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EVENING. GOOD EVENING. PROGRESS. GOOD EVENING AGAIN. GOOD EVENING. WE ARE GOING TO BEGIN
[I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL]
OUR MEETING TODAY AT CITY COUNCIL. SPECIAL EXECUTIVE MEETING. TODAY IT STARTS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20TH, 2026. WE WANT TO WELCOME EVERYONE TO OUR MEETING. WHETHER YOU'RE JOINING US BY TELEPHONIC AND OUR VIDEO CONFERENCE. WE WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO KNOW THAT YOU MAY CALL IN AT EIGHT SEVEN, 785, THREE, 524 7 OR 8 887880099. ONCE YOU DIAL THE NUMBER, PLEASE ENTER THE MEETING ID WHICH IS 83607023913, AND A PASSCODE 733675. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, AND BY DOING SO, YOU CALL THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE AT (409) 983-8115. AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO OUR INVOCATION, OUR PLEDGE AND OUR ROLL CALL. BUT PRIOR TO THAT, PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS, WE COULD MUTE OUR CELL PHONES AND OR TURN THEM OFF.THAT WOULD BE AWESOME. AND AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE INVOCATION PLEDGE AND ROLL CALL.
I'M GOING TO ASK COUNCIL MAYOR PRO TEM KINLAW TO LEAD US IN PRAYER, AND THEN OUR INVOCATION, THEN OUR PLEDGE, AND THEN I WILL CALL. THANK YOU MAYOR. WILL YOU STAND WITH ME? OH, HEAVENLY FATHER, ONCE AGAIN WE ASK FOR YOUR BLESSING IN THIS MEETING. WE ASK YOU TO CONDUCT THAT. WE CONDUCT THIS MEETING IN YOUR NAME SAKE. WE ASK YOU TO BLESS THE STAFF. THE GREAT CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS. WE ASK ALL THESE BLESSINGS IN YOUR SON JESUS NAME I PRAY, 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, TO ESTABLISH A QUORUM, PLEASE. MAYOR MOSES HERE. MAYOR PRO TEM KINLAW HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. GATEWOOD. COUNCIL MEMBER. JONES HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. PENA HERE.
COUNCIL MEMBER. JACOBS HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. FRANK, YOU HAVE A QUORUM, MAYOR. THANK YOU.
[II. *CLOSED MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION)]
CITY SECRETARY. WE'RE NOW MOVE TO GO INTO OUR OUR CLOSED MEETING. THE CITY COUNCIL WILL GO INTO OUR CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 551, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE NUMBER ONE, SECTION 551071. LEGAL ADVICE ON WARRANTY BONDS THAT'S REQUESTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PENA. NUMBER TWO, SECTION 551071 LEGAL ADVICE AND SECTION 551072 PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY. FELIX AND MILTON BARKER PARK, LOCATED AT 4800 ONE SIXTH STREET AND HIGHLAND PARK, LOCATED AT 2749 LAKESHORE DRIVE, PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS. I'D LIKE TO GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. SO MOVED! IT'S BEEN MOVED IN. SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH IN EXECUTIVE SESSION? IF NOT, ALL IN FAVOR, SAY I. I. ANY KNOWS THE AYES HAVE IT. WILL NOW MOVE TO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT OKAY. ALL D EVENING. WE ARE BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE HAVE NO BUSINESS COMING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO AT THIS TIME I'M GOING TO GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN EXECUTIVE SESSION AT THIS AT THIS TIME. SO MOVED. SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED IMPROPERLY. SECOND ANY QUESTIONS. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. WE ARE NOW ADJOURNED* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.