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RECORDING IN PROGRESS.[I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL ]
THANK YOU.WE ARE GATHERED HERE ON TODAY, TUESDAY, UH, DECEMBER 5TH, 2023, HERE AT 4 44 FOURTH STREET IN THE GREAT CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS, FOR A REGULARLY SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING.
AND, UH, THIS COUNCIL MEETING, BOTH ARE EITHER THE SAME.
THIS COUNCIL MEETING MAY BE ATTENDED VIA VIDEO CONFERENCE OR TELEPHONIC, UH, MEDIUMS I EVER.
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 YOU WILL ENTER THEN THE MEETING ID OF 8 1 0 3 9 7 8 AND 4 3 6 4, AND THE PASSCODE OF 8 0 3 4 7 6, AND YOU WILL BE ALLOWED TO ATTEND AND PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING.
WE ARE ALSO IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACTS, AND IF THERE WOULD BE A NEED FOR SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS, YOU WOULD ONLY NEED TO CALL THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE AT 4 0 9 9 8 3 8 1 1 5.
HOWEVER, IT MUST BE DONE 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING SO THAT THEY MAY PREPARE THE ACCOMMODATIONS THAT YOU HAVE REQUESTED, AND THAT WILL BE HANDLED BY THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE.
AT THIS TIME, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THE, UH, INVOCATION, OUR PLEDGE AND THE ROLL CALL.
MAYOR PROAM, WOULD YOU BE SO KIND AS TO DO THE INVOCATION FOR US? BOW YOUR HEADS PLEASE.
THANK YOU, GOD, FOR BLESSING US SO GOOD IN EVERY ASPECTS OF OUR LIVES.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO HAVE GRACE AND MERCY ON US AS WE MAKE THESE DECISIONS ON HOW TO MOVE OUR CITY FORWARD.
PLEASE BLESS US TO, UM, RUN OUR MEETING WITH HUMILITY AND HONOR AND RESPECT.
PLEASE FORGIVE US FOR OUR SINS AND CONTINUE, GOD, TO BLESS US, OUR FAMILIES, IN THE ENTIRE CITY.
JOIN US NOW IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
I HAVE PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF 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 OF THE MEETING.
CITY SECRETARY, WOULD YOU BE SO KIND AS TO ESTABLISH THE QUO? MAYOR BARTEE, PRESENT, MAYOR PRO, TIMM HAMILTON, PRESENT, COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS HERE.
[II. PROCLAMATIONS ]
MORNING, BEGINNING WITH PROCLAMATIONS, AND WE DO HAVE A PROCLAMATION ON THIS MORNING, AND THE PROCLAMATION IS FOR OUR PULL, ARTHUR, THE LNG NEIGHBORS, AND IT'S DEALING WITH THEIR SEASON OF GIVING.Y'ALL WANT TO COME FORWARD AND WE WILL BE READY TO READ THE PROCLAMATION FOR YOU AND BE PRESENTED.
WE HAVE MS. PRESSLEY, MS. KELLY PRESLEY AT THE PORT, ARTHUR, UH, LNG, HERE WITH US IN CHAMBERS.
AND THE PROCLAMATION READS THUSLY, WHEREAS IN 2023, PORT ARTHUR, L AND G'S SEASON OF GIVING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BECHTEL AND THE PORT NEWS AWARDED $100,000 IN GRANTS TO 41 LOCAL NONPROFITS AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS WITH PROGRAMS AND THE SERVICES SUPPORTING OUR MOST VALUABLE FAMILIES IN NEED DURING THE HOLIDAYS.
AND WHEREAS PORT ARTHUR L AND G FUNDED $72,500 IN GRANT REQUEST AND BETO CONTRIBUTED $27,500.
PORT ARTHUR NEWS CONTRIBUTED PROMOTIONAL SUPPORT DURING THE GRANT APPLICATION PROCESS AND GRANT AWARD WINNER FEATURES.
AND WHEREAS SEASON OF GIVING IS AN EFFORT AS PART OF THE COMPANY'S COMMITMENT TO CHAMPIONING AND BEING CHAMPIONS OF PEOPLE WORKING WITH LOCAL
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ORGANIZATIONS IN JEFFERSON COUNTY THAT HAVE A TREMENDOUS IMPACT ON IMPROVING THE OVERALL SAFETY AND HELP OF OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH THEIR SERVICE AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO HELPING THOSE IN NEED.AND WHEREAS SEASON OF GIVING GRANTS AWARDS, SUPPORT EFFORTS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS, HOLIDAY COMMITMENT OR HOLIDAY COMMITMENTS FOR THE COMMUNITY IN ITS FEEDING EFFORTS, HOT MEALS AND OR MEAL DELIVERIES TO HOME BOUND CITIZENS.
ALSO HOLIDAY TOY AND WARM CLOTHING EFFORTS SUCH AS BLANKET DRIVES AND DISTRIBUTION EVENTS AND BILL ASSISTANCE, GENERAL WELLNESS ASSISTANCE, AND ASSISTING MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS. NOW, THEREFORE, I THURMAN BILL BARTY MAYOR OF THE GREATEST CITY IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, WHICH HAPPENS TO BE PORT AUTHOR TEXAS, SITUATED IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS TO HEREBY PROCLAIM TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5TH, 2023 AS SEASON OF GIVING INITIATIVE DAY HERE IN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR.
AND WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE PORT ARTHUR, L AND G AND ITS ASSOCIATES AND AFFILIATES IN THIS COMMUNITY, BEING PARTNERS WITH OUR COMMUNITY IN WITNESS WHEREOF.
I HAVE HERE UNTO SET MY HAND AND CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE GREAT CITY OF PORT ARTHUR TO BE AFFIXED THIS FIFTH DAY OF DECEMBER IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 2023.
AND IT IS SIGNED THURMOND, BILL
AND ALSO WE HAVE AS AN ADDENDUM THE SEASON OF GIVING POSTER, AND IT ACTUALLY LISTS ALL OF THE 2023 GRANT RECIPIENTS.
SO THOSE WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE, I BELIEVE I'M GONNA COME DOWN AND YOU ALL, ALL COME UP AND SOMEONE WILL DO A PHOTO OP.
WHERE DO YOU WANT US, MA'AM? JUDGE, YOU ALL STAY ON THIS AND WE CAN ALL STAND RIGHT HERE AND SEE.
AND COUNCIL, COUNCIL MAY HAVE SENATOR BOX FOR YOU.
WE JUST WANT TO SAY HOW APPRECIATIVE WE ARE FOR YOUR, UH, INITIATIVE AND BEING A PART OF OUR COMMUNITY AND SHARING, UH, WHAT IT IS YOU HAVE AND OFFER TO, UH, ALL OF THESE, UM, CHURCHES AND, AND, UH, UM, ALL OF THESE, UM, UH, UH, UH, P THESE SERVICES, UH, THAT ARE HERE.
AND SO WE'RE JUST SO GRATEFUL THAT YOU'RE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
IT'S JUST A SMALL WORD, BUT WE ARE SO GREATLY APPRECIATIVE OF IT.
AND I JUST WANNA SAY ON BEHALF OF THE TEAM, THIS REALLY WAS A TEAM EFFORT.
WHEN WE FIRST STARTED THIS INITIATIVE A FEW YEARS AGO, WE HAD EIGHT APPLICATIONS AND GAVE OUT, I THINK PROBABLY 10 OR $12,000.
AND BECAUSE OF OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PORT ARTHUR NEWS AND NOW BECHTEL, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO, AS YOU CAN SEE, TAKE THIS UP A LITTLE BIT, A STEP UP.
AND WE REALLY ARE HERE TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND CELEBRATE ALL THE ORGANIZATIONS.
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I MEAN, IT'S THE ORGANIZATIONS DOING THE HARD LIFT HERE, AND WE JUST FEEL PRIVILEGED TO BE CONNECTED WITH THEM.AND THANK YOU FOR HELPING US CONNECT TO SOME OF THESE, BECAUSE THEY'RE THE ONES THAT ARE REALLY MAKING THE DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITIES EVERY DAY.
SO THANK YOU FOR, UM, LETTING US BE A PART OF THAT AND HOPEFULLY ACCELERATING SOME OF THE MUCH NEEDED SERVICES FOR OUR MOST AT RISK AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS IN PORT ARTHUR AND, AND SABINE PASS.
AND THAT WAS OUR CRITERIA, BY THE WAY.
UH, THERE'S SOME ORGANIZATIONS THAT MAY BE LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE CITY, PORT ARTHUR, BUT THE REQUIREMENT WAS THEY HAD TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO SABINE PASS AND PORT ARTHUR COMMUNITIES.
SO WE'RE JUST THRILLED TO SEE SO MANY.
WE HAD 61 ORGANIZATIONS APPLY THIS YEAR.
IT WAS HARD TO GET IT DOWN TO THE 41 THAT WE GAVE TO, UM, BUT IT'S BECAUSE OF PORT ARTHUR NEWS AND BECHTEL, AND OF COURSE, THE DREAM TEAM OVER HERE AT PORT ARTHUR, LNG, THAT WE WERE ABLE TO, UM, PROVIDE SO MANY DOLLARS IN SUPPORT OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO YOU AS WELL.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING TO THE COMMUNITY AND THANK YOU ALL FOR REINFORCING ALL OF THE COMMUNITY'S EFFORTS.
A LOT OF TIMES ORGANIZATIONS BE OUT THERE STRUGGLING AND NO HELP COME, BUT WHEN WE PARTNERSHIP AND, AND BUILDING AN ENVIRONMENT THAT'S HEALTHY AND CONDUCIVE TO INDUSTRY, LOCATING HERE, IT BRINGS OUT, BRINGS THE HELP OUTSIDE HELP.
AND SO YOU ALL HAVE A GREAT IMPACT ON THIS COMMUNITY, AND I THANK YOU FOR IT.
COUNCILMAN FRANK? NO, I'VE ALREADY SPOKEN.
AND AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL THAT YOU DO AND ALL THAT WE KNOW THAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO IN OUR COMMUNITY.
ALL THE MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU.
[III.A.(1) Joan Jones Regarding Requesting A Report From Councilmembers On The 2023 National League Of Cities Conference ]
NEXT WE WILL MOVE TO PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS.WE HAVE MS. JOANNE JONES REGARDING REQUESTING A REPORT FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS ON THE 2023 NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES CONFERENCE.
YOU HAVE SOMETHING NEW THAT YOU'D LIKE TO ASK BESIDES WHAT'S STATED, MS. JONES? NO, MA'AM.
I JUST WANTED A BRIEF, UH, CONSULTATION ON WHAT, ON THE 2023 NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIZENS, DID YOU FIND ANYTHING THAT WOULD HELP PORT ARTHUR SUCCEED OR WHATEVER? COULD YOU GIMME A BRIEF YES, MA'AM.
NOW, AND YOU CAN STAY RIGHT THERE.
I HAVE A BAG HERE THAT HAS IN THIS CONTENTS INFORMATION THAT I KNOW I GATHERED THAT EACH COUNCIL MEMBER WHO WAS AT PRESENT AT THE, UH, FUNCTION ACTUALLY GATHERED AS WELL.
NOW, THIS IS THE NATIONAL SUMMIT PROGRAM.
AND IT ACTUALLY CAN SHOW YOU AND GIVE YOU ALL OF THE DIFFERENT SESSIONS THAT WE DID ATTEND.
AND WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS I'M GOING TO HAVE THIS FOR YOU ALSO.
I HAVE INFORMATION THAT DEALS WITH THE FISCAL HEALTH OF OUR CITIES.
I ALSO HAVE HERE INFORMATION OF ANOTHER SESSION WHERE I DEALT WITH, I LEARNED ON ABOUT THE MUNICIPAL BOND MARKET AND RACIAL EQUALITY.
AND BECAUSE OUR CITY IS ACTUALLY MORE MINORITY MM-HMM.
RACIAL EQUALITY IN THE BOND MARKET IS A CONCERN THAT WE WOULD HAVE IN THE ENTIRE MARKET WHERE BONDS ARE ACTUALLY SOLD AND EXCHANGED.
SO DID ATTEND THAT SESSION ALONG WITH OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS.
AND I ALSO HAVE, UH, ADVANCING RACIAL EQUALITY IN YOUR CITY IN 2023.
OKAY? ALL ACROSS AMERICA, CITIES ARE BEING MADE UP OF MORE THAN JUST ONE RACE OF INDIVIDUALS.
AND SO WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT INCLUSION IN ALL AREAS AND TRY TO BE AS INCLUSIVE OF INDIVIDUALS AS WE POSSIBLY CAN.
THERE WAS TRAINING THAT WE DID ATTEND AND WAS ABLE TO GATHER INFORMATION ON THAT.
AND I HAVE SOME OTHER INFORMATION HERE THAT WOULD SHOW YOU ON ME, PERSONALLY, MY ID AND ALL OF THE DIFFERENT COMMITTEES THAT I HAPPEN TO BE A PART OF.
I'M ON THE NATIONAL BOARD FOR NBC LEO, WHICH IS THE NATIONAL BLACK CAUCUS OF LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS.
I'M A NATIONAL CHAPLAIN OF THAT ORGANIZATION, AND I HAVE A SEAT ON THE, ON IT, ITS EXECUTIVE BOARD.
I'M A MEMBER OF THE CED, WHICH IS THE COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, UH, ADVOCACY GROUP OF NLC.
AND I AM A MEMBER OF THE REAL COUNCIL, WHICH DEALS
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WITH RACIAL EQUALITY IN, IN THE UNITED STATES, IN CITIES AND VILLAGES ALL ACROSS.SO IT SHOWS WHAT, WHAT I'M ACTUALLY A PART OF.
OTHER COUNCIL PERSONS MAY HAVE SOME, SOME DIFFERENT AFFILIATE AFFILIATIONS IN THERE WITH THEM AND THE ACTUAL, BUT I CAN SHARE WITH YOU, I'M GOING TO SHARE THIS WITH YOU, AND I'M GOING, YOU HAVE IT.
AND I WENT AND GOT IT FOR YOU.
YOU GOT YOUR HERSHEY'S CHOCOLATE
IT'S QUICK
ANY OTHER COUNCIL? COUNCILMAN ETT? YEAH.
IN REFERENCE TO LIKE THE BOND FOR EQUALITY EQUITY WITH THE MINORITY CITIES AND STUFF, BASICALLY THEY WAS TELLING, UH, HOW CITY THEY HAD THREE DIFFERENT, UH, MAYORS OR COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM CITIES.
AND THAT'S HOW THEY DO AT THE CONFERENCE FOR THE NLC MM-HMM.
EACH SESSION IS, UH, UH, MODERATED BY ONE OF THE STAFF OR ONE OF THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
BUT THEY GET THE, THE COMMENTS ARE ALWAYS FROM MAYORS OR COUNCIL MEMBER FROM CITIES, WHATEVER THE TOPIC IS.
THEY ELECT A CITY THAT DOES WELL IN THAT TOPIC, AND THAT'S WHO THEY HAVE THEM SET UP THERE.
SO THE MODERATOR WILL GO THROUGH THE KEY POINTS OF THE PROGRAM, BUT THEY WILL HAVE THESE INDIVIDUALS TO SAY HOW THEY DID IT IN THEIR CITY.
SO IT KINDA HELPS YOU TO UNDERSTAND WHAT CITIES HAVE DONE TO ATTACK CERTAIN PRINCIPLES.
AND THAT'S HOW ALL OF THE SESSIONS FOR NLC IS SET UP.
THEY ALWAYS HAVE, UH, COMMITTEE, UH, MEMBERS LIKE THE MERCEDES ON THE COMMITTEE.
BUT THEY WILL MODERATE THE SESSIONS, BUT WHATEVER THE TOPIC, THEY JUST GET THE THREE PEOPLE.
UH, THERE WAS A COUPLE THINGS THAT I WAS VERY INTERESTED IN.
ONE, UH, WE TALKED TO ABOUT, UH, WAS SECURITY AND STUFF, AND THEY TALKED ABOUT A, A DRONE.
YOU KNOW, THIS CITY HAS THIS COMPANY, THIS COMPANY PROVIDES SECURITY AROUND YOUR CITIES.
UH, AND IT WAS THE ONE DEALING WITH PREVENTION OF CRIMES.
SO THAT WAS ONE OF THE SESSIONS I ATTENDED.
WELL, OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS ATTENDED, BUT I PICKED THAT ONE BECAUSE I WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT CRIMES.
DID YOU, UH, DID YOU, I MEAN, DID YOU SOLVE ANYTHING WITH THE INFORMATION THAT THEY GIVE YOU? NO.
COULD YOU, COULD THAT BE, UH, WITH PORT ARTHUR? DID YOU FIND ANYTHING THAT WAS WELL, WELL, WELL, THAT'S THE THING.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT, UH, WE THE MANAGER, UH, GET WITH THE CHIEF.
BUT JUST TO GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT CAME OUT OF THAT SESSION, OKAY.
IS THIS COMPANY PROVIDE LIKE CAMERAS AROUND YOUR CITY, OKAY.
AND THEY, UH, PROVIDE CAMERAS IN STRATEGIC POINTS.
SAY FOR INSTANCE, YOU HAVING A LOT OF CRIME IN A CERTAIN AREA, OKAY? THEY CAN EMPLOY CAMERAS AND THEY CAN PUT AS MANY CAMERAS OKAY.
AS YOU WANT, IS ALL ABOUT DOLLARS.
OKAY? BUT THE OTHER UNIQUE THING ABOUT SECURITY AND CRIME SOLVING THAT THEY HAD WAS A DRONE.
AND THAT WAS LIKE, REALLY? BUT THEY HAVE CITIES WHERE THIS COMPANY, THIS COMPANY DOES, THEY PUT CAMERAS AND THE DRONE, THE DRONE IS LOCATED AT A, I GUESS AT THE POLICE STATION OR WHEREVER.
BUT WHEN SOMEONE CALLED THE POLICE MM-HMM.
THEY LAUNCHED A DRONE AND THE DRONE IS THERE WITHIN MINUTES.
SO THE DRONE IS HOVERING OVER THE CRIME AREA.
AND GETTING ALL THE INFORMATION PEOPLE, UH, THEY SEE WHO'S THERE AND EVERYTHING.
AND THIS, THIS PARTICULAR CITY, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER WHO WAS TALKING ABOUT THE DRONE BECAUSE THEY HAD IT EMPLOYED, YOU KNOW, HE WAS TELLING THEM HOW, YOU KNOW, THEY, THEY WAS SOLVING CRIME BECAUSE THE, UH, DRAWING GET THERE SO FAST.
IT PICKS UP PEOPLE WHO SAY, I DIDN'T SEE NOTHING.
SO THAT WAS PRETTY INTERESTING.
THE OTHER THING THAT I KIND REALLY THOUGHT WAS UNIQUE IS DURING THE EXPO, THE
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EXPO IS WHERE THE MAYOR GOT YOU THE CHOCOLATE.BUT EVERYBODY THAT'S GIVING US THESE PENS, CUP AND CHOCOLATE, THEY'RE TRYING TO SHOW US THINGS THAT THEY HAVE THAT WE COULD USE BACK IN OUR CITIES.
SO ONE THING THAT I THINK IT WAS COUNCILMAN FRANK AND KEN AND MYSELF WAS, WAS A KIOSK.
WHEREBY YOU COULD PAY BILLS, YOU KNOW, THEY WATER BILLS, UH, OUR BILLS, UH, OTHER BILLS.
UH, BUT YOU COULD, UH, LOCATE 'EM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE LOOKED AT THAT AND WE THOUGHT THAT WAS PRETTY UNIQUE CONSIDERING, UH, WE COULD LOCATE ONE MAYBE, UH, NORTH OF 73 AND SOUTH OF 73.
SO IF SOMEONE WANT TO PAY THE WATER BILL, THEY DON'T HAVE TO COME ALL THE WAY DOWNTOWN.
AND ALSO YOU COULD PAY OTHER, OTHER BILLS THERE.
SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT, UH, WE TALKED ABOUT AND WE WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT.
BUT, UH, EVERYTHING WE DESCRIBE AND TALK ABOUT IS ALWAYS DEALING WITH MONEY.
THAT'S SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND.
YOU KNOW, ALL OUR INSTRUCTIONS AND EVERYTHING IS THINGS THAT CAN BETTER OUR CITY.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T DO EVERYTHING, BUT THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT WE CAN INITIATE THAT CAN HELP.
BUT THOSE ARE TWO KEY THINGS I THOUGHT THAT WAS IN LINE WITH WHERE WE WERE LOOKING FOR AND WHAT WE NEEDED AND STUFF.
BUT THAT'S ALL THAT, AND THAT'S WHY WE ATTEND THEM, YOU KNOW, UH, WELL, SESSION OF WHAT I'M HEARING, RIGHT.
THAT WE, AND WE ALL DON'T ATTEND THE SAME SESSIONS.
THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT, OKAY, GOOD.
YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T GO TO THE SAME SESSIONS.
YOU KNOW, UH, COUNCILMAN FRANK AND THE MAYOR AND THEM, THEY, THEY LIKE GO TO THESE LIKE, I THINK COUNCILMAN LEWIS AND I WAS IN ONE, UH, DEALING WITH, UH, AMAZON.
AMAZON WAS TRYING TO SELL US SOMETHING.
BUT, UH, IT IS VERY ENLIGHTENING.
THAT'S, THAT'S THE REASON I LIKE TO ATTEND THEM.
BECAUSE ONE, IT OFFERS YOU, UH, THE OPPORTUNITY NOW THAT'S FOR THEIR SUMMIT AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
NOW, WHEN THE NLC ANNUAL CONFERENCE, WHEN YOU HEAR THAT ONE, THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE, THAT'S WHEN A KEY PERSON WITHIN THE ADMINISTRATION, YOUR PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, ONE OF THOSE PERSON WILL ATTEND THE COUNCIL AND ADDRESS EVERYBODY THERE.
THEN THEY WILL HAVE, UH, UH, DEPARTMENTS.
AND THE OTHER THING IS, THEY WILL TELL YOU ALL THE LEGISLATION THAT THEY HAVE THAT GONNA BE COMING FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR.
NOW, HOW DO THEY GET THESE LAWS THAT GONNA GO BEFORE THEM? MM-HMM.
I MEAN CONFERENCE, WHEN WE HAVE THESE LITTLE GROUPS AND THEY BE ASKING US ABOUT WHAT WE NEED IN CITIES.
SO WHAT THESE GROUP DONE, AND THEY GET ALL, THEY GATHER ALL THIS INFORMATION, THEN THEY PUT IT IN THE S SYSTEM AND STRIP OUT WHAT'S, WHAT'S WORK GOING TO THE LEGISLATURE FOR IT.
SO DURING THAT YEAR, THEY GO TO THE LEGISLATOR AND THEY TRY TO GET, BECAUSE NLC IS A LOBBYING GROUP, OKAY? IT'S A LOBBYING ORGANIZATION.
IT TAKES INFORMATION FROM CITIES AND THEY GO AND MEET WITH THE LEGISLATORS AND TRY TO GET THINGS PASSED FOR CITIES.
SO WHEN YOU HEAR US GOING TO NLC, OKAY, THAT'S WHAT TAKES PLACE AT NLC.
AND THAT'S WHY WE GO AND, UH, THE BEST THING TO DO IS DO LIKE WE DID THIS TIME AND, AND IT'S ALWAYS GOOD.
WE DON'T GO TO THE SAME STATE.
SO WE GOT DIFFERENT INFORMATION, THEN WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRING IT BACK, OKAY.
AND TALK WITH THE MANAGER AND STAFF AND TRY TO SEE WHAT CAN WE IMPLEMENT AND ALSO WHAT'S THE LATEST INFORMATION THAT THEY'RE GONNA DO IN DC THAT'S GONNA AFFECT, OKAY.
SO WHEN YOU HEAR AN LC, THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR WHEN YOU HEAR TML.
THAT'S THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE.
IT WORKS THE SAME WAY, ALL THESE DIFFERENT SESSIONS.
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YOU GET TOGETHER, THEY TAKE IT BACK TO OUR STATE LEGISLATURE.BUT ALL THIS HAPPENED ON A STATE LEVEL.
SO WHENEVER WE GO TO CONFERENCE, THAT'S WHAT NORMALLY TAKES PLACE.
WE TRY TO GATHER INFORMATION, YOU KNOW, AND IT IS A LOT OF INFORMATION.
WE'LL BE HERE ALL DAY IF EVERYBODY TELL YOU WHAT WE DO.
BUT IF YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT TAKES PLACE ABOUT IT, THEN THAT'S GOOD.
THAT'S ONE OF THE REASON WHY I CAME UP.
BECAUSE I FELT LIKE THE COMMUNITY NEEDED TO KNOW WHAT TAKES PLACE AND UH, UH, WHEN YOU ALL GO AND IF IT'S ENOUGH INFORMATION TO BRING BACK TO US, AND WE WOULD FEEL MUCH BETTER.
YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU ALL ASKED TO GO DIFFERENT PLACES, IF WE KNEW WHAT IT WAS FOR.
WELL, THAT'S KINDA, I EXPLAINED IT.
AND, UH, I'M QUITE SURE WE GONNA GET AROUND TO WHERE SOMEBODY WAS GOING TO, UH, PUT ON THE AGENDA AND WE WERE GONNA SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT WE PICKED UP THAT WHAT, LIKE I SAID, WE, WE PENALIZED STUFF IS WHEN WE COME BACK, IT'S LIKE A, A SIFTER.
WE SIFT THROUGH EVERYTHING THAT WE ATTENDED AND SEE WHAT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO TELL.
YOU ALL AS OPPOSED TO TRY AND TELL YOU ALL, EVERYTHING WE ATTENDED.
'CAUSE EVERYTHING WE ATTENDED, SOMETIME IT, WE DON'T APPLY HERE.
WHAT'S GREAT IN ONE CITY, MS. JONES MAY BE TERRIBLE FOR THIS CITY.
WHAT WAS, DID Y'ALL FIND ANYTHING THAT WOULD HELP PULL UP? OH YES.
'CAUSE THAT'S SOMETHING WE MM-HMM.
SO THAT'S WHAT CAME OUT OF THAT ONE.
AND THE KIOSK, YOU KNOW, MAKING IT CONVENIENT.
UH, CARLOS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I THINK, YES, MR. DUAD EXPLAINED EVERYTHING THAT I THOUGHT I MAY HAVE WANTED TO SAY.
AND THERE ARE, UM, DEFINITELY INITIATIVES THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT.
BUT FOR THE SAKE OF TIME WHEN THOSE INITIATIVES COME UP, THEN I WILL MAKE AN EFFORT TO SAY, THIS IS SOMETHING COMING FROM NLC MM-HMM.
SO THAT YOU CAN KNOW THAT IT'S ASSOCIATED WITH IT.
UH, MR. JONES, I'M, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THIS ITEM ON THE AGENDA.
THIS USED TO BE STANDARD PROCEDURES.
WHEN WE GO SPEND TAXPAYERS MONEY, WHEN WE COME, WE WOULD COME BACK, WE'LL, NOT NECESSARILY DO A DETAILED REPORT.
WE WOULD ALWAYS, EACH COUNCIL MEMBER THAT ATTENDED WOULD DO AN OVERVIEW THAT'S RIGHT.
NOW, THAT'S WHY IT'S IMPORTANT THAT EVERY COUNCIL MEMBER, BECAUSE WE HAVE DIFFERENT CONSTITUENTS OKAY.
DIFFERENT, DIFFERENT THINGS THAT DOES, IT'S DONE DIFFERENT.
SOME, SOME OF OUR COMMUNITY IS OLDER THAN THE OTHERS.
AND YOU, YOU COULD REMEMBER THAT I WANTED TO ATTEND A CONFERENCE MM-HMM.
AND I WANT COUNCILMAN, UH, UH, REVEREND DONALD FRANK TO BE THINKING ABOUT SOMETHING THAT I'M GONNA BRING UP.
AND I'M GOING TO, I'M GONNA SAY IT NOW BECAUSE I HAVEN'T GOT ENOUGH INFORMATION ON, HE MADE ME AWARE, BUT HE ATTENDED A, A SESSION ABOUT THE FICA.
UH, YOU, YOU MAY WANT TO COMMENT ABOUT THAT.
IT, SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT IT APPEARS TO BE GRANTS, BUT I HAVE NOT HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET ALL THAT INFORMATION.
HE, HE'S BEEN STUDYING IT AND HE'S BEEN PURSUING IT.
NOW, THE OVERVIEW OF THE CONFERENCE, THAT'S WHAT WE NORMALLY NOW COUNCIL MEMBER SPOKE ABOUT THAT NOW,
THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT COUNCILMAN DOUCETTE WAS TALKING ABOUT.
