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IN PROGRESS.[I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL]
GOOD AFTERNOON.WE ARE IN A SPECIAL MEETING OR A ACTUALLY ESPECIALLY MEETING.
WE'RE GETTING READY TO HAVE A SPECIAL EXECUTIVE MEETING.
UH, IT SHOULD HAVE BEGAN ABOUT 13 MINUTES AGO AT 4:00 PM ON TODAY, JUNE 7TH IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 2022, UH, IMMEDIATE IS TO BE CONDUCTED HERE IN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, UH, CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT 4 44 FOURTH AVENUE, UH, FOURTH STREET RATHER HERE IN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR.
AND IT IS AN IN-PERSON MEETING HERE ON THE FIFTH FLOOR OF CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT OUR CITY HALL.
YOU MAY PARTICIPATE IN THIS MEETING BY DIALING 8 7 7 8 5 3 5 2 4 7 OR 8 8 8 7 8 8 0 0 9 9.
YOU WOULD ENTER MEETING ID 8 4 5 8 5 5 2 0 2 1 7 AND THE PASS CODE OF 0 1 4 1 2 5.
AND YOU WILL BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS.
I TOUCHED THE WRONG INADVERTENTLY TOUCH THAT BUTTON.
AND ALSO WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT.
AND IF YOU WOULD NEED SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS, ALL YOU NEED DO IS CALL THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE AT 4 0 9 9 8 3 8 1 1 5 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING AND WHATEVER THOSE ACCOMMODATIONS, ALL YOU WILL BE PROVIDED THOSE REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS BY OUR CITY SECRETARY.
AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO ASK COUNCILMAN JONES TO DO AN INVOCATION FOR US, AND THEN WE WILL HAVE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
WOULD YOU STAND WITH ME PLEASE? OH, HEAVENLY FATHER.
ONCE AGAIN, WE COME HUMBLE IN PRAYER TO YOU SO THAT DISCOUNTS WILL GO THROUGH THE CONDUCTED BUSINESS FOR THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR.
WE ACTUALLY BLESS ALL THE CITIZENS.
WE ASK THAT YOU BLESS ALL THE WORKERS, ALL THE MANAGEMENT, ALL THE INDIVIDUALS THAT PREPARED AS MEETING FOR TODAY.
WE ASK ALL THESE BLESSINGS IN YOUR SON JESUS' NAME AS WE PRAY.
SAY THE RIGHT OF THE LEADERS 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.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INDULGENCE IN OUR OPENING CITY SECRETARY, WOULD YOU BE SO KIND AS TO ESTABLISH THE QUORUM FOR US PLEASE? MAYOR BAR TO PRESENT MAYOR PRO TEM HOMES, COUNCIL MEMBER JONES, COUNCIL MEMBER, KEN LAW, COUNCIL MEMBER MARKS, COUNCIL MEMBER, MOSES COUNCIL MEMBER.
AND I'LL A COUNCIL WOMAN, MOSES ISN'T HERE.
SHE WAS IN SURGERY TODAY ON A KNEE AND I DID SPEAK, UH, WELL, HER HUSBAND TEXTED ME AND SAID THAT SHE HAD GOTTEN OUT OF SURGERY AND THAT SHE WAS IN RECOVERY.
SO SHE'LL BE AT ALL PRESS FOR HER RECOVERY.
[II. *CLOSED MEETING ( EXECUTIVE SESSION)]
WE WERE NOW PREPARED TO GO INTO CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION.AND IN ORDER FOR US TO GO INTO THIS CLOSE EXECUTIVE SESSION, WE W WE'LL BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 5, 5, 1 0.101 OF THE, OF CHAPTER 5, 5, 1 OPEN MEETINGS, LAW OF THE STATE OF TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE FORMALLY, UH, ARTICLE 62 52 DASH ONE SEVEN, SECTION TWO, SUBSECTION EIGHT.
AND PRIOR TO GOING INTO THIS MEETING, UM, MY BNB, UH, I BE IN THE, UH, CAUSE I DIDN'T OFFICER WILL MAKE THIS STATEMENT.
