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RUN. GET GOOD. GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO OUR CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING FOR TUESDAY,
[I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL]
JULY 28TH, 2026 AT 3:00 PM. I'M SORRY, THIS IS 3:00. IS THIS RIGHT? IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE 4:00.THEN I'M MISSING, RIGHT? OH, SORRY. 4:00 PM. I APOLOGIZE. YOU MAY JOIN US BY TELEPHONIC AND OUR VIDEO CONFERENCE BY CALLING 877853524 SEVEN, OR (888) 788-0099. ONCE YOU DIAL THE NUMBER, YOU MAY ENTER OUR MEETING ID 81802690588 AND OUR PASSCODE OF 723561. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. BY DOING SO, YOU HAVE TO CALL 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE TO OUR CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE AT (409) 983-8115. AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO ASK EVERYONE TO PLEASE MUTE YOUR CELL PHONES AND OR TURN THEM OFF. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUR INVOCATION, OUR PLEDGE, AND OUR ROLL CALL. I'M GOING TO ASK COUNCIL MEMBER GATEWOOD TO LEAD US IN A BRIEF PRAYER, AND WE'LL HAVE OUR PLEDGE AND THEN ROLL CALL. THANK YOU, HEAVENLY FATHER, FOR WAKING US UP THIS MORNING, AND WE THANK YOU FOR SENDING US ON OUR WAY. WE ASK FOR TRAVELING GRACE, FOR THOSE THAT ARE ON THEIR WAY HERE, WE ASK THAT YOU JUST PREPARE OUR HEARTS AND OUR MINDS TO DO THE CITY BUSINESS TO MOVE THE CITY FORWARD. WE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AT SUCH A TIME AS THIS. CONTINUE TO TOUCH OUR CITY, OUR CITIZENS, OUR WORKERS AND CONTINUE TO MOVE US FORWARD. IN YOUR NAME. IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. 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, IF YOU WOULD GIVE US OUR ROLL CALL. MAYOR MOSES HERE. MAYOR PRO TEM KINLAW HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. GATEWOOD. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER. JONES. COUNCILMAN. MEMBER. PENA HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. JACOBS HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. FRANK HERE. YOU HAVE A QUORUM, MAYOR. THANK YOU. CITY SECRETARY. AT THIS TIME WE'RE
[II. *CLOSED MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION)]
GOING TO ENTERTAIN GO INTO OUR EXECUTIVE CLOSED SESSION TO HEAR THE FOLLOWING. NUMBER ONE, SECTION 55107 FOR PERSONNEL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE CITY MANAGER, CITY ATTORNEY AND CITY SECRETARY. REQUESTED BY MAYOR PRO TEM KINLAW. NUMBER TWO, SECTION 551071 LITIGATION. JOYCE HILTZ VERSUS THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR CIVIL CIVIL ACTION NUMBER 124 DASH CV DASH 00238 IN THE US DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS.BEAUMONT DIVISION NUMBER THREE, SECTION FIVE, 51071 LITIGATION. WILLIE FLANAGAN VERSUS THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR CALLS NUMBER TWO FIVE D, C V AS IN VICTOR 0715 AND THE 172ND DISTRICT COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS, AND NUMBER FOUR, SECTION FIVE, 51071 LITIGATION. KAREN BAKER VERSUS CHARLOTTE MOSES AND RON BURTON. CAUSE NUMBER TWO SIX J AS IN JACK, P AS IN PAUL, EIGHT.
C AS IN CAT, V AS IN VICTOR, 0186 IN THE JUSTICE COURT, PRECINCT EIGHT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS. WE'LL GO TO PAGE NUMBER, NUMBER ITEM TWO, CONTINUATION OF OUR EXECUTIVE MEETING. NUMBER FIVE, SECTION 551071 LITIGATION CITY OF LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI VERSUS SANTOS CORPORATION. NUMBER TWO. CASE NUMBER THREE COLON TWO ONE CV 00124-ART-CLB. IN THE US DISTRICT COURT OF NEVADA, NORTHERN DISTRICT NUMBER SIX, SECTION 551071 LITIGATION FLOZELL ROBERTS VERSUS THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR AND RON BURTON CAUSE NUMBER 26DCCV1149. IN THE 136TH DISTRICT COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS, NUMBER SEVEN, SECTION 551071 LEGAL ADVICE AND POSSIBLE LITIGATION. EEOC NUMBER 46022026-04924. FILED BY CHRISTINA GUTIERREZ, NUMBER EIGHT, SECTION 551071. LEGAL ADVICE CONTRACT FOR THE STUDY DESIGN, PERMIT, CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE A SALE THAT WILL RECEIVE WASTE THAT IS NOT PERMITTED UNDER THE CURRENT CITY OF PORT ARTHUR LANDFILL PERMIT REQUESTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER FRANK. AT THIS TIME,
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I'LL TAKE A MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE OR CLOSED SESSION. MOTION FOR APPROVAL. IT'S BEEN MOVED. SECOND, IT'S BEEN SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THE ITEMS THAT WE WILL DISCUSS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION? IF NOT, ALL IN FAVOR, SAY I, I ANY NOSE. THE AYES HAVE IT. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT ON AIR. ALRIGHT, OKAY. WE ARE BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 534. WE DO HAVE A MOTION COMING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE'RE GOING TO ASK COUNCIL MEMBER GATEWOOD IF HE WOULD READ THAT MOTION. AND COUNCILMEMBER PENA.THANK YOU MAYOR. I MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MONETARY CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT IN CASE CITY OF LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI VERSUS CINTAS CORPORATION. NUMBER TWO, CASE NUMBER 321 CV 00124, A R T DASH CLB. IN THE US DISTRICT COURT OF NEVADA, NORTHERN DIVISION. AND I SECOND.
GOT A SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION. THE MOTION PASSES. AT THIS TIME WE'RE GOING TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO CLOSE OUT OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO MOVED.
SECOND IT'S BEEN MOVED AND PROPERLY. SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS ANY. NO. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ANY OPPOSED. THE AYES HAVE IT. WE'RE
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