HomeMy WebLinkAbout(03) MAY 14, 2018 SPECIAL MEETING SPECIAL MEETING — May 14, 2018
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 May 14, 2018 at
9:39 a.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, Harold Doucet, Sr., Charlotte M. Moses and Kaprina Frank;
Interim City Manager Harvey Robinson; City Secretary Sherri Bellard and City Attorney
Valecia Tizeno.
II. *CLOSED MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION)
Closed Meeting:
(1) Section 551.071 Government Code - To Receive Legal
Advice And Consultation With The City Attorney Regarding
Environmental Issues And Potential Legal And Contract
Claims
(2) Section 551.071 Government Code — To Discuss With the
City Attorney/ Legal Counsel regarding A Pending Claim
Against The City To Wit: TMLIRP Claim Number 62679;
EEOC Charge No. 460-2018-01804; Owens V. City Of Port
Arthur
(3) Section 551.071 Government Code — To Receive Legal
Advice From The City Attorney/Legal Counsel With Respect
To Pending Or Contemplated Litigation Against The City Of
Port Arthur As It Pertains To Employment Law Matters
And/Or Claims
(4) Section 551.072 Government Code — To Discuss The Value
Of Land Located At 1000 Gulfway Drive (Bryan Park)
The City Council recessed their meeting at 9:45 a.m. to meet in Executive Session to
consider the above-mentioned topics, and reconvened their meeting at 10:31 a.m. with
the following members present: Mayor Freeman; Mayor Pro Tem Jones;
Councilmembers Scott, Kinlaw, Doucet, Moses and Frank; Interim City Manager
Robinson; City Secretary Bellard; City Attorney Tizeno and Sergeant At Arms Chief
Patrick Melvin
MOTION IN OPEN SESSION
Councilmember Moses read the following motion into the record:
Motion To Authorize The City Manager To Execute A Settlement
Agreement In The Matter TMLIRP Claim No. 62679 And EEOC
Charge No. 4602018-018-04 And Payment Of Said Claim As
Recommended By The Texas Municipal League
Intergovernmental Risk Pool
Upon the motion of Mayor Pro Tern Jones, seconded by Councilmember Doucet and
carried, the above-mentioned motion was adopted.
Voting Yes: Mayor Freeman; Mayor Pro Tern Jones; Councilmember Scott, Kinlaw,
Doucet and Moses.
Voting No: None.
III. ADJOURNMENT
Upon the motion by Councilmember Doucet, seconded by Councilmember Frank and
carried unanimously, the City Council adjourned their Special Meeting at 10:32 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: May 14, 2018
APPROVED:
CityCouncil Minutes — Special Executive Meeting
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