HomeMy WebLinkAbout12.14.09 SPECIAL MEETINGDELORIS "BOBBIE" PRINCE, MAYOR
ELIZABETH "LIZ" SELLER, MAYOR PRO TEM
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
JACK CHATMAN, JR.
MORRIS ALBRIGHT, III
MARTIN FLOOD
JOHN BEARD, JR.
ROBERT E. WILLIAMSON
D. KAY WISE
THOMAS J. HENDERSON
AGENDA
City Council
Special Meeting
December 14, 2009
5:00 p.m.
STEPHEN FITZGIBBONS
CITY MANAGER
TERRI HANKS
CITY SECRETARY
VAL TIZENO
ACTING CITY ATTORNEY
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Special City Council Meeting
City Hall Council Chamber
City Of Port Arthur
December 14, 2009
5:00 PM
PLEASE TURN OFF OR MUTEALL CELL PHONES
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
Acting City Attorney Tizeno
Sergeant At Arms:
Police Chief Blanton Or Designee-
II. WORKSHOP
Carl Griffith, Carl R. Griffith & Associates, Inc., Regarding Industrial In-Lieu
Of Tax Agreements
III. ADJOURNMENT
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NOTE: If Evening Meeting Extends Past 11:59PM, The City Council May Elect
To Recess The Meeting And Reconvene At 8:30AM On December 15, 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
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t~UtE,S OF DECORtlM : PERSONS ~IDpRESSING COt3NCIL & AUDIENCE MEMBERS
-~' ~ ~ DA7raer. No peeson shall'addtrass ffia Coundl wlthoat hest 5iietg reaognlzed by the
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cep to the mknspttarte provided !br ~ quastioning. ladt peROet addressing llte Ca<aedE shall step
voice f ar ~a . ~e ~ ~~ ~ ~~ p~aWtc and 9tw Ns same and addrm in an audib~ t~,a at
orgaatatlat or otlar ..•sbte whorn•he is rapresan~ng i( h~ tb an
e+~mailrs ~ ~ and aNeis ~~ ~ .~ . ~ vad of ~ Caiptt~ sl~a8 ialt his
theertof. No pei>~ other ~~ >h~ Ire addedsed ~ tbe: toamcp• as ~ whoM asd pat to ady. enaenber
entNr b~ ~1 , of ms Cordn~l and ~: t#te Ne~a~ ~ 4e pdntdttierd do
_oA'ior. ~ a s+ember`o! ~ Cauecl4 wllttaat t.paeu>~ae of the
wRtt+t~, a~4 IarpartlMrd, ssiod~, ~ ~7 ~..~r~y ar
Inrped~, .d~'Q °r pew , or !altaq~i, bz ~ ~°d
°0^~"1°~- mrry; ae the db~ ~~fr. oaeeauet. flee ceder by me ol4lar, ayd t :arch eor~uct
~ t~tatrg that tiftiar, 6, o~daead band tlront arr~nr~e ~eFor+s she
dr b.er~ ~ ar'It#~e CtasrL.AMe a mour~e has:bean afade ar a
~' ' of ~ Pie slaty addrsss tl'fe lead .tram ~e an. ~ ~ und~e~
~ ~M°dt8ihs~t• loos wi b~ s° ~'Y w~ of the City Caandl.
spNCltas for er against ~ e o~ ~ a1loMrad bo addrfu~s the Ciq Cbrendl by anidng ompriign
s4eadY adand-oa a balint 1br election. aeaotaioad ar da.s annamaa his iateaRloa to ~4 a~ tssaa
a` Jjr- t No persoe it the
. ~ ~ wtd:t$ng, avdieetaa :tiaA engage ~ dbaederly aondaet sur1~ as hand dapping,
disturbs flee peace anQ good oed~d nga~°~ >P~g. and ,drnilar whldt aonduet
7. tdrned;anb~arss ar !tom ~
¢ L~nritatlons on u:. of sappknreptsl ligtttlrrg tlar•~tialevisian and
won pletitro was bQ oreatie the least aa~eowtt o! ietecfetenae wide or' dkturfeaetae of Coundl pe+ocead'utgs
andjordiaco~ ym.
3. Posi~oiets Kaw~ ~ ~~~ or
~~ d9tlns!' lnd1e~11 jra-I t7lfj~ Fem. No peeeon shall e~ice
~~ ~~~spadtic a1k~a~ , or ~~ against an~indtvidua! Clty.Emptay~ee by pane in ~.pubge meeting
puesuad apprapriat~ adminiswative dnrtnals:
ENFCttCElNEN~' OF DECORUM
Wurrln9. lip paesom snap at !!s! regwst e! tla Peesidietg OMcee; 6e silent:
JleaeooraL Ii', atesr reoaiv~ing a warning iMgrn the
order th ~~ ataarrtd reettovr hies. ~ ~n4idoes t tarrovd hierwdt, thett~e Peasidl ~feer maY.
Mal C daR4~ ~ Peron who reams 1 hY the Sergeant-at-aca~s shall be charged vritl~ vtotadng Y.T.tal,
alArmativare vo a! M~ ~ ~e ~ ~ fiovr bo requiro the Peeddtng ~tee~c bo antatie t[d: Qivi~ion, and the
Coundl shaft legrtlre hies. to do s«a. .
R~L~ES oF~~ROCEOUR.E
The ~1( ~ry stead make pubp~ in ac~rdance with the Texas Open Maatietgs • law, an agenda eon#aining ail
6uslness tD be disetaand at a ntaating of the City Coundl.
tents ,i?ee~i0nd~ To ~`e f! rd e.. e
arty matter inapt do so - -- {S) Residenfa. Any residatrt who wishes do address the Couetea! or+
by notlt'ying the 'City Secretary ltt aaoocdana ~+dth the- Texas C1p~n M~etieags 'iarnr. {2j
itau+esidants. My nonresident wtshi~g to addr+m~s the ~undl shalE nodt~y the Qty Secretary and apedt~ fiis tnterast to
the matter being tansidered. The ~Y Secretary snail present such request #eo the i'residing Ct'Rcar.tor approval 3tet'ore
pladng the Warne on the Agenda. -
Seee~Y'!e Iarends tte...! After a motdoa, second and diseussios+ b the
'ltietore a vote is taticen, ti+e Presidi Y Qty Caundt as any spadt'ic agenda ttern, and
on suds- ham, who 3haii be ~ Oftlcer shall recognize any aitizan in the audience iiWshittg to address•#ha council
imrntit~d to address the Coundl thereon for a period of three {3~ minutes. lSpecifle Agenda
Items" era Sertned as any hem spedfled on the No~ca of Mdeting posted toe purposes ai the Texas tlpen .Meetings Law
and wlridt beeamas the suit~eet of a terotlon before the Caundt.