HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES 10/13/2015 SPECIAL MEETING SPECIAL MEETING — October 13, 2015
I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL
Councilmember Scott 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, October
13, 2015 at 4:05 p.m. in the City Council Chamber, City Hall, with the following
members present: Mayor Deloris "Bobbie" Prince; Mayor Pro Tem Kaprina Frank;
Councilmembers Raymond Scott, Jr., Morris Albright, III. and Osman Swati; City
Manager Brian McDougal; City Secretary Sherri Bellard and City Attorney Valecia Tizeno.
Councilmember Steven Mosely joined the Special Executive Meeting at 4:07 p.m.
Councilmember Tiffany Hamilton joined the Special Executive Meeting at 4:18 p.m.
Councilmember Willie "Bae" Lewis, Jr. joined the Special Executive Meeting at 4:19 p.m.
Councilmember Derrick Freeman joined the Special Executive Meeting at 5:24 p.m.
II. *CLOSED MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION) — CONTINUED
Closed Meeting:
(1) Section 551.071 Government Code - To Discuss With The
City Attorney Pending Litigation With Bridge City, Texas
(2) Section 551.072 Government Code - To Deliberate The
Purchase And Value Of Real Property On The City's West
Side
(3) Section 551.072 Government Code - To Discuss The Value
Of The Land In The City's Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ)
(4) Section 551.087 Government Code - To Discuss Incentives For
Commercial, Residential, And/Or Industrial Business Prospects
(Lamar State College, Port Arthur)
(5) Section 551.087 Government Code - To Discuss Incentives For
Commercial, Residential, And/Or Industrial Business Prospects
(PA69)
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 5:41 p.m. with
the following members present: Mayor Prince; Mayor Pro Tern Frank; Councilmembers
Scott, Hamilton, Albright, Mosely, Lewis, Swati and Freeman; City Manager McDougal;
City Secretary Bellard; City Attorney Tizeno and Sergeant At Arms Chief Blanton.
III. ADJOURNMENT
Upon the motion by Councilmember Hamilton, seconded by Councilmember Freeman
and carried unanimously, the City Council adjourned their Special Meeting at 5:42 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 MEETING HELD: October 13, 2015.
APPROVED: .
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