Jun 30, 2026 City Council

[I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL ]

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GREAT RECORDING IN PROGRESS. AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AT THIS TIME, WE WANT TO WELCOME YOU ALL TO OUR CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY, JUNE 30TH, 2026 AT 5:30 P.M. WE WELCOME YOU TO VIEW OUR MEETING BY TELEPHONIC AND OR BY VIDEO CONFERENCE, AND YOU MAY DO SO BY DIALING IN AT 877853524 7 OR 8 887880099. YOU HAVE TO ENTER THE MEETING ID, WHICH IS 88624283424, AND THE PASSCODE OF 590792. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, AND YOU CAN DO SO BY CALLING OUR CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE AT (409) 983-8115. YOU MUST DO THAT 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE. AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO ASK EVERYONE TO PLEASE MUTE OR TURN OFF YOUR CELL PHONES, MOBILE DEVICES, SO THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD. IN OUR MEETING, WE'RE GOING TO OPEN OUR MEETING WITH INVOCATION LED BY COUNCIL MEMBER KINLAW, AND THEN OUR PLEDGE AND OUR ROLL CALL, AND THEN WE'LL MOVE INTO OUR AGENDA. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MAYOR, WILL YOU STAND WITH ME? OH, HEAVENLY FATHER, ONCE AGAIN WE ASK IN PRAYER THAT YOU WOULD CONDUCT THIS MEETING. WE CONDUCT THIS MEETING IN YOUR NAME. WE ASK YOU TO PRAY FOR THIS COMMUNITY, OUR STUDENTS, OUR WORKERS, MANAGEMENT, OUR STAFF, OUR DIRECTORS. WE ASK FOR THESE PRAYERS. WE ASK YOU TO CONTINUE BLESSING THIS GREAT CITY OF PORT ARTHUR. WE ASK ALL THESE BLESSINGS. YOUR SON JESUS NAME I PRAY, WE PRAY. AMEN.

AMEN. AT THE PLEDGE. 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 TO ESTABLISH A QUORUM, PLEASE HEAR HERE. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER HERE. COUNCILMEMBER WARREN HERE. COUNCILMEMBER HERE. PRESENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. CITY SECRETARY. AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO NUMBER TWO. I HAVE ABOUT TEN MINUTES BEFORE I HAVE TO GO TO A PUBLIC HEARING. SO I'M GOING TO TRY TO GET THROUGH WITH OUR SPEAKERS. I HAVE NO PROCLAMATIONS ON TONIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO NUMBER THREE PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS. WE HAVE ENOUGH TIME, I THINK, FOR ONE SPEAKER, WE HAVE FIVE, FIVE MINUTES EACH.

SO I'M GOING TO GET STARTED. OUR FIRST SPEAKER THAT WE HAVE IS MR. IS MR. MOSLEY, ARE YOU SPEAKING TONIGHT OR ARE YOU NOT SPEAKING? OKAY, GREAT. NUMBER THREE GERSON GERSON, A HERRERA REGARDING ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD. AND NO, SHE'S NOT SPEAKING TONIGHT. I'VE ALREADY TAKEN THOSE THAT I'VE ALREADY GONE THROUGH THE AGENDA TO REMOVE THOSE THAT WERE ON TO SPEAK.

[ III.A.(3) Jersson A. Herrera Regarding Environmental Hazard And Noise. (Part 1 of 2)]

I LIVE ON 2224 SECOND AVENUE, PORT ARTHUR. OKAY. YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES. YES, MA'AM. BUT BEFORE I GO TO THE WHAT I HAVE TO SAY. I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU THIS TO YOU RIGHT QUICK. OKAY.

SO WE HAVE RIGHT NOW. WE'RE ON THE PATH. OKAY. OKAY. I HAVE SOME VIDEOS. THAT I GIVE IT TO MISS LILY SO Y'ALL CAN SEE WHAT WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH. IT'S BEEN, WE'VE BEEN THROUGH HELL WITH THIS BUSINESS NEXT TO OUR HOUSES. TO THE POINT THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY WENT TO MY HOUSE. NOT ONLY TO HARASS ME, TO TRADE ME THE. AND THE INSPECTOR THAT THEY. THAT I HAD TO CALL THE COP MAN TO PASS MY PROPERTY. I TELL YOU HE HAS TO LEAVE. HE STAY. HE WENT ON ALL DAY WITH ONE REASON ONLY TO FIGHT OR TO TRADE ME, ME AND MY FAMILY. I DO NOT CARE IF YOU TRUST ME, BUT DON'T GO THERE AND TURN MY FAMILY. ONCE TWO. HE THINKS HE'S GOING TO INTIMIDATE ME. I DON'T THINK SO. I JUST STARTED. I WILL GO ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP. I JUST BROUGHT YOU. I WILL GO WITH THE EPA. I WILL, I WILL GO ALL THE WAY TO TO AUSTIN TO GET

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YEAH, WE I GOTTA I'M GONNA WRAP IT UP. THANK YOU. I REMEMBER YOU, YOU CAME ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, AND I THINK THEY'RE DOING LIKE A MECHANIC SHOP RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO YOUR PROPERTY. RIGHT.

AND THEY ARE FIXING ON THOSE 18 WHEELERS OR DUMP TRUCKS OR SOMETHING. YES. THAT'S YOU. AND I THINK THAT WE SIN. IT WAS COUNCILMAN AT THE TIME. IT WAS COUNCILMAN DOUCET AND MYSELF.

WE SENT INSPECTORS OVER THERE TO YOUR PROPERTY. AND I REMEMBER THEY TALKED TO THE PERSON THAT LIVES NEXT TO YOU. AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE WE AT, BUT I KNOW THAT WAS ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO. AM I RIGHT ABOUT THAT? I REMEMBER, BUT NOTHING CHANGED. OKAY. THAT'S WHY I COME EVERY, EVERY YEAR. OKAY. DID WERE YOU ABLE TO GET IN CONTACT WITH THE POLICE CHIEF OR SOMEONE IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO, TO DO A FORMAL COMPLAINT? BUT I THINK, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, THAT NO ONE CAME FORWARD TO DO A FORMAL COMPLAINT. I DID TALK WITH THE CITY CITY MANAGER ABOUT YOUR SITUATION, BECAUSE I DO REMEMBER YOU COMING UP HERE AND TALKING TO THE COUNCIL ABOUT SOME OF THOSE NOISE. AND YOU HAD A YOU HAVE KIDS AND YOU YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT YOUR MOTHER. SO NOTHING IS HAPPENING WITH THAT. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE ACTUALLY SAYING TODAY? DO YOU KNOW DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY HOW MANY COMPLAINTS ARE PUT INTO INTO THE COURTHOUSE? I DON'T KNOW A LOT. OKAY. IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME. MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS. I DID IT THROUGH THE COURTHOUSE, THE PROPER CHAIN OF COMMAND. I WENT TO THE INSPECTORS, TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL. WELL, I'M GOING TO SUGGEST THIS TO YOU. I THINK THAT THE CITY MANAGER DID GIVE YOU CLEAR AND DECISIVE INFORMATION TO COME TO THE COUNCIL. YOU'RE TALKING TO THE RIGHT PEOPLE. WE'RE GOING TO ASK FOR SOME TYPE OF CLARITY ON YOUR SITUATION, BECAUSE IF THERE WE TALKED ABOUT THE NOISE ORDINANCE. ORDINANCE THAT WE TALKED ABOUT THE LAST TIME YOU WERE HERE. BUT WE'RE GOING TO GET WITH THAT. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT SOMETHING HAS BEEN DONE. IF SOMEBODY IN THE INSPECTORS GO OUT THERE AND TALK WITH THOSE INDIVIDUALS. BUT THAT'S WHAT YOU SAID THE LAST TIME. AND WE'RE NOT

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I WANT TO HIRE. OKAY. THAT'S YOUR TO DEAL TO DEAL WITH THE MATTER. SO IF THE CITY IF I COME TO THE CITY, YOU KNOW, TO TRY TO MEDIATE THE PROBLEM. OKAY, I'LL GO HIGHER. SO I WENT TO YOU AND THEN I'M GONNA GO TO EPA. OKAY? JUST ALL THE WAY UP THE LADDER, ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP. YEAH. SO A SOLUTION TO THIS MATTER. I'VE BEEN NICE, POLITE. OKAY. TRY TO FIND A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. WELL, LET'S DO THIS. WE HAVE TO GO TO ANOTHER AGENDA. THE MAYOR IS GOING TO GIVE DIRECTIVES ON THAT, BUT WE'RE HERE TO HELP YOU. WE'RE HERE TO HELP YOU.

PAPER THAT I BROUGHT TO YOU. CITY ORDINANCE ON NOISE, NOISE LEVEL. I HAVE THEY CHANGE.

SOMEBODY CHANGE IT. AND THE ORDINANCE. OKAY. I SPEAK TO THE TO HIM. THEY DON'T KNOW WHO CHANGE IT. SO NO, WE WE WILL WE KNOW WHO CHANGED IT. MR. HERRERA, WHY DON'T YOU HAVE A SEAT RIGHT FRONT? AND I'M GOING TO GO TO MY PUBLIC HEARING, AND I'LL COME BACK TO YOU SO THAT WE CAN GET YOU SOME RESOLVE. IF YOU'LL JUST BEAR WITH US, SOMEBODY, WE'LL WE'LL GIVE YOU THE HELP, BUT YOU HAVE TO BE PATIENT WITH US. OKAY? I HAVE ANOTHER LIGHT, BUT I DO HAVE TO GO TO A PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:00. SURE. AND I APOLOGIZE TO Y'ALL IF I RAISE MY VOICE OR TO ANYONE. YOU CAN HAVE A SEAT, RIGHT? YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO

[IV.(1) A Public Hearing For The Purpose Of Receiving Public Comments And To Discuss The Following: Proposed Change: A Zoning Map Amendment (Z26-04) To Consider A Zone Change From Low Density Residential (LDR) To Commercial Retail (CR) For The Re-Development Of A Carwash. Site Location: 2219 Canal Street (PID: 86925) Legal Description: Being 0.2987 Acres Of Land Out Of And A Part Of Lot 1, Block 32, And Lot 17, Block 7, Port Acres Subdivision, Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas. Citizens with questions regarding the description of this property can contact the City Planning Department at (409) 983-8133. The public will also be able to view the Public Hearing via the City’s website at www.portarthurtx.gov.]

BLOCK SEVEN PORT ACRES SUBDIVISION, PORT ARTHUR, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS.

CITIZENS WITH QUESTIONS REGARDING THE DESCRIPTION OF THIS PROPERTY CAN CONTACT THE CITY PLANNING DEPARTMENT FOR 099838133. AT THIS TIME, OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT. THANK YOU, MAYOR, AND GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING. IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 6.03 E OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR ZONING ORDINANCE. IN CHAPTER 211 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR. THE CITY COUNCIL IS BEING ASKED TO CONSIDER A ZONING MAP AMENDMENT, ALSO REFERRED TO AS A ZONING CHANGE OR REZONING FOR APPROXIMATELY 0.2987 ACRE OF LAND CONSISTING OF PART OF LOT 17, BLOCK SEVEN, LOT ONE, BLOCK 32 TRIANGULAR TRACT ONE PORT ACRES. ADDITION. CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 2219 CANAL STREET. J PARCEL NUMBER 86925. THE PURPOSE OF THIS REQUEST IS TO CHANGE THE ZONING FROM A LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT TO A COMMERCIAL RETAIL DISTRICT FOR THE OPERATION OF A CAR WASH. A COMPLETED APPLICATION WAS FILED WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ON OR AROUND MARCH 25TH, 2026, REQUESTING A ZONING MAP CHANGE FOR THE ABOVE MENTIONED PROPERTY. THE ZONING CHANGE WILL ALLOW THE PROPOSED USES TO LEGALLY CONFORM, IT SAID. LOCATIONS PUBLIC NOTICES WERE MAILED TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN A 200 FOOT RADIUS OF THE PROPOSED SITES ON MARCH 27TH, 2026 AND PUBLISHED IN THE PORT ARTHUR NEWSPAPER ON APRIL 1ST, 2026. A REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION WAS HELD ON APRIL 20TH, 2026, INVITING CITIZENS TO EXPRESS THEIR SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION TO SAID REQUESTS. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION VOTED THREE ZERO, RECOMMENDING THAT THE REQUEST BE APPROVED. ON JUNE 2ND, 2026, THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED RESOLUTION NUMBER 26-233, CALLING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON TODAY, JUNE 30TH, 2026 AT 6:00 PM, THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE PUBLISHED A

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THE LDR LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT IS INTENDED TO BE DEFINED AND PROTECTED FROM THE ENCROACHMENT OF USES THAT ARE NOT APPROPRIATE IN A RESIDENTIAL ENVIRONMENT. THE PROPOSED ZONING IS IS THE COMMERCIAL RETAIL DISTRICT. THE PURPOSE OF THE COMMERCIAL RETAIL DISTRICT IS TO PROVIDE A LOCATION FOR LIGHT, COMMERCIAL AND RETAIL ACTIVITIES. THESE LOCATIONS ARE TYPICALLY ALONG MAJOR THOROUGHFARES AND HIGHWAYS, AND I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO MENTION COUNCIL THAT THE CAR WASH IS PREEXISTING. IT JUST HASN'T OPERATED IN YEARS.

