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Home My WebLink About04-06-10 SPECIAL EXECUTIVE MEETINGDELORIS "BOBBIE" PRINCE, MAYOR ELIZABETH "LIZ" SEGLEK, MAYOR PRO TEM COUNCIL MEMBERS: JACK CHATMAN, JR. MORRIS ALBRIGHT, 1^ MARTIN FLOOD JOHN BEARD, JK. ROBERT E. WILL[AMSON D. KAY WISE: THOMAS J. HENDERSON =` __ Erurgy C.1ll' O~ _ Ciry / ~ ~t ort rthu~r`~- Texas AGENDA City Council Special Executive Meeting Apri106, 2010 4:00 p.m. STEPHEN FITZGIBBONS CITY MANAGER TERRI HANKS CITY SECRETARY VALECIA R. TIZENO CITY ATTORNEY In compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, the City of Port Arthur will provide for reasonable accommodations for persons attending City Council meetings. To better serve you, requests should be received 24 hours prior to the meeting. Please contact the City Secretary's Office, at (409) 983-8115. Special Executive City Council Meeting City Hall Council Chamber City Of Port Arthur April 6, 2010 4:00 PM PLEASE TURN OFF OR MUTEALL CELL PHONES INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL Mayor Prince Mayor Pra 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. *CLOSED MEETING EXECUTIVE SESSION In Order l'o 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 Closed Meetin (1) Section 551.087 Government. Code - To Discuss Incentives For Commercial, Residential, And Industrial Business Prospects At The Business Park (As It Pertains To M.P.W. Industrial Services, Inc.) Special Executive Agenda April 6, 2010 II. "CLOSED MEETING EXECUTIVE SESSION -CONTINUED (2) Section 551.071 Government Code - To Discuss With The City Attorney The Pending Litigation As It Pertains To Juanita Falcon Vs. Hispanic Cultural And Education Center, lnc. And The City Of Port Arthur (3) Section 551.071 Government Code - To Discuss With The City Attorney Potential Litigation As It Pertains To Huntsman (4) Section 551.071 Government Code - To Discuss With The City Attorney Potential Litigation As It Pertains To SKR III. 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 April 6, 2010. 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 RULES OF DECORUM =PERSONS aDpRESSgNG COl~IVCIL 8~ AUD3ENCE M EMBERS i. RecoQei6orr bj. Press'dlay OA'k~ No person shag'address the Coundl without first bolo Presiding Offlar. 9 recognized by the _' ~~g ~d~ tlmihtlon on up !o the ndaroPhoee discussion :nd questioning. Fach person addressing t5s CouadE sha0 ste -voice for the ~~ ~ ded for the use of the Rublitc and glut ills same and addrasa to an audlb[e bane oft orgaaisatian of aim. ~~ ha wishes bo~d+~.'sdbe who~n~ha $ tepresentlng if hi remarks m tiy~s {5j e~in~~ ~ Mess .tta~er.~s .b grsabed- by Ryi~Y wte of the Cound4 ~thts thereof. No pew other than t+~rarles ~ be addr+n~ed bd tfie: famdt~ as a ~ho(e and wt to enter ~ ~. ~ ~~_ ~ lid Counci and ttts.pe~sar favG~g tie :tioae.ahali .p,e ~~~ ~tNoar. _ °c ~~gh a swn6ec ~ot'tlM CouniaA, witiiata! .p!~+s+isdo~ . o! the ~ ~P~h/ - ~ d<1' Gaon . Personay iwpert~d, / 11ir ~+hi ~~ , .botpnesdy ar witrt~di~- ut6rs: toad, ~ ~ ~-~ ~+ooiueeoa~; sni~dg, ar Pn~eans-+an,~ri~s oc who impede, atn+~ er ~,. ~4 ~' ~+g~. to any disoede~ ooeduet wt~idt woad ~~may,~ar yN °~- ~ a~ ~- ~ on+loer, sad ~ ~ aonaaet oe tae Pe'~9 ~'. ~, a,~ tamed ttao tWrtlier awe ~,,~ ~~. been dosbd, ao ~ ~ ~ ~ Af6er a aatlain has. bees aide or a pubic baactnq-has °°trwdecatton wont flat address. tba Ga~uad -bro~n tttie avd~roa sn- f!M asa~lber under ~ speed+es for °0~°- ~ ~ ~ allowed b a~ddtess~ t ~ ~ ~ alt+eadr ordered ~ ~t~16r dse w(1O ha4 announced o~ does annov~ i~o ~m t~i~a,~ ate ~ ~- ~btl: ~ tk+~n to the audience shag en ~~ ~ ~ wh~ing, teeing gage iA disoederiy aondud srrrh a: hand dapping, datttr5s the peace and Doll P~`ane language, yNling, and sitititar d whtca conduct ~,~,~ ~ 9 order of the tneatlng. motion ptctur+e Clpa o~SapPf~eo6f Liglbb'a¢ L7mitations on use of supptemcntai pghting for t~e(evision and and/ordiscomforEan+ens ba create the feast amount o! intecferenae with oc~ de~rbanae of Cawnd! p~oeeed'mgs d. Pe~rr+das H ~e ptrblie any ramplai~ s~~~~'''~~HO~ o~ Cja~es Agsi~` lnd~-dvaf PQdNc aflegatton, or dtacge against an-lndividaal ~ Emplb~c. No Pin shall make unless ltr:Rrst shows tltat hn has'pursued a CKy.Empinyee by Rome to a.puhitc meeting - . PProP~te administt-alive channels: ENFOR~EMEN~' OP DECOltUlH Warning Ali persons shall at the request of the Peest RartoraL If, albs receiving a warning t~+ont the Prest~ Ol'ticec; 6e silent: - af'ficer may order Meet bo remove hinnsetf from the ~ t)lftcer, a person persist in disturbing the: enacting, such order the Sergeant at0arnti bo remove him, meeting' ~ ha does not remove himself, the thestding tlfticer may. ItmtaiHn9 Removs4 Any Person who resisia removal h1f the Sergeant-at arms shalt ha charged with violating Y T.C.A, Penal Coda 42.a5. KaHans To Gdbnaa, Any Couadfinernber may move bo require the Presiding fllttcec to enforce tih~ division, and the afttrmative vote of a majority of the Coundt s6at1 require hlrn to do so. RILES OF PROCEDURE The City seQedty shalt make Public, in accocdante with the: Texas open Meetings-Law, an agenda aantaining ail business to be discussed at a meeting a! the City Council ins ,4eases~na Tod f/eaad an ,~ ,..+ any matter maX do so by notl in Ott-,~`~s~ f~sidents. Any, resident who wishes to address the Council on itenresidents. llny nonresident wishing ddr~'css the aynctt half odl~the sty Secr~ ~d s d hi9.s lnterrst~~ tltd matter being considered. The City Secretary shalt Present such request to the Presiding CfEicec fo ~rovai before plating the narna on the Agenda. ~ea'~e Agenda rtenrQ After a motion, second and discussion by the City Cauntit an any spadflc agenda item, ar~d 'before a votq is taken, thQ Presiding Ofd;car shall recognize any citizen In the attdiance v~rlsitinq to aQdresa~tha tounc3l on suds- ttern, who shall be Pertttitted to address #hQ Council thereon for a period of three {3~ minutes. "Specific Agenda Items° ors settned as any item spedf9ed on the Notice of l~ldeting posted for Purposes a! the Taxes tlpen Meetings Law and which becomes the subject of a motion bolero the Caunc4: