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WE GOT ENOUGH, RIGHT? YEAH,[I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL]
IT'S FOUR OF US.AND WE ARE GATHERED HERE TODAY ON FEBRUARY 13TH, 2024 HERE AT THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR AT CITY HALL.
WE ARE IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER AT CHAMBERS AT THIS PARTICULAR TIME WHEN WE ARE BEGINNING OUR SPECIAL EXECUTIVE MEETING, WHICH UH, BEGAN AT 4:00 PM TODAY, CENTRAL STANDARD TIME.
NOW THE KILOMETER HERE HAS FOUR 14.
WE NOW HAVE, I BELIEVE, A QUORUM AND SO WE CAN BEGIN THE MEETING.
HOWEVER, YOU MAY PARTICIPATE AND ATTEND THE MEETING VIA TELEPHONIC OR VIDEO CONFERENCE MEDIUMS, HOWEVER 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 WOULD ENTER THE MEETING ID OF 8 1 0 2 2 6 6 6 6 7 6 AND THE PASSCODE OF 8 3 8 3 7 6 AND YOU WILL BE ALLOWED TO ATTEND AND PARTICIPATE IN THESE PROCEEDINGS.
NOW WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, AND IF YOU HAVE A NEED FOR REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS, YOU ONLY NEED CALL THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE.
HOWEVER, 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING AT 4 0 9 9 8 3 8 1 1 5, LET THE CITY SECRETARY'S STAFF KNOW OR BE AWARE OF WHAT YOUR ACCOMMODATIONS ARE AND THEY WILL DO ALL WITHIN THEIR POWER TO PROVIDE THOSE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR YOU.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE ARE GOING TO MUTE OUR ELECTRONIC DEVICES.
I'LL MUTE MINE AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH AN INVOCATION AND FOLLOW AN INVOCATION.
WE'LL HAVE A PLEDGE AND THE ROLL CALL, UH, PASTOR FRANK, WOULD YOU DO THE INVOCATION FOR US TODAY? PLEASE LET US BOW ALL WISE IN ETERNAL GOD OUR FATHER, HOW GRATEFUL WE ARE FOR YET AGAIN GIVING US ANOTHER DAY.
WE THANK YOU FOR THE BLESSED PRIVILEGE, GOD OF BEING HERE ON TODAY AND AND ESPECIALLY FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE.
YOU TAUGHT US AND YOU TEACH US CONTINUALLY GOD, THAT THE GREATEST AMONG THESE WOULD BE THOSE WHO WOULD SERVE.
AND SO AS WE DO SO, WE PRAY FOR YOUR WISDOM, FOR YOUR GUIDANCE.
AND GOD, WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD LEAD US FOREVER IN YOUR CARE.
NOW WE ASK ALL OF THIS IN THE POWERFUL AND PRECIOUS NAME OF JESUS, AND FOR HIS SAKE WE ASK IT.
LET US JOIN IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
IN UNISON, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH THE LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INDULGENCE.
IN OUR OPENING CEREMONIES, WE WILL NOW HAVE THE QUORUM ESTABLISHED BY OUR CITY SECRETARY, MAYOR, SORRY, MAYOR BARTEE.
PRESENT, MAYOR PROTE HAMILTON, COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS.
COUNCIL MEMBER FRANK, PRESENT YOU COURT MAYOR.
[II. *CLOSED MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION) ]
AND THIS BEING OUR AFTERNOON OR EVENING MEETING, WE WILL GOING TO A CLOSED MEETING FIRST IN OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION AND IN ORDER TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 5 5 1 0.101 OF THE CHAPTER 5 51 OF OUR MEDIAN LAWS OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, FORMERLY ARTICLE 62 52 DASH 17 SECTION TWO SUBSECTION A.PRIOR TO GOING INTO THE MEETING, MY BEING THE PRESIDING OFFICER SHALL MAKE THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT DURING THE CLOSED SESSION, WE WILL COVER SECTION 5 5 1 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.
ALSO, WE WILL COVER SECTION 5 5 1 0.072 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE TO DISCUSS TO DELIBERATE THE PURCHASE EXCHANGE, LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY IN THE CITY LIMITS OF PORT ARTHUR.
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AND WE WILL ALSO COVER SECTION 5 5 1 0.0, UH, SEVEN FOUR OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE TO DISCUSS THE APPOINTMENT OF AN INTERIM CITY ATTORNEY DUE TO THE RETIREMENT OF THE CITY ATTORNEY AND THE TRANSITION THEREOF.AND FINALLY, WE WILL DISCUSS SECTION 5 5 1 0.087 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE TO DISCUSS ECONOMIC INCENTIVES FOR COMMERCIAL, RESIDENTIAL, AND OR INDUSTRIAL BUSINESS PROSPECTS.
