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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAUGUST 23, 2011 JOINT/SPECIAL MEETING DELORIS "BOBBIE" PRINCE, MAYOR Energy -=— STEPHEN FITZGIBBONS HAROLD DOUCET, SR. MAYOR PRO TEM Cal r'f CITY MANAGER COUNCIL MEMBERS: \ TERRI HANKS RAYMOND SCOTT, JR. o r t rt h u CITY SECRETARY ELIZABETH "LIZ" SEGLER MORRIS ALBRIGHT Teras VAL TIZENO JOHN BEARD, JR. CITY ATTORNEY ROBERT E. WILLIAMSON DERRICK FREEMAN KERRY "TWIN" THOMAS AGENDA City Council And Section 4A Economic Development Corporation Joint /Special Meeting August 23 2011 7:00 p.m. 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. P.O BOX 1089 • PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS 77641 -1089 • 409/983 -8115 • FAX 409/983 -8291 CITY COUNCIL AND SECTION 4A EDC JOINT /SPECIAL MEETING Fifth Floor, City Hall City Of Port Arthur August 23, 2011 7:00 PM I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL Mayor Prince _ Board of Directors Mayor Pro Tem Doucet _ Ransom E. Howard Councilmember Scott Aletha Kirkwood Councilmember Segler _ Roosevelt Petry Councilmember Albright _ Dwight Wagner Councilmember Beard - Richard Wycoff Councilmember Williamson - Don E. Page Councilmember Freeman Pat Holmes Councilmember Thomas - Kaprina Frank City Manager Fitzgibbons - Acting City Secretary Bellard - City Attorney Tizeno - Staff Floyd Batiste II. DISCUSSION A. A Discussion Regarding A Possible Special Election To Consider Allowing EDC Funds To Be Used For Specific 4B Projects, Including: (1) Projects Related To Water Supply Facilities And Water Supply Programs, Including Programs To Replace Malfunctioning Or Leaking Water Lines Or Other Water Line Facilities To Include Needed Materials And Equipment; (2) Projects Related To Recreational Or Community Facilities, Including Parks, Amphitheaters, Open Space, And Related Parking Facilities And Infrastructure; (3) Projects Related To Business Development, Including Small Business Microloan Projects III. ADJOURNEMNT OF MEETING ************************************************************* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** NOTE: If Evening Meeting Extends Past 1.1:59PM, The City Council May Elect To Recess The Meeting And Reconvene At 8:30AM On August 24, 2011. 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 ************************************************************* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** RULES OF DECORUM - PERSONS ADDRESSING COUNCIL & AUDIENCE MEMBERS 1. Recognition by Presiding Officer. No person shall address the Council without first being recognized by the Presiding Officer. 2. Speaking Procedure; Limitation on discussion and questioning. Each person addressing the Council shall step up to the microphone provided for the use of the public and give his name and address in an audible tone of voice for the records, state that subject he wishes to discuss, state whom he is representing if he represents an organization or other person, and unless further time is granted by majority vote of the Council, shall limit his remarks to five (5) minutes. All remarks shall be addressed to the Council as a whole and not to any member thereof. No person other than members of the Council and the person having the floor shall be permitted to enter into any discussion, whether directly or through a member of the Council, without the permission of the Presiding Officer. 3. Improper References, Disorderly Conduct By Person Addressing The Council; Any person making, expressly or impliedly, personal, impertinent, slanderous, derogatory, discourteous, snide, or profane remarks or who willfully utters loud, threatening or abusive language, or engages, in any disorderly conduct which would impede, disrupt, or disturb the orderly conduct, the order by the Presiding Officer, and if such conduct continues, may, at the discretion of the Presiding Officer, be ordered barred from further audience before the Council during that Meeting. 4. Addresses After Motion Made or Public Hearing Closed After a motion has been made or a public hearing has been closed, no member of the public shall address the Council from the audience on the matter under consideration without first securing permission to do so by majority vote of the City Council. 5. Campaign Speeches Prohibited. No persons will be allowed to address the City Council by making campaign speeches for or against any candidate who has announced or does announce his intention to run, or issue already ordered on a ballot for election. 6. Disorderly Conduct. No person in the audience shall engage in disorderly conduct such as hand clapping, stamping of feet, whistling, using profane language, yelling, and similar demonstrations, which conduct disturbs the peace and good order of the meeting. 7. Limitations on Use of Supplemental Lighting. Limitations on use of supplemental lighting for television and motion picture cameras to create the least amount of interference with or disturbance of Council proceedings and /or discomfort to the public. 8. Persons Having Complaints, Allegations, or Charges Against Individual City Employees. No person shall make any complaint, specific allegation, or charge against an individual City Employee by name in a public meeting unless he first shows that he has pursued "appropriate administrative channels. ENFORCEMENT OF DECORUM Warning. All persons shall at the request of the Presiding Officer, be silent. Removal. If, after receiving a warning from the presiding officer, a person persists in disturbing the meeting, such officer may order him to remove himself from the meeting. If he does not remove himself, the presiding officer may order the sergeant -at -arms to remove him. Resisting Removal. Any person who resists removal by the Sergeant -at -arms shall be charged with violating V.T.C.A, Penal Code 42.05. Motions To Enforce. Any Councilmember may move to require the Presiding Officer to enforce this division, and the affirmative vote of a majority of the Council shall require him to do so. RULES OF PROCEDURE The City Secretary shall make public, in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Law, an agenda containing all business to be discussed at a meeting of the City Council. Persons Requesting To Be Heard On Agenda Items (1) Residents. Any resident who wishes to address the Council on any matter may do so by notifying the City Secretary in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Law. (2) Nonresidents. Any nonresident wishing to address the Council shall notify the City Secretary and specify his interest in the matter being considered. The City Secretary shall present such request to the Presiding Officer for approval before placing the name on the Agenda. Specific Agenda Items. After a motion, second and discussion by the City Council on any specific agenda item, and before a vote is taken, the Presiding Officer shall recognize any citizen in the audience wishing to address the council on such item, who shall be permitted to address the Council thereon for a period of three (3) minutes. "Specific Agenda Items" are defined as any item specified on the Notice of Meeting posted for purposes of the Texas Open Meetings Law and which becomes the subject of a motion before the Council.