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[CALL TO ORDER]

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GET. AND WELCOME TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE MOMENT CITY COUNCIL TODAY IS TUESDAY.

FEBRUARY, 7TH. 2023. AND OUR INVOCATION TODAY WILL BE GIVEN BY FATHER JOSEPH. E B WARRIOR.

OF OUR MOTHER MERCY CATHOLIC CHURCH. AND THE PLEDGE WILL BE GIVEN BY BLANCHETT ELEMENTARY.

STUDENT GOVERNMENT PRESIDENT DIEGO GHIRA. SO. PASTOR FATHER, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME FORWARD AND DIEGO IF YOU WOULD STAND BEHIND HIM. PLEASE REMAIN STANDING. UH FOR THE PLAYERS IF YOU SO CHOOSE THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. WE'RE PRAYING THE NAME OF THE FATHER AND OF THE SON AND OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. AMEN HEAVENLY FATHER WE HAVE COME TOGETHER TO GAIN UNDER THE BANNER OF YOUR LOVE. AS A CITY COUNCIL. THEIR LORD WILL BLESS YOUR HOLY NAME FOR THE GIFT OF THE LEADERSHIP OF THE CITY COUNCIL. ALONG WITH BLACK. WELL, BLESS YOUR HOLY NAME FOR THE GIFT OF THE LEADERSHIP OF THIS CD. IT IS YOU ARE POINTS LEADERS. WE COME TO YOU TODAY ASKING YOU TO ENDOW THOSE YOU HAVE APPOINTED AS LEADERS OF THIS BEAUTIFUL Z CITY. WITH WISDOM AND WIFE'S COUNCIL. OPEN THEIR HEART TO THE PROMPTINGS OF THE HOLY SPIRITS. GRANT THEM THE GRACE TO WALK TOGETHER HARMONIOUSLY TO ENSURE THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF OUR CITY. MAY THEY ALWAYS SEE THE POSITION THEY OCCUPY AS MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAVE YOU.

ALMIGHTY GOD. IN THE NET WAYS THE RENDER THEIR SERVICES TO THE PEOPLE. LATER HOLY SPIRIT FEEL THEIR HEARTS SO THAT THEY WILL TRULY BE COMMITTED TO THEIR CALL TO WORK FOR THE COMMON GOOD OF THE PEOPLE. INSPIRE THEM TO PULL THE NEEDS OF OTHERS BEFORE THEMSELVES AND BE TRUE SERVANT LEADERS. ENABLE THEM TO BE HONEST, MORALLY UPRIGHT AND HAVE STRONG PRINCIPLE IN LINE WITH YOUR STANDARD OF RIGHTEOUSNESS. GIVE THEM THE COURAGE TO A NUTS POLICIES THAT WOULD NOT CONTRADICT YOUR DIVIDE TENETS. LASTLY LORD, WE ASK THAT YOU WATCH OVER THEM ALWAYS. KEEP THEM SAFE IN YOUR LOVE. I MEAN, YOUR BLESSINGS ALWAYS ABIDE WITH THEM. WE MAKE OUR PRAYERS THROUGH CHRIST, OUR LORD. IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER AND OF THE SON AND OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.

AMEN. AMEN. DIEGO. YOU PLEASE LEADERS IN THE PLEDGE TO OUR NATION. PLEASE. PLEASE PUT YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART AND JOIN ME FOR THE UNITED STATES. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. 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. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. DIEGO. AND FATHER. THANK YOU. EVERYONE IF YOU WOULD PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES. AND MAY I HAVE THE ROLL CALL, PLEASE. MAYOR MUTHANA PRESENT PROTEIN DURIO ABSENT COUNCIL MEMBER GETS ABSENT. COUNCIL MEMBER TURNER COUNCIL MEMBER FAIL SHAW PRESIDENT COUNCIL MEMBER SAMUEL AND COUNCIL MEMBER NEIL THANK YOU. WELL THANK YOU TODAY. IT'S A

[Proclamations, Presentations and Recognitions]

VERY, VERY EXCITING DAY. TODAY. I HAVE. THREE PRESENTATIONS TO RECOGNITIONS AND TWO PROCLAMATIONS. AND I'M SO HONORED WERE FIRST PRESENTATION AND PROCLAMATION TO HONOR MRS BARBARA LYNN. I WAS SAYING AND I'M GOING TO READ THE PROCLAMATION. HER PRIEST IS HERE. AND A FEW OF HER CHURCH MEMBERS. AND ALSO ONE OF HER PAST BAND MEMBERS AND THE MUSIC OF MINISTRY AND ALL MOTHER MERCY CATHOLIC CHURCH, MR CARL STEWART. SO I WILL BEGIN. AND I WILL READ THIS PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS THIS MONTH WE CELEBRATE NATIONAL BLACK HISTORY MONTH.

