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OKAY, GOOD AFTERNOON.IT'S NOW 4 0 4 AND IT IS TUESDAY, JULY 30TH AND THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 28 24.
WE ARE IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS HERE AT 4 44 FOURTH STREET IN THE GREAT CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS.
AND WE ARE NOW BEGINNING OUR SPECIAL EXECUTIVE, UH, COUNCIL MEETING TODAY.
AND, UH, YOU MAY ENTER THIS MEETING, UH, VIA TELEPHONIC AND VIDEO CONFERENCE MEETINGS, HOWEVER YOU WAS FIRST DIAL 8, 7 7 AND FIVE FOUR, NO, EXCUSE ME, 8 5 3 5 2 4 7 AND 8 8 8 7 8 8 0 0 9 9 AND BE ALLOWED.
AND YOU WOULD PUT THE MEETING ID OF 8 24 8 8 7 1 8 8 5 0 4 AND THE PASSCODE OF 6 2 8 1 5 6 AND YOU WILL BE ALLOWED TO, UH, PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING.
ALSO IN THIS MEETING, WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DI DISABILITIES ACT.
AND IF YOU HAVE A NEED FOR A SPECIAL REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION, YOU WOULD ONLY NEED TO CALL THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE AT 4 9 9 8 3 8 1 1 5.
HOWEVER, IT MUST BE DONE 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE TO MAKE THAT REQUEST KNOWN TO THE CITY SECRETARY STAFF AND THEY WILL DO ALL WITHIN THEIR POWER TO ACCOMMODATE YOU WITH YOUR SPECIAL REQUEST.
[I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL ]
WE'LL NOW HAVE OUR INVOCATION AND PLEDGE AND THE ROLL CALL.WOULD YOU GIVE US THE, UH, INVOCATION? PLEASE PUT YOUR MIC ON.
WE ASK THAT YOU GIVE THE GUIDANCE AND THE WISDOM TO THIS COUNCIL SESSION.
LET US MAKE THE WISE DECISION AND, AND THAT'S IT WITHIN YOUR, UH, SCOPE OF THINGS, HELP US ALL MAKE THESE KIND OF DECISIONS.
LET US DO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INVIS.
LIBERTY, LIBERTY, LIBERTY, AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
AND SEE THE SECRETARY, WOULD YOU BE SO KIND AS TO ESTABLISH THE QUORUM? MAYOR BARTEE, PRESENT, MAYOR PROTE BECKHAM, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS.
COUNCIL MEMBER HAMILTON, EVER FIELD PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER ETT.
COUNCIL MEMBER FRANK HERE YOU HAVE A COURT MAYOR.
[II. *CLOSED MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION) ]
AT THIS JUNCTURE, WE WILL PREPARE TO MOVE IN OUR CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION AND WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 5 5 1 0.101 OF, UH, CHAPTER 5 5, 1 OF THE OPEN MEETINGS LAWS OF THE GREAT STATE OF, UH, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, WHICH WAS FORMERLY ARTICLE 62 52 DASH 17, SECTION TWO, SUBSECTION EIGHT.AND THAT SECTION STATES THAT PRIOR TO GOING INTO THE MEETING, IT MIGHT BE IN THE PRESIDING OFFICER OF THIS GROUP.
I WOULD MAKE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT, IT IN THE CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION, WE WILL COVER SECTION 5 5 1 0.072 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE.
THERE WE WILL BE ABLE TO DISCUSS OR DELIBERATE WITH POSSIBLE ACTION, THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE, OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR.
AND, UH, THIS WHAT HAS, UH, ALL TO DO WITH, UH, BABES OF HARRIS GOLF COURSE.
AND IF WE HAVE ACTION FROM THAT ITEM OR THAT DISCUSSION, WE WILL THEN, UH, ACT ON IT IN OPEN SESSION WHEN WE RETURN TO THE CHAMBERS HERE.
THEREFORE, AT THIS JUNCTURE, AT FOUR 8:00 PM WE WILL NOW RECESS DOWN TO THE FOURTH FLOOR TO THE CONFERENCE AREA.
AND WE ARE HERE, GATHERED HERE IN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, AND I'M GOING TO CALL BACK INTO SESSION THE SPECIAL EXECUTIVE MEETING.
AND, UH, CITY SECRETARY YOU WILL ESTABLISH FOR ME PLEASE.
COUNCIL MEMBER HAMILTON, EVER FIELD PRESENT.
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COUNCIL MEMBER DUETTE.THANK YOU SO KINDLY, UH, CITY ATTORNEY.
WE WERE IN CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION.
DO WE HAVE ANY ACTION ITEMS COMING OUT OF THERE? UH, YES, MAYOR.
I BELIEVE THAT MS. BECKHAM HAS A MOTION.
SEVERAL MOTIONS TO MAKE MAYOR PRO TEM.
I MAKE A MOTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A FIFTH AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT FOR OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF BABE ZAHAR MEMORIAL GOLF COURSE WITH AKILA GOLF INCORPORATED BY EXTENDING THE CONTRACT TERM UNTIL DECEMBER 31ST, 2024.
AND SECOND, THAT WE WOULD ACCEPT THE MOTION MADE BY MAYOR PROTE BECKHAM, ARE WE READY FOR QUESTION? THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS? YOU READY TO VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
WE WOULD ACCEPT THE MOTION AS READ BY COUNCIL MEMBER BECKHAM.
UH, WE HAVE A SECOND MOTION? YES, SIR.
UH, MAYOR PROTE, DO YOU HAVE THAT MOTION AS WELL? I DO.
I MAKE A MOTION AUTHORIZING TRAVEL FOR DESIGNATED STAFF AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO INVESTIGATE GOLF COURSES IN TWO OTHER TEXAS CITIES.
COUNCILMAN KENMORE? I SECOND THE MAYOR.
AND SECOND THAT WE WOULD ACCEPT THE MOTION THAT HAS BEEN READ AND STATED BY MAYOR PROM BECKHAM.
SEE ANY LIGHTS? THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS.
SO AS HONOR, WE WOULD ACCEPT THE MOTION, THE SECOND MOTION MADE BY MAYOR POTM BECKHAM.
AT THIS JUNCTURE, WE HAVE ACTUALLY COMPLETED THE BUSINESS.
AM I CORRECT? ATTORNEY ON UH, EXECUTIVE SESSION? THAT'S CORRECT.
AND NOW WE WILL END, UH, THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED, UH, EXECUTIVE SESSION, WHICH BEGAN AT ABOUT 4:04 PM OR THIS AFTERNOON.
AND WE WILL NOW END THAT, UH, MEETING.
AND, UH, CITY EIGHT, WE GOING TO TURN THIS OFF AND THEN WE'LL GO.
SO THE UH, UH, EARLIER EXECUTIVE SESSION IS NOW ENDED.