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YOU READY? ALL RIGHT, GIMME YOUR COPY.[I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL]
FINE.WE ARE PREPARED AND WELCOME YOU TO OUR CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL EXECUTIVE MEETING FOR TUESDAY OCTO, AUGUST THE 26TH, 2025 AT 4:00 PM WHERE YOU CAN JOIN US BY TELEPHONIC AND OR VIDEO CONFERENCE BY DARLENE, 8 7 7 8 5 3 5 2 4 7 OR 8 8 8 7 8 8 0 0 9 9.
AND ENTER THE MEETING ID 8 7 8 5 9 8 9 0 7 4 2.
AND A PASSCODE OF 8 8 4 8 3 6.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE WITH AMERICAN WITH DISABILITIES ACT.
YOU CAN CALL AND ASK 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE TO BE A PART OF THE MEETING.
UM, AND WE WILL DO SO BY YOU CALLING THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE AT 4 0 9 9 8 3 8 1 1 5.
AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GONNA ASK US TO, UH, PLEASE MUTE ALL OF YOUR MOBILE DEVICES AS WE, UM, GET PREPARED FOR OUR INVOCATION PLEDGE AND ROLL CALL.
SO, UM, WE'RE GONNA ASK COUNCIL MEMBER EVER FAILED TO LEAD US IN OUR PRAYER.
UM, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE PLEDGE AND ROLL CALL.
CAN WE BOW PLEASE? THANK YOU GOD AGAIN FOR BEING SO GRACIOUS AND SO MERCIFUL.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO SERVE.
WE KNOW THAT THE LIFE AND DEATH IS IN THE POWER OF THE TONGUE, SO I ASK THAT YOU WILL PLEASE GUIDE US AND HUMBLE OUR HEARTS.
BLESS US TO BE LASER FOCUSED ON YOUR WILL FOR OUR LIVES.
BLESS US TO BE ABLE TO SERVE THE CITIZENS OF PORT ARTHUR AS YOU SEE FIT.
A PLEDGE I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO FLAG OF OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
CITY SECRETARY, WOULD YOU ESTABLISH A ROLL CALL PLEASE? THANK YOU, MAYOR.
COUNCIL MEMBER HAMILTON, EVER FIELD PRESENT.
[II. *CLOSED MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION)]
CITY SECRETARY.THIS TIME WE'RE GOING TO, UM, GO INTO OUR CLOSED SESSION WHERE WE WILL, WE WILL, UH, THEN TAKE CARE OF THE FOLLOWING BUSINESS AND, UM, BASED UPON OUR CLOSED SESSION, UH, RULES FOR SECTION 5 5 1 0 7 1.
LEGAL ADVICE, UM, HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAXES OWED TO CITY OF BY HOLIDAY INN, PORT ARTHUR PARK CENTRAL, LOCATED AT 29 29 JIMMY JOHNSON BOULEVARD, PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS NUMBER TWO, SECTION 5 5 1 0 7 1.
LEGAL ADVICE AND SECTION 5 5 1 0 7 2.
VALUE OF RURAL PROPERTY NUMBER 1 7 35 FREEMAN AVENUE, PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS.
AND NUMBER TWO, SABINE NATURES NAVIGATION DISTRICT NUMBER THREE, WE'RE GONNA HANDLE SECTION 5 5 1 0 7 1, LEGAL ADVICE AND SECTION 5 5 1 0 7 2.
VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY 1148 NINTH AVENUE, PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS.
AND THEN NUMBER FOUR, SECTION 5 5 1 0 7 1.
LEGAL ADVICE SECTION 5 5 1 0 7 2, VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY AND SECTION 5 5 1 0 8 7, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, PURCHASE AND DEVELOPMENT OF 35.24 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED ON PLEASURE ISLAND.
THIS IS REQUESTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS.
AT THIS TIME WE'RE GOING TO, UM, WHAT ARE WE DOING? ADJOURN, UH, WE'RE GONNA
WE'LL RECESS AT THIS POINT TO GO INTO OUR CLOSE, UH, EXECUTIVE SESSION DOC.
ALRIGHT, WE ARE BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION.
UH, WE COULD HAVE KIND OF ORDER IN THE, UH, BAY BAY LEWIS, COUNCILMAN LEWIS, WE WE'RE READY TO START.
WE ARE BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THIS TIME WE HAVE A MOTION COMING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR OUR CITY ATTORNEY.
IF YOU WOULD READ THAT MOTION FOR US.
UH, WE HAVE A MOTION, UH, TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PROCEED WITH THE NECESSARY LEGAL ACTIONS TO COLLECT OUTSTANDING HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAXES OWED TO THE CITY BY HOLIDAY INN, PORT ARTHUR PARK CENTRAL, LOCATED AT 29 29 JIMMY JOHNSON BOULEVARD, PORT
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ARTHUR, TEXAS.MAY I HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECOND, IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ETT AND SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER EVERFI.
UH, ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
AND SECOND AT THIS TIME, ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
THE MOTION PASSES AT THIS TIME.
EXECUTIVE SESSION IS CLOSED AT 5:31 PM WE'LL MOVE TO OPEN OUR.