HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES 05/23/2017 SPECIAL EXECUTIVE MEETING SPECIAL EXECUTIVE MEETING — May 23, 2017
I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL
Councilmember Moses gave the invocation followed with the pledge to the flag.
The City Council of the City of Port Arthur met in Special Session on Tuesday, May 23,
2017 at 4:00 p.m. in the City Council Chamber, City Hall, with the following members
present: Mayor Derrick Freeman; Mayor Pro Cal Jones; Councilmembers Raymond
Scott, Jr., Thomas Kinlaw, III, Harold Doucet, Willie "Bae" Lewis, Jr., Osman Swati,
Charlotte M. Moses and Kaprina Frank City Manager Brian McDougal; City Secretary
Sherri Bellard and City Attorney Valecia Tizeno.
II. *CLOSED MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION) — CONTINUED
Closed Meeting:
(1) Section 551.071 Government Code — To Discuss With The
City Attorney Pending Litigation Regarding Cause No. E-
194887; Reginald Trainer, Efrain Avendano, Paul Hulin And
Herman Levingston v. City of Port Arthur
(2) Section 551.072 Government Code — To Discuss The Value
Of The Land In The City's Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ)
(3) Section 551.087 Government Code — To Discuss Incentives
For Commercial, Residential, And/Or Industrial Business
Prospects — KLV Ventures
The City Council recessed their meeting at 4:05 p.m. to meet in Executive Session to
consider the above-mentioned topics, and reconvened their meeting at 5:32 p.m. with
the following members present: Mayor Freeman; Mayor Pro Tem Scott;
Councilmembers Hamilton, Albright, Richard, Lewis, Swati, Moses and Frank; City
Manager McDougal; City Secretary Bellard; City Attorney Tizeno and Sergeant of Arms
Chief of Police Patrick Melvin.
III. ADJOURNMENT
Upon the motion by Councilmember Swati, seconded by Councilmember Moses and
carried unanimously, the City Council adjourned their Special Meeting at 5:32 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 DERRICK FREEMAN
ATTEST:
CITY SECRETARY SHERRI BELLARD
END OF SPECIAL MEETING HELD: May 23, 2017
APPROVED: