HomeMy WebLinkAbout(02) 07/02/2024 SPECIAL MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION) SPECIAL MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION) —July 2, 2024
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 Tuesday, July 2,
2024 at 4:02 p.m. in the City Council Chamber, City Hall, with the following members
present: Mayor Thurman Bill Bartie; Mayor Pro Tern Doneane Beckcom;
Councilmembers Harold Doucet, Thomas Kinlaw, III. and Donald Frank, Sr.; City
Manager Ron Burton; City Secretary Sherri Bellard; Interim City Attorney James M.
Black, and Sergeant At Arms Police Chief Tim Duriso.
Councilmembers Willie "Bae" Lewis joined the meeting during closed session.
II. *CLOSED MEETING (EXECUTIVE MEETING)
Closed Meeting:
(1) Section 551.074 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 551.074 Government Code — To Discuss Or
Deliberate The Purchase, Exchange, Lease, Or Value Of
Real Property Within The Corporate Limits Of Port Arthur
(3) Section 551.074 Government Code — To Discuss The Duties
And Responsibilities, Of The Mayor (Requested By
Councilmember Doucet)
The City Council recessed their meeting at 4:07 p.m. to meet in Executive Session to
consider the above-mentioned topics and reconvened their meeting at 5:27 p.m. with
the following members present: Mayor Bartle; Mayor Pro Tern Beckcom;
Councilmembers Lewis, Doucet, Kinlaw and Frank; City Manager Burton; City Secretary
Bellard; City Attorney Black and Sergeant At Arms Chief Duriso.
MOTION IN OPEN SESSION
Mayor Pro Tern Beckcom read the flowing motion into the record:
A Motion Authorizing The City Manager And City Attorney To
Proceed With The Acquisition Of 1.437 Acres Of Vacant Land
Located Near 2950 W. Highway 365, From 2950PARV Holdings,
LLC For The Port Acres Drainage Improvement Project. The City
Manager Is Further Authorized To Execute Such Contract For The
Purchase, Final Approval Of The Purchase Will Be Made By City
Council
Upon the motion of Mayor Pro Tem Beckcom, seconded by Councilmember Doucet and
carried, the above-mentioned motion was adopted.
Voting Yes: Mayor Bartle; Mayor Pro Tern Beckcom; Councilmembers Lewis, Doucet,
Kinlaw and Frank.
Voting No: None.
III. ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING
Upon the motion by Councilmember Kinlaw, seconded by Councilmember Doucet and
carried unanimously, the City Council adjourned their meeting at 5:29 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 July 2, 2024.
APPROVED: July 16, 2024.
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