09-25-2023 AgendaNEDERLAND CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA
NOTICE is hereby given of a regular meeting of the Nederland City Council to be held on Monday,
September 25, 2023, 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.
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 11, 2023 regular meeting and September 1, 2023 special meeting
b. August 2023 Departmental Reports
c. Tax Assessor Collection Report – August 2023
d. Consider action regarding a request from Adaptive Sports for Kids to utilize Doornbos
Park for their fishing derby.
e. Consider action regarding a request from i9 Sports to utilize the Nederland Recreation
Center gymnasium for a basketball and volleyball league.
f. Consider action authorizing the closure of Boston Avenue between 15th Street and 17th
Street and all intersections on Tuesday, October 31st for the Nederland Chamber of
Commerce’s “Trunk-R-Treat” event.
4. REGULAR AGENDA
a. Consider action approving an amendment to the Employment Agreement between the
City of Nederland and Christopher Duque.
b. Consider action approving Ordinance No. 2023-21, amending the Fiscal Year 2022-2023
budget.
c. Consider action approving Ordinance No. 2023-22, declaring certain utility accounts as
“uncollectable.”
d. Consider action approving Ordinance No. 2023-23, amending Chapter 102 of the Code of
Ordinances to reduce the speed limit of Avenue N between 15th Street and 16th Street to
25 miles per hour.
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e. Consider action authorizing the purchase of a new electronic sign for the corner of 15th
Street and Boston Avenue via state-approved contract.
f. Consider action approving the emergency repairs and maintenance of the blowers at the
Wastewater Treatment Plant.
g. Discussion and possible action regarding the bids for the Doornbos Park Pond
Improvements project.
h. Consider action re-appointing Anthony Toups and Billy Wayne Doornbos to the
Nederland Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors.
i. Consider action re-appointing Kasey Taylor to the Nederland Economic Development
Corporation Board of Directors.
j. Consider action appointing Billy Neal to the Nederland Economic Development
Corporation Board of Directors.
k. Consider action approving Resolution No. 2023-19, ratifying the action of the Nederland
Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors related to Inland Environments
LTD for asbestos abatement of 1308 Boston Avenue.
l. Consider action approving Resolution No. 2023-20, ratifying the action of the Nederland
Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors related to N&T Construction for
the Off-Boston Development construction.
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
1308 Boston Avenue
Personnel – Texas Government Code, Chapter 551.074
Discuss personnel – City Manager
Deliberation of the Appointment, Employment, and Duties of a Public Officer or
Employee – City Attorney
6. RECONVENE
Reconvene into regular session and discuss and take action, if any, on items discussed in
Executive Session.
7. APPOINTMENT
a. Consider action authorizing the appointment of the City Attorney in accordance with the
City Charter.
b. Consider setting the monthly compensation of the City Attorney.
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8. COMMUNICATION
City Manager’s Report:
a. Miscellaneous
9. ADJOURN
Don Albanese, Mayor
City of Nederland, Texas
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”