HomeMy WebLinkAbout(01) 02/10/2026 SPECIAL MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION) SPECIAL MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION) — FEBRUARY 10, 2026
I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL
Councilmember Everfield 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, February
10th at 4:00 p.m. in the City Council Chamber, City Hall, with the following members
present: Mayor Chalotte Moses; Mayor Pro Tem Harold Doucet; Councilmembers Willie
"Bae" Lewis, Tiffany Hamilton Everfield, Doneane Beckcom, Thomas Kinlaw, III. and
Donald Frank, Sr.; City Manager Ron Burton; City Secretary Kelly Moore; City Attorney
Roxann Pais Cotroneo, and Sergeant At Arms Police Chief Tim Duriso.
II. *CLOSED MEETING (EXECUTIVE MEETING)
1. Section 551.071 (Litigation) — Nina Phi/on vs, City Of Port
Arthur, Cause No. 25DCCV2233 In The 172nd District Court
Of Jefferson County, Texas
2. Section 551.071 (Legal Advice) — Contract For The Study,
Design, Permit, Construction And Operation Of A Section Or
Cell Of The City Landfill That Will Receive Waste That Is Not
Permitted Under The Current City Landfill Permit.
(Requested By Councilmember Frank)
3. Section 551.071 (Legal Advice) And Section 551.072
(Purchase Of Real Property) — Fire Station No. 2 And 735
Freeman Avenue, JCAD No. 95654
4. Section 551.071 (Legal Advice) — Minimum Property
Standards
5. Section 551.071 (Legal Advice) — Logan Park
6. Section 551.071 (Legal Advice) — Request For Letter Of Support
To Apply For The Texas Commission On Environmental Quality
Voluntary Clean-Up Program And The United States
Environmental Protection Agency Brownfields Program For The
900 Acres On Pleasure Island Leased To Diligence Offshore
Services, LLC, Also Referred To As The "Data Center Premises".
(Requested By Councilmember Lewis)
7. Section 551.071 (Legal Advice) — Dumping On 900 Acres At
Pleasure Island (Requested By Councilmember Lewis)
The City Council recessed their meeting at 5:35 p.m. to meet in Executive Session to
consider the above-mentioned topics and reconvened their meeting at 5:37 p.m. with
the following members present: Mayor Moses; Mayor Pro Tern Doucet; Councilmembers
Hamilton Everfield, and Kinlaw; City Manager Burton; City Secretary Bellard; City
Attorney Pais Cotroneo and Sergeant At Arms Chief Duriso.
MOTIONS IN OPEN SESSION:
Councilmember Kinlaw read the following motion into the record:
A Motion To Enter Into A Full And Final Release And Indemnity
Agreement In The Case Styled Nina Philon Vs. City Of Port Arthur,
Cause No. 25DCCV2233 In The 172nd Court Of Jefferson, Texas
Upon the motion by Councilmember Kinlaw, seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Doucet and
carried, the above-mentioned motion was adopted.
Voting Yes: Mayor Moses; Mayor Pro Tern Doucet, Councilmembers Kinlaw, Everfield,
and Lewis.
Voting No: None.
The above-mentioned motion was adopted.
III. ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING
Upon the motion by Councilmember Frank seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Doucet and
carried unanimously, the City Council adjourned their meeting at 5:35 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.
CHARLOTTE M. MOSES, MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY SECRETARY SHERRI BELLARD TRMC
END OF SPECIAL MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION) HELD February 10, 2026.
APPROVED:
City Council Minutes
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