1. DECLARATION OF A QUORUM AND CALL MEETING TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL 3. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS Claims: 20-073 - Lillian Garcia; 20-074 - AT&T; 20-075 - Texas Railway Exchange; 20-076 - AT&T; 20-077 - Barbara Robinson; 20-078 - Ed McIntosh; 20-079 - Charles Cooper; 20-080 - Mary Jane Mendoza; 20-081 - Miriam Bialon; 20-082 - Texas Gas Service; 20-083 - Estate of Luis F. Argueta; 20-084 - Barbie Pittman; 20-085 - Mary Foster; 20-086 -Jackson Almon; 20-087 - Desmond Rodgers.
PUBLIC COMMENT Members of the public may submit a public comment using the web link below. All comments submitted prior to the meeting will be provided to the City Council. https://forms.galvestontx.gov/Forms/PublicComment A. Agenda Items B. Non-Agenda Items
ORDINANCES (NOT REQUIRING PUBLIC HEARINGS) Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Adopting A Temporary Tax Exemption For Property Owners Who Are Victims Of Natural Disasters For Tax Year 2020, Pursuant To Section 11.35 Of The Texas Tax Code; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject; And Providing For An Effective Date. (M. Loftin)
CONSENT ITEMS The following items shall be considered for action as a whole, unless one or more Council Members objects. The City Manager is authorized to execute all necessary documents upon final approval by the City Attorney. 8.C. Consider For Approval A Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Galveston, Texas Providing That A Portion Of Section One (1) Of The Preserve At West Beach Subdivision On Galveston Island Be Released From Operation Of The Development Agreement Between The City Of Galveston And Marquette Galveston Investment, Ltd. The Declarations Of Covenants, Conditions And Restrictions For The Preserve At West Beach Subdivision On Galveston Island, Texas; Directing The City Attorney To File And Record The Resolution In The Official Records Of Real Property In Galveston County, Texas; Providing For Findings Of Fact And Providing For An Effective Date. (T. Tietjens) 8.D. Consider For Approval A Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Conferring Signature Authority Upon Brian Maxwell To Electronically Sign Various Contract And Grant Documents And Related Documents On The Texas Department Of Transportation E-Grant System On Behalf Of The City Of Galveston, Providing For Findings Of Fact And Providing For An Effective Date. (D. Smith) 8.E. Consider Approving The Utilization Of Temporary Staffing Services Under The Existing Contract With Robert Half International, Inc. Through The Houston Galveston Area Council Of Governments (HGACBuy) Purchasing Cooperative. Estimated Costs For Services Not To Exceed Council Approved Budgets (K. Etienne). 8.F. Consider Approval Of DCMC Partners Task Order #6 Authorizing The Expenditure Of An Amount Not To Exceed $40,000 For Technical Assistance And Disaster Consulting Services And Authorize The City Manager To Sign All Documents Upon Final Approval By The City Attorney. (T. Wrobleski) 8.G. Consider Approving Purchase Of Traffic Signal Equipment, Supplies And Hardware Using The Contract With Texas Highway Products, Ltd. Through The BuyBoard And HGACBuy Purchasing Cooperatives. Estimated Costs For Products Is Not To Exceed Council Approved Budget For The Traffic Division. (R. Winiecke) 8.H. Consider Approving Purchases Of Pavement Marking Supplies/Equipment And Traffic Related Equipment, Supplies, Signs, Posts, Hardware And Materials Using The Contract With Trantex Transportation Products Of Texas, Inc. Through The BuyBoard Purchasing Cooperative. Estimated Costs For Products Not To Exceed Council Approved Budgets. (R. Winiecke) 8.I. Consider For Approval Acceptance Of Grant Funding For The Galveston Police Department’s Chaplain Program For Fiscal Year 2021 In The Amount Of $93,222.02, Contingent Upon Final Issuance From The Permanent Endowment Fund Of Moody Methodist Church. Authorizing The City Manager To Execute All Necessary Documents Upon Final Approval By The City Attorney. (V. Hale) 8.J. Consider For Approval Payment To The City Of League City For The OSSI GRID Consortium Off-Site Server Maintenance Allowing Access To A Multi-Agency Records Management System At A Total Cost Of $43,811.75. Funding Has Been Budgeted In The Police Department’s Service Support Maintenance Contracts Fund. (V. Hale) 8.K. Consider For Approval Utilizing A Contract With GT Distributors, Through The BuyBoard Purchasing Cooperative And Rejecting The Submittals For Bid #20-015: Police Department Body Armor. Estimated Costs For Products Not To Exceed City Council Approved Budgets. (V. Hale) 8.L. Consider For Approval The Annual Maintenance Support Agreement