HomeMy WebLinkAboutFebruary 24, 2003OSCAR G. ORTIZ. MAYOR
THOMAS J. HENDERSON, MAYOR PR0-TEM
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
CRAIG HANNAH
FELIX A. BARKER
TOM GILLAM III
REV. RONNIE LINDEN
BOB BOWERS
ROSE MITCHELL CHAISSON
MICHAEL "SHANE" SINEGAL
City
STEPHEN FITZGIBBONS
CITY MANAGER
EVANGELINE "VAN" GREEN
CITY SECRETARY
MARK T. SOKOLOW
CITY ATTORNEY
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Cittl Council
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P.O. BOX 1089 · PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS 77641-1089 · 409/983-8115 " FAX 409/983-8291
EXHIBIT "A"
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
City Hall Council Chamber
City Of Port Arthur
February 24, 2003
12:00PM
I. ROLL CALL~ INVOCATION & PLEDGE
Mayor Ortiz
Mayor Pro Tem Henderson
Councilmember Hannah
Councilmember Barker
Councilmember Gillam 1TI
Councilmember Linden
Councilmember Bowers
Councilmember Chaisson
Councilmember Sinegal
City Manager Fitzgibbons
City Secretary Green
City Attorney Sokolow
II. ITEMS REQUIRING INDIVIDUAL ACTION
P.R. No. 12103 -A Resolution Rescinding Resolution No. 03-055
Which Pertains To The Mandatory Termination Of Mardi Gras
2003 Under Certain Conditions.
III. ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING
- P,_,~Ohl~ ADOP, ES~iNG COUNCIL & AUD1EhiCE MEMEE.E,-Sc
P, ULE~ OF DECQR'JM c-~ ~
T;~E CCUNCIL WITHGUT
FIRST ~EiNG RECGGNIZED BY THE pRESiDING CFFiCE~.
~PE.~KIN6 F,~OCEDURE: LIMITATION ON DISCUSSION AND GUESTIC. NING. EACH PERSON
ADDRESSING THE COUNCIL SHALL STEP UP TO THE MICROPHONE PROVIDED FOR THE USE OF
THE PUBLIC AND GiVE HIS NAME AND ADDEES~ IN AN AUDIBLE TON~ OF VOICE F,3R THE
RECORDS, STATE THAT SUBJECT HE WISHES TO DISCUSS. STATE WHOM HE IS
IF HE REP%ESENTS ~N CRGANIZATiCN CE CT:Er= P_~._~N ~iD UNLESS FURTHER TiME
GRANTED BY M~ORI~ VOTE OF THE COUNCIL SHALL LIMIT HIS R~MAR~S TO FiVE (5)
MINUTES. ALL R~MAR~S SHALL BE ADCRES~ED TO THE CO, UNClE ~S A ~HOL~ AND NOT TO
CIRE,ZTLY C,R THROUGH A MEMbErS CF THE COUNCIL, WITHOUT THE c-, c---
P~ESiDING OFFICER.
ANY PERSCN MAI<lNG. E:(PRES~LY C~ IMP~EDL'f. PERSONAL. IMPerTINENT. ~L~, lC ~.~U~.
LOUD, THREATENING OR ASUSiVE L&~GUAGE. CE E~GAGES. IN AN'f DISCECE~LY CONDUCT
PRESiEI~iG CFF]CE~, A~xiC IF SUCH CONDUCT C~NTi~IUES. MAY. AT THE ~IS,Z2ET;CN CF T;~E
PRESIDING OFFICER. BE CRDE~ED EAR~E~ F~CM FURTHE~ AUCIENCE SEFC~E THE
ZURlbiG T;~AT MEETi~iG_
THE COUNCIL FROM THE AUDIENCE ON THE MA~ER UNDER CCFiSiDERATiON ~/ITMOUT FIRS7
CCUNC:L EY MAiKiNG CAMPAIGN c-c ......... CR AGAiNS, A~i'( CANEICATZ
ANNOUNCED O~ DOE~ ANNOUNCE HIS INTENT;CN TO ~UN. C~ 15SUE ~L~EADY C~SE~E: CN
~ALLC, T FOR ELEOT]ON.
DIEO~DE.~LY CONDUCT. HO ~E~SCN IN THE AUDIENCE 5HALL E~GAGE IN ~I~C~DE2LY
CONDUCT ~UCH AS HAND C~P~NG. ~TAMF~NG OF F~T. ~¥H1STL]NG. USING
LkNGUAGE. YELLING, AND ~iM1L&R DEMCNSTRAT;CNS. WHICH CONDUCT BIETUREE 7;dE PEACE
AND GCOD ORDER OF THE
LIGHTING FOR TE%E',/ISiCN AND MOTiC. N F!CTL'RE CAMERA~ TO CF, ZATZ THE LEA~T ZMCUN7 CF
INTERFER~NC~ WITH CR DISTURSA~CE OF COUNCIL PRCC~ECING~ AND/OR CI~CCMFORT TO
THE PUBLIC.
EMPLOYEE~. NO PERSON ~HALL MAKE ANY COMPlaINT. ~PECIFiC ALLEGATICN. OR CHARGE
AGAINST AN INDIVIDUAL CIT[ EMPLOYEE E'/ NAME IN A , ~zL.C M~%TING L'NLEEE HE FIRST
SHOW THAT HE HAS PURSUED APPROPRIATE ADMINISTRATiV~ CHANNE%.
RULE5 OF PROCEDURE
THE ClEf SECRETARY 5HALL MAKE PUBLIC, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS LAW.
AND AGENDA CONTAINING ALL BUSiNeSS TO BE DISCUSSED AT A ME~TiNG OF THE CI~ COUNCIL.
WI~HES TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON ANY MA~ER MAY DO ~0 BY NOTI~flNG THE C1~
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS LAW. (2) NONRESiEENTS. ANY
WISHING TO ADDRES~ THE COUNCIL ~HALL NCT1F~ THE CITf SECRETARY AND _r .... f HIS I~TERE~T
IN THE MA~ER BE]NG CONSIDERED. THE Cl~ ~ECRETAR~ SHALL PREBENT SUCH REQUEBT TO THE
SHALL R E.ZCGNIZE
ANY PER~ON IN THE AUDIENCE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON SUCH ITEM. WHO SHALL BE
~.~,~.N FOR A P%R!OD OF TM~E~ (~3 MINUTE5
~ERMI~ED TO ADDRE~ THE COUNCIL TMw~c~
AGENDA ITEMS" ARE DEFINED A~ ANY ITEM ~F_.~,F E~ CN THE ~CTiCZ CF MEETING F'Z~; z~
PURFCSES CF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS LAW AND bVHICH BE.ZONES THE $UEJE.ZT CF A MOTION
BEFORE THE COUNCIL