July 10, 2023 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 June 2023

8. Port Access Program Rider 37 Grant Update

8.A. Permission to Advertise for Bids on Truck Queuing Area & S. Leg of S. Childers Rd at Dravo Industrial Terminal

9. AST Warehouse 2 Water Leak Repairs at a cost not to exceed $20,000

10. AST Warehouse 3 Update

11. Award Roof Quote at 1504 Pier Road at a cost not to exceed $25,000

12. Award Bid for Information Technology (IT) Professional Services and Consulting for Security Equipment

13. Award Bid for Information Technology (IT) Professional Services and Consulting

14. Permission to Advertise for Bids for Fiscal Year 2022 Port Security Grant for Equipment and Installation Services

15. Rural Tribal Assistance Pilot Program Application

16. Revenue Reports

17. Port Travel

18. ENTER CLOSED SESSION FOR AGENDA ITEMS 19 THROUGH 21

19. 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):

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

19.A.1) Coastal Erosion Planning & Response Act (CEPRA) Grant

19.B. Marathon Oil

19.C. Grounded Barge 237

19.D. Attorney Services

20. CLOSED MEETING to Deliberate commercial or financial information that the Orange County EDC has received from a business prospect(s) that the Orange County Navigation and Port District seeks to have locate, stay, or expand in or near the territory of Orange County and with which the OCEDC is conducting economic development negotiations, or to deliberate the offer of a financial or other incentive to such a business prospect, under Section 551.087 of the Act, regarding any current, confidential OCEDC Projects.

20.A. Sabine to Galveston Coastal Spine Levee

20.B. Hospital Infrastructure Funding

20.C. Seaport Connectivity Program Application Submissions

20.C.1) Alabama Street Entrance Improvements

20.C.2) Dravo Additional Truck Queuing and Utility Enhancements

20.C.3) Dravo Industrial Terminal Bulkhead

20.C.4) Dupont and South Childers Roadway Improvements

20.C.5) South Childers Roadway Improvements

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

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

21.A.1) Kirby Properties

21.A.1)a. Assignment and Assumption Agreement Lease Regarding .3727 Acres of Land on End of Jackson Avenue - Approve/Ratify

21.A.2) 702 Border Street & 803 Scott Street

21.B. Border Street Complex

21.B.1) Possible tenant lease(s)

21.C. Jackson/Market Street Complex

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

21.D. Georgia Street

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

21.E. Childers Road

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

21.F. Alabama Street

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

21.F.2) Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, LP - Non-Exclusive Pipeline Easement and Right-of-Way Agreement

21.F.3) Chapter 55 Funding - TMY Project Match

21.G. Dravo

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

21.H. Pier Rd

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

21.H.2) Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, LP - 905 Pier Road, Building A - Lease Agreement - Approve/Ratify

22. RETURN TO OPEN SESSION AND TAKE ACTION, IF ANY, REGARDING AGENDA ITEMS 19 THROUGH 21

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

24. 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

24.A. August 14, 2023

25. Adjourn Meeting