Aransas Pass council announces executive session on Conte Brown Harbor development negotiations

The Aransas Pass City Council announced an executive session Thursday evening to deliberate economic development negotiations related to the Conte Brown Harbor Development, citing section 551.087.

The clerk called the roll and announced Mayor Jason Knight and council members Ruth Camadio Smith (Place 1), Elise Chacon (Place 2), Luanna Lulu Martin (Place 3) and pro tem Randy Haskins (Place 4) as present. The clerk stated there was a quorum; the meeting time was noted at about 6:04 p.m.

The chair introduced the first agenda item as an executive session, stating, "is executive session, section 2.1, section 551.087, deliberations regarding economic development negotiating negotiations related to Conte Brown Harbor Development." The phrasing in the transcript was approximate; the council cited section 551.087 as the statutory basis for a closed deliberation on economic development negotiations.

No formal motions or votes were recorded in the portion of the transcript provided. The recorded exchange ends after the chair’s announcement and the roll call, with the council preparing to move to the executive-session item.

A brief, informal remark occurred earlier in the meeting when a participant noted an expected attendee had not arrived, saying, "He’s he’s not making it" and adding, "He must be drinking." That comment was not followed by a formal response in the available transcript.

The council’s announcement indicates negotiations are ongoing regarding the Conte Brown Harbor Development; the transcript does not include further substantive discussion or any public details about the proposals or negotiators.