09-23-2024 AgendaNEDERLAND CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA
NOTICE is hereby given of a regular meeting of the Nederland City Council to be held on Monday,
September 23, 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 – September 9, 2024 regular meeting
b. August 2024 Departmental Reports
c. Tax Assessor Collection Report – August 2024
4. REGULAR AGENDA
a. Consider action approving an amendment to the Employment Agreement between the
City of Nederland and Christopher Duque.
b. Consider action regarding a request from Adaptive Sports for Kids to utilize Doornbos
Park for their fishing derby on October 5th.
c. Consider action re-appointing Mitch Macon, Bret Duplant, and Don Albanese to the
Nederland Economic Development Board of Directors.
d. Consider action amending the Nederland Youth Athletic League Utility Reimbursement
Policy.
e. Consider action approving an Interlocal Agreement for the Municipally owned Building
Energy Efficiency Retrofits Program between the City of Nederland and the Texas
Comptroller of Public Accounts, State Energy Conservation Office.
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f. Consider action approving Ordinance No. 2024-20, declaring certain utility accounts as
“uncollectable.”
g. Consider action declaring surplus a patrol vehicle from the Nederland Police Department.
h. Consider action approving Ordinance No. 2024-21, amending the fiscal year 2023-2024
budget.
i. Consider action approving Change Order No. 1 – 2024 HMAC (hot mix overlay) Program.
j. Consider action approving Ordinance No. 2024-22, denying the Statement of Intent of
Texas Gas Service Company, a division of One Gas, Inc. to increase rates within the
incorporated areas of the Central-Gulf Coast Service Area.
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.
Personnel – Texas Government Code, Chapter 551.074
Discuss personnel – City Manager
Deliberations about Real Property – Texas Government Code, Chapter 551.072
regarding the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of the real property located at 1308
Boston Avenue.
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. Discussion and possible action arising out of or related to Executive Session regarding the real
property located at 1308 Boston Avenue.
8. ADJOURN
Don Albanese, Mayor
City of Nederland, Texas
ATTEST:
Joni Underwood, City Clerk
City of Nederland, Texas
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“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”