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GOOD AFTERNOON.[I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL]
IT IS NOW 4:03 PM AND WE ARE GATHERED HERE IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS HERE AT 4 44 FOURTH STREET IN THE GREAT CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS.FOR OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING, WE ARE GOING TO BEGIN
[II. *CLOSED MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION)]
TODAY'S COUNCIL SESSION WITH OUR SPECIAL EXECUTIVE SESSION THAT WE WILL MOVE TO IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THIS OPENING IN THIS UH, REGULAR REGULARLY SCHEDULED SESSION.YOU CAN PARTICIPATE IF YOU WOULD DIAL 8 7 7 8 5 3 5 2 4 7 OR 8 8 8 7 8 8 0 0 9 9.
FOR THIS PARTICULAR MEETING, YOU WOULD PLACE THE MEETING ID OF 8 1 8 1 7 1 1 1 5 3 0 AND THE PASSCODE 0 5 9 1 6 3 AND YOU WILL BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING.
ALSO IN THIS MEETING WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABIL ACT AND IF THERE IS A NEED FOR A SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION, YOU WOULD ONLY NEED TO CALL THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE.
HOWEVER, IT HAS TO BE DONE 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING TO HAVE YOUR ACCOMMODATIONS, UH, ACTUALLY PREPARED FOR YOU, BUT YOU WOULD DIAL 4 9 9 8 3 8 1 1 5 AND THE CITY SECRETARY IS UH, VERY CAPABLE STAFF WILL DO ALL WITHIN ITS POWERS TO ACCOMMODATE YOUR REQUEST.
WITH ALL OF THAT BEING SAID, WE WILL HAVE OUR REGULAR, UH, PRACTICE OPENING, WHICH WILL BE BE THE IMPLICATION PLEDGE AND A ROLL CALL.
LET US STAND FOR AN INVOCATION, PLEASE TO BEAR WITH ME PLEASE, FATHER GOD, IN THE NAME OF JESUS WE APPROACH YOUR THRONE OF GRACE AND MERCY AT IS OUR DEAR GOD, THANKFUL THAT YOU AWAKENED US ON THIS MORNING.
YOU'VE ALLOWED US TO MAKE IT TO THIS PARTICULAR POINT IN THE DAY AND WE ARE MIGHTY GRATEFUL AND THANKFUL FOR THAT BLESSING.
NOW, GOD, AS WE GATHER HERE IN THE CAPACITIES IN WHICH YOU'VE ALLOWED US TO BE ELECTED IN, WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD GIVE US FIRST OF ALL THE DIVINE KNOWLEDGE AND INTERVENTION TO BE ABLE TO DO THOSE THINGS ARE, WHICH ARE WHETHER IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR WILL FOR THIS GREAT CITY.
WE THANK YOU DEAR GOD FOR ALL OF THE BLESSINGS YOU'VE BESTOWED UPON US HERE IN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR.
AND WE EVEN GIVE YOU AN ANTICIPATORY THANK YOU FOR WHAT WE KNOW YOU ARE YET GOING TO DO.
CONTINUE TO BE WITH US IN THE FURTHERANCE OF THESE PROCEEDINGS ON TODAY.
THESE THINGS WE ASK IN THE NAME OF JESUS.
AND THANK GOD PLEASE JOIN US IN THE RECITING OF THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
I PLEDGE 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 THE JUSTICE FOR ALL.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INDULGENCE IN OUR OPENING CITY SECRETARY.
WOULD YOU BE SO KIND AS TO ESTABLISH THE QUORUM? MAYOR BARTEE, PRESENT, MAYOR PROTE BECKHAM.
COUNCIL MEMBER HAMILTON, EVER FIELD COUNCIL MEMBER DACK HERE.
COUNCIL MEMBER FRANK HERE EVER COURT MA'AM.
AND AS STATED A FEW MOMENTS AGO IN THE OPENING, WE ARE HERE IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS, BUT WE ARE FASTLY APPROACHING RETIRING TO THE FOURTH FLOOR AND THE CONFERENCE ROOM FOR OUR CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL EXECUTIVE MEETING IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 5 5 1 0.101 OF CHAPTER 5 5 1, THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW OF THE STATE OF TEXAS AND THE GOVERNMENT CODE, WHICH WAS FORMERLY ARTICLE 62 52 DASH ONE SEVEN SECTION TWO SUBSECTION A THAT PRIOR TO GOING INTO THIS CLOSED THE MEETING THE PRESIDING OFFICER, WHICH WOULD BE MYSELF AT THIS PARTICULAR JUNCTURE SHOULD MAKE THE FOLLOWING ANNOUNCEMENT AS FOLLOWING OR AS, EXCUSE ME, AS CLOSE AS THE CLOSED MEETING OR EXECUTIVE SESSION WILL NOW BE HELD PURSUANT TO THE FOLLOWING, UH, SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 5 5 1
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TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.WE WILL COVER SECTION 5 5 1 0.071 OF THE TEXAS UH, OPEN MEETINGS ACT TO MEET WITH ITS ATTORNEY OR 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 BOARD OF TEXAS CLEARLY CONFLICTS WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT AND WE WILL OPERATE EVEN THOUGH THIS STATEMENT HAS BEEN MADE, GETTING THE LEGAL INPUT FROM OUR ATTORNEY ON A KIRK THOMAS AND KT TRUCKING AND CATTLE, UH, LLC VERSUS THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR AND FR ZERO ROBERTS IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS.