BUT IT IS PREEXISTING. THE SITE LOCATION IS ADJACENT TO THE LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT TO THE NORTH, EAST AND WEST, AND COMMERCIAL RETAIL DISTRICT TO THE SOUTH. THIS IS AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROPERTY. AND THIS SLIDE SHOWS A VIEW OF THE PROPOSED LOCATION FOR THE CAR WASH. THESE ARE PROPERTIES ADJACENT TO THE CAR WASH. IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 211.006 AND 211.007. A PUBLIC HEARING WAS SCHEDULED ON THE FOLLOWING DATES AND TIMES TO RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENTS. ON APRIL 20TH, 2026, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. THERE WAS ONE LETTER OF OPPOSITION WRITTEN OPPOSITION, TWO VERBAL OPPOSITIONS. FOUR LETTERS RETURNED, AND AS OF TODAY FOR CITY COUNCIL, THERE WERE NO LETTERS WRITTEN FOR OPPOSITION. SO FAR, NO VERBAL AND NO LETTERS RETURNED. SECTION 211-006 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE STATES THAT THE CITY COUNCIL MAY APPROVE OR DENY THE PROPOSED MATTER BY A SIMPLE MAJORITY VOTE, IN THE EVENT THAT A PROPOSED CHANGE TO A REGULATION OR BOUNDARY IS DENIED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, THEN THE PROPOSED CHANGE MUST BE APPROVED BY AT LEAST THREE FOURTHS OF ALL MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL WHO ARE QUALIFIED TO VOTE. THEREFORE, ONLY A SIMPLE MAJORITY VOTE OF THE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE REQUIRED TO APPROVE THIS REQUEST. ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL. COUNCIL MEMBERS, I DON'T HAVE ANY. I HAVE NO LIGHTS FROM COUNCIL. WE LIKE TO KNOW. I THINK AT THIS TIME, IF THERE'S ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO'D LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS PUBLIC, THIS PUBLIC HEARING. HELLO, I'M REPRESENTING MY SON, MR. RICE. IF YOU GIVE ME YOUR. I JUST GAVE YOU A NAME, YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR ME, PLEASE. MY NAME, KENNETH RICE SENIOR. AND I'M REPRESENTING MY SON, KENNETH JUNIOR. MY SON, HE IS. HE CAN'T MAKE IT HERE BECAUSE OF HIS CONDITION. HE GOT C I'D P HE, LIKE, PARALYZED NECK DOWN AND HE UNDER A DOCTOR. BUT HE WORKED AT MOTIVA FOR ABOUT 14 YEARS OUT THERE. AND WHEN HE GOT SICK WITH THIS C I'D P STUFF DURING COVID. THEY RETIRED HIM. SO HE TOOK MONEY. HE GOT FOUR KIDS, HE TOOK MONEY TRYING TO BUY PROPERTY AND DO THINGS WITH IT. AND I'M KIND OF OVERLOOKING IT FOR HIM. AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS, WHAT HE WANT TO DO FOR HIS KIDS TO TRY TO GET THIS THING GOING.

AND I'M JUST, I'M JUST OVERLOOKING IT. BUT HE ALREADY HAS SOMEBODY GOING TO BE RUNNING IT, BRING IT UP TO STANDARDS AND EVERYTHING WOULD NEED TO BE DONE FOR IT. AND IF Y'ALL PASS IT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S THAT'S FOR MY SON. I'M WORKING WITH HIM. YES. ON THAT. SO OKAY.

I THINK THANK YOU. I THINK EVERYBODY'S WE'RE WE'RE GOOD SO FAR. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? THANK YOU, MR. RICE. WE APPRECIATE YOU STANDING. COMING. ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS PUBLIC HEARING? LAST TIME? THE NAME OF THE THREE TIMES. ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS PUBLIC HEARING? OKAY, GOOD. OKAY. AND DID YOU SAY YOU HAD NO OPPOSITION? AND THE THE I'M SORRY, THE PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING, HOW DID THEY VOTE? THEY VOTED TO

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[IV.(2) A Public Hearing For The Purpose Of Receiving Public Comments And To Discuss The Following: PROPOSED CHANGE: A Zoning Map Amendment (Z26-05) To Consider A Zone Change From Light Industrial District (LI) To Commercial General District (CG) For The Construction & Operation Of An Amusement, Commercial (Indoor/Outdoor) Facility. Site Location: South Of West Port Arthur Road & North Of Kerry Twin Thomas Drive (PID: 74175 & 74176) Legal Description: Being 35.77 Acres Of Land, PT LTS 2 7 8, BLK 16, RG N & PT LTS 1 & 2, BLK 17 RG N & LT. 2, TR 2, 1.000, BLK. 16, Range N, PALCO Addition, City Of Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas. Citizens with questions regarding the description of this property can contact the City Planning Department at (409) 983-8133. The public will also be able to view the Public Hearing via the City’s website at www.portarthurtx.gov.]

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THIS IS DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS TWO, 11.006 AND 211.007. A PUBLIC HEARING WAS SCHEDULED ON THE FOLLOWING DATES AND TIMES TO RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON MAY 1ST, THE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. THERE WAS NO WRITTEN OPPOSITION, NO VERBAL OPPOSITION, NO LETTERS RETURNED, AND FOR. FOR TODAY'S CITY COUNCIL MEETING. SO FAR, THERE WAS NO WRITTEN OPPOSITION, NO VERBAL OPPOSITION, AND NO LETTERS RETURNED. SECTION 211-006F OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE STATES THAT A CITY COUNCIL MAY APPROVE OR DENY THE PROPOSED MATTER BY A SIMPLE MAJORITY VOTE, IN THE EVENT THAT A PROPOSED CHANGE TO A REGULATION OR BOUNDARY IS DENIED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, WHICH THIS ONE WAS NOT, THEN THE PROPOSED CHANGE MUST BE APPROVED BY AT LEAST THREE FOURTHS OF ALL MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OR QUALIFIED TO VOTE. THEREFORE, A SIMPLE MAJORITY VOTE OF THE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE REQUIRED TO APPROVE THIS REQUEST. ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL. OKAY, LET ME SEE, I HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS. YES, MA'AM. HELLO MISS MILO. HI. MY QUESTION IS LOOKING AT WHERE THIS PARCEL OF LAND SITS. THIS IS. IS IT DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO THE EDC'S BUSINESS PARK? THE EDC IS, LIKE RIGHT BEHIND IT. DIRECTLY BEHIND IT. ACTUALLY, WHEN WE WENT OUT TO DO A SITE VISIT, IT WAS IT WAS VERY CLOSE BY. YES, MA'AM. SO IS THAT JUST IS THAT A CANAL WAY THAT SEPARATES THE TWO KIND OF PROPERTIES? I DON'T KNOW, I DIDN'T SEE A CANAL, BUT WE AND WE DID TRY TO GET THE DRONES OUT THERE TO TAKE A BETTER LOOK BECAUSE IT'S 35 ACRES, BUT WE DID NOT RECEIVE CLEARANCE FROM THE FEDERAL AVIATION EXPERTS TO, TO TAKE THE DRONES OUT THERE BECAUSE IT'S SO CLOSE TO THE AIRPORT. BUT WE CAN DEFINITELY REVIEW THE MAP AND SEE IF THERE'S A CANAL CLOSE BY. OKAY. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. I THINK THAT'S THE GIST OF MY QUESTION. LOOKING AT THE, I GUESS, THE CLASSIFICATION CHANGE TO AMUSEMENT COMMERCIAL, DO WE KNOW WHAT THE EXTENT OF THAT? YES. SO WHEN WE MET IN PRE-DEVELOPMENT, BECAUSE HE DID MEET WITH ALL THE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS, HE DOES PLAN ON PUTTING A FEW SOCCER FIELDS OUT THERE, SOME SPACES WHERE YOU CAN RENT FOR LIKE INDOOR PARTIES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE A NICE, FUN PLAY PARK AND WHERE YOU CAN HOST EVENTS AND SOCCER GAMES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANY OTHER LIGHTS? OKAY. NO COUNCIL. SO I'M GOING TO SPEAK TO THE PUBLIC RIGHT NOW.

IS THERE ANY ARE THERE ANY IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS PUBLIC HEARING? IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS PUBLIC HEARING? GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE. LAST TIME. ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS PUBLIC HEARING. IF NOT, THANK YOU, MISS MARLOW, FOR YOUR PRESENTATION, AND I THINK WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO BOTH OF THESE ITEMS BEING ON THE AGENDA NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. YES, MA'AM.

OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY. APPRECIATE IT. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE BACK NOW TO OUR SPEAKER,

[ III.A.(3) Jersson A. Herrera Regarding Environmental Hazard And Noise. (Part 2 of 2)]

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I SAY, NO, I HAVE TO CREATE ANYTHING. SO HE WENT TO THE POINT, LIKE WE ALMOST. IS, IS ALMOST. HE TURNED TO A FISTFIGHT. BUT I EXPECT TO INTERVIEW INTERVIEW AND SAID, NO, JUST NEED TO CALM DOWN. SO I TELL HIM AGAIN, YOU'RE TRESPASSING. YOU NEED TO LEAVE.

SO I TELL HER AND I'M GOING TO CALL THE POLICE. THE COPS. SO I DID, SO I CALLED THE COPS. SO WHEN THE COPS, THEY SHOW UP. HE LEFT. WHEN HE TURNED AROUND, HE TOLD ME THAT IF I COULD CONTINUE MESSING WITH HIS BUSINESS. I AIN'T GOING TO FIND OUT. AND THAT'S A THREAT. I DON'T CARE HOW YOU WANT TO SEE IT, BUT THAT'S A THREAT. AND DID YOU FILE A COMPLAINT ON THAT THREAT? I DID GOOD, I WENT TO THE POLICE OFFICER. I TALKED TO THE CHIEF OF POLICE ABOUT THE SITUATION. I MAKE APPOINTMENT WITH HIM. I TALKED TO HIM. THAT'S WHAT WAS GOING ON. AND I WENT TO THE COURTHOUSE TO ON JUNE 6TH. I MEAN, JULY 6TH. I'M GONNA HAVE TO GO THERE AND TALK TO THE CITY PROSECUTOR AGAIN ABOUT WHAT SHE GOING TO DO ABOUT IT.

WHAT'S SHE GOING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. I HAD TO GO ALL THE WAY TO BEAUMONT, BRING THIS MATTER TO THE DA. BECAUSE IF IT WAS ME JUST PASSING HIS PROPERTY. I COULD GO TO JAIL.

BUT LET ME. I WILL GO TO JAIL. SO HIS INTENTION WAS INTIMIDATE, HARASS AND THREAT. I'M BEING HELD. I'VE BEEN THROUGH HELL. I MADE IT OUT OF HELL. THERE IS NO MAN CAN SCARE ME. I SCARE GOD AND MY MOM BECAUSE I LOVE HER. I DO OKAY, BUT NO MAN CAN SCARE ME. I DON'T TRY TO BE. NO.

I'M JUST A HUMBLE PERSON WITH WITH A BIG PROBLEM. TRY TO FIND THE BEST WAY TO DEAL PEACEFULLY.

CIVIL. BUT THE FEEDBACK THAT I GET, IT WAS BAD. SO THAT'S WHY NOW WE HAVE TO KEEP GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP. I DON'T CARE IF THE CITY WANT TO RETALIATE, THAT'S FINE. GO FOR IT. I DO NOT CARE AT THIS POINT. I DO NOT CARE ANYMORE. I WILL DO WHAT I HAVE TO DO, BUT TO RESOLVE THIS MATTER. YEAH. MR. HERRERA, WE CAME TO THE CITY AND YOU'RE AT THE PODIUM AND YOU CAME FOR HELP. AND LET ME LET THOSE THAT, YOU KNOW CAME TO SPEAK GO AHEAD AND SPEAK. WE UNDERSTAND YOUR FRUSTRATION AND IT'S BEYOND FRUSTRATION. SO THE CITY MANAGER HAS HIS LIGHT ON AND HE'S GOING TO I'M GOING TO ALLOW HIM AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK NOW. COUNCILMEMBER FRANK.

THANK YOU. YEAH. SO THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCILORS. MR. HEROD JUST INDICATED WE DID. I DID MEET WITH HIM A FEW WEEKS AGO. BUT THE CRUX OF THE MATTER IS, AS HE INDICATED AS WELL, THE POLICE CHIEF HAS BEEN OUT THERE. OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS HAVE BEEN OUT THERE. BUT IN SPITE OF THAT, HIS NEIGHBOR CONTINUES TO OPERATE AFTER WORKING HOURS, YOU KNOW, AND TAKES ADVANTAGE OF THAT OPPORTUNITY AS WELL. MR. HERRERA HAS MADE GOOD PROGRESS IN CHANNELING HIS KEYS THROUGH THE LEGAL SYSTEM, AND HOPEFULLY IN JULY, THE PROSECUTOR OR CITY

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I WANT TO CLARIFY THE ORDINANCE OPENLY SO THAT CITIZENS CAN KNOW THAT IT. HAS THE ORDINANCE BEEN CHANGED? IF IT HAS, WHEN WOULD IT CHANGE? I WOULD ASK FOR THE CHIEF FOR CLARIFICATION OR. AND I HAVE THE OTHER PART, COUNCILMEMBER FRANK, IF YOU COULD HAND ME THAT ORDINANCE RIGHT THERE, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THAT BEFORE WE MOVE ON, CHIEF. NO, SIR, I DON'T. I WANT TO TALK TO THE CHIEF. SORRY. THANK YOU. THAT'S OKAY. CHIEF, ACCORDING TO THE THE TWO ORDINANCES. SECTION 34178 VEHICLE NOISE LOOK LIKE IT'S THE. CAN YOU TELL ME IF IT WAS UPDATED, CHANGED OR SOMETHING HAS BEEN DONE? IT WAS NOT. I WAS JUST SPEAKING WITH MRS. LANKFORD. I THINK THAT THERE'S AN ERROR IN THE ORDINANCE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FIXING.

THERE'S AN ERROR IN OUR ORDINANCE. YES. AND WHAT IS THE ERROR? GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I HAD A BRIEF CONVERSATION WITH THE CITY PROSECUTOR EARLIER PRIOR TO COUNCIL MEETING. AND IT LOOKS LIKE WHEN THE ORDINANCE WAS CODIFIED, THE WAY THAT IT WAS WRITTEN, IT WAS SOME INFORMATION. AND THEN THERE WAS LIKE THIS DASH IN BETWEEN OR SLASH IN BETWEEN. AND THEN IT STATED 57DB, THE SLASH OR DASH, IF YOU WILL, GOT SOME KIND OF WAY REPRODUCED AS A ONE. SO IT WASN'T A CHANGE THAT WAS MADE BY THE CITY. IT WAS WHEN IT WAS CODIFIED BY MUNICODE. THERE WAS AN ERROR IN THE CODIFICATION OF THAT ORDINANCE. SO ONE SAYS 157DB AND THE OTHER ONE SAYS 57. THAT'S CORRECT. THE 57 IS WHAT'S ACCURATE. OKAY, OKAY.

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THANK YOU, CITY MANAGER. LIGHTS STILL ON? YES, MA'AM. I WOULD ADVISE THAT SINCE THIS MATTER IS A MATTER THAT'S BEFORE THE COURT IN THIS IN JULY, THAT WE LET THE LEGAL SYSTEM TAKE ITS COURSE AND WE REVISIT THE MATTER AT THIS POINT. OKAY, I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU, MR. HERRERA. WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING BACK. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU. ALL. THE NEW COUNCIL.

