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WE ARE[I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL]
NOW IN A JOINT, A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE PORT OFFICE CITY COUNCIL AND THE EDC BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE CITY COUNCIL IN EDC, UH, OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR WILL CONDUCT THIS JOINT SPECIAL MEETING SCHEDULED FOR, UH, ACTUALLY HAS 1230, UH, CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, UH, WRITTEN YET, BUT IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE 11:00 AM CENTRAL STANDARD TIME.YET YOU ALL READ IT FROM THIS READING WITH THEM, UH, ON TUESDAY, UH, SEPTEMBER 21ST BY TELEPHONIC AND VIDEO CONFERENCE.
UH, IN ADDITION TO ALLOWING IN-PERSON, UH, ATTENDANCE AND A QUORUM OF THE CITY COUNCIL, UH, NEEDS TO BE PRESENT PHYSICALLY HERE IN, UH, THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS ON HERE ON THE FIFTH FLOOR AND THE PUBLIC MAY PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING, UH, IN PERSON OR BY DIALING ONE OF THE FOLLOWING NUMBERS, UH, 8 7 7 8 5 3 5 2 4 7 AND 8 8 8 7 8 8 0 0 9 9.
AND, UH, THE MEETING ID FOR THIS PARTICULAR MEETING IS 8 9 0 1 8 6 4 8 5 4 2.
AND THE PAST CODE FOR THIS PARTICULAR MEETING IS 1, 1 3 8 2 7.
AND WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT.
UH, THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR WILL PROVIDE REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THOSE WHO WOULD NEED THOSE, UH, ACCOMMODATIONS, BUT YOU MUST CONTACT THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE OR 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING BY CALLING 9 8 3 8 1 1 5 AND MAKING A REQUEST FOR THOSE SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS.
UH, WE ALSO HAVE AGAIN, AND WE NEEDED TO HAVE A REQUIREMENT WASN'T WRITTEN ON IN, IN MY SCRIPT, BUT WE'D HAVE TO HAVE A QUORUM ALSO OF THE EDC BOARD AND WE HAVE THE QUORUM FOR THAT.
AND, UH, AN INVOCATION, UH, COUNCILMAN MARK, COULD YOU DO AN INVOCATION FOR US, UH, FOR THIS MEETING? AND THEN WE WILL DO PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
DID YOU ALL PLEASE, FATHER GOD, WE COME TO YOU TODAY, THANKING YOU FOR ALL THE BLESSINGS YOU HAVE BESTOWED UPON US.
WE THANK YOU FOR OUR INDIVIDUAL BLESSINGS AND WE THANK YOU FOR THE COLLECTIVE BLESSINGS OF THIS COUNCIL AND THE CITY.
WE WERE ASKED THAT YOU LOOKED DOWN UPON US SINCE WE CONDUCT THE BUSINESS OF THE CITY, UH, PROVIDE US WITH THE WISDOM THAT WE NEED TO MAKE THE CORRECT DECISIONS ON TODAY.
ALL THESE THINGS WE ASK IN JESUS NAME.
NOW WE WILL DO SAY THE, UH, PLAY THE BELIEVERS IN UNISON.
I PLAYED THE LITERS TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE PUBLIC ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND A CITY SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE ESTABLISH A QUORUM FOR BOTH THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE EDC BOARD OF DIRECTORS, MAYOR PRO TEM MAYOR BARTEE, MAYOR PRO TEM, FRANK COUNCIL MEMBER HOMES, COUNCIL MEMBER JONES, COUNCIL MEMBER, KEN LAW, COUNCIL MEMBER MARKS HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER, MOSES DARRELL ANDERSON, CHRISTOPHER SMITH, JARED LABOV, RHONDA CONNOR.
CAPRINO FRANK RASHAD HARRIS, BEVERLY RAYMOND.
