Council suspends CenterPoint Energy rate hike review
The council suspended CenterPoint Energy’s proposed rate increase for 90 days to review the plan. Action is due by March 21. The non-gas revenue rise totals 10.7 percent and would apply to all residential and commercial customers in CenterPoint’s Texas Coast Division including Baytown.
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CenterPoint Energy
Texas Coast Division
Baytown
Hearts and Hands aids 22 single parent families for Christmas
Hearts and Hands of Baytown hosted a by appointment Christmas store for 22 single parent families. Toy food gift cards and household items filled a shopping space as volunteers wrapped gifts and provided pantry boxes. The program runs annually with support from local donors and organizations.
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Tamika Mckenzie
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Nikki Rincon
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Delma Fajardo
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Buried Power Line Project Okayed for San Jacinto Blvd
The council unanimously approved a Facilities Extension Agreement with CenterPoint to install an underground power line extension along San Jacinto Boulevard from Interstate 10 to 900 feet south of Santary Street and along Hunt Road. City Manager Rick Davis cited aesthetics as a key reason. Project cost is $720,119.
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San Jacinto Boulevard
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Santary Street
Hunt Road
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Baytown PD approves 14 mobile video recording systems
The council approved purchasing 14 COBAN Technologies mobile video recording systems for Baytown police units to record evidence and data in 2017. The $71,507 cost will be split with eight units funded by the Police Department General Fund and six by the Crime Control and Prevention District budget.
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Recording Systems Council
Baytown
Coban Technologies
Police Department General Fund
Crime Control and Prevention District
McCartney Named Mayor Pro Tem in City Council Vote
City Council voted unanimously to name Councilman David McCartney District 6 representative as mayor pro tem, replacing Bob Hoskins. McCartney serves until June 30, with TAC and TPC appointments for 2017 and two-year terms for Planning and Zoning commissioners Carnes, Cote, Boul, and Winfrey-Warner expiring December 31, 2017.
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Bob Hoskins
Transportation Policy Council
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Hoskins
TAC
Jose Pastrana
Kevin Harvill
Planning and Zoning Commission
Spencer Carnes
Pete Cote
Benjamin Boul
Donna Winfrey- Warner
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