I'M READY. I'M READY. OKAY. GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO OUR SPECIAL EXECUTIVE SESSION
MEETING. 
          [I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL]
          [00:00:09]
TUESDAY, JANUARY 13TH, 2026 AT 4:00 PM. AT THIS TIME,
WE'RE GOING TO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO JOIN US BY TELEPHONIC AND OR VIDEO CONFERENCE. AND YOU CAN DO SO BY CALLING 877853524 7 OR 8
887880099. 
          PLEASE ENTER THE MEETING ID THAT'S 83981484930 AND THE PASSCODE OF 241473. WE ALL ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH
DISABILITIES ACT. 
          AND YOU MAY JOIN ANY MEETING BY CALLING OUR CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE AT 409 9838115. 
          AND YOU HAVE TO DO SO 24 HOURS PRIOR TO OUR MEETING. 
          AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO ASK EVERYONE TO MUTE YOUR CELL PHONES AND YOUR MOBILE DEVICES. 
          AND WE WERE GOING TO ASK OUR CITY SECRETARY TO. 
          I'M SORRY. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUR INVOCATION,
PLEDGE AND ROLL CALL. 
          AT THIS TIME. I'M GOING TO ASK COUNCIL MEMBER FRANK TO LEAD US IN PRAYER,
AND WE'LL DO OUR PLEDGE AND OUR ROLL CALL. 
          LET'S BOW. FATHER, HOW WONDERFUL YOU ARE AND HOW GRATEFUL WE ARE TO BE IN YOUR PRESENCE ON
TODAY. 
          AS WE COME BEFORE YOU, GOD, WE SIMPLY ASK THAT YOU WOULD WATCH OVER US AND THAT YOU WOULD
GIVE US YOUR WISDOM. 
          AS WE DELIBERATE, WE PRAY FOR PEACE. WE PRAY FOR OUR NATION. 
          WE PRAY FOR OUR FAMILIES. WE PRAY FOR OUR CITY. 
          COVER US AS OUR PRAYER IN THE MIGHTY AND PRECIOUS NAME OF JESUS WE PRAY. 
          AMEN, 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 TEM HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS COUNCIL MEMBER AIRFIELD. 
          COUNCILMEMBER HERE. COUNCILMEMBER KENDALL HERE. 
          COUNCILMEMBER FRANK. PRESENT. THANK YOU. THIS TIME,
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO GO INTO OUR CLOSED MEETING. 
          [II. *CLOSED MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION)]
THE CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW GO INTO CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION. 
          AND HERE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. NUMBER ONE, SECTION 551071 BRIAN JOHNSON VERSUS CITY OF PORT
ARTHUR, JOHN DOE AND CALVIN MATTHEWS IN HIS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY. 
          CIVIL ACTION 1.1 COLON TWO FIVE CV 00421. IN THE US DISTRICT COURT OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT
OF TEXAS, BEAUMONT, TEXAS. NUMBER TWO, SECTION 551071. LITIGATION GREGORY BENSON VERSUS CITY OF PORT
ARTHUR, TEXAS. CIVIL ACTION, NUMBER 125 CV 00585. MASSEY AND THE US DISTRICT COURT OF THE EASTERN
DISTRICT OF TEXAS, BEAUMONT DIVISION NUMBER THREE, SECTION 551071 LEGAL ADVICE,
WHICH IS EMERGENCY. 
          EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICE NUMBER FOR SECTION 551071. 
          LEGAL ADVICE CONTRACT TO STUDY, DESIGN, PERMIT,
CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE A UTILITY A FACILITY THAT WILL RECEIVE WASTE THAT IS NOT PERMITTED UNDER THE CURRENT CITY OF PORT ARTHUR LANDFILL PERMIT REQUESTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER FRANK. 
          NUMBER FIVE, SECTION 551071 LEGAL ADVICE AND SECTION 551076 SECURITY DEVICES PROCEDURES FOR REVENUE COLLECTIONS. NUMBER SIX. 
          67551074. PERSONNEL, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CITY SECRETARY. 
          REQUESTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BECKHAM. NUMBER 77551074. 
          PERSONNEL. UPDATE OF GRIEVANCE BY CITY EMPLOYEE REQUESTED BY MAYOR PRO TEM DOUCETTE. 
          CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SO MOVED. CAN I GET A SECOND? SECOND? IT'S BEEN MOTION AND SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. THE AYES HAVE IT. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT
04:04 P.M.. 
          OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WE ARE BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION. 
          WE WILL. NOW WE HAVE ONE ITEM COMING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER, IF YOU WILL READ THAT MOTION FOR ME,
PLEASE. 
          YES, MAYOR. THIS MOTION IS TO ENTER AN AGREEMENT AND A FULL AND FINAL RELEASE AND
INDEMNITIES AGREEMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF 22,500, 
          [00:05:03]
WHICH SHALL INCLUDE A GRANT EASEMENT FOR ACCESS TO THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR AT WEST 37.5 OF
LOT 53, BLOCK SIX OF THE STONEGATE MATTER, SECTION ONE BEING PART OF A TRACT OF LAND. 
          DESCRIPTION. IN THE DEED TO BRIAN JOHNSON RECORDED FILE NUMBER (201) 400-2261. 
          OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORD, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS MAYOR. 
          CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SO MOVED. I NEED A SECOND. 
          SECOND. I JUST FROZE. I NEED I HAVE A SECOND. 
          MOTION APPROVAL AND A SECOND. I WOULD LIKE TO NOW HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. 
          ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. THE AYES HAVE IT. 
          THE MOTION PASSES. THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO ADJOURN OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION. 
          I NEED A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED IN SECOND. 
          ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 5:34 P.M. 
          THIS COUPLE OF MINUTES. OKAY.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.