HomeMy WebLinkAbout(03) MINUTES 12/05/2017 SPECIAL EXECUTIVE MEETING SPECIAL EXECUTIVE MEETING — December 5, 2017
I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL
Councilmember Scott 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, December
5, 2017 at 4:14 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., Harold Doucet, Sr. and Charlotte M. Moses; Acting City Manager Jimmy
Johnson; City Secretary Sherri Bellard and City Attorney Valecia Tizeno.
Councilmembers Willie "Bae" Lewis, Jr. and Kaprina Frank joined the Special Executive
Meeting at 4:15 p.m.
Councilmember Thomas Kinlaw, III joined the Special Executive Meeting at 4:50 p.m.
Councilmember Osman Swati was absent from the Special Executive Meeting.
II. *CLOSED MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION) — CONTINUED
Closed Meeting:
(1) Section 551.071 Government Code — To Discuss With The
City Attorney Pending Litigation Between Kelly Coffman
And Pleasure Island And The Pleasure Island Commission
(2) Section 551.071 Government Code - To Receive Legal
Advice And Consultation With The City Attorney Regarding
Legal Actions Related To Environmental Issues And Other
Pending Civil Matters
(3) Section 551.071 Government Code — To Discuss With The
City Attorney Pending Litigation Regarding Civil Service
Matters And Potential Grievances
(4) Section 551.072 Government Code - To Discuss The Value
Of The Land In The City's Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ)
(5) Section 551.074 Government Code — To Discuss The
Appointment, Duties, And Responsibilities Of An Interim
City Manager (Requested By Mayor Pro Tern Jones;
Councilmember Kinlaw, Councilmember Doucet and
Councilmember Moses)
The City Council recessed their meeting at 4:15 p.m. to meet in Executive Session to
consider the above-mentioned topics, and reconvened their meeting at 5:52 p.m. with
the following members present: Mayor Freeman; Mayor Pro Tern Jones;
Councilmembers Scott, Kinlaw, Doucet, Lewis, Moses and Frank; Acting City Manager
Johnson; City Secretary Bellard; City Attorney Tizeno and Sergeant At Arms Chief
Patrick Melvin
III. ADJOURNMENT
Upon the motion by Councilmember Moses, seconded by Councilmember Frank and
carried unanimously, the City Council adjourned their Special Meeting at 5:52 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 EXECUTIVE MEETING HELD: December 5, 2017.
APPROVED:
City Council Minutes— Special Executive Meeting
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