HONORING. THE LEGENDARY BARBARA LYNN ROSEANNE. WHEREAS BARBARA LINDA ROSEANNE WAS BORN ON JANUARY 16TH. 1942. TO PRESTON OH XAN AND MILDRED WILLIAMS AND WAS RAISED BY HER STEPFATHER.

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CLIFTONVILLE RICHARD IN BEAUMONT, TEXAS. SHE ATTENDED BLANCHETT ELEMENTARY. AND GRADUATED FROM HEBREW HIGH SCHOOL IN 1960. WHEREAS BARBARA LYNN STARTED PLAYING THE PIANO AS A CHILD. THEN REALIZED SHE WANTED TO PLAY SOMETHING ODD. SO SHE PICKED UP A GUITAR. AND THE REST IS HISTORY. WHERE IS BARBARA LYNN SIGNED HER FIRST RECORD DEAL. WOULD CRAZY CAJUN RECORDS IN 1960. ALSO RECEIVED A FIRST CLASS EDUCATION IN POPULAR MUSIC, SCORING A NUMBER ONE R AND B HIT SONG. AND THE TOP 10 POP HIT. IN 1962. WITH HER FIRST SINGLE. WRITTEN BY HER TITLE.

YOU'LL LOSE A GOOD MAN. WHEREAS MORE CHART. RECORDS FOLLOWED AND TOURING WITH SUCH GREATS AS GLADYS KNIGHT. STEVIE WONDER. SMOKEY ROBINSON, DIONNE WARWICK. JACKIE WILSON. SAM COOKE. OTIS REDDING. JAMES BROWN. AL GREEN. CARLA THOMAS, MARVIN GAYE. I CAN TINA TURNER. THE TEMPTATIONS.

AND ONE OF HER GUITAR HEROES, B B KING. SHE APPEARED AT THE APOLLO THEATER. TWICE. ON AMERICAN BANDSTAND. AND EVEN HAD HER SONG SUNG. OH BABY, WE GOT A GOOD THING GOING RECORDED BY THE ROLLING STONES. WHEREAS BY MID SIXTIES. BARBARA LYNN MERIT AND HAD THREE CHILDREN. ELK, KEISHA AND BACHELOR, JOHNSON. EVEN THOUGH SHE KEPT HER PROFILE LOW FOR THE NEXT TWO DECADES TO RAISE HER CHILDREN. SHE CONTINUED WRITING MUSIC. PERFORMING AND OCCASIONALLY RECORDING. YET ALL THE WHILE. SHE KEPT AND STILL KEEPS HER TALENT HOME. TO A SHARP EDGE.

NOW, THEREFORE, I MIRROR ROBYN MARTIN. MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT. DO HEREBY. RECOGNIZE ON THIS SEVENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY , 2023. AS BARBARA LYNN ROSEANNE. A TRAILBLAZER.

BEAUMONT. WHO EXEMPLIFIES GREAT LEADERSHIP. AND CONTINUES TO BE AN INSPIRATION TO THIS COMMUNITY. ACCORDINGLY. HMM I MAYOR ROBIN MOTEN HAS HEARING TO SET MY HAND AND THE SEAL OF BEAUMONT TO BE A FIXED ON THIS DAY. FEBRUARY 7TH 2023 AND EVERYONE, PLEASE STAND TO YOUR FEET. TO GIVE MISS BARBARA LYNN ROSEANNE HER DO THANK YOU. IF YOU'LL PLEASE COME FORWARD AND COME TO THE PODIUM. I'M GONNA COME DOWN TO YOU IF YOU GO TO THE PODIUM. MAKE MY SPEECH. YOU THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL OF YOU . THIS IS THANK YOU SO MUCH POPULATION. OH MY GOD. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. WELL, NOT LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, BUT I'D LIKE FIRST OF ALL. PRAISE GOD, BECAUSE GOD HAS DONE ALL THIS FOR ME. I HAVE BEEN AROUND SO MANY YEARS. I'VE BEEN SO MANY PLACES. AND UH, A LOT OF YOU ON OUT HERE. I KNOW AND SAW ME PROBABLY MAKING MY AWAY IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS. FIRST OF ALL TO OUT ALSO LIKE TO THANK, UM, COUNCIL, ALL OF YOU ALL FOR MAKING THIS POSSIBLE TO FOR ME. AND FIRST OF ALL, YOU KNOW, I DON'T I DON'T DO VERY MUCH TALKING ANY MORE AND MORE OR LESS MORE. STILL A SINGER, YOU KNOW I COULD SING ALL NIGHT NOW , BUT RIGHT NOW I'M KIND OF NERVOUS IN A WAY, BUT JUST BEAR WITH ME, OKAY? AND AGAIN THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH, AND I LOVE BEAUMONT, TEXAS. I WAS BORN AND RAISED HERE AND WOW. YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS COME BACK HERE, YOU KNOW, AND I JUST I JUST FEEL SO GREAT. ABOUT THIS. REALLY? I DO. AND,

