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Home My WebLink AboutJANUARY 13, 2009 SPECIAL MEETING EXECUTIVE SESSIONSTEPHEN FITZGIBBONS - CITY MANAGER ~ ~ TERRI HANKS ACTING~ CITY SECRETARY MARI~ T. SOKOLOW CITY ATTORNEY ~ • . ~ • ~ ~ ' ' ' ' Di ilities Act the In com liance wlth the Americans Wlth sab , p ' ' i for reasonable C~ of Port Arthur . w~ll rov de ~Y p ' ' i Council accommodat~ons for ersons attend~n C ~3' p g ' hould be received 24 meet~n s. To better serve ou, re uests s g Y q ' ' Pl ase contact the Ci: hours rior to the meet~n . e t~ p g ' 4 983-8115. Secreta s Office at 09 ~ ~ P.O. BOX 1089•PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS 77641-1089~409/983-8115•FAX 409/983-8128 Special City Council Meeting City Hall Council Chamber City Of Port Ar'thur January 13, 2008 4:00 PM ~ ~ PLEASE TURN OFF OR MUTEALL CELL PHONES I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL Mayor Prince a Mayor Pro Tem Chatman CouncilmemberSegler Councilmember Albright Councilmember Flood Councilmember Beard Councilmember Williamson Councilmember Wise ` Councilmember Henderson City Manager Fitzgibbons Acting City Secretary Hanks ~ ~ City Attorney Sokolow : Sergeant At Arms: ~ Police Ghief Blanton ~r Designee II. *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 $hould Make The Following Publ~cAnnouncement: "A Closed Meeting Or Executive Session Will Now Be Held Pursuant To The Following Sections 4f Chapter 551 Texas Government Code": Section 551.071- Litigation AndlOr Legal Advice Section 551 L072 - 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 551.071 Government Code - To Discuss With The City Attorney The Pending Litigation 4f Tyrrell Vs. Square Mile Energy And The City Of Port Arthur 1 SPECIAL.AGENDA January 13, 2008 I il. ~ III. *CLOSED MEETING EXECUTIVE SESSION - C4NTINUED (2) Section 551.071 Government Code - To Discuss Vl~ith The City Attorney And Dan Lawton Potential Or Pending Administrative Hearings And Litigation As lt Pertains To Entergy, The Rates Being Charged, As Well As Fees Being Collected For Lighting (3) Section 551.071 Government Code - To Discuss With The City Attorney Pending Litigation Between The City Of Port Arthur, The Pleasure Island Commission, And Intercoastal Golf (4) Section 551.071 Government Code - To Discuss With The City Attorney Pending Litigation Between The City Of Port Arthur, The Pleasure Island ~Commission, The Homeowner's Association And Other Parties As It Pertains To Marina Colony (5) Section 551.071 and Section 551.072 Government Code - To Discuss With The City Attorney The Value Of Land In The City's ETJ And Potential Litigation As It Pertains To Payment, Refund, Or Credit Issues (6) Section 551.087 Government Code - To Discuss Incentives For Commercial, Residentia(, And Industrial Business Prospects ~ (7) Section 551.071 Government Code - To Discuss With The City Attorney Potential Litigation With The Pleasure Island Shrimp House (8) Section 551.072 Government Code - To Discuss The Va1ue Of Property In Downtown Port Arthur * The Items ~In Executive Session May Be Discussed And Acted On In Open Session ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING ***************************************************~**************~~****~*~*****~~********** NOTE: If Evening Meeting Extends Past 11:59PM, The City Council May Elect To Recess The Meeting And Reconvene At 8:30AM On January 14, 2009. 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 **************************************************~~****~~*~~***************~*************** , 2 .. ~ . . • t~ RULES OF DEC~R~J~{ -. P~~~N.S A~ _ ~ . DRESS~N~ CaU-NCIL, & ~kliDIE.NCE MEM6ERS . . . . i. Recoqnition by Presiding p~cer, No person shall~address ~' ' • , Presidi~g pf~~r, ~~ , the Caunc~l withoufi first be~ng recognjzed by the 2. Speakiag Procedure; Limifation on disc ' •• ~ . . uss~on and ques~o~~ng, Each person address~ng the Counc~f~ shali ste up to the micropfione prov~ded for the use of #he ublic and ive ~is p vaice for the tecords, state that sub'ec~ ~ p~ 9 ~ame and address ~n an audible to~e of o anizat~on o • ~ he w~shes tad~scuss,~s~ate whom~he ~'s representing if he re~rese~ts an ~9 r ather person, and unle,ss ~urther tfine is grar~~ed by marjori vote of the Co ' ~• • remarks~ ta~ fye ~5} m~nutes. Alf r~marks s ,~ c~nc~l, sha.l! IE~it his . hatl be addressed ~o the Counc~! as a whote and not to any member . thereof~ No person other than a~embers of ~he Council an ~• enter into ~any discussion w~ . d~e l~~on ha~nng the floor shall be. permitted to ,, , hether direc~y.or throag~i a memiser of the Council, without the. ermissian ' Pr~s~dMg 4fFaer. . , t.. P, . of the 3, .. rmproper Refenenc~es, Disorderly Conduct B Pe , .