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Home My WebLink AboutFebruary 11, 2003OSCAR G. ORTIZ, MAYOR THOMAS J, HENDERSON, MAYOR PRO-TEM COUNCIL MEMBERS: CRAIG HANNAH FELIX A. BARKER TOM GILLAM, III REV, RONNIE LINDEN BOB BOWERS ROSE MITCHELL CHAISSON MICHAEL "SHANE" SINEGAL City T~x61s STEPHEN FITZGIBBONS CITY MANAGER EVANGELINE "VAN" GREEN CITY SECRETARY MARK T. SOKOLOW CITY ATTORNEY AGE DA CittJ Council ,special MedincJ i=el a q 11, 2003 8:30 a.m. P.O. BOX 1089 · PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS 77641-1089 · 409/983-8115 · FAX409/983-8291 CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING City Hall Council Chamber City Of Port Arthur February :!.1, 2003 8:30 AM I. ROLL CALL~ INVOCATION & PLEDGE Mayor Ortiz Mayor Pro Tem Henderson Councilmember Hannah Councilmember Councilmember Councilmember Councilmember Councilmember Barker Gillam III Linden Bowers Chaisson Councilmember Sinegal City Manager Fitzgibbons City Secretary Green City Attorney $okolow II. ITEMS REQUIRING INDIVIDUAL ACTION - NON-CONSENT A. Resolutions P.R. No. 12077 - A Resolution Appointing Members To The Port Arthur Youth Advisory Council. (2) P.R. No. 12086 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager And The Executive Director Of The Section ~,A Economic Development Corporation To Prepare And Advertise A Request For Qualifications For A Design-Build Firm For Improvements For The New Hospital To Be Constructed By IASIS Healthcare And To Encourage The Construction Of A New rvledical Center To Be Built Adjacent To The Hospital. AGENDA FEBRUARY 11, 2003 B. Ordinances III. (1) P.O. No. 5310 - An Ordinance Providing For The Conduct Of The May 3, 2003 General Election For The Purpose Of Electing Councilmembers From Districts 5 And 6, In The City Of Port Arthur, Texas; And Providing For A Joint Election With The Port Arthur Independent School District, The Sabine Pass Independent School District, The Port Of Port Arthur, And The Sabine Pass Port Authority In Accordance With Chapter 271 Of The Texas Election Code, And Providing For Publication Of The Election Notice. *CLOSED MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION) In Order To Comply With The Requirements Of Section 551.101 Of Chapter 551 (Open Meetings Law) Of The Texas Government Code [Formerly Article 6252-17, Section 2 (a)], Prior To Going Into Closed Meeting The Presiding Officer Of The City Should Make The Following Announcement: "A Closed Meeting Or Executive Session Will Now Be Held Pursuant To The Following Sections Of Chapter 551 Texas Government Code": Section 551.071 - Litigation And/Or Legal Advice Section 551.072 - Land Section 551.073 - Negotiated Contracts For Prospective Gifts To The City Section 551.074 - Personnel Section 551.076 - Security Personnel Or Devices Section 551.087 - Deliberations Regarding Economic Development Incentives Closed Meetinq: (1) Section 551.087 Government Code - To Discuss Incentives For Healthcare, Commercial Business, Retail And Industrial Prospects. (2) Section 551.076 Government Code - To Discuss The Deployment Or Implementation Of Security Personnel Or Devices. AGENDA FEBRUARY 11, 2003 III. IV. *CLOSED MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION) (3) Section 551.071 Government Code - To Discuss With The City Attorney Pending Or Prospective Litigation As It Pertains To Altercations Or Electioneering Within 100 Feet Of A Polling Place. *The Items In Executive Session rvlay be Discussed And Acted On :In Open Session. AD3OURNMENT OF MEETING RULE~ OF E)ECO~UM - P~_~ON~ AD[DRESSING COUNCIL & AUE)IENCE MEMBERS '7. ~,,ECOG,NITION 6¥ PIRESiDhNG C, FFiCE,~. NO PERSON SHALL ADDRESS THE COUNCIL WITHOUT FIRST BEING RECOGNIZED BY THE pRESiDING OFFICER. ~PE,AKING PROCEDURE; LIMITATION ON DISCUSSION AND GUESTIONING. 