HOPEFULLY YOU'RE ON OUR SIDE. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. AND WE'LL GO FROM THERE. ALRIGHT. WE'RE

[ III.A.(5) Dwight Fobbs Of The Port Arthur American Little League Regarding Batting Cages. ]

SO WE CAME UP WITH THIS PLAN, THIS STRATEGY, OVER A TEN YEAR TIME FRAME TO WE BEGIN TO PLAY TRAVEL BALL. WE WENT ALL THROUGHOUT SOUTHEAST TEXAS, HOUSTON FOR NINE SEASONS, GETTING DIFFERENT IDEAS, DIFFERENT CONCEPTS, FINDING OUT HOW TO MENTOR CHILDREN, HOW TO MENTOR YOUNG MEN, YOUNG LADIES. AND SO THE GOAL AND THE PLAN CAME UP THAT WE NEEDED TO HAVE A STRONG PRESENCE IN THE COMMUNITY IN PORT ARTHUR. SO WHAT WE ACTUALLY DID WAS WE GOT BEGIN TO GET DRAWINGS AND DRAFTS AND EVERYTHING ABOUT THE INDOOR FACILITIES. IT'S A 30 BY 60 WITH AC AND HEAT, THIRD FLOOR. WE DON'T NEED THE RESTROOM. WE USE THE RESTROOMS FOR THE CONCESSION STANDS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. SO WE JUST REALLY JUST BASICALLY NEED THE INDOOR FACILITY WITH THE TWO BATTING CAGES, THE SOFTBALL AND THE PITCHING MACHINES WITH THE TURF. THE MIDDLE PART OF THE SESSION WOULD BE FOR THE TRAINING FOR INFIELD WORKOUTS AND, YOU KNOW, DEVELOPMENT PLAY. WE HAVE THE COACHES, THE GUYS THAT'S ACTUALLY COMING BACK THAT HAS BEEN IN THE LEAGUE EARLIER AND THEY'RE COMING BACK. THE YOUNG MEN, THEY'RE COMING BACK, TRAINING, COACHING, HELPING OUT IN THE LEAGUE. WE HAVE THEM AT THE FIELD NOW. WE HAVE A WE'LL START A SIX. YOU TRAVEL TEAM MONDAY. THAT'LL BE TRIALS AT PIONEER PARK. AND WE HAVE THE TENU. THEY STARTED THIS PAST MONDAY TRIALS AND WE'LL BE DOING THE SAME THING.

JUST TRYING TO DEVELOP OUR CHILDREN, YOU KNOW, KEEP THEM OUT OF TROUBLE. WE FOUND OUT THAT THE ONES WHO. ARE THE ONES WHO HAVE THE PROBLEM PAYING THE FEES IS THE ONES THAT WE REALLY WANT TO HELP. THOSE ARE THE ONES WE TARGET. AND IT, WE CHARGE $85 A CHILD, WHICH IS VERY, VERY CHEAP. EVERY OTHER LEAGUE CHARGES LIKE 175. SO WE HAVE TO TAKE THAT AND EAT THE DIFFERENCE IN THAT. OKAY. SO WE REALLY NEED THE COUNCIL. WE REALLY NEED THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR TO, TO HELP US. WE NEED HELP. WE HAD GOT RECEIVED A GRANT FROM VALERO. WE'RE PART OF THE WITH VALERO, WE WERE WORKING WITH CARL HUBERT. OKAY. AND SHE GAVE ME A CALL TODAY.

AND SHE'S REALLY SHE'S INTERESTED IN OUR CHILDREN. SHE'S INTERESTED IN WANTING TO REALLY HELP MAKE A DIFFERENCE. WE RECEIVED A GRANT FOR 125 TO, TO BUILD THIS FACILITY TO BE 162. SO THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE THAT WE NEED FROM THE 125 THAT WE HAVE TO THE. 162 THE. WE JUST NEED HELP. AND IF EACH CHILD. THAT WE DO NOT HELP EACH CHILD THAT WE LOSE TO THE SYSTEM. ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT ROUGHLY $28,000 A YEAR TO REHABILITATE THOSE CHILDREN? IF

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WE HAVE THE GUY HERE IN THIS CITY DOING THE DRAWINGS FOR US WITH THE DRAWINGS AND EVERYTHING AND SEE THAT WILL, THAT THAT WILL HELP. AND BASICALLY KNOWING EXACTLY WHEN YOU COME, THANK YOU FOR COMING BEFORE US AND MAKE US AWARE OF IT. BUT IF YOU WOULD PUT WHAT YOU NEED FROM THE CITY IN WRITING AND PRESENT THAT TO THE PROPER DEPARTMENT, AND THEN THAT WAY WE CAN SEE WHAT YOU'RE ASKING THE CITY TO DO, AND COUNCIL CAN MAKE A DECISION ON THAT. YOU KNOW WHAT, WHAT IT IS YOU NEED COUNCIL TO APPROVE OR TO ASK OR TO GIVE TO THE MANAGER. THOSE SPECIFICS WOULD HELP. WE NEED INSULATION. SO MANY FEET OF INSULATION AND SO MUCH EQUIPMENT, BASEBALLS, BATS, YOU KNOW, JUST AN OUTLINE OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. WE HAVE ALL THE BASEBALL. YEAH, I GAVE UP. I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU NEED, MISTER, MISTER, BUT I JUST GAVE AN OVERVIEW OF KIND OF WHAT I'M THINKING IN MY HEAD WOULD HELP US TO GET ACROSS THE GET IT ACROSS TO GET THE ASSISTANCE THAT YOU NEED. REALLY. WE, WE REALLY NEED THIS IN PORT ARTHUR.

I AGREE 100% WITH YOU. WE NEED SOMETHING FOR OUR CHILDREN. SO I HAVE A COUPLE OF LIGHTS THAT'S GOING ON TO SEE HOW WE CAN HELP YOU AND WHAT WE CAN DO. BUT LET'S LISTEN TO LET'S HEAR COUNCIL MEMBERS, NOT JUST FROM ME. LET'S GO. COUNCIL MEMBER FRANK, YOU HAVE YOUR LIGHT ON.

YES, MR. FORBES, THANK YOU AND JADA, FOR YOUR YOUR WORK AND ALL THAT YOU DO. I THINK, MR. FORBES AND I WANT TO SAY THIS TO COUNCIL AS WELL, AND I. AND I PRAY THAT AS I'M SPEAKING THIS, THAT THERE ARE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE WATCHING THIS WHO ARE A PART OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, WHO ARE A PART OF THE REFINERIES AROUND OUR CITY AS WELL. WHEN I GO TO OTHER COMMUNITIES AND I LOOK AT THEIR SOFTBALL, I LOOK AT THEIR FACILITIES, THEIR THEIR FENCES ARE FULL OF OF SIGNS AND SPONSORSHIPS. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO HAS A BUSINESS AND THEY JUST DONATED THE BATTING CAGES IN NEDERLAND FOR, FOR THEIR BATTING CAGES. AND SO I THINK THAT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAS TO HAPPEN IN TRANSPIRE IS THAT THERE HAS TO BE A CONCERTED EFFORT, AND I'M GOING TO ASK THAT THE COUNCIL WOULD TAKE THE STEPS TO EVEN ASK OUR ATTORNEY, PERHAPS TO YOU WOULD WRITE A LETTER. AND THEN, BASED UPON THE STRENGTH OF THE COUNCIL WRITING A LETTER, AND THEN HAVE OUR CITY MANAGER DELIVER THESE LETTERS TO THE TO THE TOTAL, TO THE VALERO, TO THE MOTIVA, TO WHOMEVER I LOOK AT THE WHY? I GO TO THE WHY. I'M I'M, I'VE BEEN A WHY PERSON FOR 40 YEARS. AND I LOOK AROUND THAT FACILITY AND THERE ARE BANNERS FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SPONSORED. AND SO IT JUST HAS TO BE A CONCERTED EFFORT. AND I THINK THAT WE NEED TO HELP YOU. BUT I THINK ALL OF US NEED TO PARTNER WITH YOU TO GET THAT DONE SO THAT WE CAN SAY TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS, HEY, WE'RE A PART OF THIS COMMUNITY, YOU'RE A PART OF THIS COMMUNITY, AND THIS IS WHAT WE NEED FOR OUR COMMUNITY. THIS IS AND THAT'S I THINK THAT WOULD BE THE MOST PROACTIVE APPROACH TO GET WHAT YOU NEED AND TO GET OUR CHILDREN BLESSED IN THAT TYPE OF CAPACITY AND WAY. THANK YOU. CAN I CAN I KNOW YES, LET ME GET THE CITY MANAGER REALLY QUICK, JADA, AND THEN WE'LL GIVE YOU THE MIC. OKAY. YES.

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IS IT ON CITY OWNED PROPERTY? GREAT. SO WE NEED TO GET WITH MISS ALPOUGH, BECAUSE THERE'S A PARKS MASTER PLAN SO THAT WE COULD IDENTIFY WHERE THE CITY OWNED PROPERTY IS OR THE PARKS THAT YOU HAVE CHOSEN SO THAT WE COULD ALIGN WHATEVER RESOURCES THAT WE DO HAVE WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR, RESOURCES THAT WE DO INTEND TO PURSUE IN ORDER TO MAKE THAT INVESTMENT. NOW, THAT INVESTMENT WOULD REQUIRE US TO DO THE SURVEYS THAT'S NECESSARY ON THAT PARTICULAR PIECE OF LAND TO DETERMINE OTHER THINGS, WHETHER THERE ARE PIPELINES, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, THAT SORT OF THINGS IN PREPARATION FOR WHAT'S BEING DONE. YOU SEE WHAT I'M SAYING? ALSO, THERE MAY THERE WILL BE NEED FOR A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FROM THE CITY THAT WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE COULD PUT OUR FUNDS TOGETHER WITH YOUR FUNDS AND GET IT GOING. BUT I THINK THE BEST PLACE TO START IS WITH LET'S START OFF WITH OUR PARKS AND RECREATIONS DIRECTOR INFORMING HER WHAT THE VALERO CONTRIBUTION IS AND HOW WE CAN IDENTIFY THAT PARTICULAR PARK, THAT PARTICULAR PARCEL OF LAND, AND SO THAT WE COULD INITIATE THE INVESTMENT THAT'S NECESSARY. AND WE'LL WORK WITH YOU. WE WILL WORK WITH YOU TO TAKE IT FROM THERE. OKAY. INTRODUCE NOW. OKAY. LET ME. OKAY. WE ARE WE HAVE WE WORK CLOSELY WITH MISS ALPOUGH. WE ARE PART OF THE MASTER PLAN. PIONEER PARK, THE RENOVATED TO TO TO GET IT UP TO PAR. I'VE SPOKEN WITH YOU ABOUT THIS WITH MISS ALPOUGH. AND BEFORE WE GOT THE GRANT. SO THIS IS THIS NOT IT? IT'S NOT TRYING TO BE DISCREET OR ANYTHING. WE'RE JUST TRYING TO GET IT. AND I, I REALLY DON'T WANT TO JUST KEEP BOGGING DOWN ON THE SAME THING, BECAUSE OUR CHILDREN ARE SUFFERING AND HURTING. THE LONGER WE WAIT, THE LONGER IT TAKES. AND IT MAKES IT LOOK LIKE TO ME, IT MAKES IT LOOK LIKE I'M IN THIS BATTLE ALL BY MYSELF. BECAUSE YOU DO IT FOR 20 YEARS AND AND AND NO COUNCIL COME OUT. ONE, 1 OR 2 COUNCILS WILL COME OUT. NO ONE. I COULD COUNT HOW MANY SPONSORS WE'VE HAD FROM PORT ARTHUR. THE REASON WE HAD. WE. I'M TALKING ABOUT MY WIFE. SHE DIDN'T KNOW, BUT SHE WANTED TO FIND OUT. WHAT IF FOR 20 YEARS I WAS SPONSORING $25,000 FOR FIVE YEARS AND $20,000 THE OTHER 15 YEARS. AND SO THE REASON I HAD TO DO IT, I DIDN'T HAVE TO DO IT. I DID IT BECAUSE WHEN YOU HAVE A CHILD, YOU HAVE YOU HAVE A LADY, A SINGLE PARENT HAS FIVE CHILDREN, AND THEY SEE ALL THESE OTHER CHILDREN PLAYING AND THE MOTHER SAYING, NO, WE CAN'T PAY, I CAN'T PAY, I CAN'T PAY. AND THEN SO THE CHILDREN WILL SAY, SAY MAMA, MAMA, MAMA, THAT, THAT, THAT MAN SAY WE, WE COULD PLAY THAT MAN. SAY WE COULD PLAY. THEY LOOKING FOR THAT MAN.

AND SO WHEN THEY FIND THE MAN, THEY SAY, WELL WHO IS THIS HIM. THEY SAY THIS. THE MAN TALKING ABOUT FATHER. FATHER WOULD ALLOW FIVE CHILDREN TO PAY AND PLAY AT $5 A CHILD, WHICH IS, IS, IS HALF. HALF OF WHAT ANY OTHER LITTLE LEAGUE PAYS. AND WE, WE WE WE PLAY LAST SEASON, NOT THIS SEASON. LAST SEASON WE ENDED UP SECOND IN THE DISTRICT BECAUSE WE WE HAD A SECOND IN DISTRICT ONE WITH 120 CHILDREN AGAINST LEAGUES THAT HAD 800, 900, 1200. SEE. SO WE HAVE THE THE PEOPLE, WE HAVE THE INTEREST. WE HAVE THE PARENTS, THE FANS SUPPORT. WE HAVE THE PLAYING FIELD. WE RENOVATED THE FIELD. YOU KNOW, THE THE CITY PARKS DEPARTMENT HELPED US WITH THE FIELD. AND WE, WE ENDED UP PUTTING BASICALLY ABOUT HALF AND HALF AND GOT THE FEEL OF THE FIELD LEVEL UP SO IT WOULDN'T FLOOD. BUT BUT THE AIR CONDITIONER DOWN AND GRASS DOWN PUT NETS UP. SO FOR THE FIREBALLS, YOU KNOW, AND ACTUALLY YOU HAVE A LOT OF ENVY AGAINST FROM THE OTHER LITTLE LEAGUES BECAUSE THEY DON'T LIKE TO COME TO PORT ARTHUR TO PLAY.

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AND WE DO NEED THE HELP. AND I'M AWARE OF THE MONEY HE SPENT BECAUSE I SPEND MONEY, TOO. YES, MA'AM. YOU KNOW, I SPENT MONEY TODAY FOR NEXT YEAR FOR THE CONCESSION STAND. YES, MA'AM.

BUT WE DO NEED YOU ALL HELP. THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE WHAT YOU GUYS DO FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THOSE BOYS, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT IT'S YOU KNOW, YOU WORK HARD AND AND YOU GIVE A LOT. SO I HAVE A COUPLE OF MORE LIGHTS. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON. COUNCIL MEMBERS. COUNCILMEMBER FRANK.

OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER GATEWOOD. YES. FOR ME? YES. OH, YOU ACTUALLY JUST ANSWERED THE QUESTION THAT I HAD BECAUSE I DID SEE ON THE AGENDA IT SAID BATTING CAGES SPECIFICALLY. SO THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT. BUT WHAT I WILL SAY IS WITH THIS BEING MY FIRST MEETING, I'M REALLY EXCITED TO HEAR THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN, OF COURSE, OUR CITY COUNCIL AND SAID, RESPECT US WITH, OF COURSE, PEOPLE LIKE YOU ALL IN THE COMMUNITY WHO HAVE BEEN DOING IT. ANYTIME YOU PUT 20 YEARS IN SOMETHING, YOU CAN TELL THERE'S A COMMITMENT THERE.

