[I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL]
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MORNING. GOOD MORNING TO EVERYONE. GOOD MORNING, AND WELCOME TO OUR SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING FOR TUESDAY, MAY THE 12TH, 2026 AT 10:30 A.M. YOU MAY JOIN US BY VIDEO CONFERENCE OR TELEPHONIC, AND YOU MAY DO SO BY CALLING 877853524 7 OR 8 887880099.
WHEN YOU DO SO, YOU MAY ENTER THE MEETING ID OF 82339596277 AND OUR PASSCODE OF 162261.
ALSO, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE WITH OUR AMERICAN WITH DISABILITIES ACT.
BY DOING SO, YOU CAN CALL THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE AND DIAL (409) 983-8115. AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO ASK EVERYONE TO MUTE ALL YOUR MOBILE DEVICES AT THIS TIME. AND WE WILL HAVE OUR INVOCATION, OUR PLEDGE, AND OUR ROLL CALL. WE'RE GOING TO ASK COUNCIL MEMBER EVER TO LEAD US IN PRAYER, AND THEN WE WILL HAVE OUR PLEDGE AND ROLL CALL.
MAY WE PLEASE. THANK YOU, GOD, FOR TODAY. THANK YOU FOR BLESSING US SO GOOD. THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS CONTINUING TO SHOW UP FOR US. I ASK A SPECIAL COVERING OVER THIS COUNCIL. I ASK A SPECIAL COVERING OVER THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR. GOD, YOU KNOW THE DESIRES OF OUR HEART.
PLEASE LEAD US, HUMBLE OUR HEARTS AND GUIDE US. IN JESUS NAME, AMEN. AMEN. 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. CITY SECRETARY TO ESTABLISH A QUORUM, PLEASE. MAYOR MOSES HERE. MAYOR PRO TEM DOUCETTE HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER.
LEWIS. COUNCIL MEMBER. HAMILTON FIELD. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER. BECKHAM. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER.
KINLAW HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. FRANK HERE. YOU HAVE A QUORUM. MAYOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AT
[II. ITEMS REQUIRING INDIVIDUAL ACTION ]
THIS TIME WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO ITEM TWO ITEMS REQUIRING INDIVIDUAL ACTION PO NUMBER 7421 AN ORDINANCE CANVASING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE ELECTION HELD ON MAY 2ND, 2026, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR DISTRICTS ONE, TWO, THREE AND FOUR IN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS, AND ORDERING A RUNOFF ELECTION ON JUNE 13TH, 2026 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR DISTRICT ONE, THREE AND FOUR AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THE ELECTION ORDER. AND NOTICE. NOW, I KNOW I'M NOT READING THAT IN SPANISH, SO CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SO MOVED. SECOND, HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY I, I THE I. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION THE ORDINANCE IS APPROVED. CITY SECRETARY. WE CAN DO THE RESOLUTION FOR THE MAYOR PRO TEM THEN WE'LL HAVE THE SWEARING IN. OKAY. ITEM TWO ITEMS REQUIRING INDIVIDUAL ACTION CONTINUED. NUMBER TWO, PR NUMBER 24936. A RESOLUTION DOCUMENTING THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMENDMENT OF SECTION NINE OF ARTICLE TWO OF THE CITY CHARTER APPROVED AT THE MAY 2ND, 1992 CITY ELECTION IN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS, AT LARGE POSITION NUMBER FIVE COUNCIL MEMBER SHALL SERVE AS MAYOR PRO TEM AND SHALL ACT AS MAYOR DURING THE ABSENCE OR DISABILITY OF THE MAYOR, AND SHALL SERVE AS MAYOR PRO TEM UNTIL MAY 2027. MAY I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SO MOVED.SECOND, I HAVE A SECOND MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION PASSES. ALL RIGHT. NUMBER ITEM THREE. WE'LL HAVE
[III. SWEARING IN OF COUNCILMEMBER & MAYOR PRO TEM ]
OUR SWEARING IN OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBER AND MAYOR PRO TEM COUNCIL MEMBER JONES. YOU STEP TO THE PODIUM. TO RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND. COUNCIL I CARL JONES, I, CARL JONES, DO[00:05:07]
SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR AND AFFIRM THAT I HAVE NOT DIRECTLY. THAT I HAVE NOT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY PAID OR INDIRECTLY PAID, OFFERED, OFFERED PROMISE TO PAY, PROMISE TO PAY, CONTRIBUTED, CONTRIBUTED, OR PROMISED TO CONTRIBUTE OR PROMISE TO CONTRIBUTE ANY MONEY OR THING OF VALUE, ANY MONEY OR THING OF VALUE OR PROMISED. ANY PUBLIC OFFICE OR PROMISE TO ANY PUBLIC OFFICE OR EMPLOYMENT OR EMPLOYMENT FOR THE GIVING OR WITHHOLDING, FOR THE GIVING OR WITHHOLDING OF A VOTE AT THE ELECTION. AT THE VOTE OF THE ELECTION AT WHICH I WAS ELECTED, AT WHICH I WAS ELECTED, OR AS A REWARD TO SECURE MY APPOINTMENT, AS A REWARD TO SECURE MY APPOINTMENT CONFIRMATION OR CONFIRMATION, WHICHEVER THE CASE MAY BE, WHICHEVER THE CASE MAY BE. SO HELP ME GOD, SO HELP ME GOD. I DIDN'T DO THE OATH.AND THE NAME AND THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. I, CARL JONES, I, CARL JONES, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES, THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL MEMBER, DISTRICT TWO OF THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL MEMBER, DISTRICT TWO OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND WILL, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND WILL, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PRESERVE, PRESERVE, PROTECT, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE AND OF THIS STATE. SO HELP ME GOD, SO HELP ME GOD. CONGRATULATIONS. YEAH.
COUNCILMEMBER. KINLAW. I'D LIKE TO. THEY DID, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY DIDN'T DO. CITY SECRETARY, CAN I ASK? BECAUSE NORMALLY WE DO THEM UP HERE BY THE ON THE UP HERE ON THE. WHAT WOULD YOU ENCOURAGE IF WE COULD I THINK UP HERE BY THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, I WOULD HAVE DONE THE SAME THING FOR KELLY. I JUST I GOT 62 AND GOT A LITTLE. SOMETHING HAPPENED, BUT I THOUGHT WE DID IT UP HERE. COME UP HERE AND TAKE A PICTURE. YEAH. YOU'LL TAKE A PICTURE UP HERE WHEN YOU FINISH. ONCE SHE FINISHES, I WANT TO GET A PICTURE OF YOU UP HERE. THANK YOU. I THOMAS KINLAW I THOMAS KINLAW THE THIRD. DO YOU SWEAR AND AFFIRM, DO SWEAR AND AFFIRM THAT I AM NOT DIRECTLY. THAT I HAVE NOT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY PAID THAT INDIRECTLY PAID, OFFERED TO PAY. OFFER TO PAY, PROMISE TO PAY, PROMISE TO PAY. CONTRIBUTED. CONTRIBUTED.
PROMISED TO CONTRIBUTE. ANY MONEY OR ANY VALUE. HOLD UP. THAT'S TOO LONG. OR PROMISE TO CONTRIBUTE. A PROMISE TO CONTRIBUTE ANY MONEY OR THING OF VALUE, OR ANY MONEY OR THING OF VALUE OR PROMISED ANY PUBLIC OFFICE OR PROMISE, ANY PUBLIC OFFICE OR EMPLOYMENT OR EMPLOYMENT FOR THE GIVING OR WITHHOLDING OR WITHHOLDING OF THE VOTE OF A VOTE AT THE ELECTION WHICH I WAS ELECTED AT THE ELECTION THAT I WAS ELECTED, OR REWARD OR SECURE MY APPOINTMENT OR THE REWARD OF SECURE MY APPOINTMENT CONFIRMATION OR CONFIRMATION, WHICHEVER THE CASE MAY BE, WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE. SO HELP ME GOD, SO HELP ME GOD.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY, OKAY. I THOMAS KINLAW I, THOMAS KINLAW, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE, THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE. THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF MAYOR PRO TEM OF MAYOR PRO TEM OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND WITH THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE. SO HELP ME GOD. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. SORRY, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WE PREFERRED TODAY. COME ON. LIKE YOU'RE GIVING HER A YOU'RE GOING TO HOLD THIS LIKE I'M I'M DOING IT AGAIN. I'M NOT. CONGRATULATIONS. WELCOME BACK.
