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READY.UH, W W WE'RE SHOOTING, WE'RE READY
[I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL]
TO SIT THE SECRETARY.IT, IT WOULD JUST OPEN THIS UP AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO GO DOWNSTAIRS.
THIS IS A SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING THAT'S SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON TODAY, DECEMBER 14TH, BEGINNING AT 10:30 AM.
AND I THINK WE MIGHT BE ABOUT FOUR MINUTES OVER THAT TIME.
IT'S 10 34, ACCORDING TO OUR CORROBORATOR HERE IN THE CITY, COUNCIL, CHAMBERS AND CITY OF, UH, PORT OFF THE ASHLEY'S GOING TO CONDUCT THIS SPECIAL MEETING TODAY, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14TH, 2021 BY TELEPHONIC AND BY VIDEO CONFERENCE, UH, MEDIUMS. UH, AND THIS IS IN ADDITION TO OUR BEING IN PERSON IN ATTENDANCE HERE FOR THOSE WHO ARE ON COUNCIL.
NOW, QUORUM OF THE, OF THE CITY COUNCIL MUST BE PHYSICALLY PRESENT HERE IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS ON THE FIFTH FLOOR HERE, UH, LOCATED AT 4 44 FOURTH STREET IN THE GREAT CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS, AND YOU, THE PUBLIC MAY PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING IN PERSON OR BY A HIGH-TECH MEANS IF YOU WILL, BY DOWLING, UH, 8 7 7 8 5 3 5 2 4 7 OR 8 8 8 7 8 8 0 0 9 9.
THE MEETING ID FOR THE MEETING TODAY WOULD BE 8 2 2 1 0 7 7 4 0 4 0.
AND THE PAST CODE WOULD BE 7 5 5 8 1 8.
AND WE ARE ALSO BEING COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, AND THE CITY WILL PROVIDE FOR A REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PERSONS ATTENDING THE MEETING.
HOWEVER, YOU MUST CONTACT THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE AT 4 0 9 9 8 3 8 1 1 5 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING AND MAKE THE REQUEST WITH THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE AND ABLE TO DO ALL THAT THEY POSSIBLY CAN TO ACCOMMODATE YOUR REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS.
UH, THIS TIME WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE INVOCATION AND WE HAVE THE PLEDGE AND THE ROOM CALL COUNCILMAN JONES.
WOULD YOU GIVE THEM INDICATION FOR US THIS MORNING? I WILL CALL THEN I WOULD GO OUT OR HOW WE LOVE YOU.
OH, HOW IS YOUR HOLDING AND ROGER'S NAME? YOU'VE BEEN SO GOOD.
YOU BEING SO MAD, HE'S BEEN SO KIND, BUT DAD WAS SAYING THANK YOU TO GOD.
SO MANY TIMES LOOK WHERE YOU'RE ON OUR POSTS AND YOU SAW OUR NEEDS.
IF WE EVER NEED TO, BEFORE MY FATHER, WE NEED YOU RIGHT NOW, BLESSED RIGHT NOW TO GO AND HAVE MUSCLE RIGHT NOW, STRAIGHTEN US RIGHT NOW AND COACHES RIGHT NOW TO ALL OVER PLEASER, HAMMERSTEIN, BREATH, JUST COUNSEL.
BUT JABER HOME REPRESENTED HERE TONIGHT.
LET'S JUST SIT HERE AND ALL GOD PEOPLE PLEASE SLOW IT WHILE WE COME.
AND THESE ARE TRYING TIMES AND TRYING TO HAVE MONEY TO SAVE.
GIVE US STRENGTH, GIVE US KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING TO SERVE THAT PEOPLE.
THESE NALL BLESSED WHEN THEY ASKED ME THE DAUGHTER'S SON JESUS' NAME FOR ACQUIRE STICK.
THE, TO THE LEADERS IN UNITY, 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.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INDULGENCE.
YOU KNOW, OPENING TRADITION, UH, CITY SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE ESTABLISH THE QUORUM WITH ROLL CALL MAYOR BARR T MAY APPROACH HIM FRANK COUNCIL MEMBER HOLMES, COUNCIL MEMBER JONES, COUNCIL MEMBER, KEN LAW, COUNCIL MEMBER MARKS, COUNCIL MEMBER, MOSES.