AND I TOO HAVE BEEN A RECIPIENT OF CHANGE, JUST GOING THROUGH THE PROGRAM FROM T BALL ALL THE WAY UP TO, I WAS ABLE TO SEE AND LEARN THAT BEING IN THE SUN, PLAYING BASEBALL WAS NOT MY MINISTRY. BUT I DEFINITELY WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND THANK YOU TO. I ALSO SEE THIS AS A GREAT PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN OUR CITY AND YOUR ORGANIZATION, MAINLY BECAUSE SPORTS, ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC IS SOMETHING THAT ALWAYS BRINGS THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER.

AND AS WE KNOW, OUR YOUTH IS WHAT WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO TARGET AND REALLY NEED TO TARGET AS WHAT WE HAVE BEEN SEEING THIS PAST YEAR ALONE. SO KNOW THAT YOU'RE NEVER ALONE.

KNOW THAT YOU HAVE PEOPLE WHO, OF COURSE, ARE SUPPORTING YOU AND ROOTING WITH YOU. AND EVEN THOUGH ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY NOT BE THERE AT THE OPENING CEREMONIES, YOU HAVE OUR SUPPORT. THIS BASEBALL PARK IS RIGHT HERE IN A PART OF MY DISTRICT, DISTRICT ONE, RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM WHERE SAINT MARY'S IS. AND SO I TAKE IT SERIOUSLY THAT YOU ALL ARE STILL THERE, AND I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE TO HEAR OF THE FUTURE PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN US AND YOU ALL, MAKING SURE THAT WE COME AND BRING THIS TO FRUITION. SO THANK YOU. OKAY.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. CITY MANAGER OKAY, SO WE'RE JUST RECAPPING NOW. WE'VE GOT A PLAN.

WE GOT $125,000 FROM VALERO, WHICH GOES TOWARDS THE STRUCTURE. WE HAVE IDENTIFIED PIONEER PARK AS THE AREA. MISS ALPOUGH, YOU GET THAT? WE NEED $35,000 AND WE ARE ABOUT TO DO THE BUDGET. WE GET WITH WITH, WITH THE GENTLEMAN, AND WE MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO PLAN AND AND GET THIS PROJECT GOING. WE MAY NEED A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING. THERE MIGHT BE THERE NEEDS TO BE A DISCUSSION BETWEEN US AND THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO MAKE SURE HOW THIS MONEY IS BEING TRANSFERRED, OR HOW THIS MONEY IS BEING SPENT OR INVESTED AS PART OF PIONEER PARK. OKAY, SO BUT WE'VE GOT TO GET THE, THE, THE LEGAL PART OF IT GOING. BUT WE DO HAVE A PLAN. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO YOU SIT DOWN WITH MR. NOW, AND WE GET IT GOING AS PART OF THE MASTER PLAN. OKAY. END OF STORY. OKAY. THANK YOU. WE ARE READY TO MOVE. ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL MEMBER JONES, YOUR LIGHTS ON. YES. REAL QUICK, DWIGHT, I'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH YEARS OF COUNCIL. MY FIRST TERM WE GOT I CAME OUT THERE WITH. YEAH YOU DID. AND I DID THE BEST I COULD I THINK, AND I FORGOT HOW I DID IT. WE DID SOMETHING. SO YOU CAN KIND OF

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I INVESTED, YEAH, I INVESTED AND GOT I HELPED RAISE MONEY. OKAY. YOU DID. THANK Y'ALL. BUT THAT'S BEEN SOME YEARS BACK AND WE'RE STILL GROWING AND WE NEED YOUR HELP. WE GOT IT. WE GOT WE GOTTA MARCH ON. CITY MANAGER'S ON TOP OF IT. OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH. WE

[ III.A.(6) Kevin Solco Regarding What Kind of Work the Company Does and The Introduction Of Their New Interns. ]

I MOVED BACK HOME TO START THIS FIRM. THE EDC PLANTED US, FIRST OF ALL IN THEIR HEADQUARTERS, IN THEIR BUILDING ON PROCTOR AS AN INCUBATOR. AND THEN, OF COURSE, THEY MOVED US TO THE NEW PRESS BUILDING WHERE WE REMAIN TO THIS DAY. AND WE'VE BEEN VERY BUSY HERE IN THE LAST EIGHT YEARS. SO I WANT TO JUST SAY THANKS, FIRST OF ALL, FOR, OF COURSE, TRANSIT DEPARTMENT.

WE'VE BEEN VERY BUSY WITH THEM. WE'RE WE'RE WORKING TO ELECTRIFY THE BUS SYSTEMS THAT THEY HAVE. WE'RE WORKING ON A PLANNING STUDY RIGHT NOW TO HOPEFULLY HELP RIDERSHIP AND STRATEGICALLY DECIDE WHERE BUS STOPS SHOULD BE. WATER UTILITIES, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THEY'VE BEEN SUPPORTIVE. THEY'VE ADDED TO THEIR TEAM FOR THE WATER METERS. SO WE'RE DOING THE SPOT CHECKS ON WATER METERS HERE IN PORT ARTHUR. ALSO, WE'RE DOING A PROGRAM MANAGEMENT PROGRAM OVERSIGHT. WE'VE DONE SOME WORK OF COURSE, THE BLOCK 300 BLOCK OF SAN ANTONIO AVENUE, DALLAS AVENUE, FORT WORTH AVENUE. WE'RE WORKING ON YOUR FIRST RECYCLING CENTER BEHIND THE CIVIC CENTER. SO IF YOU GO BEHIND THE CIVIC CENTER, YOU'LL SEE THE STRUCTURE GOING UP AS WE SPEAK. YOU'LL BE RECYCLING CARDBOARD PRETTY SOON IN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR. WE ALSO WE'RE DOING A NUMBER OF THINGS, INCLUDING WE HELP YOU WITH THE THE GRANT APPLICATION FOR THE EPA, FOR THE MITIGATION AND CLEANUP OF ASBESTOS FROM THE SABINE HOTEL IN PROCTOR. SO THIS IS JUST SOME EXAMPLES OF SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING.

BUT THE THING THAT I'M MOST PROUD OF IS BECAUSE OF YOUR SUPPORT, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO REACH BACK. BEING A KID FROM PORT ARTHUR, I'M SO HAPPY TO HIRE AND BRING CHILDREN FROM PORT ARTHUR TO WORK FOR THE ENGINEERING FIRM. AND SO IN A MINUTE, I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE MR. ADDISON, MR. CHAVEZ AND MR. JUAREZ. THEY'RE YOUR CHILDREN HERE IN THIS COMMUNITY THAT I'M TWISTING THEIR ARM TO GET THEM TO GO TO ENGINEERING SCHOOL LIKE I DID WHEN I LEFT PORT ARTHUR. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THEY'RE WORKING FOR THE FIRM AS INTERNS. MR. ADDISON HAS BEEN WITH US SINCE DECEMBER. HE'S A STUDENT AT LAMAR UNIVERSITY. MR. CHAVEZ, MR. JUAREZ INTRODUCED THEMSELVES. SO THIS IS PART OF THEIR TRAINING AS INTERNS. SO I YIELD THE REST OF MY TIME TO THE INTERNS AND YOUR CHILDREN HERE IN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR. PLEASE INTRODUCE.

PLEASE MEET THEM AS THEY INTRODUCE THEMSELVES. AND SO THIS WILL BE, GENTLEMEN, THIS IS YOUR NAME, YOUR ADDRESS, AND THEN OF COURSE, SCHOOL AND WHAT YOU'RE LEARNING WITH TSG. GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCIL. MY NAME IS MIGUEL CHAVEZ. I LIVE IN 3736 GREENWAY POINT DRIVE, AND I RECENTLY GRADUATED FROM BOB HOPE HIGH SCHOOL, AND I'M PLANNING TO GO TO ELLET FOR HVAC. AND I'VE BEEN LEARNING WITH MR. SOCKO TO LEARN HOW TO READ DRAWINGS, HOW TO LOOK OVER DRAWINGS, HOW TO PERFORM SPOT CHECKS IN THE VARIOUS METERS, THE VARIOUS CONSTRUCTIONS THAT THE VARIOUS PROJECTS HAS DONE. AND I HAVE LEARNED THE WAYS OF ENGINEERING AND EVERYTHING REGARDING, YOU KNOW, LIKE THE BASIC ENGINEERING, HOW IT'S DONE, HOW IT'S PERFORMED, HOW CAN I STUDY THIS? THE MANY DIFFERENT FIELDS IN ENGINEERING AND HOW TO BECOME A SUCCESSFUL ENGINEER. AWESOME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCIL. MY NAME IS SAUL JUAREZ.

I LIVE IN 3147 10TH AVENUE AND I'M HERE. I WORK FOR THE TSG ENGINEERING FIRM, AND I'M HERE TO LEARN A GOOD EXPERIENCE AND LEARN THE BEHIND THE SCENES OF PORT ARTHUR, WHAT GOES ON PORT

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AND I HOPE TO TO TALK TO YOU GUYS MORE IN THE FUTURE. AWESOME. OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCIL. I APOLOGIZE, I LOST MY VOICE, BUT JAMES ADDISON, THE THIRD STAY IN EL VISTA, 4917 WACO AVENUE. COME ON NOW. I AM A FOURTH YEAR PHYSICS STUDENT AT LAMAR UNIVERSITY. SOON I'LL BE GRADUATING. AND LIKE MR. COLEMAN SAID, HE'S BEEN TWISTED MY ARM FOR THE PAST I THINK, SEVEN MONTHS. SO FOR RIGHT NOW, THE PLAN IS TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING AND HOPEFULLY BY THEN I CAN KEEP WORKING WITH MR. KELVIN. BUT I THINK THE BEST THING I'VE LEARNED BEING WITH THE TSG IS THAT I GET TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ARTHUR, BECAUSE ALL I KNEW IS THAT I WOULD SEE STUFF GET DONE, BUT I NEVER KNEW HOW IT GOT DONE. BUT WORKING WITH THIS FIRM HAS SHOWED ME HOW WE GO FROM JUST A CRACKED SIDEWALK TO A NICE SIDEWALK GOING FROM A STREET RIDDLED WITH POTHOLES TO A NICE PAVED STREET. AND NOT ONLY HOW IT GOT THERE, BUT I GET UNDERSTANDING OF HOW IT WORKS. THE MATH, THE MONEY, THE PEOPLE WE HAD TO TALK TO FOR IT TO ACTUALLY GET DONE. SO DO YOU ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE COUNCIL AND THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR FOR ALLOWING ME TO GO TO THE EARLY COLLEGE, YOU KNOW, GET MY ASSOCIATE'S, THEN GO OFF TO LAMAR TO GET MY BACHELOR'S OR STAY THE SAME AND THEN HOPEFULLY GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. SO I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. WOW, WOW. WELL, I DON'T HAVE ANY LIGHTS, BUT THANK YOU, MR. SOKOL, FOR BRINGING THOSE YOUNG MEN HERE. WE'RE IMPRESSED. I KNOW I AM, AND I KNOW THE ENTIRE COUNCIL CONCURS WITH THAT. AND SO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND HOW YOU'RE GIVING BACK BY HAVING THESE STUDENTS TO INVEST BACK INTO PORT ARTHUR. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH, MAYOR. LET ME JUST ADD, IF I COULD JUST ADD, MR. SOKO WAS THE ONE WHO WROTE THE GRANT FOR US FOR THE SABINE HOTEL, AND WE GOT WORD ON FRIDAY THAT WE GOT $2.4 MILLION.

THAT IS CORRECT, YES. AWESOME. THANK YOU. YES. THANK YOU. THAT'S THAT'S $2.4 MILLION TO BEGIN THE REMEDIATION. THAT'S BEEN HOTEL AS BEST AS LEAD BASED PAINT, ETC. YES THAT'S CORRECT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT'S AWESOME. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THIS IS WHAT WE THANKFUL

[ III.B.(1) A Presentation By Wanda Bodden, Dr. Shyulanda Filer, Betty Polk, Minister Eric Jones, And Russell Duriso Regarding Update The Council And Community On The Status Of Projects And Proposals Of The Port Arthur Beautification Commission.]

OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO STOP RIGHT THERE FOR RIGHT NOW. CAN YOU PAUSE IT? MY NAME IS WANDA LEWIS BARDEN. I LIVE AT 7385 CROWN MEADOWS DRIVE HERE IN PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS. BUT I'M HERE IN THE CAPACITY OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE PORT ARTHUR BEAUTIFICATION COMMISSION.

TONIGHT, I WANT TO TELL YOU THAT THAT'S UNDERGIRDED BY THE CITY OF PARKS AND RECREATION.

OUR COMMISSION, WITH UNANIMOUS VOTE, SET OUT IN MARCH TO ESTABLISH A SCHOOL GARDEN

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THIS CAMPUS DOES NOT HAVE A GARDEN. 76% OF THIS CAMPUS IS APARTMENT DWELLERS. SO WE TALKED WITH DOCTOR FOWLER AND HER CAMPUS STAFF, AND THEY BEAUTIFULLY NAMED THEIR VISION THE GARDEN OF HOPE. SHE SAID THIS WOULD GIVE HOPE TO OUR CHILDREN. OUR INITIAL AIM WAS TO HAVE THE GARDEN CONTAINERS THAT YOU JUST SAW ON THE SLIDE INSTALLED BEFORE THE STUDENTS DEPARTED FOR THE SUMMER BREAK, CREATING A SENSE OF ANTICIPATION FOR THEIR RETURN.

RECEIVED ENTHUSIASTIC APPROVAL AND THE NECESSARY FUNDS WERE WITHIN OUR BUDGET. HOWEVER, WE HAVE ENCOUNTERED AN UNEXPECTED BUREAUCRATIC STANDSTILL DURING THIS PERIOD OF DELAY. A COMPASSIONATE COMMUNITY GROUP, THE NEHEMIAH CREW, LEARNED OF OUR INITIATIVE. MOVED BY THE STUDENT'S NEEDS, THEY GENEROUSLY DECIDED TO PROVIDE VIBRANT, COLORFUL, RAISED GARDEN CONTAINERS FOR THE LITTLE ONES, BYPASSING THE CITY'S PROTRACTED PROCESSES.