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 TON~ 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 G~ANTED BY M~ORI~ VOTE OF THE COUNCIL. ~HALL LIMIT HIS REMA&KS TO FiVE (~) MINUTES. ALL REMARKS SHALL BE A~DRES~ED TO THE COUNCIL AS A WHOLE AND NOT TO AN'F MEM~E~ THERE-CF. NO PERSCN OTHER THAN MEMEE~S CF THE CCUNC:L AFID T:aE PERSON HAVING THE FLCOR SHALL EE pErMITTED TO ENTE~ INTO ANY DISCUSSION, '¢IHETHE~ DIRECTLY OR THROUGH A MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, WITHOUT THE PE~MISSiON OF THE PRESIDING OFFICER. ANY PERSON MAKING, EXPRESSLY OR IMPtEDLY. PERSONAL. IMPERTINENT. S~&NEE~CUS. DEROGATORY, DISCOURTEOUS, SNIDE. OR PROFANE REMARKS OR WHO WILLFULLY U~E~S LOUD, THREATENING OR A~USiVE ~NGUAGE. OR ENGAGES, IN ANY DISORDERLY CONDUCT WHICH WOULD IMPEDE. DISRUPT, OR DISTURS TME O&DE~LY CONDUCT THE O~DE~ ~Y THE PRESIDING OFFiCE~, AND IF SUC;H CONDUCT CONTINUES, MA'Z, AT T;~E DIEC~ET;ON OF TME PRESIDING OFFiC~, SE ORDERED BARRED FROM FURTME~ AUOIENC% ~EFORE THE COUNCIL MADE OR A PUbLiC HEARING HAS BEEN CLOSED, NO MEM~E~ OF THE PUEL]C SHALL ADD,ESE THE COUNCIL FROM THE AUDIENC~ ON THE MATTE~ UNDER CONSIDERATION ~/ITHOUT FIRST SECURING PE~MI~SiCN TO DO SO ~Y MAJCR~ VOTE CF T~E C]~ COUNCIL. CAMPAIG,N ~;~ ~,RO~'I~IT~. ~0 pERSONS ~VILL ~E ALLOWE~ TO AC~RES~ T:~E C]T'r COUNCIL ~Y MA~ING CAMPAIGN SPEEOHE$ FOR OR AGAINST ANY CANDIDAT~ WHO HAL ANNOUNCED OR DOES ANNOUNCE MIS INTENTION TO ~UN. O~ I$EUE ALREADY ORDE~EG ON A EALLOT FOR ELECTION. DI$ONDE.~LY ~ONDUCT. ~0 PERSON IN THE AUDIENCE SHALL ENGAGE IN DISC~DE~LY CONDUCT SUCH AS HAND C~PP]NG. STAMPING OF FEET, WHISTLING, USING P&OFANE LANGUAGE. YELLING, AND SiM]~& DEMONSTrATiONS, W~IC~ CON~CT ~I~TU&~S T~E PEAC~ AND GOOD ORDE~ OF THE MEETING. LIGHTING FOR TE!EMISiON AND MOT]ON PICTURE CAME~A~ TO C&EAT~ T~E LEAST AMOUNT OF INTERFERENCE WITH OR DISTURBANC[ OF COUNCIL PROC[EDINGS ANDJOR DISCOMFORT TO THE PUBLIC. ~ER~ONS HAVIN~ COMP~INTS. ALLEGATIONS. OR CHARGE~ A~AINST INDIVIDUAL C]~ ~MPLOYEES. NO PERSON SHALL MAKE ANY COMP~INT, SPECIFIC ALLEGATION. OR CHARGE AGAINST AN INDIVIDUAL Cl~ ~MP~OY~ BY NAME IN A P~EL]G MEETING UNLE~ HE FIRST SHOW THAT HE HAS PURSUED APPROPRIATE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANNEL. RULES OF PROCEDURE THE CITY SECRETARY SHALL MAKE PUBLIC, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS LAW, AND AGENDA CONTAINING ALL BUSINESS TO BE DISCUSSED AT A MEETING OF THE CiTY COUNC:L- ~E,~SONS lZTEQUESTING TO ~,E HEAfTD ON AGE;XlDA ITEMS (1) F~ESiDENTS. ANY RESIDENT WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON ANY MATTER MAY DO SO BY NOTIPFING THE CITY SEC,~ETARY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEET1NGS 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 RE,~UEST TO THE PRESIDING OFFICER FOR APPROVAL BEFORE PLACING THE NAME ON THE AGENDA. ~FE'~IFiC AGENDA ITL,MS. AFTER A MOTION, SECOND AND DISCUSSION BY THE CIT( COUNCIL ON ANY SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEM, AND BEFORE A VOTE IS TAKEN, THE PRESIDING C)FF~CER SHALL RECOGNIZE ANY PERSON IN THE AUDIENCE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON SUCH ITEM. WHO SHALL BE PE,~MITTED TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL THEREON FOR A PERIOD OF THREE {~) MINUTES- "SPECiFiC AGENDA ITEMS" ARE DEFINED AS ANY ITEM SPE*ZIFiED ON THE NOTICE C,F MEETING FCSTED PURPOSES OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS LAW AND WHICH BECOMES THE SUBJECT OF A MOTION BEFORE THE COUNCIL.