January 13, 2025 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. Boat and Motor Purchase

5.A. Boat Purchase up to $49,000

5.B. Boat Motor Purchase up to $25,000

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 December 2024

9. Investment Policy

9.A. Appointment of Investment Committee

9.B. Set Date & Time for Next Investment Committee Meeting

10. Port Access Program Rider 37 Grant

10.A. Dravo Road Widening and Truck Queuing Areas

10.A.1) Update

10.A.2) Modification 009 - Weather Delay Days

10.A.3) Modification 010 - Installation of Approximately 1,100 sq. yds. of Geogrid, 1,100 sq. yds. of Geotextile Fabric, 720 tons of Rock, and 460 cu. yds. of Select Fill

10.B. Alabama Street Update

11. FY2022 PSGP - Command Center Generator and Generator Platform Update

12. FY2023 PSGP - Administration Generator and Generator Platform Update

13. SCP88 Dravo Additional Truck Queuing and Utility Enhancements

13.A. Update

13.B. Proposal to Award Bid - Triangle Civil Services

13.C. Proposal for Change Order - Triangle Civil Services

14. MIP88 Trans Modal Yard Containerized Project Update

14.A. Phase 1 - Selective Demolition

14.B. Phase 2 - Test Pile Program

14.C. Phase 3 - Electrical

14.D. Phase 4 - Reconstruction

15. MARAD/PIDP/Community Funded Project

16. AST Electrical and Shore Power Services Upgrades Update

17. Economic Impact Study with Martin Association along with other Texas Ports

18. Spending Authorization for Executive Port Director

18.A. Spending Authorization up to $49,999

18.B. Waive Second Reading of Spending Authorization

19. Revenue Reports

20. Port Travel

20.A. For Executive Port Director and any Commissioner to travel to Austin, Texas for two (2) days in February for Texas Ports Day at the State Capitol.  Travel will be by private vehicle.

20.B. For Executive Port Director to travel to Washington, DC for three (3) days in February/March to attend meetings with consultant.  Travel will be by commercial airline.

20.C. For Executive Port Director and any Commissioner to travel to Austin, Texas for three (3) days in March to attend Golden Triangle Days.  Travel will be by private vehicle.

20.D. For Executive Port Director to travel to League City, Texas for two (2) days in March for CEPRA Workshop.  Travel will be by private vehicle.

20.E. For Executive Port Director and any Commissioner to travel to Washington, DC for three (3) days in March to attend the Legislative Seminar.  Travel will be by commercial airline.

20.F. For Executive Port Director, Port Attorney, and any Commissioner to travel to Houston, Texas for three (3) days in September to attend the Breakbulk Americas Conference.  Travel will be by private vehicle.

20.G. For Executive Port Director and any Commissioner to travel to Quebec City, Canada for five (5) days in October to attend the AAPA Annual Convention.  Travel will be by commercial airline.

21. ENTER CLOSED SESSION FOR AGENDA ITEMS 22 THROUGH 24

22. 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):

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

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

22.C. Thousand Foot Cut/Stewts Island

22.D. Marathon Oil

22.E. Grounded Barge 237

23. 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.

23.A. Sabine to Galveston Coastal Spine Levee

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

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

24.A.1) 108 Alabama St

24.A.2) 1601 S. Childers Rd

24.B. Border Street Complex

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

24.B.2) Military Sealift Command - 1109 Border Street - Building F - Lease Agreement - Approve/Ratify

24.C. Jackson/Market Street Complex

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

24.C.2) Direct Concrete - 313 Market Street - Building B & .80 Acre Laydown Area - Lease Addendum - Approve/Ratify

24.D. Georgia Street

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

24.E. Childers Road

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

24.E.2) Crowley Billing at Bludworth

24.F. Alabama Street

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

24.F.2) Wilson Warehouse Company of Texas - 1006 Alabama Street - Warehouse 6 - Lease Agreement

24.F.3) Military Sealift Command - 1006 Alabama Street - Warehouse 8 - Lease Agreement - Approve/Ratify

24.G. Dravo

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

24.H. Pier Rd

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

25. RETURN TO OPEN SESSION AND TAKE ACTION, IF ANY, REGARDING AGENDA ITEMS 22 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. February 10, 2025

28. Adjourn Meeting