October 14, 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. 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 September 2024

8. Annual Interest on Investments and Checking Account

9. Port Access Program Rider 37 Grant

9.A. Dravo Road Widening and Truck Queuing Areas

9.A.1) Update

9.A.2) Approve Modification 002 IFC Rev 1 Drawings for up to ($150,248.90) Based on Estimated Unit Prices and Time Extension up to Thirteen (13) Calendar Days

9.A.3) Approve Modification 003 for IFC Rev 2 Drawings up to $398,845.20 and Time Extension up to Thirty (30) Days

9.A.4) Approve Modification 004 for Time Extension for Weather Delays of up to Twenty (20) Days

9.B. Alabama Street Update

10. FY2022 PSGP - Command Center Generator and Generator Platform

10.A. Update

10.B. Approve Modification 003 for up to $7,500

11. FY2023 PSGP - Administration Generator and Generator Platform

11.A. Update

11.B. Approve Modification 001 for Time Extension up to 114 Days

12. SCP88 Dravo Additional Truck Queuing and Utility Enhancements Update

13. MIP88 Trans Modal Yard Containerized Project Update

14. Community Funded Project Update

15. AST Electrical and Shore Power Services Upgrades Update

16. Approve Right of Entries for USACE

17. Approve Right of Entry for Gulf Coast Protection District

18. Revenue Reports

19. Port Travel

20. ENTER CLOSED SESSION FOR AGENDA ITEMS 21 THROUGH 24

21. 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):

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

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

21.C. Thousand Foot Cut/Stewts Island

21.D. Marathon Oil

21.E. Grounded Barge 237

22. 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.

22.A. Sabine to Galveston Coastal Spine Levee

22.B. Economic Impact Report

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

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

23.A.1) 510 Dupont Drive

23.A.2) 1601 S. Childers Rd

23.B. Border Street Complex

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

23.C. Jackson/Market Street Complex

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

23.D. Georgia Street

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

23.E. Childers Road

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

23.F. Alabama Street

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

23.F.2) Gulf Copper and Manufacturing Corp. - Lay Berth Lease Agreement Addendum - Approve/Ratify

23.G. Dravo

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

23.H. Pier Rd

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

24. 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 proved 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 as Closed Meeting being authorized by Section 418.183(f) of the Texas Government Code.  The Governing Body shall make a tape recording of the proceedings rather than a Certified Agenda, as required by Section 418.183(f).

24.A. Approve 2024 Port Security Grant Program (PSGP) Award

24.B. Allied Universal Security Service Contract

25. RETURN TO OPEN SESSION AND TAKE ACTION, IF ANY, REGARDING AGENDA ITEMS 21 THROUGH 24

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. November 2024

28. Adjourn Meeting