THEIR TIMELY INTERVENTION WAS A TRUE BLESSING BECAUSE TRAGICALLY, SHORTLY AFTER THE STUDENTS RETURNED FROM THEIR MEMORIAL DAY BREAK, THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY FACED A PROFOUND LOSS OF THEIR BELOVED COACH AND MUSIC TEACHER, COACH MARLON SANDERS, WHO WAS MURDERED DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON. THE DISTRICT RESPONDED BY BRINGING IN COUNSELORS TO SUPPORT THESE GRIEVING STUDENTS. IT IS. IT WAS DURING THIS TIME OF DEEP SORROW THAT THE MUCH NEEDED DONATIONS FROM THE NEHEMIAH CREW ARRIVED. IN A TOUCHING TRIBUTE. THEY DEDICATED THREE OF THE 20 PLUS GIFTED CONTAINERS IN MEMORY OF COACH MARLON SANDERS. WITNESSING THIS ACT OF KINDNESS, IT BECAME CLEAR THAT THIS GESTURE WAS NOT JUST ABOUT A GARDEN, BUT ABOUT INITIATING A VITAL PROCESS OF HEALING. I HAVE ATTACHED PHOTOS THAT YOU JUST SAW OF THE RAISED GARDEN CONTAINERS BY THE NEHEMIAH CREW. THIS ENTIRE EXPERIENCE WAS REFUELED BY THIS ENTIRE EXPERIENCE, REFUELED MY HOPE, AND STRENGTHENED MY DETERMINATION TO SEE MEANINGFUL PROJECT LIKE THIS THROUGH. DESPITE OBSTACLES. DESPITE THE GENEROUS GIFT OF NEHEMIAH CREW, THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, AND THE POWERS THAT BE HAVE NOT ALLOWED THE PORT ARTHUR BEAUTIFICATION COMMISSION TO FULFILL OUR COMMITMENT TO THE STAFF SERGEANT LUCIAN ADAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, GARDEN OF HOPE BY. WE. BY WITHHOLDING THE COMMITTED FUNDING, I ASK YOU TODAY TO RELEASE THE FUNDING IMMEDIATELY SO THAT THESE CHILDREN CAN WITNESS OUR CITY, THEIR CITY THAT WE ARE. THAT WE ARE INVESTED IN THEIR WELL-BEING, HEALTHY, STRONG, RESILIENT, PRODUCTIVE CITIZENS. ALTHOUGH THE NEHEMIAH CREW'S GENEROSITY HAS BROUGHT SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS TO THE GARDEN OF HOPE, THE CITY, THE PORT ARTHUR BEAUTIFICATION COMMISSION REMAINS UNABLE TO FULLY HONOR ITS PROMISE TO THE CAMPUS. THE COMMITTED FUNDING IS STILL BEING WITHHELD BY THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR AND RELEVANT AUTHORITIES, PREVENTING US FROM COMPLETING THIS VITAL PROJECT. I URGE YOU TO RELEASE THESE FUNDS WITHOUT FURTHER DELAY. BY DOING SO, YOU WILL ALLOW THE CHILDREN TO SEE FIRSTHAND THAT OUR CITY IS INVESTED IN THEIR WELL-BEING AND FUTURE, EMPOWERING THEM TO BECOME HEALTHY, RESILIENT, AND PRODUCTIVE CITIZENS. I HAVE ONE OF THE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE NEHEMIAH CREW, MRS. BETTY POLK.

AND THEN BEHIND HER, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MR. RUSSELL DO A SHOW FROM STARBUCKS. OKAY, I WANT TO, BEFORE YOU MOVE THE PODIUM, MISS BARTON, I THINK I GAVE YOU AN ACCOUNT I GAVE YOU.

WE TALKED WHEN YOU FIRST GOT ON, AND I GAVE YOU THE AMOUNT OF MONEY FROM OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT THAT WAS IN SIDE OF THE ACCOUNT. AND I GAVE IT TO YOU, GAVE YOU THE NUMBER. SO YOU HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO TELL. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO ACCESS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS THAT IN THE BYLAWS, AND I ALREADY SPOKE

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CAN SOMEBODY HELP ME UNDERSTAND CITY MANAGER OR CITY DIRECTOR? HELP ME UNDERSTAND HOW THE HOW SHE CAN PROPERLY DO THE REQUEST TO GET THE DOLLARS NEEDED IF THE MONEY IS THERE. GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD EVENING. SO IN COMPLETE TRANSPARENCY, IT WAS MORE TO THIS THAN WHAT'S BEING TOLD. IT WAS MORE SO OF WE WANT TO SPEND THE CITY'S MONEY AND GO ON TO NOT CITY PROPERTY.

USUALLY THIS. THE BEAUTIFICATION COMMISSION OPERATES ON ANYTHING THAT'S PUBLIC CITY. NOW, IN ORDER FOR US TO GO ON THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S PROPERTY, IT WAS IT WAS SAID THROUGH THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT THAT WE HAD TO DO SOME SORT OF MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING TO GET THE LEGALITIES OUT OF THE WAY. WE NEEDED MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT, HOW THIS WAS GOING TO TRANSPLANT, WHO WAS GOING TO TAKE THIS PART, HOW LONG ARE WE GOING TO BE THERE? WERE WE JUST BUYING MATERIALS OR LEAVING MATERIALS THERE, OR WE WERE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE A PART OF IT? AND IN COMMUNICATIONS THAT WE'VE HAD, LIKE WE NEEDED TO GET THE SCHOOL DISTRICT INVOLVED IN WHAT WAS GOING ON. AND IT NEVER WAS A NO, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO DO THIS. IT WAS WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH A DIFFERENT PROCESS. WE CAN'T JUST OPERATE LIKE THE NEHEMIAH CREW, WHICH WE'RE SO THANKFUL FOR, TO JUST TAKE IT IN, DO IT. WE'RE IT'S TWO DIFFERENT ENTITIES THAT WE HAVE TO BOND AND BRING TOGETHER TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. THAT'S ALL I NEED. HOW HAS SHE BEEN GIVEN THE STEPS TO WHAT'S REQUIRED? SHE GAVE ME THE STEPS AND I.

AND I COMPLETED THEM. AND I'VE GONE BEFORE THE SCHOOL BOARD THURSDAY, BUT I DID FILL OUT. I ANSWERED EVERY QUESTION. I SATISFIED EVERY QUESTION THAT SHE ASKED ME, AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO FORWARD YOU THE EMAILS. OKAY, SO YOU'VE YOU'VE GOTTEN INFORMATION FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. I DO HAVE. AND THE REPRESENTATIVE I'VE BEEN SPEAKING WITH. WELL, WE HAVE NEVER EVEN GOTTEN THIS FAR AS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BECAUSE THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT HAD VERY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS THAT MISS BIDEN DID ANSWER. BUT EVEN IN THOSE QUESTIONS, IN THE EMAILS THAT WERE TRANSPIRED, ONE OF THEM WAS LIKE, LET'S JUST HOLD OFF. WE WERE TALKING WITH THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE PRINCIPAL OF THE CAMPUS, AND WE'RE GOING INTO THE SUMMER MONTHS. SO, YOU KNOW, WE DO KNOW FROM OPERATING OUR SUMMER RECREATION PROGRAM THAT USUALLY THE PRINCIPAL ON DURING THE YEAR ON THE CAMPUS IS NOT THERE. WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO GET THERE, HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO ALL THESE DIFFERENT THINGS. IT'S JUST SOME THINGS THAT NEED TO BE FIGURED OUT. AND IT JUST SEEMED TO BE BETTER ONCE THE SCHOOL YEAR STARTED TO GET THIS.

BUT WE IT NEVER WAS. NO, IT JUST WHEN WE WHEN THE QUESTIONS WERE ASKED FOR ME, I ASKED MISS BIDEN AND I PROVIDED THE RESPONSES AND, OKAY, CAN WE KIND OF GET TOGETHER AND FIGURE OUT HOW WE GET THIS THING MOVING? BUT BUT I WILL SAY THAT WHEN TALKING TO DOCTOR FOWLER AND HER CAMPUS, SHE HAD ALREADY NOTIFIED THE PORT ARTHUR BEAUTIFICATION COMMISSION WHEN WE HAD A MEETING WITH HER THAT HER CAMPUS WOULD BE OPEN THAT SUMMER. ALL WE WANTED TO DO IS PROVIDE THAT CAMPUS WITH THE CONTAINERS AND THE SOIL. AND THE REASON BEING IS BECAUSE THIS IS GOING TO BE A TEACHING EDUCATIONAL GARDEN. THESE CHILDREN AND THE STAFF IS GOING TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THE GARDEN. BUT LET US DO IT. WE WANT TO DO IT IN ORDER. SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE FOLLOW OUR LEGAL OUR CITY ATTORNEY. AND AS SHE GIVES US GUIDANCE AND GIVES GUIDANCE TO THE DEPARTMENT HEAD WHO IS OVER THE BEAUTIFICATION DEPARTMENT AND GIVE US THE STEPS. IF SHE'S ANSWERING, RESPONDING, WE'RE GETTING THERE. AND THE CHILDREN WILL BE BACK IN AUGUST SO THEY CAN GET THE BENEFIT OF THE OF THE OF THE GARDEN THAT YOU'VE

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GOOD EVENING, MAYOR MOSES. MISS CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. HOW'S EVERYONE THIS EVENING? WE'RE GOOD. GOOD. I JUST WANT TO JUST ENFORCE A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT WANDA HAD TO SAY. YES, MA'AM. I AM BETTY POLK. I'VE BEEN IN THIS COMMUNITY FOR 61 YEARS. YES, MA'AM. AND. I HAVE A LOT VESTED IN THE PORT ARTHUR COMMUNITY. PORT ARTHUR INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. I WORKED AS A TEACHER IN A TEACHER IN AID FOR 13 YEARS. SO I KNOW WHAT IT MEANS TO HAVE CHILDREN KEEP, TO TRY TO KEEP CHILDREN BUSY, TO GIVE THEM SOMETHING PRODUCTIVE TO DO.

OKAY. I BELONG TO THE NEHEMIAH CREW, AND WE WERE ESTABLISHED TO HELP FULFILL A PROMISE MADE BY THE PORT ARTHUR BEAUTIFICATION COMMISSION. THIS PROMISE INVOLVED PROVIDING CONTAINERS AND GARDENS, ALL FOR STAFF SERGEANT LUCIAN ADAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THE INTENTION WAS TO SERVE AS A SIGN OF GOODWILL AND A MOTIVATIONAL TOOL, FOSTERING ANTICIPATION FOR THE STUDENTS RETURN TO SCHOOL AND CREATING A SENSE OF HOPE. RECENTLY, WE OBSERVED THAT PROGRESS ON THIS PROJECT SEEMED TO STALL. SO POTENTIALLY DUE TO BUREAUCRATIC COMPLEXITIES WITHIN CITY HALL OR PORT ARTHUR INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. WHILE THE EXACT RESPONSIBILITY REMAINS UNCLEAR, THE PROJECT STAGNATION IS EVIDENT. THE NEHEMIAH CREW STEPPED FORWARD TO ADDRESS THIS SITUATION. WE COULD NOT STAND BY AND WATCH THE STAFF AND STUDENTS OF STAFF SERGEANT LUCIAN ADAMS ELEMENTARY FACE DISAPPOINTMENT AS THEIR GARDEN OF HOPE PROJECT SEEMS TO FADE. WE MUST QUESTION WHETHER THIS IS THE KIND OF ENVIRONMENT WE WISH TO FOSTER, ONE WHERE POSITIVE INITIATIVES ARE UNDERMINED. IT IS IMPERATIVE.

IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT THIS SITUATION BE ADDRESSED AND CORRECTED IMMEDIATELY. WE URGE ALL INVOLVED PARTIES TO COLLABORATE AND ENSURE THE SWIFT RESUMPTION AND COMPLETION OF THIS VITAL PROJECT. AND LET ME SAY THIS I, I COME FROM WAY BACK. CHILDREN, TODAY WE KNOW MY ERA AND PROBABLY YOUR ERA KNOW WHAT IT IS TO FEEL THE SOIL. HOW MANY CHILDREN.

TODAY'S ERA KNOWS WHAT THAT FEELS LIKE. THIS WOULD BE A WONDERFUL PROJECT FOR THESE KIDS. LET ME TELL YOU, I HAVE A STOCK OF SUGAR CANE GROWING IN MY IN MY FLOWERBED WAITING TO BE PLANTED. I HAVE SOME COTTON SEEDS THAT I HAD SENT IN FROM LOUISIANA WAITING TO BE PLANTED.

WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE THIS PROJECT COME TO FRUITION, BUT WE NEED HELP. WE HAVE OUR. WE HAVE OUR CONTAINERS. WE'VE GOT GOBS OF CONTAINERS. BUT WE NEED THE SOIL. GOD'S. GOD'S GIVEN US ALL. YES, MA'AM. AND WE AGREE 100%. I THINK EVERY COUNCIL MEMBER UP HERE WE AGREE. SO WE DON'T DISAGREE. WE'RE ON YOUR SIDE. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. COUNCILMAN KINLAW HAS HIS LIGHT ON. COUNCILMAN KINLAW LET YOU SPEAK. I JUST WANT TO ASK THIS QUICK QUESTION. SO WE DIDN'T YOU GUYS DIDN'T GET THE MOU FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT YET. I'M UNDERSTANDING THAT CORRECTLY. AND AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE LEGAL SIDE OF THAT AS WELL, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK NO ONE UP HERE IS SAYING THAT YOU GUYS WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GET THAT FUNDING. BUT MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE MOU, BECAUSE IT BEING A DIFFERENT ENTITY, MAYBE THE DIRECTOR CAN ANSWER THIS QUESTION FOR ME BECAUSE IT'S, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PUBLIC PROPERTY OR WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CITY PROPERTY OWNED PROPERTY, WE CAN DO THOSE THINGS WITHOUT ANY, ANY MOU. BUT DID YOU GET THE MOU YET WHERE WE CAN? NO, WE HAVEN'T GOT THE MEMO. AND IN ONE OF THE COMMUNICATIONS WE THE WE WERE JUST TRYING TO GET CLARITY. IT'S LIKE BEAUTIFICATION HAD A PROJECT. THEY WANT TO DO THIS PROJECT. SO IT'S LIKE NOW I HAVE TO PULL OUT ALL THE INFORMATION THAT I NEED IN ORDER TO MAKE THE PROJECT WORK FOR US. OKAY. NOT A NO. IT NEVER WAS A NO. IT WAS LIKE, I NEED THIS, I NEED THIS. AND I, LIKE I SAID, I HAD

