City of Portland City Council

  AGENDA for Regular Council Meeting

   February 19, 2002
   7:00 P.M.

   


 

A.    Call to order, presentations and special reports

1.    Call to order

 

2.    Invocation and pledge:   Pastor Phillip Talley -- Fishers of Family Ministry

 

3.    Special presentation and reports:  

        a.    David Casteel, District Engineer (Corpus Christi district for the Texas Department of Transportation) will present plans for Phase 3,  U.S. Highway 181 improvements.

 

           b.      Ray Allen, Executive Director of the Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries program, will present a report on the Indian Point Shoreline Protection project.

 

           c.      Jena Nelson, Executive Vice-president of the Portland Chamber of Commerce, will present a quarterly report on motel occupancy tax expenditures.

             

4.    Citizens to be heard on items not appearing on the agenda

 

B.    General action items, resolutions and ordinances

5.    Minutes: The City Council will consider the minutes of the February 5, 2002 regular City Council meeting.
 

6.    Comprehensive annual financial report:  The City Council will consider an the comprehensive annual financial report (October 1, 2000 through September 30, 2001) following a presentation by Frank Lovvorn of Gonzales, Kieschnick, Cross & Farias, L.L.P.

 

7.    Co-sponsorship of operation graduation chemical free party:  The City Council will consider co-sponsorship of the 2002 Operation Graduation chemical free party.

 

8.       Christmas decoration committee:  The City Council will consider creating a Christmas decoration committee.

 

9.     Resolution authorizing grantThe City Council will consider a resolution authorizing the submission of a Local Law Enforcement  Block Grant request.

 

C.    ANNOUNCEMENT AND REPORTS

 

    10.    City Council announcements and reports  

 

           11.    Adjournment

D.    Notices