HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES 05/06/2025 SPECIAL MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION) SPECIAL MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION) — MAY 6, 2025
I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL
The Mayor 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, May 6,
2025 at 4:05 p.m. in the City Council Chamber, City Hall, with the following members
present: Mayor Thurman Bill Bartie; Mayor Pro Tem Doneane Beckcom;
Councilmembers Willie "Bae" Lewis, Tiffany Hamilton Everfield, Harold Doucet, Thomas
Kinlaw, III. and Donald Frank, Sr.; City Manager Ron Burton; City Secretary Sherri
Bellard; City Attorney Roxann Pais Cotroneo, and Sergeant At Arms Police Chief Tim
Duriso.
II. *CLOSED MEETING (EXECUTIVE MEETING)
Closed Meeting:
(1) Section 551.071 Of The Texas Open Meetings Act To Meet
With Its Attorney To Seek Legal Advice On A Matter In
Which The Duty Of The Attorney To The City Council Under
The Texas Disciplinary Rules Of Professional Conduct Of
The State Bar Of Texas Clearly Conflicts With The Texas
Open Meetings Act Relating To:
(a) Kirk Thomas Vs. City Of Port Arthur And F/oze/le
Roberts, Civil Action No. 1:23-CV-282 In The U.S.
Eastern District Of Texas
(b) Performance Evaluations Of Appointed Officials
(c) 89th Texas Legislative Session
(d) Ground Lease By Diligence Offshore Services LLC
From The City For Certain Tracts Containing
Approximately 13.79 Acres, 900 Acres And 1360.5
Acres Located On Pleasure Island For The
Development, Construction And Operation Of Wind
And Solar Energy Generation Facilities
(2) Section 551.074 — To Discuss Personnel
(a) The Duties, Responsibilities And Evaluations Of The
City Manager, City Attorney And City Secretary
(Requested By Mayor Bartie And Councilmember
Kinlaw)
(3) Section 551.087 — To Discuss Economic Development
Negotiations
(a) Ground Lease By Diligence Offshore Services LLC
From The City For Certain Tracts Containing
Approximately 13.79 Acres, 900 Acres And 1360.5
Acres Located On Pleasure Island For The
Development, Construction And Operation Of Wind
And Solar Energy Generation Facilities
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 5:45 p.m. with
the following members present: Mayor Bartie; Mayor Pro Tem Beckcom;
Councilmembers Lewis, Hamilton Everfield, Doucet, Kinlaw and Frank; City Manager
Burton; City Secretary Bellard; City Attorney Pais Cotroneo and Sergeant At Arms Chief
Duriso.
III. ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING
The Mayor adjourned their meeting at 5:46 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 May 6, 2025.
APPROVED:
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