THEY'LL TRACK YOU AND THEN THEY TELL AND GIVE YOU LITTLE WHATEVER'S AND, AND THEN THEY'LL SHOW YOU WHAT THEY GOT.
AND IT'S IMPORTANT THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS TRY TO ATTEND THE EXPOSE.
YOU BE SU YOU BE SHOCKED AT THE THINGS THAT'S COMING IN THE FUTURE.
LIKE THE DRONES, FOR EXAMPLE, FOR FIGHTING CRIME.
AND, UH, THE FICA, UH, COUNCILMAN, UH, UH, FRANK DISCOVERED THAT UNDER, HE ATTENDED THE BROWNSFIELD SESSION, AND HE'LL BE COMING IN ON THAT IF NOT TODAY, WHEN HE GET MORE INFORMATION NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.
IF HE'S NOT PREPARED THAT, THAT'S, UH, I ATTENDED A BROWNSFIELD CONFERENCE ONE YEAR.
AND WHEN I CAME BACK, ONLY THING YOU FOUND OUT IN THE NEWS THAT WAS, UH, I SPENT $200 ON MY PERSONAL MONEY FOR A CAB RIDE.
THAT'S THE REASON WHY I'M HERE.
BUT, BUT, BUT WHAT THEY DIDN'T TELL YOU THAT I BROUGHT BACK $300,000 FROM THE BROWNSFIELD AND $300,000.
MY, MY ORIGINAL GOAL WAS TO USE IT TO REMOVE THE ASBESTOS FROM SABINE HOTEL.
BUT WHEN THE COUNT, WHEN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR FILED FOR IT, AND I CALLED AND TOLD THE CITY MANAGER AT THAT TIME ABOUT IT, AND THE CITY MANAGER YOU GOT
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TODAY IS THE ONE THAT GOT ON IT AND, AND WROTE THE GRANT AND GOT THE 300,000.NOW WHAT THEY DO WITH THAT MONEY TODAY, THEY'RE REMOVE AND ASBESTOS FROM PROJECTS, HOUSES THAT BEING TORN DOWN.
BUT THAT'S, THAT'S ENOUGH FOR THAT.
UH, COUNCILMAN, UH, DONALD FRANK.
HOPEFULLY HE HAS SOME INPUT ON, AND IT'S INTERESTING ON THAT FICA, I'M NOT QUITE CLEAR ON IT.
I, I WASN'T UNABLE TO GET ENOUGH INFORMATION ON IT, BUT HE HAS BEEN STUDYING THAT PROJECT.
AND IT'S, IT'S A BIG BENEFIT, WHAT I'M HEARING TO BENEFIT THE CITIZEN.
I'M VERY SATISFIED IN WHAT I'VE HEARD AND ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW AND JUST GOT THE GUTS ENOUGH TO COME UP HERE TO ASK.
SO THANK Y'ALL VERY, VERY MUCH.
AND I THINK WHAT YOU ALL DOING THIS, MAKING THIS A PROCESS, WHENEVER YOU GO OUTTA TOWN AND LET THE COMMUNITY KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON, AS OF TODAY, YOU WOULD HAVE LESS PROBLEM.
THANK YOU SO KINDLY, MS. JONES.
[III.A.(2) Pat Avery Of The Greater Port Arthur Chamber Of Commerce Regarding A Certificate From Senator Ted Cruz ]
NEXT WE HAVE, UM, MS. PAT AVERY, THE GREATER PART OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE REGARDING THE CERTIFICATE FROM SENATOR TED CRUZ.GOVERNOR, GOOD MORNING, MAYOR.
GOOD MORNING, CITY COUNCIL, CITY MANAGER, CITY ATTORNEY.
I WON'T TAKE A LOT OF YOUR TIME.
I WOULD ASK GEORGE DAVIS TO JOIN ME IF HE'S HERE THIS MORNING.
UM, SO, UM, A LOT OF TIMES THE SENATOR WILL LOOK AT OUR WEBSITE TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON IN PORT ARTHUR.
AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED.
AND I AM PROUD TO PRESENT THIS BEAUTIFUL, UH, CERTIFICATE, UH, FROM, UH, SENATOR TED CRUZ TO GEORGE.
IT SAYS, THE UNITED STATES SENATE CERTIFIES OF, UH, CERTIFIED OF ACCOMMODATION TO PLEASURE ISLAND DISTRICT GOLF COURSE ON THE OCCASION OF THE GREATER PORT ARTHUR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY IN TESTIMONY, WHEREOF WHEREOF I HAVE HERE OF, TO, I'M SORRY, HERE ON TO SIGN MY NAME ON THIS 18TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2023, WASHINGTON DC SENATOR TED CRUZ.
SO I'M GONNA PRESENT THIS TO GEORGE AT THIS TIME, AND HOPEFULLY THANK YOU, GEORGE.
UH, SO, UM, I'M TOLD THAT THE 1994 AND 1995 WORLD DIS GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP WAS HELD IN PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS.
AND SO WITH THIS NEW, UM, GOLF DIS CENTER, I'M HOPING THAT IT WILL RETURN.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
AND THANK, WE, THANK, UH, SENATOR CRUZ AND HIS STAFF FOR, UH, THE ACCOMMODATIONS.
WELL, THE ACCOMMODATION RATHER, THAT THEY DID EXTEND ON TODAY FOR THE, UH, PLEASURE ISLAND DEAR GOLF COURSE.
AND HOPEFULLY THAT'S GONNA CAUSE IT TO HAVE EVEN SOME MORE, UH, INFORMATION BROTHER GEORGE.
AND WE CAN WORK ON THE FUTURE OF HAVING THE, UH, NATIONAL TOURNAMENT BACK IN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR.
AND I KNOW THE VISITORS BUREAU WOULD LIKE THAT, ALONG WITH OTHERS IN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR FOR ECONOMIC BOOSTS.
[III.B.(1) A Presentation By Motiva Enterprises Regarding The 2023 Motiva First Responders Grant ]
NOW, LET'S GO TO, WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY MOTIVA ENTERPRISE ENTERPRISES REGARDING THE 2023 MOTIVA FIRST RESPONDERS GRANT.CLAIRE JACKSON WITH MOTIVA 25 55 SAVANNAH AVENUE.
WE ARE HERE TODAY TO PRESENT MOTIVA'S FIRST RESPONDER GRANT FOR 2023 TO PORT ARTHUR POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT.
WE ARE AWARDING $15,000 BETWEEN THE TWO DEPARTMENTS FOR SAFETY EQUIPMENT AND, UH, BATTERY POWERED FANS.
ACTUALLY FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
CHIEF VINCENT, I HAD A RECENT INCIDENT AND A GREAT STORY ON HOW THESE, UM, REALLY COME IN HANDY.
CHIEF, DID YOU WANNA SHARE THE STORY OF HOW THE BATTERY POWER VAN WILL HELP? SURE.
GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
JUST, UH, REALLY QUICKLY HERE, LAST WEEK WE HAD A, UH, A LITTLE, UH, APARTMENT FIRE IN A COMPLEX OVER OFF OF GULF WAY.
AND IN PART OF THAT, AND I'M NOT GONNA THROW OUT THEIR NAME PER SE, BUT IN PART OF THE CLEARING OUT THE, SOME OF THE SMOKE AND STUFF, WE HAD TO USE
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A GASOLINE POWERED POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION FAN, WHICH ENDED UP ADDING CARBON MONOXIDE TO THE AREA.SO THEN WE HAD TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS CLEARED OUT BEFORE PEOPLE COULD COME BACK IN.
THAT'S A POSITIVE THING WITH THESE ELECTRIC FANS, IS THEY DON'T ADD ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
SO IT'S A GREAT, UH, ADDITIONAL TOOL FOR US TO, UH, TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THESE SITUATIONS IN A RAPID MANNER.
UH, AND THANK YOU ALL AGAIN, MOTIVA FOR THE PRESENTATION.
ARE YOU ALL GONNA DO A PHOTO OP WITH THE CHIEF THERE WITH WAR FIVE CHIEFS? MAYOR? YOU SEE THAT'S SUPPOSED TO GO DOWN THERE TOO, I GUESS, RIGHT? THE MAYOR PUT THE MAYOR RIGHT HERE.
GOT YOUR FIVE RIGHT HERE FOR YOU.
SO THERE IT'S, YES, THANK YOU ALL.
WE TRULY APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT FOR OUR COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY IN SUPPORTING OUR FIRST RESPONDERS.
IT ONLY SEEMS TO HIT HOME WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR HOUSE, SO THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THOSE WHO HELP US MOST.
AND THE NEXT ITEM WILL ACTUALLY BE RESCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 2ND, 2024, WHEN WE WOULD DO THE, UH, PRESENTATION BY SELF REGARDING THE, UH, LEADERSHIP, UH, ACADEMY.
[III.B.(3) A Presentation By The Quasquicentennial Steering Committee And Celebration Team Representatives Regarding Upcoming Activities: Ms. Verna Rutherford, Ms. Pat Avery, Ms. Tammy Kotzur, Dr. Albert Thigpen, Dr. Sam Monroe, And Mr. Tom Neal]
WE ARE PREPARED FOR A PRESENTATION BY OUR QUI CENTENNIAL STEERING COMMITTEE AND CELEBRATION TEAM REPRESENTATIVES, UH, REGARDING UPCOMING ACTIVITIES, UH, FROM MRS. VERN RUTHERFORD, UH, MS. PAT AVERY, MS. TAM COUTURE, UH, AND DR.UH, THIGPEN, AND WELL, AND DR. MONROE AND MR. EXCUSE ME, TOM NEIL.
BUT I THINK SOME OF MOST OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS ARE PRESENT HERE.
UH, MY NAME IS AL THIGPEN AND I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF SERVING ON THE QUI CENTENNIAL STEERING COMMITTEE ALONG WITH MS. CUTLER.
UH, WE HAVE MS. RUTHERFORD, MS. AVERY, UH, DR. MONROE, AND MR. NEIL NOT WITH US TODAY, BUT WE WANTED TO COME BEFORE YOU FOR SEVERAL REASONS.
OF COURSE, WE ARE WINDING DOWN THE YEAR OF OUR HUNDRED 25TH BIRTHDAY, BUT THERE ARE STILL SOME ACTIVITIES THAT ARE GOING ON AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE APPRISED CITY COUNCIL AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY OF WHAT REMAINS IN CELEBRATION OF THIS AUGUST YEAR.
SO WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN WITH A SPECIAL PRESENTATION THAT WILL BE DONE BY MS. RUTHERFORD.
GOOD MORNING MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
IT'S ALSO BEEN A PLEASURE FOR ALL OF US TO BE ABLE TO SERVE IN THIS CAPACITY FOR OUR GREAT CITY OF PORT ARTHUR.
UH, WE'RE ESPECIALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE, UH, CLOSING EVENTS IN, DURING THE CHRISTMAS SEASON.
AND TAMMY ZER WILL, WILL TALK ABOUT THAT IN JUST A MOMENT.
WHAT WE WANT TO PRESENT TO YOU TODAY IS YOUR HISTORIC 2023 COIN.
IT IS IN A VERY TINY DISPLAY RIGHT NOW.
IT CORRELATES TO THE CENTENNIAL DISPLAY, UH, COIN THAT'S IN YOUR SHOWCASE.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE REALIZE AND TAKE A, A LOOK AT THAT SHOWCASE, UH, WHEN THEY'RE HERE FOR COUNCIL MEETINGS OR AT OTHER TIMES, UM, THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
THIGPEN AND I WERE LOOKING AT IT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, WE SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT? THAT AREA NEEDS TO HAVE MORE PROMINENCE.
AND IT GOES BACK TO THE, I THINK THE DIAMOND JUBILEE WAS THE, WAS THE EARLIEST, UM, COMMEMORATIVE PIECES THAT WE SAW IN THERE.
UM, THERE ARE QUITE A FEW THAT ARE THE CENTENNIAL PIECES.
AND THAT DISPLAY, UH, COIN WAS DISPLAYED IN A, IN A, A SETTING THAT'S SIMILAR TO THIS ONE.
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WHAT WE PLAN TO DO IS DR.THIGPEN WANTS TO, UH, UPDATE THAT PRESENTATION AREA, PUT IT IN A MORE PROMINENT PLACE OF HISTORY FOR THE CITY.
AND WHEN THAT'S DONE, WE WILL HAVE A CUSTOM FRAME DESIGN FOR THIS ONE, WHICH WILL ALSO INCLUDE THE, UM, THE, UM, ACTUAL CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY.
IT WILL SHOW THE FRONT AND THE BACK OF THIS CERTIFICATE WHAT THE COIN, UM, HAS ON IT, UH, INFORMATION ABOUT THE CITY, AS WELL AS THE SPECS OF THE COIN.
AND SHOULD NOTE THAT THIS OBVIOUSLY WILL ALLOW THE COIN TO BE SEEN FROM BOTH SIDES THE WAY THAT WE'RE HAVING IT PRESENTED.
SO WITH THAT, UH, I'LL STEP ASIDE AND TAMMY'S GONNA TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE UPCOMING EVENTS.
UM, SO THIS EVENING IS, UH, THE ONE, THE SYMPHONY OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND GLEN ALEXANDER, UH, WILL, UH, JUNIOR WILL ALSO BE, UH, CON GUEST CONDUCTING TO THIS EVENING.
SO THAT BEGINS AT SIX O'CLOCK.
UH, THEY ARE FEATURING IT AS A ONE 25TH EVENT.
AND WE WILL BE SHOWCASING THE MEMORABILIA OUT IN THE FOYER.
UH, SO WE ARE, ARE ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO BUY THIS MEMORABILIA AS CHRISTMAS GIFTS.
UM, SO THAT'S THIS EVENING, SIX TO EIGHT.
SATURDAY IS THE CITY'S CHRISTMAS EVENT.
WHAT BEGINS WITH JINGLE ALL THE WAY, WHICH IS THE MUSEUM OF THE GULF COAST FREE EVENT FROM 10 TO ONE MUSEUM OF THE GULF COAST FAMILY FREE FUN DAY.
AND THEN THAT'S FOLLOWED BY THE CITY'S CHRISTMAS PARADE AT ONE 30.
AND THEN, UH, THE AFTERNOON OF THE CITY'S CHRISTMAS EVENTS, BOTH AT THE PAVILION AND THE POPEYE HOMES PARK AND CITY HALL, THE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING BY THE SQUA CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE AT SIX O'CLOCK.
AND THEN ON THE 16TH OF DECEMBER, THOUGH IT'S NOT AN ACTUAL ONE 25TH EVENT, WE ALSO HAVE SANTA ARRIVING AT SEA RIM STATE PARK ON AN AIRBOAT.
SO THAT'S THE FOLLOWING SATURDAY FROM TWO TO FOUR.
AND SO WE ALSO, AT THE CHRISTMAS PARADE SATURDAY, WE HAVE SECURED A SLEIGH.
IT IS A THREE SEAT SLEIGH, AND EACH SEAT ACCOMMODATES THREE ADULTS.
SO WE ARE ASKING IF ANY OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WANT TO RIDE THE QUASS CENTENNIAL SLAY THAT THEY LET DR.
THIGPEN OR MS. RUTHERFORD KNOW, AND WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE COUNSEL JOIN US ON THAT.
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE SOMEBODY CARRYING THE QUASS CENTENNIAL BANNER IN FRONT OF THE SLAY, AND ALSO TWO OF THE, UH, CENT, UH, THE CITY FLAGS THAT THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HAD, UH, UH, BROUGHT BACK AS A REDESIGN.
SO THOSE WILL ALSO BE CARRIED IN THE PARADE.
SO THE SQUA CENTENNIAL WILL BE FEATURED PROMINENTLY IN THE PARADE SATURDAY, AND SOMEBODY MAY WANNA ADD SOMETHING TO THAT.
IN ADDITION TO THE PRESENTATION OF THE COIN TO THE COUNCIL, WE HAVE SECURITY ASSISTANCE FROM MY COLLEAGUES, MR. DAVIS AND MS. LANGFORD ON BEHALF OF THE CITY'S ADMINISTRATION AND CITY MANAGER, WE ARE PROVIDING EACH MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL WITH ONE OF THE QUI CENTENNIAL AFGHANS.
AND SO, UH, WE JUST WANTED TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR ALL OF THE SUPPORT THAT YOU HAVE SHOWN US THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AS WE HAVE, UH, WORKED TO PROVIDE FOR YOU AND FOR THE CITIZENS OF PORT ARTHUR.
A GREAT REMEMBRANCE OF THIS OCCASION.
AND, AND OF COURSE, WE DON'T WANNA STEP ASIDE WITHOUT OFFICIALLY PRESENTING THIS TO YOU, MAYOR, YOU CAN HOLD ONTO IT UNTIL WE'RE READY TO HAVE IT REFRAMED.
BUT IT CAN BE PUT IN THIS DISPLAY CASE UNTIL THEN, THIS WAS YOUR WHOLE IDEA.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO THE COMMITTEE FOR ALL OF THE HARD WORK THAT YOU ALL HAVE PUT IN THIS ENTIRE YEAR, ACTUALLY STARTING YEAR BEFORE LAST IN PREPARATION FOR THIS YEAR.
IT'S BEEN A GREAT CELEBRATION.
I CAN'T WAIT TO OPEN THE A CAN THE, UH, THIS PART TAKE IT DOWN? I NEED TO ROLL DOWNSTAIRS.
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TAKE IT DOWN TO THIS.WE HAVE NO PUBLIC HEARINGS, SO WE WERE, I HAD MY LIGHT ON.
YEAH, I'D JUST LIKE TO THANK YOU, Y'ALL, FOR WHAT, WHAT YOU ALL DO.
I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU ALL ARE DOING, BUT ONE THING I, A LITTLE BRIEF COMMENT, WE, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A COUPLE COUNSELING MEMBERS WITH A BROWN BAG THIS SIZE, A COUPLE COUNCILMEN E FOR A MONTH.
[V. REPORTS / ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST ]
SECTION FIVE REPORTS, ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST LIMITED TO TWO, LIMITED TO A TOTAL OF TWO MINUTES PER COUNCIL MEMBER.UH, I WANTED TO SIMPLY, UM, GIVE CONDOLENCES.
OUR COMMUNITY HAS BEEN ROCKED, UH, BY, UH, THE SUDDEN PASSING OF, UM, APOSTLE GLENN ALEXANDER, UH, DR. ALEXANDER, A FRIEND AND SERVANT, UH, OF OUR CITY, UH, WAS TAKEN, UH, FROM US, UM, THIS PAST, UH, UH, THANKSGIVING SEASON.
AND SO I SIMPLY WANT TO, UM, UH, OFFER CONDOLENCES TO THE RUOK MINISTRY, UH, TO PASTOR YOSHI.
OF COURSE, TONIGHT IS GOING TO BE A WONDERFUL EVENT WHERE GLEN ALEXANDER II IS GOING TO BE, UM, UM, CONDUCTING IN THE SYMPHONY.
AND WE KNOW THAT, UH, IT'S GOING TO BE A VERY DIFFICULT TIME, BUT WE JUST WANT TO OFFER OUR CONDOLENCES AND OUR PRAYERS FOR THAT FAMILY.
AND THANK GOD, UH, THAT, UH, HE ALLOWED, UH, UM, DR. GLENN ALEXANDER TO BE PLANTED, UH, IN OUR COMMUNITY AND FOR ALL OF THE LABOR AND WORK, UH, THAT HE DID.
WE LOVE HIM AND WE WILL ALWAYS LOVE HIM.
ANYONE ELSE? OKAY, WE'RE MOVING ON TO SECTION FIVE.
RE I'M SORRY, THAT'S WHAT WE JUST COMPLETED.
[VII. CONSENT AGENDA]
ON TO SECTION SEVEN, OUR CONSENT AGENDA.NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC, THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE OF ROUTINE AND ADMINISTRATIVE NATURE.
THE COUNCIL HAS BEEN FURNISHED WITH BACKGROUND AND SUPPORT MATERIAL ON EACH ITEM AND OR IT HAS BEEN DISCUSSED AT A PREVIOUS MEETING.
ALL ITEMS WILL BE ACTED ON BY ONE VOTE WITHOUT BEING DISCUSSED SEPARATELY, UNLESS REQUESTED BY A COUNCIL MEMBER OR A CITIZEN.
IN WHICH EVENT, THE ITEMS OR ITEMS WILL IMMEDIATELY BE WITHDRAWN FROM INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.
AND ITS NORMAL SEQUENCE AFTER THE ITEMS NOT REQUIRING SEPARATE DISCUSSION HAVE BEEN ACTED UPON.
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING THEY WANT TO PULL INSTEAD OF READING ALL OF THIS? COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS? YES.
AND ITEM 21 ON PAGE SEVEN, PAGE SEVEN.
MS. BECKHAM, I'D LIKE TO PULL ITEM NUMBER 12 ON PAGE SIX.
MR. LEWIS, DO YOU HAVE AN I'M, I'M SORRY.
MR. ETTE, DID YOU HAVE ANOTHER ONE? OH, NO.
UH, NOW, UH, I CAN GET A MOTION FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH THE EXCLUSION OF THE ITEMS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN SPOKEN OF TO BE WITHDRAWN.
COUNCILMAN LEWIS SECOND HAS BEEN MOVED.
AND SECOND, THAT WE WOULD APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH THE EXCLUSION OF THE, UH, ATED, UH, ITEMS FOR WITHDRAWAL.
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ALL UH, ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.SO IN THIS ORDER, WE WOULD ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA AS STATED.
NOW WE WILL GO TO THE ITEMS THAT WERE WITHDRAWN AND
[VII.C.(8) P.R. No. 23467 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute Change Order No. 1 To The Contract With Global Drilling, Inc. Of Winnie, Texas For The Sanitary Sewer System Rehabilitation Sabine Pass Pearl Street Project, Increasing The Contract Amount By $88,182.00 To The New Total Contract Amount Of $441,094.00; And A Time Extension Of 60 Days To A New Total Contract Term Of 180 Days; Funding Available In Account No. 405-40-000-8516-00-00- 000, Project No. WS0006-CON ]
WE BEGIN WITH ITEM NUMBER EIGHT ON PAGE FIVE.IT IS PR NUMBER 23 4 6 7 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE CHANGE ORDER NUMBER ONE TO THE CONTRACT WITH GLOBAL DRILLING INCORPORATED OF WINNIE, TEXAS FOR THE SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM.
REHABILITATION BEING PASSED PEARL STREET PROJECT, INCREASING THE CONTRACT AMOUNT BY $88,182 TO THE NEW CONTRACT AMOUNT OF $441,094 AND A TIME EXTENSION OF 60 DAYS TO THE NEW CONTRACT TO THE NEW TOTAL CONTRACT TERM OF 180 DAYS.
FUNDING IS AVAILABLE IN ACCOUNT NUMBER 4 0 5 DASH 4 0 0 0 85 16 0 0 0 0 0 0.
AND THAT IS PROJECT NUMBER WS 0 0 0 6 DASH KAHN FOR CONSTRUCTION.
MAY I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? COUNCILMAN FRANK? SO MOVE, MAY I GET A, UH, A SECOND? COUNCILMAN DOUCETTE SECOND.
OKAY, IS THIS, UH, WE'RE READY FOR QUESTION.
COUNCILMAN LEWIS? THIS THIS WAS YOURS? NO MA'AM.
NO, I EXCUSE THAT WAS THE COUNCILMAN DOUCETTE COUNCIL DOUCETTE.
ON THIS CONTRACT HERE, UH, DID WE HAVE THIS AN AMOUNT THAT WE, UH, PUT IN THE BUDGET FOR THIS PROJECT? THE, UH, COUNCILMAN DOUCETTE, THIS PROJECT IS, IT FALLS UNDER THE SEWER REHAB WE'RE REQUIRED BY TCQ TO DO 2000 FEET A YEAR AND SIX MANHOLES, OR FOUR MANHOLES BEING PASSED UNDER CONSENT ORDER.
UH, THIS PROJECT IS FUNDED EVERY YEAR, UH, AND WE HAVE THE MONEY WITHIN THE FUNDING.
WE RECEIVE GOOD PRICING ON THIS.
THE REASON FOR THE CHANGE ORDER IS, UH, LEMME STEP BACK A LITTLE BIT.
SO THIS CONTRACT IS DESIGNED UNDER GOLDEN TRIANGLE'S CONTRACT WITH, UH, THE CITY MANAGER, UH, DR.
TOME, UH, THIS CONTRACT, AND ONE IN THE CITY.
SO THEN ONCE WE DESIGN THE CONTRACT TO DO PIPE BURSTING, THIS IS THE LINE THAT COMES INTO THE MA THE MAIN LIFT STATION THAT FEEDS THE TREATMENT PLANT.
WE, UH, TCQ INSPECTION, UH, OF THE LIFT STATION, WE FOUND THAT THERE HAD BEEN SOME STRUCTURAL FAILURE, WHICH HAD NOT BEEN PRESENT WHEN WE DID THE DESIGN.
SO IN-HOUSE, WE DID A QUICK DESIGN WITH DR.
TOMAS GROUP ON HOW TO FIX THIS THING.
SO WE HAVE MADE SOME CHANGES WITHIN THIS CONTRACT TO INSTEAD OF TYING INTO THE OLDEST STATION THAT'S FAILING, THE PLAN WILL BE TO SINK A NEW, UH, SIX FOOT MANHOLE, WHICH WILL BECOME THE, UH, WET WELL, AND WE WILL WITH CITY KIND OF ADDITIONAL WORK BY CITY FORCES, TURN THAT INTO A PUMP STATION AND REMOVE THE EXISTING ONE FROM SERVICE.
UH, WE'LL DO THAT DESIGN IN HOUSE, WHICH WILL PROBABLY SAVE A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE CITY.
SO WE HAVEN'T ACTUALLY STARTED THE WORK.
IT'S DESIGNED, WE'VE TALKED TO THE CONTRACTOR AND OR READY TO DO IT SINCE IF WE GET APPROVAL.
NO, THE REASON I ASKED THAT QUESTION, CALVIN, I, I READ ALL THE BACKGROUND, ALL THAT INFORMATION IS JUST GETTING TO THE POINT THAT WHEN WE DONE THE BUDGET, WE KNOW THE PROJECTS THAT WE GONNA SELECT AND WE ALLOCATING THE MONEY, RIGHT? AND THEN WHEN WE DO CHANGE ORDER, WE START COMING WITH CHANGE ORDER.
AND THIS CHANGE ORDER WAS LIKE 88,000.
THAT'S WHY IT CAUGHT, THAT'S IT'S 25%.
IT'S THE MAXIMUM CHANGE ORDER WE CAN DO UNDER THIS CONTRACT, RIGHT? AND, AND, AND THAT KIND OF GOT MY ATTENTION.
AND THE OTHER THING THAT GOT MY ATTENTION, CALVIN, WAS THE FACT THAT, UH, YOU ALL SAID THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU ALL NOTICED THE, THE CONCRETE CRACKING STUFF AND THEN DECIDED TO DO THAT.
SO MY THOUGHT WAS, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE DID THE INITIAL CONTRACT, WHY, WHY DID WE MISS THAT? A BIG THERE, THE WAY THE EXISTING PUMP STATION, UH, THE, THE WET WELL HAS BEEN CRACKED, BUT IT WAS SEALED YEARS AGO BEFORE I GOT HERE.
SO IT, IT LOOKS WORSE THAN IT ACTUALLY IS.
BUT, UH, THE PUMP STATION IS, UH, SOME REINFORCED CONCRETE PIPE THAT COMES ABOVE GRADE, ABOUT THREE FEET HAS A REINFORCED CONCRETE SLAB ON TOP WITH TWO CONCRETE BEAMS. AND WHAT HAPPENED WAS DUE TO THE SPING OF THE CONCRETE SPED ON THE BOTTOM OF THE BEAMS, 'CAUSE THE REBAR HAD
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CORRODED, AND IN THIS PERIOD, BASICALLY THE BOTTOMS OF THE BEAMS FELL OFF.SO WE HAD, UH, JACK STANDS EFFECTIVELY MADE AND WE'RE SUPPORTING THAT CONCRETE SLAB WITH JACK STANDS FOR.
JACK STANDS TO KEEP IT INTACT 'CAUSE THE PUMPS ARE CANTILEVERED OFF OF THE THING.
SO WE HAVE, WE BOUGHT SOME TIME, BUT IT, IT BASICALLY, IT JUST, I MEAN IT IS AN EXPLOSION.
THE CON IT FINALLY REACHES THE POINT WHERE THE CONCRETE SHEARS OFF AND THAT HAPPENED AFTER THE DESIGN.
