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November 20, 2017 REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NED.ERLAND. 4:30 p_m_ November 20, 2017 1_ MEETING The meeting was called to order at 4:30 p.m. by Mayor Nugent at the Nederland City Office Building, 207 N. 12t" Street, Nederland, Texas. See attached for quorum. The following statement was posted: PU RSUANT TO SECTION 30_07, PENAL COD.E (TRESPASS BY LICENSE HOLD.ER WITH AN OPENLY CARRIED. HANDGUN 3, A PERSON LICENSED UNOER SUBCHAPTER H, CHAPTER 411, GOVERNMENT COD.E (HAND.GUN LICENSING LAW), MAY NOT ENTER THIS PROPERTY WITH A HAND.GUN THAT IS CARRIED OPENLY_" 2. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The invocation and pledge of allegiance were led by Chris Duque, City Manager. 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 motion was made by Councilmember Neal and seconded by Counci!member Belaire to approve the Consent Agenda Items a-d as presented. MOTION CARRIED_ Ayes: Mayor Nugent, Councilmembers Neal, and Belaire_ Noes: None. Absent: Mayor Pro Tem Albanese, and Councilmember Austin. a. Minutes — November 13, 2017 regular meeting b. October 2017 Departmental Reports c. Tax Assessor Collection Report - October 2017 d_ Consider action setting a public hearing for the purpose of receiving comments regarding the rehabilitation or condemnation and demolition of the abandoned and dilapidated structure at the following address: 3022 Canal Avenue, Lot 2, Block 181, Tract 4, FALCO_ Minutes Continued, November 20, 2017 4. REGULAR AGENDA a. A motion was made by Councilmember Neal and seconded by Councilmember Belaire to appoint Mike Louviere to the Zoning Board of Appeals and Board of Appeals to fill the unexpired term of Dr. Lanny Howell. MOTION CARRIED. Ayes: Mayor Nugent, Councilmembers Neal, and Belaire. Noes: None. Absent: Mayor Pro Tern Albanese, and Councilmember Austin. b. A motion was made by Councilmember Belaire and seconded by Councilmember Neal to approve Resolution 2017-15, casting votes for Charles Lankford as a candidate for the Board of Directors of the Jefferson County Appraisal District. MOTION CARRIED. Ayes: Mayor Nugent, Councilmembers Neal, and Belaire. Noes: None. Absent: Mayor Pro Tern Albanese, and Councilmember Austin. c. A motion was made by Councilmember Neal and seconded by Councilmember Belaire to approve an agreement with UA engineering, Inc. for engineering services related to the Phase II MS4 Permit Implementation Services, Permit Year 5, FY 2017-2018. MOTION CARRIED. Ayes: Mayor Nugent, Councilmembers Neal, and Belaire. Noes: None. Absent: Mayor Pro Tern Albanese, and Councilmember Austin. d. Chris Duque, City Manager, reported five bids were received on the Nederland Avenue - 12th Street Drainage project with the lowest bid being $1,192,121.87 from McInnis Construction. The project engineer's opinion of probable construction cost was approximately $856,000.00. The Public Works Director recommends rejecting bids since the lowest was approximately $300,000.00 over budget. After assessing all the bids, staff recommends combining both Nederland Avenue projects (drainage and road work) into one large project under the guidance of one project engineer, Schaumburg & Polk, Inc. The project timeline would be slightly amended with completion in late summer. Mr. Duque concurred with the Public Works Director's recommendation. A motion was made by Councilmember Belaire and seconded by Mayor Nugent to reject all bids for the Nederland Avenue and 12th Street Drainage project. MOTION CARRIED. Ayes: Mayor Nugent, Councilmembers Neal, and Belaire. Noes: None. Absent: Mayor Pro Tern Albanese, and Councilmember Austin. e. A motion was made by Councilmember Belaire and seconded by Councilmember Neal to amend the work authorization with Schaumburg & Polk, Inc. for the Nederland Avenue