AND IF THERE BE ANY ACTION ITEMS OR ITEMS THAT WOULD NEED TO BE ACTED UPON COMING OUT OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION, WHEN WE RETURN HERE TO THE CHAMBERS IN OPEN SESSION, WE WILL CAST THOSE BALLOTS OR THE BALLOT, UH, WILL BE TAKEN THEN ON THOSE ITEMS IF THAT NEED SHOULD ARISE.
SO AT THIS JUNCTURE, AT FOUR 19, WE WILL RETIRE TO THE CONFERENCE ROOM ON THE FOURTH FLOOR AND YOU ALL WHO ARE ON ELECTRONICALLY, YOU MAY STAY ON OR JUST CHECK BACK AND WE WILL BE BACK ONCE AT, AT THE CONCLUSION OF OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION.
I GUESS I CAN SEE US HERE, BUT I ACTUALLY COULD SAY GOOD EVENING BECAUSE GO ABOUT EIGHT MINUTES ON A, ON 38 MINUTES ACTUALLY ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT PARTICULAR, UH, STATEMENT, UH, WHAT WE LIKE TO DO IS WE WANT TO RECONVENE OUR SPECIAL EXECUTIVE SESSION AND CITY SECRETARY, WOULD YOU BE SO KIND TO AS TO, UH, REESTABLISH THE QUORUM FOR ME.
MAYOR BARTEE, PRESENT MAYOR PRO TIMM HAMILTON.
SO KINDLY, WE ARE NOW BACK IN SESSION.
I CAN GET THE GAVEL FOR OUR, UH, SPECIAL EXECUTIVE SESSION AND, UH, ATTORNEY, DO WE HAVE AN ACTION ITEM? YES, MAYOR, WE HAVE TWO ACTION ITEMS. UM, I CAN READ THE FIRST ONE.
UM, WE ARE REQUESTING THAT THE COUNCIL AUTHORIZE, UH, THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT FOR THE OPERATION AND, AND MAINTENANCE OF THE BABES HARRISS MEMORIAL GOLF COURSE WITH A KELA GOLF INC BY EXTENDING THE CONTRACT PERIOD FOR A TERM OF 90 DAYS AND FURTHER AUTHORIZE THE SOLICITATION OF A NEW REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS BEFORE THE CONTRACT TERM EXPIRES.
OKAY, MAY I GET A SECOND ON THAT? WELL, WELL I GOT A MOTION, MOTION THE MOTION, I'M SORRY I MOVED THAT WE, EXCEPT IT'S READ BY THE CITY ATTORNEY.
AND SECOND THAT WE WOULD APPROVE THE CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT THAT, UH, PROPOSAL THAT THE UH, CITY ATTORNEY HAS ALLUDED TO.
UH, WE READY FOR QUESTION ON THIS? WE ARE NO QUESTIONS.
UH, AND THE OPPOSES AYE HAVE, SO AS ALL OF THAT MATTER IS APPROVED NOW YOU SAID THAT WAS THE SECOND ONE, ATTORNEY? YES.
THE NEXT ONE IS AUTHORIZATION FOR THE LISTING OF A CITY OWNED VACANT TRACT OF LAND LOCATED AT 9 37 GRANNY AVENUE FOR SALE WITH A LICENSED REAL ESTATE BROKER PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 2 7 2 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE.
OKAY, MAY I GET A MOTION? COUNCILMAN KIMER, I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT WAS READ BY THE CITY ATTORNEY SECOND AND IT'S BEEN MOVED.
AND SECOND, THAT WE WOULD APPROVE THE STATEMENT ON PROPERTY ISSUANCE OR PROPERTY, UH, CONVEYANCE, IF YOU WILL.
UH, THAT THE ATTORNEY ALLUDED TO.
YOU READY TO VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
A SO HONOR THAT ACTION ITEM IS APPROVED AS READ.
I WILL NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
COUNCILMAN DOUCETTE TO, UH, CLOSE THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
AND SECOND THAT WE WOULD CLOSE THE EXECUTIVE SESSION, WHICH, UH, ACTUALLY HAD
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BEGAN, I BELIEVE AT FOUR 18, UH, ON THIS AFTERNOON.AND NOW AT 5 42 WE WERE ACTUALLY CLOSED THAT EXECUTIVE SESSION.
UH, NO QUESTIONS, RIGHT? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
ANY OPPOSES? AYE,
NOW WHAT WE WILL DO IS TAKE A BRIEF SECOND TO READJUST CITY SECRETARY.