IT. THERE YOU GO. THERE YOU GO, BRO. THERE YOU GO. CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN SIR. COME
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RIGHT HERE. NOW YOU WANT ME TO DO IT AGAIN? OKAY, OKAY. OKAY, OKAY. HOLD ON. OH, YOU. LOOK AT YOU. OH, I'M CONFUSED. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. MAYOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU DON'T GET THOSE MOMENTS AGAIN. SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE CAPTURE THEM. OH, YEAH. SHE CAN CALL YOU. YES WE WILL. YOU KNOW WHAT? HOW MANY MORE MEETINGS YOU GOT? AT THIS TIME? I KNOW YOU WALKED ALL THE WAY DOWN THERE JUST SO I COULD CALL YOU ALL THE WAY BACK UP. MISTER COUNCIL MEMBER, CAL JONES. TIFFANY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TO SPEAK, I TELL YOU, IF YOU COULD. I KNOW THIS IS YOUR LAST MEETING, SO WE GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY SOMETHING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MAYOR, I AM EXCITED THAT THIS IS MY LAST MEETING. AND IT IS BITTERSWEET BECAUSE I LOVE THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, BUT I AM GRATEFUL FOR THIS NEWNESS IN MY LIFE NOW, AND I APPRECIATE ALL OF THE HARD WORK THAT THIS COUNCIL HAS PUT IN. I APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT THAT YOU ALL HAVE GIVEN ME, THE PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT, ESPECIALLY YOU. THANK YOU TO THE CITY MANAGER FOR HELPING ME PUSH CERTAIN PROJECTS. THANK YOU TO THE CITY ATTORNEY FOR HELPING ME PUSH PROJECTS, AND I LEARNED A LOT TOO. I APPRECIATE ALL OF THE CITY MANAGER STAFF THAT ASSISTED WITH CERTAIN PROJECTS THROUGH THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. IT WAS. I DO NOT TAKE IT LIGHTLY. SOMETIMES WE ASK A LOT OF YOU ALL AND IT SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN LIGHTLY THE SUPPORT THAT WE RECEIVE. SO I JUST WANT YOU ALL TO KNOW THAT YOU ARE DEFINITELY APPRECIATED. I WANT THE CITIZENS TO KNOW THAT THIS IS ME BEING HAPPY TO. TO END THIS TERM IS NOT BECAUSE I DON'T LOVE YOU OR LOVE PORT ARTHUR. IT'S JUST BECAUSE I LOVE MY HUSBAND MORE. AND I'M SO GRATEFUL OF THE SUPPORT THAT HE'S PROVIDED OVER THE YEARS.AND IT'S BEEN A, IT'S BEEN A STRUGGLE WITH HAVING TO, TO GO BACK AND FORTH, BUT WE REMAIN COMMITTED. AND SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND I APPRECIATE MY FAMILY'S SUPPORT. ALSO, SEVERAL OF YOU MAY NOT HAVE UNDERSTOOD, BUT GOD HAS A HIERARCHY, AND I'M GOING TO HONOR THAT. AND I, AGAIN, APPRECIATE THE CITIZENS. I APPRECIATE THIS COUNCIL AND APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT OF OUR STAFF. AND I PLEAD THE BLOOD OF JESUS OVER THIS CITY EVERY DAY.
