HomeMy WebLinkAbout(02) MINUTES 12/28/2017 SPECIAL MEETING SPECIAL MEETING — December 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 Thursday,
December 28, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. in the City Council Chamber, City Hall, with the
following members present: Mayor Derrick Freeman; Mayor Pro Tem Cal Jones;
Councilmembers Raymond Scott, Jr., Thomas Kinlaw, III, Willie "Bae" Lewis, Jr., Osman
Swati and Charlotte M. Moses; Interim City Manager Harvey Robinson; City Secretary
Sherri Bellard and City Attorney Valecia Tizeno.
Councilmember Harold Doucet, Sr. joined the Special Meeting at 10:06 a.m.
Councilmember Kaprina Frank joined the Special Meeting at 10:07 a.m.
II. * CLOSED MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION)
Closed Meeting:
(1) Section 551.072 Government Code - To Discuss The Value
Of The Land In The City's Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ET))
(2) Section 551.087 Government Code — To Discuss Incentives
For Commercial, Residential, And/Or Industrial Business
Prospects
The City Council recessed their meeting at 10:08 a.m. to meet in Executive Session to
consider the above-mentioned topics, and reconvened their meeting at 10:24 a.m. with
the following members present: Mayor Freeman; Mayor Pro Tern Jones;
Councilmembers Scott, Kinlaw, Doucet, Lewis, Swati, Moses and Frank; Interim City
Manager Robinson; City Secretary Bellard; City Attorney Tizeno and Sergeant At Arms
Chief Patrick Melvin.
III. ITEMS REQUIRING INDIVIDUAL ACTION
A. Resolutions:
(1) P. R. No. 20059 - A Resolution Amending Resolution No.
17-358 As It Pertains To An Industrial District Agreement
Between The City Of Port Arthur And Oxbow Calcining, LLC
The Mayor introduced the above-mentioned Proposed Resolution.
Upon the motion of Councilmember Moses, seconded by Councilmember Frank and
carried, Proposed Resolution No. 20059 was adopted becoming Resolution No. 17-364.
Voting Yes: Mayor Freeman; Mayor Pro Tern Jones; Councilmembers Scott, Kinlaw,
Doucet, Lewis, Swati, Moses and Frank.
Voting No: None.
The caption of Resolution No. 17-364 reads as follows:
RESOLUTION NO. 17-364
A RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION NO.
17-358 AS IT PERTAINS TO AN INDUSTRIAL
DISTRICT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF
PORT ARTHUR AND OXBOW CALCINING, LLC
(2) P. R. No. 20063 - A Resolution Amending Resolution No.
17-360 As It Pertains To An Industrial District Agreement
Between The City Of Port Arthur And GT Logistics LLC And
Golden Triangle Properties
The Mayor introduced the above-mentioned Proposed Resolution.
Upon the motion of Councilmember Moses, seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Jones and
carried, Proposed Resolution No. 20063 was adopted becoming Resolution No. 17-365.
Voting Yes: Mayor Freeman; Mayor Pro Tern Jones; Councilmembers Scott, Kinlaw,
Doucet, Lewis, Swati, Moses and Frank.
Voting No: None.
The caption of Resolution No. 17-365 reads as follows:
RESOLUTION NO. 17-365
A RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION NO.
17-360 AS IT PERTAINS TO AN INDUSTRIAL
DISTRICT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF
PORT ARTHUR AND GT LOGISTICS LLC AND
GOLDEN TRIANGLE PROPERTIES
B. Ordinances:
(1) P.O. No. 6671 - An Ordinance Delineating The Number Of
Authorized Police Officer Positions In The Police
Department
The City Manager introduced the above-mentioned Proposed Ordinance.
Upon the motion of Councilmember Moses, seconded by Councilmember Frank and
carried, Proposed Ordinance No. 6671 was adopted becoming Ordinance No. 17-54.
Voting Yes: Mayor Freeman; Mayor Pro Tern Jones; Councilmembers Scott, Kinlaw,
Doucet, Lewis, Swati, Moses and Frank.
Voting No: None.
The caption of Ordinance No. 17-54 reads as follows:
ORDINANCE NO. 17-54
AN ORDINANCE DELINEATING THE NUMBER
OF AUTHORIZED POLICE OFFICER POSITIONS
IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
(2) P. O. No. 6673 - An Ordinance Of The City Of Port Arthur,
Texas, Annexing Tracts Of Land That Were Subject To
Industrial District Agreements Described As BASF Total
Petrochemicals LLC [BTP] (Resolution No. 16-341); BASF
(Old Sandoz) (Resolution No. 16-342); Chevron Phillips
Chemical Company LP (Resolution No. 16-343); Chevron
USA, Inc. (Resolution No. 16-344); FHR PA (Flint Hills —
Resolution No. 16-345); Praxair, Inc. (Resolution No. 16-
346) The Property Owner Is Motiva Enterprises; Praxair,
Inc. Has A Second Location On Property Owned By Premcor
(Valero) (Resolution No. 16-347); Total Petrochemicals
USA, Inc. And Total PAR, LLC (Resolution No. 16-648); GT
Logistics And Golden Triangle Properties (Resolution No.
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14-577); Oxbow Calcining LLC (Resolution No. 16-334);
Premcor Refining Group, Inc. (Resolution No. 14-635) Said
Tracts Being More Fully Described In This Ordinance;
Located Within The Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Of The City
Of Port Arthur, Texas; Said Tracts Of Land Being Adjacent
And Contiguous To The City Of Port Arthur, Texas;
Extending The Boundary Limits Of The City So As To
Include The Property Within The Corporate Limits Of The
City; Granting To All The Inhabitants Of The Said Territory
All The Rights And Privileges Of Other Citizens And Binding
Said Inhabitants To All Of The Acts, Ordinances,
Resolutions, And Regulations Of The City; Adopting A
Service Plan; Assigning Zoning To The Annexed Area;
Providing For The Filing Of This Ordinance With The County
Clerk; Providing A Savings Clause; Providing A Severability
Clause; And Providing An Effective Date.
The City Manager introduced the above-mentioned Proposed Ordinance.
Upon the motion of Councilmember Frank, seconded by Councilmember Moses and
carried, Proposed Ordinance No. 6673 was removed from the agenda.
Voting Yes: Mayor Freeman; Mayor Pro Tern Jones; Councilmembers Scott, Kinlaw,
Doucet, Lewis, Swati, Moses and Frank.
Voting No: None.
III. ADJOURNMENT
Upon the motion by Councilmember Doucet, seconded by Councilmember Moses and
carried unanimously, the City Council adjourned their Special Meeting at 10:30 a.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:
APPROVED:
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