[II. * CLOSED MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION)]
WILL NOW RECESS OVER INTO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION AND WE WILL BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 5, 5, 1 0.101 OF THE CHAPTER 5, 5, 1 OF THE OPEN MEETINGS, LAWS OF THE STATE, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, FORMALLY ARTICLE 65 52 DASH ONE SEVEN, SECTION TWO, SUBSECTION EIGHT.PRIOR TO GOING INTO THIS CLOSED SESSION, I AM TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING ANNOUNCEMENTS.
WE WILL COVER IN THE CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION ON TO DATE SECTION 5, 5, 1 0.07, ONE OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE TO DISCUSS AND RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING POTENTIAL AND OUR PENDING LITIGATION
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AND OTHER LEGAL MATTERS INVOLVING THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR.ALSO IN SECTION 5, 5, 1 0.074 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE TO DISCUSS THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CITY, ATTORNEY CITY MANAGER, CITY, SECRETARY, AND MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE.
AND ALSO WE WOULD DEAL WITH SECTION 5.1 0.087 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE TO DISCUSS THE ECONOMIC INCENTIVES FOR COMMERCIAL, RESIDENTIAL, AND INDUSTRIAL BUSINESS, UH, PROSPECTS.
AND IF WE WOULD HAVE ANYTHING FROM THOSE ITEMS WITH ACTION, WE WOULD HAVE EMOTION OUT OF OUR CLOSED SESSION, AND WE WOULD COME BACK INTO COUNCIL CHAMBERS HERE AND VOTE ON THAT ITEM.
IF IT IS NECESSARY, IF NOT WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO NOW, WE WILL RECESS DOWN INTO, UH, COUNCIL, UH, THE, UH, CONFERENCE ROOM, IF YOU WILL, FOR OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION, WE'RE READY.
WOULD YOU PLEASE READ HIS DAD WAS A QUOTE.
OH, ARE WE READY? ARE WE LACKED? OKAY.
WILL YOU PLEASE BE ESTABLISH A QUORUM FOR US? MAYOR BARTY MAY APPROACH HIM FRANK COUNCIL MEMBER HOMES, COUNCIL MEMBER JONES, COUNCIL MEMBER, KEN LAW, COUNCIL MEMBER MARKS, COUNCIL MEMBER, MOSES.
I THINK THERE IS A EMOTION COMING OUT OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
DO YOU HAVE IT? YOU SAID THE SECRETARY.
YOU HAVE WHAT? YOU READ IT FOR US, PLEASE.
I MOTION TO AMEND THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR AND THE MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE ANTWAN FREEMAN TO INCLUDE PROVISIONS FOR TWO WEEKS VACATION AND TWO WEEKS SICK ACCRUAL.
MAY I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL COUNCILMAN MARKS AND SO MOVE MAYOR.
CAN I GET A SECOND? SECOND MYTH HAS BEEN MOVED IN SECOND AND WE WOULD APPROVE THE MOTION AS PRESENTED AND READ BY OBVIOUSLY THE SECRETARY WE'RE READY FOR QUESTIONING.
NO QUESTIONS I READ IN IS READY TO VOTE ALL IN FAVOR.
ANY OPPOSED? NAY THE AYES HAVE IT.
SO IN HIS HONOR, WE WOULD ACCEPT THE MOTION CONCERNING OUR CITY ATTORNEY AS READ BY A CITY, A CITY JUDGE.
I KNEW IT WAS AN ATTORNEY INVOLVED, OUR MUNICIPAL JUDGE AS READ BY, UH, I WOULD SAY THE SECRETARY, IF THERE'D BE NO OTHER INFANT, NO OTHER, UH, I DON'T THINK THERE IS ANY OTHER, UH, BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THIS BATTERY.
I WOULD, UH, UH, A JOINT OFF ACCEPT THE MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT, ALL KINDS OF REMARKS.
AND SECOND THAT WE WOULD HAVE JOINED THIS MEETING, ESPECIALLY MEETING, UH, PUT OFF THE CITY OF COUNCIL ON TODAY, DECEMBER 14TH, 2021 THAT BEGAN AT 10 34 ON THIS MORNING.
AND GOD BLESS YOU ALL AND FAMOUS.
IT'S AN ASSUMPTION WAS IN JUST KNOWING THAT YOU WOULD NOT VOTE AGAINST IT.