[I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL]
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EVENING EVERYONE, AND WE WANT TO WELCOME YOU TO OUR CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL EXECUTIVE MEETING FOR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER THE 22ND, 2026 AT 4:00 PM. IT'S NOW 401. WE WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO JOIN US BY VIDEO CONFERENCE AND OR BY TELEPHONIC, AND YOU MAY DO SO BY DIALING (877) 853-5247 AND OR (888) 788-0099. ONCE YOU CALL THE NUMBER OR DIAL THE NUMBER, YOU MAY ENTER OUR MEETING ID WHICH IS 88481756978, AND A PASSCODE OF 279420. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE IN ACCORDANCE AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, AND TO DO SO, YOU MAY CALL 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE TO OUR CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE AT (409) 983-8115. AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FURTHER ALONG IN OUR AGENDA WHERE WE'LL HAVE OUR INVOCATION, OUR PLEDGE, AND OUR ROLL CALL. PRIOR TO THAT, I'M ASKING THAT EVERYONE WOULD MUTE OR TURN OFF YOUR MOBILE DEVICES. AND WE'RE GOING TO ASK COUNCIL MEMBER FRANK TO LEAD US IN A WORD OF PRAYER AND THEN OUR PLEDGE, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE OUR ROLL CALL.
LET US BOW ALL WISE AND ETERNAL GOD OUR FATHER, HOW GRATEFUL WE ARE FOR LIFE. WE THANK YOU FOR GIVING US YET AGAIN ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY, GOD TO SERVE YOU AND TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS. WE PRAY THIS DAY, GOD, FOR WISDOM, FOR GRACE, FOR MERCY, FOR PROTECTION. WE PRAY EVEN NOW, GOD, THAT YOU WOULD CAUSE OUR CITY TO BE A CITY SET ON A HILL THAT WOULD BRING LIGHT, HEAVENLY FATHER, TO THIS DARK WORLD. WE THANK YOU, GOD FOR EVERY MEMBER OF OUR COUNCIL.
WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD SEASON OUR HEARTS WITH LOVE, THAT YOU WOULD CAUSE US TO WORK TOGETHER, GOD, FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OUR PEOPLE. AND THEN, LORD, FORGIVE US OF OUR SINS. THOSE THINGS WE'VE SAID, DONE, AND THOUGHT THAT HAVE BEEN CONTRARY TO YOUR WORD, WILL AND WAY. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SON, AND WE ASK ALL OF THIS IN THE MIGHTY AND PRECIOUS NAME OF JESUS WE PRAY, AMEN, AMEN, AMEN. I PLEDGE, 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. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CITY SECRETARY, TO ESTABLISH A QUORUM, PLEASE, MAYOR MOSES HERE. MAYOR PRO TEM KINLAW HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER GATEWOOD. I'M HERE. COUNCIL
[II. *CLOSED MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION)]
MEMBER. JONES. COUNCIL MEMBER. PENA HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. JACOBS HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER FRANK, PRESENT YOU HAVE A QUORUM, MAYOR. AWESOME. THANK YOU. CITY SECRETARY. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE NOW TO NUMBER TWO CLOSED MEETING EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE'RE GOING TO HANDLE THE FOLLOWING THINGS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION NUMBER ONE, SECTION 551.071 LITIGATION.MARTHA ROSE MEMBRO. SILVIA SILVA, NELSON, SHELBY WENCES AND CATHY JOYCE SMITH MOLINA VERSUS CITY OF PORT ARTHUR AND GARLAND GAZIEL FLAKES THE SECOND CAUSE NUMBER 26DC, C, V AS IN VICTOR, 1942 IN THE 60TH DISTRICT COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS. NUMBER TWO, SECTION 551071 LEGAL ADVICE CONTRACT FOR THE STUDY DESIGN, PERMIT, CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF A CELL THAT WILL RECEIVE WASTE THAT IS NOT PERMITTED UNDER THE CURRENT CITY OF PORT ARTHUR'S LANDFILL PERMIT, REQUESTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER FRANK. NUMBER THREE, SECTION 551071 LITIGATION AND LEGAL ADVICE. THE SABINE NATIONS NAVIGATION DISTRICT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS, VERSUS DILIGENCE OFFSHORE SERVICES, LLC. CAUSE NUMBER TWO SIX D AS IN DOG C, C V AS IN VICTOR, 0948 AND THE 172ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS. NUMBER FOUR, SECTION 551071 LEGAL ADVICE AND SECTION 55108087 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, CENTRAL MALL NUMBER FIVE, SECTION 551071. LEGAL ADVICE OBNOXIOUS AND FOUL ODORS ALLEGEDLY RELEASED FROM A LOCAL REFINERY AND THE LACK OF COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOCAL REFINERY REQUESTED BY MAYOR MOSES AND MAYOR PRO TEM KINLAW. CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SO MOVED. SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND, ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THE ITEMS WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS IN CLOSED SESSION? WE HAVE NO QUESTIONS. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE
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ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBERS, WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND BEGIN. AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE NO MOTIONS COMING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO WE'RE GOING TO GET A MOTION TO CLOSE EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO MOVE AS APPROVED. SECOND. SECOND IT'S BEEN MOVED AND PROPERLY SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. I. WE ARE NOW CLOSED OUT OF* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.