency prior to completion. Mayor Pro Tern Samuel moved to ADOPT AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE ISSUING AN AMENDED SPECIFIC USE PERMIT TO ALLOW A RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARK IN AN LI (LIGHT INDUSTRIAL) AND GC -MD (GENERAL COMMERCIAL -MULTIPLE FAMILY DWELLING) DISTRICT ON PROPERTY LOCATED TO THE NORTH OF CHINN LANE, ON THE EAST SIDE OF EASTEX FREEWAY IN THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS. Councilmember Getz seconded the motion. AYES: MAYOR MOUTON, MAYOR PRO TEM SAMUEL, COUNCILMEMBERS DURIO, GETZ, TURNER, FELDSCHAU AND NEILD NAYS: NONE MOTION PASSED Ordinance 22-002 2. Consider approving the purchase of a new bus wash system for Beaumont Municipal Transit. The Beaumont Municipal Transit system is in need of an updated bus wash system. A Request for Proposal (RFP) was submitted to six vendors, with two responses. Proposals were scored by a panel based on overall pricing, warranty, prior company experience, and time frame for installation. Based upon those scores, Westmatic Corporation, of Buffalo, New York, is the recommended vendor. Total price is $168,779.00, with a 15-business day installation anticipated after parts are received. Maximum Criteria Points Vendor Vendor Whiting Systems, Inc. Alexander, Arkansas Westmatic Corporation u alo, NY Price 40 20.00 3833 Warranty/Life Expectancy 30 13.33 28.00 Prior Experience/References 15 13.33 13.66 Time Frame for Installation 15 .10.33 14.U0 Total 100 56.99 93.99 Department of Transportation / Federal Transportation Administration Grant ($135,023). Municipal Transit Fund - Matching funds ($33,756). Approval of the resolution. Councilmember Neild moved to APPROVE A RESOLUTION THAT THE PROPOSAL SUBMITTED BY WESTMATIC CORPORATION, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK, FOR THE PURCHASE OF A BUS WASH SYSTEM FOR USE BY THE BEAUMONT MUNICIPAL TRANSIT IN THE AMOUNT OF $168,779.00 BE ACCEPTED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT. Councilmember Turner seconded the motion. AYES: MAYOR MOUTON, MAYOR PRO TEM SAMUEL, COUNCILMEMBERS DURIO, GETZ, TURNER, FELDSCHAU AND NEILD Minutes — January 25, 2022 NAYS: NONE MOTION PASSED Resolution 22-028 3: Consider authorizing the participation by the City of Beaumont with other Entergy Texas service area cities in matters concerning Entergy before the Public. Utility Commission of Texas and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in the year 2022. The City of Beaumont is statutorily given the responsibility of exclusive original jurisdiction over the rates, operation and services of Entergy Texas; Inc. (ETI), which provides electric utility services in the City of Beaumont. To ensure that ETI is providing fair, . just and reasonable rates and efficient services to the area, the City of Beaumont continually assesses the ongoing efforts of ETI and the services it provides to the citizens of Beaumont. This is accomplished primarily through the combined efforts of the cities in the Entergy service area with similar jurisdictional responsibilities. The proposed ordinance allows the City' of Beaumont to continue its participation as a member of the Steering Committee of cities within the ETI service area to monitor the operation and services provided by ETI to the citizens of Beaumont. The ordinance also authorizes the hiring of utility consultants and lawyers through the Steering Committee to facilitate the efforts of the service area cities. The reasonable expenses associated with rate related matters are -reimbursable by the company (ETI) pursuant to the Public Utility Regulatory Act of Texas. Approval of the ordinance. Councilmember Neild moved to ADOPT AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN -ORDINANCE OF, THE CITY COUNCIL OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING PARTICIPATION WITH OTHER ENTERGY SERVICE AREA CITIES .IN MATTERS CONCERNING ENTERGY; TEXAS, INC., AT THE PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS IN 2022; AUTHORIZING THE HIRING OF LAWYERS AND RATE EXPERTS; AUTHORIZING THE CITY'S PARTICIPATION TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW AT THE PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Councilmember Durio.seconded the motion. AYES: MAYOR MOUTON, MAYOR PRO TEM SAMUEL, COUNCILMEMBERS DURIO, GETZ, TURNER, FELDSCHAU AND NEILD NAYS: NONE MOTION PASSED Ordinance 22-003 4. Consider authorizing the City Manager to execute an Advance Funding Agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation. On November 24, 2020, by Resolution No. 