HomeMy WebLinkAbout(2) JULY 16, 2019 SPECIAL EXECUTIVE MEETING SPECIAL EXECUTIVE MEETING July 16, 2019
I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL
Councilmember Jones 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, July 16,
2019 at 4:05 p.m. in the City Council Chamber, City Hall, with the following members
present: Mayor Thurman "Bill" Bartie; Mayor Pro Harold Doucet, Sr.; Councilmembers
Raymond Scott, Jr., Cal Jones and Kaprina Frank; Interim City Manager Rebecca
Underhill; City Secretary Sherri Bellard and City Attorney Valecia Tizeno.
Councilmembers Thomas Kinlaw, III. and Charlotte M. Moses were absent from the
Special Executive Meeting.
II. *CLOSED MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION) — CONTINUED
Closed Meeting:
(1) Section 551.071 Government Code — To Discuss And
Receive Legal Advice From The City Attorney Regarding
Potential/Pending Claims And Litigation Involving The City
Of Port Arthur
(2) Section 551.071 Government Code — To Discuss With The
City Attorney And Receive Legal Advice As It Pertains To
Contractual Obligation To The City Of Port Arthur
(3) Section 551.071 Government Code — Attorney Consultation
To Provide Advice And Counsel In Connection With The
City's Rights, Duties, Privileges And Obligations In
Connection With Pending Litigation And Negotiations With
The Port Arthur Police Association
(4) Section 551.072 Government Code — To Discuss Or
Deliberate The Purchase, Exchange, Lease, Or Value Of
Real Property Located In Downtown Port Arthur And
Pleasure Island
(5) Section 551.076 Government Code — To Discuss The
Implementation Of Security Personnel Or Devices At All
City Facilities
(6) Section 551.087 Government Code — To Discuss Incentives
For Commercial, Residential, And/Or Industrial Business
Prospects (DezTex Industrial Services, LLC d/b/a RamTex,
Motion Industries, Inc., MBLH Marine, LLC d/b/a Vessel
Repair, and Parker's Building Supply — USLBM, LLC)
The City Council recessed their meeting at 4:08 p.m. to meet in Executive Session to
consider the above-mentioned topics, and reconvened their meeting at 5:39 p.m. with
the following members present: Mayor Bartie; Mayor Pro Tem Doucet; Councilmembers
Scott, Jones and Frank; Interim City Manager Underhill; City Secretary Bellard; City
Attorney Tizeno and Sergeant At Arms Chief Tim Duriso.
The City Council recessed Executive Session at 5:39 p.m. to meet in Regular Session.
The City Council reconvened their meeting at 5:40 p.m. to meet in Executive Session to
consider the above-mentioned topics, and reconvened their meeting at 7:23 p.m. with
the following members present: Mayor Bartie; Councilmembers Scott, Jones and Frank;
Interim City Manager Underhill; City Secretary Bellard; City Attorney Tizeno and
Sergeant At Arms Chief Tim Duriso.
III. ADJOURNMENT
Upon the motion by Councilmember Kinlaw, seconded by Councilmember Jones and
carried unanimously, the City Council adjourned their Special Meeting at 7:24 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 THURMAN BARTIE
ATTEST:
CITY SECRETARY SHERRI BELLARD
END OF SPECIAL MEETING HELD: July 16, 2019
APPROVED: .
City Council Minutes — Special Executive Meeting
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