AND I WILL CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR Y'ALL TO GET THINGS DONE IN DECENCY, IN ORDER. THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT PART, TO GET IT DONE IN DECENCY, IN ORDER. FORGET ABOUT THE WOODPECKERS.
WHAT'S GOING ON ON SOCIAL MEDIA. THOSE INTERNET GANGSTERS. FORGET ABOUT THAT PART AND HANDLE YOUR BUSINESS FOR WHAT GOD HAS CALLED YOU TO DO HERE. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. COUNCIL MEMBERS. ANY LIGHTS I HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER FRANK. YEAH, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. COUNCILWOMAN AIRFIELD. TIFFANY, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. I, I KNOW YOUR HEART AND I KNOW ALL OF THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE PUT IN TO BE THE BEST COUNCILWOMAN THAT YOU COULD POSSIBLY BE. AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR IS THE BETTER, BECAUSE YOU HAVE GIVEN OF YOUR TIME, YOUR TALENT AND YOUR TREASURE. AND TO MY BROTHER LONNIE, MAN, I LOVE YOU GUYS. AND Y'ALL GO AHEAD AND MAKE ME AN UNCLE. AND AND AND I WANT TO BE AT THE AT THE BABY BLESSING. SO LET ME BLESS THE BABY. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. AND TO YOU, EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. GOD BLESS YOU. GODSPEED. COUNCILMEMBER. THANK YOU, MAYOR TIFF. THANK YOU. I KNOW WE'VE HAD SOME LATE NIGHT CONVERSATIONS AND YOU'RE A VERY STRONG HEADED PERSON. I'M GOING TO BE HONEST WITH YOU. IF SOMETHING THAT YOU BELIEVE IN, YOU'RE GOING TO STAND TO IT. I, I DO RESPECT THAT AS A COUNCILWOMAN, YOU WERE ALWAYS THERE FOR YOUR DISTRICT. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE CITY. THANK
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YOU FOR MAKING ME A BETTER PERSON AND COMMUNICATING WITH ME. I WANT TO SAY, LONNIE, THANK YOU AS WELL, MY BROTHER. TAKE CARE, TIFF, IN YOUR ENDEAVORS. AND THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING YOUR WIFE TO BE ON THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE NUMBER OF YEARS SHE WAS ON THERE. BUT THANK BOTH OF YOU GUYS. THANK YOU TO. ALL RIGHT. NO OTHER LIVES BUT MINE. WOW, TIFF, IT'S BEEN A JOURNEY. WE SERVED TOGETHER BACK IN THE 2016, 1718. THEN AGAIN, A COUPLE OF MONTHS INTO MY, WHAT, TEN MONTHS INTO ME BEING MAYOR, BUT THREE YEARS BACK AND 2016, 17 AND 18. DON'T REMEMBER THE NUMBERS, BUT YOU ALWAYS, ALWAYS FORWARD THINKING, WHAT CAN WE DO BETTER? HOW CAN WE DO IT BETTER? ALWAYS ON THE LEGISLATIVE. I'M LIKE, I'M NOT EVEN ON THAT SPECTRUM. JUST I WANT TO I WANT TO HANDLE PORT ARTHUR RIGHT NOW. BUT YOU'RE ALWAYS THINKING AHEAD BECAUSE KNOWING THAT THOSE THINGS WORK COLLABORATIVELY TOGETHER MEANS SOMETHING TO PORT ARTHUR. AND SO I'M GOING TO MISS MISS YOU. AND I'M SO GLAD FOR LONNIE. LONNIE, MAN, Y'ALL JUST COME ON AND BRING ME LIKE I'M LIKE DONALD, LIKE PASTOR FRANK OVER HERE. BRING ME A LITTLE NIECE AND NEPHEW SOMEWHERE. BUT ANYWAY, Y'ALL HAVE FUN. ENJOY YOUR MARRIED LIFE. I'VE BEEN.OF COURSE, I LOVE BEING MARRIED 42 YEARS NOW, BUT YOU GUYS HAVE A. NOTHING'S, NOTHING'S MORE SANCTIFIED TO ME THAN BEING MARRIED AND ENJOYING YOUR HUSBAND AND YOUR LIFE TOGETHER.