[II. *CLOSED MEETING ( EXECUTIVE SESSION)]
ITEM WE HAVE HERE IS THAT THE MEETING, UH, BETWEEN THE, UH, CITY OR WITH THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR COUNCIL AND THE EDC BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THAT'S GOING TO BE, UH, AN EXECUTIVE SESSION IN, IN A CLOSED SESSION.AND IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 5, 5, 1 0.0 0.10, ONE OF THE, UH, CHAPTER 5, 5, 1 OF THE OPEN MEETINGS, LAWS, UPSTATE, UH, UH, FIXES GOVERNMENT CODE FORMALLY, UH, ARTICLE 6, 2 5 2 DASH ONE SEVEN, SECTION TWO, SUBSECTION EIGHT PRIOR TO GOING INTO THE CLOSED MEETING, THE PRESIDING OFFICER WOULD, UH, SHE WOULD MAKE, UH, THE FOLLOWING, UH, ANNOUNCEMENT.
I CLOSED MEETING LIKE THE SESSION, BUT NOW I'LL BE HERE PURSUANT TO THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 5, 5, 1, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 5, 5, 1 0.071 LITIGATION AND LEGAL ADVICE AND 5, 5, 1 0.074, UH, OR EXCUSE ME, THE FACT
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THAT 1.071 TO RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING POTENTIAL CLAIMS AND LAWSUITS AGAINST THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, UH, SECTION 48 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND ALL THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS, AND ALSO 5 5, 1 0.071 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE TO DISCUSS THE MANNER IN WHICH THE DUTY OF THE ATTORNEY TO THE PORT ARTHUR SECTION FOUR, A ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND OR THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS, CLEARLY CONFINED CONFLICTS WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT MATTERS OF ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGE AND THIRDLY, 5, 5, 1 0.074 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE TO DELIBERATE AND TO DISCUSS THE APPOINTMENT OF AN INTERIM CEO FOR THE PORT OFFICE SECTION FOR A ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION.NOW DAVE ADAMS, THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AND THEY MAY BE DISCUSSED AND THEY MAY REQUIRE ACTION TO BE ACTED UPON.
AND IF THAT BE SUCH A BUSINESS, WE WILL RETURN IN OPEN SESSION AND ACT UPON THOSE ACCORDINGLY THAT WOULD COME OUT OF THE, UH, EXECUTIVE SESSION.
SO AT THIS TIME WE'RE GOING TO RESET THIS MEETING AND WE WILL MOVE OVER TO THE DEVELOPMENT, UH, BUILDING ACROSS THE PARKING AREA AND, UH, CONDUCT OUR CLOSED SESSION THERE.
AND IF NEED BE, WE WILL RETURN HERE TO, WELL, WE WILL SEE WHAT WE HAVE ATTORNEY TO, UH, JOIN A MEETING.
AND IF THE ACTION WOULD NEED TO BE TAKEN, THAT ACTION WOULD BE TAKEN IN AN OPEN SESSION.
SO WE WERE NOW RECESSED IN TO THE DEVELOPMENTAL BUILDING.
I THINK MY LEG HARROW, WE GOING TO GET BACK IN, WE GOT TO GET BACK INTO THE SESSION, UH, UH, FROM OUR RECESS.
AND, UH, I'LL SAY THE SECRETARY ESTABLISHED A QUORUM FOR US FOR BOTH SCHOOLS.
MAY I APPROACH HIM FREE COUNSEL MEMBER HOMES HERE? COUNCIL MEMBER JONES, COUNCIL MEMBER, KEN LAW, COUNCIL MEMBER MARKS, COUNCIL MEMBER, MOSES DARRELL ANDERSON, CHRISTOPHER SMITH, JERRY LABOV, RHONDA CONNOR, KATRINA, FRANK RASHAAN HARRIS, BEVERLY RAYMOND, DO YOU HAVE, THANK YOU.
AND NOW WE ARE BACK IN SESSION.
