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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSEPTEMBER 12, 2017 REGULAR MEETING City Council Meeting City Hall Council Chamber City Of Port Arthur September 12, 2017 5:30 P.M. PLEASE TURN OFF OR MUTE ALL MOBILE DEVICES I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL Mayor Freeman Mayor Pro Tern Jones Councilmember Scott, Jr. Councilmember Kinlaw, III Councilmember Doucet, Sr. Councilmember Lewis, Jr. Councilmember Swati Councilmember Moses Councilmember Frank City Manager McDougal City Secretary Bellard, TRMC City Attorney Tizeno Sergeant At Arms: Police Chief Melvin Or Designee II. PROCLAMATIONS Proclamations III. PETITIONS & COMMUNICATIONS A. Speakers (1) Darwin Moore Regarding Issue's With the Port Arthur Police Department And Other City Departments B. Presentations (1) Presentation By Concord EMS (Requested by Councilmember Lewis) (2) Presentation By City Staff With Regard To Responsibilities Related To Storm Water Pumping Within The City Of Port Arthur (Request By Councilmember Lewis) AGENDA September 12, 2017 III. PETITIONS & COMMUNICATIONS C. Employee Recognition — None D. Correspondence — None E. Discussion (1) Discuss And Possibly Take Action Regarding Colonial Pipeline Company (Request By Councilmember Lewis) (2) Discuss And Possibly Take Action Regarding Amending Article III (Electrical Code) Of Chapter 18 (Building Code) Section 18-72 Pertaining To The Definition Of One Or Two Family Dwelling Unit Electrician (Residential Wireman) (Requested By Councilmember Lewis) IV. PUBLIC HEARINGS — 6:00 P.M. (1) A Public Hearing To Receive And Hear All Persons Desiring To Be Heard On Proposed Property Tax Rate Of $0.792000 Per $100 Valuation Has Been Proposed For Adoption By The Governing Body Of City Of Port Arthur. This Rate Exceeds The Lower Of The Effective Or Rollback Tax Rate, And State Law Requires That Two Public Hearings Be Held By The Governing Body Before Adopting The Proposed Tax Rate (2) A Public Hearing For The Purpose Of Hearing All Persons Interested In The Proposed Budget For The City Of Port Arthur And The Port Arthur Section 4A Economic Development Corporation For The Fiscal Year Beginning October 1, 2017 And Ending September 30, 2018. This Budget Will Raise More Total Property Taxes Than The Last Year's Budget By $321,100 Or 1.71% And Of That Amount, $156,946 Is Tax Revenue To Be Raised From New Property Added To The Tax Roll This Year V. UNFINISHED BUSINESS — None AGENDA September 12, 2017 VI. CONSENT AGENDA A. Expense Reports: (Al) Councilmember Charlotte Moses: Tour Aries Clean Energy Facility Nashville, TN, June 29-30, 2017 $1,206.52 VII. ITEMS REQUIRING INDIVIDUAL ACTION — NON-CONSENT A. Resolutions — Non-Consent — None B. Ordinance — Non-Consent (1) P. 0. 6640 - An Ordinance Amending Sections 18-33, 58-122, 110- 94, And 110-97 As It Pertains To Permit Schedule, Turn-On Charge, Location Of Recreational Vehicles And Adjustment Of Water Bills As A Result Of Hurricane Harvey, And Providing An Effective Date (2) P. 0. 6642 - An Ordinance Amending Chapter 86 Subdivisions Article III Required Improvements Section 86-79 Who May Collect And Dispose Of Refuse (D) Refuse Disposal Rate Schedule As To Amend The Rate Schedule For The Landfill From Volume To Tonnage (3) P.O. 6644 — An Ordinance Extending The Declaration Of Disaster And Emergency Pursuant To §418.108(b) Of The Texas Government Code VIII. ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING ************************************************************ NOTE: If The Meeting Extends Past 11:59 PM, The City Council May Elect To Recess The Meeting And Reconvene At 8:30 AM On September 13, 2017. During The Recess, No Action Will Be Taken On Any Item Of Remaining Business And No Executive Sessions Will Be Held To Discuss Any Matters, All In Accordance With The Open Meetings Law ************************************************************ 3 RULES OF DECORUM - PERSONS ADDRESSING COUNCIL & AUDIENCE MEMBERS 1. Recognition by Presiding Officer. No person shall address the Council without first being recognized by the Presiding Officer. 