project to include the 12th Street Drainage project. MOTION CARRIED. Ayes: Mayor Nugent, Councilmembers Neal, and Belaire. Noes: None. Absent: Mayor Pro Tem Albanese, and Councilmember Austin. Minutes Continued, November 20, 2017 5. COMMUNICATION City Manager's Report: a. The 1st December City Council meeting will be Monday, December 11th b. Christmas on the Avenue - Saturday, December 2nd c. Annual Lighted Christmas Parade - Tuesday, December 5th d. Miscellaneous - a sink hole was reported at the end of Jackson off of 14th Street toward the Entergy ROW. A TV inspection was done and work will begin soon. 6. ADJOURN There being no further business a motion was made by Mayor Nugent and seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Albanese to adjourn the meeting at 4:54 p.m. MOTION CARRIED. Ayes: Mayor Nugent, Councilmembers Neal, and Belaire. Noes: None. Absent: Mayor Pro Tern Albanese, and Councilmember Austin. `,\‘uniunwii,, , a-fish "7. " � �= R. A. Nugent, M r ••�r; •`• City of Nederlan , Texas .�•,.` ,,,, Ga, FergusoEf, i y er g1141 - City of Nederland, Texas CITY OF NEDERLAND COUNCIL MEETING ATTENDANCE SHEET NAME TITLE PRESENT ABSENT R.A. Nugent Mayor V Talmadge Austin Council Member—Ward I / Billy Neal Council Member—Ward II V Don Albanese Council Member—Ward III Craig Belaire Council Member—Ward IV Chris Duque City Manager v Gay Ferguson City Clerk Jesse Branick City Attorney Cheryl Dowden Director of Finance V Darrell Bush Police Chief \/ Gary Collins 1-art(Palk Fire Chief VVV Robert Woods Director of Public Works V George Wheeler Building Official v Victoria Klehn Librarian V Holly Guidry Human Resources Director V Joni Underwood Executive Secretary v Angela Fanette Parks Director V ii / - R. A. ugen , Ma`r A 1., . / Ai if Gay Ferguson,r ity Clerk November 20, 2017 Date JgON\`0 • ALLISON NATHAN GETZ .',' -<' TERRY WUENSCHEL TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR • " CHIEF DEPUTY STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF JEFFERSON I, Allison Nathan Getz, P.C.C., the Tax Assessor-Collector of Jefferson County, Texas and also,by contract or statute, the Tax Assessor-Collector for CITY OF NEDERLAND, affirm, under oath, that this amount $209,012.21, represents all taxes collected for CITY OF NEDERLAND during the month of October 2017. CIYAait,� Allison Nathan Getz, P.C.C. JEFFERSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE•P.O.BOX 2112•BEAUMONT,TEXAS 77704-2112 PHONE: (409)835-8516 • FAX: (409)835-8589 CITY OF NEDERLAND RESOLUTION 2017-15 WHEREAS,Senate Bill No.621,Acts of the 66th Texas Legislature, Chapter 841, 1979, provides for establishing an Appraisal District which would concern the City of Nederland;and WHEREAS,the Act provides that the Appraisal District shall be governed by a Board of Directors to be chosen by the taxing units within the district by a voting method set out in the Act;and WHEREAS,the Act provides for nomination of candidates for the Board by the taxing units within the Appraisal District; and WHEREAS,the City of Nederland is desirous of having representation on the Board of Directors of the Appraisal District;and WHEREAS,the Act entitles each taxing unit to vote and determine its votes by resolution submitted to the Jefferson County Appraisal District before December 15,2015. NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED,that the City Council of the City of Nederland, in compliance with Senate Bill No.621, hereby casts its entire vote as follows: Allison Nathan Getz Eugene Landry Charles Lankford 61 Lauren Williams Mason Dr. Louis Reed OR' SQ,,RESOLVED,this the 20th day of November,2017. !,/ ia(e 1;•Lug R.A. N gent ayor City of Nede nd,Texas /L ay Fergus In,City Clerk (, City of Nederland,Texas APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: Jes - Bran', ' y Attorney Cit of Net-rland,Texas