I GUESS THE ONLY COMMENT I HAVE SAY IS, IN THE FUTURE WHEN WE GONNA HAVE A PROJECT DONE AND WE'RE GONNA DO SOME REPLACEMENT OF ANYTHING, WE NEED TO START GOING THROUGH IT.
TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT WHAT WE WANT OUR SCOPE OF WORK TO BE, BUT OUR SCOPE OF WORK, GET A CONTRACT ON IT.
YOU KNOW, UH, BECAUSE WHEN I SEE A CONTRACT AND I START SEEING 60 DAY EXTENSIONS, I'M GONNA TELL YOU THIS, OKAY? THE, THE, EXCUSE ME, SIR, THE TIME EXTENSION IS SOMEWHAT LINKED TO THE WORK IN, UH, STONEGATE.
WE PULL THIS CONTRACTOR OFF THIS JOB AND SENT HIM TO STONEGATE.
OKAY? ONCE AGAIN, THEY'RE DO AN EMERGENCY REPAIR.
I'M NOT SAYING THAT IT'S NOT NOTHING, BUT I'M SAYING IT'S SOMETHING THAT I'M LOOKING AT ON WHEN WE MAKE DECISIONS.
WHEN WE MAKE DECISIONS, WHEN WE DO A SCOPE OF A JOB, WE SHOULD MAKE SURE WE INCLUDE BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE, UH, CHANGE ORDER I SEE IS ALWAYS, NOT ALWAYS.
SOME OF 'EM SAYS, STAFF DECIDED.
WE STAFF DECIDED WE NO, I'M SAYING, WELL, IF WE DO THIS AND MAKE A, A GOOD ANALYSIS OF WHAT WE WANT DONE AND DEVELOP GOOD SCOPE, THEN WE'LL HAVE TO COME BACK WITH SOMETHING LATER ON ONCE WE DO A CONTRACT.
BECAUSE WE NEED TO START HOLDING PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE TO FINISHING THESE CONTRACTS ON THE DATE THAT THEY SIGNED.
BECAUSE IN THESE CONTRACT, WE PUTTING IN THE PENALTY.
SO YOU CAN'T AFFORD PENALTIES THAT WE KEEP DOING IT AND WE CAN'T DO THAT.
I JUST, THIS, THE CHANGE ORDERS ARE KILLING US.
I JUST WANNA MAKE A POINT, RON, THAT'S ALL OKAY.
ANY OTHER UN READINESS ON THIS? WE'RE READY TO VOTE.
SO WE WOULD APPROVE PR NUMBER 23 4 6 7 AS PRESENTED.
[VII.C.(10) P.R. No. 23476 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute Change Order No. 1 To The Contract With Marsh Waterproofing Of Vidor, Texas For Additional Repairs At The Pompeiian Villa In The Amount Of $11,900.00 To A New Total Of $241,900.00. Funds Available In Account No. 307-21-049-8512-00- 10-000, Project No. BU0015 ]
NUMBER 10, WHICH IS PR NUMBER 2, 3 4 7 6.IT'S A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE CHANGE ORDER NUMBER ONE TO THE CONTRACT WITH MARSH WATERPROOFING OF VITA TEXAS FOR ADDITIONAL REPAIRS AT THE PUMP IN, UH, VILLA, UH, IN THE AMOUNT OF $11,900 TO A, TO NEW TOTAL OF 241,900 UH, DOLLARS, UH, FUNDS AVAILABLE IN ACCOUNT NUMBER 3 0 7 DASH 21 DASH 4 9 8 5 2 0 0 0.
AND THIS IS PROJECT NUMBER BBU 0 0 1 5.
MAY I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? COUNCILMAN FRANK? SO MOVED.
MAY I GET A SECOND? COUNCILMAN LEWIS? SECOND IF THE MOVEMENT AND SECOND IS WHAT? YOURS.
I, YES, THAT'S WHAT YOURS, I'M SATISFIED.
I GOT BACK LATE LAST NIGHT FROM A FUNERAL CLASSMATE FUNERAL AND, UH, I READ THE BACKGROUND INFORMATION, WENT INTO DETAILS ON THE UNFORESEEABLE AND I'M SATISFIED.
I JUST DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO CATCH IT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ARE WE READY? WE READY TO VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR? YES.
ANY OPPOSES AYES HAVE SORT THIS ORDER? WE WOULD APPROVE PR NUMBER 2, 3, 4, 7 6 AS PRESENTED.
[VII.C.(11) P.R. No. 23477 - A Resolution Authorizing The Purchase Of Two (2) Elgin Whirl Wind 1 Pure Vacuum Street Sweepers With Front Bumper Chain Suspended Magnet For The Drainage Division From Kinloch Equipment And Supply Of Pasadena, Texas, Through The Sourcewell Cooperative Purchasing Contract Number 093021-ELG For The NotTo-Exceed Amount Of $843,010.00. Funds Are Available In The Capital Reserve Fund Account, Account Number 625-21-000-8522- 00-00-000 ]
WE HAVE ON THE NEXT PAGE, PAGE SIX, ITEM NUMBER 11, PR NUMBER 2 34 77.IT IS A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF TWO ELGIN WORLD WIND, ONE PURE VACUUM STREET SWEEPERS WITH FRONT BUMPER CHAIN SUSPENDED MAGNET FOR THE DRAINAGE DIVISION FROM, UH, KEN LOCK EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLY OF PASADENA, TEXAS THROUGH THE SOURCE.
WELL COOPERATIVE PURCHASING CONTRACT NUMBER 0 9 3 0 2 1 ELG FOR THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $843,010 FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE.
AND THE CAPITAL RESERVE FUND, FUND ACCOUNT ACCOUNT NUMBER 6 2 5 DASH 21 0 8 5 2 2 DASH 0 0 0 0 0.
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MAY I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? COUNCILMAN LEWIS MOTION FOR APPROVAL? MAY I GET A SECOND? MAYOR PRO TEMPT SECOND.AND SECOND THAT WE WOULD APPROVE PR NUMBER 2 34 77 AS READ.
WE READY? UH, FOR QUESTION? UH, YOU, YOU, MS. LEWIS? NO, LEWIS.
LEWIS AGAIN, YOU HAD THIS ONE? YES.
I JUST WANT TO THANK THE CITY MANAGER FOR ATTACHING THE MAG LOCATING THE MAGNETS ATTACHED TO THOSE, THOSE SWEEPERS AND THAT THAT'S GOING TO IMPACT THE, THE LOW INCOME, UH, PEOPLE.
OKAY? BECAUSE WHAT IS HAPPENING? THEY'RE PICKING UP NATE ROOFING TAG AND ALL THESE KIND OF THINGS AND IT'S, AND IT'S IMPACTING THEM ON A WEEKLY BASIS, HAVING TO REPAIR USED TIRES.
OKAY? OR WHEN AT THE POINT, BUT AS I READ FURTHER, I DISCOVERED SOMETHING ELSE ON, ON ON THE SECOND PAGE.
UH, YOU'RE PURCHASING THESE SWEEPERS, OKAY? NOW THOSE MAGNUS ARE VERY CHEAP, OKAY? ABOUT, WE GOT ABOUT 160 MILES OF, OF, OF STREETS.
THOSE MAGNUS ARE VERY, I THINK THEY'RE LESS THAN A THOUSAND DOLLARS, BUT THE BIG THING, BUT THEY'RE REPLACING AND ATTACHING THE MAGNUS TO IS THE, THE STREET SWEEPERS $843,000 FOR THOSE STREET SWEEPERS.
YOU KNOW WHY? BECAUSE BAD DECISION OR LACK OF A DECISION ON THE HARVEST STORM NOT MOVING THAT EQUIPMENT IS WHY WE HAVE TO REPLACE THOSE SWEEPERS.
AND WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO BE IMPACTED HOT BEHIND THE HARVEST STORM BECAUSE THE INDECISION OR LACK OF A DECISION OR LACK OF KNOWLEDGE HAS IMPACTED IT, IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO HARM US IN THE FUTURE.
THE TAX BILL HAVE TO PICK UP THE BILL.
OKAY? ANY OTHER QUESTION ON THIS? WE, IF NOT, WE'RE READY TO VOTE.
SO IT IS ORDERED, WE WILL NOW APPROVE.
WE HAVE APPROVED PR NUMBER 23 OF 4 77 AS PRESENTED.
[VII.C.(12) P.R. No. 23478 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute Settlement Of An Automobile Physical Damage Claim In The Amount Of $10,110.07 Made Against Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool (TMLIRP) As A Result Of Property Damage To Transit Unit #2288 ]
HAVE ITEM NUMBER 12.IT'S A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A, UH, A SETTLEMENT OF AN AUTOMOBILE PHYSICAL DAMAGE CLAIM IN THE AMOUNT OF $10,110 AND 7 CENTS, UH, MADE AGAINST THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE INTERGOVERNMENTAL RISK POOL, WHICH IS KNOWN AS T-M-L-I-R-P AS A RESULT OF PROPERTY DAMAGE TO TRANSIT UNIT NUMBER 2288.
MAY I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF COUNCILMAN LEWIS MOTION FOR APPROVAL? MAY I GET A, A SECOND? UH, MAYOR PROTE SECOND CAN MOVE TO SECOND.
UH, COUNCILMAN BECKHAM, ARE WE READY FOR QUESTION? YES.
UM, OBVIOUSLY WE CAN'T UNRING THIS BELL, BUT I'M, I'M CONCERNED AS TO HOW IN THE WORLD SOMEBODY PUT THE WRONG FUEL INTO THIS TRANSIT BUS.
DO, DID WE DO AN INVESTIGATION AND FIGURE OUT HOW IN THE WORLD THIS HAPPENED? UM, I'M NOT SURE IF THE DEPARTMENT DID.
I CAN, CAN YOU GUYS HEAR ME? THIS IS IGON.
YEAH, SO WE, WE LOOKED INTO IT.
UM, THE ISSUE IS WE, UM, BY THE TIME WE REALIZED WHAT HAPPENED, FIVE OR SIX PEOPLE HAD TOUCHED THE VEHICLE.
SO IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE WHO MADE THE MISTAKE.
UM, IT WAS A MISTAKE MADE BY SOMEBODY.
UM, UNFORTUNATELY IT HAPPENED, BUT WE, WE REALLY DON'T KNOW WHO DID IT, TO BE HONEST.
OKAY, WELL, I I DIDN'T WANNA POINT ANY FINGERS AT ANYONE, BUT MY CONCERN IS DO, CAN WE DO SOME TRAINING OR SOMETHING TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN? UM, I MEAN, BASICALLY THE, IT, THE, THE EMPLOYEES KNOW WHICH VEHICLE IS A DIESEL VEHICLE VERSUS A GASOLINE VEHICLE.
IT WAS JUST SOMEBODY, SOMEBODY WASN'T PAYING ATTENTION AND MADE A MISTAKE.
UM, WE EMPHASIZE, WE TALKED TO THEM.
I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S GONNA HAPPEN AGAIN, BUT IT, IT WAS, IT WAS A MISTAKE.
ARE THERE LABELS ON THESE VEHICLES SO THAT ANYBODY COULD LOOK AT IT AND SEE THIS IS A DIESEL VEHICLE, USED DIESEL FUEL ONLY? UM, I BELIEVE I, I'VE ACTUALLY NEVER FIELDED ONE OF THEM, BUT I BELIEVE, UM, FOR THE DIESEL VEHICLES, IT DOES SAY DIESEL ONLY WHEN YOU OPEN UP THE GAS, UM, COMPLIANT.
I BELIEVE IT DOES, BUT I CAN LOOK INTO THAT.
THE, THE NOZZLES SHOULD BE DIFFERENT TOO.
YEAH, GREEN? YEAH, NO, LIKE MASSAGE THE NOZZLES.
NOZZLE, THE NOZZLES ARE ALL THE SAME.
WE HAVE, WE HAVE, WE HAVE A DIESEL PUMP OR WE HAVE A GASOLINE PUMP AND NOS ARE EXACTLY THE SAME.
BUT THE TWO PUMPS ARE IN TWO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS.
YEAH, I I, I JUST WOULD LIKE FOR THERE TO BE SOME SAFEGUARDS PUT IN PLACE SO THAT THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN.
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HAPPENED ONCE, IT COULD EASILY HAPPEN AGAIN.ANY OTHER READINESS? COUNCILMAN LEWIS? CITY MANAGER? IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN.
WHAT HAS TO BE DONE? WHAT HAS TO BE DONE? PUT THE PROPER NOZZLE THAT DIESEL NOZZLE OR THAT GASOLINE NOZZLE SHOULD NOT HAVE FIT INTO THAT TANK.
SO THE ONLY WAY YOU'RE GONNA PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN IS TO CHANGE, TO PUT THE PROPER NOZZLE IN PLACE.
YOU CANNOT GO UP TO MOST OF THESE PUMPS AROUND TOWN.
YOU CANNOT GO UP THERE AND, AND PUT DIESEL INTO A GASOLINE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE NOZZLE WILL NOT FIT.
SO YOU NEED TO PUT THAT IN PLACE IN THE, IN THE TRANSIT DEPARTMENT, SIR.
I STOP THE STATE STATION ALL THE TIME.
THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THEY GREEN.
THERE'S NO DIFFERENCE IN, OUT.
THERE WAS A TIME WHEN THE, UH, DIESEL WERE BIGGER, YOU COULDN'T PUT 'EM IN.
BUT NOW BOTH NOZZLES ARE THE SAME.
THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THE HANDLE IS GREEN FOR ALL DIESEL AND BLACK FOR FOR GAS.
BUT LIKE HE SAYS, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE DO.
I MEAN, PEOPLE DO THAT BECAUSE JUST HOPEFULLY IT DON'T HAPPEN NO MORE.
LIKE, UH, COUNCILMAN BACKING HIS, IF WE JUST ADDRESS IT.
BUT THE NOZZLES ARE THE SAME EXCEPT FOR THE COLOR OF THEM.
YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU HAVE SOMETHING ELSE.
WE'RE NOT CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE PUBLIC, UH, ARENA.
CHANGE THE NOZZLES ON THAT TRANSCRIPT.
PUT PUT THE NOZZLES WHERE THEY WON'T FIT, WILL DO ANY AND EVERYTHING NECESSARY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.
ALRIGHT, UH, ANY OTHER READINESS? YOU READY TO VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
SO WE WOULD APPROVE PR NUMBER 2 34 7 C EIGHT.
