HomeMy WebLinkAbout(1) 09/28/2021 SPECIAL MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION) SPECIAL MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION) — September 28, 2021
I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL
Councilmember Kinlaw 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,
September 28, 2021 at 4:14 p.m. in the City Council Chamber, City Hall, with the
following members present: Mayor Thurman Bill Bartie; Mayor Pro Tern Donald Frank,
Sr.; Councilmembers Ingrid Holmes, Cal Jones, Thomas Kinlaw, III, Kenneth Marks and
Charlotte Moses; City Manager Ron Burton; City Secretary Kelly Moore; City Attorney
Valecia R. Tizeno and Sergeant At Arms Police Chief Tim Duriso.
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 And Other Legal
Matters Involving The City Of Port Arthur
(2) 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 (PAPA) And
International Association Of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Local 397
(3) Section 551.072 Government Code — To Discuss Or
Deliberate The Purchase, Exchange, Lease, Or Value Of
Real Property Located In Downtown Port Arthur
(4) Section 551.072 Government Code — To Discuss Or
Deliberate The Purchase, Exchange, Lease, Or Value Of
Real Property Within The Extraterritorial Jurisdiction
(ETJ)/Industrial District And City Limits of Port Arthur
Located Near West Port Arthur Road
(5) Section 551.087 Government Code — To Discuss Economic
Incentives For Commercial, Residential, And/Or Industrial
Business Prospects (Port City Partners and Script Care of
Texas Pharmacy)
(6) Section 551.087 Government Code — To Discuss Economic
Incentives For Commercial, Residential, And/Or Industrial
Business Prospects
The City Council recessed their meeting at 4:20 to meet in Executive Session to
consider the above-mentioned topics and reconvened their meeting at 5:50 with the
following members present: Mayor Bartle; Mayor Pro Tern Frank; Councilmembers
Holmes, Jones, Kinlaw, Marks and Moses; City Manager Burton; City Secretary Bellard;
City Attorney Tizeno and Sergeant At Arms Chief Duriso.
III. ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING
Upon the motion by Councilmember Kinlaw, seconded by Councilmember Jones and
carried unanimously, the City Council adjourned their meeting at 5:51 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 MEETING HELD September 28, 2021.
APPROVED:
City Council Minutes
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