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GOOD EVENING.[I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL]
EVENING, AND WELCOME TO OUR CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL EXECUTIVE MEETING.TODAY IS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21ST, 2025.
IT'S 4:00 PM AND WE ARE GOING TO NOW CALL OUR MEETING, UM, TO ORDER.
UM, AT THIS TIME, YOU MAY JOIN US BY TELEPHONIC AND OR VIDEO CONFERENCE, AND YOU MAY DO SO BY, UM, JOINING US BY CALLING, UH, THIS NUMBER 8 7 7 8 5 3 5 2 4 7, OR 8 8 8 7 8 8 0 0 9 9.
AND, UH, JOINED BY TEXTING IN OR PLACING THE, UH, MEETING ID, UH, WHICH IS 8 3 2 2 8 1 9 8 1 0 4, AND THE PASSCODE OF 2 8 3 1 2 4.
WE'D LIKE TO ALSO WELCOME, UM, THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY ACT AND WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE ACT, AND WE CAN DO SO BY YOU CALLING 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE TO OUR CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE AND DIALING 4 0 9 9 8 3 8 1 1 5.
AT THIS TIME, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE OUR INVOCATION PLEDGE AND ROLL CALL, AND I'M GONNA ASK ALL OF OUR COUNCILS AND ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE TO PLEASE MUTE YOUR MOBILE DEVICES.
I'D LIKE TO ASK PASTOR FRANK TO LEAD US IN PRAYER, THEN I PLEDGE, LET US BOW ALL ALWAYS AND ETERNAL GOD, OUR FATHER, HOW WONDERFUL YOU ARE, AND HOW GRATEFUL WE ARE THAT YOU HAVE AFFORDED US THIS OPPORTUNITY TO COME INTO YOUR PRESENCE AS WE COME.
HEAVENLY FATHER, WE ARE ASKING THAT YOU WOULD BE WITH US IN OUR MEETING ON TODAY, UH, THAT AS WE DELIBERATE, AS WE MAKE DECISIONS THAT YOU WOULD GIVE US WISDOM, THAT YOU WOULD GIVE US GRACE, MERCY, AND INSIGHT TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS OUT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF OUR CITIZENS.
HOLD HER IN THE HOLLOW OF YOUR HAND.
KEEP HER AND SUSTAIN HER, ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL CITY SECRETARY, JUST ESTABLISH A QUORUM, PLEASE.
COUNCIL MEMBER HAMILTON, EVER FIELD COUNCIL MEMBER BECKHAM HERE.
[II. *CLOSED MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION)]
AT THIS TIME WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO GO INTO OUR EXECUTIVE OR CLOSED MEETING AND THE CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW, UM, AS I'VE STATED, GO INTO OUR CLOSED MEETING WITH THE FOLLOWING AND REVIEW THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. NUMBER ONE, SECTION 5 5 1 0 7 1.LEGAL ADVICE ON THE BONITA BROWN VERSUS CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, UM, ETAL CAUSE NUMBER 8 2 1 1 1 4 9 IN THE 58 DISTRICT COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS.
NUMBER TWO, SECTION 5 5 1 0 7 1.
PROCUREMENT REQUESTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HAMILTON, EVER FIELD NUMBER THREE, 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 PROJECT, CAROL CANAL, 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 MARINA SLIPS AT PLEASURE ISLAND FOR BUILDING A AND NUMBER FIVE, SECTION 5 5 1 0.071.
LEGAL ADVICE, HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION.
WE, WE WILL NOW GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 4:04 PM YOU READY? WE'RE GONNA RECONVENE.
UH, CAN YOU, UH, ESTABLISH A QUORUM FOR ME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION, PLEASE? MAYOR MOSES.
COUNCIL MEMBER HAMILTON, EVER FIELD PRESENT.
WE HAVE NO, UM, ACTION ITEMS COMING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION.
I'M GONNA ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO CLOSE OUT EXECUTIVE SESSION.
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ALRIGHT, WHO'S SO I JUST, ALRIGHT.DID YOU GET THAT CITY SECRETARY? THE WHO, WHO'S COUNCILOR COUNCIL MEMBER EVER FIELD DID THE SECOND.
AND THE MOTION CAME FROM COUNCIL MEMBER.
FRANK, ANY DISCUSSIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ANY NOS? THE AYES HAVE IT, AND WE'RE GOING TO, AT THIS TIME, CLOSE EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 5:34 PM WE'LL.