[VII.C.(21) P.R. No. 23491 - A Resolution Ratifying An Agreement Between The City Manager And Downtown Decorations Inc. Of Houston, Texas, Through The BuyBoard Cooperative Purchasing Program Contract No. 643-21 For The Purchase, Rental, Installation, And Removal Of Holiday Decorations For City Hall In Amount Not To Exceed $79,944.00; Funding Available In Account 001-01-005-5470-00-10- 000, Project No. MA0019-OTH-OCS ]
WE HAVE ON PAGE SEVEN, ADAM 21.THERE'S A RESOLUTION RATIFYING THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY MANAGER AND DOWNTOWN DECLARATIONS INCORPORATED OF HOUSTON, TEXAS THROUGH THE BY BOARD COOPERATIVE PURCHASING, UH, PROGRAM.
CONTRACT NUMBER 6 43 DASH 21 FOR THE PURCHASE RENTAL INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL OF HOLIDAY DECORATIONS FOR CITY HALL IN AND AMOUNT.
FUNDING AVAILABLE IN ACCOUNT 0 0 1 DASH 1 5 5 4 7 0.
AND IT'S PROJECT NUMBER MA ZERO NINE DASH TH DASH S.
MAY I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? COUNCILMAN FRANK? SO MOVED.
MA, MAY I GET A SECOND? COUNCILMAN DOUCETTE SECOND.
NOTHING I LIKE BETTER DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON THAN GO THROUGH A CITY WHERE THEY'S GOT CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AND TREES.
IT'S, I MEAN, I JUST FEEL GOOD ABOUT IT AND WE ARE DOING IT.
I, I FEEL GREAT ABOUT IT, BUT WHEN I LOOK AT $80,000, MY QUESTION IS GOING TO BE, IS THIS WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO EVERY YEAR? $80,000? BECAUSE IN ABOUT FIVE YEARS WE GOTTA HALF A MILLION DOLLARS.
MAYOR, UM, UM, COUNCILMAN DOUCETTE, UM, A FEW YEARS AGO WE HAD A DISCUSSION.
I HAD A DISCUSSION WITH YOU AND, UM, I WAS HAPPY THAT YOU MENTIONED THAT.
UM, RON, AS WE CONTINUE TO DO THE BUDGET AND AS THINGS CONTINUE TO IMPROVE FOR THE CITY, IT'S GOOD TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU PROVIDE THE NECESSARY RESOURCES, UM, THAT ALL THE CITIZENS COULD ENJOY THE TAX BASE OF THE CITY.
UM, WHEN YOU GET TO THE POINT, YOU COULD PUT HALF A MILLION DOLLARS IN THE BUDGET TO MAKE SURE THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, WE SHARE IN THE CELEBRATION OF WHAT THE CITY CONTINUES TO DO.
YOU KNOW, I WAS VERY MUCH COMFORTED BY THAT.
COMMENT THAT YOU MADE, AND I STILL IS.
I'M, I I STILL IS, YOU KNOW, AT, AT THIS POINT.
AS LONG AS I'M HERE, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT AS WE CONTINUE TO FIX ROADS AND AS WE CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THE WATER SUPPLY FOR $78 MILLION, AND AS WE CONTINUE TO
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INVEST $40 MILLION TO IMPROVE THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE, JO, WE INVEST IN THE CITIZENS AND CONTINUE TO SHARE IN THE CELEBRATION OF THE HOLIDAYS.I, I JUST DISCUSSED WITH ONE MEMBER OF STAFF, YOU KNOW, THAT IN DALLAS, THEY'RE SPENDING OVER HALF A MILLION DOLLARS IN DRONES FOR FIREWORKS.
I HOPE WE GET TO THAT POINT AT SOMEDAY, NOT ONLY FOR THE CITIZENS, BUT TO CONTINUE TO ATTRACT TOURISTS TO THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR TO SHOW THAT WE'RE NOT LEFT IN THE DARK AGES.
WELL, AS WE CONTINUE TO DO THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO AWAY WITH THE REEFS THAT HAVE BEEN THERE FOR 20 YEARS, THAT WE CONTINUE TO USE, YOU KNOW, IN, UM, AND, AND THAT THEY'RE IN STORAGE.
YOU KNOW, I THINK THOSE THINGS ADD TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF OUR CITIZENS, OF BO ARTHUR.
UM, UM, I, I WAS HOPING TO ASK FORGIVENESS FOR SPENDING THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY.
IT'S NOT ONLY FOR THE CHRISTMAS TREE, THOUGH.
THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT THE STAFF HAS INVESTED THEIR TIME IN MAKING SURE THAT IT'LL BE EXECUTED ON SATURDAY.
CITIZENS ENJOYED IT LAST YEAR, CHRISTMAS.
I HOPE THAT CITIZENS TURN OUT THIS YEAR AND CONTINUE TO ENJOY IT, BUT, OKAY.
COUNCILWOMAN HAMILTON? NO, BUT WAIT A MINUTE.
WE, WE, I'M GETTING THE QUESTIONS.
LET ME, BUT NO, LET, LET ME LET THEM TALK AND I'M GONNA COME BACK TO YOU.
COUNCILWOMAN HAMILTON MOVE, BUT HOLD UP, LET ME JUST, THAT'S, THAT'S THE PROBLEM.
NO, I DIDN'T ASK HIM ONE QUESTION.
BUT, BUT HOLD UP POINT OF ALL RESPOND.
POINT, POINT OF ALL POINT OF ORDER.
THE POINT OF ORDER IS THERE IS A, A SEQUENCE AND A PROCEDURE IN CALLING ON PERSONS TO SPEAK.
THAT'S ACTUALLY DISCRETIONARY TO THE CHAIR OF THE MEETING.
NOW, AM I INCORRECT WITH THAT, UH, UH, ATTORNEY? I'M NOT DENYING HIM, MR. I'D HAVE TO READ, I'D HAVE TO REALLY GO BACK AND LOOK.
I READ IT, AND IT, IT SORT OF SAYS THAT THE SEQUENCE ON HOW A PERSON SPEAKS, I, I'VE, HE'S SPOKEN.
NOW THOSE LIGHTS CAME ON, AND I'M, AND YOUR LIGHT CAME.
YOUR LIGHTS REMAIN ON, AND I'M GONNA CALL ON YOU, COUNCILMAN.
JUST LET, LET ME, LET ME LET THEM SPEAK.
WANTED TO OFFER CLARITY TO WHAT THE CITY MANAGER JUST SAID.
THERE'S 79,900, LET'S JUST CALL IT $80,000 IS NOT ONLY FOR DECORATIONS, BUT ALSO INCLUDES ACTIVITIES.
SO, ON HERE IT SAYS IN THE BACKGROUND, THE PUR SECOND SENTENCE, THE PURPOSE OF THE BUDGET LINE IS TO COVER EXPENSES SUCH AS HOLIDAY DECOR, CHRISTMAS TREE IMPROVEMENTS, AND FESTIVITIES FOR THE CITIZENS.
SO IF I'M, IF THAT'S NOT TRUE, PLEASE HELP US CLARIFY IF IT'S ONLY FOR DECORATIONS OR IF IT ALSO INCLUDES THE FESTIVITIES THAT WE'LL TAKE A PART OF, TAKE PART IN ON SATURDAY.
UM, I WANTED TO SPEAK TO THIS, UM, TO THIS MOTION, AND I APPRECIATE, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THE CONSIDERATIONS OF, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, TO OUR, UH, YOU KNOW, OUR FIDUCIARY CONCERNS, HOW WE SPEND MONEY, WHAT WE SPEND MONEY ON.
WE ARE CALLED TO BE, UM, THE TRUSTEES CALLED TO BE THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE CONCERNED ABOUT MONIES.
BUT AS WELL, I THINK THAT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAUSES, UM, A CITY, UH, UH, TO BE A PLACE WHERE INDIVIDUALS HAVE PRIDE IN THEIR CITY, UM, A PLACE WHERE, UM, INDIVIDUALS WANT TO PARTICIPATE, UH, IN THEIR CITY, UH, IS THE FACT THAT WE, UH, TAKE THE LEADERSHIP AS THE CITY COUNCIL IN MAKING SURE WHEN WE CAN AND WHERE WE CAN, UH, WE CELEBRATE, UH, AS WE ARE DOING WITH OUR QUA CENTENNIAL, UM, THAT WE AS WELL, UH, CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS AND THAT WE GIVE OUR CITIZENS, UH, SOME ACTIVITIES, UH, TO ATTEND AND TO CELEBRATE, UM, UH, THE HOLIDAY SEASON, $80,000.
I UNDERSTAND IF ONE PERSON WERE SPENDING THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY, I KNOW INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SPENT, UH, $1,500 JUST TO HAVE THEIR OWN HOME DECORATED, UH, TO HAVE THE LIGHTS PUT UP ON THEIR INDIVIDUAL HOMES.
UM, AND, AND SO I AM, AND I KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE WHO CAN'T AFFORD ANY LIGHTS.
FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO CAN'T AFFORD ANY LIGHTS, UM, THEY WOULD LIKE TO PASS SOMEWHERE AND LOOK AT SOME LIGHTS.
UH, WE USED TO DO THAT, UH, WHEN I WAS GROWING UP, WE WOULD, UH, GO THROUGH CANDY CANE LANE, CANDY LANE, YEAH.
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GO, UH, GO THROUGH COMMUNITIES WHERE INDIVIDUALS HAD LIGHTS, EVEN WHEN WE DIDN'T HAVE LIGHT.SO, UM, UH, ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO, UH, TO ENJOY, UH, AND CAUSE OUR CITY, UH, TO BE BEAUTIFIED, UH, AND TO PROMOTE, UH, OUR CITY IN THAT WAY, UH, I THINK WE OUGHT TO, UH, EMBRACE, OKAY, COUNCILMAN BECKER.
WELL, I HAVE TO SAY, THE, THE DECORATIONS THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW ARE BEAUTIFUL.
WE'VE USED IT AS A PHOTO OP FOR DIFFERENT THINGS ALREADY.
UM, MY CONCERN IS, UM, THE COST OF THE LABOR TO INSTALL AND TO TAKE EVERYTHING DOWN.
I DID KIND OF AN INFORMAL POLL OF MY FRIENDS THAT ARE ON CITY COUNCIL IN THE VARIOUS CITIES AROUND HERE, AND MOST OF THEM USE THEIR OWN STREETS DEPARTMENT, THEIR PARKS AND REC PEOPLE.
THEY'RE THE ONES THAT PUT IT UP, TAKE IT DOWN.
UH, YES, THEY HAVE SOME COST IF THEY HAVE TO RENT A LIFT OR THINGS LIKE THAT.
BUT I MEAN, I'M LOOKING AT THE, THE LINE ITEM OF THIS, UH, VENDOR DOWNTOWN DECORATIONS OUTTA HOUSTON, $18,725 LABOR TO INSTALL AND TAKE DOWN THE TREE OUT IN FRONT.
I MEAN, THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY.
I, I AGREE THAT WE NEED TO HAVE THE DECORATIONS.
YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL, BUT WE COULD HAVE SAVED A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY IF WE LET OUR OWN EMPLOYEES TAKE CARE OF THIS.
IN ADDITION, MOST OF THE CITIES AROUND HERE USE DECORATIONS REPEATEDLY, AND, AND THERE'S A COST INVOLVED IN REPRE REFURBISHING THEM SOMETIMES OR REPLACING THEM.
BUT BY AND LARGE, THEY'RE USING THE SAME DECORATIONS EVERY YEAR, YOU KNOW, UPDATING AS THEY NEED TO.
UM, THE $80,000, THAT'S SOMEBODY'S SALARY FOR A YEAR.
UH, I JUST THINK THERE'S, THERE ARE WAYS THAT WE COULD HAVE SAVED A LOT OF MONEY BY LOOKING AT THIS A LITTLE BIT MORE CAREFULLY.
UH, COUNCILMAN LEWIS? YES, MAYOR.
AND, UH, WHAT THE, UH, DISCUSSING EARLIER YOU ARE ALLOWING THE, THE, THE, THE PERSON THAT HAD CONTROL OF THE FLOOR TO SPEAK LAST.
AND THAT'S, I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT.
AS LONG AS HE, HE CAN HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK, BUT WHAT I AND THE COUNCILMAN BECKHAM IN-HOUSE, THAT THIS COULD BE HANDLED.
UH, THERE WAS ONE OTHER ITEM THAT I WANTED TO, OH, YES.
THE OFFSET YOU, MOST PEOPLE, AND MOST OF YOU ALL ARE TALKING ABOUT, UH, THE ATTRACTION AND WHAT HAVE YOU.
BUT LET'S PUT IT IN PERSPECTIVE.
AND TWO OF YOU SAID, JUST TO LOOK AT THE LIGHTS, I REMEMBER THE CANDY LANE.
I REMEMBER THE, THE NEW EDITION.
I MEAN, YOU COULDN'T EVEN GET THROUGH THE COMMUNITY PEOPLE, BUT ALL OF THESE PEOPLE COMING FROM THE OUTSIDE, THEY CANNOT AFFORD THIS.
THEY COME AND THE PORT ARTHUR IS ATTRACTED, YOU'RE GOING TO GET A LARGE PORTION OF THAT COUPLE WITH WHAT COUNCILWOMAN, UH, BECKHAM WAS TALKING ABOUT.
ACK, THEY'RE GONNA BUY GASOLINE.
EVERYBODY NOT GONNA HAVE A FULL TANK OF GAS WHEN THEY COMING IN.
THEY'RE GONNA BUY, UH, UH, UH, GASOLINE.
SO THAT'S, IT'S GOING TO BE OFFSET.
SO LET'S NOT NICKEL AND DIME MUST THE DEATH.
EVERYBODY GOT SOMETHING TO SAY, BUT NOBODY PULL IT BUT ME.
BUT ANYWAY, LET ME, OKAY, THEN.
WHAT I'M GONNA FINISH SPEAKING NOW, MY POINT IS, AND I, ALL THIS, EVERYBODY'S SAYING, THAT'S WHAT I SAID INITIALLY.
I SAID, I LOVE TO PASS THROUGH CITY AND SEE CITY DECLARATION.
I ASKED THE MANAGER TO VERIFY THE 80,000 BUCKS BECAUSE WE SPENDING TAXPAYERS MONEY, $80,000, ALL OF THIS CAN BE DONE BY PURCHASING SOME TYPE OF, UH, UH, UH, DECORATIONS.