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THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MAYOR. LET ME SAY THIS, MISTER. MISTER KINLAW, THIS DIDN'T START RIGHT AT THE END OF SCHOOL. WE DISCUSSED THIS. WAS IT MARCH? I THINK WE HAD STARTED THIS DISCUSSION IN MARCH AND IT WAS OKAYED. AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT CAME BACK. AND THAT'S WHEN WE START. IT'S SOMETHING ELSE. AND I'M JUST LIKE, WHAT DO YOU MEAN? BECAUSE THE BEAUTIFICATION COMMISSION MEETS ONLY ONCE A MONTH, RIGHT? BY THE TIME WE KEEP MEETING, IT IS ALMOST TIME FOR SCHOOL TO BE OUT AT THAT POINT. BUT THIS WAS A PROMISE THAT WAS MADE ONCE WE GOT THE GREEN LIGHT THAT, YES, YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND PURCHASE THE CONTAINERS. THEN WE THOUGHT IT WAS A GO. DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THE GREEN LIGHT TO GO IN? IF YOU GIVE IT TO US TONIGHT, YOUR COMMUNICATION. I KNOW YOU WERE COMMUNICATING SEPARATE WITH THE ADMINISTRATION. SO DID SHE ACTUALLY GIVE YOU A TIME FRAME? DOCTOR FOWLER? NO. I SPOKE WITH DOCTOR FOWLER AND SHE SENDS HER APOLOGIES BECAUSE THERE WAS A FAMILY EMERGENCY TONIGHT. AS WELL AS WITH MISTER JONES. I DIDN'T GET TO. SHE TEXTED ME. OKAY, SO I'LL TALK TO HER AFTER THIS MEETING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO I THINK THAT THE MOU HAS TO BE EXECUTED BEFORE WE CAN DO ANYTHING. AND WHEN YOU SPOKE TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, YOU SAID YOU SPOKE. THAT WAS THURSDAY NIGHT. DID YOU PRESENT THEM WITH ANY PRESENT? YOU KNOW THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO GIVE ME MONEY, BUT I. OH NO NO NO. I'M NOT A STRONG LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION, SO I'LL FOLLOW UP ON THAT. OKAY. AND SEE IF THEY SENT THE EMAIL. OKAY. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. SO WE'VE STILL GOT THE BOTTOM LINE. MOU HAS TO BE EXECUTED AND THEN WE CAN THEN MOVE FORWARD. OKAY. OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE GOT ABOUT. MR. MR. OKAY. FROM STARBUCKS. OKAY. YEAH. YEAH. YOU GOT IF YOU DON'T HAVE COFFEE IN YOUR BACK POCKET, I'LL PUT THAT IN MY NOTES. 717. GO AHEAD. GO FOR IT. OKAY. HONOR TO THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THAT'S A QUICK, SLIGHT ERROR. MY NAME IS LAWRENCE DEAR. SO JUNIOR LAWRENCE? YES. GENERAL MANAGER OF STARBUCKS, LOCATED AT 3990 TWIN CITY. AND I JUST TOOK BEEN GENERAL MANAGER FOR A MONTH. EXCUSE ME, A YEAR AND EIGHT MONTHS GOING ON TWO. OKAY. WE PRETTY MUCH WE RANKED 919 OUT OF 404 STORES. SO WE PRETTY MUCH HAVE CAPTIVATED THE TRUST OF THE COMMUNITY WITH THE HIGHEST RANK IN DISTRICT FOR SALES. SO WE WE WAS LOOKING FOR MORE ACTIVITY OUTSIDE THE COMMUNITY, OUTSIDE THE BUILDING. MISS PASTOR WANDA CAME IN FOURTH AND THIS WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE BACK. AND ONE OF THE AREAS THAT WE CAN GIVE BACK IS WE GIVE GROUND FOR GROUND. WE GIVE THE ESPRESSO GROUNDS TO ALL THE COMMUNITY THAT WANTS IT FOR FREE. SO

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YOUR PRESENTATION ALMOST. YOU GOT. I'LL GIVE YOU TWO MINUTES. GO AHEAD. GO AHEAD AND ROLL IT.

GO AHEAD AND ROLL IT FOR MISS PAM. Y'ALL CAN LOOK AT IT. THIS IS MY IDEAS FOR THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR. Y'ALL MIGHT LOWER THE LIGHTS OR SOMETHING SO THEY CAN SEE. WE CAN. WE CAN SEE.

OKAY, WE GOT YOU. WELL, I WOULD START. WELL, THAT LOOKS GOOD. WELL, I CAN'T SEE IT. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'RE VERY, VERY INTERESTED IN BEAUTIFYING ALL OF PORT ARTHUR SINCE THE PORT ARTHUR BEAUTIFICATION COMMISSION. AND NOT JUST OUR DISTRICT, MR. PENA, ALTHOUGH I HAVE JIMMY JOHNSON UP THERE. I HAVE A SPECIAL INTEREST IN THAT AREA. IT LOOKS GOOD. WE'RE LIVING ALL OF PORT ARTHUR. I'M DOING THIS BECAUSE I'M APPEALING FOR MORE MONEY FOR THE COMMISSION. YOU KNOW, $12,000 IS JUST NOT ENOUGH, YOU KNOW, TO GET IT DONE. I ALSO WANT TO TELL Y'ALL THAT I WAS REALLY, REALLY GRATEFUL THAT THE TEXAS BEAUTIFUL COMMISSION RECOMMENDED, AND I OPERATED AS A. A FACILITATOR FOR, FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS. SO Y'ALL GOING TO BE KNOWN BECAUSE I GOT TO REPRESENT US. WELL, THE WHOLE SOUTHEAST TEXAS REGION. AND THEN WE STILL HAVE OUR GOLD STATUS, SO WE NEED MORE MONEY. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK

[ III.B.(2) A Presentation By The Environmental & Consumer Health Division Of The Health Department Regarding Changes To Mobile Food Units And Fees.]

WHAT I YOU KNOW, COUNCILMAN KINLOCK. COUNCILMAN FRANK, CITY MANAGER, MR. BURTON. MRS. MISS.

ROXANNE. SEE? OVER THERE. MISS. WHITLEY. ALSO THE THE NEW COUNCIL, THE NEW FACES HERE.

YOU KNOW, JUST TO GET WOOD AND AND MR. AND MRS. JACOBS. SO IT'S WONDERFUL TO SEE Y'ALL. I KNOW Y'ALL DO A WONDERFUL JOB. SO CAN YOU CONTINUE TO SERVE THE CITIZENS AND YOU'LL DO AMAZING. SO I'M ACTUALLY HERE ON BEHALF OF THE. AND I ALSO HAVE MY SUPPORT CREW IN THE BACK HERE. ACTUALLY, MY BOSS IS HERE. AND AND WE ARE HERE FOR A. THE ORDINANCE CHANGE WITHIN THE CITY ORDINANCE DUE TO THE RECENT STATE CHANGES FOR THE MOBILE FOOD UNITS. THEY DO HAVE THE PRESENTATION UP. SO LET ME GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD. SO HOUSE BILL, CAN Y'ALL HEAR ME? HELLO. OKAY. HOUSE BILL 2844 AMENDS CHAPTER 22, WHICH THE TEMPORARY AND MOBILE FOOD UNITS.

SO ON MAY 26TH OF 2025, THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE ENACTED HOUSE. OH, OH, DID I DO THAT? OKAY.

ENACTED HOUSE BILL 2844 DURING THE 89TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION, ESTABLISHING A STATEWIDE LICENSING PROGRAM FOR MOBILE FOOD VENDORS IN TEXAS. THE LEGISLATION WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE JULY THE 1ST OF 2026. AND THIS ESTABLISHES A STATEWIDE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR ALL MOBILE FOOD VENDORS WITHIN THE STATE OF TEXAS. BECAUSE STATE LAW NOW PREEMPTS CERTAIN LOCAL REGULATIONS, THE CITY, THEY MUST AMEND ITS CODE OF ORDINANCES AS IT PERTAINS TO FOOD TRUCKS TO COMPLY WITH THE HOUSE BILL 2844. SECTION TWO CREATES NEW TEXAS HEALTH AND SAFETY CODES DEVOTED SPECIFICALLY TO THE LICENSING AND INSPECTIONS OF MOBILE FOOD VENDORS IN TEXAS. SO WHY IS THIS ORDINANCE REDRAFT NECESSARY? SO WITH HOUSE BILL 2844 AND REQUIRING OUR CHANGES TO THE LOCAL ORDINANCE, THIS BASICALLY CREATES A STATEWIDE LICENSING PROGRAM FOR MOBILE FOOD VENDORS VIA DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES. THIS WILL LIMIT THE MUNICIPALITY FOR THE CITY'S AUTHORITY AS FAR AS OVER FOOD TRUCK PERMITTING.

THIS PREEMPTS CONFLICTING LOCAL REGULATIONS REQUIRE CITIES TO REVISE ORDINANCES, BASICALLY

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MOBILE FOOD VENDORS THAT ARE LICENSED BY THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES, LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS. THEY NO LONGER ISSUE SEPARATE HEALTH PERMITS, AND THE STATE LAW LIMITS LOCAL REGULATIONS OF FOOD TRUCKS AND OTHER MOBILE FOOD VENDORS. AND IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT THE BOTTOM WE PUT THIS HERE BECAUSE THIS IS NOT A POLICY CHANGE INITIATED BY THE CITY, BUT RATHER IT IS A STATE MANDATE UPDATED TO ENSURE THAT OUR CODE COMPLIES WITH THE TEXAS STATE LAW, WHICH IS WHAT WE'VE ALWAYS FOLLOWED, AND WE WILL FOLLOW.

SO WHAT AUTHORITY DOES THE CITY KEEP? SO THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF LIGHT TO THIS SITUATION.

ALTHOUGH OUR AUTHORITY HAS HAS BEEN CUT. AS FAR AS FOR THE MOBILE FOOD UNITS, THERE IS STILL SOME LIGHT. SO THE CITY WILL CONTINUE TO REGULATE AS FAR AS ZONING, LAND USE, FIRE CODE, TRAFFIC AND PARKING NOISE, BUSINESS REGISTRATION. WE'RE AUTHORIZED UTILITIES, PUBLIC NUISANCE ENFORCEMENT. AND ONCE AGAIN, THE CITY MAY NOT REGULATE AREAS PREEMPTED BY THE STATE LAW RELATING TO FOOD SAFETY, LICENSING AND INSPECTION. SO THESE ARE JUST A FEW MORE KEY POINTS THAT I JUST PUT DOWN. ONCE AGAIN, IT JUST IT JUST PREEMPTS LOCAL AUTHORITY TO PROHIBIT OR REGULATE MOBILE FOOD VENDORS WITHIN A WAY TO CONFLICT WITH THE HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE. THIS ALSO REQUIRES A MOBILE FOOD VENDOR TO OBTAIN AN ANNUAL LICENSE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES FOR STATEWIDE OPERATION. LOCAL JURISDICTIONS ONCE AGAIN WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE TO ISSUE PERMITS UNDER HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE FOR 37 FOR THE OPERATION OF MOBILE FOOD UNITS WITHIN THEIR BORDERS. AND THIS IS JUST A BREAKDOWN OF KIND OF WHAT THE STATE HAS PUT INTO PLACE AS FAR AS THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF MOBILE UNITS AND HOW THEY'LL BE BROKEN DOWN. SO YOU HAVE A TYPE ONE, TYPE TWO AND TYPE THREE CLASSIFICATION. YOUR TYPE ONE IS BASICALLY YOUR PREPACKAGED NON TCS FOODS, WHICH BASICALLY THAT THEY WON'T DO ANY PREPPING, ANY COOKING, ANYTHING LIKE THAT. IT'LL BE ALL PREPACKAGED. YOUR TYPE TWO IS BASICALLY FOODS THAT REQUIRE VERY LIMITED HANDLING, VERY LIMITED PREPARATION. THEY WON'T DO ANY TYPE OF COMPLEX COOKING OR ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE. AND OF COURSE THE TYPE THREE WILL BASICALLY BE FULL OUT COOKING, FULL OUT PREPARATION, FULL OUT HANDLING, HOLDING AND SERVICE. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I JUST KIND OF PUT A FEE STRUCTURE TOGETHER. NOW, SOME OF THESE STRUCTURES WE AREN'T, WE AREN'T GOING TO CHANGE. BUT DUE TO THE CHANGES WITH THE MOBILE FOOD UNITS AND THE STATE AND TRYING TO ALIGN WITH WHAT THE STATE HAS AND ADJUSTING OUR ORDINANCE, WE HAVE TRIED TO ADJUST SOME OF THE FEES TO KIND OF COMBAT THE LOSS OF WHAT WE WOULD BE FACING WITH THE STATE, WITH THE STATE CHANGES, AND NOT BEING ABLE TO TAKE THOSE FUNDS FROM THE MOBILE FOOD UNIT. SO AS FAR AS THE RETAIL FOOD PERMITS GO, OF COURSE WE HAVE OURS BROKE DOWN IN A LOW, MEDIUM AND HIGH RISK, WHICH IS ONE, 22, TEN AND 300.

FOR OUR RISK BASED CLASSIFICATION, THERE WILL BE NO CHANGES TO THAT. MOBILE FOOD UNITS RIGHT NOW CURRENTLY IS FOR UNRESTRICTED FOOD TRUCKS. IT'S BASICALLY TRUCKS THAT DO FULL OUT COOKING WHERE 120 AND THEN RESTRICTED TRUCKS, WHICH BASICALLY LIKE YOUR ICE CREAM TRUCKS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE WOULD WERE $100. NOW WE'RE ELIMINATING THAT PER THE STATE OF TEXAS. SO THAT WOULD, THAT WOULD NO LONGER BE REQUIRED. AND WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THAT OUT. TEMPORARY FOOD PERMITS, WHICH ARE BASICALLY THE SAME RIGHT NOW. WE'RE INITIALLY IT'S A $40 INITIAL FEE. AND RIGHT NOW IN THE ORDINANCE, THE ORDINANCE CURRENTLY STATES IT'S $40 FEE AND THEN $30 PER DAY, UP TO 14 CONSECUTIVE DAYS. TO ALIGN THAT WITH WHAT THE STATE HAS OUTLINED, WHICH I THINK THEIR CAP WAS $52. THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO BRING OURS UP TO. SO WE'RE GOING TO AND IT CAN'T BE OVER, BUT IT CAN BE ANYTHING UNDER. SO WE WANT IT TO BE RIGHT AT THAT SAME LEVEL. SO $52 FOR OUR PERMITS. AND OF COURSE, THEY'LL STILL BE UP TO 14 CONSECUTIVE DAYS FOR A SINGLE EVENT AND CELEBRATION, WHICH THAT'S A STATE LAW. AND WE FOLLOW THAT LAW. ALSO, GENERAL SANITATION INSPECTION.

