* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. [00:00:01] GOOD MORNING. IN PROGRESS. OH, READY? OKAY. GOOD MORNING. [I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL] AND WELCOME TO OUR CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2ND, 2025 AT 9:30 AM IT IS NOW 9 35, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO, UH, LET YOU KNOW THAT YOU CAN JOIN OUR MEETING BY TELEPHONIC AND OUR VIDEO CONFERENCE, AND YOU CAN JOIN IN BY CALLING 8 7 7 8 5 3 5 2 4 7. ENTERING THE MEETING ID OF 8 1 4 4 0 5 9 5 2 1 0 3, ENTERING THE PASSCODE OF 7 8 0 9 9 8. ALSO, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, UM, WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE WITH AMERICAN WITH DISABILITIES ACT. YOU TOO CAN JOIN OUR MEETING BY REQUESTING, UM, VIA OUR CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE, AND CALLING 4 0 9 9 8 3 8 1 1 5. AT THIS TIME, I'M GONNA ASK EVERYONE TO PLEASE MUTE YOUR CELL PHONES, UM, OR ANY MOBILE DEVICES THAT YOU MAY HAVE. IPADS. WE'RE GOING TO NOW HAVE OUR INVOCATION, OUR PLEDGE, AND OUR ROLL CALL. I'M GOING TO ASK COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, FRANK, TO LEAD US IN A WORD OF PRAYER. WE'LL HAVE OUR PLEDGE AND THEN OUR ROLL CALL. LET US BOW ALL WISE IN ETERNAL GOD, OUR FATHER, GOOD MORNING. WE ARE SO GRATEFUL TO BE FOUND YET AGAIN IN YOUR PRESENCE, HOW WE THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR BLESSINGS. AND WE ARE CAREFUL, GOD, TO HAVE AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE AS WE COME BEFORE YOU THIS MORNING. WE PRAY, UH, FOR THIS ASSEMBLY THIS MORNING FOR YOUR PROTECTION, FOR YOUR POWER, FOR YOUR PEACE. BUT MOST OF ALL, GOD, FOR YOUR WISDOM THAT WE MIGHT MAKE DECISIONS, GOD, THAT IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THIS CITY, COVER US, KEEP US, AND HOLD US IN YOUR CARE CONSTANTLY IS OUR PRAYER. IN THE MIGHTY AND PRECIOUS NAME OF JESUS WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. 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 LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. CITY SECRETARY, WOULD YOU ESTABLISH A QUORUM, PLEASE? MAYOR MOSES. HERE, MAYOR PRO TIMM DOUCETTE, COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER HAMILTON, EVER FIELD COUNCIL MEMBER BECKHAM. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER KINLAW. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER FRANK. HERE. YOU HAVE A COURT MAYOR. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO NUMBER TWO. PROCLAMATIONS. WE HAVE NONE THIS MORNING. NUMBER THREE, ON PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS. WE HAVE NO SPEAKERS. UM, WE HAVE NO PRESENTATIONS. CITY MANAGER, STAFF REPORTS. WE HAVE NONE. EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION, WE HAVE NONE. CORRESPONDENCE. WE HAVE NONE. [III.F.(1) A Discussion Regarding Sending A Registered Letter To The Army Corps Of Engineers To Vacate City Property (Lease) Located On Pleasure Island (Requested By Councilmember Lewis)] F UNDER DISCUSSIONS, WE HAVE THE FIRST ONE, A DISCUSSION REGARDING SENDING A LE REGISTERED LETTER TO THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS TO VACATE CITY PROPERTY LEASE. LOCATED ON PLEASURE ISLAND. REQUESTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS. COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS. YES. COUNCILOR LEWIS, IF YOU'LL TURN YOUR MIC ON, PLEASE. YES. WHAT, WHAT WE ARE ASKING HERE FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY, THE COUNCIL NEED TO GET A CITY ATTORNEY PERMISSION TO SEND A LETTER TO THE CORPS, THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS AND ALSO DREDGING COMPANY, AND ALSO BETO, THE DR, THE PRIVATE DREDGING COMPANY WORKING FOR BETO. UH, THEY, THEY MUST VACATE. THEY SHOULD HAVE VACATED THE LAND. NOW, IF YOU LOOK, BUT THE HANDOUT WAS AT THE BOTTOM AND YOU LOOK AT THE SECOND PAGE, IT DEALS WITH THAT SECOND PAGE. IT IS HEREBY UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED THAT THIS PERMIT IS TO, IS TO TERMINATE AT SUCH TIME AS THE LAND INVOLVED IS TO BE IMPROVED. WE LET, WE ARE, WE HAVE LEASED THAT LAND OUT AND THEY'RE STILL DUMPING OVER THERE. AND THE CORPS, THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEER HAS NOT ABANDONED IT. THEY'LL, THEY MUST TERMINATE THAT. THEY HAVE AGREED UPON IT. THEY'RE IN VIOLATION OF THEIR OWN AGREEMENT. THAT'S ALL I'M ASKING FOR. DID YOU GET A COPY OF THIS? OH, OKAY. THANK YOU, MA'AM. YEAH, THEY'RE IN VIOLATION OF THE OWN AGREEMENT. ALL I'M GONNA ASK IS FOR THE GET A CITY ATTORNEY PERMISSION TO SEND ALL PARTIES INVOLVED A LETTER [00:05:01] TO VACATE. OKAY. ARE YOU DONE? DO I NEED, DO I NEED TO MAKE A MOTION FOR THAT? I DON'T THINK IT HAS. ACTION. AN ACTION ITEM ON HERE. HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. UM, COUNCIL MEMBER BECKHAM. THANK YOU. AND THEN COUNCILOR, FIRST OF ALL, UNDER WHAT LAWYERS CALL THE RULE OF OPTIONAL COMPLETENESS, THIS IS NOT A COMPLETE DOCUMENT. YEAH. SO I WOULD LIKE FOR OUR CITY ATTORNEY TO, UM, BE ABLE TO DO SOME RESEARCH INTO THIS DOCUMENT BECAUSE IT'S DATED 1933, OCTOBER OF 1933. AND WE'VE HAD PROBABLY A LOT OF PERMUTATIONS OF AGREEMENTS WITH THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS SINCE THEN. SO BEFORE WE JUMP THE GUN AND SAY THAT THIS AGREEMENT IS TERMINATED, I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE SOME RESEARCH NUMBER ONE INTO THIS ENTIRE DOCUMENT. AND NUMBER TWO, WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO IT SINCE 1933, BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ANY AUTHORITY OVER THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS ABSENT SOME AGREEMENT LIKE THIS. THEY'RE A FEDERAL AGENCY. WE CAN'T TELL THEM TO DO SQUAT. SO I THINK WE NEED TO DO SOME, SOME RESEARCH INTO THIS TO SEE EXACTLY WHERE WE ARE. COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEN LAW AND YEAH. AND, UH, COUNCILMAN AND I WAS GONNA ALSO SAY THE SAME, 'CAUSE IF YOU LOOK AT THE FIRST PAGE, IT GOES FROM 5 88 1, THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, AND THEN IT GOES TO, UH, 6,000, THE STATE OF TEXAS. SO THIS JUMPS AROUND I, THAT I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH. I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS SOME TYPE OF, UH, RESEARCH THAT A TITLE COMPANY IS. I DON'T KNOW. I'M NOT SURE BECAUSE IT DOES LOOK LIKE IT MAY BE OTHER DOCUMENTS TO KIND OF GIVE US A LITTLE BIT MORE CLARITY ON WHAT THIS IS AND HOW TO APPROACH THIS. UH, AND AGAIN, I DID PICK UP ON OCTOBER, 1933 MM-HMM . SO FOR WHATEVER REASON, SINCE THEN, WE'VE NEVER HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO, TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. AND IF THEY'RE IN VIOLATION, MOST DEFINITELY I WOULD BE IN, UH, AGREEANCE FOR THEM TO STOP DOING WHAT THEY'RE DOING TO DUMPING IN OUR AREA. BUT THIS SEEMS LIKE THERE'S JUST SELECTIVE DOCUMENTS THAT WE PROBABLY WOULD NEED TO HAVE THE ATTORNEY TO LOOK AT THE COMPLETE DOCUMENT AND TO GO FORTH WITH THAT. UH, THAT'S MY OPINION IN READING THESE TWO PAGES. WELL, I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE ATTORNEY LOOKING AT THE COMPLETE COUNCIL MEMBER. I'M SORRY. ARE YOU DONE? COUNCIL MEMBER? THANK YOU, MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS? I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE, WITH THE ATTORNEY LOOKING AT THE COMPLETE DOCUMENT, BUT IT'S A, IT IS AN AGREEMENT THAT IS PRIVATE LAND THAT IS NOT STATE OWNED LAND THAT IS PRIVATE. THAT THAT LAND BELONGS TO THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR TAX BILL. IT WAS DEEDED TO THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR IN 1933. OKAY. AND THERE'S ONLY A COUPLE OF CITIES THAT ACTUALLY OWNED PRIVATE LAND. SO THIS IS NOT STATE LAND? IT IS NOT FEDERAL. THEY DON'T CONTROL IT, BUT THEY DO, THEY DO HAVE AN AGREEMENT. AND I DON'T, I DON'T MIND THE CITY ATTORNEY LOOKING INTO IT, WHATEVER SHE NEEDS TO DO TO, UH, BUT THIS IS, THE AGREEMENT IS BINDING. OKAY. OKAY. UM, I HAVE SOME, UH, MR. HOFFER, YOU'RE WANTING TO SPEAK TO THIS ISSUE? YES, MA'AM. OKAY. UH, HOLLAND HOFFER. UM, I GIVE MY ADDRESS ALL THE TIME. I PREFER, I PREFER TO GIVE IT OUT TODAY. UM, I'M SORRY. UM, WE HAVE TO GIVE OUT EVERY TIME. EVERY TIME, SIR. SURE. 37 10 DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR HIGHWAY. UM, I FIGURED YOU GUYS WOULD KNOW IT BY NOW. I MEAN, PROBABLY, PROBABLY END UP, THERE'RE DIFFERENT MEETINGS EVERY TIME. I'M SORRY. I NEED TO INTERRUPT YOU BECAUSE EVERY MEETING IS DIFFERENT AND EVERY, AND AT EVERY MEETING IT'S BEING RECORDED. SO EVEN IF WE'VE HAD IT NUMEROUS TIMES IN THE PAST, WE HAVE TO HAVE IT AT EVERY MEETING. UN UNDERSTANDABLE. I UNDERSTANDABLE. UM, I'D JUST LIKE TO KNOW, WAS THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS MADE AWARE THAT THIS WAS A DISCUSSION ITEM TODAY? DID ANYONE ALERT THE, THE CORPS ABOUT THIS ITEM? WHAT'S THE QUESTION? DID ANYBODY ALERT THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS THAT THIS IS A DISCUSSION ITEM TODAY. DID ANYBODY CALL THEM TO LET THEM KNOW THAT THIS WAS GONNA BE ON THE AGENDA? I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY CALLED 'EM. I DIDN'T CALL THEM. BUT THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS IS FULLY, IS FULLY AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING ON. OH, OKAY. OKAY. BUT ANYWAY, ARE THAT, ARE YOU BUILDING? I ALSO WOULD LET, I'D LIKE, THAT'S WHAT WE GOING TO DO RIGHT NOW. OKAY. WE'RE GONNA DO ONE PERSON ATTORNEY, THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTACT HER. EXCUSE ME. WE ARE GONNA DO ONE PERSON SPEAKING AT ONE TIME. COUNCILMAN LEWIS. OKAY. SO IF WE WOULD, WE'LL LET MR. ER FINISH AND COMPLETE, AND THEN YOU CAN REBUT. OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND I, I'D LIKE TO KNOW, ARE YOU BUILDING A LIST OF ALL THE PROPERTIES, UM, THAT ARE FOR LEASE AND PORT ARTHUR THAT YOU WANT TO END THE LEASE ON? OR ARE YOU JUST WORKING ON ANY OF THE LEASE ON THESE TWO PROPERTIES SPECIFICALLY? UH, YOU, THE, THIS IS PRIVATE PROPERTY. THE TAXPAYERS OWNS IT. MM-HMM . IT DOESN'T BELONG TO THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS. THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY TO DO THE DREDGE IT, AND THEY PUT THE, THEY, THEY DUMPED THE DREDGE IN ON, ON THE CITY'S PROPERTY, AND THE CITY HELD THEM HARMLESS CITY HELD THEM HARMLESS. SO ALL [00:10:01] WE DOING, BUT THERE WAS A CLAUSE IN THERE, CLEARLY STATES IN THE EVENT THAT THE CITY GOING TO DEVELOP THE PROPERTY OR IMPROVE THE PROPERTY, THEY MUST VACATE. AND THEY FULLY, THEY FULLY AWARE OF THAT. THEY FULLY AWARE. OKAY. I'M A LITTLE CONFUSED BECAUSE THE NEXT DISCUSSION ITEM WAS THE DREDGING. ARE WE TALKING ABOUT THESE TOGETHER OR ARE WE GONNA, ARE WE GONNA HAVE A SEPARATE DISCUSSION ON THAT ONE? IT'S A SEPARATE, SIR. THEY'RE LISTED AS SEPARATE AND SO WE'LL DISCUSS THEM. I'LL CALL THE NEXT ONE OUT. THEY'RE NOT LISTED TOGETHER. OKAY. GREAT. THANK, THANK YOU. HAVE A, I WELCOME. OKAY. THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. OKAY. OKAY. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. UM, I'M, I'M HARRY CRAWFORD, UH, MANAGING MEMBER OF DILIGENCE OFFSHORE SERVICES. AND YOUR ADDRESS? UH, I LIVE AT 25 0 6 DON RIVER LANE, PEARLAND, TEXAS. YES, SIR. UM, I CAME TODAY IT WAS PUBLIC. NOTICE THAT, IS IT ON, LET ME ASK, IS IT TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM THAT WE'RE DISCUSSING? YEAH. OKAY. WE'LL GO. THIS IS ABOUT MY COMPANY. THIS, THIS, THIS ITEM, THIS ONE. AND THE NEXT ONE. THIS IS MY COMPANY. UH, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL ATTENTION TO RELU RESOLUTION NUMBER 23 8 60. IT'S A CITY COUNCIL, UH, MEETING BACK IN JULY 30TH, 2024 AT 5:30 PM IF YOU WERE TO GO AND PULL UP THAT ARCHIVE OF THAT MEETING. TWO MINUTES. TWO MINUTES. UH, 2 0 1. 42 THROUGH 2 0 1 54. THE RESEARCH ATTORNEY, MS. SHERRY VIAL, STOOD RIGHT HERE. UH, WE WERE LOOKING FOR AN ACCESS AGREEMENT BEFORE WE STARTED ALL OF THIS. WE HAD A LETTER FROM, UH, THE CEO OF THE CITY, MAYOR BARTEE EARLIER, UH, STATING THAT THE CITY WOULD GET WITH THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS AND HELP MAKE SURE THAT THIS PROPERTY WAS, UH, OKAY FOR US TO BUILD ON. MS. VITAS STOOD RIGHT HERE AND SAID SHE HAD TALKED TO MANY AGENCIES. THERE WERE NO LONGSTANDING AGREEMENTS, UH, BUT IT WAS LEFT OPEN FOR THE DUE DILIGENCE PERIOD. WE ACTUALLY WENT AND DID SOME RESEARCH. THIS EASEMENT THAT YOU SEE CAME UP THROUGH SOUTH TEXAS. WE NOTICED YOUR CITY COUNCIL, UH, YOUR, YOUR ATTORNEY, YOUR CITY MANAGER. WE NOTICED THE MAYOR AT THE TIME BY EMAIL THAT WE NEED TO HAVE URGENT MEETING BECAUSE WE WERE OPERATING OFF OF THIS LONGSTANDING DOOR BEING OPENED FOR DUE DILIGENCE BEFORE WE MOVED ON TO THE PROPERTY OR BEFORE WE DID OUR, UH, MEETS AND BOUNDS SURVEY. MR. BLACK WAS HERE, UH, AT THE TIME. YOUR YOUR, YOUR CURRENT ATTORNEY WASN'T, BUT SHE WAS HERE WHEN WE FOUND THIS EASEMENT. AND I SENT IT TO HER ASKING FOR A MEETING. THEY STAYED SILENT ON IT. DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING. FROM THERE TO NOW, THERE'S BEEN A CITY VOTED UNANIMOUSLY. EVERYBODY UP THERE VOTED TO THAT. OUR PROJECT WAS IN THE CITY'S BEST INTEREST AND SERVED A PUBLIC PURPOSE THAT WAS CERTIFIED BY THE SECRETARY. UH, IT IS OF RECORD. AND WE MOVED ON TO, WE GOT A LEASE IN THE LEASE. THE CITY GAVE US QUIET ENJOYMENT. Y'ALL AGREED TO PUT A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS UP IF THERE WAS ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES INVOLVED. UH, WE COULD TAKE THAT IF WE WANTED TO. IF WE, IF WE DIDN'T, WE COULD BACK OUT A LEASE IF, IF I'M CORRECT. RIGHT. UH, I SENT A MESSAGE, UH, LAST MONTH TO CITY ATTORNEY, CITY MANAGER. THOSE MESSAGE, THAT MESSAGE WENT, UH, UNANSWERED. THEY DIDN'T ANSWER US AGAIN. AND SO THAT'S TWICE. AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING ON ON THE PROPERTY, ASKING FOR A MEETING THAT WE COULD COME TOGETHER AND HAVE A CONVERSATION. THIS 33 EASEMENT THAT YOU SEE WAS BROUGHT UP. IT DOESN'T SHOW UP ON THE TITLE COMMITMENT. WE HAD A TITLE RESEARCH DONE. YOUR, YOUR ATTORNEY, LIKE I SAID, SAID THAT THERE WAS NO LONGSTANDING AGREEMENTS. UH, THE CITY ITSELF GAVE THIS EASEMENT. THE CITY IS THE SAME ONE THAT GAVE US QUIET ENJOYMENT. THIS EASEMENT, THERE'S A LONG FILE TO ANSWER ONE OF YOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, QUESTION. THERE'S A LONG FILE THAT'S DOWN IN, UH, JEFFERSON COUNTY THAT I HAD CERTIFIED. I GAVE IT TO COUNCILMAN FRANK, UH, FOR HIM TO LOOK AT. UH, IT WAS, IT WAS, WAS A, JUST A MATTER OF DOCUMENTS. RIGHT. AND NOW HERE WE ARE. BECHTEL IS PUTTING, UH, SPOILS [00:15:01] ON THE PROPERTY, EVEN IF THE EASEMENT WAS STILL GOOD, WHICH IS NOT, UH, THEY DIDN'T HAVE A RIGHT TO TAKE ONE PRIVATELY OWNED COMPANY WHOSE PROJECT HAS BEEN, UH, DETERMINED BY THIS CITY COUNCIL IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY, AND TO SERVE A PUBLIC PURPOSE UNDER TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 3 0 8. BUT THEY TAKING SPOILS FROM A PRIVATE COMPANY DENYING ANOTHER PRIVATE COMPANY A LEASEHOLD, RIGHT. THAT THE CITY HAS GIVEN US. SO THE CITY IS THE ONE INJURING US. NOT, NOT, NOT THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS. THE CITY GAVE US QUIET ENJOYMENT. THE CITY GAVE US THE RIGHT TO BE ON THE LEASE. THE CITY TOOK OUR MONEY. THE CITY IS, IS WHO WE HAVE INSURED. AND THE CITY IS THE ONE WHO WON'T EVEN TALK TO US WHEN WE SEND THEM INFORMATION SAYING, HEY, WE NEED TO TALK TO YOU. WE GOT A PROBLEM HERE. SOMETHING CAME UP THAT Y'ALL SAID DIDN'T EXIST, AND IT'S ON RECORD IN YOUR ARCHIVES. SO TODAY, I'M JUST HERE TO SAY, IF Y'ALL, IF THE CITY'S NOT NOT WILLING TO UPHOLD ITS LEASE AGREEMENT, THEN UH, WE GOT A BIG PROBLEM. 'CAUSE OUR PROJECT IS, IS, IS A $5.5 BILLION DEVELOPMENT ON THIS ISLAND. AND, AND WE'VE TRIED. WE, WE, WE HAVE SEVERAL TIMES TRIED TO GET YOUR, YOUR, YOUR LEADERSHIP TO COME TO THE TABLE AND LET'S TALK BECAUSE PA EIGHT IS, IS WHAT'S HAPPENING, IS THE GOVERNMENT IS TAKING YOUR LAND. THEY'RE SAYING THAT YOU DON'T HAVE FEES. SIMPLE. AND THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO TAKE IT. THAT'S A GOVERNMENT TAKEN UNDER THE CONSTITUTION. THEY DON'T HAVE A RIGHT TO DO THAT. AND SO FOR ANYBODY WHO'S, WHO'S, WHO'S ON THE COUNCIL THAT HAS TAKEN THE SIDE OF THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS, YOU NEED TO KNOW THAT YOU GAVE US A LEASE FOR 39 YEARS. YOU GAVE US QUIET ENJOYMENT. AND AT LEAST YOU'RE PROTECTING US FROM ANYBODY INTRUDING. AND YOU'RE ALLOWING IT TO HAPPEN. 'CAUSE YOU GAVE THEM THE LEASE. THAT'S THE, THE EASEMENT THAT'S STILL IN, IN PLAY. I CAN GO GET YOU A COPY OF THE LONG FORM. I HAVE IT IN MY CAR IF YOU WANT TO SEE IT. IF THE ATTORNEY WOULD WANT TO SEE IT. IT'S STAMPED BY, UH, IN BEAUMONT, GOT A RAISED SEAL ON THE BACK OF IT, THE WHOLE THING. THEY CAN READ IT TO, TO, TO SEE THAT, THAT IT'S, IT'S, IT'S REAL. BUT THIS WAS FOUND BY SOUTH TEXT. I WENT TO THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS TO TALK TO THEM. WHEN MR. WHITE WAS THERE, HE SENT ME AN EMAIL. HE DIDN'T, HE WASN'T INTERESTED IN TALKING TO US. HE DIDN'T, HE WASN'T INTERESTED IN TALKING ABOUT IT. I SENT EMAILS TO THE CITY LEADERSHIP BACK IN SEPTEMBER OF 2024. THEY DIDN'T WANT TO TALK TO US ABOUT IT. WE MOVED ON THROUGH THE PROCESS, UH, EVEN WITH ALL THE EXECUTIVE ORDERS, THIS, UH, SUPPORT LETTERS. THIS THING WENT ALL THE WAY UP TO THE STATE OF TEXAS SUPPORT LETTERS FROM DISTRICT 22 FROM, FROM, FROM, UH, CHRISTIAN MANUEL. AND NOW HERE WE ARE. WE, WE CAN'T, WE CAN'T MOVE FORWARD WITH WHAT WE'RE DOING BECAUSE OF A TRESPASSER. SO THANK YOU MR. CRAWFORD. UM, I HAVE, UM, ANY, ANY LIGHTS. UM, WE HAVE, UM, HEARD FROM MR. CRAWFORD. I THINK THAT CITY ATTORNEY AND I GUESS CITY MANAGER, IF WE COULD DO OUR PART TO KIND OF GET TO THE BOTTOM OF WHAT'S GOING ON HERE SO THAT WE CAN GET CLARITY AND KNOW HOW TO MOVE FORWARD. UH, I'D APPRECIATE, UM, SOME ASSISTANCE AND LETTING US KNOW WHAT, WHAT NEEDS TO, WHAT'S OUR NEXT STEPS ARE. OKAY. THANK YOU. CITY MANAGER. I HAVE ONE MORE COMMENT. OKAY. HOLLAND. OKAY. I, I REALLY AM CONCERNED IF THAT LAND IS TAKEN BECAUSE IF WE NEED IT FOR FUTURE PORT RECOVERY OPERATIONS AND WE DON'T HAVE IT, AND THERE'S A HURRICANE, WE'RE IN BIG TROUBLE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. WE'RE GONNA, I'M SORRY, HURRICANES. OKAY. [III.F.