WE WERE COVERED SECTION 5, 5, 1 0.07, ONE OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE TO DISCUSS AND REVIEW.
I RECEIVED WHETHER LEGAL ADVICE FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING POTENTIAL AND ALL PENDING CLAIMS LITIGATION AND OTHER LEGAL MATTERS INVOLVING THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR ALSO RECOVERED SIX AND 5, 5, 1 0.072 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE TO DISCUSS OR DELIBERATE THE PURCHASE EXCHANGE LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITIES, EXTRA TERRITORY OR JURISDICTION, BETTER KNOWN AS THE ETJ INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT RECOVER SECTION 5, 5, 1 0.074
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OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE TO DISCUSS THE DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND EVALUATIONS OF THE CITY ATTORNEY CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY SECRETARY.AND FINALLY WE WOULD DISCUSS SEX 5, 5, 1 0.087 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE TO DISCUSS ECONOMIC INCENTIVES FOR COMMERCIAL, RESIDENTIAL AND OUR INDUSTRIAL BUSINESS PROSPECTS.
AND IF THERE WOULD BE ANY ITEMS THAT WOULD WARRANT, UH, ANY ALL FORM OF VOTE OR ACCIDENT, WHEN WE RETIRING AT FIVE 30, WE WILL THEN VOTE OR TAKE ACTION ON THAT ITEM AT THIS JUNCTURE, I'M READY TO, UH, DETAIN IT.
WE RECESSED TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
UH, CATALOG HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECOND THAT WE WOULD MOVE TO OUR DOWNSTAIRS CHAMBERS FOR OUR EXECUTIVE MEETING.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? ON ANY ALL IN FAVOR? YES MA'AM.
WE DON'T VOTE TO GO IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
I WENT TO EXECUTIVE SESSION IN THE SUN ALL DAY.
THE LAST MEETING WE HAD, WE DECIDED THAT FIVE, FIVE, A 1.074 WOULD BE REMOVED FROM IT WAS EVERY ASSESSMENT AND YOUR CITY SECRETARY DID ASK ME ABOUT IT.
SHE PUT IT ON BECAUSE I TOLD HER THAT I JUST LEAVE IT ON THERE UNTIL WE GET BETTER CLEARANCE.
WE'VE BEEN THROUGH SO WE CAN RETALIATE DOWNSTAIRS YOU'RE OFF.
AND I BELIEVE EVERYONE HAS THESE OTHER DOCUMENTS HERE.
THEY CAN STAY UP HERE, RIGHT? YEAH.
AND THIS JUST BEAT YOU AT EAST CLIPS.
I HAVE A SESSION OF THE, EXCUSE ME, A SPECIAL EXECUTIVE MEETING AT BEGAN AT ABOUT FOUR 13.
AND THAT WOULD BE NO ACTION ITEMS. ATTORNEY, AM I CORRECT? OKAY.
SO, UH, I'D BE CREDITED THIS MOMENT TO GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN THAT MEETING.
MAYOR BARTEE, MAYOR PRO TEM HOMES, COUNCIL MEMBER JONES, COUNCIL MEMBER, KEN LAW, COUNCIL MEMBER MARKS, COUNCIL MEMBER, MOSES COUNCIL MEMBER.
THIS TIME WE WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO, UH, JOIN THE SPECIAL MEETING FROM, UH, 5:24 PM ON TODAY.
COUNCILMAN, UH, FRANK BEGGAR, THE SECOND COUNSELOR MARKS.
AND SECOND THAT WE WOULD END THE SPECIAL EXECUTIVE MEETING.
READY FOR QUESTION? ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR AND NO POSES.
THE SPECIAL EXECUTIVE SESSION HAS NOW ENDED.
NOW WE ARE READY TO BEGIN THE FIVE 30 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING HERE AND CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS IN THE CITY OF PORT AUTHOR AT RECORDING IN PROGRESS.
WE NEED TO COVER A COUPLE MORE SECONDS.