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[I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL]
WE'RE READY TO BEGIN.UH, UH, OUR MEETING OF THE PORT AUTHOR IN, UH, AS OF THE PORT ARTHUR CITY COUNCIL, UH, HERE, UH, IN OUR CHAMBER AND, UH, VIRTUALLY WE'VE JUST COMPLETED OUR WORKSHOP.
AND SO WE'RE GETTING READY FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION, UM, A CLOSED MEETING OF EXECUTIVE.
LET'S BEGIN FIRST WITH AN INVOCATION, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER HOLMES.
WOULD YOU LEAD US IN AN INVOCATION COUNCIL MEMBER HOLMES? SHE THERE? I DON'T KNOW SHE WAS HERE.
DO WE HAVE A QUORUM COUNCIL MEMBER MARKS THERE? I DON'T SEE HIM.
OH, CATHERINE, THE HOMES IS BAD.
NO, YOU HAVE A QUORUM, BUT I CAUSED SOME HOMES IS PICTURES UP, BUT I DON'T HERE.
WOULD YOU LEAD US IN INVOCATION SATURDAY NIGHT, FIVE O'CLOCK BASEBALL WITH ME, PROBABLY TRACK IN THE NAME OF JESUS.
WE ASK THAT YOU LOOK OVER US AND BLESS US AS WE MOVE FORWARD AND MAKING DECISIONS FOR THIS COMMUNITY.
AND FOR THE CITY, WE ASK THAT YOU BLESS OUR MARRIAGE AS HE CONTINUES TO HEAL.
UM, WE ASK THAT YOU BLESS EACH OF US.
WHO'VE BEEN IMPACTED BY THE DEVASTATION OF COVID OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE MAY SUFFER FROM IN JESUS NAME.
HEY MAN, I PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE THIS AFTERNOON IN UNISON.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL RIGHT.
SO THE SECRETARY, WOULD YOU ESTABLISH A QUORUM FOR US PLEASE? MAYOR PARK? YOU SAID MAYOR BARTON? YES.
YOU CAN COME TO HERE AND DO IT FROM HERE IF YOU'D LIKE.
COUNCIL MEMBER JONES, COUNCIL MEMBER KINLAW PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER MARKS COUNCIL MEMBER OF MOSES.
YOU HAVE A QUORUM MAYOR PRO TEM.
[II. *CLOSED MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION)]
SESSION.A CLOSED MEETING OF EXECUTIVE SESSION WILL NOW BE HELD PURSUANT TO THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 5 5 1 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 5 1 0.071 LITIGATION AND OR LEGAL ADVICE.
SECTION 5 5 1 0.072 LAND SECTION 5 5 1 0.073 NEGOTIATED CONTRACTS.
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THE CITY SECTION AND 5 5, 1 0.074 PERSONNEL SECTION 5 5 1 0.076 SECURITY PERSONNEL OR DEVICES, SECTION 5 5 1 0.087 DELIBERATIONS REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES.ALSO, UM, WE WILL BE LOOKING AT SECTION 5, 5, 1 0.071 GOVERNMENT CODE TO DISCUSS AND RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING POTENTIAL AND OR PENDING LITIGATION AND OTHER LEGAL MATTERS INVOLVING THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR AND SECTION 5 5 1 0.071 GOVERNMENT CODE ATTORNEY CONSULTATION TO PROVIDE ADVICE AND COUNSEL IN CONNECTION WITH THE CITY'S RIGHTS DUTIES, PRIVILEGES AND OBLIGATIONS IN CONNECTION WITH PENDING LITIGATION AND NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS I A F F LOCAL, NOT LOCAL 3 97 AND THE PORT ARTHUR POLICE ASSOCIATION, P A P A.
WE WILL NOW GO INTO CLOSE SESSION.
OF COURSE WE WILL BE LOGGING OFF ZOOM AND GOING INTO WEBEX, UH, CLOSE SESSION.
AT THE STREAM, THE CLOSE AND RIGHT.
CITY, SECRETARY CITY, SECRETARY GONNA CONCLUDE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
COUNCIL COUNCIL, COUNCIL COUNCIL MEMBER HERE.
WE NOW WILL CONCLUDE EXECUTIVE SESSION LOG ON TO YOUR ZOOM SO WE CAN GO INTO, I HAVE 30 MEETINGS.