20-263, City Council authorized the City Manager to apply and enter into an Advance Funding Agreement with TxDOT for the 2020..Highway Safety Improvements Program (HSIP) Interconnect Signals project. Minutes — January 25, 2022 The AFA provides the general contract language for any project between the City and TxDOT that involves federal funding. The scope of work for this AFA is described as interconnecting signals on the following streets: . • Fourth St. From Calder Ave. to Sarah St. • Gladys Ave. .From Edson Dr. to Central Dr. • Highland Ave. From Woodrow Ave. to Florida Ave. • Phelan Blvd. From W. Lucas Dr. to Laurel Ave. Interconnecting signals is the process of upgrading/installing equipment and software that will allow adjacent signals along a roadway to communicate with each other and adapt the timing and phasing sequences in real time based on the current traffic patterns. The engineering estimate for the project is $739,020.00. The City's match will be $66,520.-00, with Federal Funds paying $643,500.00 and the State paying $29,000.00. Funds will come from the Capital Program. Approval of the resolution: Councilmember Getz moved to APPROVE A RESOLUTION THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE AND HE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE AN ADVANCE FUNDING AGREEMENT (AFA) WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (TXDOT) FOR THE 2020 HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM (HSIP) INTERCONNECT SIGNALS PROJECT. Councilmember Turner seconded the motion. AYES: NAYS: MOTION PASSED Resolution. 22-029 MAYOR MOUTON, MAYOR PRO TEM SAMUEL, COUNCILMEMBERS DURIO, GETZ, TURNER, FELDSCHAU AND NEILD NONE 5. Consider authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Bird Rides, Inc. of Santa Monica, California to govern the operation of a stand-up electric, scooter sharing system within the city. Bird Rides, Inc., more commonly.known as Bird Scooters, operates in more than 375 cities and is now. seeking to operate a stand-up electric scooter sharing system in Beaumont. Proposed is a twelve-month pilot agreement allowing Bird Scooters to operate in accordance with the attached agreement. Bird would engage with a local firm to act as the local fleet manager. This local manager would operate and maintain the system as well as address any customer inquiries or concerns. The agreement outlines the use of the scooters which would be limited to only adults. The scooters would only be allowed to operate on streets and bike paths, but not sidewalks. The scooters would be limited to a maximum speed of 15 mph and the wearing of helmets is strongly encouraged by Bird. The operating rules and safety measures are conveyed to the user through the Bird smartphone app during the rental process. There would be no cost to the city for the program, but the city would receive $0.05 for each ride purchased. Minutes — January 25, 2022 Approve of the resolution. Councilmember Turner moved t0 APPROVE A RESOLUTION THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE AND HE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE A TWELVE (12) MONTH PILOT OPERATING AGREEMENT, WITH AN OPTION,TO RENEW FOR SUCCESSIVE TWELVE (12) MONTH PERIODS, WITH BIRD RIDES, INC., OF SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA TO GOVERN THE PILOT OPERATION OF A STAND-UP ELECTRIC SCOOTER SHARING SYSTEM WITHIN THE CITY. Councilmember Durio seconded the motion. AYES: MAYOR MOUTON, MAYOR PRO TEM SAMUEL, COUNCILMEMBERS DURIO, GETZ, TURNER, FELDSCHAU AND NEILD NAYS: NONE MOTION PASSED Resolution 22-030 6. Consider authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Baker Tilly to provide executive recruitment services to identify the next City Manager. Baker Tilly is a nationally recognized firm with a long history of service to clients located throughout the country and has emerged as a leader in executive recruitment. Baker Tilly submitted a proposal and made a presentation to Council on January 11, 2022. The proposed professional fee to conduct the recruitment is $24,500. Funds .will come from the General Fund. Approval of the resolution. Councilmember Neild moved t0 APPROVE A RESOLUTION THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE AND HE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH BAKER TILLY US, LLP, OF PLANO, TEXAS, IN THE AMOUNT OF $24,500.00 TO PROVIDE EXECUTIVE RECRUITMENT SERVICES TO IDENTIFY THE NEXT CITY MANAGER. Mayor Pro Tem Samuel seconded the motion. AYES: MAYOR MOUTON, MAYOR PRO TEM SAMUEL, COUNCILMEMBERS DURIO, GETZ, TURNER, FELDSCHAU