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REGULAR CALLED CITY COMMISSION MEETING

M I N U T E S 

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2022 – 5:00 P.M.
KENNETH T. NUNN COUNCIL ROOM – CITY HALL

 
A Regular Called Meeting of the City Commission was held on Wednesday, NOVEMBER 2, 2022, at 5:00 P.M. in the Kenneth T. Nunn Council Room in City Hall, Texas City, Texas. A quorum having been met, the meeting was called to order at 5:00 p.m. by Mayor Dedrick D. Johnson.
             
1. ROLL CALL
Present: Dedrick D. Johnson, Mayor  
  Thelma Bowie, Commissioner At-Large, Mayor Pro Tem  
  Abel Garza, Jr. , Commissioner At-Large  
  DeAndre' Knoxson, Commissioner District 1  
  Felix Herrera, Commissioner District 2  
  Dorthea Jones Pointer, Commissioner District 3  
  Jami Clark, Commissioner District 4  
             
2. INVOCATION

Led by Pastor Clay Bowers of Northside Baptist Church.
             
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
             
4. PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
             
a. Proclaiming November 7-11, 2022 as Municipal Court Week.

Mayor Dedrick D. Johnson presented the Texas City Municipal Court with a proclamation proclaiming November 7-11, 2022 as Municipal Court Week.
             
b.
Recognize Evelyn Baecker and Marsha Worley for achieving their Level I Court Clerk Certification.
             
5. REPORTS
             
a. Financial Quarterly Report

Laura Boyd, Finance Director, gave a presentation.
             
6. PUBLIC COMMENTS

The following residents requested to speak:

Henry Gomez, resident.
Don Johnson, Harris-Galveston Subsidence District.
Thomas Rhone, resident.
Michael Patterson, resident.
John DuRee, Santa Fe resident.
             
7. CONSENT AGENDA

Motioned by Commissioner District 4 Jami Clark to approve Consent Agenda items a, b, c, d, e, and g. Seconded by Commissioner At-Large Abel Garza, Jr. 
             
a. Approve City Commission Minutes for October 19, 2022 meeting. (City Secretary)
  Vote: 7 - 0 CARRIED
             
b. Consider and take action on Resolution No. 2022-111, authorizing the purchase of one (1) LIFEPAK 15 Monitor/Defibrillator and one (1) LUCAS Chest Compression System from Stryker Medical in the amount of $53,989.11. (Fire Department)
  Vote: 7 - 0 CARRIED
             
c. Consider and take action on Resolution No. 2022-112, approving of a one-year extension to November 3, 2023, of the preliminary rezoning previously granted to Broad Reach Power- 505 34th St. North, to rezone from District "A" (Single Family Residential) to District "F" (Light Industrial). (Transportation and Planning)
  Vote: 7 - 0 CARRIED
             
d. Consider and take action on Resolution No. 2022-113, approving the purchase of a Doosan DL320-7 wheeled loader for the Sanitation Department. (Public Works)
  Vote: 7 - 0 CARRIED
             
e. Consider and take action on Resolution No. 2022-114, approving the purchase of eCivis software for the management of City grants. (Mayor's Office)
  Vote: 7 - 0 CARRIED
             
f. Consider and take action on Resolution No. 2022-115, approving and awarding Commission Grant funds in the amount of $1,500.00 to assist Communities in Schools Galveston County. (Mayor Dedrick D. Johnson)

Pulled by Mayor Dedrick Johnson for further discussion. 
  Vote: 7 - 0 CARRIED
  Motion byCommissioner At-Large Abel Garza, Jr., Seconded byCommissioner District 3 Dorthea Jones Pointer 
  Vote: 7 - 0 CARRIED
             
g. Consider and take action on Resolution No. 2022-116, appointing Larry Edrozo to the Texas City Economic Development Board of Directors. (Management Services)
  Vote: 7 - 0 CARRIED
             
8. REGULAR ITEMS
             
a. Consider and take action on Ordinance No. 2022-28, adopting an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance to add two alternate members to the Planning Board and to provide that alternate members will sit and serve when a member is absent. (Transportation and Planning)
  Motion byCommissioner District 3 Dorthea Jones Pointer, Seconded byCommissioner District 4 Jami Clark 
  Vote: 7 - 0 CARRIED
             
b. Consider and take action on Resolution No. 2022-117, adopting Redistricting Plan A for City Commission Districts. (Management Services)
  Motion byCommissioner District 2 Felix Herrera, Seconded byCommissioner District 1 DeAndre' Knoxson 
  Vote: 7 - 0 CARRIED
             
9. ADJOURNMENT
Having no further business, Commissioner At-Large Abel Garza, Jr. made a MOTION to ADJOURN at 5:56 p.m.; the motion was SECONDED by Commissioner District 4 Jami Clark. All present voted AYE. MOTION CARRIED.

 
  ______________________________
  DEDRICK D. JOHNSON, MAYOR



ATTEST:


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Rhomari Leigh, City Secretary
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