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CITY OF BAYTOWN NOTICE OF MEETING CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2023 6:30 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL 2401 MARKET STREET, BAYTOWN, TEXAS 77520 For those members of the public that cannot or do not wish to be physically present at the meeting, they will be able to participate through two-way communications. For video conferencing, use the following website: www.zoom.com, click on "join a meeting" on the top right-hand corner, and input the following Meeting ID: 857 1703 8118. For telephone conferencing, please use the following toll-free number: 1-888-788-0099, Meeting ID: 857 1703 8118. The meeting can also be viewed on the local Baytown Channel 16, which can be accessed at: https://baytown.org/1/home. Any person, who is participating through video/teleconferencing and is interested in speaking on any item on the agenda, must submit his/her request via email to the City Clerk at cityclerk@baytown.org. The request must include the speaker's name, address, and phone number that will be used if teleconferencing as well as the agenda item number. The request must be received prior to the posted time of the meeting. The agenda packet is accessible to the public in both HTML and PDF formats at the following link: Agenda Packet For more information or questions concerning the teleconference, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (281) 420-6504. AGENDA CALL TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF QUORUM PLEDGE AND INVOCATION Council Member Mike Lester, District No. Six
1. MINUTES
2. RECOGNITIONS AND CITIZEN COMMUNICATIONS
a. Recognize City of Baytown Employees for their Years of Service.
b. Recognize the Youth Leadership Academy participants.
3. TAX ABATEMENT GUIDELINES AND CRITERIA
a. Conduct a public hearing concerning the proposed adoption of guidelines and criteria governing tax abatement agreements by the City of Baytown.
b. Consider a resolution confirming that the City Council of the City of Baytown elects to become eligible to participate in tax abatement pursuant to the Property Redevelopment and Tax Abatement Act and adopting guidelines and criteria for granting tax abatement in a reinvestment zone created in Harris and/or Chambers Counties.
4. PROPOSED ORDINANCES
a. Consider an ordinance authorizing a Professional Services Agreement with HDR Engineering, Inc., for the West Baker Road from Garth Road to Decker Drive Reconstruction Project.
b. Consider an ordinance authorizing a Professional Services Agreement with Volkert, Inc. for the Fire Boat House and Lift Project.
c. Consider an ordinance to waive the remaining reimbursement payments for two (2) Pierce Velocity Pumper Trucks (Engine 1 and Engine 6) and the payment to the Vehicle Replacement Fund for Engine 7 from the Baytown Fire Control, Prevention and EMS District ("FCPEMSD").
d. Consider an ordinance amending Chapter 90 "Taxation," Article II "Ad Valorem Taxes," Section 90-27 "Exemptions," Subsections (a) "Disabled adults" and (b) "Adults 65 years or older" of the Code of Ordinances, City of Baytown, Texas to (i) increase the exemption from taxation for disabled adults to $100,000 and (ii) to increase the exemption from taxation for adults sixty-five (65) years or older to $100,000, for residential homesteads.
5. PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS
a. Consider a resolution for the acceptance of a donation that will be used toward the purchase of Playground Fitness Equipment for the Baytown Soccer Complex, from S. E. Harris County Community Coalition - Bay Area Council on Drugs & Alcohol (BACODA).
6. DISCUSSIONS
a. Receive and discuss a presentation about Broadband in Baytown.
7. CONSENT All Consent Agenda items listed are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Council Member requests, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda.
a. Consider an ordinance authorizing an Engineering Services Agreement with BGE, Inc., for the Baytown Area Water Authority (BAWA) East Surface Water Treatment Plant Phase 2 Expansion Project.
n. Consider an ordinance to reject the received bid for the Annual As-Needed Nuisance Mowing service contract.
o. Consider an ordinance amending Chapter 74, "Peddlers and Solicitors," of the City of Baytown Code of Ordinances, to eliminate provisions related to open air vendors from Chapter 74.
8. CITIZEN COMMENTS Notice is hereby given that in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551, prohibits the City Council from discussing, deliberating, or considering, subjects for which public notice has not been given on the agenda. Issues that cannot be referred to the administration for action may be placed on the agenda of a future City Council Session.
9. MANAGER'S REPORT Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 551.0415 of the Texas Government Code, the City Council of the City of Baytown may receive a report about items of community interest from City staff and/or a member of the City Council, but no action or possible action shall be taken or discussed concerning the subject of such report, except as provided by Section 551.042 of the Texas Government Code.
