HomeMy WebLinkAbout(3) 10/26/2021 SPECIAL MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION) SPECIAL MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION) — October 26, 2021 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 Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at 4:02 p.m. in the City Council Chamber, City Hall, with the following members present: Mayor Thurman Bill Bartle; 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 Client Privilege- To Discuss A Matter In Which The Duty Of The Attorney To The Governmental Body Under The Texas Disciplinary Rules Of Professional Conduct Of The State Bar Of Texas Clearly Conflicts With The Open Meetings Act (3) Section 551.071 Government Code — To Discuss And Receive Legal Advice From The City Attorney Concerning A Potential And/Or Pending Litigation Claim Between The City Of Port Arthur And Jefferson County Regarding The Housing Of Prisoners (4) Section 551.072 Government Code — To Discuss Or Deliberate The Purchase, Exchange, Lease, Or Value Of Real Property In The City's Extraterritorial Jurisdiction/Industrial District (5) Section 551.087 government Code — To Discuss Economic Incentives For Commercial, Residential, And/Or Industrial Business Prospects (6) Section 551.074 Government Code — To Discuss The Duties And Responsibilities Of The Municipal Court Judge (Requested By Mayor Bartie And Councilmember Jones) 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 5:48 p.m. 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 Mark, seconded by Councilmember Kinlaw and carried unanimously, the City Council adjourned their meeting at 5:49 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 MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION) HELD October 26, 2021. APPROVED: City Council Minutes Special Meeting (Executive Session) — October 26, 2021 2