January 6, 2022 at 12:00 PM - Board of Commissioners Meeting

1. Convene Meeting with opening prayer, Pledge of Allegiance and roll call

2. Recognize Guests

3. Open floor to members of the public, or of the Governing Body, for inquiries about a subject not listed on the Agenda.  Speakers shall limit their remarks to three (3) minutes or less.  Specific factual information, or existing policy, may be stated in response to an inquiry.  Any Deliberation or decision about the subject of the inquiry shall be limited to a proposal to place the subject on the Agenda for a subsequent Meeting 

4. Minutes of prior meeting(s) not previously approved

5. Expense Account(s) for Reimbursement

6. Bills for Payment (Includes item(s) above, if any, and supplements at the table)

6.A. Payment(s) that exceed $15,000

6.B. Accounts Payable - Beginning check number, ending check number and total dollars issued since last Board meeting

6.C. Payroll - Beginning check number, ending check number and total dollars issued since last Board Meeting

7. Monthly Investment Report for December 2021

8. Investment Policy

8.A. Appointment of Investment Committee

8.B. Set Date & Time for next Investment Committee meeting

9. Possible Approval of Texas Department of Transportation Advance Funding Agreement (AFA) for Rider 37 Grant Awards on S. Childers Road and Dravo Industrial Terminal and Alabama Street

10. Request permission to advertise for Environmental Consulting/Permitting Services

11. May 7, 2022 Commissioner Election for Pct 1, Pct 4, At-Large

11.A. Order of Election

11.B. Earliest Date to file an application for a place on the ballot for election - Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at 8:00 am

11.C. Last Date to file an application for a place on the ballot for election - Friday, February 18, 2022 at 5:00 pm

11.D. Special Power of Attorney

11.E. Resolution Approving Appointment of Agend by Secretary of the Board of Port Commissioners for Performance of Duties Under Texas Election Code

11.F. Notice of Appointment for Posting

11.G. Resolution Approving Setting Date for Notice of Ballot Position Drawing

11.G.1) 6:00 pm Tuesday, February 22, 2022

11.H. Notice of Drawing for Place on Ballot

11.I. Orange County Joint Election Agreement Services Contract

12. Marketing Report

13. Port Travel

13.A. For Port Director and any Commissioner to travel to Orlando, Florida six (6) days in October to attend the AAPA Annual Convention.  Travel will be by private vehicle or commercial airline.

13.B. For Port Director and any Commissioner to travel to Corpus Christi, Texas four (4) days in December to attend the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) Commissioner Seminar.  Travel will be by private vehicle.

14. CLOSED MEETING for Private consultation with an attorney for the Governmental Body, under §551.071 of the Act.  The consultation may either be in person or, as authorized by §551.129(a) of the Act, by telephone conference call, video conference call, or communications over the internet.  If any part of the consultation is in an open meeting of the Governmental Body and is therefore a public consultation, each part of the public consultation must be audible to the public at the location specified in the notice of the meeting as the location of the meeting.  The consultation is regarding, but not limited to, the following matter(s):

14.A. TMY Barge Dock Facility Issues

14.B. Pier 10

14.C. Army Corps of Engineers Hickory Cove Real Estate

14.D. Marathon Oil

15. CLOSED MEETING to Deliberate the purchase, exchange, leases, or value of real property, under § 551.072 of the Act, regarding the following matter(s):

15.A. Discuss Status of Potential Acquisition of Real Property in Navigation District

15.B. Economic Development Pursuant to Gov't Code Sec. 551.087

15.B.1) Sabine to Galveston Coastal Spine Levee

15.C. Border Street Complex

15.C.1) Possible tenant lease(s)

15.D. Georgia Street

15.D.1) Possible tenant lease(s)

15.E. Childers Road

15.E.1) Possible tenant lease(s)

15.F. Alabama Street

15.F.1) Possible tenant lease(s)

15.F.2) Freepoint Eco-Systems LLC - Letter of Intent - Warehouse 6 and Expansion Property

15.G. Dravo

15.G.1) Possible tenant lease(s)

15.H. Pier Rd

15.H.1) Possible tenant lease(s)

16. Return to Open Meeting

17. Set date, time and place of any presently anticipated Special Meeting to be held prior to the next Regular Meeting

18. Specify changes to the date, time and/or place of one or more particular Regular Meeting(s) if any of such factors are presently anticipated to be changed from standard Board Policy

18.A. Monday, February 14, 2022

19. Adjourn Meeting