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[I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL]
UH, EVENING.AND WE ARE IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS HERE IN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR AT 4 44 FOURTH STREET FOR A JOINT, UH, CITY COUNCIL MEETING WITH THE EDC BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
UH, AND THIS IS A SPECIAL MEETING.
THIS MEETING OF THE COUNCIL AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE EDC IS A JOINT MEETING HAS BEEN CALLED FOR TODAY, MAY 23RD AT 6:00 PM.
NOW, IF WE BEGIN THIS MEETING, IT CAN BE ATTENDED THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF A TELEPHONIC OR VIDEO CONFERENCING.
THE MEETING MAY BE ATTENDED BY CALLING OR DIALING 8 7 7 8 5 3 5 2 4 7 OR 8 8 8 7 8 8 0 0 9 9.
AND YOU MUST ENTER THE MEETING ID CODE OF 8 9 6 4 0 4 8 1 6 3 5.
AND HOW THE PASS CODE OF 7 6 6 2 4 2.
AND YOU WILL BE ALLOWED TO DISSIPATE IN THE MEETING.
WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT AT THIS MEETING OR WITH THESE MEETINGS THAT WE HAVE IN THE CITY HALL, PORT ARTHUR.
AND IF THERE WILL BE SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS NEEDED, YOU MUST MAKE THAT REQUESTS BY, UH, EXCUSE ME.
YOU MUST MAKE THAT REQUEST BY DOLLY 4 9 9 8 3 8 1 1 5.
AND THAT'S WHAT THE PORT AUTHOR CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE.
AND YOU WILL BE GIVEN THE ACCOMMODATIONS REQUESTED.
HOWEVER, THIS REQUEST MUST BE MADE 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING.
AND WE ARE, AGAIN, AS I SAID, IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, UH, AT THIS JUNCTURE, WE WILL HAVE AN INVOCATION, THE PLEDGE AND THE ROLL CALL TO BEGIN TO MEET HIM.
UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, MOSES, WOULD YOU BE SO KIND AS TO GIVE US THE INVOCATION? OH THE GOD.
IN THE NAME OF JESUS, WE THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME TOGETHER AND TELL ME, FATHER, WE THANK YOU THAT EVERYTHING THAT IS SAID AND DONE IN THIS VIDEO WILL BE TO YOUR GLORY.
AND TO YOUR HONOR, WE PRAY FOR THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR.
WE PRAY FOR THIS JOINT MEETING OF THE EDC AND THE CITY COUNCIL.
AND WE THANK YOU GOD FOR PAYROLL OUTCOMES IN JESUS NAME, WE PRAY.
THAT'LL SAY THE EXTRA ME REPEAT BROTHER, THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND USING TWO OF THE FLAT 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 CITY, SECRETARY, WOULD YOU BE SO KIND AS TO DO THE ROLL CALL FOR THE CITY COUNCIL, PLEASE? MAYOR BARTEE, PRESENT MAYOR PRO TEM HOMES, COUNCIL MEMBER JONES, COUNCIL MEMBER, KEN LAW, COUNCIL MEMBER MARK'S COUNCIL MEMBER.
NOW, WOULD YOU DO THE SAME FOR THE EDC BOARD OF DIRECTORS? YES, SIR.
DARRELL ANDERSON, BEVERLY RAYMOND, CHRISTOPHER SMITH, ELLEN CLARK, HAROLD DOUCET, JERRY LABA, RHONDA CONNOR.
YOU HAVE A QUORUM OF THE EDC MAN.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS, THE EDC BOARD OF DIRECTORS, UH, FOR YOUR PRESENCE AT THIS MEETING, AND WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO
[II. *CLOSED MEETING ( EXECUTIVE SESSION)]
AT THIS JUNCTURE IS WE WANT YOU TO MOVE INTO A CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THIS MEETING.NOW IN THIS CLOSED SESSION, UH, WE WILL COVER, EXCUSE ME, LET ME MAKE THIS.
WE WERE COVERED, EXCUSE ME, SECTION 5, 5, 1 0.07, ONE OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE TO RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING POTENTIAL CLAIMS, LEGAL CON LEGAL AND CONTRACTUAL ISSUES AND LAWSUITS AGAINST THE, UH, PORT AUTHOR, SECTION FOUR, A ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR.
SECONDLY, WE WILL COVER SECTION 5, 5, 1 0.074 OF THE GOVERNMENT GOES
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TO DELIBERATE AND TO DISCUSS THE APPOINTMENT OF AN INTERIM CEO FOR THE PORT OFFICE, SECTION FOUR, A ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, AND EXCUSE ME, SECTION 5, 5, 1 0.087 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE TO DISCUSS ECONOMIC INCENTIVES FOR COMMERCIAL, RESIDENTIAL, AND INDUSTRIAL BUSINESS PROSPECTS.AND IF NEED BE, WE WILL RETURN HERE TO CHAMBERS.