I MEAN, NICE DECORATIONS AND, UH, HAVE OUR PARKS OR SEND EMPLOYEES DO IT.
NOW FOR EVERYBODY WHO SAYS, UH, IT'S FOR OTHER THINGS, NO, IT'S NOT THIS 79 99.
AND THE CONTRACT IN THE BACKGROUND STATES EXACTLY WHAT IT'S FOR, AND IT'S ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE GONNA BE PUTTING UP AND WHAT THEY'RE GONNA BE TAKING DOWN.
MY CONCERN IS THAT IF WE DO THIS THIS YEAR, THAT'S HOW WE GONNA DO IT NEXT YEAR.
SO WE SPENDING 80,000 NEXT YEAR, WE CAN BUY NICE DECORATION AND WE COULD PUT IT UP FOR LESS THAN $80,000.
BUT TO SET HERE AND SAY, NO NICKEL, NO, WE AIN'T NICKEL AND DIAMOND.
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THE MONEY.I SAID, I LOVE SEEING SOMETHING NICE, BUT WHY ARE WE PAYING SOMEBODY TO DO THE WORK WHEN WE HAVE PARK AND RECREATION? WE HAVE TO BALANCE MAKING THE DECORATION NICE FOR OUR CITIZENS TO BE PROUD.
AND AT THE SAME TIME, MANAGING THE MONEY.
WE SUPPOSED TO FIND THE BEST WAY TO DO IT.
AND THE BEST WAY TO DO IT IN THIS CASE IS WE GET NICE DECORATION AND HAVE OUR PEOPLE TO PUT IT UP.
AND NEXT YEAR WE TAKE THE DECORATION, WE PUT IT UP, IT'S GONNA BE NICE, BUT KEEP PAYING 80,000.
IT'S EASY TO SIT HERE AND SAY, OKAY, IF YOU AIN'T PAYING FOR IT.
BUT I BET OF EVERYBODY HERE, ANYONE THAT HAVE DECORATION, I BET YOU AIN'T HIRING NOBODY.
AND ASK COUNCILMAN FRANK SAY, YEAH, I KNOW PEOPLE THAT HIRE PEOPLE TO DECORATE THEIR HOME.
THOSE PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE MONEY, THOSE ARE PEOPLE THAT HAVE MONEY AND CAN'T DO IT.
BUT REMEMBER, THIS IS ABOUT, THAT'S THE ONLY REASON I PULL THIS.
I'M NOT LOOKING AT THE $80,000 THIS YEAR.
IF WE APPROVE IT, IS IT GONNA BE A PRECEDENCE IT'S GONNA BE $80,000 EVERY YEAR? THAT'S MY POINT.
THAT'S, THIS IS POINT WHERE I TAKING POINT WHERE I TAKE, UH, UH, MAYOR
THIS, UM, MAY BE AN OPPORTUNITY IN THE FUTURE TO ADD TO THE, UM, BEAUTIFICATION DEPARTMENT THAT WE DISCUSSED LAST TIME.
AND MS. JOAN, THIS WAS ACTUALLY AN INITIATIVE THAT WAS DISCUSSED IN A SESSION AT NLCA, PART OF THAT BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE.
THIS ARE SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT THEY ACTUALLY COMPLETE IN THE OTHER CITIES.
NO, JUST, JUST, JUST IF YOU ALL JUST WAIT, JUST, OKAY.
UH, EVERY CHRISTMAS MY FAMILY GOES TO THE GARAGE OR GOES TO THE ATTIC AND PULL OUT DECORATION.
WE, WE, LAST YEAR, OKAY, I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING IN OUR APPRECIATE COUNCILMAN DEUCE PULLING THIS OUT AND ALLOWING US TO DISCUSS THE PROS AND CONS.
OKAY? I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT, BUT BUYING QUALITY OF DECORATION AND, AND THE CITY IN-HOUSE IMPLEMENT IMPLEMENTED ANNUALLY IS, WAS BE IT IS COST SAVING OVER TIME.
AND I APPRECIATE THIS COUNCILMAN
NOW WE HAVE A, A REMARK FROM THE GALLERY 'CAUSE OF A VOTING ITEM.
UH, WHAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT IS KEEPING THE MONEY IN THE CITY AND LET THE COM, UM, THE PEOPLE IN THE CITY RECEIVE THIS TYPE OF MONEY TO WORK.
LET'S FIND THINGS THAT WE COULD USE THE, UH, THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY TO, FOR YOU TO PAY THEM.
INSTEAD OF PAYING A SOMEONE OUT OF THE CITY WHERE THEY CAN, THEY GONNA PUT THIS MONEY BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY, $80,000 THAT WE COULD USE THIS MONEY HERE IN PORT ARTHUR.
YOU KNOW, THEY'RE GONNA PUT THAT MONEY BACK INTO THE, UH, COMMUNITY, FOR INSTANCE, THE PARKS, AND THEN GET THAT THE PARKS HAVE A CONTRACT OVER, ALREADY HAVE A CONTRACT THAT DUE TO, UH, PARKS AND THINGS.
OKAY? WE COULD USE THEM IN SOME KIND OF WAY.
'CAUSE NOT EVERYBODY, UH, REALLY KNOW THE ODDS AND ENDS OF IT, BUT LET'S KEEP THIS MONEY IN PORT ARTHUR FOR THE COMMUNITY.
WE DON'T WANT OUR CHILDREN ON DRUGS.
THAT'S THE ONLY WAY TO GO GET DRUGS.
LET'S BE OPEN AND TRY TO SHARE AS MUCH AS WE CAN.
AND I LIKE, I LIKE THE DECORATION.
I'M STILL, YOU KNOW, BUT, UH, LET'S, THE PRINT IS $80,000.
LET'S GIVE IT BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY.
BUT, BUT CLARIFICATION ON YOU.
NOW, WE NOT PAYING 80,000 TO GET IT PUT UP.
AND, AND COUNCILWOMAN BECKHAM BROUGHT IT OUT.
IT'S ABOUT MAYBE YOU COULD SAY 18 TO 20,000 THAT'S PAID FOR LABOR.
SO THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
AND THE CITY MANAGER, AND I BELIEVE HE SEES THE SENTIMENTS OF WHAT THE COUNCIL IS SPEAKING ON, WHAT YOU'RE SPEAKING ON FOR CITIZENS.
WE'LL RESTRUCTURE THIS FOR NEXT YEAR, OKAY? MM-HMM.
AND I MEAN, NO ONE HAS TO BEAT ANYBODY UP.
AND AT THE PROPER TIME IN DECEMBER, GOD SPAS US OF 24, OR EVEN IN NOVEMBER OF
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24, HE WILL HAVE COME UP WITH ANOTHER WAY OF HANDLING THIS.OKAY? BUT YOU WITH ME? YES, MA'AM.
YOU KNOW WHAT? THE COMMUNITY WON'T, SO THINK ABOUT IT.
AND I ALSO KNOW, AND I SHOULDN'T EVEN BE SAYING THIS, YOU DON'T MIND ME TAKING A TRIP IF I LEARNED SOMETHING? THANK YOU.
ALRIGHT, WELL, ANY OTHER, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE? ONE MORE, ONE MORE.
STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS.
I WANNA CLARIFY ON THIS, $80,000 JUST FOR THE TREE.
THIS IS, IF, IF THIS IS FOR THE EQUIPMENT ACTUALLY, AND CITY MANAGER HELP ME ON THIS.
WE GOT THIS EQUIPMENT LAST YEAR AND DIDN'T EVEN REALLY PAY FOR IT.
THIS WAS, UH, IT'S, IT'S FOR THE TREE.
AND THE TREE BELONGS TO THE CITY AFTER THAT, YOU KNOW.
SO IT MEANS THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO BUY A TREE.
WE CAN INVEST IN REEFS NEXT YEAR.
AND, AND, AND THIS IS WHAT IS.
NOW, IF YOU ALL RECALL LAST YEAR, NOW COUNCILMAN DEUCE SAID YOU WEREN'T HERE.
WE SAID EVERY YEAR WE WOULD ADD AND, AND COUNCILMAN BECK, YOU WANT, NOW I YOU, WE HERE, WE WOULD ADD EACH YEAR TO THE DECLARATION, AS YOU SAID, BA THE FAMILY GOES IN, THEY GET WHAT THEY HAVE, AND THEN THEY BUY SOME NEW THINGS.
BUT I UNDERSTAND, AND I THINK EVERYBODY DOES UNDERSTAND, WE DON'T WANT EVERYONE TO THINK THAT THEY PAID $80,000 TO PUT THE DECLARATION UP.
IF NOT, I GOT A COMPANY THAT'LL DO THAT.
BUT THEY, IT ACTUALLY, THAT IS THE ENTIRE AMOUNT WITH, AND I BELIEVE JUST MAYBE 18 TO 20,000 IS FOR LABOR.
THE OTHER IS FOR SOME OF THE NEW EQUIPMENT THAT WE GOT TO ADD TO WHAT WE HAD.
'CAUSE I KNOW WE GOT SOME BIG SNOWFLAKES OUT THERE WE DIDN'T HAVE LAST TIME.
AND SOME OTHER THINGS THAT I'VE SEEN THAT WE ADDED THIS YEAR.
AND THIS IS A PART OF WHAT THIS, YOU KNOW, WE MADE A NEW PURCHASE AGAIN.
NOW WHAT WE DID GET, LIKE WE'RE GETTING NOW ON LAST YEAR WAS THAT EACH YEAR WE WOULD BE ABLE, AND, AND THAT'S AT THE COUNCIL.
I MEAN THE CITY MANAGER'S DISCRETION.
'CAUSE THAT'S HIS DEPARTMENT ALONG WITH A PARKS AND RECREATION TO ADD CERTAIN ITEMS EACH YEAR TO THE DECORATIONS.
NOW WHAT YOU ALL HAVE ASKED AND ARE ASKING THAT, AND I THINK IT'S REASONABLE THAT WE WOULD USE OUR STAFF TO, TO TO, TO, UH, PUT IT UP AND TAKE IT DOWN.
I SAW THE STAFF WORKING ON THE BUILDING ON THE, UM, UH, PERMITS BUILDING, PUT THE CHRISTMAS TREE DECORATION.
I SAW STAFF WORKING HERE ON THE FIRST FLOOR PUTTING THE CHRISTMAS DECORATION.
AND STAFF DOING IT ON THE STREET.
FOR THAT REASON, I'M CONFUSING ABOUT WHAT IS THIS $80,000 FOR? YEAH.
NOW SEE, I DON'T WANT YOU TO LEAVE THINKING THEY BOUGHT A $80,000 CHRISTMAS TREE.
NO, THAT IS THE ENTIRE AMOUNT OF BUDGETED AMOUNT FOR NOW.
AND ACTUALLY WE'RE JUST SAYING WHAT IT IS.
THAT MONEY, IF I'M MISTAKEN, I'M NOT MISTAKEN, I GET A FINANCE PERSON OR THE CITY MANAGER.
IT'S ALREADY BEEN APPROVED IN THE BUDGET.
IT'S JUST THAT WE ARE SAYING NOW WE ARE USING IT FOR THIS, FOR THIS PARTICULAR, UH, CHRISTMAS DECORATION, UH, OR THE CHRISTMAS SEASON FOR DECORATIONS.
AND I REALLY WISH THAT WE CAN HAVE MONEY TO DECORATE THE ENTIRE CITY.
BUT WHEN I SEE, UH, CITIZENS FOR FIVE YEARS COMPLAINING ABOUT PARKS, AND WHEN IT IS NOT MONEY FOR PARKS, WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY FOR CITIZEN.
BUT RIGHT NOW WE'RE NOT, WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT PARKS THOUGH.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE CHRISTMAS DECORATION.
AND CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS SHOULD HAVE PRIORITY TOO.
PRIORITY OF THE, BUT THIS IS NOT THE MOMENT SHOULD BE THE CITIZENS OF THE POOR ARTHUR.
BUT I'M LETTING YOU LISTEN RIGHT NOW.
WE ARE ARE DISCUSSING, GETTING READY TO VOTE ON, WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR AND WE HAVE, WE ARE DISCUSSING A QUESTION ON WHAT YOU 80,000 RIGHT NOW.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE GOING TO TALK ABOUT.
I SAID BEFORE COUNCIL SHOULD HAVE PRIORITY ON HOW IT SPENT OUR YOU AND THAT, THAT THAT IS REMARK WELL TAKEN.
COUNCILMAN DOUCETTE, GO RIGHT AHEAD.
THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS, EVERYBODY KEEPS SAYING THAT THIS, THIS AND THAT.
IT'S IN THE BACKGROUND, WHAT IT'S FOR.
AND CONTRARY TO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, SOME OF THE STUFF THAT'S LEASED, AND WE ARE NOT BUYING IT.
SO WE NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT BUYING WHAT WE WANT AND THEN HAVING PEOPLE TO PUT IT UP NEXT YEAR AND NOT SPENDING $80,000, YOU KNOW? OKAY.
COUNCILMAN LEWIS? JUST BRIEFLY, MAYOR, UH, I JUST WANNA MAKE
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YOU AWARE, YOU KNOW THAT SIX SIDES STILL SNOWFLAKE.THE, THE, THE WHAT ABOUT THE SNOWFLAKE? IT'S SIX SIDES.
ALL IN FAVOR? A ANY, ANY OPPOSES? MAN, Y'ALL TOOK ALL THAT TIME AND NOBODY VOTED AGAINST THAT.
OKAY, NOW I JUST HAD TO SAY IT.
NO, I AIN'T GONNA STOP SAYING IT.
I'M GONNA TELL WHAT I WANT TO SAY.
ALRIGHT, NOW LET'S MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.
I LOVE, ALRIGHT, THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
NO, I DON'T WANT NOBODY TO THINK WE FUSSY.
[VIII.A.(1) P.R. No. 23459 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into A Contract With SCS Engineers Of Houston, Texas, To Provide Professional Engineering Design And Construction Administration Phase Services For Cell 47 At The Landfill For A Not-To-Exceed Amount Of $412,205.00. Budgeted Funds Are Available In The Other Capital Outlay Account, 307-50-000-8525-00-10-000 ]
I REQUIRING AN INDIVIDUAL ACCENT.WE HAVE A RESOLUTION, A RESOLUTION NUMBER 23 459.
IT IS A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER.
