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CITY OF BAYTOWN
 NOTICE OF MEETING
 
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2023
6:30 P.M.
COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL
2401 MARKET STREET, BAYTOWN, TEXAS 77520


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Agenda Packet
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City Clerk’s Office at (281) 420-6504.

AGENDA
  
CALL TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF QUORUM

PLEDGE AND INVOCATION
Council Member Jacob Powell, District No. 5
 
 
             
1. ELECTION CANVASS
 
a.   Canvass the returns of the City of Baytown’s November 7, 2023, General Election. Click to View
 
b.   Consider an ordinance declaring the results of the City of Baytown General Election held on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. Click to View
 
2. RUNOFF ELECTION
 
a.   Receive the Certification of Runoff Candidates for Council Member District No. Four (4). Click to View
 
b.   Consider an ordinance calling for the City of Baytown Runoff Election to be held on December 9, 2023, for the purpose of electing a Council Member for District No. Four (4). Click to View
 
c.   Consider an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute a Joint Election Agreement with Harris County, Texas, for the Runoff Election for Council Member No. Four (4) to be held on December 9, 2023. Click to View
 
3. 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.
 
4. RECOGNITIONS AND CITIZEN COMMUNICATIONS
 
a.   Recognize City of Baytown Employees for their Years of Service. Click to View
 
b.   Recognize the Youth Leadership Academy participants.  Click to View
 
5. PROPOSED ORDINANCES
 
a.   Consider the first reading of an ordinance for the proposed annexation of approximately an 54.589 acre tract of land out of Restricted Reserve “A” Blk 1 of the Replat of Restricted Reserve “A” of Cedar Crossing Phase II Subdivision, herein described tract being out of the residue of that called 102.12 acre tract, save and except a 14.229 acre tract conveyed to Cedar Crossing, situated in the John Steele Survey, Abstract No. 227, Chambers County, Texas, and all property situated in Industrial District No. 3 required for the described annexation. Click to View
 
b.   Consider an ordinance authorizing the automatic yearly price adjustment to the base rate for services of 6.9% for the second year of a five-year contract for the Annual Residential Solid Waste Collection, Disposal, and Recycling Services Contract with Best Trash, LLC. Click to View
 
6. PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS
 
a.   Consider a resolution amending Resolution No. 2861, approved by the City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas, on September 28, 2023, to delete the requirement for a General Plan. Click to View
 
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 a Depository Services Agreement with J.P. Morgan Chase Bank. Click to View
 
b.   Consider an ordinance authorizing payment to Presidio Network Solutions Group, LLC, in the amount of $82,081.35, for Cisco network equipment support (SmartNet), offered through the Texas Department of Information Resources cooperative purchasing agreement and permitting the city manager to increase the purchase order as needed in an amount not to exceed a 25 percent increase of the original purchase order.  Click to View
 
c.   Consider an ordinance authorizing payment to BenefitElect Inc. for the annual service fees associated with the City of Baytown's employee benefit election software.  Click to View
 
d.   Consider an ordinance authorizing payment with United Healthcare of Texas, Inc., as the carrier/administrator for the City of Baytown's medical and pharmaceutical claims. Click to View
 
e.   Consider an ordinance authorizing payment and application with The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company as the carrier/administrator for the City of Baytown's voluntary life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance benefits in an amount not to exceed $672,000. Click to View
 
f.   Consider an ordinance releasing three (3) portions of the City of Baytown Extraterritorial Jurisdiction of 53 Eagle's Cove, LTD. Click to View
 
g.   Consider an ordinance releasing a portion of the City of Baytown Extraterritorial Jurisdiction of 48 Highland Shores, LTD. Click to View
 
h.   Consider an ordinance authorizing the sole source purchase and trade-in allowance of police body worn cameras and tasers with Axon Enterprises, Inc., for the Police Department's Body-Worn Camera and Taser Replacement Program, Year 3. Click to View
 
i.   Consider an ordinance authorizing the purchase of twenty-eight (28) sets of bunker gear, assorted boots and hoods from Casco Industries, Inc., through the Texas Local Government Purchasing Cooperative (BuyBoard) contract #698-23 for the Fire Department. Click to View
 
