October 28, 2019 REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF NEDERLAND
4:30 p.m. October 25, 2019
1. MEETING
The meeting was called to order at 4=30 p.m. by Mayor Albanese at the Nederland City
Office Building, 207 N. Street, Nederland, Texas. See attached for quorum.
The following statement was posted:
"PlJRSUANT TO SECTION 30.07, PENAL CODE (TRESPASS BY LICENSE HOLDER
WITH AN OPENLY CARRIED 1-1ANDGIJN3, A PERSON LICENSED UNDER
SIJBCFiAPTER H, CHAPTER 411, GOVERNMENT CODE (HANUGUN LICENSING
LAW), MAY NOT ENTER THIS PROPERTY WITH A HANDGUN THAT IS CARRIED
OPENLY_"
2_ INVOCATION AMC" PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The invocation and pledge of allegiance were led by I7r. Jason Burden, First Baptist
Church.
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 Austin and seconded by Councilmember Root
to approve the Consent Agenda Items a-c as presented. MOTION CARRIED.
Ayes: Mayor Albanese, Councilmembers Austin, Neal, Hollier, and Root.
Noes: None.
a. Minutes - October 14, 2019 regular meeting
b. September 2019 departmental Reports
c. Tax Assessor Collection Report - September 2019
4. REGULAR AGENDA
a. Mayor Albanese thanked the Texas Baptist Men for coming to Nederland and
assisting the citizens who are in need. He said it was an honor to have them in
our city.
A motion was made by Councilmember Hollier and seconded by Councilmember
Root to approve a proclamation recognizing the Texas Baptist Men. MOTION
CARRIED_
Ayes: Mayor Albanese, Councilmembers Austin, Neal, Hollier, and Root.
Noes: None.
Minutes Continued, October 28, 2019
b. A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tern Neal and seconded by Councilmember
Hollier to set a public hearing, for November 11th at 4:30 p.m., for the purpose of
considering and taking action including approval of an agreement with the law firm
of Linebarger, Goggan, Blair &Sampson, LLP as special counsel to perform all legal
services necessary to collect unpaid fines, fees, and court costs as provided in
Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 103.0031 and authorizing the execution
of such agreement. MOTION CARRIED.
Ayes: Mayor Albanese, Councilmembers Austin, Neal, Hollier, and Root.
Noes: None.
c. A motion was made by Councilmember Austin and seconded by Mayor Pro Tern
Neal to amend the Friends Helping Friends Standard Operating Procedure.
MOTION CARRIED.
Ayes: Mayor Albanese, Councilmembers Austin, Neal, Hollier, and Root.
Noes: None.
d. A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tern Neal and seconded by Councilmember
Hollier to approve Resolution No. 2019-15, approving the 2019 tax roll as certified
by the Jefferson County Appraisal District. MOTION CARRIED.
Ayes: Mayor Albanese, Councilmembers Austin, Neal, Hollier, and Root.
Noes: None.
e. A motion was made by Councilmember Austin and seconded by Councilmember
Root to authorize the purchase of a garbage truck via state-approved contract for
the Public Works Department. MOTION CARRIED.
Ayes: Mayor Albanese, Councilmembers Austin, Neal, Hollier, and Root.
Noes: None.
f. A motion was made by Councilmember Hollier and seconded by Mayor Pro Tern
Neal to authorize the purchase of a dump truck via state-approved contract for the
Public Works Department. MOTION CARRIED.
Ayes: Mayor Albanese, Councilmembers Austin, Neal, Hollier, and Root.
Noes: None.
g. Chris Duque, City Manager, stated on July 31st the Library Director, Victoria Klehn,
was notified the Houston Area Library Automated Network (HALAN) will be
dissolved and will no longer support the Marion & Ed Hughes Public Library as well
as other area libraries. Ms. Klehn has been working with the Port Neches Library
Director for these two libraries to move forward together saving money on new
contracts for services to replace those provided by HALAN. Ms. Klehn discussed
briefly how the city's IT Department will be taking over most of the services
previously offered by HALAN. She said only a few services will not be available to
citizens but those will be services with the fewest users. At some point in the
future, she expects to have those services available again. Mr. Duque thanked Ms.
Klehn for all her work making this transition. No action was necessary.
h. A motion was made by Councilmember Austin and seconded by Mayor Pro Tern
Neal to approve the final plat of Hillcrest Landing Additional subdivision. MOTION
CARRIED.
Ayes: Mayor Albanese, Councilmembers Austin, Neal, Hollier, and Root.
Noes: None.
