HomeMy WebLinkAboutSEPTEMBER 28, 2004 SP/MEETING SPECIAL MEETING - September 28, 2004
I. ROLL CALL, INVOCATION & PLEDGE
The City Council of the City of Port Arthur met in Special Session on Tuesday, September
28, 2004 at 4:33 p.m. in the City Council Chamber, City Hall, with the following
members present: Mayor Oscar G. Ortiz; Mayor Pro Tern .lohn Beard, _lr.;
Councilmembers Craig Hannah, Felix A. Barker, Thomas ~1. Henderson, Martin Flood,
Deloris "Bobble" Prince and Michael "Shane" Sinegal; City Manager Steve Fitzgibbons;
City Secretary Evangeline "Van" Green and City Attorney Mark Sokolow.
The invocation was given by Mayor Ortiz followed by the pledge to the flag.
Councilmember Thompson arrived at 5:07 during Executive Session.
III, *CLOSED MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION)
Closed Meeting:
Section 551.071 Government Code - To Discuss With The City Attorney
Procedures To Avoid Litigation As To The Appointment Process To The City
Of Port Arthur Section 4A Economic Development Corporation
The City Council recessed their meeting at 4:37 p.m. to meet in Executive Session to
consider the above-mentioned topic, and reconvened their meeting at 5:33 p.m. with
the following members present: Mayor Ortiz; Mayor Pro Tern Beard; Councilmembers
Hannah, Barker, Henderson, Flood, Thompson, Prince and Sinegal; City Manager
Fitzgibbons; City Secretary Green and City Attorney Sokolow.
ITEMS REQUIRING INDIVIDUAL ACTION
RESOLUTION
P.A. NO. 12837 - A Resolution Appointing EDC Directors And
Advisory Directors And Reconstituting The Board Of Directors
The Mayor introduced the above-mentioned Proposed Resolution.
The motion was made by Councilmember Henderson and seconded by Councilmember
Barker that Proposed Resolution No. 12837 be adopted.
The City Attorney read the following Exhibit "B" into the record:
EXHIBIT "B"
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
DATE
TERM
DISTRICT POSITION NAME EXPIRES
1, 4, 5 1 Khalajabadi, Deborah 06/01/2005
1, 4, 5 2 Roberts, Eli 05/11/2007
2, 3, 6 3 Herlin, Charles 06/01/2005
2, 3, 6 4 Block, Maria 09/19/2006
Mayor, 7, 8 5 Carter, Morris , 06/01/2005
ADVISORY DIRECTORS
DATE
TERM
DISTRICT POSITION NAME EXPIRES
1, 4, 5 A 08/17/2007
2, 3, 6 B Nicholas, Mike 07/06/2007
Mayor, 7, 8 C McCallum, Paul 08/03/2007
Mayor, 7, 8 D 10/15/2005
Proposed Resolution No. 12837 was adopted with the above-mentioned nominations
from the Council "pools" from districts 1,4,5/2,3,6/Mayor,7,8 becoming Resolution No.
04-309.
Voting Yes: Mayor Ortiz; Mayor Pro Tem Beard; Councilmembers Hannah, Barker,
Henderson, Flood, Thompson, Prince and Sinegal.
Voting No: None.
The caption of Resolution No. 04-309 reads as follows:
RESOLUTION NO. 04-309
A RESOLUTION APPOINTING EDC DIRECTORS
AND ADVISORY DIRECTORS AND
RECONSTITUTING THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
IV. AD3OURNMENT OF MEETING
Upon the motion of Councilmember Barker, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Beard and
carried, the City Council adjourned their meeting at 5:37 p.m.
An audio tape of this meeting is on file in the office of the City Secretary and is made a
part of the official minutes of this meeting.
MAYOR OSCAR G. ORTIZ
ATrEST:
CITY SECRETARY EVANGELINE GREEN
END OF SPECIAL MEETING HELD September 28~ 2004 APPROVED:
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City Council Special Heeting September 28, 2004