IF ANY OF THESE ITEMS WOULD HAVE ACTION THAT WOULD NEED TO BE TAKEN IN AN OPEN SESSION.
SO AT THIS TIME, WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO IS WE'RE GOING TO RECESS TO THE DEVELOPMENT BUILDING ACROSS THE PARKING LOT AREA SO THAT WE WOULD BE IN A, I THINK, A MORE COMFORTABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR THIS, UH, JOINT MEETING.
SO AT THIS TIME I SEE THE SECRETARY OF AN ATTORNEY.
WE WILL RECESS AND GO OVER TO THE DEVELOPMENT BUILDING AND WE WILL BEGIN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
A CITY SECRETARY, ARE WE LIVE? YES, SIR.
THEY HAVE SOME LITTLE BATTERIES.
UH, WE ARE RETURNING, UH, FROM OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION AND WHAT I LIKE TO DO AT THIS, WELL, YOU HAVE TO ESTABLISH A QUORUM FOR ME, PLEASE.
MAYOR PARTY, MAYOR PRO TEM HOMES, COUNCIL MEMBER JONES, COUNCIL MEMBER, KEN LAW, COUNCIL MEMBER MARKS, COUNCIL MEMBER, MOSES COUNCIL MEMBER FRAME.
YOU HAVE A QUORUM OF THE CITY COUNCIL MAYOR.
WOULD YOU DO THE EDC BOY PLEASE? DARRYL ANDERSON, BEVERLY RAYMOND, CHRISTOPHER SMITH, ELLEN CLARK.
YOU SAID JERRY LABOV, RHONDA CONNOR.
YOU HAVE A QUORUM OF THE EDC MAYOR.
AT THIS TIME, I'M READY TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO, UH, IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION COUNTS.
SO YOU HAVE MOTION, UH, FOR THAT WE HAVE AN ACTION TO ATTAIN.
UH, THIS IS A MOTION COMING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION TO A POINT CRYSTAL BILLARY OUT AS INTERIM CBO AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY NO IT'S LIT UP, BUT YOU'RE NOT ON YOU OWN, YOU OWN ON MY SCREEN, BUT I DON'T HEAR YOU.
STARTING OVER A MOTION TO APPOINT CRYSTAL VILLAREAL, MUELLER AS INTERIM CEO OF THE PA EDC AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY THE PA EDC BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE TERMS CONDITIONS AND PAY OF THE INTERIM POSITION HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY ESTABLISHED, UH, FOR THE INTERIM POSITION AND WILL BE USED HERE IN, OKAY.
LET'S BE MOVED AND COUNCIL WOMAN MOSES IS REMOVED.
AND SECOND THAT WE WOULD, UH, ACCEPT THE MOTION FOR ACTION AS READ BY THE CITY ATTORNEY CONCERNING THE APPOINTMENT OF AN INTERIM CEO FOR THE EDC HERE IN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, ARE WE READY FOR QUESTION? WE'RE READY TO VOTE ALL IN FAVOR, ANY OPPOSED? NAY.
SO IT IS ART, THE MOTION PASSES AND WE HAVE THE APPOINTMENT OF THE NEW G UH, I WANT TO SAY YOUR LAST NAME.
I DON'T WANT TO, TO MESS IT UP.
IT'S REAL, REAL FIRST NAME, BUT YET IT'S BEEN A REAL, UH, AS THE NEW INTERIM, UH, EDC, UH, DIRECTOR AND, UH, THE BOARD AND YOU ARE EXPECTING YOU ALL TO CONTINUE IN THE PROCESS THAT WE'VE BEEN MOVING IN, AND THAT WOULD BE IN AN UPWARD AND POSITIVE DIRECTION.
NOW THAT WOULD BE ANY OTHER, UH, BUSINESS COMING OUT OF THAT MEETING.
WE WERE READY TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION HAS BEEN MOVED.
AND SECOND IS A MOVING THE SECOND THAT WE WENT IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
UH, AND IF ONE HAS QUESTIONS ON IT ALL IN FAVOR, ANY OPPOSED AS HAVING SO IS ALL OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION IS NOW OVER AND WE ARE READY TO HAVE A MOTION FROM THE MAYOR PRO TEM TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING.
SO NOW WE'VE MOVED IN SECOND THAT
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WE WOULD HAVE JOINED THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD, UH, EDC BOARD AND THE CITY COUNCIL HERE AND SEE THE PORT.ARTHUR, WE READY FOR QUESTION ALL IN? WELL, WE READY TO VOTE ALL IN FAVOR, ANY OPPOSED? NAY, THE AYES HAVE IT ON HIS AUDIT.
THIS MEETING IS NOW ENDED AND WE'LL SEE YOU ALL IN THE MORNING AT NINE 30 SHARP.