HomeMy WebLinkAbout(02) MINUTES 11/28/2017 SPECIAL MEETING SPECIAL MEETING — November 28, 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,
November 28, 2017 at 6:08 p.m. in the City Council Chamber, City Hall, with the
following members present: Mayor Derrick Freeman; Mayor Pro Tern Cal Jones;
Councilmembers Raymond Scott, Jr., Thomas Kinlaw, III, Charlotte M. Moses and
Kaprina Frank; Acting City Manager Jimmy Johnson; City Secretary Sherri Bellard and
City Attorney Valecia Tizeno.
Councilmembers Harold Doucet, Sr., Willie "Bae" Lewis, Osman Swati and Kaprina Frank
were absent from the Special Meeting.
II. PUBLIC HEARING
The Purpose Of This Public Hearing Is To Discuss And Review
Plans For The City Of Port Arthur, Texas Proposal To Institute
Annexation Proceedings To Enlarge And Extend The Boundary
Limits Of The City To Include The Following Described Territory,
To-Wit:
"BTP" (BASF Total Petrochemicals LLC, Total Petrochemicals &
Refining USA, Inc., And BASF Corporation), BASF (Old Sandoz),
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, LP, Chevron USA, Flint Hills
Resources Port Arthur, LLC (FHR PA), Oxbow Calcining, LLC.,
Praxair, Inc., (Located On The Property Of The Motiva Refinery),
Premcor Refining Group, Inc., (Valero), Air Products & Chemicals,
(Located On the Property Of The Valero Refinery), Praxair, Inc.,
(Located On The Property Of The Valero Refinery), Total
Petrochemicals & Refining USA And Total Par, LLC, GT Logistic,
LLC And Golden Triangle Properties (GT Omniport), and Premcor
(Valero). The Maps And Legal Descriptions Are Available For
Review In The Office Of The City Secretary.
This is the First Public Hearing to Be Held By And Before The City
Council Of The City Of Port Arthur, Texas, For All Persons
Interested In The Above Proposed Annexation Pursuant To
Chapter 43 Of The Texas Local Government Code. There Will Be
An Opportunity To Discuss The Implementation Of Service Plans
For The Extension Of Full Municipal Services To Areas In The City
Of Port Arthur's Extraterritorial Jurisdiction That Are Being
Considered For Annexation At Which Persons Interested In The
Annexation Are Given The Opportunity To Be Heard
Additionally, Entergy Has Metering Locations And Substations In
The City's Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) And In These
Industrial Areas That The City Seeks To Annex
The Mayor introduced the above-mentioned Public Hearing at 6:12 p.m.
The City Attorney gave an overview of the above-mentioned annexation.
The Mayor requested to hear from anyone present in the audience who wished to
speak regarding the above-mentioned item.
No one appeared before the City Council to address the above-mentioned item.
Upon the motion of Councilmember Moses, seconded by Councilmember Kinlaw and
carried unanimously, the City Council closed the Public Hearing at 6:19 p.m.
III. ADJOURNMENT
Upon the motion by Councilmember Moses, seconded by Councilmember Kinlaw and
carried unanimously, the City Council adjourned their Special Meeting at 6:20 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: November 28, 2017.
APPROVED: .
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