HomeMy WebLinkAboutAUGUST 20, 2013 SPECIAL EXECUTIVE MEETING SPECIAL EXECUTIVE MEETING — August 20, 2013 I. INVOCATION PLEDGE & ROLL CALL Councilmember Freeman 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, August 20, 2013 at 4:00 p.m. in the City Council Chamber, City Hall, with the following members present: Mayor Deloris "Bobbie" Prince; Mayor Pro Tem Robert E. "Bob" Williamson; Councilmembers Raymond Scott, Jr., Elizabeth "Liz" Segler, Robert Troy, Derrick Freeman; City Manager Floyd T. Johnson, City Secretary Sherri Bellard and City Attorney Valecia Tizeno. Councilmember Kerry "Twin" Thomas, joined the Special Executive Meeting at 4:18 p.m. Councilmember Willie "Bae" Lewis, Jr., joined the Special Executive Meeting at 4:48 p.m. Councilmember Morris Albright, III., was absent from the Special Executive Meeting. II. *CLOSED MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION) Closed Meeting: (1) Section 551.072 Government Code — To Discuss The Value Of The Land On Pleasure Island (2) Section 551.087 Government Code — To Discuss Incentives For Commercial, Residential, And Industrial Business Prospects Regarding A Retail Development Near Memorial Boulevard And Highway 365 (3) Section 551.071 Government Code — To Discuss With The City Attorney Potential Litigation With Texas Gas Service (4) Section 551.071 Government Code — To Discuss With The City Attorney Potential Litigation With Entergy The City Council recessed their Closed Meeting at 4:02 p.m. and reconvened their Closed Meeting at 5:35 p.m. with the following members present: Mayor Prince; Mayor Pro Tem Williamson; Councilmembers Scott, Segler, Troy, Lewis, Freeman and Thomas; City Manager Johnson; City Secretary Bellard; City Attorney Tizeno and Sergeant At Arms Chief Blanton. IV. ADJOURNMENT Upon the motion by Councilmember Freeman seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Williamson and carried unanimously, the City Council adjourned their Special Executive 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. MAYOR DELORIS "BOBBIE" PRINCE ATTEST: CITY SECRETARY SHERRI BELLARD END OF SPECIAL EXECUTIVE MEETING HELD: August 20, 2013. APPROVED: •