AND NEILD NAYS: NONE MOTION PASSED Resolution 22-031 PUBLIC HEARING Receive comments regarding the mandatory payment rate related to the Local Provider Participation Fund for FY 2022 Public Hearing Open: 1:54 p.m. None Minutes — January 25, 2022 Public Hearing Close: 1:54 p.m. 7. Consider setting the mandatory payment rate related to the Local Provider Participation Fund for FY 2022 On June 9, 2015, the City Council authorized the City's participation in a municipal health care provider participation program to support the payment of Medicaid supplemental hospital payments to Safety -Net Hospitals in the City. At the same time, the City Council authorized the execution of indigent care affiliation agreements with Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas and Christus Hospital. In addition, on July 28, 2015, the City Council approved model rules and procedures related to the City of Beaumont's facilitation of the program. The City of Beaumont is required to set the amount of the mandatory payments required to be paid by the hospitals. The mandatory payment must be uniformly proportionate with the amount of net patient revenue generated by each paying hospital in the municipality. The mandatory rate for the fiscal year ending 2022 will be 4.10%. Local Safety -Net Hospitals will make mandatory payments into the Beaumont Municipal Health Care Provider Participation Fund. Approval of the resolution. Councilmember Neild moved t0 APPROVE A RESOLUTION SETTING THE MANDATORY PAYMENT RATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022 FOR THE LOCAL PROVIDER PARTICIPATION FUND IN THE MUNICIPAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDER PARTICIPATION PROGRAM. Councilmember Feldschau seconded the motion. AYES: MAYOR MOUTON, MAYOR PRO TEM SAMUEL, COUNCILMEMBERS DURIO, GETZ, TURNER, FELDSCHAU AND NEILD NAYS: NONE MOTION PASSED Resolution 22-032 PUBLIC HEARING Dangerous Structures Public Hearing Open: 1:58 p.m. Public comments were made by the following citizens, who personally appeared and requested additional arrangements for their property. Terry Johnson Item #2 1195 Amarillo Lawrence Hockless Item #4 2555 Brickyard 9625 Phelan 2555 Brickyard Beaumont TX Beaumont TX Minutes — January 25, 2022 Larry Wood 6470 Phelan Beaumont TX Item #5 2360 Calder Johnny Beatty 2999 Corley St. Beaumont TX Item #7 1315 Caldwell Nicholas Bryant 3685 Bryant Beaumont TX Item #9 1469 Corley Rex Kesler P.O. Box 8861 Houston TX Item #13 8465 Frazier Devonn Brown 348 Garland St Beaumont TX Item #15 348 Garland Lull Boudreaux 9155 Landis Dr. Beaumont TX Item #23 4070 Houston Karen Villanueva 645 Iowa St. Beaumont TX Item #24 645 Iowa St. James Williams 3130 Tracy St. Beaumont TX Item #29 3165 Magnolia Cheryl Page 1410 W. Florida Beaumont TX Item #34 1615 Park Daniel & Barbara Jones 2116 Kingfisher Ct. League City TX Items #45 & 35 2151 St. Anthony 2760 Palestine M.B. Makecha for Mahavir Holdings LLC Item #43 750 Shell De'Marcus Barkers 3306 Norma Lane Pearland TX Item #47 1550 Threadneedle Public Hearing Close: 3:26 p.m. Minutes — January 25, 2022 8. Consider an ordinance to declare 50 structures to be unsafe structures and orderthe owners to raze the said structures within 10 days If the property owner fails to comply within 10 days, staff is requesting City Council authorization to demolish these structures without further notification to the property owner or City Council action. Additionally, if the property owner of a structure requests and is authorized by City Council to enroll in a work program, all delinquent taxes shall be paid in full, or a payment plan shall be established prior to enrollment in the work program. Enrollment in the work program shall occur within 10 days after the effective date of this ordinance. 1. 588 Alma 2. 1195 Amarillo 3. 3910 Avenue B 4. 2555 Brickyard 5. 2360 Calder -commercial 6. 2525 Calder -commercial 7. 1315 Caldwell 8. 875 Church 9. 