~~ . im tiedt S Y r~on Addressing The Council; Any person~ making, t~esst or .P Y, personal, im~pertinen~, s{anderous, derogatory, dlscourteous $nide . ~ y wrltful{y utters toud, threatenin or abusiY ,~ ., or profane remarks or who ~ • im de disru 9 ~ e tanguage, or engages, ~n any disorderty ~onduct which would P~ . r p~, or disturb the orderly conduct, the order, by the Presidin Officer and ' ~ continues, may, at the discretion o~ the Presidin ~9 ~, if such conduct Coun~il durin that M• ~ 9~~rr ~~~ered barred from further au.dience ~before the~ 9 ee~ng. . 4, Addr~~sses Afte~ Motion Made or Pu~lic ~learin ~ Close~d. After been ctosed, no member of th 9 a motion has been made or a public hearing t~as considera ' • ~ public sf~a(I address the Counal from t]~e audienoe on the tnat~e~ under bon without first se~rnng permiss~on to da so by majo ' vote of the Ci Cou ' 3. Campaign Speeches Prohibited. No • ~ tY nal, ~ speeches for or a' ,~~0~s w~lt be at~owed to address the City Counal by ntaking ~mpaig~ 9ainst any ca~d~date who has announced ar does announce his intention to run or issu already vrderzd on a baitot for elecction. . ~ , e 6. Disorderl}~ Condrrct No person in the audience shafl en a e in diso ~ . stamping of feet, wh~sdin usin 9 9 rderly ronduct such as hand clapping, ~distur6s the gr 9 profane languaqe, yelling, and similar demonstra~ons, which conduct . peace and good order of the mee~ng, 7. limitations on Use of Supp/emen~al Lighting, Limitations on use of su '' ~•• . , pplernental lighfing for tetevision and motion picture cameras to credte the least amount of ~nterference with or di u ~ • and~or discornfart to the ubtic. ~~an~ of Counc~! prviceed~ngs p 8. Persons f~a~ving Comp/a~~~~ Allegations, or Char es A ainst tndividu ' any comptain~ specific alte atio 9 9 . a/ Cr~y E~np/oyee~ No person shail make . 9 ~, or c~arge against,an individua! City.Emplo.yee by.name ~n a,publi~ meetin ~ ~nless he~;frst shows t~at he has ~pursued appropriate administrative channels:~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 9 ~ ~ ENF4RCEMENT~F DEC~RUM Warninq, All persQns sha!! at the request of the Presiding Officer ~ be si~ent, Renroval. If, after rece~ving a war.ning from the Presiding Officerl a rsan er~ists in disfiu ' ' Officer may order fiim to remove himsetf from the m ~ p ., rb~ng the meet~ng, such . , eeting. If he does ~ot remove h~mself, the Pres~ding Officer may~ order the 5ergeant a#Oarn~s to remove h~m. • . ~ • Resisting Renrova~. Any person who resis#s remova! by th~ Sergeant-at-arms sha11 be char ''' Penal Code 42.05, ged with violating Y.T.C.,A, . Mot~ons To Fnforce. any Councilmember may move to require the Prestdin Officer ~o e ~' '''~ affirmative vote of a major~ty of the Councit shail r' • 9 nforc~ thrs div~s~on, and the . equ~re h~m ta da so, , . ~ . . RULES ~F Pf~4CEDURE . .: ~ ~ • • ~ ~~ the City Secre~ary shall make public, i~ accordance with the Texas 0 ' •• , , , pen Meetrngs Law, an agenda ~ontaining atl bus~ness to be d~scussed at a tneeting of the City Counc~L ~ersans Reouestin4 To Be Heard Qn ~.4-enda t ems (1~ Residents. Any residettt who w~shes to ad ' any matter ~may. ~ do so by notityin the Ci Secr ~ dress the Coun~c~~ on ,. 9 ty ei~ry ~n accordance with the Texas Qpen Meetings ' Law. (2~ Nonresidents. ~ny nonresident wrshrng to address the Gou~cit sha~ .noti the Ci Secreta and '~'' ' ~he matter being considered, The Ci ~ tY ~Y , specify h~s i~terest in lacin the nar~e ~~~~~~ shaft present snch request ~o the Presid~ng afftcer.for a~proval before ~ g on~ the Agenda~ .. . • . _Soecific a4enda i~em~ At#er a motion, second and ~iscuss~o~ by ~he Ci Counci~i on an s' ~before a vote is taken, the presidi pf~i e ~ Y pecafc ag~enda i~em, and on such item~ who sha .~ ~ r sha11 recogn~ze any ci~izen i~ the ~~rdience wish~~g to address~the council ~ r li be perm~tted to address the Cour~cil thereon for a period of tltree (3 minutes~'~S ecifc A enda items are defined as any ~tem speafied on the No ' '~ } p 9 and which becomes th tice of M~et~ng posted for purposes of the Texas 4pen Meetings law e subject of a motion before th~ Council. .