For The City’s Public Works Asset And Maintenance Management System, VueWorks, To Data Transfer Solutions (DTS) In The Amount Of $20,000. (H. Dean) 8.M. Consider For Approval The Renewal Of The Annual Maintenance Support Agreement For VMware Software From Southern Computer Warehouse For $25,631.81. (H. Dean) 8.N. Consider For The Approval Of The Purchase Of Twenty (20) Security DVR Systems For The Island Transit Bus Fleet, To Be Purchased From Safety Vision, Who Was The Lowest Bidder That Met The Specifications On RFP-18-19, For A Total Price Of $32,943.91, And Authorize The City Manager To Execute The Contract Upon Final Approval By The City Attorney. (D. Smith) 8.O. Consider For The Approval Allowing The Fleet Facility To Purchase The Listed Service Vehicles And Associated Equipment (Mowers) From Deere & Company Through Buy Board, For A Total Price Of $66,880.21, And Authorize The City Manager To Execute The Contract Upon Final Approval By The City Attorney. (D. Smith) 8.P. Consider For The Approval Allowing The Fleet Facility To Purchase The Listed Service Vehicles And Associated Equipment (Four Ford F150 Police Responders) From Silsbee Ford Through Good- Buy, For A Total Price Of $222,605, And Authorize The City Manager To Execute The Contract Upon Final Approval By The City Attorney. (D. Smith) 8.Q. Consider For The Approval Allowing The Fleet Facility To Purchase The Listed Rolling Stock And Associated Equipment (1 F150 PU For The Airport) From Silsbee Ford Through Goodbuy For A Total Price Of $26,233.50, And Authorize The City Manager To Execute The Contract Upon Final Approval By The City Attorney. (D. Smith) 8.R. Consider For Approval Change Order #1 To The Contract With Wharton-Smith, Inc. For Construction Of The Airport Water Plant Expansion, Increasing The Contract By $36,390.96 (0.42%) From The Amount Of $8,668,931.00 To The Amount Of $8,705,321.96. Authorizing The City Manager To Execute All Necessary Documents Upon Final Approval By The City Attorney. (T. Pedraza) 8.S. Consider For Approval A Two-Year Agreement Related To The Services Of Alternate Judge For The Municipal Court Of The City Of Galveston, Margaret Hindman (Legal) 8.T. Consider For Approval An Agreement Between The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) And The City Of Galveston For Funding Of The Beach Remediation Equipment Package, Services And Supplies. (R. Winiecke) 8.U. Consider For Approval The Delivery Of $5,164.88 Held By The City For The Eagle Scout Project Of Harris Lynch To The Galveston Sculpture.Org For The Recreation Of The Statue “Hope” Honoring The Victims Of The 1900 Storm. (B. Sanderson)) 8.V. Consider For Approval, An Engineering Proposal From HR Green To Complete The Preliminary Design For The Terramar WWTP At A Design Fee Not To Exceed $130,010 To Initiate A Phased Approach (Phase 1 Of 3) To Attain Compliance With TCEQ Regulations. (D. Christodoss) 8.W. Receive And File The Following Documents: 1. TxDOT Letter - North Houston Highway Improvement Project (NHHIP) 2. National League of Cities Letter - City of Galveston Milestone Award 3. Galveston 3916 Winnie Street, LP - Housing Tax Credit Application
Consider For Approval A Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Approving The Restated Certificate Of Formation And Amended Bylaws Of The Industrial Development Corporation Of The City Of Galveston; Directing The Filing Of The Same With The Office Of The Texas Secretary Of State, Providing For Findings Of Fact And For An Effective Date.(Legal)
Consider For Approval A Resolution Of The City Of Galveston Approving The 2020-2021 Annual Service Plan Update To The Service And Assessment Plan And Assessment Roll For Public Improvements For The Bayside At Waterman’s Public Improvement District In Accordance With Chapter 372, Texas Local Government Code, As Amended; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject; And Providing For An Effective Date. (T. Tietjens)
8.X. Notification Of Intent To Appeal The Arbitration Award In The Grievance Filed By Clint Stevens Related To The Galveston Ferry Detail And Upheld By The District Court. (Legal) 10. ADJOURNMENT
Nov 12, 2020 Regular Council
1. DECLARATION OF A QUORUM AND CALL MEETING TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL 3. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS Claims: 20-073 - Lillian Garcia; 20-074 - AT&T; 20-075 - Texas Railway Exchange; 20-076 - AT&T; 20-077 - Barbara Robinson; 20-078 - Ed McIntosh; 20-079 - Charles Cooper; 20-080 - Mary Jane Mendoza; 20-081 - Miriam Bialon; 20-082 - Texas Gas Service; 20-083 - Estate of Luis F. Argueta; 20-084 - Barbie Pittman; 20-085 - Mary Foster; 20-086 -Jackson Almon; 20-087 - Desmond Rodgers.
