HomeMy WebLinkAbout(1) 01/17/2023 SPECIAL EXECUTIVE MEETING SPECIAL MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION) —January 17, 2023
I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL
Councilmember Marks 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, January
17, 2023 at 4:07 p.m. in the City Council Chamber, City Hall, with the following
members present: Mayor Pro Tern Ingrid Holmes; Councilmembers Ingrid Cal Jones,
Thomas Kinlaw, III, Kenneth Marks, Charlotte Moses and Donald Frank, Sr.; City
Manager Ron Burton; City Secretary Kelly Moore; City Attorney Valecia R. Tizeno and
Sergeant At Arms Police Chief Tim Duriso.
Mayor Thurman Bill Bartie was absent from the Special Meeting.
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 Claims, Contracts, Litigation And Other Legal Matters
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 Within The
City Limits Of Port Arthur
(3) Section 551.087 Government Code — To Discuss Economic Incentives
For Commercial, Residential, And/Or Industrial Business Prospect
The City Council recessed their meeting at 4:11 p.m. to meet in Executive Session to
consider the above-mentioned topics and reconvened their meeting at 5:33 p.m. with
the following members present: Mayor Pro Tern Holmes; Councilmembers Jones,
Kinlaw, Marks, Moses and Frank; City Manager Burton; City Secretary Bellard; City
Attorney Tizeno and Sergeant At Arms Chief Duriso.
MOTION IN OPEN SESSION
Mayor Pro Tem Frank read the following motion into the record:
A Motion To Authorize The City Manager And The City Attorney
To Proceed With The Purchase Of 0.0048 Acres Of Land Located
Near El Paso Avenue And Highway 365 From Realty Income
Corporation For Fair Market Value In The Amount Of $2,700.00
Upon the motion of Councilmember Frank, seconded by Councilmember Jones and
carried, the above-mentioned motion was adopted.
Voting Yes: Mayor Pro Tern Holmes; Councilmembers Jones, Kinlaw, Marks, Moses
and Frank.
Voting No: None.
III. ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING
Upon the motion by Councilmember Moses seconded by Councilmember Kinlaw and
carried unanimously, the City Council adjourned their meeting at 5:34 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 PRO TEM INGRID HOLMES
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'CRETARY SHERRI BELLARD
END OF SPECIAL MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION) HELD January 17, 2023.
APPROVED:
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