HomeMy WebLinkAbout(2) AUGUST 13, 2019 SPECIAL EXECUTIVE MEETING SPECIAL EXECUTIVE SESSION MEETING — August 13, 2019
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 Regular Session on Tuesday, August
13, 2019 at 4:04 p.m. in the City Council Chamber, City Hall, with the following
members present: Mayor Thurman "Bill" Bartie; Mayor Pro Tem Harold Doucet, Sr.;
Councilmembers Raymond Scott, Thomas Kinlaw, III, Charlotte Moses and Kaprina
Frank; Interim City Manager Ron Burton; City Secretary Sherri Bellard; City Attorney
Valecia R. Tizeno and Sergeant At Arms Police Chief Tim Duriso.
Councilmember Cal Jones arrived during Executive Session.
II. *CLOSED MEETING (EXECUTIVE MEETING)
Closed Meeting:
(1) Section 551.071 Government Code — To Discuss And
Receive Legal Advice From The City Attorney Regarding
Potential And/Or Pending Litigation Involving The City of
Port Arthur
(2) Section 551.072 Government Code — To Discuss Or
Deliberate The Purchase, Exchange, Lease, Or Value Of
Real Property Located In Downtown Port Arthur
(3) Section 551.072 Government Code — To Discuss Or
Deliberate The Purchase, Exchange, Lease, Or Value Of
Real Property Located In The City's Industrial District/ETJ
(4) Section 551.087 Government Code — To Discuss Economic
Development Incentives In The City's Industrial
District/ETJ
The City Council recessed their meeting at 4:05 to meet in Executive Session to
consider the above-mentioned topics, and reconvened their meeting at 5:32 p.m. with
the following members present: Mayor Bartle; Mayor Pro Tem Doucet; Councilmembers
Scott, Jones, Kinlaw, Moses and Frank; Interim City Manager Burton; City Secretary
Bellard; City Attorney Tizeno and Sergeant At Arms Chief Duriso.
MOTION IN OPEN SESSION
The City Attorney read the following motion into the record:
A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A
SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND ISSUE A PAYMENT IN THE TOTAL
AMOUNT OF $8,000.00 IN THE MATTER OF COLE VS. CITY OF
PORT ARTHUR
Upon the motion of Councilmember Kinlaw, seconded by Councilmember Moses and
carried, the above-mentioned motion was adopted.
Voting Yes: Mayor Bartle; Mayor Pro Tem Doucet; Councilmembers Scott, Jones,
Kinlaw, Moses and Frank.
Voting No: None.
III. ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING
Upon the motion by Councilmember Kinlaw, seconded by Councilmember Moses and
carried unanimously, the City Council adjourned their meeting at 5:35 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 "BILL" BARTIE
ATTEST:
CITY SECRETARY SHERRI BELLARD
END OF SPECIAL EXECUTIVE SESSION MEETING HELD August 13, 2019.
APPROVED:
City Council Minutes
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