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          HAVE 1234. LET'S GO. GOOD MORNING. OH Y'ALL LET ME KNOW WHEN WE'RE READY AND THEN I'LL 
          [I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL]
THEN I'LL START TALKING. RECORDING IN PROGRESS. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TO OUR CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL EXECUTIVE MEETING. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER THE 8TH, 2026 AT 8:30 A.M. WE'D LIKE TO WELCOME YOU ALL BY TELEPHONIC AND VIDEO CONFERENCE, AND YOU MAY DO SO. 
          YOU MAY JOIN US BY CALLING 877853524 7 OR 8 887880099. ONCE YOU DIAL THE NUMBER, PLEASE ENTER OUR MEETING ID OF 82054025975 AND A PASSCODE OF 112619. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS AVAILABLE OR CAN JOIN US WITH, I'M SORRY, MAKING SURE WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE WITH OUR AMERICAN WITH DISABILITIES ACT. YOU MAY DO THAT BY CALLING OUR CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE AT (409) 983-8115. AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD IN OUR AGENDA. I'M GOING TO ASK EVERYONE TO PLEASE MUTE YOUR CELL PHONES OR MOBILE DEVICES, CELL PHONES, AND ANY OTHER MOBILE DEVICE THAT YOU MAY HAVE WITH YOU. WE'RE GOING TO HOLD OUR INVOCATION, OUR PLEDGE, AND OUR ROLL CALL. I'M GOING TO ASK COUNCIL MEMBER JONES TO LEAD US IN INVOCATION, AND WE'LL HAVE OUR PLEDGE AND OUR ROLL CALL AFTERWARDS. MR. BALL, PLEASE. 
          OUR FATHER AND OUR GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER DAY'S JOURNEY. WE THANK YOU FOR THE FULLNESS THEREOF. THANK YOU, DEAR GOD, FOR LIFE, HEALTH AND STRENGTH KEEPING US IN OUR RIGHT MIND. FATHER, WE STRETCH OUR HANDS TO THEE. NO OTHER HELP. WE KNOW IF THOU WITHDRAW THYSELF FROM US, WHERE SHALL WE GO? NO WHERE TO GO. DEAR GOD, YOU HAVE THE KEY TO LIFE. YOU SPEAK IN MAN. LIVE YOU SPEAK IN MAN. LAY DOWN AND DIE. WHAT A MIGHTY GOD WE SERVE. THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY, OUR GOD. THANK YOU FOR OUR DAILY BREAD. THANK YOU FOR LIFE, HEALTH AND STRENGTH. THANK WILL KEEP US KEEPING ON. ASK YOU TO BLESS THIS CITY IN A MIGHTY WAY. 
          PLEASE HAVE MERCY. IF WE EVER NEED YOU, WE NEED YOU RIGHT NOW. WE'RE BEING TESTED IN A MIGHTY WAY. BUT YOU, GOD, BESIDES YOU, THERE IS NO OTHER. PRAY FOR OUR MAIL AND OUR FAMILY. KEEP A STRONG. KEEPING A RIGHT MIND. KEEP A. KEEP IT ON THE RIGHT DIRECTION THAT SHE'S GOING IN FOR A GREAT LEADERSHIP. THANK YOU FOR HER SERVICES. THANK YOU FOR EACH COUNCIL MEMBER REPRESENTED HERE TODAY AND HUMBLE VOICE. BLESS OUR CONSTITUENTS AND OUR CITIZENS. 
          BLESS OUR FAMILIES ONE BY ONE, NAME BY NAME. THESE AND ALL BLESSINGS WE ASK IN YOUR SON JESUS NAME. FOR CHRIST'S SAKE WE DO PRAY. AMEN. AMEN, AMEN. 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, WOULD YOU ESTABLISH A QUORUM, PLEASE? MAYOR MOSES HERE. MAYOR PRO TEM KINLAW, COUNCIL MEMBER. GATEWOOD. I'M HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. JONES HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. PENA. COUNCIL MEMBER. JACOBS HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. 
          FRANK HERE. YOU HAVE A QUORUM, MAYOR. AWESOME. THANK YOU, CITY SECRETARY. THIS TIME WE'RE 
          [II. *CLOSED MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION)]
GOING TO MOVE TO OUR CLOSED MEETING EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW GO INTO CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION FOLLOWING IN SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 551, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE NUMBER ONE, SECTION 551071 LITIGATION AND LEGAL ADVICE. STATE OF TEXAS VERSUS THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS. CAUSE NUMBER D1GN25001285. AND THE TWO 201ST DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS. I GET A MOTION TO MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO MOVED. SECOND, I GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY I, I THE AYES HAVE IT. WE'LL NOW MOVE INTO OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION MEETING. READY? OKAY. AWESOME. T THIS TIME, WE'RE BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION. AND AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION. SECOND, SMOOTH AND PROPERLY. SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY I. I. WE ARE NOW BACK FROM
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.