RIGHT NOW, WE DO HAVE IT TO WHERE WE WE PERMIT, WE DON'T PERMIT ANYMORE. BUT WE WERE AS FAR AS FOR CHILD CARE FACILITIES AND DAYCARES, AND THEY WERE. 120 SO RIGHT NOW WE WANT TO CHANGE THAT VERBIAGE ALSO TO REFLECT A GENERAL SANITATION INSPECTION FEE. SO WE DO WANT TO INSTILL THAT FEE OF 150 ALCOHOL PERMITS RIGHT NOW OR CURRENTLY NO CHANGES. WE DO HAVE PACKAGE STORE LICENSE AND DISTRIBUTOR LICENSE FOR LIQUOR STORES, WHICH IS TWO, 50 AND $50. THOSE ARE NOT CHANGING. AND THEN OF COURSE, THE LAST THREE ARE SOMETHING THAT WE'VE ALSO TALKED ABOUT AS FAR AS COMBATING THE THE FEES THAT WE WOULD BE LOSING FOR MOBILE FOOD UNITS, WHICH IS A PAYMENT LATE FEE. BASICALLY ANYONE WHO COMES IN AFTER THE, THE RENEWAL

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BUT JUST TO ANSWER, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT'S A TWO PART QUESTION, BUT WE CAN VERIFY IF THEY HAVE THOSE LICENSE. NOW, IF THEY DO HAVE THEM, THAT MEANS THAT THEY'VE MET THE REQUIREMENTS FROM THE STATE. WHATEVER THE STATE HAS HAS OUTLINED FOR THEM. THEY PAY THEIR FEES. THEY'RE GOOD. THEY DON'T HAVE THEM. WE CAN JUST TELL THEM, HEY, YOU CANNOT SET UP WITHOUT SHOWING ME APPROVAL OF THAT STATE LICENSE. AND ONE AND ONE GOOD THING. ALSO, JUST TO ADD TO WHAT YOU MENTIONED TOO. SO WE ARE ALSO WORKING WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT VERY CLOSELY WITH THEM, AND THEY ARE ABLE TO ACTUALLY PICK UP A LOT OF THE AUTHORITY THAT THEY HAVE ACTUALLY TAKEN AWAY FROM THE HEALTH DEPARTMENTS AS FAR AS AUTHORIZING THESE TRUCKS. SO, YOU KNOW, IF MR. PIRTLE AND HIS CREW GO INTO THE TRUCKS, OF COURSE THEY'RE CHECKING FOR VENDOR HOODS, ANSUL SYSTEMS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE. BUT IF THEY GO IN, THEY SEE A LITTLE DOG ON THE FOOD TRUCK. THEY'RE LIKE, OH, I'M SORRY, HEY, YOU CAN'T OPERATE LIKE THAT. YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO REMOVE THIS DOG. SANITATE, YOU KNOW, SANITIZE THIS TRUCK. I'LL COME BACK AND CHECK IT OUT. AND THAT WAY THEY CAN KIND OF PICK UP ON THOSE ASPECTS WHILE THEY'RE ALSO DOING THEIR PART. SO WHO HAS THE OVERSIGHT OF A FOOD TRUCK BEING ON VERSUS PUBLIC VERSUS PRIVATE PROPERTY? SO THAT WOULD BE THAT'S SOME GOOD QUESTIONS I'M ASKING. I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE A PROBLEM IN THE IN THE NEAR FUTURE. YES, SIR. IF I'M ON PRIVATE PROPERTY, THAT WILL STILL BE COVERED UNDER ZONING. ZONING WILL STILL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO TO CHECK TO SEE WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO BE PARKED AT. AS FAR AS LIKE A, LIKE I KNOW THEY CAN'T BE LIKE CITY RIGHT OF WAYS IN THE STREETS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT YOU KNOW, IF THEY ARE PARKED ON, ON PRIVATE PROPERTY, LIKE I SAY, IF IT IS WITHIN THE ZONING LAWS AND THEY ARE ALLOWED AND THEY WOULD DO SO, IF NOT, THEN ZONING WOULD MAKE SURE THAT THOSE TRUCKS ARE MOVED VIA WHERE THEY CAN BE PARKED. THANK YOU MAYOR. YOU'RE WELCOME. OKAY. WE HAVE WE DON'T HAVE ANY MORE LIGHTS. THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING THAT. YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO MENTION THAT DOG BECAUSE I ASKED YOU ABOUT THAT DOG EARLIER. YES, BUT THAT'S A GOOD EXAMPLE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. APPRECIATE IT. APPRECIATE YOU. OKAY, COUNCIL MEMBERS, WE'RE NOW GOING TO MOVE ON. SEE, WE HAVE CITY MANAGER STAFF REPORTS. WE HAVE NONE. EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION. WE HAVE NONE CORRESPONDENCE. WE HAVE NONE UNDER DISCUSSIONS. WE HAVE NONE.

WE'VE TAKEN CARE OF OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS BY REQUIREMENT OF THE LAW. NOW, COUNCIL MEMBERS, IF

[V. REPORTS / ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST]

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IT WAS WELL RECEIVED. IT WAS WELL PLANNED, WELL ORGANIZED, AND IT WAS JUST A GREAT DAY.

AND THEN WE HAD ALSO THAT SAME DAY, THE GIFT OF LIFE HAD AN AMAZING, WELL STRUCTURED MEN'S HEALTH SCREENING THAT I THINK THE CITIZENS WE REALLY SHOULD TAKE MORE ADVANTAGE OF. IT WAS THERE I WAS ABLE TO GIVE SOME BLOOD, LEARN MORE ABOUT MY GLUCOSE. AND WHILE I AM 23, I LEARNED THAT THERE'S SOME THINGS I NEED TO CORRECT AS WELL. BUT IT GAVE THE THE CITIZENS OF PORT ARTHUR AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY SEE A PHYSICIAN FOR FREE AND GET THAT HELP THAT MANY CITIZENS MAY NOT BE PRIVY TO. I HAVE TWO MINUTES, BUT I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT DISTRICT ONE, A PIECE OF DISTRICT ONE IS NOW GOING TO BE A PART OF DISTRICT FOUR. WE HAVE OUR VERY OWN OF DISTRICT ONE, DOMINIQUE KEEL, WHO HAS A PAINTING LOCATED IN CENTRAL MALL. DOMINIQUE IS A PROUD GRADUATE OF LAMAR STATE COLLEGE, PORT ARTHUR, GRADUATING FROM THE GRAPHIC DESIGN PROGRAM, AND HER ARTWORK IS NOW FEATURED IN CITY MALL. SO WHEN YOU GET A CHANCE, GO BY AND SEE IT. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PIECE, BUT WANTED TO RECOGNIZE, OF COURSE, ALL THE GREAT THINGS TRANSPIRING IN DISTRICT ONE AND THOSE DOING GREAT THINGS. THANK YOU MAYOR.

YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU. YES, COUNCILMEMBER GATEWOOD, I HAVE COUNCIL MEMBERS. I HAVE NO MORE LIGHTS. WE'RE GOING. OH, YES, WE CAN DO THAT. COUNCILMEMBER FRANK, YOU WANT TO GO FORWARD? IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT GRAND OPENING IN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR. WE HAVE UTILIZED RESOURCES AND MONIES TO REVITALIZE AND TO RENEW AND REFURBISH OUR OUR FIRE STATIONS.

AND SO THERE'S GOING TO BE A GRAND OPENING OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR FIRE STATION NUMBER THREE. IT'S GOING TO BE WEDNESDAY, JULY 8TH, 2026 AT 10 A.M. AND THAT'S GOING TO BE AT 2385 61ST STREET IN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR. SO COME OUT AND SEE THE NEW FIRE STATION THAT WE ARE DOING. WE'RE LOOKING AT REDOING ALL OF THE FIRE STATIONS HERE IN OUR CITY, BUT COME AND SEE WHAT WE'RE DOING IN THAT REGARD. SO PLEASE COME OUT AND SEE IT. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER FRANK, FOR THAT ANNOUNCEMENT. WE GOT THAT THIS AFTERNOON. I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT NEW FIRE STATION. ANOTHER THING I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION, WHILE WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY, 30 DAYS FROM TONIGHT, WE'LL BE HAVING A MAYOR'S COMMUNITY MEETING UPDATE AT THE LAMAR STATE COLLEGE OF NEW HEALTH SCIENCE BUILDING IS WHERE OUR MEETING WILL BE HELD. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE DOOR PRIZES AND LOOKING FORWARD TO UPDATING YOU IN SEVERAL AREAS. OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, OUR HEALTH DEPARTMENT WILL BE FEATURED THIS TIME GIVING US UPDATES. AND AGAIN ON OUR STREETS. WE'RE ASKING FOR STREET UPDATE. AND SO THAT'LL COME FROM OUR STREETS DEPARTMENT. AND WE HAVE SEVERAL OTHER THINGS THAT WILL TAKE PLACE IN THAT MEETING. SO WE WANT YOU TO COME OUT AND HEAR WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING.

THIS WILL BE THE MAYOR'S FIRST YEAR CONCLUSION. AND SO THIS MEETING WILL HAVE WE'VE HAD THESE MEETINGS, AS PROMISED, EVERY 30, EVERY 90 DAYS, AND I WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE THEM ON UNTIL NEXT YEAR. SO THE MAYOR'S 90 DAY UPDATE, THIS IS CONCLUDES MY MY FIRST YEAR, WHICH WAS A JUNE 18TH OF 2026. SO HAPPY TO GIVE YOU THIS UPDATE AND HAPPY FOR IT TO BE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LAMAR STATE COLLEGE AND NEW HEALTH SCIENCE BUILDING. SO LOOK FORWARD TO BEING THERE ON JULY 30TH. SO PLEASE NOTE THAT AND I WILL ANNOUNCE IT AGAIN AT THE NEXT MEETING AND THE NEXT MEETING. THANK YOU, DEACON FRANK. ALL RIGHT. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER.

JONES. COUNCIL MEMBER. JONES. YEAH. DEACON FRANK, DO YOU WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE DEACON DAVIS LOST HIS BROTHER ON. OKAY. WHEN YOU. DEACON DAVIS LOST HIS BROTHER AND DALLAS WHEN YOU.

YEAH. OKAY. YEAH. OKAY. OKAY. WHEN YOU'RE DEALING WITH MY CLASSMATES. OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER JONES, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE NOW TO NUMBER SIX. UNFINISHED BUSINESS. WE HAVE

[VII. CONSENT AGENDA]

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBERS, THERE ARE NO OTHER LIGHTS AND NO OTHER ITEMS BEEN

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HELLO. WHO APPROVED? I'M SORRY JONES CAN YOU SECOND HAS BEEN MOVED IN SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? THAT WAS FAST. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT AND THE CONSENT AGENDA

[VII.C.(4) P.R. No. 24948 – A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Accept Close-Out Documents Submitted By Pavecon Ltd, Of Houston, Texas And Approve The Release Of Retainage In The Amount Of $32,304.75, For The Redbird Street Rehabilitation Project From Green Avenue To Jefferson Drive. Street Capital Account No. 307 00-000-2050-00-00-000, Project No. ST5106.CON. ]

YES, DOCTOR HANEY THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN FRANK. WE JUST CAN'T LET THE RED BIRD FLY. NO, NO.

CAN'T LET THE RED BIRD. I TRIED TO LET THE RED BIRD FLY. YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY. A BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH. I GOT ONE IN THE ONE. Y'ALL ARE DISRUPTING MY MEETING.

COME ON, LET'S GO. DOCTOR HANEY. YES, SIR. PURSUANT TO THE IN MY BACKGROUND INFORMATION. I READ PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION 26127, AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE WAS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL FOR 100 CALENDAR DAY TIME EXTENSION. DUE TO THE UNKNOWN CONDITION OF EXISTING SEWER LINE IN THE CASE, IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. AND THEN YOU WENT ON TO TALK ABOUT WHAT PAVE CON THE CONTRACTOR WAS GOING TO BE DOING. AND THEN IT TALKED ABOUT REPLACING THE BETWEEN REPLACING SEWER TAPS, TEN SEWER TAPS AND 650 LINEAR FEET OF EXISTING SEWER LINE, WEREN'T THEY SUPPOSED TO DO SOMETHING TO SOME DITCHES AS WELL? YES, SIR. ACCORDING TO THE INSPECTOR FROM THE CITY SIDE THAT THESE DITCHES WERE GRADED AND COMPLETED. AND ALSO, REMEMBER, ANYTIME WE CLOSE OUT A PROJECT, WE HAVE A ONE YEAR WARRANTY ON THAT PROJECT. SO ANYTHING THAT GOES WRONG WITHIN THAT YEAR, THE CONTRACTOR IS OBLIGATED TO COME BACK AND TAKE CARE OF IT.

BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE DITCHES WERE GRADED AS PER THE CITY'S INSPECTOR. NO, I WHEN I READ THAT, I SAID AS I WAS GOING THROUGH MY BOOKLET, I SAID, TAKE A RIDE OVER HERE, TOOK A RIDE OVER, LOOKED AT THE DISHES. THEY'RE NOT EXCAVATED TO THE DEGREE THAT I THINK THAT IT WARRANTS GIVING. EVEN NOW, SIGNING OFF ON IT, I THINK YOU NEED TO LOOK AT IT AGAIN. FOR THAT REASON, I'D LIKE TO TABLE THIS. MAYBE IS IT POSSIBLE TO TABLE THIS? IT'S COUNCIL CAN TABLE IF THEY CHOOSE TO DO SO. WELL, WHAT I'M TRYING TO GET AWAY FROM DOING. YES, YOU CAN TABLE IT. THERE'S NO RUSH. WELL, I'M ASKING THE COUNCIL BECAUSE I DON'T WANT I DON'T WANT TO SIGN OFF ON SOME WORK THAT HAS NOT BEEN. HAVE ALL THE TAPS BEEN DONE? YES, SIR. ALL THE WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED FOR. ON THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT THIS PROJECT. THIS WAS AWARDED ON 11325 WAS SUPPOSED TO BE COMPLETED ON 42226. WE DID A 100 DAY CHANGE ORDER THAT PUSHED THE TIMELINE TO. 73126. THE CHANGE ORDER WAS DUE TO CHANGING THAT WASTEWATER SEWER LINE. THAT WAS NOT ON THE DRAWINGS NO ONE KNEW ABOUT, AND IT WAS DISCOVERED DURING CONSTRUCTION. SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION WAS ISSUED ON FIVE, SEVEN, 26. SO WE FINISHED THIS JOB TWO AND A HALF MONTHS BEFORE THE ALLOTTED TIME, AND WE GAVE THEM A PUNCH LIST FOR 60 DAYS. THEY FINISHED IT UP. SO THE TWO GOOD THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN DIRECTED BY COUNCIL TO DO IS FINISH THESE PROJECTS ON TIME, KEEP THEM WITHIN BUDGET, AND THIS PROJECT MEETS BOTH OF THESE ITEMS AS DIRECTED BY COUNCIL. WELL, TO MY TO MY UNTRAINED EYE, IT DOESN'T IT DIDN'T. AND I'M GOING TO CONCEDE THAT I DO HAVE AN UNTRAINED EYE. SO. BUT IN MY EYES, I DON'T SEE THAT THE PROJECT WAS COMPLETED TO WARRANT THE SIGNING OFF TO TO PAY. SO I THINK WE WILL DEFINITELY TAKE A LOOK AT IT. I'LL DO THAT MYSELF. THANK YOU.

