HomeMy WebLinkAboutMARCH 7, 2005 JOINT/SPECIAL ~]OZNT/SPECIAL MEETING - March 7, 2005
ROLL CALL, INVOCATION & PLEDGE
The City Council of the City of Port Arthur met in a Joint/Special Session on Tuesday,
March 7, 2005 at 5:35 p.m. in the City Council Chamber, City Hall, with the following
members present: Mayor Oscar G. Ortiz; Mayor Pro Tern .lohn Beard, Ir.;
Councilmembers Felix A. Barker, Thomas .1. Henderson, Martin Flood, Ronnie Thompson,
Deloris "Bobble" Prince, Michael "Shane" Sinegal; City Manager Steve Fitzgibbons; City
Secretary Evangeline "Van" Green and City Attorney Mark T. Sokolow.
Councilmember Craig Hannah arrived at the .1oint/Special Meeting at 5:40 p.m.
The Section 4A Economic Development Corporation of the City of Port Arthur convened
with the City Council in a .1oint/Special Meeting with the following members present:
EDC Board Director/Acting Chairperson Morris Carter; EDC Board Directors Eli Roberts,
Cesar Munoz and Maria Block; Port Arthur Section 4A EDC Staff Members Deborah
Echols, Tim Alexander and Bobble Mitchell.
The invocation was given by Mayor Ortiz followed by the pledge to the flag.
It'.*CLOSED MEETt'NG (EXECUTt'VE SESSI'ON)
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(1) Section 551.071 Government Code - To Discuss With The
City Attorney Potential And Pending Litigation As It Pertains
To The City Of Port Arthur Section 4A Economic
Development Corporation Consultants, Grantees, Processes,
Procedures And Staffing lssues.
(2) Section 551.087 Government Code - To Discuss Zncentives
For Commercial And Zndustrial Business Prospects.
The City Council recessed their meeting at 5:39 p.m. to meet jointly in Executive Session
with the Section 4A Economic Development Corporation to consider the above-mentioned
topics and reconvened their meeting at 7:03 p.m. with the following members present:
Mayor Ortiz; Mayor Pro Tem Beard; Councilmembers Hannah, Barker, Henderson, Flood,
Thompson, Prince and Sinegal; City Manager Fitzgibbons; City Secretary Green and City
Attorney Sokolow.
The Port Arthur Section 4A Economic Development Corporation recessed their meeting at
5:39 p.m. to meet jointly in Executive Session with the City Council to consider the
above-mentioned topics and reconvened their meeting at 7:03 p.m. with the following
members present: EDC Board Director/Acting Chairperson Carter; EDC Board Directors
Roberts, Munoz and Block; Port Arthur Section 4A EDC Staff Members Echols, Alexander
and Mitchell.
III. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS OR REC~UESTED REPORTS
CouncJlmember Flood:
(:l.) Report on a City Code Dumpster violation at the Trailer Park on 61st Street.
(2) Report from the Community Services Director on the number of trailers
either torn down or removed from the Trailer Park on 61st Street.
(3) Reports on inlet problems at the following locations:
(a) The corner of Cambridge and Cashmere in Lakeside Park.
(b) The corner of Prospect and Robinhood.
(c) Bayou Drive.
Councilmember Prince:
A progress report of street repairs on 61st and Hazel Streets.
I¥. AD3OURNMENT OF MEETTNG
Upon the motion of EDC Board Director Block, seconded by EDC Board Director Roberts
and carried unanimously, the Section 4A Economic Development Corporation adjourned
the ]oint/Special Meeting at 7:08 p.m.
Upon the motion of Mayor Pro Tern Beard, seconded by Councilmember Sinegal
and carried unanimously, the City Council adjourned the _loint/Special meeting at 7:08
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.
I~IAYOR OSCAR G. ORTIZ
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CITY SECRETARY EVANGELINE GREEN
END OF SPECI'AL/.~OINT f4EETING HELD March 7, 2005. APPROVED:
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