[I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL ]
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LET'S. WE GOT. YOU READY. I'M READY. ALRIGHT, COUNCIL MEMBERS, LET'S GO TO WORK. GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO OUR CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL EXECUTIVE MEETING FOR TUESDAY, MAY 5TH, 2026 AT 4:00 PM. YOU MAY JOIN US BY TELEPHONIC AND OR BY VIDEO CONFERENCE BY CALLING 877853524 7 OR 8 887880099, AND THEN ENTER OUR MEETING ID OF 86014997668 AND A PASSCODE OF 650186. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT.
YOU MAY DO SO BY CALLING 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE TO OUR CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE AT (409) 983-8115. AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO ASK EVERYONE TO PLEASE MUTE YOUR CELL PHONES OR ANY DEVICES YOU MAY HAVE. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUR INVOCATION, OUR PLEDGE, AND OUR ROLL CALL.
AND I'M GOING TO ASK PASTOR FRANK TO LEAD US IN PRAYER. AND THEN WE'LL HAVE OUR PLEDGE AND THEN OUR ROLL CALL. LET US PRAY. ALL WISE AND ETERNAL, GOD OUR FATHER, HOW GRATEFUL WE ARE FOR YET ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY AT LIFE. AS WE GATHER THIS EVENING, FATHER, AS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, WE SIMPLY ASK FOR YOUR GRACE, YOUR PEACE, AND YOUR WISDOM AS WE SEEK TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT WILL BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF OUR CITIZENS. WE ASK GOD FOR YOUR PROTECTION AS WELL. FOR THOSE OF OUR ARMED SERVICES WHO ARE AT WAR, EVEN NOW, IN THE FOOTHILLS OF PROTECTION AROUND THOSE KEEPING SAFE FROM HARM AND DANGER. AND WE PRAY FOR PEACE WHEN IT COMES AVAILABLE TO YOUR GRACE IN THE ETHANOL, IN THE PRESENCE AND POWER OF THE NAME OF JESUS, WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. OUR PLEDGE. I PLEDGE OF 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. AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO GO INTO OUR CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE NUMBER. I NEED TO HAVE THE ROLL CALL. OH. I'M SORRY. THAT'S OUR ROLL CALL. MAYOR MOSES HERE. MAYOR PRO TEM DOUCETTE HERE.
COUNCIL MEMBER. LEWIS HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. HAMILTON. AIRFIELD. COUNCIL. COUNCIL MEMBER. BECKHAM HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. KINLAW HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. FRANK. YOU HAVE A QUORUM, MAYOR. THANK YOU, CITY SECRETARY. AND I APOLOGIZE FOR GETTING AHEAD OF MYSELF. WE'LL
[II. *CLOSED MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION)]
NOW MOVE TO NUMBER TWO, A CLOSED MEETING EXECUTIVE SESSION WHERE WE WILL HEAR THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. NUMBER ONE, SECTION FIVE, 51071 LITIGATION P OH PALM OF TEXAS VERSUS CITY OF PORT ARTHUR. CAUSE NUMBER 26DC CV 0380 IN THE 136 SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS. NUMBER TWO, SECTION 551.071 LITIGATION. SHAMIKA A WILLIAMS VERSUS THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR. CIVIL ACTION NUMBER 26DCCV0869. IN THE 172ND DISTRICT COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS. NUMBER THREE, SECTION 551071. LEGAL ADVICE SECTION 551072 VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY AND SECTION 5511087 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WATER PARK ON PLEASURE ISLAND.AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO GET A MOTION FOR TO MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO MOVED.
SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED IN. SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY I. I ANY NO'S. THE AYES HAVE IT. WE WILL NOW ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT , WILL YOU ESTABLISH A QUORUM, PLEASE? ARE YOU READY FOR THIS? HERE. MAYOR PRO TEM DOUCETTE. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. LEWIS. COUNCIL MEMBER. HAMILTON.
AIRFIELD. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER. BECKHAM. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. KINLAW. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. FRANK. PRESENT. YOU HAVE A QUORUM, MAYOR. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE NO ITEMS COMING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO CLOSE EXECUTIVE SESSION AT THIS TIME. SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED IN. SECOND. ANY DISCUSSIONS? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY NOS.
THE AYES HAVE IT. WE ARE NOW CLOSING EXECUTI
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.