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CITY OF BAYTOWN NOTICE OF MEETING CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2023 6:30 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL 2401 MARKET STREET, BAYTOWN, TEXAS 77520 For those members of the public that cannot or do not wish to be physically present at the meeting, they will be able to participate through two-way communications. For video conferencing, use the following website: www.zoom.com, click on "join a meeting" on the top right-hand corner, and input the following Meeting ID: 857 1703 8118. For telephone conferencing, please use the following toll-free number: 1-888-788-0099, Meeting ID: 857 1703 8118. The meeting can also be viewed on the local Baytown Channel 16, which can be accessed at: https://baytown.org/1/home. Any person, who is participating through video/teleconferencing and is interested in speaking on any item on the agenda, must submit his/her request via email to the City Clerk at cityclerk@baytown.org. The request must include the speaker's name, address, and phone number that will be used if teleconferencing as well as the agenda item number. The request must be received prior to the posted time of the meeting. The agenda packet is accessible to the public in both HTML and PDF formats at the following link: Agenda Packet For more information or questions concerning the teleconference, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (281) 420-6504. AGENDA CALL TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF QUORUM PLEDGE AND INVOCATION Council Member Mike Lester, District No. Six
1. MINUTES
2. RECOGNITIONS AND CITIZEN COMMUNICATIONS
a. Recognize City of Baytown Employees for their Years of Service.
b. Recognize the Youth Leadership Academy participants.
3. TAX ABATEMENT GUIDELINES AND CRITERIA
a. Conduct a public hearing concerning the proposed adoption of guidelines and criteria governing tax abatement agreements by the City of Baytown.
b. Consider a resolution confirming that the City Council of the City of Baytown elects to become eligible to participate in tax abatement pursuant to the Property Redevelopment and Tax Abatement Act and adopting guidelines and criteria for granting tax abatement in a reinvestment zone created in Harris and/or Chambers Counties.
4. PROPOSED ORDINANCES
a. Consider an ordinance authorizing a Professional Services Agreement with HDR Engineering, Inc., for the West Baker Road from Garth Road to Decker Drive Reconstruction Project.
b. Consider an ordinance authorizing a Professional Services Agreement with Volkert, Inc. for the Fire Boat House and Lift Project.
c. Consider an ordinance to waive the remaining reimbursement payments for two (2) Pierce Velocity Pumper Trucks (Engine 1 and Engine 6) and the payment to the Vehicle Replacement Fund for Engine 7 from the Baytown Fire Control, Prevention and EMS District ("FCPEMSD").
d. Consider an ordinance amending Chapter 90 "Taxation," Article II "Ad Valorem Taxes," Section 90-27 "Exemptions," Subsections (a) "Disabled adults" and (b) "Adults 65 years or older" of the Code of Ordinances, City of Baytown, Texas to (i) increase the exemption from taxation for disabled adults to $100,000 and (ii) to increase the exemption from taxation for adults sixty-five (65) years or older to $100,000, for residential homesteads.
5. PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS
a. Consider a resolution for the acceptance of a donation that will be used toward the purchase of Playground Fitness Equipment for the Baytown Soccer Complex, from S. E. Harris County Community Coalition - Bay Area Council on Drugs & Alcohol (BACODA).
6. DISCUSSIONS
a. Receive and discuss a presentation about Broadband in Baytown.
7. CONSENT All Consent Agenda items listed are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Council Member requests, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda.
a. Consider an ordinance authorizing an Engineering Services Agreement with BGE, Inc., for the Baytown Area Water Authority (BAWA) East Surface Water Treatment Plant Phase 2 Expansion Project.
n. Consider an ordinance to reject the received bid for the Annual As-Needed Nuisance Mowing service contract.
o. Consider an ordinance amending Chapter 74, "Peddlers and Solicitors," of the City of Baytown Code of Ordinances, to eliminate provisions related to open air vendors from Chapter 74.
8. CITIZEN COMMENTS Notice is hereby given that in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551, prohibits the City Council from discussing, deliberating, or considering, subjects for which public notice has not been given on the agenda. Issues that cannot be referred to the administration for action may be placed on the agenda of a future City Council Session.
9. MANAGER'S REPORT Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 551.0415 of the Texas Government Code, the City Council of the City of Baytown may receive a report about items of community interest from City staff and/or a member of the City Council, but no action or possible action shall be taken or discussed concerning the subject of such report, except as provided by Section 551.042 of the Texas Government Code.
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