2020 02 13 WS MinutesMINUTES OF THE REGULAR WORK SESSION OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN
FEBRUARY 13, 2020
The City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas met in a Regular Work Session on Thursday,
February 13, 2020, at 5:32 P.M., in the Hullum Conference Room of the Baytown City
Hall, 2401 Market Street, Baytown, Texas with the following in attendance:
Laura Alvarado
Mayor Pro Tern
Heather Betancourth
Council Member
Charles Johnson
Council Member
David Himsel
Council Member
Chris Presley
Council Member
Brandon Capetillo Mayor
Rick Davis
City Manager
Ignacio Ramirez
City Attorney
Leticia Brysch
City Clerk
Keith Dougherty
Sergeant at Arms
Mayor Capetillo convened the February 13, 2020, City Council Regular Work Session with a
quorum present at 5:32 P.M., all members were present with the exception of Council Member
Johnson, who arrived at 5:46 P.M., Council Member Presley, who arrived at 5:48 P.M., and
Council Member Hoskins, who was absent.
1. DISCUSSIONS
a. Discuss any or all of the agenda items on the City Council Regular Meeting Agenda
for February 13, 2020, which is attached below.
Director of Public Works and Engineering Frank Simoneaux presented an overview of Consent
Item Te. regarding an ordinance amending Chapter 18 "Buildings and Building Regulations,"
Article IV "Plumbing Code," Section 18-466 "Cross -connection control Program," Subsections
(d), (f), (g)(3), (h), (J) and Chapter 98 "Utilities," Article III "Water Service," Section 98-60
"Flat -rate service prohibited, separate metering required," Subsection (c) of the Code of
Ordinances, Baytown, Texas, to specify when customer service inspections are required, who
may perform such inspections and how such inspections we reported.
Mr. Simoneaux noted that the proposed ordinance updates the plumbing code to help with
backilow prevention. He noted that staff made some updates to this Code about two years ago,
and said changes were reviewed and audited by TCEQ. Mr. Simoneaux noted that the proposed
amendments are TCEQ's recommended changes that the City is putting in place to correct some
of their concerns; below is a list of main items mentioned:
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• yearly inspections that would require the customer to engage the services of a plumber;
• the additional of a required customer service inspection form;
• would have to submit the inspection forth via the third party contractor with a nominal
fee;
• ability under certain circumstances to discontinue services to delinquent or noncompliant
customers; and
• requires that public meters be located on public right of way (ROW) and/or easements
because TCEQ does not allow for public and private lines to be connected.
Mr. Simoneaus noted that all of these changes do not have a fiscal impact to the City and most of
the meter issues are located in commercial strip centers and would not really impact residential
customers.
City Manager Rick Davis gave the Council an overview of Consent Item Th. regarding the sole
source purchase of two (2) EOD 10 Bomb Suit Ensembles and two (2) EOD 10 Helmet Packages
from Med-Eng, LLC, for the Police Department and noted that these are replacement equipment
as the others have met their life span and they are being purchased with grant monies.
Mr. Davis also gave an overview of Consent Item 7.g. regarding authorizing an interlocal
agreement with Hams County for the donation of certain equipment for the Fire Department that
included 30 personal alert safety systems, a micro -repeater and a watch dog unit.
Mr. Davis noted in response to questions regarding the issuance of the certificates of obligations
related to the hoteFwnvention center that the C-series were given a rating of AA, and he would
go into more details about this project in the executive session.
2. ADJOURN
With there being no further business to discuss, Mayor Capetillo adjourned the February 13,
2020, City Council Regular Work Session at 5:52 P.M.
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