MAN, YOU JUST BRING PROBLEMS EVERY TIME THEY SAY THAT
AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH SCS ENGINEERS OF HOUSTON, TEXAS TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION PHASE SERVICES FOR SALE 47 AT THE LANDFILL FOR A NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $412,205.
BUDGETED FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE OTHER, IN THE, UH, THAT SAYS THE OTHER CAPITAL OUTLAY ACCOUNT, UH, WHICH IS 3 0 7 DASH FIVE ZERO DASH 8 5 2 5 DASH 0 0 0 0.
MAY I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF COUNCILMAN LEWIS? MAY I GET A SECOND? UH, MAYOR PRO TIM, IT BEEN MOVED IN SECOND THAT WE WOULD APPROVE PR NUMBER 23 4 5 9 AS PRESENTED IN READ.
READY FOR VOTING? ALL IN FAVOR? A ANY OPPOSES AYES HAVE IT.
SO WHEN THIS AUDIT, WE WOULD APPROVE PR NUMBER 2 34 59.
[VIII.A.(2) P.R. No. 23496 - A Resolution Appointing Members To The Port Arthur Youth Advisory Council (YAC) ]
HAVE ITEM NUMBER 2 34 96.IT IS A RESOLUTION APPOINTING MEMBERS TO THE PORT ARTHUR YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL.
AND I BELIEVE YOU HAVE SOME NAMES.
UH, CITY SECRETARY, UM, MAYOR, YOU SUBMITTED THE NAME PAIGE DAVIS.
THAT'S THE ONLY ONE I HAVE TODAY.
THAT'S, THAT'S THE NAME THAT I DO HAVE.
AND WITH, WITH THAT, UM, I BELIEVE IT IS MAYOR PROTE.
BUT I'M GONNA GET THE OLDER KIDS AND PUT 'EM IN AND LET Y'ALL PUT THE BABIES IN.
I'M GONNA PUT THE MATURE KIDS IN, GONNA WATCH OVER THEM.
BUT SHE'S ANOTHER 11TH GRADE AND I HAVE ONE MORE, BUT I HAVEN'T GOT TOTAL APPROVAL ON IT.
MAYBE, MAYBE BY NEXT MEETING I HAVE IT.
UM, THAT'S, AND THAT'S THE ONLY NAME.
UH, UH, MAY I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? COUNCILMAN FRANK? SO MOVE, MAY I GET A SECOND? COUNCILMAN DEUCE SECOND.
AND THEN, UH, COUNCILMAN DEUCE TOOK MY OTHER KIDS SO I COULDN'T APPOINT THEM.
GIVE IT TO THE I CAN RECOMMEND TO YOU LATER.
SO WITH THIS ORDER, WE WILL APPROVE P NUMBER 2 34 9 6.
[VIII.A.(3) P.R. No. 23497 - A Resolution Appointing Members To The Port Arthur Housing Finance Corporation Board Of Directors ]
HAVE, UH, P NUMBER 2 34 97, A RESOLUTION APPOINTING, UH, MEMBERS OF THE PORT ARTHUR HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS.UH, I DID GIVE YOU A NAME TO THE SECRETARY.
DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE AN APPOINT? THEY APPOINTEE? I THINK I MAY HAVE BEEN THE ONLY ONE THAT DIDN'T HAVE ANYBODY.
UH, WE HAVE MS. MELANIE, NED NAME ON, UH, FOR THAT, THAT THAT POSITION.
UH, I GET A, UH, MOTION ALREADY.
I KNOW I'VE BEEN SAY IT SO MANY TIMES.
AND SECOND, WE WOULD ACCEPT, UH, THE NAME MELANIE NED TO GO WITH, UH, PR NUMBER 23 4 97.
WE'RE READY FOR QUESTION ON THE QUESTION.
YOU, YOU OKAY? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
IN THE OPPOSES AYES ADV THIS ORDER, WE WOULD APPROVE P NUMBER 2 34 97.
NEXT WE HAVE, UH, RESOLUTION 2, 2 35 0 5.
MAYOR, MAYOR, CAN WE HOLD TO AFTER THE EXECUTIVE SESSION? YEAH.
WE, WE, WE GOOD WITH THAT ONE RIGHT THERE.
[VIII.B.(1) P.O. No. 7214 - An Ordinance Designating Tuesday, December 26, 2023, As A Legal Holiday ]
HAVE, UH, PO NUMBER, UH, 72 14.IT IS AN ORDINANCE DESIGNATING TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26TH, 2023 AS A LEGAL HOLIDAY.
MAY I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? COUNCILMAN DOUCETTE MOVE? MAY I GET A SECOND? COUNCILWOMAN BECKHAM SECOND.
AND SECOND THAT WE WOULD APPROVE, UH, PO NUMBER 7 2 1 4 AS WHERE WE READY FOR QUESTION? NO QUESTIONS.
READY? APPROVE OF ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
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SO IT IS ORDERED.WE'VE APPROVED PO NUMBER 72 1 4.
[VIII.B.(2) P.O. No. 7215 - An Ordinance Authorizing The City Manager To Execute Settlement Of An Automobile Physical Damage Claim In The Amount Of $26,537.50 Made Against Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool (TMLIRP) As A Result Of The Property Damage To Police Vehicle #2210 ]
NEXT WE HAVE PO NUMBER 72 1 5.IT IS AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE SETTLEMENT OF AN AMBULANCE, UH, AUTO.
I'M, I'M SO USED TO SAYING THAT.
AUTOMOBILE PHYSICAL DAMAGE CLAIM IN THE AMOUNT OF 26,000, UH, $537 AND 50 CENTS MADE AGAINST THE MUNICIPAL LEAGUE INTERGOVERNMENTAL RISK POOL, WHICH IS T-M-L-I-R-O-P AS A RESULT OF THE PROPERTY.
DAMAGE TO POLICE VEHICLE CODE NUMBER 22 1 0.
MAY I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF COUNCILMAN FRANK? SO MOVED.
MAY I GET A SECOND? UH, COUNCILMAN LEWIS SECOND.
AND WE WOULD APPROVE PO NUMBER 72 1 15 IS RED.
COUNCILMAN BECKER? YEAH, I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE PARKED UNATTENDED VEHICLE THAT WAS STRUCK BY THE POLICE UNIT.
WAS IT, UH, WAS IT AN ABANDONED VEHICLE OR WAS IT OWNED BY SOMEONE? I THINK, UH, OR WAS IT ANOTHER POLICE CAR? MR. MR. WILLIAMS WOULD'VE THE INFORMATION, I'M NOT CLEAR, IT WAS OWNED BY A CITIZEN AND HAVE, HAVE THEY ALSO FILED AN INSURANCE CLAIM AGAINST TML? YES MA'AM.
HAS THAT BEEN RESOLVED? UH, NOT AS OF YET.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YOU GOT A QUESTION ON COUNCILMAN ETT? YES.
UH, A POLICE VEHICLE HIT A PARKED VEHICLE? YES.
UH, ANY OTHER, OTHER READINESS? WE READY TO VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? AYES HAVE, SO IT IS AUDIT, WE WOULD APPROVE NUMBER PO NUMBER 72 1 5 AS PRESENTED AS READ
[IX. "CLOSED MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION) ]
AS, UH, IT IS NOW 11:25 AM ON THIS GREAT DAY IN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR.AND WE ARE READY TO MOVE NOW TO OUR CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION.
IN THE CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION, WE WILL BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH, UH, SECTION 5 5 1 0.101 OF THE, UH, CHAPTER 5 5 1 OPEN MEETINGS LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, WHICH WAS FORMERLY ARTICLE 62 52 DASH ONE SEVEN SECTION TWO SUBSECTION A.
AND PRIOR TO GOING INTO THE MEETING, MY BEING THE PRESIDING OFFICER OF THIS AUGUST BODY, I AM TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT.
AND THAT IS THAT IN THE CLOSED SESSION WE WILL COVER SECTION 5 5 1 0.071 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE.
UH, WE WILL DISCUSS AND RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE ON CONSULTATION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING POTENTIAL AND OR PENDING CLAIMS, CONTRACTS, LITIGATION, AND OTHER LEGAL MATTERS.
WE'LL ALSO COVER SECTION 5 5 1 0.072 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE AND WE WILL DISCUSS OR DELIBERATE THE PURCHASE EXCHANGE LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF PORT ARTHUR.
AND ITS, UH, EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION, WHICH IS ETJ IN INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT.
WE'LL ALSO COVER SECTION 5 5 1 0.074 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE AND WE WILL DISCUSS THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE MUNICIPAL COURT COURT JUDGE.
AND THIS HAS BEEN REQUESTED BY YOUR MAYOR BARITE.
AND WE WILL COVER SECTION 5 5 1 0.087 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE TO DISCUSS ECONOMIC INCENTIVES FOR COMMERCIAL, RESIDENTIAL, AND OR INDUSTRIAL BUSINESS PROSPECTS.
AND BE THERE ANY ACTION ITEMS ON ANY OF THE ABOVE.
WE WILL ACTUALLY DO THE VOTING OR TAKE THE ACTION IN OPEN SESSION WHEN WE RETURN FOLLOWING OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION.
SO NOW AT 11:27 AM WE WILL RETIRE TO THE CONFERENCE ROOM FOR OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION AND WE'LL RETURN WHENEVER THAT IS COMPLETE.
READY? HEY VICKY, LET ME, LET, LET, LEMME, I'M GONNA CALL Y'ALL BACK.
OKAY? ALRIGHT, WE READY? OKAY.
WELL, IT IS RINGING LOUD, HUH? I'LL CALL THE ROLE.
UH, CITY SECRETARY, DO ARE YOU READY? UH, TO REESTABLISH FOR ME, PLEASE? YES, SIR.
PRESENT, MAYOR PROTE HAMILTON.
PRESENT, COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS, US PRESENT.
AND, UH, AS WE ALREADY, AS YOU RETURN BACK IN THE SESSION, I'D LIKE TO MAKE THIS ONE STATEMENT, I'LL TAKE EXECUTIVE PURPOSE ON THIS.
COUNCILMAN KEN LAW ISN'T HERE WITH US.
HE HAD A PERSONAL MATTER, A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT IN ANOTHER CITY, AND SO THAT'S WHY HE ISN'T HERE ON TODAY.
I KNOW I PROBABLY SHOULDN'T HAVE SAID IT RIGHT THERE, BUT WE OKAY.
BUT I WANTED EVERYONE TO KNOW, AND EVEN THE PUBLIC
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WHO WOULD BE LISTENING AND THIS POINT FOR THE BROTHER, HE'S NOT ILL, HE'S AT A REGULAR DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT.[VIII.A.(4) P.R. No. 23505 - A Resolution Re-Appointing Antoine L. Freeman As The Municipal Court Judge For The City Of Port Arthur And Establishing The Terms Of Employment In Accordance With Article VIII Of The Charter Of The City Of Port Arthur, Texas ]
WHAT WE HAVE, UH, I HAVE A RESOLUTION.YOU WANT ME TO READ THIS ONE OR? YEAH, YOU NEED TO BRING, BRING IT BACK TO THE FLOOR.
WHICH ONE WAS IT? UH, BRING RESOLUTION 2 3 5 0 5 PR 2 3 5 0 5.
OKAY, THE LAST ONE ON, ON, UH, MC 2 3 5 0 5.
I GOT, I GOT TO HAVE A START, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT PAGE THAT WAS ON.
WE APPEAR ON NUMBER 2 3 5 0 5.
IT IS A RESOLUTION OF POINT, UH, TO REAPPOINT JUDGE, AN TWINE L FREEMAN AS THE MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE FOR THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, AND ESTABLISHING THE TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE.
UH, THAT'S EIGHT OF, UH, THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS, UH, CITY ATTORNEY.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE WE NEED TO ADD TO THAT MOTION? YES.
UH, YOU'RE AMENDING EXHIBIT A, UM, FOR THE NEW NEW REAPPOINTING DOCUMENT.
UM, AT THIS TIME YOU'LL ADJUST THE RANGE AND STEP TO BE COMMENSURATE WITH THE TIME THAT THE MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE HAS BEEN IN THE POSITION AND ANY RETROACTIVE PAY FOR LOST, UH, STEPS, UM, THAT WERE PART OF THE PRIOR RESOLUTION.
AND YOU ARE OFFERING, UH, THE DEFERRED COMPENSATION, UH, PLAN, UM, THAT IS, UH, CUSTOMARY FOR APPOINTEES IN THE AMOUNT OF 20,000 PER YEAR.
I MAKE A MOTION FOR, TO AMEND THAT ITEM AS STATED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY.
AND SECOND THAT WE WOULD ACTUALLY APPROVE PR NUMBER 23 5 0 5 WITH THE ADDITION AND INFORMATION THAT'S BEEN ALSO STATED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY.
WE READY FOR QUESTIONS? DON'T ANY QUESTIONS.
YOU READY TO VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
SO THIS HONOR, WE HAVE APPROVED PR NUMBER 23 5 0 5 AND WE HAVE RETAINED OUR MOST ILLUSTRIOUS JUDGE ANTOINE FREEMAN HERE AS OUR MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE IN THE GREAT CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS.
COUNCILMAN DUCEY DO HONORS I MOVE TO ADJOIN.
SECOND IS BEEN MOVED AND SECOND THAT WE WOULD ADJOIN THIS MEETING.
UH, THE NEXT MEETING, UH, ATTORNEY IS GOING TO BE ON THE 19TH.
WHEN, WHEN IS IT? DECEMBER NINE 19TH.
ARE WE GONNA CHANGE? THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO ASK BEFORE.
UH, IS THERE A POSSIBILITY THAT WE, BUT I HAVE TO HAVE A RESOLUTION TO CHANGE THAT TO A MORNING MEETING AS WELL SEE THE SECRETARY, I KNOW WE DID IT LAST YEAR.
WE, SOME OTHER TIME WE'VE DONE THAT WE WOULD'VE HAD TO HAD THE ACTION ITEM ON TODAY.
AND IT SHOULD IF WE HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING.
IF SO, WE HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING NEXT WEEK JUST FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES.
I'M GONNA POLL THE COUNCIL AND SEE IF WE WANT TO DO THAT FOR, FOR THAT PARTICULAR DAY.
UM, IF NOT, NO OTHER QUESTIONS.
UH, ALL IN FAVOR OF ADJOURNMENT? AYE.
HAVE IT SO IT IS ORDERED THIS MEETING OF THIS AUGUST BODY OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR HAS NOW COME TO AN END.
GOD BLESS YOU, AND WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME.