2026-10-20 - City Council
Summary
Built from the City's posted agenda, a scanned document read by text recognition (some noise), so dollar figures are left out and should be checked against the PDF. Minutes are not yet posted. The video (about 1 hour 15 minutes) is waiting for transcription. An agenda is not an outcome, so no votes are recorded.
- Two 6:00 PM public hearings: a special use permit for auto sales and repair (Auto Sales Special Use Permits) and an alley abandonment (Alley Abandonment A26-02).
- Presentation and contract for a new Council Chamber Audio-Video System.
- Police management services (Police Department Management and Equipment) and fire equipment (Fire Department Leadership and Equipment).
- EDC items (EDC Grants and Agreements) and downtown revitalization (Downtown Revitalization).
- Sewer design (Sewer and Wastewater Infrastructure), street work (Street Projects and Rights of Way), bus canopies (Bus Canopy Proposals) and a fishing pier grant application (TPWD Fishing Pier Grant Application).
Agenda
- Presentation on a new audio/video system for the 5th floor Chamber Council Chamber Audio-Video System
- Public hearing (6:00 PM) on special use permit Z26-11 for auto sales and repair on West Port Arthur Road Auto Sales Special Use Permits
- Public hearing (6:00 PM) on alley abandonment A26-02 Alley Abandonment A26-02
- Approve the October 6 minutes
- Travel for a council member to the TML conference
- Reject bus canopy proposals Bus Canopy Proposals
- Retail Strategies Phase II downtown revitalization (EDC funding) Downtown Revitalization
- Bowman Group police department management services (180 days) Police Department Management and Equipment
- Fire personal protective equipment and uniforms Fire Department Leadership and Equipment
- Roof replacement for Fleet buildings Equipment and Facility Purchases
- Lewis Drive lift station design Sewer and Wastewater Infrastructure
- EDC grant for the Babe Zaharias golf course EDC Grants and Agreements
- Increase to the EDC legal counsel budget EDC Grants and Agreements
- 7th Street change order No. 2 Street Projects and Rights of Way
- Contract for the Council Chamber audio-video system Council Chamber Audio-Video System
- Hotel Sabine wall Downtown Revitalization
- Texas Parks and Wildlife Department fishing pier grant application TPWD Fishing Pier Grant Application
Sources
- Agenda (scanned PDF, text-recognized): https://portarthurtx.new.swagit.com/videos/404578/agenda
- Agenda file: https://swagit-attachments.granicus.com/uploads/video/agenda_file/404578/OCTOBER_20__2026_REGULAR_MEETING.pdf
- City records site (agendas and minutes): https://cityhall.portarthurtx.gov/WebLink/
- Town: Port Arthur
Video
Swagit video: https://portarthurtx.new.swagit.com/videos/404578 (the transcript is waiting for transcription).