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Home My WebLink AboutJUNE 28, 2005OSCAR G. ORTIZ, MAYOR STEPHEN FITZGIBSONS RONNIE H. THOMPSON, MAYOR PRO-TEM CiTY MANAGER COUNCIL MEMRERS: EVANGELINE "VAN" GREEN WILUE LEWIS, JR. City of CiTY SECRETARY FELIX A. BARKER MARK T. SOKOLOW THOMAS J. HENDERSON CITY AT[ORNEY MARTIN FLOOD JOHN BEARD, JR. DELORIS PRINCE MICHAEL "SHANE' SINEGAL Texas AGENDA City Council Special Meeting June 28, 2005 5:30 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. RO. BOX 1089 · PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS 77641-1089 · 409/983-8115 · FAX 409/983-8291 Special City Council Meeting City Hall Council Chamber City Of Port Arthur 3une 28, 200S S:30PM ROLL CALL, INVOCATZON & PLEDGE Mayor Ortiz Mayor Pro Tern Thompson Councilmember Lewis Councilmember Barker Councilmember Henderson Councilmember Flood Councilmember Beard Councilmember Prince Councilmember Sinegal City Manager Fitzgibbons City Secretary Green City Attorney Sokolow PE I ~ I ~ONS & COMMUNICA1/ONS A. Presentations Presentation By Texas Workforce Commission 1'rEM REQUZR/NG ZND~//DUAL ACT/ON A. Resolutions (1) P.R. No. 13187 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute An Agreement With Terracon For Additional Testing As Tt Pertains To The Purchase Of The Port Tron Site From KCS (2) P.R. No. 13188 - A Resolution Approving An Economic Tncentive Contract And Loan Agreement Between Bowhead Manufacturing Company, L.L.C., And The City Of Port Arthur Section 4A Economic Development Corpration B. *Reports And Recommendations (1) Report On Erosion Control (2) Report On Sewer & Street Repair Projects (3) Report On BEDT Grant (4) May, 2005 Financial Statement SPECIAL AGENDA 3UNE 28~ 2005 III. ITEM REQUIRING INDIVIDUAL AC ~ zON - CONTINUED (5) Report on 2005-2006 Budget (6) Report On United States Conference Of Mayor's 73rd Annual Meeting Held June 10-14, 2005 In Chicago, Illinois. IV. ADJOURNMENT OF I¥1EETrNG NOTE: If Evening Meeting Extends Past 11:59PM, The City Council May Elect To Recess The Meeting And Reconvene At 8:30AM On .lune 29, 2005. 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 - ?.aRSONS ADDRESSi?tG COU?tCiL & AUD]E?tC~ ~g ~o ~he mic~cphcne provided far the use cf ~he public 3nd give his name and ~dcrTss in an audible tone vcic~ fcr the records, s;ata ~ha~ sub~e~ he'wishes to disc:~, s~e whcm he [s representing [f he r~pr~sen~ an cr~ani;a~Jcn or c~her pecan, and unless fu~her ~ma is ~r=n~ec ~y ms~cr{~/vet3 cf the Council, shah [init remarks ~o ~ve' (5) minutes. Ail r~marks sh~[l be addrTs~ad to :he C~unc[J as a whcle and no~ ~o any member ~her~cf. No ~erscn other than membe~ of the Council and ~he person hsvi~g the flocr shah be ~rmJ~d enter in~o any discussJcn, whether dire~y cr through a member of ~he Council, without ~ha permissJcn cf the Presiding 3. Zmproper Referenc~, Oi~cr~rJ? Condec By P~r~ofl Addre~3ing T;~ Counc/~ A~7 ~e~on maMng, ex:ressJy cr impiiedmy, pemonal, impel[neat, slanderous, derogatow, disc~u~eous, snide, or profane remar(~ or who wRlfully u~ laud, threatening or abusive I~ngu~ge, cr e~g~ges, in any d~scr~edy c~ndu~ which would ~mDede. disrupt, ar dJstur~ the orderly ¢andu~, the order b'~ th~ Presiding C~c~r. and ~f such c:ndu~ c:ndnues, may, a~ :he ¢iscr~dan of ~he Presiding CffJc~r. ~e ordered b~rr~C ~tam furL~r sucie~c~ ~efor~ Council during that 4. 