2. Speaking Procedure; Limitation on discussion and questioning. Each person addressing the Council shall step up to the microphone provided for the use of the public and give his name and address in an audible tone of voice for the records,state that subject he wishes to discuss,state whom he is representing if he represents an organization or other person, and unless further time is granted by majority vote of the Council, shall limit his remarks to five (5) minutes. All remarks shall be addressed to the Council as a whole and not to any member thereof. No person other than members of the Council and the person having the floor shall be permitted to enter into any discussion, whether directly or through a member of the Council, without the permission of the Presiding Officer. 3. Improper References, Disorderly Conduct By Person Addressing The Council; Any person making, expressly or impliedly, personal, impertinent, slanderous, derogatory, discourteous, snide, or profane remarks or who willfully utters loud, threatening or abusive language, or engages, in any disorderly conduct which would impede, disrupt, or disturb the orderly conduct, the order by the Presiding Officer, and if such conduct continues, may, at the discretion of the Presiding Officer, be ordered barred from further audience before the Council during that Meeting. 4. Addresses After Motion Made or Public Hearing Closed. After a motion has been made or a public hearing has been closed, no member of the public shall address the Council from the audience on the matter under consideration without first securing permission to do so by majority vote of the City Council. 5. Campaign Speeches Prohibited. No persons will be allowed to address the City Council by making campaign speeches for or against any candidate who has announced or does announce his intention to run, or issue already ordered on a ballot for election. 6. Disorderly Conduct. No person in the audience shall engage in disorderly conduct such as hand clapping, stamping of feet, whistling, using profane language, yelling, and similar demonstrations, which conduct disturbs the peace and good order of the meeting. 7. Limitations on Use of Supplemental Lighting. Limitations on use of supplemental lighting for television and motion picture cameras to create the least amount of interference with or disturbance of Council proceedings and/or discomfort to the public. 8. Persons Having Complaints, Allegations, or Charges Against Individual City Employees No person shall make any complaint, specific allegation, or charge against an individual City Employee by name in a public meeting unless he first shows that he has pursued appropriate administrative channels. ENFORCEMENT OF DECORUM Warning. All persons shall at the request of the Presiding Officer, be silent. Removal. If,after receiving a warning from the Presiding Officer,a person persists in disturbing the meeting,such Officer may order him to remove himself from the meeting. If he does not remove himself,the Presiding Officer may order the Sergeant-at-arms to remove him. Resisting Removal.Any person who resists removal by the Sergeant-at-arms shall be charged with violating V.T.C.A, Penal Code 42.05. Motions To Enforce.Any Councilmember may move to require the Presiding Officer to enforce this division,and the affirmative vote of a majority of the Council shall require him to do so. RULES OF PROCEDURE The City Secretary shall make public, in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Law, an agenda containing all business to be discussed at a meeting of the City Council. Persons Requesting To Be Heard On Agenda Items(1) Residents. Any resident who wishes to address the Council on any matter may do so by notifying the City Secretary in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Law. (2) Nonresidents. Any nonresident wishing to address the Council shall notify the City Secretary and specify his interest in the matter being considered. The City Secretary shall present such request to the Presiding Officer for approval before placing the name on the Agenda. Specific Agenda Items. After a motion, second and discussion by the City Council on any specific agenda item, and before a vote is taken, the Presiding Officer shall recognize any citizen in the audience wishing to address the council on such item,who shall be permitted to address the Council thereon for a period of three (3) minutes."Specific Agenda Items"are defined as any item specified on the Notice of Meeting posted for purposes of the Texas Open Meetings Law and which becomes the subject of a motion before the Council.