June 14, 2021 REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF NESE RLANCD
4:30 P.m. 3urfe 14, 2021
1_ MEETING
The meeting was called to order at 4:30 p.m. by Mayor Albanese at the Nederland City
Office Building, 207 N. 12r^ Street, Nederland, Texas. See attached for quorum.
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2. INVOCATION ANS PLE COG OF ALLEGIANCE
The invocation and pledge of allegiance were led by Gay Ferguson, City Clerk.
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 Councilmember Root to
approve the Consent Agenda Item "a" as presented. MOTION CA 0.0.1013-
Ayes:
RIEU_Ayes: Mayor Albanese, Councilmembers Neal, Hollier, and Root.
Noes: None.
Absent: Councilmember Austin.
a. Minutes - May 24, 2021 regular meeting
4_ REGULAR AGENDA
a_ A motion was made by Councilmen-vizier Root and seconded by Mayor Pro Tem
Hollier to approve Ordinance No. 2021-12, approving the rates proposed by
CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp.'s Gas Reliability Infrastructure Program filing
made with the City on March 4, 2021. MOTION CARRIES.
Ayes: Mayor Albanese, Councilmembers Neal, Hollier, and Root.
Noes: None.
Abserit: Councilmember Austin.
Minutes Continued, June 14, 2021
b. A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tern Hollier and seconded by Councilmember
Root to award a bid for the 2021 Flexible Pavement (hot mix overly) Rehabilitation
project to Gulf Coast, a CRH Company, in the amount of $728,703.42. MOTION
CARRIED.
Ayes: Mayor Albanese, Councilmembers Neal, Hollier, and Root.
Noes: None.
Absent: Councilmember Austin.
c. A motion was made by Councilmember Neal and seconded by Councilmember Root
to award a bid for the 2021 Concrete Pavement Rehabilitation project to Brystar
Contracting, Inc. in the amount of $588,029.30. MOTION CARIED.
Ayes: Mayor Albanese, Councilmembers Neal, Hollier, and Root.
Noes: None.
Absent: Councilmember Austin.
d. A motion was made by Councilmember Root and seconded by Mayor Pro Tern
Hollier to award a bid for the 2021 Lift Station Generators project to RT Technical
Solutions in the amount of $285,990.00. MOTION CARRIED.
Ayes: Mayor Albanese, Councilmembers Neal, Hollier, and Root.
Noes: None.
Absent: Councilmember Austin.
e. A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tern Hollier and seconded by Councilmember
Neal to award a bid for the South 6th Street Water Main Improvements to Eastex
Utility Construction, LLC in the amount of $289,266.50. MOTION CARRIED.
Ayes: Mayor Albanese, Councilmembers Neal, Hollier, and Root.
Noes: None.
Absent: Councilmember Austin.
f. A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tern Hollier and seconded by Councilmember
Root to approve a collective bargaining agreement with the Nederland Police
Officers' Association. MOTION CARRIED.
Ayes: Mayor Albanese, Councilmembers Neal, Hollier, and Root.
Noes: None.
Absent: Councilmember Austin.
g. A motion was made by Councilmember Root and seconded by Mayor Pro Tem
Hollier to approve a collective bargaining agreement with the International
Association of Firefighters, Local 3339. MOTION CARRIED.
Ayes: Mayor Albanese, Councilmembers Neal, Hollier, and Root.
Noes: None.
Absent: Councilmember Austin.
Chris Duque, City Manager, thanked Holly Guidry for her hard work on the Police
and Fire contract negotiations. He also thanked members of the negotiation teams
of Police and Fire for a smooth process.
5. COMMUNICATION
City Manager's Report:
a. Miscellaneous:
• Robert Woods, Public Works Director, gave a brief construction update:
Minutes Continued, June 14, 2021
1. Bourque and Hodgson Road Improvements are approximately
70% complete.
2. Still waiting on Entergy to supply the electrical service to the
Hodgson Road Lift Station.
3. The South 14th Street wastewater main has been completed.
Close-out will be on next City Council agenda.