I BELIEVE THE EDC BOARD HAS A MATTER OF BUSINESS THAT THEY WANT TO, UH, HANDLE.
AND ONCE THEY HANDLE THAT, THEN WE WILL, WE ACT TO THAT.
IT SHOULD BE ON, OH, ISN'T IT.
THE BED COULD BE THE BETTER AS GOOD AS DADDY COULD'VE BEEN ON THE WHOLE DAY.
OH, SHE WAS HAVING TO, WHEN SHE AT NIGHT, THAT'S ALL COMING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION.
UH, WE WANT TO, UM, OPERATE A MOTION, UM, FOR A POSITION OF INTERIM DIRECTOR OF THE PEDC, UH, TO MR. GEORGE DAVIS, STARTING ON OCTOBER 1ST, 2021, BASED ON THE TERMS TO BE NEGOTIATED BY THE EDC CHAIR, EDC GENERAL COUNCIL, THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY ATTORNEY AND THE P AND THE PEDC AGREES TO REIMBURSE THE CITY FOR HOURS.
MR. DAVIS IS EMPLOYED AS THE PA E D C, UM, DIRECTOR.
MA'AM WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS JUST TO MAKE THE STATEMENT.
UM, THERE WAS AGREEMENT THAT WE AGREED UPON WITH, UH, MR. UH, THAT WE PUT IN PLACE FOR MR. BETTY'S CONTINGENT ON, UM, FINALIZING A VERBIAGE WITH MYSELF AND, UM, OUR ATTORNEY AND WE WILL NO LONGER HONOR, UM, THAT, THAT MOVE AND ALL THAT MOTION AND YOUR REVOLT NOW ALL IN FAVOR, OPPOSE MOTION CARRIES.
DELL ATTORNEY, WE ALREADY TO ACT UPON
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THE MOTION THAT IS MEANT, THAT WAS JUST PASSED BY THE EDC BOARD IN OUR JOINT MEETING, COUNCIL PERSONS, YOU ALL HAVE HEARD THE MOTION.I DON'T PINK REITERATING IT WOULD BE NECESSARY.
I MOVED THAT, UM, TO OFFER THE POSITION OF INTERIM DIRECTOR OF PORT ARTHUR, EDC, PORT ARTHUR, EDC TO GEORGE DAVID STARTED OCTOBER 1ST, 2021, BASED ON THE TERMS TO BE NEGOTIATED BY THE EDC CHAIR, THE ADC GENERAL COUNCIL, THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY, AND THE PORT ARTHUR EDC AGREES TO REIMBURSE THE CITY FOR THE HOURS.
MR. DAVIS IS EMPLOYED BY OR AS THE PORT ARTHUR EDC DIRECTOR.
IT MAY GET A SECOND COUNSELOR MARKS.
SECOND IT'S BEEN MOVED IN SECOND THAT WE WOULD ACCEPT THE MOTION THAT WAS PRESENTED TO US FROM THE EDC BOARD CONCERNING THE INTERIM DIRECTOR.
UH, WE HAVE BROUGHT UP A QUESTION READY FOR QUESTION.
NOW ARE NO QUESTIONS READY TO VOTE ALL IN FAVOR AND HE'LL POSES I'S HABITS WITH THIS AUDIT, MR. GEORGE DAVIS WOULD BE OUR NEW INTERIM DIRECTOR FOR THE EDC BEGINNING, OCTOBER 1ST, 2021.
UH, THAT WOULD BE, UH, ANY OTHER ACTION OR THAT IS ANY, UH, ANY OTHER ACTIONS THAT CAME FROM THAT EXECUTIVE SESSION.
UH, I AM READY TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT.
IT'S BEEN MOVED IN SECOND THAT WE WOULD HAVE JOINED THIS JOINT MEETING OF THE APPOINT OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE EDC.
UH, WE READY FOR A QUESTION ALL IN FAVOR, ANY OPPOSED US? YOU MAY STAY.