PUBLIC COMMENT Members of the public may submit a public comment using the web link below. All comments submitted prior to the meeting will be provided to the City Council. https://forms.galvestontx.gov/Forms/PublicComment A. Agenda Items B. Non-Agenda Items
ORDINANCES (NOT REQUIRING PUBLIC HEARINGS) Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Adopting A Temporary Tax Exemption For Property Owners Who Are Victims Of Natural Disasters For Tax Year 2020, Pursuant To Section 11.35 Of The Texas Tax Code; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject; And Providing For An Effective Date. (M. Loftin)
CONSENT ITEMS The following items shall be considered for action as a whole, unless one or more Council Members objects. The City Manager is authorized to execute all necessary documents upon final approval by the City Attorney. 8.C. Consider For Approval A Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Galveston, Texas Providing That A Portion Of Section One (1) Of The Preserve At West Beach Subdivision On Galveston Island Be Released From Operation Of The Development Agreement Between The City Of Galveston And Marquette Galveston Investment, Ltd. The Declarations Of Covenants, Conditions And Restrictions For The Preserve At West Beach Subdivision On Galveston Island, Texas; Directing The City Attorney To File And Record The Resolution In The Official Records Of Real Property In Galveston County, Texas; Providing For Findings Of Fact And Providing For An Effective Date. (T. Tietjens) 8.D. Consider For Approval A Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Conferring Signature Authority Upon Brian Maxwell To Electronically Sign Various Contract And Grant Documents And Related Documents On The Texas Department Of Transportation E-Grant System On Behalf Of The City Of Galveston, Providing For Findings Of Fact And Providing For An Effective Date. (D. Smith) 8.E. Consider Approving The Utilization Of Temporary Staffing Services Under The Existing Contract With Robert Half International, Inc. Through The Houston Galveston Area Council Of Governments (HGACBuy) Purchasing Cooperative. Estimated Costs For Services Not To Exceed Council Approved Budgets (K. Etienne). 8.F. Consider Approval Of DCMC Partners Task Order #6 Authorizing The Expenditure Of An Amount Not To Exceed $40,000 For Technical Assistance And Disaster Consulting Services And Authorize The City Manager To Sign All Documents Upon Final Approval By The City Attorney. (T. Wrobleski) 8.G. Consider Approving Purchase Of Traffic Signal Equipment, Supplies And Hardware Using The Contract With Texas Highway Products, Ltd. Through The BuyBoard And HGACBuy Purchasing Cooperatives. Estimated Costs For Products Is Not To Exceed Council Approved Budget For The Traffic Division. (R. Winiecke) 8.H. Consider Approving Purchases Of Pavement Marking Supplies/Equipment And Traffic Related Equipment, Supplies, Signs, Posts, Hardware And Materials Using The Contract With Trantex Transportation Products Of Texas, Inc. Through The BuyBoard Purchasing Cooperative. Estimated Costs For Products Not To Exceed Council Approved Budgets. (R. Winiecke) 8.I. Consider For Approval Acceptance Of Grant Funding For The Galveston Police Department’s Chaplain Program For Fiscal Year 2021 In The Amount Of $93,222.02, Contingent Upon Final Issuance From The Permanent Endowment Fund Of Moody Methodist Church. Authorizing The City Manager To Execute All Necessary Documents Upon Final Approval By The City Attorney. (V. Hale) 8.J. Consider For Approval Payment To The City Of League City For The OSSI GRID Consortium Off-Site Server Maintenance Allowing Access To A Multi-Agency Records Management System At A Total Cost Of $43,811.75. Funding Has Been Budgeted In The Police Department’s Service Support Maintenance Contracts Fund. (V. Hale) 8.K. Consider For Approval Utilizing A Contract With GT Distributors, Through The BuyBoard Purchasing Cooperative And Rejecting The Submittals For Bid #20-015: Police Department Body Armor. Estimated Costs For Products Not To Exceed City Council Approved Budgets. (V. Hale) 8.L. Consider For Approval The Annual Maintenance