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EVERYONE IS IN PLACE.[I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL ]
GOOD AFTERNOON.IT IS NOW 4:06 PM HERE IN THE GREAT CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS, AND WE ARE IN THE CITY, WELL NOT THE CHAMBERS.
WE ARE IN THE CHAMBERS COUNCIL CHAMBERS ON THE FIFTH FLOOR HERE IN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR FOR OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY COUNCIL.
I FOUND THIS ON THE WEB MEETING AND
FOR THIS FIRST MEETING, YOU WOULD ENTER THE MEETING ID OF 8 7 0 5 3 2 5 0 1 AND THE PASSCODE OF 8 8 5 5 8 5, AND YOU WILL BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING.
ALSO, WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY ACT, AND, UH, IF THERE WOULD BE A NEED FOR ANY SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS YOU WOULD ONLY NEED, CALL THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE AT 4 0 9 9 8 3 8 1 1 5.
HOWEVER, IT MUST BE DONE 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE SO THAT THOSE ACCOMMODATIONS MAY BE PROVIDED FOR YOU BY THE CITY SECRETARY AND HER VERY EFFICIENT STAFF.
UH, WITH THAT BEING SAID, LET'S STAND AND, UH, WE WILL DO THE INVOCATION AND HAVE THE PLEDGE AND THEN, UH, ROLL CALL, UH, COUNCILWOMAN HAMILTON, WILL YOU PLEASE LET US BOW? THANK YOU, FATHER GOD FOR BLESSING US SO GOOD THROUGHOUT OUR LIFE.
THANK YOU FOR BLESSING US TO ARRIVE HERE TODAY SAFELY.
WE ASK THAT YOU WILL PLEASE HUMBLE OUR HEARTS TO HEAR YOU GOD, AND MOVE ACCORDING TO YOUR WILL.
I ASK THAT YOU WILL PLEASE BLESS US WITH WISDOM, COURAGE, PATIENCE WITH EACH OTHER, AND TO REMEMBER THAT LIFE AND DEATH IS HELD IN THE POWER OF OUR TONGUE.
GOD, PLEASE CONTINUE TO BLESS US IN EVERYONE'S FAMILY.
JOIN US NOW WITH, UH, RECITING THE PLEDGE BELIEVERS.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
ALSO KINDLY, SENIOR SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE ESTABLISH A FORUM PRESENT MAYOR PRO TIM BECKHAM.
HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER HAMILTON, EVER FIELD PRESENT.
COUNCIL MEMBER FREE PRESENT MEMBER COURT MAYOR.
[II. *CLOSED MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION) ]
WE ARE HERE FOR OUR SPECIAL EXECUTIVE EXECUTIVE MEETING AND AT 4 0 9 I'D LIKE TO DECLARE THAT WE WOULD BE PREPARING TO GO INTO THE CLOSED SESSION DOWNSTAIRS ON THE FOURTH FLOOR IN OUR CONFERENCE ROOM.HOWEVER, WE MUST FIRST BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 5 5 1 0.101 OF CHAPTER 5 5, 1 OF THE OPEN MEETINGS LAWS OF THE, UH, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, WHICH WAS FORMERLY ARTICLE 62 52 DASH 17, SECTION TWO, SUBSECTION EIGHT.
AND THAT STATES THAT PRIOR TO GOING INTO THE MEETING, IT MIGHT BE IN THE PRESIDING OFFICER WITH THIS AUGUSTA BODY.
I MUST FIRST MAKE THIS DECLARATION THAT IN THE CLOSED MEETING WE WILL COVER SECTION 5 5 1 0.071 OF THE TEXAS MEETING ACT TO MEET WITH OUR ATTORNEY TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE ON A MATTER IN WHICH THE DUTY OF THE ATTORNEY TO THE CITY COUNCIL UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF THE STATE BAR OF THE, UH, STATE OF TEXAS CLEARLY CONFLICTS WITH OPEN MEETINGS, ACTS RELATING TO WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DISCUSS, WHICH WOULD BE FIRST THE, UH, PLEASURE ISLAND BUILDINGS A AND B.
SECONDLY, WE WILL HAVE A PROFESSIONAL LEGAL SERVICES, UH, MATTER TO DISCUSS THAT DEALS WITH OUR LEGISLATIVE, UH, MATTERS THERE IN AUSTIN.
THEN WE HAVE LOCAL, UH, SALES TAX AND SALES AND USE TAX.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN REQUESTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS.