UH, CIVIL ACTION NUMBER ONE, UH, DASH 23 DASH CV DASH 2 82 IN THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS, THE BEAUMONT DIVISION ALSO ANOTHER CASE WOULD BE BONITA BROWN VERSUS THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS, WHICH IS CAUSE NUMBER A DASH 2 1 1 1 4 9 IN THE 58TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS.
ALSO C WE WOULD DEAL WITH IS DYLAN MATTHEWS TOMPKINS VERSUS BRIAN BRUSARD.
CAUSE NUMBER 24 DCCB 1 6 0 2 IN THE 136TH DISTRICT COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS.
ALSO D WOULD BE CASE STYLED AS GLORIA POLL VERSUS CITY OF PORT AUTHOR CAUSE NUMBER 24 DCCV 2 2 9 0 IN THE 136TH COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS.
WE WILL ALSO DEAL WITH COLLECTIVE BARGAINING WITH THE PORT AUTHOR POLICE ASSOCIATION.
ALSO WE WOULD DEAL WITH OUTSTANDING HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAXES ALL BY HOLIDAY HOME PARK CENTRAL, LOCATED AT 29 29 JIMMY JOHNSON BOULEVARD HERE IN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS.
WE WE'LL ALSO DEAL WITH CONTRACTOR FOR PROCTOR STREET EXTENSION, ELEVATED STORAGE TANK REHABILITATION.
THEN WE WILL GO TO SECTION 5 51 0.087 TO DISCUSS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS WITH A CORAN CLEAN ENERGY LLC AND WE WILL COVER SECTION 5 5 1 0.074 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE TO DISCUSS PERSONNEL.
AND THIS WOULD BE SOMETHING TO DEAL WITH THE DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES AND EVALUATIONS OF THE CITY ATTORNEY, CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY SECRETARY.
AND THIS HAS BEEN REQUESTED BY MAYOR BARCE.
IF ANY OF THESE ITEMS THAT WE DISCUSSED IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION WOULD NEED TO HAVE ACTION TAKEN UPON THEM, THAT ACTION WILL BE TAKEN UPON OUR RETURN HERE TO COUNCIL CHAMBERS BEFORE WE WOULD ADJOURN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
SO NOW WE WILL RECESS TO THE FOURTH FLOOR TO THE CONFERENCE ROOM FOR THE BEGINNING OF OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION.
UH, EVENING, WE ARE RETURNING FROM OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION AND UM, CITY ATTORNEY HERE.
WELL, FIRST I NEED YOU TO REESTABLISH.
COUNCIL MEMBER HAMILTON, EVER FIELD COUNCIL MEMBER ETT.
COUNCIL MEMBER FRANK, YOU HAVE A COURT MAYOR.
OKAY, THANK YOU SO KINDLY, UH, CITY SECRETARY AND WE ARE RETURNING TO OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED, UH, MEETING IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
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WAS THERE ANY ITEM REQUIRED? ACTION.YES, MAYOR, THE CITY ATTORNEY IS LOOKING FOR ACTION INVOLVING A CONTRACT FOR PROCTOR STREET EXTENSION, ELEVATED STORAGE TANK REHABILITATION.
I MAKE A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER, CITY ATTORNEY AND ENGINEERING CONSULTANT TO NEGOTIATE CHANGE ORDER NUMBER ONE TO THE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY AND MK PAINTING INC.
ON THE PROCTOR STREET ELEVATED STORAGE TANK REHABILITATION PROJECT IN AN AMOUNT IN COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAW.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECOND OR SECOND BY COUNCILMAN, UH, KENON SECONDARY THAT WE WOULD APPROVE THE MOTION.
THE MOTION HAS BEEN READ BY, EXCUSE ME, MAY APPROACH HIM.
ARE WE READY FOR QUESTION? THE, UNDER ANY QUESTION READY TO VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
ANY OPPOSES? A SO IS, UH, APPROVED AND TO THE ATTORNEY YOU WILL BEGIN THOSE, UH, NEGOTIATIONS ON, ON THOSE TERMS, SIR, FOR SIR MATTER, WOULD THERE BE ANY, ANY OTHER ACTS ITEMS? NO SIR.
IF, BE THERE NONE, WE WOULD, UH, AT THIS POINT DECLARE THE EXECUTIVE SESSION ENDED AT 6:01 PM HERE IN THE, UH, CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER AND CITY OF PORT ARTHUR.
WE'LL GIVE YOU A MOMENT, UH, CITY SECRETARY TO RESET.