February 12, 2024 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. Orange County Economic Development Update

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 January 2024

9. Investment Policy

9.A. Adopt Investment Policy

9.B. Appointment of Investment Officer

10. Consider Adopting Policy and Notice of Nondiscrimination

10.A. First reading of Policy and Notice of Nondiscrimination

10.B. Waive second reading of Policy and Notice of Nondiscrimination

11. Unaudited General Fund Operating Statement for the First Quarter of the Fiscal Year 2023/2024

12. Approve Advance Funding Agreement with Texas Department of Transportation - SCP88 - Dravo Additional Queuing and Utility Enhancements

13. Approve Advance Funding Agreement with Texas Department of Transportation - MIP88 - Trans Modal Containerized Project Cargo Loading Facility

14. May 4, 2024 Commissioner Election for Pct 2 and Pct 3

14.A. Amended Order of Election

15. Port Access Program 37 Grant

15.A. Permission to Reject All Bid(s) for Project 1 - Dravo Road Widening and Truck Queuing Areas

15.B. Permission to Readvertise for Project 1 - Dravo Road Widening and Truck Queuing Areas

15.C. Alabama Street

16. AST Warehouse 3

16.A. Update

16.B. Modification #4 - $1,580.99 and Up to five (5) days

17. FY2022 PSGP - Command Center Generator Platform Update

18. FY2023 PSGP - Administration Generator Platform

18.A. Update

18.B. Permission to Advertise for Construction of Platform

19. SCP88 Dravo Additional Truck Queuing and Utility Enhancements

19.A. Update

19.B. Proposal for Collins Engineers 90% Design Drawings

20. MIP88 Trans Modal Yard Containerized Project Update

21. Permission to Apply for Grant Funding through Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Grant Program

22. Permission to Apply for Grant Funding through Development Program (PIDP) under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

23. Approve Contract Documents for the Purchase of AST Cleat Replacements with Gulf Copper

24. Revenue Reports

25. Port Travel

25.A. For Executive Port Director to travel to Washington, DC for up to four (4) days in February to attend meetings.  Travel will be by commercial airline.

25.B. For Executive Port Director and any Commissioner to travel to Houston, Texas for four (4) days in May to attend the 5th Annual Port of the Future Conference.  Travel will be by private vehicle.

26. ENTER CLOSED SESSION FOR AGENDA ITEMS 27 THROUGH 29

27. 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):

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

27.B. Coastal Erosion Planning & Response Act (CEPRA) Grant

27.C. Marathon Oil

27.D. Grounded Barge 237

28. 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.

28.A. Sabine to Galveston Coastal Spine Levee

28.A.1) Archeological Permit Application

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

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

29.A.1) Golden Triangle Polymers Company, LLC - Non-Exclusive Pipeline Easement and Right-of-Way Agreement

29.A.2) Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP Non-Binding Understanding of the Parties

29.A.3) Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP Right-of-Way Calculation Sheet

29.A.4) Right-of-Way Agreement for MKJ Xploration

29.B. Border Street Complex

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

29.C. Jackson/Market Street Complex

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

29.D. Georgia Street

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

29.E. Childers Road

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

29.F. Alabama Street

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

29.F.2) Wilson Warehouse Company of Texas - 1006 Alabama Street - Warehouse 6 Lease Agreement - Approve/Ratify

29.F.3) Gulf Copper - Alabama Street Terminal

29.F.3)a. Layberth Agreement - Military Sealift Command - Approve Ratify

29.F.3)b. Contract Documents for the Purchase of AST Cleat Replacements

29.G. Dravo

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

29.H. Pier Rd

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

30. RETURN TO OPEN SESSION AND TAKE ACTION, IF ANY, REGARDING AGENDA ITEMS 27 THROUGH 29

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

32. 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

32.A. March 11, 2024

33. Adjourn Meeting