HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-08-09 SPECIAL EXECUTIVE MEETINGDELORIS "BOBBIE" PRINCE, MAYOR
ELIZABETH °LIZ" SEGLER, MAYOR PRO-TEM
COUNCIL MEMBERS
JACK CHATMAN, JR.
MORRIS ALBRIGH'T, ^1
MARTIN FLOOD
JOHN BEARD, JR.
ROBERT E. WILLI?,MSON
D. KAY WISE
THOMAS J. HENDERSON
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AGENDA
City Council
Special Executive Meeting
September 08, 2009
4:00 p.m.
S'T'EPHEN FITZGIBBONS
CITY MANAGER
TERR[ HANKS
CITY SECRETARY
MARK'I'. SOKOLOW
CITY ATTORNEY
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Special Executive City Council Meeting
City Hall Council Chamber
City Of Port Arthur
September 08, 2009
4:00 PM
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I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL
Mayor Prince
Mayor Pro Tem Segler
Councilmember Chatman
Councilmember Albright
Councilmember Flood
Councilmember Beard
Councilmember Williamson
Councilmember Wise
Councilmember Henderson
City Manager Fitzgibbons
City Secretary Hanks
City Attorney Sokolow
Sergeant At Arms:
Police Chief Blanton Or Designee
II. *CLOSED MEETING EXECUTIVE SESSNON
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 Public 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
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Closed Meeting:
(1) Section 551.071 Government Code - To Discuss With The City Attorney
Pending litigation As It Pertains To Como vs. City
SPECLAL EXECUTIVE AGENDA
SEPTEMBER 08, 2009
III. ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING
NOTE: If Evening Meeting Extends Past 11:59PM, The City Council May EIE:ct
To Recess The Meeting And Reconvene At 8:30AM On September 09, 20C19.
During The Recess, No Action Will Be Taken On Any Item Of Remainiing
Business And No Executive Sessions Will Be Held To Discuss Any Matters, All In
Accordance With The Open Meetings Law
RULES OF DECORUM . pE~p~ aflDRESS~NG COt~NCIL R IkUDZENCE MEMBERS
.L ~ ~ ~~Prasidlag OA7faer. No person Wtad'addtass the Coundl without Hest ih;ing e~oo~nized by the
t ~ ~ Prticadraeli Linthattoe on dim and .
ap !o tlea 4uestloning. Each peisoe addcawing the CatmdE shall ste
phone Provided !or the ttaet of the P
votes t'or the ~ ~ ~~ ~ blie and Etvr Ifds same and addrm In an, audible tone of
t+ecoebs, stabe,thatsu rap~tlng if [N!'b an
oe±gaoisatieiet or othe person; and aetiess ~st;ts whoen•he ~
~i(cc tQ sluff ~ adnn6ea. A!(ttiutarks ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ F sate Alta Co~aee~. shalt ltmtt hts
thereof. t+lo addrtbsed m tM: . .
parson oche than aNnt6~ eK ~ Coeau~i and. ths: ~~•~ a ~rlwN aerd'not tin say member
entear into ~ , rYltatliv paesatat ~ipevlaE tote :lboe.s~had bsi PanNtted to
~laar. _ e the+oeigA a atantier ~~'~ ~~ f~a~t -P of the
slaodeeoea~,
~ er ' - °r ~~ ~ ~ -aoeaua wo~uta
~~- ate; at the o f ~ tl~. o~ af- ~• l~dfi!9 a'ltosr, gna if sad co,idud
Co~md am fig ~ off, d. oaaeeed baered moat tl~.r Oe yto
d` ~,' ~ a+e ~ arp~e /~ ua~edC ~ a atetlan has. heaet evade ar a pubic haaetng~ha:
~ tie: atltaE addeess the ooentedt .ttan the auino. ea. the maw uetder
S, s aOi00° ~~ is do so b~/ ~a of t!M C>tT maae~,
~irt:t ~ e~edidata wl~o ~ ~ adowra bo adde+ess the
alres~ ada~+ d oa a hd[~ fog. ~no~aicsd ae does ~~a
6' "- E't t1o persrtee [n the auk shay
• ~ ~` n~ ~0 Pe"Olana auguage, and aondueE sn~h a~s hau~d daPPh+g,
peica and good order of the eteetletg, which conduct
7. LdeatddRohs acs tbpf of SriPP~m-bf L9~ L'hntiatWes on Lse of :v
mertion plettere ~maras to esmte the least amount eef intaeferenee Nridt dlstyrban~ae of gCoeeetell pr~oateWfngs
aed/o~disoort~tort to the PuW[a
8. Pe+naovrs flotrPirg o j~ ~~a~~ o~
arty ~Ptaint; spetdtlc aliegatiton, or edta ~~~ ~~` ladhrldia/ t~ Enp~jwes. No person shat[ make
eeniess tter.Aist shows that he has' ~° again an-individuai t~tY.Entpt9~yae 5y Hama M a.pubec meeting
puesued:PPropriafs administFative d~aeutals:
ERF4ttCEMENT OF DE~ARUM
tMuer&r9. Aq page: Wrap at the rageswt of the
Ra+~enovs6 If, afbsr receiving a waening tk+Qm the ' 6e anent
• ` ~y tea` him to etemow himself Mont the rne~n ~~~ a Peen Pe~b ~ ~~~ ~e ntaetieg, seeds y
orde the Sergeant-at0arne to <ee++ove him. 9. If ha does eeot ra~ova hiettseif, the 4ees[di Officer ma
Panel t.~ode 42.sS.~ ~ Peron who rem rom~at by the Sergpet-at-artt~s Walt bs charged whit violadetg Y.T.Gl1,
I~foElaos To !'nJirr+re. Any Coundimembe stay move to raQuire the Pt+eWdtng flfNee to :etforae this division, and the
afirntatlve vote of a ntajorpy of rite ~~ sft:>t
reggice hies to do ao.
RULES OF~PR®CEal1RE
hush ~ ~~~ ry shall ntaloe putigc, in accordance with the Texas Open Meettngs'faw, an agenda containing ail
iseussed at a neeating of the City Cound{.
ins e?eo6reednd~ Ta ~e y ~/ e.. s...
any matter •may do so ~by notl {l! R~nsidents. Any, resident who wishes to addrssa the Cauntil on
AonreWdents. IEety nonresident -wls~tting to ad dress eth Cound tali n d~tha Ct ~Secrata ~ s Meetdags 'Law. {2!
the staffer beieg considered. The City Secretary Obeli grasent each ~ t9( rY . Pe~F his lrttecest in
,pladng the nan-a on the Agenda. ~ request to the Prosidleg OfliCac.foc approval before
~aec~fle Iaenda tteir.~ After a mouton, second and ddsesession ~e
'before a vote is taken, ate Presidt _ b1l ~1/ Cauaudl an any spedfic agenda item, artd
o~ suds Mean, who 3hail be Peln'tittegd two addoessttha i:ounicll areon~loe an eNod~af th e~h~ininut~es. "5 '!he coune9l
Ztems" are defined as any ttenn specified on the Nolgce of M6~et1n ' osted for u oses of #{hi Taxaa fl peciftc Agenda
and which baeames the subject of a motion before the Coundt. g A P ~ lien iNeetings Law