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          EXCUSE SAY IT'S TIME TO 
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GO MAYOR . 
          ALRIGHT, 
          [I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL]
GOOD EVENING. 
          GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO OUR CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY, AUGUST THE 25TH, 2026. 
          THIS IS NOT THE REGULAR MEETING. 
          THIS IS GOING TO BE, EXCUSE ME. 
          WELCOME TO OUR CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL EXECUTIVE MEETING. 
          YOU MAY JOIN US BY TELEPHONIC AND OR BY VIDEO CONFERENCE. 
          YOU MAY DO SO BY CALLING 8 7 7 8 5 3 5 2 4 7 OR 8 8 8 7 8 8 0 0 9 9. 
          MAKE SURE THAT ONCE YOU DIAL THE NUMBER, YOU ENTER OUR PASSCODE, I'M SORRY, OUR MEETING ID, WHICH IS 8 4 9 9 1 0 3 6 8 4 8, AND OUR PASSCODE OF 4 6 3 0 3 9. 
          WE WANT TO ENSURE AND MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH OUR AMERICAN DISABILITIES ACT. 
          YOU CAN CALL OUR CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE AT 4 0 9 9 8 3 8 1 1 5 24 HOURS. 
          UH, PRIOR TO OUR MEETING AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD IN OUR AGENDA. 
          I'M GOING TO ASK EVERYONE TO PLEASE MUTE YOUR CELL PHONES AND OR TURN THEM OFF. 
          WE'RE GONNA HAVE OUR INVOCATION, OUR PLEDGE, AND OUR ROLL CALL AND I'M GOING TO ASK, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, FRANK TO LEAD US IN PRAYER AND THEN WE'LL HAVE OUR PLEDGE AND OUR ROLL CALL. 
          LET US BOW ALL. 
          ALWAYS IN ETERNAL GOD, OUR FATHER, HERE WE ARE AGAIN SAYING THANK YOU FOR YET AGAIN GIVING US ANOTHER DAY. 
          YOU'VE WATCHED OVER US ALL DAY LONG AS WE'VE GONE TO AND FRO AND IT'S BEEN YOUR PROTECTIVE CARE, MERCY AND GRACE THAT HAS BROUGHT US TO THIS TIME. 
          NOW, AS WE ARE ABOUT TO BEGIN THIS MEETING, WE PRAY FOR YOUR WISDOM, FOR YOUR GUIDANCE. 
          WE PRAY HEAVENLY FATHER, THAT YOU WOULD ALLOW US TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT WOULD BLESS AND BENEFIT THIS CITY, YOUR PEOPLE AND ALL WHO WE COME IN CONTACT WITH. 
          WE NEED YOUR GUIDANCE. 
          WE NEED YOU. 
          WE ASK ALL OF THIS IN THE NAME OF JESUS WE PRAY. 
          AMEN. 
          AMEN. 
          OUR PLEDGE, PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. 
          ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE. 
          FOR CITY SECRETARY, WOULD YOU ESTABLISH A QUORUM PLEASE? MAYOR MOSES. 
          HERE, MAYOR PRO. 
          TIM KINLAW. 
          HERE. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER GETWOOD. 
          I'M HERE. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER JONES. 
          HERE. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER PENA. 
          HERE. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS. 
          HERE. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER FRANK, PRESENT. 
          YOU HAVE A QUORUM MAYOR. 
          THANK YOU. 
          [II. *CLOSED MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION)]
UM, AT THIS TIME WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO OUR CLOSED MEETING, UM, FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEMS, CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW GO INTO OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION AND THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WILL BE CONSIDERED. 
          NUMBER ONE, SECTION 5 5 1 0 7 1. 
          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'S LANDFILL PERMIT. 
          THIS IS REQUESTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER FRANK. 
          SECTION 5 5 1 0 7 1. 
          LEGAL ADVICE, NO PARKING ON UNIMPROVED SURFACES. 
          THIS IS REQUESTED BY MAYOR MOSES. 
          SECTION 5 5 1 0 7 1, LEGAL ADVICE AND SECTION 5 5 1 0 8 7. 
          ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT TAKEOFF, SECTION 5 5 1 0 7 1. 
          LEGAL ADVICE AND SECTION 5 5 1 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CENTRAL MALL. 
          AT THIS TIME I'M GONNA ASK FOR A MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, SO I NEED A SECOND. 
          SECOND. 
          OKAY, THANK YOU. 
          ANY QUESTIONS? ANY, ARE THE ALL ITEMS AGREEABLE TO EVERYONE THAT WE HAVE UP FOR DISCUSSION? IF SO, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. 
          AYE. 
          ANY NOS? THE AYES HAVE, IT WILL NOW MOVE TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 4 0 4 P PM. 
          YES, I'M GOOD. 
          AND I'M GOOD. 
          OKAY. 
          CITY SECRETARY, YOU ESTABLISH A QUORUM OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION, PLEASE. 
          MAYOR MOSES. 
          HERE. 
          MAYOR PRO. 
          TIM KINLAW. 
          HERE. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER GETWOOD. 
          I'M HERE. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER JONES. 
          HERE. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER PENA. 
          HERE. 
          COUNCILMAN? COUNCIL MEMBER FRANK HERE. 
          I'M SORRY. 
          COUNCILMAN JACOBS HERE. 
          WE HAVE A QUORUM. 
          THANK YOU. 
          AT THIS TIME WE HAVE NO ITEMS COMING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION, SO I'M GOING TO ASK FOR A MOTION TO CLOSE OUT EXECUTIVE SESSION. 
          SO MOVED. 
          SECOND. 
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SO MOVED. 
          AND PROPERLY SECOND. 
          ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          THE AYES HAVE IT. 
          WE WILL NOW CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 5:47 PM.
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