PORT ARTHUR'S GOING TO MAKE IT, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE ALRIGHT, BECAUSE YOU'VE DONE SOME INVESTMENT AND DONE SOME THINGS AND SET THE PLACE FOR US TO JUST GO HIGHER. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU. THANK. COUNCIL MEMBER MAYOR. OH NO, YOU GOT THE MAYOR PRO TEM NO MORE. COUNCILMEMBER. THANK YOU, MAYOR TIFF, I CAN TELL YOU I'M GOING TO I'M GOING TO MISS YOU BECAUSE I GUESS WITHOUT YOU AND ME, THEY MIGHT BE QUIET. OKAY. OH, NO, HE DIDN'T. NO HE DIDN'T. YEAH. YOU KNOW, YOU HAD TO TELL THE TRUTH. NOW Y'ALL KNOW I'M STRAIGHT UP NOW, Y'ALL. Y'ALL KNOW I DON'T BEAT AROUND THE BUSH. HEY, YEAH. IT AIN'T GOING TO BE NO BACK AND FORTH, YOU KNOW? BUT SOMETIME WHEN PEOPLE DON'T AGREE, IT SAYS THAT THEY'RE THINKING FOR THEMSELVES. WHEN EVERYONE AGREE, THEN THERE ARE THOSE SAYING SOMEBODY IS NOT HAVING TO SAY WHAT THEY WANT TO SAY. THEY'RE GOING ALONG TO GET ALONG. SO WITH DISAGREEMENTS THAT MEAN THAT PEOPLE ARE USING THEIR OWN THOUGHTS AND EXPRESSING THEMSELVES. SO THAT'S A GOOD THING. SERVING ON COUNCIL IS A CHORE. SERVING ON COUNCIL AND BACK AND FORTH LIKE YOU DID. IT'S LIKE UNBELIEVABLE. YOU KNOW, HAD I HAD TO DO IT, I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE SAID, I'M QUITTING AND I'M GONNA STAY HOME. I AIN'T GOING BACK DOWN NO MORE. BUT IT SHOWS A LOT THAT YOU CARED ABOUT THE CITY TO MAINTAIN AND GO BACK AND FORTH WITH. SO I WISH YOU AND YOUR HUSBAND THE BEST. AND IT WAS NICE SERVING WITH YOU. ALRIGHT, I HAVE CITY ATTORNEY AND THEN THE CITY MANAGER. COUNCIL MEMBER, HAMILTON EVERSFIELD. YOU ARE A WOMAN OF GOD AND IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR TO SERVE YOU AS YOU FULFILL GOD'S PURPOSE HERE. I WISH YOU ALL THE BLESSINGS IN THE FUTURE AND CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS TO YOU NEXT YEAR. CITY MANAGER CHIEF, WE GO BACK A LONG WAY. YOU KNOW, EVEN BEFORE I WAS CITY MANAGER, YOU KNOW, I'VE SERVED IN THE CAPACITY OF DIRECTOR OF PLANNING, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, AND WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD A GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP. EVEN BEFORE YOU RAN FOR THE FIRST TIME, INQUIRING AS TO HOW THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT WORKS AND HOW THE MACHINERY OF GOVERNMENT WORKS OUT HERE. AND WE'VE HAD ALWAYS HAVE A VERY CORDIAL RELATIONSHIP, VERY RESPECTFUL, AND THAT I APPRECIATE A LOT AS YOURS. ONE OF MY SEVEN BOSSES WITH SEVEN PERSONALITIES THAT I'VE GOT TO DEAL WITH. BUT THAT'S THE GOOD PART ABOUT IT. YOU HAVE ALLOWED AS PART OF THE TEAM, YOU HAVE ALLOWED ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO PUT IN PLACE CERTAIN POLICIES THAT WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE AS THE BEACON TO GUIDE THE CITY AND DEVELOPMENT IN THIS CITY FOR A LONG WHILE. YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A KEEN CONTRIBUTOR IN HIGHLIGHTING WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE LEVEL, YOU KNOW, SO THAT WE CAN BE BETTER EMPLOYEES OR STEWARDS
