HomeMy WebLinkAboutDECEMBER 8, 2008 SPECIAL MEETINGSPECIAL M EETING - December 8, 2008
I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CAII
Councilmember Henderson gave the invocation followed with the pledge to the flag.
The City Council of the City of Port Arthur met in Special Meeting on Monday, December
8, 2008 at 4:06 p.m, in the City Council Chamber, City Hall, with the following members
present: Mayor Deloris "Bobbie" Prince; Councilmembers Elizabeth "Liz" Segler, Morris
Albright, III, Robert E. "Bob" Williamson and Thomas J. `'Tom" Henderson; City
Manager Steve Fitzgibbons, Acting Assistant City Secretary Sherri Bellard and City
Attorney Mark T. Sokolow.
Councilmember Martin Flood joined the Special Meeting during the Executive Session at
4:08 p.m.
Mayor Pro Tem Jack Chatman, Jr. joined the Special Meeting during the Executive
Session at 4:39 p.m.
Councilmember Dawana K, Wise joined the Special Meeting during the Executive
Session at 4:46 p.m.
Councilmember ]ohn Beard, ~r, was absent from the Special Meeting.
II. *CL~SED MEETING EXECUTIVE SESSION
Closed Meetinq:
(1) Section 551.087 Government Code - To Discuss Incentives
For Commercial, Residential, And Industrial Business
Prospects
(2) Section 551.072 Government Code - To Discuss The Value
Of Land In The City's ET] ~
(3) Section 551.~71 Government Code - To Discuss With The
City Attorney Potential Litigation As It Pertains To
Compliance With Industrial District Agreements,
Assignments, Hiring And Recruitment Provisions,
Extensions And Options For Annexation
The City Council recessed their Special Meeting at 4;08 p.m. to meet in Executive
Session to consider the above-mentioned topics, and reconvened their Special Meeting
at 6;09 p.m. with the following members present: Mayor Prince; Mayor Pro Tem
Chatman; Councilmembers Segler, Albright, Williamson and Wise; City Manager
Fitzgibbons; Acting Assistant City Secretary Bellard and City Attorney Sokolow.
Councilmember Henderson left the Special Meeting at 6:00 p.m.
Councilmember Flood left the Special Meeting at 6:07 p.m.
MOTION FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION
City Attorney Sokolow read the following motion into the record:
A motion to insert a Local Business Enterprise Program into the proposed
five-year In Lieu of Tax Agreements.
U on the motion of Councilmember Albright, seconded by Councilmember Williamson
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and carried unanimously, the above-mentioned motion was adopted.
Voting Yes: Mayor Prince; Mayor Pro Tem Chatman; Councilmembers Segler,, Albright,
Williamson and Wise. ~
Voting No: None.
III. AD]OURNMENTOF MEETING
Upon the mo~ion of Mayor Pro Tem Chatrnan, seconded by Councilmember Williamson
and carried unanimously, the City Council adjourned their meeting at 6:14 p.m.
An audio-tape of this meeting is on file in the office of the City Secretary and is made a
part of the o~icial minutes of this meeting.
MAYOR DELORIS "BOBBIErr PRINCE
ATTEST:
ACTING ASSISTNA`~ CITY SECRETARY SHERRI ~ELLARD
END 4F SPECIAL MEETING HELD; December 8, 2008.
APPR~VED: .
City Council Minutes - Special Meeting
December 8, 2008
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