1469 Corley 10.1345 Doucette-Duplex1345-1347 Doucette 11.2185 Fillmore-includes garage Duplex 2165-2185 Fillmore 12.11185 Forest Gln 13.8465 Frazier - includes shed 14.7130 Frint 15.348 Garland 16.6180 Garner -shed only 17.11375 Glenbrook-includes shed 18.2930 Glenwood' 19.1810 Harriot 20.2040 Harriot-includes shed 21.2690 Holton-3 sheds only 22.3655 Houston 23.4070 Houston 24.645 Iowa 25.2195 Ives 26.535 Jackson 27.2090 Leight 28.1935 Lela -shed only 29.3165 Magnolia 30.4615 Magnolia -includes rear structures 31.3735 Maida 32.28 Mariposa 33.2372 North -includes shed 34.1615 Park -commercial 35.2760 Palestine 36.1495. Pennsylvania -commercial 37.2499 Pine 38.2630 Potts -includes shed 39.2440 Primrose -includes shed 40.2275 Sarah 41.451 Schwarner 42.3615 Scranton Minutes - January 25, 2022 43.750 Shell 44.1515 South 45.2151 St. Anthony -includes shed 46.3260 St. James 47.1550 Threadneedle -includes shed & carport 48.913 Trinidad -includes shed_ 49.3570 Waco 50.4555 Warren These structures have been inspected by the Building Codes Division and found to be unsafe structures as defined by the City of Beaumont's Code of Ordinances, Chapter 24, Article 24.04 Unsafe Substandard Structures, Division 1, Sec. 14.04.001 of the 2015 International Property Maintenance Code. Additionally, these structures have deteriorated to a condition that they are no longer considered suitable for repair. Funding sources may include General Funds and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding. Approval of the ordinance. Mayor Pro Tern Samuel moved to ADOPT AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE FINDING CERTAIN STRUCTURES TO BE PUBLIC NUISANCES AND ORDERING THEIR DEMOLITION AND REMOVAL OR REPAIR AS WELL AS TO ALLOW PROPERTY OWNERS OF ITEMS # 2,4,5,7,9,13,15,23,24,29,34, 43,45 AND 47 TO ENTER INTO A 150 DAY WORK PROGRAM ON THE DANGEROUS STRUCTURE LIST, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITYAND PROVIDING .FOR APENALTY. Councilmember Turner seconded the motion. Councilmember Neild ask Mayor Pro Tern Samuel if he would amend his motion to exclude Item #43 as the person that requested to enter into a work program wasn't the owner of the property, therefore they weren't allowed to request the 150 day work program. Mayor Pro Tern Samuel amended his motion to exclude Item #13, and to ADOPT AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE FINDING CERTAIN STRUCTURES TO BE PUBLIC NUISANCES AND ORDERING THEIR DEMOLITION AND REMOVAL OR REPAIR AND TO ALLOW PROPERTY OWNERS OF ITEMS # 2,4,5,7,9,15,23,24,29,34,43,45 AND 47 TO ENTER INTO A 150 DAY WORK PROGRAM, ON THE DANGEROUS STRUCTURE LIST, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FORA PENALTY. Councilmember Getz seconded the motion. AYES: MAYOR MOUTON, MAYOR PRO TEM SAMUEL, COUNCILMEMBERS DURIO, GETZ, TURNER, FELDSCHAU AND NEILD NAYS: NONE MOTION PASSED Ordinance 22-004 Mayor Mouton read the announcement regarding Executive Session being held at the conclusion of Public and Councilmember Comments. Minutes — January 25, 2022 COMMENTS Public Comments (Persons are limited to three minutes) Brian Nepveux 3415 Laurel Beaumont TX Stated that he's a Community Development Block Grant Advisory Committee board member, provided information that may help some of the citizens in the future regarding the dilapidated structures that was talked about earlier in the meeting, stated that he reached out to Ms. Patillo who's the CDBG Manager, Ms. Patillo stated that there's funds that haven't been allocated from the CDBG funds, there's $200,000 from FY2020, $140,406.00 from FY2021, wondered if this money could be used for other things, knows that it would have to be voted on by Council, asked if the $340,000.00 could be used to help some of the citizens who want to fix their homes that don't have the funds to do so Dr. Tom Noyoa 971 Sun Meadow Beaumont TX Thanked each of the Councilmembers for their service, stated that he's a senior citizen of Beaumont as well as a board member of the Senior Volunteer Program with the Southeast Texas Regional Planning Commission, stated -that they are in need of about one hundred (100) senior citizens to volunteer, asked Council if they could reach out and talk to others that are 55 or older that might be interested in volunteering, they could apply their skills and talents to the Senior Volunteer Program Louis Vaughn 9615 Mapes St. Beaumont TX Spoke to Council regarding the landfill and Hurricane Imelda, commented on how the water migrated to the Pear Orchard, stated that he advised that the detention pond on the corner. of 11th and Fannett not be installed but DD6 did it anyway, stated that many of the homes in that area flooded three times and now the homes are gone, there's a lot going that's wrong and not being addressed, stated that he didn't get to speak about the landfill, he will be back next week to speak on that topic Sheridan Kees 103 Easy St. Kountze TX Stated that she's a student at Lamar University and is representing the Green.Squad which is an organization for sustainability on campus, presented a way for Beaumont to -bring back recycling at no cost to the city, stated that everyday Texans generate about 5. pounds of waste per