08-12-2024 AgendaNEDERLAND CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA
NOTICE is hereby given of a regular meeting of the Nederland City Council to be held on Monday,
August 12, 2024, 4:30 p.m., at the Nederland City Hall, 207 North 12th Street, Nederland, Texas,
for the purpose of considering the following agenda items. The City Council reserves the right to
retire into Executive Session concerning any of the agenda items whenever it is considered
necessary and legally justified pursuant to Texas Government Code, Chapter 551.
Members of the public can participate remotely via Zoom Teleconferencing. Citizens may join
the Zoom Meeting by clicking on the Virtual Council Meeting https link on the City of Nederland’s
website or calling the Zoom Call in Number and entering the Meeting ID# on the City of
Nederland’s website.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS. Citizens may provide comments regarding the
items listed on the Consent or Regular Agenda. Citizens shall raise their hand to be recognized by
the Mayor and will address the City Council from the podium after providing their name and
address. Comments shall not exceed three minutes.
1. CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER
2. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. CONSENT AGENDA—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 councilmember so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the
Consent agenda and considered separately.
a. Minutes – July 22, 2024 regular meeting
b. Consider action approving Resolution No. 2024-09, ratifying the action of the Nederland
Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors related to the incentive offered
GNR Enterprises LLC dba Butcher’s Korner.
4. REGULAR AGENDA
a. Consider action setting a Joint Public Hearing for the purpose of receiving comments
regarding the request to re-zone property located at 1011 Chicago Avenue, described as
Lot 27, Block 10 of Nederland Addition from property zoned R-2 (duplex residential) to
C-3 (highway retail) for the construction of a commercial building to store materials for
their construction business.
b. Consider action authorizing the submission of an Energy Efficiency and Conservation
Block Grant Program application.
c. Consider action authorizing a Request for Qualifications for grant administration and
management services associated with a Community Development Block Grant
application.
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d. Consider action approving Change Order No. 1 – 2023 Concrete Street Rehabilitation
project.
e. Consider action approving final payment and release of retainage for the 2023 Concrete
Street Rehabilitation project.
f. Consider action authorizing the solicitation of bids for the Community Development
Block Grant Street Improvements project funded through the Texas General Land Office.
g. Consider action authorizing the solicitation of bids for the South 5th Street Roadway
Improvements project.
h. Consider action approving a work authorization with Schaumburg & Polk, Inc. for the
2024 Wastewater System amended Study – Western Section.
i. Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Budget:
i. Consider action approving Resolution No. 2024-10, submitting the City of
Nederland Annual Budget for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2024 and ending
September 30, 2025 and calling for a Public Hearing to be held on August 26, 2024
at 4:30PM at Nederland City Hall (207 North 12th Street) for the purpose of
discussing the proposed budget as per Article VI of the City Charter.
ii. Discuss and take action on the proposed tax rate for the fiscal year beginning
October 1, 2024 and ending September 30, 2025.
iii. Consider action regarding adoption of the proposed tax rate and establishing a date
and time for approval.
iv. Consider action regarding the proposed tax rate, establishing a date and time for a
public hearing(s).
v. Consider action approving Resolution No. 2024-11, authorizing the publication of
the notice of intent for Certificates of Obligation to finance city sanitary sewer and
water supply system projects (Certificates of Obligation, Series 2024).
5. EXECUTIVE SESSION (No Public Discussion on These Items)
The City Council will announce that it will go into Executive Session, pursuant to Chapter
551 of the Texas Government Code, to discuss matters as specifically listed on the agenda,
or as authorized by law.
Deliberations about Real Property – Texas Government Code, Chapter 551.072
6. RECONVENE
Reconvene into regular session and discuss and take action, if any, on items discussed in
Executive Session.
7. ADJOURN
Don Albanese, Mayor
City of Nederland, Texas
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ATTEST:
Joni Underwood, City Clerk
City of Nederland, Texas
“PURSUANT TO SECTION 30.07, PENAL CODE (TRESPASS BY LICENSE HOLDER
WITH AN OPENLY CARRIED HANDGUN), A PERSON LICENSED UNDER
SUBCHAPTER H, CHAPTER 411, GOVERNMENT CODE (HANDGUN LICENSING
LAW), MAY NOT ENTER THIS PROPERTY WITH A HANDGUN THAT IS CARRIED
OPENLY”
"CONFORME A LA SECCIÓN 30.07, DEL CÓDIGO PENAL (ENTRADA SIN
AUTORIZACIÓN POR TITULAR DE LICENCIA CON UNA PISTOLA VISIBLE), UNA
PERSONA CON LICENCIA BAJO EL SUBCAPÍTULO H, CAPÍTULO 411 DEL
CÓDIGO DE GOBIERNO (LEY DE LICENCIAS DE PISTOLAS), NO PUEDE ENTRAR
EN ESTA PROPIEDAD CON UNA PISTOLA VISIBLE”