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THAT'S MY COMMENT. WHEN WE ISSUE SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION, WE DO NOT RELEASE RETAINAGE.

RETAINAGE IS ONLY RELEASED AT THE END OF THE PROJECT AND BY THE LAW OF SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION IS EQUIVALENT TO WHEN THE PROJECT IS USED BY THE CITIZENS. SO ONCE THEY FINISH A PROJECT TO THE POINT WE ARE USING IT AS A CITY AND CITIZENS, THEN SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION IS JUSTIFIED. RIGHT? AND I UNDERSTAND THAT. SO MY POINT IS FOR THIS THIS ITEM. THIS ITEM THAT SPEAKS TO THE RETAINAGE BEING RELEASED. AND I THINK YOU ALREADY KIND OF SPOKE TO THE FACT THAT YOU WOULD CONFIRM THAT THAT ITEM WOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF, EVEN IF IT WASN'T ON THE PUNCH LIST. RIGHT. SO I GUESS I'M JUST STANDING WITH COUNCIL MEMBER FRANK SAYING THAT WE SHOULD PURSUE, WE SHOULD PURSUE ENSURING THAT EVEN IF THE ITEM WASN'T ON THE PUNCH LIST, THAT IT IS COMPLETED BEFORE WE RELEASED THE RETAINAGE BECAUSE WE LOSE OUR LEVERAGE WHEN WE DO SO. AND I THINK THAT'S A VERY GOOD POINT, BECAUSE ONCE COUNCIL ACTUALLY VOTES TO RELEASE THE RETAINAGE, EVEN THERE IS AN ITEM THEY NEED TO FINISH. BY LAW, I BELIEVE WE'RE OBLIGATED TO RELEASE IT BECAUSE IT HAPPENED ON ANOTHER PROJECT.

AND THAT WAS THE OPINION FROM THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT THEN. SO IF WE WANT TO HOLD THIS OFF FOR TWO MORE WEEKS, IT CAN WAIT. YEAH. OKAY. SO WE HAVE TO VOTE ON WE HAVE TO DO ONE. WE HAVE TO RIGHT NOW VOTE ON THE MOTION THAT'S ON THE FLOOR OR TABLE. MOVE FOR A TABLE TO TABLE THIS ITEM. YES. I HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR IN A SECOND. SO AT THIS TIME WE'RE GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE. AND I NEED SOMEONE TO MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE THE TABLE. SECOND. IT'S BEEN SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS. ALL IN FAVOR SAY I I THE ITEM IT WILL BE TABLED AND WE HAVE TO GO BACK IN NOW. DO ANYTHING WITH THE PREVIOUS MOTION. CITY ATTORNEY, CITY SECRETARY, WE'RE DONE. WE TABLED IT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE NOW. SO THE ITEM IS TABLED. WE'RE

[VIII.A.(1) P.R. No. 24876 – A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute Non-Exclusive Agreements With The Reserve Network And Argus Talent, LLC For The Provision Of Temporary Staffing Services; Designating The Reserve Network As The Primary Vendor And Argus Talent, LLC As The Secondary Vendor; Authorizing A One-Year Term With Two Optional One-Year Renewals; Providing For A Projected Annual Budgetary Impact Of $3,000,000.00; Of Which $1,204,637.00 Is Available For Fiscal Year 2026, The Remaining $1,795,363.00 Is Subject To Approval And Appropriations Of The Fiscal Year 2027 Budget. Funding Shall Be Provided By Various Departments Under The Line Item 5476 “Temp Services”. ]

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THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION PASSES NUMBER TWO PR NUMBER 24934. A RESOLUTION

[VIII.A.(2) P.R. No. 24934 – A Resolution Authorizing The Port Arthur Economic Development Corporation To Enter Into A Master Healthcare Workforce Training Agreement With Lamar State College Port Arthur To Provide Healthcare Apprenticeship And Workforce Training Services For Eligible Port Arthur Residents In An Amount Not To Exceed $250,000.00 Over A Twenty-Four (24) Month Term; (Projected $50,000.00 For FY 2026, $140,000.00 For FY 2027, And $60,000.00 For FY 2028, Subject To Annual Appropriation And Approval Of PAEDC Budget); Funds Available In PAEDC Account No. 120-80-625-5475-00-00-000 (Job Training Programs).]

SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND, ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE AYE. THE

[VIII.A.(3) P.R. No. 24964 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute A Non-Exclusive Agreement With Cotton Commercial USA, Inc., Of Katy, Texas, For The Provision Of Emergency Environmental, Disaster Recovery, Debris Management, And Logistical Response Services; Authorizing An Amount Not To Exceed $1,000,000.00 During The Authorized Term; Providing For An Initial Term Through December 31, 2026, With Two Optional One-Year Renewal Terms; And Providing That Funding Shall Be Subject To Emergency Appropriations And Available Project Funding.]

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AND WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO IS TO PUT PORT ARTHUR COMPANIES FIRST. AND THAT'S WHAT MY QUESTION WAS, WAS DOES IT YOU KNOW, BECAUSE SOME OF THE COMPANIES I'VE SPOKEN WITH SAYS THAT WE NEVER GET THIS JOB AND WE DON'T KNOW WHY THEY ALWAYS GIVE IT TO THIS COMPANY. AND THAT IS WHY I HAVE THESE QUESTIONS. WELL, I'M GONNA BE REALLY HONEST BECAUSE THEY DON'T SUBMIT. NOBODY FROM PORT ARTHUR SUBMITTED ON THIS PROJECT. OKAY. AND THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO LOOK FURTHER, FURTHER INTO, BECAUSE THE PEOPLE I'VE TALKED TO HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEY'VE TRIED TO GET THIS CONTRACT THAT IS INCORRECT, AND THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO GET. I'M GOING TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THAT. JUST I'M NOT SAYING IT'S NOT TRUTHFUL WHAT YOU'RE TELLING ME, BUT I DO WANT TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THAT BECAUSE I DO WANT TO GIVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR MORE PORT ARTHUR COMPANIES TO GET THESE JOBS. I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT SOME OF THESE COMPANIES, THEY CALL THEM OUT TO COME DO THESE EMERGENCY JOBS BECAUSE SOME COMPANIES LIKE YOURS, I'M NOT I'M NOT EVEN CONFIRMING IT'S YOURS. BUT SOMETIMES Y'ALL CAN'T MAKE IT OUT DURING THE DISASTER. SO THEN THEY CALL THE LOCAL COMPANY HERE. SO THAT IS JUST WHAT I WANT TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF. AND THAT'S WHAT THE QUESTION WAS, YOU KNOW, FOR THE CITY MANAGER REGARDING IF THIS WAS TO THE LOWEST BIDDER OR NOT. AND CLIFF IS OUR PURCHASING MANAGER. AND SO YOU YOU PUT THESE OUT FOR PROPOSAL. YES. CHRIS. AND YOU HANDLE THE CLIFF. YES. AND HANDLE THE WHOLE PROCESS. YEAH. THESE ARE PART OF ALL OUR DISASTER CONTRACTS THAT WE GO OUT PERIODICALLY.

YES. OKAY. OKAY. WELL, GOOD. I JUST WANT TO GET MORE OF THE LOCAL COMPANIES ENGAGED. THAT'S WHAT MY PLAN IS, OKAY? AND THAT'S WHAT I PLAN TO DO IN THE FUTURE. OKAY. THAT'S FINE. LIKE I SAY, YOU CAN SEND THEM TO ME. TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, I'M NOT AWARE OF A PORT ARTHUR VENDOR THAT CAN DO THIS PARTICULAR WORK, BUT IF THERE IS SOMEONE THAT CAN, YES, THEY HAVE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH ME. BUT I CAN HONESTLY SAY NO ONE'S CAME. THE ONLY PEOPLE IN THE PAST THAT'S COME IS SOME PEOPLE WHO CAME FOR LIKE DEBRIS REMOVAL TO COME PICK UP TRASH. WE'VE TALKED TO PEOPLE LIKE THAT. BUT WHEN IT COMES TO EVEN DEBRIS REMOVAL, WE NEED LIKE THE LARGER COMPANIES, WE DON'T NEED A COUPLE OF GUYS WITH TRAILERS, YOU KNOW, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT COMPANY I'M REFERRING TO IS ACTION RESTORATION. THEY'RE IN PORT ARTHUR. THEY'RE THE BIGGEST COMPANIES. THEY GET CALLED OUT TO FLORIDA. THEIR SALES, I DON'T KNOW, 80 MILLION A YEAR. THEY'RE, I'M SURE BIGGER THAN THIS COMPANY. YEAH. I'M FAMILIAR. WE DO WORK WITH ACTION RESTORATION, BUT THEY'VE NEVER SUBMITTED FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT. AND THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO GET TO THE BOTTOM. NOT NOT ONLY ONE PARTICULAR COMPANY, I WANT SEVERAL COMPANIES TO BID ON THESE JOBS. I WANT TO KEEP THE MONEY HERE. OKAY, OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY NOS. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION PASSES.

[VIII.A.(4) P.R. No. 24983 - A Resolution Ratifying The Emergency Sewer Repair Performed At 4863 60th Street; Authorizing Payment To Global Drilling, Inc. Of Winnie, Texas, In The Amount Of $645,400.00; Finding That The Procurement Qualified For The Emergency Exemptions Set Forth In Sections 252.022(a)(1) And 252.022(a)(2) Of The Texas Local Government Code; And Providing For Funding From CIP Account No. 405-40-000-8516-00-00-000, Project No. WS0032.OTH. ]

[VIII.A.(5) P.R. No. 24993 – A Resolution Approving A Workforce Training Agreement Between The Port Arthur Economic Development Corporation And Lamar State College Port Arthur For The Training Of Port Arthur Residents As Class A & B Commercial Drivers In An Amount Not To Exceed $100,000.00; Funds Available In EDC Acct. 120-80-625-5475-00-00-000, Subject To Approval Of The PAEDC FY26-27 Budget. ]

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[VIII.A.(6) P.R. No. 24994 – A Resolution Approving The Second Year (First Renewal) Of An Agreement Between The Port Arthur Economic Development Corporation And S&S Investigations & Security, Inc. Of Groves, Texas, For Security Guard Services To Serve The Spur 93 Business Park For An Amount Not To Exceed $126,659.00; Funding Available In EDC Account No. 120-80-625-5479-00-00-000 (Business Park Development). ]

[VIII.A.(7) P.R. No. 25002 – A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute Change Order No. 1 To The Contract With Preferred Facilities Group Of Port Arthur, Texas, Extending The Contract Time By One Hundred Thirty-Five (135) Days With No Increase In Contract Price; Accepting The Project As Complete; Authorizing Final Payment And Release Of Retainage In The Amount Of $23,203.61 For The Construction Of The Photo Op On Pleasure Island In Lakefront Park; And Authorizing The Execution Of All Close-Out Documents; Funding Is Available In Retainage Account No. 450-00-000-2050-00-00-000. ]

[VIII.A.(8) P.R. No. 25003 – A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute A Grant Agreement With The Texas Parks And Wildlife Department For The Acceptance Of A Local Park Directed Grant In The Amount Of $100,000.00 For Playground Equipment And Surfacing, Sports Court Renovations, And Site Amenities At Lincoln Park Located At 713 W. 6th Street, With No Cash Match Required. ]

THANK YOU. OKAY. I JUST WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT. CONGRATULATIONS ON RECEIVING THE GRANT. OH, THANKS. OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY NO'S?

[VIII.A.(9) P.R. No. 25005 – A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Submit A Grant Application To The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) Funding Opportunity As Part Of The Texas House Bill 500 (89th Legislature) For The Possible Grant Funding Of $13,000,000.00 For The Sabine Pass Water System Improvements Project. ]

[VIII.B.(1) P.O. No. 7430 – An Ordinance Authorizing The Conveyance Of A City-Owned Vacant Substandard Lot To Keith Carter, A Disabled Veteran, For The Purpose Of Constructing An Affordable Owner Occupied Residential Home; Finding That Such Conveyance Serves A Public Purpose; And Further Authorizing The City Manager To Execute A Special Warranty Deed For The Conveyance.]

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[VIII.B.(2) P.O. No. 7436 – An Ordinance Amending Chapter 22, Businesses, Article IX, Temporary And Mobile Food Units, Of The Code Of Ordinances; Repealing Existing Sections 22-465 Through 22-468 In Their Entirety; Adopting New Regulations Governing Temporary Food Establishments And Mobile Food Vendors Consistent With Chapter 437B Of The Texas Health And Safety Code; Establishing Local Operational Requirements Consistent With State Law.]

REPEALING EXISTING SECTIONS 22-465 THROUGH 22468 IN THEIR ENTIRETY, ADOPTING NEW REGULATIONS GOVERNING TEMPORARY FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS AND MOBILE FOOD VENDORS. CONSISTENT WITH CHAPTER 437 B OF THE TEXAS HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE. ESTABLISHING LOCAL OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS CONSISTENT WITH STATE LAW. CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SO MOVED. SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND, ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. THE THE ORDINANCE PASSES. AT THIS TIME I'M GOING TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO DISMISS TO ADJOURN OUR MEETING AT 8:04 P.M. I NEED A MOTION. SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY I, I, I MAYOR, ARE YOU GOING TO INFORM THE COUNCIL OF THE TRADING DAY ON THE 13TH? YEAH. THEY WANTED TO KNOW YOU. YEAH. OH, CHRISTI TOO. YES.

CHRISTI. WE'RE HAVING A. TURN YOUR MIC ON. WE CAN'T HEAR YOU. I'M SORRY. CAN YOU HEAR ME? WE HAVE A SPECIAL TRAINING FOR OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT WILL BE HELD ON JULY THE 13TH. AND WHAT TIME? 10:00, 1030, 10:00, 1030 AT THE PRESS BUILDING. YES, ON THE 13TH, 10:00. I THOUGHT IT WAS. I THOUGHT YOU HAD TEN. I THINK IT'S A TWO HOUR MEETING. YES. I'M SORRY. TEN TO WHAT? 10 TO 3. OKAY. YES, MA'AM. ALRIGHT. DID I SAY I? I SAID THE MOTION AND I DIDN'T. ALL IN FAVOR SAY I I. MEETING IS

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