HomeMy WebLinkAbout(1) 12/19/2023 SPECIAL MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION) SPECIAL MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION) — December 19, 2023
I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL
Councilmember Frank gave the invocation followed with the pledge to the flag.
The City Council of the City of Port Arthur met in Special Session on December 19, 2024
at 4:11 p.m. p.m. in the City Council Chamber, City Hall, with the following members
present: Mayor Thurman Bill Bartie; Mayor Pro Tern Tiffany Hamilton; Councilmembers
Willie "Bae" Lewis, Doneane Beckcom Harold Doucet 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.
Councilmember Thomas Kinlaw, III. was absent from the Special Meeting.
Mayor Pro Tern Hamilton and Councilmember Lewis joined the Special Meeting during
closed 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 Claims,
Contracts, Litigation And Other Legal Matters
(2) Section 551.072 Government Code — To Discuss Or
Deliberate The Purchase, Exchange, Lease, Or Value
Of Real Property Within The Corporate Limits Of Port
Arthur
(3) Section 551.072 Government Code — To Discuss Or
Deliberate The Purchase, Exchange, Lease, Or Value
Of Real Property On The City's Westside And Pleasure
Island
(4) Section 551.087 Government Code — To Discuss
Economic Incentives For Commercial, Residential,
And/Or Industrial Business Prospect
The City Council recessed their meeting at 4:15 p.m. to meet in Executive Session to
consider the above-mentioned topics and reconvened their meeting at 5:34 p.m. with
the following members present: Mayor Bartle; Mayor Pro Tern Hamilton;
Councilmembers Lewis, Beckcom, Doucet and Frank; 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 motions into the record:
A Motion Rejecting All Bids And/Or Offers For The City
Owned Tract Of Land Located At 1101 West Gulfway Drive;
And Authorizing The Relisting Of Said Land With A Licensed
Real Et Ate Broker Pursuant To Chapter 272 Of The Texas
Local Government Code
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Upon the motion of Councilmember Frank, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Hamilton and
carried, the above-mentioned motion was adopted.
Voting Yes: Mayor Bartle; Mayor Pro Tern Hamilton, Lewis, Beckcom, Doucet and
Frank.
Voting No: None.
A Motion To Approve Language To Be Included In Deed
Restrictions Related To The Abandonment Of The South Portions
Of Terminal Road, Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas. The
Proposed Deed Restriction Consists Of The Following Language.
"The Property Can Only Be Used As A Road; No Other Use Is
Permitted."
Upon the motion of Councilmember Lewis, seconded by Councilmember Doucet and
carried, the above-mentioned motion was adopted.
Voting Yes: Mayor Bartie; Mayor Pro Tern Hamilton, Lewis, Beckcom, Doucet and
Frank.
Voting No: None.
III. ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING
Upon the motion by Councilmember Doucet, seconded by Councilmember Frank and
carried unanimously, the City Council adjourned their meeting at 5:36 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 December 19, 2023.
APPROVED:
City Council Minutes
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