(2) A Discussion Regarding Sending A Notice To Cease Dumping On City Property Located On Pleasure Island To Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, LLC (Requested By Councilmember Lewis)] SO WE'RE GONNA MOVE TO THE NEXT DISCUSSION. UH, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS, THIS IS, IS IT IN RELATION TO THE SAME, A DISCUSSION REGARDING SITTING A NOTICE WHO CEASE DUMPING ON CITY PROPERTY, LOCATED ON PLEASURE ISLAND TO GREAT LAKES DREDGE AND DOCK COMPANY, LLC REQUESTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS? YES. YOU WANNA, THIS IS THE SECOND LETTER I'M REQUESTING. COUNCIL, PUT YOUR LIGHT ON FOR ME. COUNCIL YOUR LIGHT. THANK YOU. THIS IS THE SECOND LETTER THAT I'M REQUESTING THE COUNCIL TO GET A CITY ATTORNEY, AN OPPORTUNITY TO NOTIFY THAT COMPANY, PRIVATE COMPANY THAT'S DREDGING FOR, FOR PRIVATE COMPANY TO, UH, STOP, CEASE, CEASE WHAT THEY'RE DOING. OKAY. OKAY. THAT'S WHAT, THAT'S WHAT'S NEEDED. CITY ATTORNEY, SEND THEM A LETTER, TELL 'EM TO CEASE WHAT THEY'RE DOING. OKAY. OKAY. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. UH, COUNCILL MEMBER LEWIS, WE'RE [III.F.(3) To Discuss Implementation Of The City Of Port Arthur's Short-term Rental Properties (Requested By Councilmember Hamilton Everfield)] GONNA MOVE TO NUMBER THREE, A DISCUSSION, IMPLE DISCUSSION, IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR SHORT TERM RENTAL PROPERTIES. THIS WAS REQUESTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HAMILTON EVER FEEL. UM, AND BASICALLY I THINK, UH, FROM A, UM, MESSAGE [00:20:01] RECEIVED, SHE KIND OF, UM, AND I'M GONNA TAKE IT UPON NOW BECAUSE SHE'S NOT HERE. UM, HER HUSBAND'S HAVING A PROCEDURE, A MEDICAL PROCEDURE THIS MORNING. BUT BASICALLY WHERE WE ARE WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR SHORT TERM LEASE, LEASE, I HAVE A COPY OF THE LEASE THAT I WAS GIVEN, BUT I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHERE WE ARE WITH IMP IMPLEMENTING THE, UM, GIVING US AN UPDATE ON IT. THANK YOU MAYOR. AND, UH, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY ATTORNEY AND CITY MANAGER. UH, TODAY I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE JUST A MOMENT, UH, TO ADDRESS THE RECENT DEVELOPMENTS OF REGARDING THE SHORT TERM RENTAL ORDINANCE THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL SEVERAL MONTHS AGO WHILE THE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED WITH GOOD INTENTIONS, WE RECOGNIZED THAT FUNDING FOR ITS IMPLEMENTATION WAS NOT SECURED AT THAT TIME. HOWEVER, WITH THE PASSING OF THE NEW BUDGET ON OCTOBER 1ST, THE COUNCIL MADE A SIGNIFICANT STEP BY ALLOCATING THE NECESSARY RESOURCES TO MOVE FORWARD. THIS INCLUDES THE APPROVAL OF HIRING A NEW ZONING INSPECTOR, WHICH IS CRITICAL FOR OVERSEEING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS ORDINANCE. IN LIGHT OF THESE DEVELOPMENTS, WE HAVE SELECTED GRANICUS AS OUR SHORT TERM RENTAL VENDOR. UH, GRANICUS IS A PART OF OUR COOPERATIVE. THEY HAVE PROVIDED US WITH AN EXTENSIVE SUITE OF MODULES DESIGNED TO ASSIST US IN VARIOUS ASPECTS OF SHORT TERM RENTAL REGULATION. THESE MODULES INCLUDE ADDRESS IDENTIFICATION, TAX COLLECTION, AND OTHERS. LAST WEEK WE HAD A SCOPING MEETING WITH GRANITE 'CAUSE TO DISCUSS THE SPECIFICS AND ENSURE THAT WE ARE WELL PREPARED FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS. WHILE IT MAY APPEAR THAT THE, FROM THE OUTSIDE, THAT WE ARE NOW PROGRESSING QUICKLY ENOUGH, I WANT TO ASSURE YOU THAT WE ARE ADVANCING AT A STEADY PACE INTERNALLY. WE ARE COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT EVERY DETAIL IS ADDRESSED THOROUGHLY BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD. ONCE EVERYTHING IS PROPERLY ORGANIZED, WE WILL PRESENT THE CONTRACT TO THE COUNCIL FOR YOUR FEEDBACK AND APPROVAL. AND THAT'S WHERE WE ARE WITH THE, LET ME ASK A QUESTION ON GRANICUS. UH, SO WOULD GRANICUS REQUIRE THOSE WHO ARE RENTING PROPERTIES, UH, TO REGISTER WITH THEM OR, UM, THAT IMPLEMENTATION, UH, BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW HOW WE'D IDENTIFY IF SOMEBODY'S RENTING A ROOM OUT OR IF SOMEBODY'S RENTING, UM, A SPACE, UH, IN THEIR HOME OR, UH, HAVE A RENTAL PROPERTY THAT THEY'RE GOING TO RENT, FOR INSTANCE, UH, ANYBODY COULD HAVE A RENTAL PROPERTY. WOULD THEY BE REQUIRED TO, UH, WHAT WOULD GRAN'S ROAD BE? WELL, UH, THAT'S WHAT ONE, SOME OF THE MOD MODULARS WOULD HELP, UH, WOULD HELP OUT WITH ADDRESSING FI FINDING ALL THE PLACES I THINK THEY ALREADY HAVE LOOKED AT. WE HAVE ABOUT 140 SHORT TERM REGISTERED RENTALS. HOWEVER, THERE IS A, UH, A MODULE THAT WILL ALLOW FOR PEOPLE IF THEY SEE SOMETHING, TO SAY SOMETHING AND TO CALL US AND TELL US WHERE THERE ARE PROPERTIES THAT ARE BEING USED AS A SHORT TERM RENTAL THAT THERE, THAT THEY HAVEN'T REGISTERED. AND GRANTED, 'CAUSE WE SEND THEM LETTERS AND START THE PROCESS AND GETTING THEM, UH, INVOLVED IN, IN BEING REGISTERED. OKAY, AWESOME. THAT'S, THAT'S GOOD. SO WHAT, UM, AND ANOTHER PART TO THAT, UM, SO THE ZONING INSPECTOR WOULD ACTUALLY BE THE PERSON TO, TO RUN THAT PROGRAM. HE WOULD BE ONE OF, TO, WE WOULD HAVE SEVERAL INSPECTORS TO DO IT BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY ONE PERSON CAN'T DO WELL HEADED UP. I MEAN, ON INSPECTOR. YEAH. HE WOULD BE, HE WOULD BE THE PERSON TO HE'D BE THE LEAD. YEAH. HE'D BE ONE OF THE LEADS. YES. OKAY. ALRIGHT. WELL, THAT'S, THAT'S A GOOD, THAT'S A GOOD START. HE OR SHE, HE OR I'M, YEAH, I'M JUST SAYING I'M, YOU'RE RIGHT. I'M, UH, I, I SAID THAT MANAGER, UH, HE, BUT IT COULD BE, IT COULD BE ANYBODY THAT CAN, YEAH, IT COULD BE ANYBODY. IMPLEMENT AND KNOW WHO, UM, AND HOW WE CAN IDENTIFY THOSE SHORT TERM, UH, THOSE RENTALS, BECAUSE THAT'S A LOT OF, OF, UH, THAT'S A LOT OF INCOME FOR THE CITY. IT'S A, IT'S A GOOD THING. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. I A I HAVE A COMMENT. OH, SORRY. I DIDN'T SEE YOUR LIGHT. HOW'S REBECCA? I JUST, I HAVE SOME INPUT, AND THIS IS STUFF THAT I'VE DISCOVERED. JUST, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT THE VARIOUS NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE IN MY DISTRICT, AND I KNOW THERE'S SHORT TERM RENTALS RIGHT DOWN THE STREET FROM WHERE I LIVE, BUT JUST RECENTLY, THIS WAS JUST THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS, I, I TOOK A SCREENSHOT. THIS WAS ON FACEBOOK, OKAY. ON THE FACEBOOK MARKETPLACE. I WAS LOOKING FOR SOMETHING AND THIS AD POPPED UP ROOM FOR RENT, PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS. SO I LOOKED AT IT AND SURE ENOUGH, IT IS A ROOM IN A HOUSE FOR RENT, WHICH I'M ASSUMING ALL THE ROOMS ARE FOR RENT, UM, HAD ALL THE DETAILS, EVEN HAD THE ADDRESS. AND, UH, I SENT IT TO OUR CITY ATTORNEY. I SAID, LOOK AT THIS. NOW THEY'RE ADVERTISING ON SOCIAL MEDIA. I ALSO, A FEW WEEKS AGO AT THE CORNER OF JIMMY JOHNSON AND THE HIGHWAY TOOK A SCREENSHOT OF A SIGN, A BANDIT SIGN, SITTING THERE IN THE MEDIAN SAYING, ROOMS FOR RENT, PORT ARTHUR BRIDGE, CITY ORANGE. SO THIS IS A MUCH DEEPER ISSUE THAN I THINK ANY OF US REALIZE. AND A LOT OF THESE ARE GONNA FLY UNDER THE RADAR. WE KNOW THAT THEY [00:25:01] WILL. SO I WANNA BE SURE THAT WHOEVER WE'RE USING IS, IS LOOKING AT THOSE THINGS TOO, BECAUSE THE PEOPLE THAT DON'T WANT TO GET CAUGHT ARE PROBABLY NOT GONNA GET CAUGHT. ABSOLUTELY. UNLESS WE DIG INTO THESE OTHER NEFARIOUS WAYS THAT THEY'RE ADVERTISING. ABSOLUTELY THEY WILL. WE, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHY WE SAID WE GOT A, MY, UH, A CALL IN WHERE PEOPLE CAN CALL IN AND GIVE US ALL THAT INFORMATION. OH, AND THEY WILL THEY WILL. BECAUSE THEY CALL ME ALL THE TIME TOO. YEAH. SO, UH, I'M SURE THAT WHEN WE GET STARTED, IT'S GONNA BE A LOTS AND LOTS OF PHONE CALLS OF PEOPLE USING THIS AND PUSHING THE ENVELOPE BECAUSE PEOPLE WILL PUSH THE ENVELOPE. AND THAT, UH, GRANICUS WOULD HELP US DO THAT AND FIND THOSE PLACES AND, AND TRY TO GET THEM INVOLVED IN THE, UH, SIGNING UP, REGISTERING AND EVERYTHING. GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MM-HMM . THANK YOU, MAYOR. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS. YES. UH, IT IS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION IN A CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOOD THAT SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. NOW THEY HAVE ADDED ON TO THE BACK OF THEIR HOUSE. TWO SEPARATE. NOW YOU GOT THREE SEPARATE ADDRESSES THAT DON'T TURN THE SINGLE FAMILY INTO MULTIFAMILY. THAT'S WHAT'S GOING ON. AND I'LL GET YOU THAT INFORMATION TO CITY MANAGER, BUT YOU CAN, YOU CAN GIVE ME THE INFORMATION. I'LL GO, I'LL LOOK AT IT AND GET INTO IT. OKAY. I WROTE IT DOWN IN MY, I'LL GET IT TO YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THAT. UM, OKAY. THANK YOU. SHORT TERM LEASE. [III.F.(4) A Discussion Regarding The Scope Of The Forensic Audit (Requested By Councilmember Frank)] UM, NUMBER FOUR, WE HAVE A DISCUSSION REGARDING THE SCOPE OF THE FORENSIC AUDIT. THIS IS REQUESTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER, FRANK. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM, I'M HESITANT TO, UM, GO FORWARD WITH THIS RIGHT NOW BECAUSE, UM, ONE OF THE PRIMARY COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO WAS, UH, LEADING THIS EFFORT IS NOT HERE, UH, RIGHT NOW. BUT, UM, THIS DISCUSSION WAS SIMPLY, UH, TO TALK ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SCOPE AND WHERE WE WERE, UM, IN DOING SO, UH, AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO, UH, PROCEED WITH THIS EFFORT. SO, UH, I THINK THAT I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, DO THAT AFTER, UM, UH, THAT COUNCILMAN RETURNS. SURE. WE'LL, WE'LL MOVE RIGHT ALONG. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN FRANK. THANK YOU. UM, AT THIS TIME WE HAVE ANY, WE HAVE NO PUBLIC HEARINGS THIS MORNING. NUMBER FIVE. UM, I'M SORRY, NUMBER FOUR, [V. REPORTS / ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST (LIMITED TO A TOTAL OF TWO (2) MINUTES PER COUNCILMEMBER) (Part 1 of 2)] NUMBER FIVE. UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS, IF YOU HAVE ANY REPORTS OF INTEREST, UM, YOU MAY PUT YOUR LIGHTS ON AT THIS TIME. UM, I WILL ANNOUNCE THAT I GOT A CALL FROM PORT RESCUE MISSION. SO IF THERE'S ANYONE THAT'S HOMELESS OR THAT, UM, NEEDS A PLACE TO STAY, UM, PORT RESCUE MISSION IS AVAILABLE, UH, AND OPEN FOR YOU TO STAY THERE FOR ANYONE THAT, ANYONE IN OUR AUDIENCE OR COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT YOU KNOW THAT, UM, DIDN'T HAVE A PLACE TO STAY, THEY WILL OPEN THEIR, THEY'VE OPENED THEIR DOORS FOR YOU TO STAY THERE AND GET A HOT MEAL AND TO, UM, FOR THIS COLD, UM, WEEK AND RAINY WEEK. SO, UM, THAT'S COMING FROM THE ADMINISTRATOR AT THE PORT RESCUE MISSION. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, FRANK? NO. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE? OKAY, WE'RE GONNA MOVE RIGHT ALONE TO, UH, ITEM SIX. WE HAVE NO UNFINISHED BUSINESS. WE'RE GONNA MOVE TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. COUNCIL MEMBERS, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO WITHHOLD ANY ITEMS. I'M SORRY. UH, CITY MANAGER? YES, MA'AM. WOULD YOU LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THE, UM, YES, THE HOLIDAY CONCERT? I WOULD, I COVERED IT. THE ANNOUNCE, I'M SORRY. OH, LET ME GO BACK. I'M SORRY. YES, THANK YOU FOR THE REMINDER. UM, THERE ARE FLYERS IN THE BACK, I THINK THAT, UM, WAS LEFT BY MOTIVA, BUT WE DO WANNA MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT MOTIVA AND PORT ARTHUR ISD INVITE US TO, UM, OUR CITY AND OUR COMMUNITY, UM, TO SOUND AND SEE, UH, OF THE SEASON. SOUNDS OF THE SEASON. IT'S A FREE HOLIDAY CONCERT AND IT WILL HAVE A SPECIAL GUEST THERE. MAESTRO CHELSEA TIPTON, SPECIAL GUEST HUNTER COURT, AND P-A-I-S-D CHOIR STUDENT JOLENE RAMOS. UH, IT'S GONNA BE HELD DECEMBER THE NINTH, 2025 AT THE WOODROW WILSON EARLY COLLEGE. AND, UM, IT'S GONNA BE AT, UM, 6:00 PM WILL BE THE LIGHT REFRESHMENTS AND 7:00 PM THE CONCERT WILL BEGIN. SO IF YOU DON'T HAVE ONE, GRAB ONE OF THESE FLYERS, THEY'RE IN THE BACK. UM, YOU CAN HAVE 'EM AND THEY LEFT THEM DOWNSTAIRS TOO AS YOU COME INTO, UH, AND ENTER INTO THE, UH, CITY HALL, UH, WHERE OUR SECURITY SERVICES ARE DOWN ON THE FIRST FLOOR. OKAY, IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE, COUNCIL MEMBERS, WE'RE [VII. CONSENT AGENDA] GONNA MOVE ON TO, UH, OUR CONSENT AGENDA AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO WITHHOLD FROM OUR CONSENT AGENDA, PLEASE PUT YOUR LIGHTS ON AT THIS TIME SO THAT WE CAN RECOGNIZE YOU, UH, AND GET YOUR ITEM HELD. COUNCIL MEMBER BECKHAM NUMBER FOUR ON PAGE FOUR, PLEASE. NUMBER FOUR ON PAGE [00:30:01] FOUR. OKAY. ALRIGHT, COUNCIL MEMBERS, UM, I'M GOING TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE OUR CONSENT AGENDA WITH WITHHOLDING NUMBER FOUR ON PAGE FOUR. CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND, TO APPROVE OUR CONSENT AGENDA WITH THE WITHHOLDING ITEM NUMBER FOUR ON PAGE FOUR. UM, ANY DISCUSSIONS? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A, I ONLY HAVE TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS. I NEED EVERYBODY TO APPROVE THE AGENDA. I GOT TWO ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE CONSENT AGENDA. LET'S SAY, AYE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THE AYES HAVE IT ANY? NO. THEN AYES. UM, THE MOTION, UH, TO APPROVE OUR CONSENT AGENDA PASSES WITH THE, UM, WITHOUT, WITH WITHHOLDING NUMBER FOUR. ITEM NUMBER FOUR. UM, [VII.C.(4) P.R. No. 24643 - A Resolution Ratifying The City Manager's Emergency Execution Of Change Order No. 2 For The Rice Farm Road Drainage Improvement Project-Phase I From SETEX Construction Corp. Of Beaumont, Texas, For The Concrete Lined Ditch DD7 Upgrades And Abatement Subcontractor Remove And Dispose Of 400LF Of 12" OD Transite Pipe For The Amount Of $34,930.00. Funds Are Available In The Capital Improvement Account No. 307-21-053-8517-00-10-000. Project No. DR1P10] COUNCIL MEMBER BECKHAM. ITEM NUMBER FOUR, PR NUMBER 2 4 6 4 3 A RESOLUTION RATIFYING THE CITY MANAGER'S EMERGENCY EXECUTION OF CHANGE. ORDER NUMBER TWO FOR THE RICE FARM ROAD DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. PHASE ONE FROM SOUTH, UH, S-S-E-T-E-X CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS FOR THE CONCRETE LINED DITCH. DD SEVEN UPGRADES AND ABATEMENT. SUBCONTRACTOR, REMOVE AND DISPOSE OF 400 LINEAR FEET OF 12 INCHES OD TRANSIT PIPE FOR THE AMOUNT OF $34,930. FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNT. NUMBER 3 0 7 21 DASH 53 8 5 7 DASH 0 0 0 0. PROJECT NUMBER DR ONE P ONE ZERO. CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? APPROVAL? CAN I GET A SECOND? SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND. UM, AT THIS TIME, ANY DISCUSSIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER BECKHAM? YES. I PULLED THIS JUST SO THAT WE COULD GET SOME CLARITY AND TRANSPARENCY FROM THE CITY MANAGER AS TO, UM, THE, JUST SOME OF THE BASIC DETAILS ABOUT THIS, UH, PART OF THE PROJECT SO THAT THE RESIDENTS AROUND THE RICE FARM ROAD AREA WILL UNDERSTAND WHAT NEEDED TO BE DONE. YEAH. LEMME CALL DR. CITY MANAGER. YES, THANK YOU MAYOR. DR. HANEY. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. UH, WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF DELAY ON THIS PROJECT 'CAUSE WE WERE NOT ABLE TO ISOLATE THE WATER LINE THAT WE NEEDED TO, UH, RELOCATE. AND, UH, WE DIDN'T WANNA TURN PEOPLE'S WATER OFF FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, SO THAT'S WHY YOU SEE A TIME DELAY ON THIS PROJECT. UH, OTHER THAN THE TIME DELAY, THE PROJECT IS NOW MOVING FORWARD. THAT LINE HAS BEEN ISOLATED AND, UH, REPLACED. WE ARE, UH, HALFWAY ON THE BOXES CROSSING, UH, JIMMY JOHNSON IN ABOUT A WEEK TO TWO WEEKS, THEY'LL BE MOVING TO THE OTHER SIDE AND, UH, REDIRECTING TRAFFIC. SO THE PROJECT IS MOVING FORWARD, BUT WE ARE ABOUT 90 DAYS BEHIND SCHEDULE. THANK YOU FOR THAT EXPLANATION. I'VE, I'VE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE CALL IN AND WANT AN UPDATE, SO I JUST WANTED US TO JUST GIVE THEM AN UPDATE FROM SOMEBODY WHO KNOWS THE PROJECT AS WELL AS YOU DO. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A THE AYES, UM, UM, ANY NOS THE AYES HAVE IT. THE MOTION, THE A RESOLUTION PASSES. WE'RE [VIII.A.(1) P.R. No. 24339 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute A Contract With BFI Waste Services Of Texas LP DBA Republic Services Of Beaumont, Texas, For Residential Garbage Collection On An As-Needed Basis. Funding Is Available In The Residential Garbage Minor Equipment Account, 403-50-310-5240- 00-00-000, For The Not-To-Exceed Amount Of $500,000.00, Pending Approval Of P.O. 7378 And Subject To Additional Revenue] GONNA MOVE NOW TO OUR ITEMS REQUIRING INDIVIDUAL ACTION. OUR NON-CONSENT AGENDA, NUMBER ONE, PR NUMBER 2 4 3 3 9 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH BFI. WASTE SERVICES OF TEXAS LP DBA, REPUBLIC SERVICES OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS FOR RESIDENTIAL GARBAGE COLLECTION ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS, FUNDING IS AVAILABLE IN THE RESIDENTIAL GARBAGE MINOR EQUIPMENT ACCOUNT 4 0 3 5 0 3 1 0 DASH 5 2 4 0 DASH ZERO ZERO DASH ZERO ZERO DASH 0 0 0 FOR THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $500,000 PENDING APPROVAL OF PO NUMBER 7 3 7 8 AND SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL REVENUE. CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? NO. MOVE. SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? YEAH, MAYOR, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS HAD HIS LIGHT ON? NO. OKAY. CITY MANAGER, THIS IS STRICTLY FOR AN EVENT OF A STORMS AN EMERGENCY, NO EMERGENCIES. YES. YES. EMERGENCIES. YES. EMERGENCIES. BECAUSE WE WANNA MAKE, YES, IN, IN THE EVENT OF EMERGENCIES, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THERE ARE NO DELAYS AND WE HAVE ALL OUR BASES COVERED FOR RESIDENTIAL AS WELL AS FOR COMMERCIAL AS WELL AS TRASH. OKAY. YES. SO THERE ARE DIFFERENT, THERE, THERE ARE DIFFERENT RESOLUTIONS FOR EACH CATEGORY. [00:35:01] RIGHT, RIGHT. YOU KNOW, SOME, WHEN YOU STOP IT AND YOU REACH OUT TO A VENDOR, HE MIGHT HEAL. THEY MIGHT SAY, WELL, WE DO NOT HAVE THE EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE. WE'LL GET TO YOU TOMORROW, TOMORROW, OR THE DAY AFTER. SO WE HAVE SEVERAL OF THOSE HERE. SO THE FUNDING AND EVERYTHING IS AVAILABLE. IT IS, ALL YOU GOTTA DO IS IMPLEMENT. ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. ABSOLUTELY. I'LL GET, I'LL GET TO IT LATER WHEN DEAL WITH THE AMBULANCE. OKAY. COUNCILLOR MCKEN LAW. YEAH, THANK YOU. AND AND MANAGER. I DID READ THE BACKGROUND. I WAS LOOKING AT DIFFERENT OPTIONS AND OPTION ONE VERSUS OPTION TWO AND IT SAID, UH, IF, IF I RECALL, LET ME SEE IF I CAN GET TO THAT. IF THEY DON'T USE THE PORT ARTHUR LANDFILL, THEY'D BE USING THEIR A LANDFILL. THAT WOULD HAVE A PRE-CHARGE OF WHAT? 3,300 WAS THAT ON THE BID? WHO, WHO CAN TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT BID? OKAY, YES. OPTION THREE WOULD BE 2,400 A DAY. AND THEN OPTION ONE WOULD BE $33, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE THAT WE, THERE'LL BE DUMPING IN THE PORT ARTHUR LANDFILL. BUT AT THE, AT THIS PARTICULAR TIME, WE, WE CAN'T ACCOMMODATE THAT. AM I UNDERSTANDING CORRECTLY? SO WHEN WE PLACED THE BID, IT'S STRICTLY TO USE OUR LANDFILL. UM, BUT THEN THEY WENT AHEAD AND ADDED THAT LINE, UM, IN CASE THEY HAD TO USE ANOTHER LANDFILL. BUT WE WOULD ONLY USE ANOTHER LANDFILL IN EXTREME SITUATION THAT SOMETHING HAPPENS IN OUR LANDFILL IS NOT ABLE TO BE USED. SO HONESTLY THAT'S AN OPTION. WE DON'T SEE EVER DOING SOMETHING LIKE GOLDEN TRIANGLE LANDFILL. LET ME SEE. RIGHT. IF I, IF FOR SOME REASON OUR LANDFILL CLOSES DOWN FOR WHATEVER REASON AND WE HAVE TO SEND IT SOMEWHERE, THEY'LL SEND IT TO PULL OUT THE LANDFILL. SO THERE'LL BE THAT EXTRA CHARGE TO DO IT. I MEAN, TO GO TO TRIANGLE LIFE FIELD, RIGHT. IT'LL BE THE EXTRA CHARGE TO DO IT, BUT WE DON'T SEE THAT OPTION HAPPENING. BUT THAT'S JUST AN OPTION IN CASE SOMETHING HAPPENS. AND IS THE STROKE STRICTLY LIKE, UH, COUNCILMAN LEWIS? JUST FOR EMERGENCY BASIS ONLY HAVING THE MONEY AVAILABLE? UH, IF WE NEED AT NO TIME, UH, ARE WE TALKING WHEN WE SAY EMERGENCY, LIKE IF OUR TRUCKS GO DOWN? YES. OKAY. SO THE SITUATION THAT HAPPENED AROUND COVID THAT EVERYBODY SAID DON'T EVER HAPPEN AGAIN AND IT HAPPENS, THIS IS OUR OPTION TO PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. THAT WE HAVE A BACKUP. IF WE DON'T UTILIZE, THEN WHAT HAPPENS TO THE FUNDING? WE, WE PAY NOTHING. NOW YOU ON RECORD NOW THAT'S ALL I WANT TO KNOW. I MEAN, WE, WE DON'T NEED 'EM. WE DON'T, THE REASON WHY I'M SAYING THAT CLIFF, IF WE, IF WE DON'T UTILIZE THEM WHEN THE CONTRACT NEGOTIATION WITH THE MANAGER AND THE COMPANY BRINGING FORTH THE CONTRACT TO COUNCIL TO SIGN, IF WE DON'T USE THE MONIES GOES BACK TO, WELL I CAN'T SAY ABOUT WHAT ALL FINANCE, WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE MONEY, BUT I'M JUST SAYING AS FAR AS THE CONTRACT, WE'RE NOT AGA WE'RE NOT OBLIGATED TO PAY 'EM UNLESS WE USE THEM AND THAT'S WHEN I HEAR EMERGENCY BASIS. POSSIBLY YOU MAY NOT HAVE TO USE THEM. CORRECT? YEAH. OKAY. IT'S KIND OF LIKE A DEBRIS REMOVAL. IF NO HURT WE, IF WE DON'T USE THEM JUST LIKE THE SAME THING I'LL TALK TO YOU ABOUT DEBRIS REMOVAL. YEAH. OKAY. OKAY. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY NOS? THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION PASSES [VIII.A.(2) P.R. No. 24340 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute A Contract With BFI Waste Services Of Texas LP DBA Republic Services Of Beaumont, Texas, For Commercial Garbage Collection Service On An As-Needed Basis. Funding Is Available In The Solid Waste Commercial Professional Services Account, 403-50- 315-5420-00-00-000, For The Not-To-Exceed Amount Of $500,000.00, Pending Approval Of P.O. 7378 And Subject To Additional Revenue] PR NUMBER 2 4 3 4 0 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZED IN THE CITY MANAGER, EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH BFI. WASTE SERVICES OF TEXAS LP. DOING BUSINESS AS REPUBLIC SERVICES OF BEAUMONT TEXAS FOR COMMERCIAL GARBAGE COLLECTION SERVICE ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS. FUNDING IS AVAILABLE IN THE SOLID WASTE COMMERCIAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICE ACCOUNT. 4 0 3 5 0 3 1 5 5 4 2 0 0 0 FOR THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF 500,000 PENDING APPROVAL OF PO NUMBER 7 3 7 8 AND SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL REVENUE. CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECOND IT WAS MOVED BY UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, UH LEWIS AND SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BECKHAM. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY NOS? THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION PASSES NUMBER [VIII.A.(3) P.R. No. 24593 - A Resolution Authorizing Quarterly Payments For Applications, Hosting, Services And Support Fees To Tyler Technologies For The Enterprise Resource Planning System For A Period Of Twelve Months Not To Exceed A Total Amount Of $503,191.24 To Be Divided Into Quarterly Payments. Funds Available In The Information Technology Computer Programs Account No. 001-09-023-5450-00-10-000] THREE. PR NUMBER 2 4 5 9 3 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING QUARTERLY PAYMENTS FOR APPLICATIONS HOSTING SERVICES AND SUPPORT FEES TO TYLER TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING SYSTEM FOR A PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS. NOT TO EXCEED A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $503,191 AND 24 CENTS TO BE DIVIDED INTO QUARTERLY PAYMENTS FUNDS AVAILABLE IN THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMPUTER PROGRAMS. ACCOUNT NUMBER 0 0 1 DASH 0 9 0 2 3 DASH 5 4 5 0 0 0 CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND. ANY DISCUSSIONS? ALL IN FAVOR [00:40:01] SAY AYE. AYE. ANY NOS? THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION PASSES [VIII.A.(4) P.R. No. 24628 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute Change Order No. 01 To The Contract Between The City Of Port Arthur And Mike Barnett Construction Of Port Neches, Texas For Phase IV Repairs To The Pompeiian Villa Extending The Contract Term By Thirty-Six (36) Days To A New Completion Date Of December 29, 2025, At No Additional Cost] PR NUMBER 2 4 6 2 8 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE CHANGE ORDER NUMBER ONE TO THE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR AND MIKE BARNETT. CONSTRUCTION OF PORT NATURES TEXAS FOR PHASE FOUR REPAIRS TO THE PANG VILLA EXTENDING THE CONTRACT TERM BY 36 DAYS TO THE NEW COMPLETION DATE OF DECEMBER 29TH, 2025. AT NO ADDITIONAL COST CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SO IT'S BEEN MOVED. CAN I GET A SECOND? SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY NOS? THE EYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION PASSES [VIII.A.(5) P.R. No. 24634 - A Resolution Authorizing The Port Arthur Economic Development Corporation To Enter Into A Contract For Retention Of Guy N. Goodson And Kate K. Leverett Of Germer PLLC, Beaumont, Texas As Legal Counsel In An Annual Amount Not To Exceed $110,000.00 Subject To Approval Of Subsequent Budgets; Funds Available In EDC Account No. 120-80-625-5420- 00-00-000] PR NUMBER 2 4 6 3 4 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PORT ARTHUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT FOR RETENTION OF GUY IN GOODSON AND KATE L LEVERETT OF GERMA PLLC, BEAUMONT TEXAS AS LEGAL COUNSEL IN AN ANNUAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $110,000 SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF SUBSEQUENT BUDGETS. FUNDS AVAILABLE IN EDC ACCOUNT NUMBER 1 2 0 8 0 DASH 6 2 5 DASH 5 4 2 0 0 0 CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SO MOVED. IT'S BEEN MOVED. I NEED A SECOND. SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND. ANY DISCUSSIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY NOS? THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION PASSES PR NUMBER [VIII.A.(6) P.R. No. 24641 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager And The Director Of The City Of Port Arthur Health Department To Execute Amendment No. 4 To The Contract Between The City Of Port Arthur And The Texas Department Of State Health Services For The Public Health Emergency Preparedness Program; The Total Amount Of The Grant Agreement Will Not Exceed $227,716.00, With A Ten Percent Local Match In The Amount Of $20,702.00. Funding Is Available In The Grants Account, 101-23- 061-5111-00-50-000] 2 4 6 4 1 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND THE DIRECTOR OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO EXECUTE AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR TO THE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR AND THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM, THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE GRANT AGREEMENT WILL NOT EXCEED $227,716 WITH A 10% LOCAL MATCH AND THE AMOUNT OF $20,702 FUNDING IS AVAILABLE IN THE GRANTS ACCOUNT. NUMBER 1 0 1 DASH 23 DASH 0 6 1 DASH 5 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND. ANY DISCUSSIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY NOS? THE EYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION PASSES. GONNA GO TO PAGE NUMBER SEVEN. NUMBER SEVEN, [VIII.A.