4. Work has begun on the water tower on Avenue G.
5. LNVA has connected temporary waterline for 18th Street bridge
widening.
• Angela Fanette has started work on the 4th of July Fireworks Show. The
City will begin promoting the event.
• The City is still waiting on funding from the American Rescue Plan Act.
Larger cities are starting to receive funding but Nederland is not an
entitlement city so funding will come through the State of Texas.
• Staff is monitoring the disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico for potential
weather to our area.
6. ADJOURN
There being no further business a motion was made by Councilmember Root and
seconded by Councilmember Neal to adjourn the meeting at 5:11 p.m. MOTION
CARRIED.
Ayes: Mayor Albanese, Councilmembers Neal, Hollier, and Root.
Noes: None.
Absent: Councilmember Austin.
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COUNCIL MEETING ATTENDANCE SHEET
NAME TITLE .PRESENT ABSENT
Don Albanese Mayor V
Talmadge Austin Council Member-Ward I V
Billy Neal Council Member-Ward II V
Emmett Hollier Council Member-Ward III v
Sylvia Root Council Member-Ward IV V
Chris Duque City Manager V
Gay Ferguson City Clerk V
Jesse Branick City Attorney V
Cheryl Dowden Director of Finance V
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Terry Morton Fire Chief V
Robert Woods Director of Public Works V
George Wheeler Building Official 17
Victoria Klehn Librarian V
Holly Guidry Human Resources Director V
Joni Underwood Executive Secretary
Angela Fanette Parks Director
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June 14, 2021
Date
ORDINANCE NO. 2021-12
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF NEDERLAND, TEXAS APPROVING THE
RATES PROPOSED BY CENTERPOINT ENERGY
RESOURCES CORP., d/b/a CENTERPOINT
ENERGY ENTEX AND CENTERPOINT ENERGY
TEXAS GAS ("CENTERPOINT"OR"COMPANY")
COMPANY'S GAS RELIABILITY
INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM ("GRIP")
FILING MADE WITH THE CITY ON MARCH 4,
2021; FINDING THAT THE MEETING
COMPLIES WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT;
MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS
RELATED TO THE SUBJECT, AND DECLARING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, on or about March 4, 2021, CenterPoint Energy
Resources Corp., d/b/a CenterPoint Energy Entex and CenterPoint
Energy Texas Gas ("CenterPoint" or "Company") filed an Annual GRIP
adjustment for the Beaumont/East Texas Division with the City of
Nederland ("City") to increase gas rates in the Beaumont/East Texas
Division Service Area pursuant to Gas Utility Regulatory Act ("GURA"),
TEX. UTIL. CODE § 104.301; and
WHEREAS, the City has exclusive original jurisdiction over the
rates, operation, and services of a gas utility in areas in the municipality
pursuant to GURA § 103.001; and
WHEREAS, GURA § 104.301 requires a streamlined process for
the recovery of the costs of incremental investment by a gas utility; and
WHEREAS, the Company proposed an effective date of May 3,
2021, for the rate increase; and
WHEREAS, the City suspended the proposed May 3, 2021
effective date until June 17, 2021; and
WHEREAS, the proposed interim rate adjustment would increase
average residential rates by $2.39 per customer per month; and
WHEREAS, the City's consultant has reviewed the GRIP filing and
concluded that the proposed GRIP rates are correctly calculated; and
WHEREAS, the reasonableness of the Company's investment will
be reviewed in CenterPoint's subsequent base rate case where all costs
included in CenterPoint's GRIP filing will be subject to refund.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF NEDERLAND, TEXAS, THAT:
Section 1. The statement and findings set out in the preamble to
this ordinance are hereby in all things approved and
adopted.
Section 2. The Company's proposed GRIP rate increase is
approved effective June 17, 2021.
Section 3. The meeting at which the ordinance was approved
was in all things conducted in strict compliance with
the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government
Code, Chapter 551.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall become effective from and after
its passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 14TH day of JUNE, 2021.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
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