September 12, 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. Discussion and possible action to approve and authorize the execution of an amendment to tax abatement agreement for the following:

Applicant for Tax Abatement:  Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
                                                Chevron Phillips Chemical Gulf Coast LLC
Address of Property:               FM 1006 in Orange County, Texas
Reinvestment Zone:               Chevron Phillips Chemical Reinvestment
                                               Zone 2019-00, Orange County, Texas
Description of Improvements:  World-scale ethylene cracker and at least
                                                 one ethylene derivative unit
Estimated Cost of Investment: $5,600,000,000.00

6. Expense Account(s) for Reimbursement

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

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

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

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

8. Monthly Investment Report for August 2022

9. Approve Plan Year 2023 Post-65 Retiree Benefits Option

10. Warehouse 5 Repair Update

11. Port Access Program Rider 37 Grant Update

12. Approve up to $75,000 for engineering services to Collins Engineers for Dravo Road Improvement and Stabilization associated with the Port Access Program Rider 37 Grant

13. Approve up to $85,000 for engineering services to Collins Engineers to widen Alabama Street Bridge crossing associated with the Port Access Program Rider 37 Grant

14. Revenue Report

15. Port Travel

15.A. For Executive Port Director to travel two (2) days in September to Corpus Christi, Texas for the PAAC and TPA meetings.  Travel will be by private vehicle.

16. ENTER CLOSED SESSION FOR AGENDA ITEMS 17 THROUGH 19

17. 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):

17.A. Army Corps of Engineers Hickory Cove Real Estate

17.B. Marathon Oil

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

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

18.A.1) 104 Alabama Street (Gordon/Glende)

18.A.2) 106 Alabama Street (Weaver)

18.A.3) R37018 South College (Harris)

18.A.4) R36769 Dupont (Myers)

18.A.5) R36771 Border Street (Myers)

18.A.6) R37015 Eight Lots (Myers)

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

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

18.C. Border Street Complex

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

18.C.2) Beckett & Beckett, Inc. - 1109 S. Border Street - Lease Agreement - Approve/Ratify

18.D. Georgia Street

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

18.E. Childers Road

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

18.E.2) NorthStar Group Services, Inc. - 1201 Childers Road, 2nd Floor, Rooms 205, 206A, and 207 - Lease Agreement - Ratify

18.F. Alabama Street

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

18.F.2) Wilson Warehouse - 1006 Alabama Street - Warehouse 4 - Lease Agreement - Approve/Ratify

18.F.3) Wilson Warehouse - 1006 Alabama Street - Warehouse 7 - Lease Agreement - Approve/Ratify

18.F.4) Wilson Warehouse - 1006 Alabama Street - Warehouse 3 - Lease Agreement - Approve/Ratify

18.G. Dravo

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

18.H. Pier Rd

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

18.H.2) Orange County - 905 Pier Road, Building A - Interlocal Agreement - Approve/Ratify

18.H.3) G&G Enterprises - 1223 Pier Road - Lease Agreement - Approve/Ratify

19. CLOSED MEETING to Deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a District officer or employee, under §551.074(a)(1) of the Act, regarding the following matter(s):

19.A. Employee Compensation

20. RETURN TO OPEN SESSION AND TAKE ACTION, IF ANY, REGARDING AGENDA ITEMS 17 THROUGH 19

21. ENTER CLOSED MEETING WITH RECORDING FOR AGENDA ITEM 22

22. CLOSED MEETING to Deliberate information relating to risk or vulnerability assessment, under Texas Government Code Section 418.177; information prepared for the United States as provided in Texas Government Code Section 418.180; information related to technical details of particular vulnerabilities of critical infrastructure to an act of terrorism, under Texas Government Code Section 418.181, and/or information relating to security systems as provided in Texas Government Code Section 418.18, such Closed Meeting being authorized by Section 418.183(f) of the Texas Govenrment Code.  The Governing Body shall make a tape recording of the proceedings rather than a Certified Agenda, as required by Section 481.183(f)

22.A. 2022 Port Security Grant Program (PSGP) Project Grant

23. RETURN TO OPEN SESSION ADN TAKE ACTION, IF ANY, REGARDING AGENDA ITEM 22

24. Approve Annual Operating and Capital Budget for the 2022/2023 Fiscal Year

25. Adoption of the 2022 Tax Rate

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

27. 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

27.A. October 10, 2022

28. Adjourn Meeting