11-14-22 AgendaNEDERLAND CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA
NOTICE is hereby given of a regular meeting of the Nederland City Council to be held on Monday,
November 14, 2022, 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.
This meeting will be OPEN to in-person attendance by the public; however due to the spacing
restrictions in the City Council Chamber, masks are encouraged. The City will continue to provide
citizens an alternative method to attend and participate in City Council meetings. 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 – October 24, 2022 regular meeting
b. October 2022 Departmental Reports
c. Tax Assessor Collection Report – October 2022
d. Consider action authorizing the closure of South 20th Street between Avenue A and
Avenue B from November 26th through January 1st for First Baptist Church’s Christmas
activities.
e. Consider action approving a request from Nederland Little Dribblers to utilize the
Nederland Recreation Center gymnasium for practices and the waiver of associated fees.
4. REGULAR AGENDA
a. Conduct a Joint Public Hearing with the Planning & Zoning Commission regarding
amending Appendix A – Zoning of the Nederland Code of Ordinances, amending the
zoning and regulations of massage establishments.
b. Consider action amending Ordinance No. 2022-12, setting the calendar for regular City
Council meetings – cancelling the November 21, 2022 meeting.
c. Consider action regarding the bid for the Tex Ritter Park Lighting project.
d. Consider action approving Ordinance No. 2022-29, amending the fiscal year 2022-2023
budget.
e. Consider action engaging PGAL for engineering services related to 1308 Boston Avenue
(old Bank of America building) for emergency management use.
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f. Discussion regarding Pacheco Koch’s traffic study of the Helena Avenue and 27th Street
intersection.
g. Consider action approving a work authorization with Schaumburg & Polk, Inc. for
emergency engineering services for the Water Main Repairs at the FM 365 and DD7
Crossing project.
h. Consider action approving final payment and release of retainage for the “Storm Sewer
Improvements (17th Street & Avenue N) – Allen Meadows Subdivision” project.
i. Consider action approving Change Order No. 3 – Wastewater Treatment Plant
Improvements Phase 1 project.
j. Consider action approving final payment and release of retainage for the Wastewater
Treatment Plant Improvements Phase 1 project.
k. Consider action approving Change Order No. 1 – 2021-2022 Flexible Pavement
Rehabilitation project (Hardy Avenue).
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.
Consultation with City Attorney – Texas Government Code, Chapter 551.071
Deliberations about Real Property – Texas Government Code, Chapter 551.072
Deliberation Regarding Economic Development Negotiations, Chapter 551.087
6. RECONVENE
Reconvene into regular session and discuss and take action, if any, on items discussed in
Executive Session.
7. COMMUNICATION
City Manager’s Report:
a. Miscellaneous
8. ADJOURN
Don Albanese, Mayor
City of Nederland, Texas
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ATTEST:
Joni Underwood, Acting 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”