[I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL]
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WE ARE HERE IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS HERE AT 4 44 FOURTH STREET IN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR.
UH, AND WE ARE ABOUT TO BEGIN OR WE ARE BEGINNING.
I HAVE A SPECIAL EXECUTIVE MEETING HERE TODAY, UH, WHICH HAVE BEGUN ABOUT, UH, EIGHT MINUTES AGO, PROPERTY AT 4:00 PM.
UH, AND WE ARE AT THE ADDRESS THAT I JUST STATED.
IF CITIZENS WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE, YOU MAY PARTICIPATE AND ATTEND THIS MEETING BY DIALING 8 7 7 8 5 3 5 2 4 7 OR 8 8 8 7 8 8 0 9 9.
ENTER 8 1 3 5 8 4 9 3 9 5 1 AS THE MEETING ID AND THE PASSCODE OF 9 7 2 2 0 4.
AND WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT.
IF THERE IS A NEED FOR REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS TO BE PROVIDED, ALL YOU NEED DO IS CONTACT THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING BY DIALING 4 0 9 9 8 3 8 1 1 5 AND MAKE THE REQUEST AND THAT'D BE REQUESTS WILL BE ON IT.
IF THEY ARE ACTUALLY REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR YOUR ATTENDING THIS MEETING, WITH THAT BEING SAID, LET US BEGIN WITH AN INVOCATION.
AND THEN WE WILL HAVE THE PLEDGE AND THE ROLL CALL, COSMIC, FRANKLY, TO DO THE IMPLICATION FOR US.
LET US BOW ALL WISE IN ETERNAL GOD, OUR FATHER, HOW GRATEFUL WE ARE FOR YET.
AGAIN, ALLOWING US TO GATHER TOGETHER TO CONDUCT THE BUSINESS OF OUR CITY.
WE THANK YOU GOD, FROM THE EARLY RISING OF THE SUN TO THE GOING DOWN OF THE SAME, THAT YOU ARE GOD AND GOD ALONE.
WE PRAY FOR YOUR WISDOM ON TODAY.
FATHER, AS WE DO THE BUSINESS OF THIS CITY FATHER, THAT WE MIGHT MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS FOR OUR CITIZENRY AND THAT FATHER, YOU WOULD EVEN ALLOW US THOSE OPPORTUNITIES TO DO SO.
NOW, LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO IN THE POWERFUL AND PRECIOUS NAME OF JESUS.
LET US SAY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TOGETHER IN UNISON.
I PLAYED THE LITERS 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.
SO THE SECRETARY, WOULD YOU BE SO KIND AS TO ESTABLISH THE QUORUM FOR US, MAYOR BARR TO PRESENT MAYOR PRO TEM HOMES, COUNCIL MEMBER JONES, COUNCIL MEMBER, KEN LAW, COUNCIL MEMBER MARKS, COUNCIL MEMBER, MOSES COUNCIL MEMBER, FRANK PRESENT.
THANK YOU SO KINDLY AND THANK EACH OF YOU.
I COLLEAGUES BEING HERE AND THOSE WHO WERE HERE
[II. *CLOSED MEETING ( EXECUTIVE SESSION)]
PRESENT IN THE GALLERY, WE ARE PREPARED TO GO ON THROUGH OUR CLOSE EXECUTIVE SESSION, UH, AT THIS JUNCTURE AND IN THE CLOSE EXECUTIVE SESSION, WE WILL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 5, 5 1 0.101 OF THE CHAPTER 5 5, 1 OF THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, THAT GOVERNANCE IN THE GOVERNMENT CODE, WHICH WAS FORMERLY ARTICLE, UH, 62 52 DASH ONE SEVEN, SECTION TWO SUB SECTION EIGHT.UH, PRIOR TO GOING INTO THIS, UH, CRO SEX SESSION, I WOULD MAKE THE FOLLOWING ANNOUNCEMENT.
FIRST, WE WILL DEAL WITH SECTION FIVE, 1.07, ONE OF THE GOVERNMENT COKE, UH, TO DISCUSS AND RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING POTENTIAL AND OR PENDING CLAIMS LITIGATION AND OTHER LEGAL MATTERS INVOLVING THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR.
SECONDLY, WE WOULD DEAL WITH 5, 5, 1 0.072 WITH THE GOVERNMENT GOAL TO DISCUSS OR DELIBERATE THE PURCHASE EXCHANGE LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN PORT ARTHUR AREA.
AND WE WILL, AS A THIRD, UH, ENTRY, WE WILL HAVE A SECTION 5, 5 1 0.072.
AGAIN, UH, THE GOVERNMENT CALLED TO DISCUSS OR DELIBERATE THE PURCHASE OF CHANGED LEASE A VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY ON PLEASURE ISLAND AND 5, 5, 1 0.087 OF THE GOVERNMENT GOAL WILL BE DISCUSSED, UH, TO DISCUSS, UH, ECONOMIC INCENTIVES FOR COMMERCIAL, RESIDENTIAL AND OR INDUSTRIAL BUSINESS PROSPECTS.
AND IF ANY OF THESE ITEMS WOULD HAVE, UH, A NEED FOR ACTION OR TO BE ACTED UPON, WE WILL RETURN, UH, FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION TO OUR OPEN SESSION YEAR AND,
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UH, COUNSELOR CHAMBERS AND CONDUCT THAT VOTE ON THAT MATTER OR WHATEVER THE MATTER MIGHT BE THERE, BUT TO HAVE ACTION INCLUDED WITH IT, WITH THAT BEING SAID, AND THERE'D BE NO, NO OTHER DISCUSSION.WE WILL RETALIATE AND RECESS TO, UH, THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, EXCUSE ME, OUR CONFERENCE ROOM DOWNSTAIRS FOR ALL EXECUTIVE MEETING.
UH, WE ARE RETURNING INTO SESSION FROM OUR EXECUTIVE, UH, MEETING AND, UH, YOU TO ESTABLISH A QUORUM AS SOON AS TAKE YOUR DAY.
MAY YOUR BAR T MAYOR PRO TEM HOMES, COUNCIL MEMBER JONES, COUNCIL MEMBER KINLAW COUNCIL MEMBER, MOSES COUNCIL MEMBER MARKS, COUNCIL MEMBER, FRANK.
SO KINDLY WE WERE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
WE, UH, HAD ITEM THAT WOULD DISCUSS, UH, ATTORNEY.
AND DO WE HAVE ANY ACTION ITEMS, NEW ITEMS FOR ACCIDENT? UH, THE APOE, WE CAN ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
THE EXECUTIVE SESSION HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECOND THAT WE WOULD HAVE JOINED THE, UH, EXECUTIVE SESSION.
ALL WE READY TO VOTE ALL IN FAVOR, ANY OPPOSED? NAY AYES EPISODES OUGHT TO BE EXECUTIVE SESSION HAS NOW ENDED AT 5:48 PM HERE ON AUGUST 30TH.