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PROGRESS.WE ARE GATHERED HERE AT 4 44 FOURTH STREET IN THE GRAY CITY OF FORT ARTHUR, TEXAS AT OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING ON TODAY, TUESDAY, JULY 2ND, 2024.
AND WE WILL BEGIN THE MEETING IN OUR NORMAL FASHION WITH MY MAKING THIS STATEMENT THAT YOU CAN PARTICIPATE IN THIS MEETING, UH, VIA VIDEO CONFERENCE OR TELEPHONIC, UH, MEDIUMS, HOWEVER YOU WOULD 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 2 5 8 2 4 5 2 6 6 5 AND THE PASSCODE OF 4 8 8 0 6 5 AND YOU WILL BE ALLOWED TO ENTER AND PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING.
WE ARE ALSO IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACTS HERE IN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR AND AT THIS PARTICULAR MEETING, AND IF THERE WOULD BE A NEED FOR SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS, YOU WOULD ONLY NEED TO CONTACT THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE AT AREA CODE 4 0 9 9 8 3 8 1 1 5.
HOWEVER, THIS MUST BE DONE 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING SO THAT THE CITY SECRETARY STAFF CAN DO ALL THAT'S POSSIBLE TO GET THE ACCOMMODATIONS THAT YOU WOULD REQUEST.
WITH ALL OF THAT BEING SAID, WE'LL
[I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL ]
BEGIN OUR MEETING WITH AN INVOCATION AND THE PLEDGE OF COUNCILMAN, UH, FRANK, WOULD YOU BE SO KIND AS TO DO THE INVOCATION FOR US? LET US BOW ALL WISE AND ETERNAL GOD OUR FATHER, HOW GRATEFUL WE ARE TO BE YET AGAIN FOUND, UH, IN YOUR PRESENCE AS WE COME TODAY.UH, FATHER, WE PRAY FOR YOUR WISDOM, FOR YOUR GUIDANCE, FOR YOUR PATIENCE, FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AS WE, UH, DO THE BIDDING AND BUSINESS OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR.
WE PRAY, FATHER, FOR ALL OF OUR CITIZENS AND FOR ALL WHO RESIDE, BUT MORE ESPECIALLY GOD, WE PRAY FOR OUR NATION THAT WE MIGHT BE WHAT YOU'VE CALLED US TO BE.
WE THANK YOU FOR IT EVEN NOW, IN THE MIGHTY AND PRECIOUS NAME OF JESUS WE PRAY.
JOIN US PLEASE NOW IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, OUR LEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE 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 CITY SECRETARY.
WOULD YOU BE SO KIND AS TO ESTABLISH THE QUORUM? MAYOR, PRESENT MAYOR PRO, TIM BECKHAM HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS.
COUNCIL MEMBER HAMILTON, EVER FIELD COUNCIL MEMBER ETT HERE.
COUNCIL MEMBER FRANK HERE, YOU HAVE A CALL ME.
[II. *CLOSED MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION) ]
ARE PREPARING AT THIS POINT TO GO, EXCUSE ME, GO INTO OUR SPECIAL EXECUTIVE, UH, SESSION, WHICH IS A CLOSED SESSION.AND UH, PRIOR TO GOING INTO THE SESSION BY LAW I MUST MAKE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT THAT WE WILL MEET AND COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 5 5 1 0.101 OF THE CHAPTER 5 5 1 OPEN MEETINGS LAWS OF THE, UH, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, WHICH IS FORMERLY ARTICLE 62 52 DASH 17, SECTION TWO, SUBSECTION EIGHT, UH, EXCUSE ME.
AND THAT PARTICULAR PORTION OF THE LAW ACTUALLY STATES THAT I WOULD MAKE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT THAT IN THE CLOSED MEETING WE WILL COVER SECTION 5 5 1 0.07 FOR 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.
AND SECONDLY, WE WILL COVER SECTION 5 5 1 0.074 AGAIN OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE TO DISCUSS OR DELIBERATE THE PURCHASE EXCHANGE, LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF LIMITS OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR.
AND THIRDLY, WE WILL COVER THE EXACT SAME SECTION AGAIN, 5 5 1 0.074 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE AND WE'LL DISCUSS THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE MAYOR THAT HAS BEEN REQUESTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ETT.
AND AT THIS JUNCTURE, WE WILL NOW RECESS TO THE CONFERENCE ROOM ON THE FOURTH FLOOR AND BEGIN THE SPECIAL SESSION AND RETURN, UH, FOLLOWING THE SESSION TO OPEN
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SESSION HERE IN THE CHAMBERS.YOU DON'T NEED TO CALL THE ROOM.
UH, WE ARE THE OTHER BEGAN TO COMPLETE AND ADJOURNED OUR, UH, EXECUTIVE SECTION, WHICH BEGAN AT ABOUT, UH, 4:02 PM CITY SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE REESTABLISH, UH, QUORUM FOR ME? YES, SIR.
COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS, GET YOUR MIC SO THEY CAN.
COUNCIL MEMBER HAMILTON, EVER FIELD COUNCIL MEMBER ETT.
THANK YOU SO KINDLY, UH, CITY ATTORNEY, DO WE HAVE ANY ACTION ITEMS, UH, COMING OUT OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION? YES, MAYOR.
I BELIEVE THE MAYOR PRO TEM HAS A MOTION.
I DO, I MAKE, I MAKE A MOTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY TO PROCEED WITH THE ACQUISITION OF 1.437 ACRES OF VACANT LAND LOCATED NEAR 29 50 WEST HIGHWAY 365 FROM 29 50 PARV HOLDINGS, LLC FOR THE PORT ACRES DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.
THE CITY MANAGER IS FURTHER AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE SUCH CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE.
FINAL APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE WILL BE MADE BY CITY COUNCIL.
AND SECOND THAT WE WOULD APPROVE THE JUST SPREAD, UH, PROPOSAL.
OUR RECOMMENDATION BY, UH, MAYOR PROTE.
WE READY TO VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
SO IS ALL OF THE ITEM COMING OUT OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION ON THE LAND ACQUISITION WILL BE APPROVED? UH, AS READ? UH, WOULD THERE BE ANY OTHERS? CITY ATTORNEY? NO, SIR.
AT THIS JUNCTURE BEING 5:29 PM WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS GOT A MOTION, COUNCILMAN KINLOCK TO, UH, ADJOURN THE, UH, EXECUTIVE SESSION.
MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADJOURN THE SECOND SESSION SECOND, COUNCILMAN DUCEY.
AND SECOND THAT WE WOULD ADJOURN THE, UH, EXECUTIVE SESSION.
UH, ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? UH, THERE ON ANY WAY? READY TO VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR OF ADJOURNMENT A.
AS HAVE SO RESORT OF THAT MEETING HAS NOW ADJOURNED.