WE, WE'LL ALSO HAVE A REPORT FROM THE ATTORNEY DEALING WITH HOMELESSNESS AND THE CITY OF GRANTS
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PASS VERSUS OREGON CITY OF GRANTS PASS, OREGON RATHER VERSUS, UH, JOHNSON, UH, AND THE US IN THE US SUPREME COURT.IT WAS HEARD IN THE US SUPREME COURT, IT WAS DOCKETED AT CASE NUMBER 25 DASH 1 75 N 2023.
AND THIS HAS BEEN REQUESTED BY MAYOR POT BECKHAM.
WE ALSO HAVE A, UH, DISCUSSION ON THE ALCOHOL POLICY AT THE ROBERT A BORROWERS, UH, CIVIC CENTER HERE IN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR.
AND WE WILL COVER SECTION 5 5 1 0.087 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE TO DISCUSS THE ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS DEALING WITH PLEASURE ISLANDS AND BUILDINGS, A AND B AND I DON'T KNOW, UH, CITY ATTORNEY.
IS THERE ANY WAY THAT WE CAN, UH, ACTUALLY, UH, CO JOININ OR HAVE BOTH OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS AT THE, AT AT SIMULTANEOUSLY FOR TIME'S SAKE? YES.
UM, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE WE, WE HAVE A LOT TO DISCUSS AND WE HAVE TO BE BACK AT FIVE 30.
SO IF WE CAN, UH, THAT APPEARS TO BE SOMETHING THAT IS DEALING WITH THE SAME, UH, PROPERTIES.
IF WE CAN DO THAT, THEN WE WOULD DISCUSS BOTH OF THOSE 5 5 1 0.087 AND 5 5 1 0.071 IN ITEM SUB ITEM A OF PRESSURE ISLAND DEALING WITH THE BUILDINGS A AND B.
AND IF THERE WOULD BE ANY ACTION THAT WOULD NEED TO BE TAKEN ON ANY OF THE DISCUSSIONS THAT WE HAVE IN THE CLOSED SESSION, WE WILL, WHEN WE RETURN TO OPEN SESSION, WE WILL DO THE VOTING HERE IN OPEN SESSION.
SO WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS DECLARE US NOW, UH, RECESS TO THE CONFERENCE ROOM ON THE FOURTH FLOOR.
A GOOD EVENING NOW, AND WE ARE ACTUALLY IN OUR, UH, EXECUTIVE SESSION AND CITY SECRETARY, WOULD YOU BE SO KIND TO REESTABLISH THE QUORUM.
MAYOR RTI, PRESENT MAYOR PRO TIMM BECKHAM.
COUNCIL MEMBER HAMILTON, EVER FIELD COUNCIL MEMBER DOUCETTE.
SO CAN, UH, WE DO HAVE A, UH, LET'S CITY ATTORNEY, UH, UH, AN ITEM WITH, UH, A MOTION COMING OUT OF THE, UH, EXECUTIVE SESSION.
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, THE CITY ATTORNEY REQUESTS THAT ACTION BE TAKEN INVOLVING PLEASURE ISLAND BUILDINGS A AND B.
I MAKE A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY ATTORNEY TO DISCUSS AND BEGIN NON-BINDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS WITH LENE OP LLC FOR USE AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE TWO BUILDINGS INSIDE THE GATED PLEASURE ISLAND MARINA, OFTEN REFERRED TO AS PLEASURE ISLANDS, BUILDINGS A AND B.
ALL ECONOMIC NEGOTIATIONS ARE PRELIMINARY CONDITIONAL AND ARE SUBJECT TO THE FORMAL APPROVAL BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE PORT ARTHUR CITY COUNCIL IN THE FORM OF A MUTUALLY AGREEABLE WRITTEN CONTRACT.
AND SECOND THAT WE WOULD APPROVE THE MOTION AS READ BY MAYOR PRO.
TIM, UH, BECKHAM, ARE WE READY FOR QUESTION UNDER THE QUESTIONS? WE READY TO VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
SO IS ALL WE WILL NOW OR WE HAVE NOW APPROVED THE ORDINANCE OR PROPOSAL? MOTION? THE MOTION BE MORE SIMPLISTIC.
UH, DEALING WITH PROPERTIES, UH, ON TREASURE ISLAND.
UH, WITH THAT I WILL USE EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE AND CLOSE OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION.
UH, ANY, ANY, ANY OPPOSES TO THAT? THERE ARE ANY.
AND THE EXECUTIVE SESSION IS NOW CLOSED.