(7) P.R. No. 24644 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute Change Order No. 3, To The Contract Between The City Of Port Arthur And Allco, LLC, Of Beaumont, Texas, For The El Vista Drainage Improvement Project For The Alternative Pavement Design, Decreasing The Contract Amount By $611,275.40 To A New Contract Amount Of $9,282,007.31. Project No. DR1P02.CON.CTY Account No. 307-21-055-8515-00-10-000] PR NUMBER 2 4 6 4 4 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE CHANGE ORDER NUMBER THREE TO THE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR AND ALCO, LLC OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS FOR THE VESA DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. FOR THE ALTERNATIVE PAVEMENT DESIGN. DECREASING THE CONTRACT AMOUNT BY $611,275 AND 40 CENTS TO A NEW CONTRACT AMOUNT OF $9,282,007 AND 31 CENTS. PROJECT NUMBER D ONE PO TWO CO CT Y ACCOUNT NUMBER 3 0 7 21 5 5 85 15 0 0 0 0 CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SECOND. IT IS BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND. UM, ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS? YES. WHAT HAPPENED TO REDUCE THIS AMOUNT? ABOUT 611,000. WHAT HAPPENED? GOOD MORNING AGAIN, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. GOOD MORNING. THE ORIGINAL DESIGN OF THIS, UH, PROJECT ON THE STREET REHAB PART REQUIRES THE INSTALLATION OF STABILIZED BASE MATERIAL. MM-HMM . AND SOME CRUSHED ROCK. WHEN WE DID THE GEOTECHNICAL TESTING BEFORE THE INSTALLATION OF THE ROADS, IT DETERMINED THAT, UH, WE DON'T NEED TO USE THAT STABILIZED SAND AND WE CAN USE A SLURRY MIX. AND THAT'S THE DEDUCTION IN THE COST? YES. QUARTER OF THE MATERIAL USED. IT'S QUITE A SAVINGS. YES SIR. IT WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER. MM-HMM . OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY NOS? THE EYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION PASSES PR [VIII.A.(8) P.R. No. 24645 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute Change Order No. 7 To The Contract Between The City Of Port Arthur And Allco, LLC, Of Beaumont, Texas, For The Port Acres Drainage Improvement Project, For The Reinforced Concrete Box Culvert Size Change, With Estimated Savings To The Contract Of $205,397.16. Project No. DR1P03A. Account No. 307-21-055-8515- 00-10-000] NUMBER 2 4 6 4 5 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER. EXECUTE CHANGE ORDER NUMBER SEVEN TO THE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR AND ALCO, LLC OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS FOR THE PORT ACRES DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT FOR THE REINFORCED CONCRETE BOX. COVERT SIZE CHANGE WITH ESTIMATED SAVINGS TO THE CONTRACT OF $205,397 AND 16 CENTS. PROJECT NUMBER DR ONE [00:45:01] PO THREE A ACCOUNT NUMBER 3 0 7 DASH 25 5 85 15 DASH ZERO ZERO. CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SECOND. I GOT A, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER KEN LAW. THANK YOU MAYOR. UM, CITY MANAGER. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'D BE DOC WHO WAS THE COMPLIANCE OFFICER ON THIS PROJECT AND WHO WOULD ALSO HAVE THE DOCUMENTATION ON THE CHANGE ORDERS. I SEE THAT WE HAVE IT IN OUR BACKGROUND, BUT COMPLIANT. THE COMPLIANCE OFFICER IS THE PERSON THAT GOES BY THE ENSURING THAT WHATEVER THEY'RE SAYING THEY HAVE TO CHANGE IS BEING CHANGED. SO, UH, I'M GONNA ASK THIS ON EVERY, ON EVERY UH, CHANGE ORDER BECAUSE I REALLY, I'M WRITING THIS INFORMATION DOWN AND THEN I'M GONNA USE MY BACKGROUND AND MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE DOING OUR DUE DILIGENCE. ENSURE THAT WE HAVE COMPLIANCE PERSONNEL STAFF, OR I DON'T KNOW THE TERMINOLOGY YOU GUYS USE FOR THAT PERSON. YES SIR. THERE ARE THREE EYES, SETS OF EYES ON THIS PROJECT. OKAY. ONE A WC IS THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER ON THIS PROJECT. RIGHT. AND THEY HAVE A, A INSPECTOR ON SITE FROM THE ENGINEERING DIVISION. THERE IS MARTIN FLOOD WHO IS THE CITY'S INSPECTOR. AND I'M ALSO OVERSEEING THIS PROJECT. AND NOW WE HAVE SOHAIL AS WELL. SO HE'S OVERSEEING THAT PROCESS AS WELL, SO, OKAY. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UH, DOCTOR. THANK YOU MAYOR. YES, SIR. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY NOS? THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION PASSES [VIII.A.(9) P.R. No. 24650 -A Resolution Ratifying The City Manager's Decision To Exceed The $150,000.00 Contract Limit Under Contract 25-226 For Trash Collection Services Provided By Global Emergency Services, Inc. Of Beaumont, Texas. Funding Is Available In The Public Works Solid Waste Division's Temporary Services Account, 403-50-305-57 46-00-00-000] PR NUMBER 2 4 6 5 0 A RESOLUTION. RATIFYING THE CITY MANAGER'S DECISION TO EXCEED THE 150,000 CONTRACT LIMIT UNDER CONTRACT TWO FIVE DASH 2 26 FOR TRASH COLLECTION SERVICES PROVIDED BY GLOBAL EMERGENCY SERVICES INCORPORATED. BEAUMONT TEXAS FUNDING IS AVAILABLE IN THE PUBLIC WORKS SOLID WASTE DIVISION'S. TEMPORARY SERVICE ACCOUNT 4 0 3 DASH 5 3 0 5 DASH 5 7 4 6 0 0 0. CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SO MOVE SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY NOS? THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION PASSES [VIII.A.(10) P.R. No. 24653 - A Resolution Authorizing The Second Year (First Renewal) Of The Non-Exclusive Agreement With Goodwyn Mills Cawood, LLC Of New Orleans, Louisiana, For Debris Monitoring Services In The Event Of An Emergency Or Disaster In An Amount Not To Exceed $2,000,000.00] PR NUMBER 2 4 6 5 3 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZED IN THE SECOND YEAR, FIRST RENEWAL OF THE NON-EXCLUSIVE AGREEMENT WITH, UM, GOODWIN MILLS KAYWOOD, LLC OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA FOR DEBRIS MONITORING SERVICES IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY OR DISASTER AND AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $2 MILLION. CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SO MOVED. SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. A ANY NOS THE AYES HAVE AT THE RESOLUTION PASSES PR NUMBER [VIII.A.(11) P.R. No. 24654 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute Change Order No. 4 To The Contract Between The City Of Port Arthur And Brystar Contracting, Inc., Of Beaumont, Texas, For Drainage Improvements Decreasing The Contract Amount By $412,362.05, To A New Contract Amount Of $17,977,620.15. Account 307-21-055-8515-00-10-000. Project No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o. 24657 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute The First Renewal Of The Contract With Midwest Flow Control Products Of Olathe, Kansas For The Purchase Of Resilient Seat Valves For The Water Utilities Department With An Annual Projected Budgetary Impact Of $173,345.00. Funds Are Available In Account Nos. 410-40-215-5315-00-00-000 ($86,672.50) Water System & 410-40-220-5313-00-00-000 ($86,672.50) Sanitary Sewer System] NUMBER 12. ALL RIGHT. PR NUMBER 2, 4 6 5 7. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE FIRST RENEWAL OF THE CONTRACT WITH MIDWEST FLOW CONTROL, UH, PRODUCTS OF OLETH, KANSAS FOR THE PURCHASE OF RESILIENT SEAT VALVES FOR THE WATER UTILITIES DEPARTMENT WITH AN ANNUAL BUDGETARY, UM, PROJECTED BUDGETARY IMPACT OF $173,345. FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE ACCOUNT NUMBERS 4 1 4 2 15 5 3 15 0 0 0 80 $6,672 AND 50 CENTS WATER SYSTEM AND 4 1 4 2 25 3 3 0 0 0 FOR $86,672 AND 50 CENTS SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM. CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOTION. AND SECOND. ANY DISCUSSIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. I HAVE TWO GUYS. I NEED ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OKAY. WE NEED, WE REALLY DO NEED EVERYBODY TO SAY AYE. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. I DON'T SAY, YEAH, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE, THAT WE GET ALL THE EYES ON. OKAY. SO EVERYBODY, UM, ALL IN FA ANY NOS ALL IN, UH, THE MOTION, THE RESOLUTION PASSES. LET'S GO TO [VIII.A.(13) P.R. No. 24658 - A Resolution Ratifying The City Manager's Decision To Authorize The Payment With A Total Budgetary Amount Of $135,165.10 For The Texas Commission On Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Annual Water And Wastewater System Permit Fees For The City Of Port Arthur, Water Utilities Department, $60,858.00 From Account No. 410-40-210-5471-00-00-000, Water Regulation And $74,307.10 From Account No. 410-40-225-5471-00-00-000, Wastewater Regulatory] NUMBER 13. PR NUMBER 2, 4 6 5 8 A RESOLUTION RATIFYING THE CITY MANAGER'S DECISION TO AUTHORIZE THE PAYMENT WITH A TOTAL BUDGETARY AMOUNT OF $135,165 AND 10 CENTS FOR THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TCEQ, ANNUAL WATER AND WASTEWATER SYSTEM. PERMIT FEES FOR THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR WATER UTILITIES DEPARTMENT $60,858 FROM ACCOUNT NUMBER 4 1 0 4 2 OH DASH 5 4 71 0 0 0, I'M SORRY, 0 0 0 WATER REGULATION AND 73,307 10 CENTS FROM ACCOUNT NUMBER FOUR ZERO DASH 4 0 2 25 DASH 5 4 7 1 0 0 0 WASTEWATER REGULATORY. CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOTION. AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? UH, ANY DISCUSSIONS? ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THE AYES? UM, ANY NOS? THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION PASSES PR [VIII.A.