j.   Consider an ordinance authorizing the sole-source purchase of a TR 20'x40' Rideau Brown freestanding Greenhouse from Gothic Arch Greenhouses, for the amount of $82,702.00 for the Parks and Recreation Department. Click to View
 
k.   Consider an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to negotiate professional service contracts with various talent agencies for entertainment for Fiscal Year 24 Parks and Recreation Events and Programs not to exceed the FY24 budgeted amount of $428,000.00.  Click to View
 
l.   Consider an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to negotiate professional services contracts with various production companies for sound, lights, and video boards pertaining to Fiscal Year 24 Parks and Recreation Events and Programs not to exceed the approved FY24 budgeted amount of $141,875.00. Click to View
 
m.   Consider an ordinance authorizing a six-month extension of the agreement with Randall B. Strong for the collection of delinquent taxes, payments in lieu of taxes, public improvement district assessments, and bankruptcy collections. Click to View
 
n.   Consider an ordinance awarding the Annual Generator Maintenance Contract to Clifford Power Systems, Inc, through the Texas Local Government Purchasing Cooperative, BuyBoard, for the Public Works/Engineering Department. Click to View
 
o.   Consider an ordinance approving The Baytown Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day that is scheduled for Saturday, December 16, 2023, at the City of Baytown Storage Facility, located at 1200 Lee Drive, Baytown, Texas from 9:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M.
 
Click to View
 
p.   Consider an ordinance approving the payment of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality water assessment fee for the City’s four (4) wastewater treatment plants in the amount of $166,587.34. Click to View
 
q.   Consider an ordinance authorizing the purchase of conference room monitors from CDW Government, LLC., through the Purchasing Cooperative Program Sourcewell, under Contract #081419-CDW, for the Public Safety Building Project. (Phase 2 Administration Building M) in the amount of $59,989.60. Click to View
 
r.   Consider an ordinance authorizing the purchase of Appliances from Lowe’s Pro for the Public Safety Building Project (Phase 2 Administration Building M), through cooperative purchasing agreements with Omnia Partners and the Interlocal Purchasing System (TIPS), through Region 4 Education Service Center (ESC) Contract #R192006, in the amount of $47,081.93. Click to View
 
s.   Consider an ordinance authorizing the sole source purchase of Neptune water meters, parts, and supplies for meter maintenance from Core & Main LP. Click to View
 
8. APPOINTMENTS
 
a.   Consider a resolution casting the City of Baytown's ballot for the election of a representative to serve on the Board of Directors of the Harris Central Appraisal District. Click to View
 
b.   Consider selecting the Chairperson for both the Baytown Finance and Capital Improvement Plan Committees. Click to View
 
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.
 
10. COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT REPORT
 
a. Receive a report from Council Member Jacob Powell regarding projects, programs and events in District No. 5. 
 
11. EXECUTIVE SESSION
 
a.   Recess into and conduct an executive session pursuant to Section 551.071 of the Texas Government Code to seek the advice of the City's attorneys regarding pending or contemplated litigation involving the City of Baytown. Click to View
 
b.   Recess into and conduct an executive session pursuant to Section(s) 551.071 and/or 551.087 of the Texas Government Code to seek the advice of the City's attorneys and/or to discuss economic development negotiations. Click to View
 
12. PROPOSED ORDINANCES
 
a.   Consider an ordinance authorizing payment to Baker Wotring, L.L.P., for legal services in connection with United States of America and State of Texas v. City of Baytown; Civil Action No. 4:22-cv-01279, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division. Click to View
 
13. ADJOURN
 
PUBLIC NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT IN ADDITION TO ANY EXECUTIVE SESSION LISTED ABOVE, THE CITY COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ADJOURN INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT ANY TIME AS AUTHORIZED BY THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 551.071 - 551.090 TO DISCUSS ANY OF THE MATTERS LISTED ABOVE.
 
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Approved for posting:

/S/Chief John Stringer, Acting City Manager

Posted by:

/S/Angela Jackson, City Clerk
                      (SEAL)
Posted this 17th day of November 2023, at 5:00 P.M. 

    

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