person, that adds up to about 400,000 tons per year just in Texas, this creates a huge problem like landfills, in this area we are right in the middle of the Big Thicket, this harms our wildlife and pollutes the water, last fall Lamar partnered with a company called Replenish to implement a recycling program on campus which has been very successful, they have recycled almost 1,300 pounds of waste so far, the system works by having drop off locations setup on campus, people can bring their recyclables, Replenish retrieves the recyclables and'sells them back to other companies, these companies are paying to reuse the material, that's why there's.been no cost to Lamar and there would be no cost to the city, thinks the citizens of Beaumont would be happy to have recycling back Minutes — January 25, 2022 Nicholas Hunter 9155 Mapes Beaumont TX Stated that one of the things that makes him proud in Beaumont is that hope is always on the horizon, stated that he has recently taken a position as a board member of Crime Stoppers of Southeast Texas, they will be having their state conference the first week of February,. they are looking for sponsors for door prizes and all of the other things that can be sponsored for these conferences, one of the things that Crime Stoppers does that's really been helpful in this community is their campus program, they get a lot tips through this program to help with convictions and to get criminals off the street as well as help that can be given to those that suffer from mental illness etc., also made comments regarding dilapidated structures, thanked Council for all that they do Councilmembers/City Manager/City Attorney comments on various matters COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS COUNCILMEMBER DURIO - THANKED ALL OF THE CITIZENS THAT ATTENDED THE MEETING AND PARTICIPATED IN THE PROCESS, ANNOUNCED THAT THE SARAH STREET WELLNESS GROUP, LOCATED AT 3455 SARAH ST., WILL BE SPONSORING WELLNESS WEDNESDAY, FROM 8:00 A.M., TO 12:00 P.M., THEY WILL BE SERVING FREE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH, CITIZENS CAN RSVP BY CALLING 409-730-7040 COUNCILMEMBER GETZ - STATED THAT CITY HALL NOW HAS A DEFIBRILLATOR LOCATED ACROSS FROM THE ELEVATORS IN THE MAIN LOBBY, DEFIBRILLATORS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED AT OTHER CITY LOCATIONS, REQUESTED A LIST AS TO WHERE ALL DEFIBRILLATORS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED COUNCILMEMBER TURNER - THANKED STAFF FOR ALL OF THE GRANTS THAT HAVE BEEN APPLIED FOR AND RECEIVED, JOB WELL DONE, STATED THAT HE'S RECEIVED A FEW CALLS REGARDING THE PARK ON PINE STREET, THERE'S SOME LIGHTS THAT ARE OUT.AND WIRES THAT ARE HANGING FROM A TELEPHONE POLL, THE CITIZENS HAVE BEEN PERSISTENT ABOUT HAVING THEM REPAIRED, ASKED IF STAFF CAN HAVE ENTERGY GO OUT AND MAKE THOSE REPAIRS, IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED COUNCILMEMBER FELDSCHAU - COMMENTED ON THE SWEARING IN OF FOURTEEN (14) NEW POLICE OFFICERS ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2022, CONGRATULATED EACH OF THEM FOR THEIR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY AND THAT COUNCIL SUPPORT THE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE FOURTEEN (14) YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN THAT HAVE JOINED THE FORCE MAYOR PRO TEM SAMUEL - NONE COUNCILMEMBER NEILD - NONE Minutes — January 25, 2022 CITY ATTORNEY REED - NONE CITY MANAGER HAYES - NONE MAYOR MOUTON - CONGRATULATED THE FOURTEEN (14) NEW OFFICERS THAT WERE SWORN IN, ALSO THANKED STAFF FOR EXECUTING AND GOING AFTER THE GRANTS WHICH IS MONEY COMING INTO THE CITY, MADE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS REGARDING DILAPIDATED STRUCTURES, THANKED EVERYONE THAT ATTENDED THE MEETING TODAY Open session of meeting recessed at 3:54 p.m. EXECUTIVE SESSION Consider matters related to the deliberation of the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property in accordance with Section 551.072 of the Government Code, to wit: 555 Main Street Specifically, land owned by Jefferson County and leased by the City of Beaumont between Sarah Street and Warren Street (Being a portion of the South one-half (S1/2) of Block Nineteen (19) in the M.C. Cartwright Subdivision in the J.W. Bullock League of the City of Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas) 555 Main Street The Mayor stated that 555 Main Street is listed as a part of the Executive Session but will not be a part of the discussion. R in Mouto Mayor s �LU U Tina Broussard, City Clerk A Minutes — January 25, 2022