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OF THE CITIZENS AND TAXPAYERS HARD EARNED MONIES, AND WHICH IS A HALLMARK OF A VERY GOOD POLITICIAN, YOU KNOW. AND SO I THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK YOU IMMENSELY FOR THE LEVEL OF STEWARDSHIP THAT YOU HAVE SHOWN AND THE LEVEL OF LEADERSHIP AND GUIDANCE THAT YOU HAVE PROVIDED ME AS, AS YOU SAID, YOU KNOW, MANY A TIMES WE WE HAVEN'T ALWAYS AGREED, YOU KNOW, BUT WE HAVE DISAGREED TO AGREE, YOU KNOW, AND SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND I WISH YOU AND LANI ALL THE BEST FOR THE FUTURE, ALL THE BEST FOR THE FUTURE. YOU KNOW, CONTINUE TO DO WHAT YOU DO. YOU KNOW, IT WILL ALL WORK OUT FOR THE BETTERMENT IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO. OH, I HAVE A LIGHT ON. OH. OH, YEAH. I'M SORRY. YES, MA'AM. I'LL BE BRIEF, BUT I'M NOT SURE HOW TO QUANTIFY THE RELATIONSHIP THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN THE CITY SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT OVER MANY YEARS BEFORE. AND WHILE YOU WERE ON COUNCIL, YOU ALWAYS BROUGHT IDEAS AND THINGS TO US. AS A MEMBER OF A TEAM. YOU ALWAYS TREATED US AS A TEAM, AND WE WERE A BETTER TEAM FOR THAT. AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FROM MY ENTIRE STAFF. GOOD LUCK ON THE FUTURE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, WE WILL NOW HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER KYLE JONES APPROACH THE BENCH AND TAKE YOUR SEAT. AND COUNCIL MEMBER HAMILTON WILL GO DOWN AND SIT WITH HER HUSBAND. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.GREAT. YEAH. THERE'S NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO CONDUCT. OH, COUNCILMEMBER CARL, WOULD YOU HAVE SOME WORDS TO SAY ANYTHING? WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? TO GOD BE THE GLORY FOR ALL THE THINGS HE HAS DONE. LIKE TIFFANY SAID, IT'S A BITTERSWEET TIME FOR ME RIGHT NOW. ALSO, THE CAMPAIGNING WAS HARD. IT WAS TOUGH. SO. BUT GOD MADE A WAY AND HE KEEP ON MAKING A WAY. HE KEEP ON BLESSING ME OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN. I'M VERY GRATEFUL.
I HEARD ALL THE ACCOLADES, Y'ALL GIVING TIPS AND AND THAT SOUNDS GOOD, BUT WE GOT A LONG WAY TO GO YET. DON'T FOOL THE PEOPLE. WE COME A LONG WAY. WE HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO IN THE CITY. IT'S BEEN. I NOTICED WE GOT A KNACK OF TAKING THREE STEP FORWARD AND TWO BACKWARDS.