(14) P.R. No. 24659 - A Resolution Authorizing The Purchase Of One (1) F-350 And One (1) F-250 Service Trucks For The Water Utilities Department Wastewater Division From Silsbee Ford Of Silsbee, Texas, Through TIPS Contract No. 240901, In The Total Amount Of $137,747.50. Funds Are Available In Account No. 625-40-220-8523- 00-00-000, Motor Vehicles] NUMBER 2 4 6 5 9. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZED IN THE PURCHASE OF ONE F THREE 50 AND ONE F TWO 50 SERVICE TRUCKS FOR THE WATER UTILITIES DEPARTMENT, WASTEWATER DIVISION FROM SILSBEE FORD OF SILSBEE, TEXAS THROUGH TIPS. CONTRACT NUMBER 2 4 0 9 0 1 AND THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $137,747 AND 50 CENTS FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE ACCOUNT NUMBER 6 2 5 DASH 4 8 5 3 MOTOR VEHICLES. CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND. ANY DISCUSSIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER, FRANK? YES, MAYOR. I THOUGHT THAT ON UH, OTHER OCCASIONS WE HAD, WE TALKED ABOUT, UM, THE USE OF BUY BOARDS AND, AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS WHEN IT CAME TO, UM, TALKING ABOUT TRUCKS. UM, THE FACT THAT WE WERE TRYING TO BUY LOCALLY, UH, AS OPPOSED TO BUYING, UH, OUR VEHICLES OUTSIDE OF, UH, THE CITY AND ESPECIALLY OUTSIDE OF THE COUNTY. UH, AND SO, UH, THIS, UH, THIS GOES TO THE HEART OF THAT, THAT ISSUE. CAN SOMEONE GIVE US A, UM, BY BOARD? CAN CLIFF IF, UM, I'M SORRY, I WAS TALKING TO KEVIN SO I DIDN'T HEAR THE WHOLE QUESTION. NOT A PROBLEM. UM, I, I THINK THAT ON OTHER OCCASIONS THE COUNCIL HAD, UM, HAD, UM, DISCUSSED, UH, WHEN WE BUY TRUCKS, I KNOW THAT WE USE THE BY BOARDS, UM, JUDICIOUSLY IN OTHER AREAS. BUT WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO VEHICLES, UH, I THOUGHT THAT WE WERE LOOKING AT MAKING SURE THAT WE WERE [00:55:01] BUYING THOSE VEHICLES LOCALLY. UH, THIS VEHI, THESE VEHICLES BEING BOUGHT FROM SILLS FORD OF SILLS B UH, BY THE TIPS, UH, AND I KNOW WE USED BY BOARDS, BUT I THOUGHT THAT WE WERE, WHEN IT CAME TO VEHICLES, WE WERE DOING SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. UM, I DON'T REMEMBER THAT CONVERSATION, I'LL JUST BE HONEST. BUT IN THE PAST, THE REASON THAT WE WERE DOING COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS, UM, WAS BECAUSE WE REALLY WEREN'T GETTING PARTICIPATION FROM OUR LOCAL CAR DEALERS. SO I JUST BE HONEST, IT BECAME A HABIT OF DOING IT AND THEY WERE TRYING TO GET THE TRUCKS DONE EXPEDITIOUSLY, SO THEY WANTED TO DO IT THROUGH THE CO-OP. UM, BUT I AM WORKING ON GETTING BIDS 'CAUSE THERE ARE SOME PURCHASES THAT I'M ACTUALLY ABOUT TO PUT IN THE AD FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT THEY'RE BUYING SOME PICKUP TRUCKS. SO I AM GOING THIS ROUTE. THIS IS JUST ONE OF THE LAST BATCHES OF THE, WHEN THEY WAS TRYING TO GET IT OUT BEFORE THE YEAR END THAT THEY WENT TO GET THIS QUICKLY. ALRIGHT. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY NOS? THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION PASSES PR [VIII.A.(15) P.R. No. 24660 - A Resolution Authorizing The Purchase Of Three (3) F-250 Service Trucks For The Water Utilities Department Wastewater Division From Silsbee Ford Of Silsbee, Texas, Through TIPS Contract No. 240901, In The Total Amount Of $161,204.50. Funds Are Available In Account No. 625-40-220-8523-00-00-000] NUMBER 2 4 6 60 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF THREE F TWO 50 SERVICE TRUCKS FOR THE WATER UTILITIES DEPARTMENT, WASTEWATER DIVISION FROM SILSBY FORD, SILSBEE, TEXAS THROUGH TIPS CONTRACT NUMBER 2 4 0 9 0 1 AND THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $161,204 AND 50 CENTS. FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN ACCOUNT NUMBER 6 2 5 DASH FOUR ZERO DASH 2 8 5 3. CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? A NEED A SECOND? SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY NOS? THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION PASS. IT PASSES [VIII.A.(16) P.R. No. 24664 - A Resolution Cancelling The December 30, 2025 Regularly Scheduled City Council Meeting (Requested By Mayor Moses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o. 24667 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute Contracts With Global Emergency Services, LLC Of Beaumont, Texas, And Parkman Tree, Inc. Of Lancaster, South Carolina, For Trash Collection On An As-Needed Basis. Funding Is Available In The Solid Waste Trash Temporary Services Account, 403-50-305-5476-00-00-000, For The Not-To-Exceed Amount Of $500,000.00, Pending Approval Of P.O. 7378 And Subject To Additional Revenue] 2 4 6 6 7 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE CONTRACTS WITH GLOBAL EMERGENCY SERVICES. LLC OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS AND PARKMAN TREE INCORPORATED OF LANCASTER, SOUTH CAROLINA FOR TRASH COLLECTION ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS. FUNDING IS AVAILABLE IN THE SOLID WASTE TRASH TEMPORARY SERVICE ACCOUNT 4 0 3 DASH 5 3 0 5 DASH 5 4 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 FOR THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $500,000 PENDING APPROVAL OF PO NUMBER 7 3 7 8 AND SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL REVENUE. CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? MOVED SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. UM, ANY NOS? THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION PASSES ON. B ORDINANCES [VIII.B.(1) P.O. No. 7378 - An Appropriation Ordinance Amending The City Of Port Arthur Budget For The Fiscal Year Beginning October 1, 2025, And Ending September 30, 2026, Increasing The Capital Reserve Fund (625) By $990,000.00 And Increasing The Solid Waste Fund ( 403) By $990,000.00] NON-CONSENT PO PO NUMBER 7 3 7 8. AN APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR. BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR, BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST, 2025 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026. INCREASING THE CAPITAL RESERVE FUND. 6 2 5 BY $990,000 AND INCREASING THE SOLID WASTE FUND. 4 0 3 BY $990,000. CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SO MOVED. SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND. ANY DISCUSSIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS? YES. SO CITY MANAGER. WHAT? WE HAVE SOME UNFORESEEN HERE FOR WHAT'S INCREASES IN AMENDMENTS. GOOD MORNING MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. LYNN BOSWELL, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE. I FOUND THAT IN 2024, THE SOLID WASTE FUND HAD MADE A TRANSFER AND WASN'T ABLE TO BUY ALL OF THEIR EQUIPMENT. WHEN I DID THE CALCULATION, THEY ACTUALLY OVERPAID THAT PARTICULAR FUND. AND THAT FUND IS THAT, THAT AMOUNT IS STILL THERE [01:00:01] IN THE CAPITAL RESERVE FUND FOR EQUIPMENT ONLY IN THE AMOUNT OF $990,000. I WOULD LIKE TO PUT IT BACK INTO WHERE IT ACTUALLY GOES TO, WHICH IS BACK TO THE SOLID WASTE FUND SINCE WE DIDN'T USE ALL OF IT, BUT TRANSFERRED ALL OF IT AT THAT TIME. SO IT'S NOT ANYTHING THAT'S EXTRA, IT'S JUST THAT THEY HAD OVERPAID IN 2024. AND IN ORDER TO HELP ME GET ALL THE REST OF THE RESOLUTIONS COMPLETED FOR TODAY, WHICH YOU HAD ON TODAY'S AGENDA, I FELT THAT WAS THE MOST PRUDENT AND THAT WAS ACTUALLY THE, THE LIMIT THAT I HAD. I CAN'T, I COULDN'T GO BEYOND WHAT WAS ACTUALLY SPENT IN 2024. SO THEY HAD TRANSFERRED 1.8 AND HAD ONLY USED ABOUT $871,000 OF THAT. SO I WANTED TO GET THAT BACK OVER SO THAT THEIR FUNDING WOULD BE WHOLE. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER KEN LAW. UH, THANK YOU LYNN. MAYBE YOU MAY NOT KNOW THIS ANSWER, BUT WHY DIDN'T WE, WHY DIDN'T THE DEPARTMENT USE THAT? I MEAN, SOLID WASTE IS ONE OF THE MOST CRITICAL DEPARTMENTS THAT WE HAVE AND, AND I THINK THAT THESE, MY COHORTS, THIS COUNCIL HAS WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAD EVERYTHING THEY NEEDED TO KEEP THAT DEPARTMENT AFLOAT AND OPERATING EFFICIENCY. SO, I MEAN, WHY WOULD WE NOT USE THAT MONEY? ANYTIME I SEE SOMETHING LIKE THAT, IT BRINGS UP FLAGS FOR ME AND I WANT TO KNOW WHY. WHAT ARE THE THINGS THAT WE DID NOT GET ORDERED? UM, WHO CAN ANSWER THAT FOR ME? UH, CITY MANAGER? THAT QUESTION. . YEAH, BECAUSE I MEAN THAT, THAT COULD, THIS AMOUNT COULD HELP A HELL OF A LOT OF WHAT ARE THE THINGS THAT WE NEED IN OUR CITY TO ENSURE THAT THE SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT IS RUNNING AT ITS BEST. SO IF WE ARE TAKING THE MONEY AND PUTTING IT BACK AND NOT UTILIZING FOR VEHICLE ZONING, LIKE YOU SAID, WHY NOT? GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. THE QUESTION WAS WHY DIDN'T WE PURCHASE ALL THE EQUIPMENT? WE PURCHASE ALL THE EQUIPMENT THAT WAS, THAT WAS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL. THAT WAS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL. MM-HMM . WHY DID NOT, WHY DIDN'T WE USE IT? WHAT IS SOME OF THOSE EQUIPMENT THAT WE DID NOT USE OR, YOU KNOW, BUT THIS IS A LOT OF MONEY. ALMOST A MILL GOING BACK. I, I NEED TO KNOW BECAUSE I DIDN'T SEE IT IN THE BACKGROUND AS FAR AS, YOU KNOW. MM-HMM. WHAT TYPE OF VEHICLES THAT WE'RE NOT GONNA BE PURCHASING THAT MONIES HAS TO GO BACK. FISCAL YEAR ENDING 2025, THE PUBLIC WORK. 24. OKAY. FISCAL YEAR ENDING 2024, THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT PURCHASED ALL EQUIPMENT THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED. MM-HMM . FOR THE DEPARTMENT. SO I DON'T KNOW. SO WHERE IS THIS AMOUNT COMING FROM THEN? SOMEBODY HAD TO SUGGEST THAT HAD TO COME FROM A DEPARTMENT SAYING, LOOK, WE NEED THIS AMOUNT OF EQUIPMENT OR WHATEVER, AND WE'RE NOT GONNA USE IT NOW WE'RE GONNA PUT IT BACK. SO WHAT IS THAT? I MEAN, SOMETHING'S NOT ADDING UP AND I NEED TO ADD IT UP FOR ME TO UNDERSTAND. YOU CAN, I WASN'T HERE WHEN THAT PARTICULAR BUDGET WAS ACTUALLY CREATED, AND I COULD DEFINITELY GO BACK IN THE RECORDS TO SEE CAN YOU, WHAT WAS ALLOCATED FOR THAT AND GET THAT ANSWER TO YOU THIS WEEK. RIGHT. DID THAT SOUND OKAY TO YOU? YOU CAN YOU GIVE THAT TO EVERYONE THAT'S ON THE DIOCESE? ABSOLUTELY. BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IF YOU KNOW DIRECTOR, YOU KNOW IT'S 2024, BUT WE ARE SEEING IT NOW IN ANOTHER FISCAL YEAR THAT WE WANT TO TAKE THE MONEY BACK. BUT OUR JOB IS TO ENSURE THAT YOU GUYS HAVE EVERYTHING. YOU GUYS NEED TO MAKE SURE THIS CITY IS RUNNING EFFECTIVELY. MM-HMM . ABSOLUTELY. NOW, IF YOU'RE TAKING SOMETHING, YOU SAY, WELL, I DON'T NEED IT. IT WAS OVER, WE DIDN'T PURCHASE THE VEHICLES. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT ARE THOSE VEHICLES THAT WAS ACCOUNTED FOR THIS. ABSOLUTELY. SO WHEN YOU BRING, WHEN YOU BRING YOUR, YOUR DOCUMENTATION TO COUNSEL, CAN YOU DO THIS? YOU KNOW THAT YOU SAID 1.8? YES. DID YOU SAY 1.8? YES. GIVE US THAT LIST AND WHATEVER'S SUBTRACTED WAS SPENT OUTTA THAT. YES. THAT'S, THAT'S THIS NUMBER RIGHT HERE. THAT IS CORRECT. THANK YOU. YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO, UH, UM, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY NOS? THE AYES HAVE THAT THE RESOLUTION PASSES PO NUMBER 7 3 7 9. [VIII.B.(2) P.O. No. 7379 - An Ordinance By The City Of Port Arthur, Texas, Authorizing The Settlement Of Texas Gas Service Company, A Division Of One Gas, Inc.'s Statement Of Intent To Increase Gas Rates, Filed On June 30, 2025; Finding That The Meeting Complies With The Open Meetings Act; Making Other Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject; And Declaring An Effective Date] NUMBER TWO, AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS AUTHORIZING THE SETTLEMENT OF TEXAS GAS SERVICE COMPANY DIVISION OF ONE GAS INCORPORATED. STATEMENT OF INTENT TO INCREASE GAS RATES FILED ON JUNE 30TH, 2025. FINDING THAT THE MEETING COMPLIES WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT, MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCILMAN LEWIS? OH, OH, JUST ONE QUESTION. CITY MANAGER. WHEN WE BUY GAS SINCE, SINCE GOT MY LIGHT ON. WHEN WE BUY, ARE WE BUYING IT BY BTUS OR WE BIND IT BY FLOW? IS THIS TO DO WITH THIS ORDINANCE? UM, COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS? I'M, I'M, YES. DEALING WITH, DEALING WITH THE ORDINANCE [01:05:02] CITY MANAGER. A SETTLEMENT OF YOU CAN ANSWER. WE, I'LL GET THE INFORMATION LATER ON IF YOU'RE NOT READY TO ANSWER. YOU MEAN THE CITY AS A CONSUMER FOR, FOR THE BUILDINGS? NO. WHAT MEAN NUMBER TWO? ITEM NUMBER TWO HERE? YEAH. THE SETTLEMENT. THE SETTLEMENT OF TEXAS GAS COMPANY. I GUESS THOSE ARE THE RATES FOR CONSUMERS THROUGHOUT THE CITY THAT THERE ISN'T THAT RIGHT? CITY. CERTAIN RATES FOR CONSUMERS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. NOT FOR THE CITY AS AN ENTITY, AS A CONSUMER, BUT FOR THE ENTIRE CITY. THE POPULACE. YEAH. OKAY. MOVE. WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT LATER. YEAH, WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THE AYES HAVE IT, THE RESOLUTION. UH, ANY NOS THE RESOLUTION PASSES. ALL RIGHT. BEFORE [V. REPORTS / ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST (LIMITED TO A TOTAL OF TWO (2) MINUTES PER COUNCILMEMBER) (Part 2 of 2)] WE MOVED INTO OUR, UM, GOING INTO OUR CLOSED SESSION, WE DO WANT TO ANNOUNCE WE MISSED THIS IN ANNOUNCING THAT THIS WEEKEND ON SATURDAY IS OUR HOLIDAY PARADE FOR THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR. WE CERTAINLY WANT TO BE OUT TO SUPPORT OUR PARADE. I THINK, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, A PARADE STARTS AT 1130, UH, IN THE MORNING AND THERE IS A, UH, FLOAT FOR ALL THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO RIDE ON IN THE PARADE. UM, SO WE'D LIKE TO, UM, MAKE SURE THAT WE SUPPORT OUR OWN PARADE. UM, AND WE ARE THERE, UM, FOR THE CITIZENS OF PORT ARTHUR TO HAVE A GREAT TIME AND TO BE, UM, YOU KNOW, VISIBLE. UM, COUNCIL MEMBERS IF WE CAN. ALSO, THAT'S SATURDAY, RIGHT? SATURDAY GONNA BE SATURDAY. ONE O'CLOCK. WHAT TIME? UH, 1130. 1131 O'CLOCK. UH, 1130 IS THE PARADE. ALSO, LET'S SUPPORT OUR, UM, OUR FOOTBALL TEAM, MEMORIAL TITANS, UH, GO. UH, GONNA PLAY IN THE, I THINK SEMI QUARTERFINALS OR UH, SATURDAY AND THEY'LL BE PLAYING IN BEAUMONT AT FIVE O'CLOCK. UM, UH, PM AND WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE SUPPORT THEM ALL THE WAY AS THEY WIN ALL THE WAY TO STATE SO THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE SUPPORTING THEM ON SATURDAY. THEY'LL PLAY BARBARA ZEAL AND WE WANNA BE THERE TO SUPPORT THEM AND IF NOT, JUST PRAY FOR THEM. SO WE THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT. LET'S, [IX. *CLOSED MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION)] NOW WE WILL MOVE NOW TO OUR CLOSED MEETING. THE CITY COUNCIL WILL GO INTO A CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION AND WE WILL HAVE UM, SECTION NUMBER ONE, SECTION 5 5 1 0 7 1 LITIGATION MARK RIOS VERSUS THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR AND FREDERICA. MONIQUE HAYES. CALLS NUMBER TWO FIVE DD CVO, 7 3 4 IN THE 60TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS. NUMBER 2 5 5 1 0 7 1. LITIGATION BETWEEN GREG GREGORY BENSON VERSUS THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR. CASE NUMBER TWO FIVE D CC V AS IN VICTOR, 2 2 6 2 IN THE 60TH DISTRICT COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS. NUMBER THREE, SECTION 5 5 1 0 7 1. LITIGATION ELVIRA JONES VERSUS CITY OF PORT ARTHUR. CALLS NUMBER TWO FIVE DCCV 2 2 8 IN THE 60TH DISTRICT COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS. NUMBER FOUR, SECTION 5 5 1 0 7 1. LITIGATION. NINA P**N VERSUS THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR. CAUSE NUMBER 25 DCCV 2 2 3 3 IN THE 172ND DISTRICT COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS. SECTION 5 5 1 0 7 1. LEGAL ADVICE AND SECTION 5 5 1 0 8 7. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT. CAROL CANAL, NUMBER SIX, SECTION 5 5 1 0 7 1. LEGAL ADVICE AND SECTION 5 5 1 0 8 7. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LETTER OF INTENT TO PURCHASE 1 19 0 1 TB ELLISON PARKWAY, PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 27 ACRES ON PLEASURE ISLAND. NUMBER TWO, WATERVIEW RV RESORT, ONE 50 PLEASURE ISLAND BOULEVARD, PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 8.020. ACRES OF LAND WITH IMPROVEMENTS ON PLEASURE ISLAND. I'D LIKE TO GET A MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND A SECOND, SECOND, MAYOR, IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND, ANY DISCUSSIONS OR ANY ITEMS ON ANY ITEMS THAT WE'RE GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION? IF NOT, CAN I, UM, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THE AYES HAVE IT. ANY NOS? NO, THE AYES HAVE IT. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 10:45 AM AM ALL RIGHT. CITY SECRETARY, WE ARE NOW BACK FROM OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION AT THIS TIME. CITY SECRETARY, YOU'LL ESTABLISH A QUORUM FOR ME, PLEASE. THANK YOU, MAYOR. MAYOR MOSES. HERE. MAYOR PRO. TIM ETT. COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER HAMILTON, EVER FIELD COUNCIL MEMBER BECKHAM. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER KINLAW HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER FRANK, YOU HAVE A QUORUM MAYOR. THANK YOU. UH, CITY SECRETARY. AT THIS TIME WE HAVE, [IX.1. Section 551.071 (Litigation) - Mark Riojas Vs. City Of Port Arthur And Freddrica Monique Hayes, Cause No. 25DDCCV0734 In The 60th Judicial District Court Of Jefferson County, Texas] [01:10:01] UM, A, UH, MOTION COMING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION. COUNCIL MEMBER BECKHAM? YES. MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE A FULL AND FINAL RELEASE, AN INDEMNITY AGREEMENT IN THE LAWSUIT OF MARK RIOJAS VERSUS CITY OF PORT ARTHUR AND FREDA MONIQUE HAYES. CAUSE NUMBER 25 DC CV 0 7 3 4 IN THE 60TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS, FOR A SETTLED AMOUNT OF $150,000. SAY A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. I SECOND THAT. WE SECOND. ANY DISCUSSIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A, THE AYES. UM, ANY NOS, THE AYES HAVE IT. THE MOTION OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION PASSES. AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND, ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY NOS? THE AYES HAVE IT. AND WE'LL ADJOURN. ADJOURN THIS MEETING AT 1204 ON NOVEMBER, THE DECEMBER THE SECOND, 2025 WE'RE NOW ADJOURNED. 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