Minutes Continued, October 28, 2019
i. A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Neal and seconded by Councilmember
Austin to deny a request for a Specific Use Permit for the property located at 3503
Nederland Avenue, Suite C to operate a private poker club, which has an unlisted
zoning use. MOTION CARRIED.
Ayes: Mayor Albanese, Councilmembers Austin, Neal, Hollier, and Root.
Noes: None.
5. EXECUTIVE SESSION:
Mayor Albanese announced the scheduled Executive Session was not needed.
6. COMMUNICATION
City Manager's Report:
• Veterans' Day Celebration will be November 11th at 3:00 p.m.
• Annual Lighted Christmas Parade will be December 3rd
• Christmas on the Avenue will be December 7th
• Red Ribbon Parade will be October 30th at 8:00 a.m.
7. ADJOURN
There being no further business a motion was made by Mayor Albanese and
seconded by Councilmember Hollier to adjourn the meeting at 5:00 p.m. MOTION
CARRIED.
Ayes: Mayor Albanese, Councilmembers Austin, Neal, Hollier, and Root.
Noes: None.
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COUNCIL MEETING ATTENDANCE SHEET
NAME TITLE PRESENT ABSENT
Don Albanese Mayor V-
Talmadge Austin Council Member-Ward I 1/
Billy Neal Council Member-Ward II ✓
Emmett Hollier Council Member-Ward III V
Sylvia Root Council Member-Ward IV
Chris Duque City Manager v
Gay Ferguson City Clerk 17
Jesse Branick City Attorney V
Cheryl Dowden Director of Finance
Gary Porter Police Chief ✓
Terry Morton Fire Chief /-
Robert Woods Director of Public Works V
George Wheeler Building Official V
Victoria Klehn Librarian V
Holly Guidry Human Resources Director
Joni Underwood Executive Secretary
Angela Fanette Parks Director V
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ALLISON NATHAN GETZ ti iii,=�1, TERRY WUENSCHEL
TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR �� - ) CHIEF DEPUTY
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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 $28,918.95, represents all taxes collected for CITY OF NEDERLAND
during the month of September 2019.
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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 NO. 2019-15
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF NEDERLAND APPROVING THE
2019 TAX ROLL.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEDERLAND,TEXAS:
THAT pursuant to the Texas Property Tax Code, Section 26.09, that the City
Council of the City of Nederland hereby approve the attached 2019 tax roll.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 28th day of October, 2019.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
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Request Seq.:3311791 Processing For Tax Year.2019 County Code:ALL Tax Unit:ALL
Jurisdiction: 3I CITY OF NEDERLAND
Total Parcels: 9,449 Tax Rate 0.5991590
Market Value: 1,306,059;633 State lIom: 0 Opt!tom: 0.0000000
State 065: 0 01,1 CMS,' 15,010
Disabled: 15,000 :Opt Disabled 0
AG Exclusion Count: 0 AG Exclusion Amt: 0
Timber Exclusion Count: .0 Timber Exclusion Amt: 0
HS Capped Count: 433 HS Capped Amt: 2.503,973
Assessed Value: 1,303,555,660
Prorated-Exxv Count/Amt: 158 81,830,145 Pro Misc Exempts Count/Amt: 2' 176,000
100%Exempt Vet Count/Amt:. 33 5,017,345 Pro Schools Count/Amt: 5 1,301,890
Prorated-Exsl Count/Amt:. I 161,300 Pro Youth Associations Count/Amt: 1 41,450
Pro Charitable Functions Count/Amt: 3 346,900 116366 Count/Amt :25 4,970
State Homestead Count: 4,545 State Homestead Ami: 0
Local.Homestead Count: 0 Local Homestead Amt: 0 t '
State Over 65 Count: 0 Stay,eves 45 Asst: 0
Local Over 65 Count: 1,686 Local Over 65 Amt: 24,870,061
Surviving Spouse Count: 7 Surviving Spouse And: 105,000
State Disabled Count: 0 State Disabled Amt: 0
Local Disabled Count: 157 Local Disabled Amt: 2,292,270
Total VET Count: 105 Total VET Amt: 1,110,100
*YET Surviving Spouse Count: I *VET Surviving Spouse Amt 12000
*included-in the Total VET Count/Amt
Partial Exempt Values: 28,378,131
Taxable.Value: 1,18697,529
Total Levy Amt: 7,112,724.97
Late Rendition Penalty Count: 249 Late Rendition Penalty Ann: 4,916.49
Frozen Account Count: 0
Frozen Homesite It'd= 0
Frozen Taxable Value: 0
Unfrozen Levy.Amt: 0.00
Frozen Levy Amt: 0.00
Frozen Levy Loss Amt: 0.00
Total Non-Exempt Parcel Count: 9,449