HomeMy WebLinkAboutDECEMBER 16, 2008 - SPECIAL MEETINGSPECIAL MEETING -December 16, 2008
I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL
Councilmember Henderson gave the invocation followed with the pledge to the flag.
The City Couhcil .of the City of Port .Arthur met in Special Meeting on Tuesday,
December 16, 2008 at 4:09 p.m. in the City Council Chamber, City Hall, with the
following members .present: Mayor Deloris "Bobbie" Prince; Councilmembers Elizabeth
"Liz" Segler, Morris Albright, III,. Robert E. "Bob" Williamson and Thomas ]. °Tom"
Henderson; City Manager Steve Fitrgibbons, Acting City Secretary Terri Hanks, City
Attorney Mark T. Sokolow and Sergeant At Arms Chief of Police Mark Blanton.
Councilmember Martin Flood joined the Special Meeting at 4:16 p.m.
Mayor Pro Tem Jack Chatman joined the Special Meeting at 4:24 p. m.
Councilmember Dawana K. Wise was absent from the Special Meeting.
Councilmember John Beard, Jr. was absent from the Special Meeting.
II. *CLOSED MEETING EXECUTIVE SESSION
*Closed Meeting:
(ij Section 551.071 Government Code - To Discuss With The
City Attorney Potential Condemnation Litigation As It
Pertains To Ms. Fergusen, Mr. Norris, And Other Property
Owners Adjacent To Bell .Street
(2) .Section 551.087 Government Code - To Discuss Incentives
.For Commercial, Residential, And Industrial Business
Prospects
(3) Section 551.072 Government Code - To Discuss The Value
Of Land In The City's ETJ
(4) Section .551.071 Government Code - To Discuss With The
City Attorney. Potential Litigation As It Pertains To
Assignments, Close-Out Reports, And Releases Involving
Industrial District Agreements
(5) :Section 551.071 Government Code - To Discuss With The
City Attorney Potential Litigation As It Pertains To
Compliance With Industrial District Agreements,
Assignments, Hiring And Recruitment Provisions,
Extensions, And Options For Annexation
The City Council recessed their Special Meeting at 4:11 p.m. to meet in Executive
Session to :consider the above-mentioned topics, and reconvened their Special Meeting
at 5:32 p.m. with the following members ,present: Mayor Prince; Mayor Pro Tem
Chatman; Councilmembers Segler, Albright, Williamson and Henderson; City Manager
Fitzgibbons; Acting City Secretary Hanks, City Attorney Sokolow and Sergeant At Arms
Blanton.
Councilmember Flood left the Special Meeting during the Executive Session.
III. ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING
Upon the motion of Councilmember Albright, seconded by Councilmember Williamson
and carried uhanimously, the City Council adjourned their meeting at 5:32 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 DELORIS "BOBBIE" PRINCE
ATTEST:
ACTING CITY SECRETARY TERRI HANKS
END OF SPECIAL MEETING HELD: December 16, 2008.
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