4~g?~ 4,~r ~/~n ,V~de ~r Pu~//c ~r/~D ~'c~. A~r a matron has bean made ar ~ pubiic he~dng has be~n c~osa~, no member of ~he public snail address th~ Caundi fram the audienc~ an :he ma~r un,er c:nsJder~t~on without fi~ sacur~ng ~ermissicn ta da so b'/major,bi vat~ of ~he C:b/ C~a/~n ~/~ ~roh/~if~. ?to persons will be ailawed ~o~dr~ss t~e C]~/ Council b'/ making ¢~mD~ign already ordered an a baiter for ~/~r~r/y D~u~. No ~erson ia ~he audienc~ shail engage in disarderh/ c:ndu~ such ~s han~ c~apcing, s:amging of feat, whistling, using profane language, Veiling, a~d s~mii~r demons:racOons, which ~s:urbs the pe~c~ and geed order cf the meeting. 7. L.:mi~!o~ c~ U~a o/~:~cleme~l Z,;gh~i~g. L]mit~dcns cn use cf sug~ieman:~i ',ign:~g ~cr t~e'fis~cn and mcdcn pleura c:meras ta create the ieasz amcun~ ci ]n:s~ar~nc~ with ar C~szur~anca cf Ccundi proceedings and/or discomfo~ t: the ;ubiic. 3. P~rsons H~v/n~ C~m~i~in~, ~lle~ac.:cns, or ~ar~es ~a/nsc Zn~)'v/eual C,'~/ ~Mj/ee~. No ~e~on shall make any c~mpi8int, spedfic ~ilegadcn, cc chnrge againsz an in:ividual C]~ Empioyee by nnme m ~ pubiic maedn~ unless he ~t shews that he has ~u~ued ~pgrcpr~ata a~mi~is:rative channels. ENFORCE?,I~NT OF DECORUM ;Yarning. All 2e~ons shall at the request of the Presiding C~car, ~e silent. Removal I~, a~ar receiving a warning fram the ~residing C~car, a ;e~cn ~e~is~ in diszurbing :~e meet2ng, such C~gcar may ardor him to remave himse!f from the meeting. ~ he ~ces ncr remove himse![ the Prasicing O~gcar ma'l ardor the 5ergeant-at0arms to remove him, .~eslsrl~ 2~movsZ Any pemcn wftu resis~ r~movai b'l the Ser~eant-at-~rms shall be charged with vitiating 'I.T.C.X, Penal Cede ,~otic~s To E~force. Any Coundlmember may mew to require the Presiding C~c~r :o enforc~ ~h~s division, ant the affirmative 'zeta o~ a majorir/~f the Cauncfi shall require him ~o do sa. RULe5 OF ~ROCEDUR5 The C]b/ 5ecr~l shall make public, in acc*rdanca with the Texas eden Meetings Law, an a~enda containing all busine~ to be discus~d at a meeting of the C:~/C~undl. ;~mons Re~uestina re $e HeJrd Cn 4~enda ~$~m¢ ([) Resident. Any resident who wishes to address the Ccunc5 on any maker may do so by noticing the C~b/ ~ecretnW in ac:ardanca with the Texas Open Meetings Law. (2) Nanresiden~. Any nonresident wishing to addre~ the CauncJl shall nadP/the C~bf ~ecretar/and scedPi his interest the ma~r being considered. Tine C:b! ~ecratarl shall present such request t: the ?r~slding C~c~r far 3c~r:'/~i ~efare piadng the name on the Agenda. ~cec!rTc ~ge.qd~ Y~m~ A~aF amcdcn, second and ciscussicn ~? ~he C:b/ Cguncii cn any s~ec~fic agenca :,t~m, and ~efcre a vote is taken, the Presiding Officer shall reccgni=a any ;e~on in ~he aucienca wisain~ to address the c=undi cn such )t~m, who shail be pertained t~ address the Council ~herecn fcr a ;erfcd cf three (3) minutes. *Sgedfic l~ems" ar~ defined as amI item s~ec~fied an the Nctica cf ~feedng ;cs~a: far 7ur;cses cf :he Texas Open Meetings and which bec:mas the subje~ :f a notice before the