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Y'ALL, WE ARE READY.UM, ARE WE READY? UH, CITY SECRETARY.
WELCOME YOU ALL HERE AND WE ARE, I HAVEN'T HEARD HER SAY LIVE YET, BUT IT'S GOOD.
[I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL]
LIKE TO WELCOME EACH OF YOU TO OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULED FOR TODAY, APRIL 11TH, AND OUR SPECIAL EXECUTIVE MEETING FOR 4:00 PM IT IS NOW 4:05 PM AND YOU MAY ATTEND THIS MEETING, UH, THROUGH TELEPHONIC OR THROUGH VIDEO CONFERENCE.UH, UH, MEDIUMS. UH, YOU MUST FIRST DIAL 8 7 7 8 5 3 5 2 4 7 OR 8 8 8 7 8 8 0 0 9 9 AND ENTER THE MEDIAN ID OF 8 5 1 0 6 0 7 4 4 7 3 AND THE PASS CODE OF 2 2 1 0 1 1.
AND YOU WILL BE ALLOWED TO, UH, ENTER AND PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING.
AND WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT.
AND IF YOU HAVE A NEED FOR SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS, YOU ONLY NEED TO CONTACT THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE AT 4 0 9 9 9 8 3 8 1 1 5 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING AND MAKE THE REQUEST.
AND THEY WILL DO ALL WITHIN THEIR POWERS TO ACCOMMODATE YOU WITH YOUR SPECIAL REQUEST.
AT THIS TIME, WE WILL HAVE THE, EXCUSE ME, UH, INVOCATION, UH, BY COUNCILMAN MARKS.
WOULD YOU DO THAT FOR US? AND THEN WE WILL HAVE THE PLEDGE.
FATHER GOD, WE COME TO YOU TODAY THANKING YOU FOR ANOTHER DAY, ALLOWING US TO SEE YOUR GLORY, YOUR HONOR, YOUR PRAISE FOR ALL OF PORT ARTHUR AND ITS CITIZENS.
WE ASKED FATHER THAT YOU BE WITH US AS WE DELIBERATE TODAY TO TAKE CARE OF THE BUSINESS OF THE CITY.
AS THAT YOU TOUCH US EACH WITH THE WISDOM OF YOUR LOVE AND YOUR GUIDANCE.
WE ASK ALL THESE THINGS AND YOUR SON'S NAME.
COUNCIL, WILL YOU PLEASE JOIN US IN PRAISE BELIEVERS IN MUN.
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 CEREMONY.
CITY SECRETARY, WOULD YOU BE SO KIND TO AS TO ESTABLISH THE QUO ROOM FOR US? MAYOR BART, PRESENT MAYOR PRO.
COUNCIL MEMBER FRANK HERE YOU HAVE A COR MAYOR.
[II. *CLOSED MEETING ( EXECUTIVE SESSION)]
AT THIS TIME WE WILL RECESS TO THE CONFERENCE ROOM FOR OUR CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION.IN THIS SESSION, WE WILL BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 5 51 0.101 OF CHAPTER 5 51 OF THE OPEN MEETINGS LAWS OF THE, EXCUSE ME, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, WHICH WAS FORMALLY ARTICLE 62 52 17, SECTION TWO, SUBSECTION EIGHT.
AND THIS SECTION SAYS THAT PRIOR TO GOING TO THE MEETING, I WOULD MAKE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE CLOSED SECTION, A CLOSED EXECUTIVE, UH, SESSION.
RATHER, WE WILL COVER SECTION 5 51 0.07, ONE OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE TO DISCUSS AND RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING POTENTIAL AND OR PENDING CLAIMS, CONTRACTS, LITIGATION, AND OTHER LEGAL MATTERS INVOLVING THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR.
WE WILL ALSO COVER SECTION 5 51 0.072 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE TO DISCUSS OR DELIBERATE THE PURCHASE EXCHANGE, LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF PORT ARTHUR.
AND WE COVER SECTION 5 51 0.087 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE TO DISCUSS ECONOMIC INCENTIVES FOR COMMERCIAL, RESIDENTIAL, AND OR INDUSTRIAL BUSINESS PROSPECTS.
AND BE THERE ANY ACTION FROM ANY OF THOSE ITEMS OR DISCUSSIONS
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IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.WE WILL RETURN HERE IN OUR OPEN SESSION AND ACTUALLY HAVE THOSE ITEMS ACTED UPON IF NEED BE.
AT THIS JUNCTURE, WE WILL RECESS TO THE DOWNSTAIRS BOARDROOM FOR OUR CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION.
IT'S 5 35 AND WE ARE HERE AND THE CITY COUNCIL, UH, CHAMBERS.
FIRST I'D LIKE TO RECONVENE OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING THAT BEGAN AT 4:00 PM AND, UH, I THINK CITY SECRETARY YOU REE ESTABLISHED? YES, SIR.
AND WE ARE RECONVENING NOW IN 5 36, EXCUSE ME.
UH, WE WERE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
UH, WE OPENED AT ABOUT 4 0 5, UH, PM UH, THIS AFTERNOON.
THERE WERE NOT ANY ITEMS, UH, CITY ATTORNEY, AM I CORRECT? NO ITEMS THAT WOULD REQUIRE ACTION.
SO I WOULD, UH, BE READY TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT OF THE MEETING.
COUNCILMAN, UH, KINLOCK? YES, MA'AM.
THAT WE WOULD, UH, ADJOURN THE SPECIAL EXECUTIVE MEETING THAT BEGAN AT 4:05 PM TODAY.
UH, WE READY FOR QUESTION? WE'RE READY TO VOTE.
AND THE OPPOSERS AYES HAVE IT.
THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS NOW DULY ADJOINED.