December 16, 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 (PREPARED WITHOUT BENEFIT OF REVIEW VIA A RECORDING)

5. Audited Financial Statements for Fiscal Year 2023/2024 as Presented by the Firm of Keri Michutka Certified Public Account

5.A. Acceptance of Audit Report

5.B. Approval of Auditor's Invoice for Service

6. Annual Interest on Investments and Checking Account for Fiscal Year 2023/2024 - Amended

7. Adoption, Amendment, Repeal, or Reauthorization of Guidelines and Criteria Governing Non-Residential Tax Abatement Agreements by the Orange County Navigation and Port District

7.A. Resolution No. 2024-007 for December 12, 2024 through December 16, 2024

7.B. Resolution No. 2024-008 for December 16, 2024 through December 16, 2026

8. Expense Account(s) for Reimbursement

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

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

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

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

10. Monthly Investment Report for November 2024

11. Port Access Program Rider 37 Grant

11.A. Dravo Road Widening and Truck Queuing Areas

11.A.1) Update

11.A.2) Rescind Modification 008 - SETEX Installation of Approximately 1,400 Tons of Rock

11.A.3) Proposal for Collins for Additional Construction Oversight up to $120,000

11.B. Alabama Street Update

12. FY2022 PSGP - Command Center Generator and Generator Platform

12.A. Update

12.B. Modification 003 - HB Neild for up to $10,000

13. FY2023 PSGP - Administration Generator and Generator Platform

13.A. Update

13.B. Modification 001 - KPI to amend the original request for an additional 114 calendar days to 137 calendar days

13.C. Modification 002 - KPI for up to $7,500

13.D. Modification 003 - KPI for up to $3,500

14. SCP88 Dravo Additional Truck Queuing and Utility Enhancements

14.A. Update

14.B. Proposal from Collins Engineering for IFC Redesign up to $18,000 and Construction Oversight for the Base Bid up to $215,000

14.C. Proposal from Tolunay-Wong for Geotechnical In-Field Testing up to $65,000

14.D. Award Bid to Triangle Civil Services for Base Bid Contractor's Option

14.E. Approve Contract Change Order Number 1 Deduction to Triangle Civil Services for ($844,101.90)

15. MIP88 Trans Modal Yard Containerized Project

15.A. Phase 1 - Selective Demolition

15.B. Phase 2 - Test Pile Program

15.C. Phase 3 - Electrical

15.D. Phase 4 - Reconstruction

16. Community Funded Project

17. AST Electrical and Shore Power Services Upgrades

17.A. Update

17.B. Proposal from Peak Electrical for Electrical Services for Shore Power Located at Warehouses 3 & 4 and Lighting Control Update for Warehouse 5 for up to $25,000

18. Proposal from Tolunay-Wong Engineers for Dredging & Fendering Permits for Trans Modal Yard up to $15,000

19. Right of Entries Renewal for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

20. Revenue Reports

21. Port Travel

22. 2025 Holiday Schedule

23. ENTER CLOSED SESSION FOR AGENDA ITEMS 24 THROUGH 27

24. 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):

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

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

24.C. Marathon Oil

24.C.1) Thousand Foot Cut/Stewts Island

24.D. Grounded Barge 237

25. 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.

25.A. Sabine to Galveston Coastal Spine Levee

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

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

26.A.1) 108 Alabama St

26.A.2) 1601 S. Childers Rd

26.B. Border Street Complex

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

26.C. Jackson/Market Street Complex

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

26.C.2) PEMSCO Pumps - 307 Market Street, Bldg. C - Lease Agreement - Approve/Ratify

26.D. Georgia Street

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

26.E. Childers Road

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

26.F. Alabama Street

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

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

26.G. Dravo

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

26.G.2) Port Arthur Pipeline, LLC - Lease Agreement - Ratify

26.H. Pier Rd

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

27. 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 Gofvernment Code.  The Governing Body shall make a tape recording of the proceedings rather than a Certified Agenda, as required by Section 418.183(f).

27.A. Allied Universal Security Service Contract - Ratify

28. RETURN TO OPEN SESSION AND TAKE ACTION, IF ANY, REGARDING AGENDA ITEMS 24 THROUGH 27

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

30. 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

30.A. January 13, 2024

31. Adjourn Meeting