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[I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL]
OKAY, GOOD AFTERNOON.THIS IS THE SPECIAL EXEC, WELL, THE ACTUALLY SPECIAL EXECUTIVE MEETING WE'RE GETTING READY TO RECESS INTO, BUT WE ARE OPENING NOW HIM HERE IN CONST CHAMBERS ON THIS DAY.
MAY 9TH, 2023 HERE AT 4:08 PM FOR OUR MEETING, UH, CITY HAS.
AND WE'LL CONDUCT THIS MEETING HERE AT 4 44 FOURTH STREET IN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR ON THE FOURTH FLOOR IN CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
YOU MAY PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING VIA TELEPHONIC OR VIDEO CONFERENCE MEDIUMS BY DIALING 8 7 7 8 5 3 5 2 4 7 OR 8 8 8 7 8 8 0 0 9 9.
YOU MUST PUT THE MEETING ID OF 8 8 1 7 4 8 0 9 3 5 4 AND THE PASS CODE OF 5 4 1 3 3 4 AND YOU WILL BE ALLOWED THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING.
ALSO, IF YOU HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS, EXCUSE ME, YOU MAY CONTACT THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE AND YOU WILL BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE YOUR REQUEST FOR YOUR SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS.
YOU MUST DO THAT BY DIALING NINE EIGHT WITH 4 0 9 9 8 3 8 115 AND THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE WILL DO ALL WITHIN ITS POWERS TO ACCOMMODATE YOU WITH YOUR REQUEST.
AT THIS TIME, WE'LL BEGIN THE MEETING AND WE WILL ASK MAYOR APPROACH HIM.
WOULD YOU BE SO KIND AS TO GIVE US THE INVITATION AND THAT WE WILL HAVE THE PLEDGE WITH ME.
GOD, WE COME BEFORE YOU TODAY THANKING YOU FOR EVERY OPPORTUNITY THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US IN OUR LIFE.
WE THANK YOU FOR TODAY'S COUNCIL MEETING.
WE THANK YOU FOR THE DIRECTION THAT YOU WILL GIVE US TODAY AND THE DIRECTION YOU WILL GIVE OUR NEXT ELECTED COUNCIL.
I THANK YOU, FATHER FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TODAY AND TO SERVE FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS.
CAN JOIN US PLEASE NOW IN UNISON OUR PLEDGE LEADERS TO THE FLAG FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INDULGENCE IN OUR OPENING CEREMONIES.
NOW, THE CITY SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE BE SO KIND AS TO ESTABLISH THE QUO.
MAYOR BART, PRESENT MAYOR PRO.
COUNCIL MEMBER FRANK, PRESENT.
[II. *CLOSED MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION)]
NOW PREPARED TO GO INTO OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION, WHICH IS A CLOSED MEETING AND IN COMPLIANCE, UH, WITH THE REQUIREMENTS IN SECTION 5 51 0.101 OF CHAPTER 5 51 OF THE OPEN MEETINGS LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, FORMERLY ARTICLE 62 52 DASH 17 SECTION TWO SUBSECTION EIGHT.BEFORE GOING INTO THE MEETING, I BEING THE PRESIDING OFFICER, MUST MAKE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT.
IN THE CLOSED SESSION, WE WILL DISCUSS 5 51 0.071 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.
ALSO SECTION 5 51 0.072 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE TO DISCUSS OR DELIBERATE THE PURCHASE EXCHANGE, LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE E T J OR OUR INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT.
AND SECTION 5 51 0.072 TO DISCUSS DELIBERATE, ACTUALLY I THINK I MESSED UP.
I WAS READING, UH, IT SHOULD BE TWO AND I STARTED READING THREE, BUT IT WAS BASICALLY WORDED THE SAME.
BUT IN SECTION TWO, UH, NUMBER TWO OF THAT SAME SECTION WE'LL DISCUSS AND DELIBERATE THE PURCHASE EXCHANGE LEASE OF VALUE OF PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF PORT
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ARTHUR.AND IN SECTION 5 51 0.072 OF THE GOVERNMENT CALLED THE SERVICE SAME SECTION AND THE SAME OF RIVER THERE SAYS TO DISCUSS OR DELIBERATE THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY.
NOW THIS IS WITHIN THE E T J OR OUR INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT AND THE SECTION 5 51 0.087 OF THE GOVERNMENT CULTURE TO DISCUSS ECONOMIC INCENTIVES FOR COMMERCIAL, RESIDENTIAL, AND OR INDUSTRIAL BUSINESS PROSPECTS.
AND IF THERE BE ANY ACTIONS FROM ANY OF THOSE ITEMS IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION, WHEN WE RETURN THE CHAMBERS, WE WILL ACT UPON THEM ACCORDINGLY.
SO AT THIS JUNCTURE, WE WILL RECESS DOWN TO THE CONFERENCE ROOM FOR OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION AND RETURN AT THE END OR BY FIVE 30 TO BEGIN OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING.
WE ARE RETURNING FROM OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION AND UH, THIS JUNCTURE I LIKE TO ASK THE CITY SECRETARY, PLEASE, UH, SIT THE QUO FOR US.
MAYOR BART, PRESENT MAYOR PRO.
WE WERE IN OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION, UH, CITY ATTORNEY.
THERE WASN'T ANY ITEM FOR ACTION OF CONSIDERATION.
SO WE WILL, UH, BE READY TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
IT'S BEEN MOVED IN SECOND THAT WE WOULD ADJOURN, EXCUSE ME, THE SPECIAL EXECUTIVE MEETING WHICH BEGAN AT FIVE OH, UH, EXCUSE 4 0 8 ON THIS AFTERNOON.
AND, UH, WE'RE READY FOR VOTING.
SO AS AUDITED, WE WILL ADJO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.