Support Agreement For The City’s Public Works Asset And Maintenance Management System, VueWorks, To Data Transfer Solutions (DTS) In The Amount Of $20,000. (H. Dean) 8.M. Consider For Approval The Renewal Of The Annual Maintenance Support Agreement For VMware Software From Southern Computer Warehouse For $25,631.81. (H. Dean) 8.N. Consider For The Approval Of The Purchase Of Twenty (20) Security DVR Systems For The Island Transit Bus Fleet, To Be Purchased From Safety Vision, Who Was The Lowest Bidder That Met The Specifications On RFP-18-19, For A Total Price Of $32,943.91, And Authorize The City Manager To Execute The Contract Upon Final Approval By The City Attorney. (D. Smith) 8.O. Consider For The Approval Allowing The Fleet Facility To Purchase The Listed Service Vehicles And Associated Equipment (Mowers) From Deere & Company Through Buy Board, For A Total Price Of $66,880.21, And Authorize The City Manager To Execute The Contract Upon Final Approval By The City Attorney. (D. Smith) 8.P. Consider For The Approval Allowing The Fleet Facility To Purchase The Listed Service Vehicles And Associated Equipment (Four Ford F150 Police Responders) From Silsbee Ford Through Good- Buy, For A Total Price Of $222,605, And Authorize The City Manager To Execute The Contract Upon Final Approval By The City Attorney. (D. Smith) 8.Q. Consider For The Approval Allowing The Fleet Facility To Purchase The Listed Rolling Stock And Associated Equipment (1 F150 PU For The Airport) From Silsbee Ford Through Goodbuy For A Total Price Of $26,233.50, And Authorize The City Manager To Execute The Contract Upon Final Approval By The City Attorney. (D. Smith) 8.R. Consider For Approval Change Order #1 To The Contract With Wharton-Smith, Inc. For Construction Of The Airport Water Plant Expansion, Increasing The Contract By $36,390.96 (0.42%) From The Amount Of $8,668,931.00 To The Amount Of $8,705,321.96. Authorizing The City Manager To Execute All Necessary Documents Upon Final Approval By The City Attorney. (T. Pedraza) 8.S. Consider For Approval A Two-Year Agreement Related To The Services Of Alternate Judge For The Municipal Court Of The City Of Galveston, Margaret Hindman (Legal) 8.T. Consider For Approval An Agreement Between The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) And The City Of Galveston For Funding Of The Beach Remediation Equipment Package, Services And Supplies. (R. Winiecke) 8.U. Consider For Approval The Delivery Of $5,164.88 Held By The City For The Eagle Scout Project Of Harris Lynch To The Galveston Sculpture.Org For The Recreation Of The Statue “Hope” Honoring The Victims Of The 1900 Storm. (B. Sanderson)) 8.V. Consider For Approval, An Engineering Proposal From HR Green To Complete The Preliminary Design For The Terramar WWTP At A Design Fee Not To Exceed $130,010 To Initiate A Phased Approach (Phase 1 Of 3) To Attain Compliance With TCEQ Regulations. (D. Christodoss) 8.W. Receive And File The Following Documents: 1. TxDOT Letter - North Houston Highway Improvement Project (NHHIP) 2. National League of Cities Letter - City of Galveston Milestone Award 3. Galveston 3916 Winnie Street, LP - Housing Tax Credit Application
Consider For Approval A Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Approving The Restated Certificate Of Formation And Amended Bylaws Of The Industrial Development Corporation Of The City Of Galveston; Directing The Filing Of The Same With The Office Of The Texas Secretary Of State, Providing For Findings Of Fact And For An Effective Date.(Legal)
Consider For Approval A Resolution Of The City Of Galveston Approving The 2020-2021 Annual Service Plan Update To The Service And Assessment Plan And Assessment Roll For Public Improvements For The Bayside At Waterman’s Public Improvement District In Accordance With Chapter 372, Texas Local Government Code, As Amended; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject; And Providing For An Effective Date. (T. Tietjens)
8.X. Notification Of Intent To Appeal The Arbitration Award In The Grievance Filed By Clint Stevens Related To The Galveston Ferry Detail And Upheld By The District Court. (Legal) 10. ADJOURNMENT