YOU KNOW, I SERVED SEVEN YEARS ON COUNCIL AND I SEE A LOT OF IMPROVEMENT, BUT I SEE A LOT OF IMPROVEMENT. YOU KNOW, THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE TO DO. AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR EVERYTHING. I'M READY TO GO TO WORK. I HAVE A HEART DESIRE AND A MIND TO SERVE THE PEOPLE. THAT'S WHAT I'M KNOWN FOR. THAT'S WHAT I KEEP ON DOING, SERVING THE PEOPLE. SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORK WITH THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL. WE HAVE A GREAT COUNCIL HERE, GREAT STAFF, CITY MANAGER'S, CITY SECRETARY, CITY ATTORNEY. I THINK WE GET WE GOING TO GO SOMEWHERE IN THE NEXT HOPEFULLY THREE YEARS. YOU KNOW, WE'LL MAKE A LOT OF IMPROVEMENTS. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH EVERYBODY. I APPRECIATE MY FAMILY BEING HERE. I HAVE MY BABY SON, CHRISTOPHER J. JONES. STAND UP. CHRIS, WAVE YOUR HAND. ALL RIGHT, CHRIS AND MY BABY.
AND HE HE SAID, YOU KNOW, KEN LAW AND FRANK, HE'S ALSO A CAPITAL. I DON'T KNOW WHO GETS HIM THOUGH. ANOTHER ANOTHER CAPITAL. SO. MY DAUGHTER IN LAW, ATTORNEY POST-SURGERY, JONES FROM LSU SCHOOL OF LAW TO GRADUATE AS ATTORNEY IN HOUSTON. MY DAUGHTER IN LAW. WAVE YOUR HAND, PORTIA. OH, RIGHT. OKAY. YEAH. BUT MY NIECE, EDC DIRECTOR BEVERLY RAYMOND.
ALRIGHT, MISS BEVERLY. I HAVE MY NEPHEW ALVIN, PROBABLY THE GREATEST COSTUMER IN TEXAS. AND
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MY GRANDSON WHO HELPED ME THE WHOLE TIME OF MY ELECTION. HIM AND I ARE TOGETHER. DAKARI JONES FOR FOR JUNIOR. SO GOOD. EVERYBODY KNOW MY GOOD FRIEND, MR. DOCTOR ROOSEVELT. PETRIE, MY COMMON COMMANDANT, YOU KNOW, HE'S QUIETED DOWN A LOT. THE LAST YEAR OR SO I'VE BEEN HANGING AROUND ME. HE'S REAL QUIET NOW. HE AIN'T SAYING I GOT HIM. I GOT HIM A LITTLE BIT NOW, SO. WE CAN TALK TO. AND MY FRIEND FROM HOUSTON, TEXAS, ONE OF MY FRIENDS, JAMES, GENERAL MANAGER AT TOWN AND COUNTRY AND PORT ARTHUR, JIMMY WHEELER, A BIG WHEEL DEVELOPER AT HOUSTON, TEXAS, AND HIS SECRETARY, THEY'RE HERE. MY GOOD FRIEND AND WE FRIEND. ONE DAY WE FIGHT.THE NEXT DAY. DOREEN MOORE AT THE SLIDE CAR WASH. AND SLIDE HERE. AND I MISS ANYBODY. I THINK I GOT EVERYBODY. THAT'S MY FAMILY FOR YOUR PRAYERS AND SUPPORT. FRANK. DAVID. FRANK IS THAT DAVID? DAVID AND HIS BROTHER? OH MY GOODNESS. DAVID. MY MAN. DAVID. REGRET. TAYLOR.
RAT. THAT'S MY MY HOMEBOY. MY BROTHER'S THERE. MY MOTHER MOTHER LOVE HIM. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE. AND SO I'M HAPPY. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORK WITH THE MAYOR WITH HER VISION. AND YOU KNOW WHAT SHE GOT PLANNED FOR US AND WE GONNA FOLLOW HER LEAD, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE SHE IS THE FACE OF THE COUNCIL. AND SO WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO WORK WITH THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL. AND I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE. THANK GOD FOR EVERYBODY. THANK GOD FOR YOU ALL. ALRIGHT. WELL, THE MOTION. AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN OUR MEETING. CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SO IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND, ANY QUESTIONS. ALL IN FAVOR SAY I, I ANY NO'S. THE AYES HAVE IT. WE ARE ADJOURNING OUR MEETING AT 10:57 A.M. THANK YOU ALL FOR ATTENDING. THANK YOU SO
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