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UH HERE'S MY DAUGHTER. I WILL. SHE'S MY MANAGER, YOU KNOW? SEE WHERE THAT SHIRT EVERYWHERE SHE GO AND. EVERYBODY KNOWS WHO SHE IS. THERE SHE IS. BARBARA LINDA. SHE'S THE MANAGER MAN, BUT IT'S JUST SO FUNNY. AND I CAN JUST STAND UP HERE AND TALK FOREVER, WHICH I KNOW I CAN'T BECAUSE THERE'S OTHER PEOPLE HERE. THAT'S GOTTA GET HONORED. AND ALSO BLANCHARD SCHOOL. YOU KNOW THE STUDENTS THERE AND EVERYBODY AND I JUST JUST JUST THANK YOU ALL. SO MUCH, AND AS, UH THE MAYOR SAID THAT THE PLACES THAT I HAVEN'T TRAVEL IN THE SINGERS I WORKED WITH MICHAEL WHEN HE WAS NINE YEARS OLD. IN FACT, WORKING WITH MICHAEL, I SAY WOW . WELL THE PINTEREST TOLD ME THAT I'D BE WORKING WITH SOME LITTLE SINGERS NAMED THE JACKSON FIVE. NOT KNOWING HE WOULD PASS ME UP. AND BY, DID HE MAKE IT TO THE TOP? IT WAS SO HONORED TO WORK WITH THEM, YOU KNOW, AND AS A MATTER OF FACT, THEY OPENED UP FOR ME, THOUGH. BUT UH, I GUESS TODAY IF I HAD NO, I MEAN PLAY WITH THEM. I WOULD HAVE THE OPEN UP. YEAH WHICH IS STILL AN HONOR , BECAUSE, AS I SAID, I'VE MET SO MANY PEOPLE BEEN SO MANY PLACES, AND I'M GONNA SAY THIS. I'M GONNA FINISH BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S A LOT MORE YOU KNOW, GOING ON, BUT, UH THERE IS A SEQUENCE THAT'S OUT RIGHT NOW.

THEY JUST PUT IT OUT. I THINK FEBRUARY 3RD FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM, AND THIS PARTICULAR MOVE IS CALLED, UH, EXCUSE ME, IS, UM CALL. UM MY GOD. MHM. YES. THE MOVIE IS CALLED, UH, UH , EVERYONE, UH, DEAR. IT AND THEY PICKED ONE OF MY SONGS TO BE IN THIS PARTICULAR MOVEMENT IS ALREADY IN PEOPLE'S MAGAZINE . YOU KNOW, IT COULD BE A DON'T KNOW, MAYBE ABYSSAL BEST MOVIE, BUT I'M HONORED TO HAVE THAT. FOR THAT. OH MY GOD. AND UH AND I MEAN, ALL THE PLACES I'VE BEEN , LORD AND I'M SO SCARED OF FLYING NOW, BUT YEARS AGO, I REALLY WAS NOT SCARED OF FLYING BECAUSE I JUMP ON THE AIRPLANE GOLD ANYWAY, ANYWAY, THEY BOOKED ME I'D GO BUT AH, BUT NOWADAYS YOU HAVE A HARD TIME TRYING TO GET ME ON AIRPLANE. UM MEAN IT, BUT BUT I JUST THINK AND PRAISE GOD BECAUSE HE OPENED ALL THESE DOORS FOR ME FROM THE TIME I GOT STARTED, YOU KNOW? SO I JUST GOT JUST JUST JUST GOT TO PRAISE HIM. THANK YOU. GOD THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THESE WONDERFUL PEOPLE. YOU KNOW HERE. I THINK I DON'T OVER TALK MYSELF, BUT WELL , I LOVE YOU ALL. MISS BARBARA LYNN. THANK YOU. ALL I JUST WANTED TO SAY IT IS SUCH AN HONOR. TO GIVE YOU THIS PROCLAMATION. NOT ONLY THAT, TO SAY THAT YOU ARE A PRODUCT OF MOMENT AND I AM SO VERY PROUD OF YOU. UM MY MOTHER IN LAW WAS YOUR CHILDHOOD FRIEND. YES ELEANOR MILLER? YEAH ANOTHER'S CAFE? YES INDEED. SO I JUST COULD NOT MISS THE OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR SUCH A LEGEND THAT WE HAVE RIGHT HERE. AND I WOULD SAY THANK YOU SO WE'RE SO GRATEFUL FOR YOU. YES THANK YOU. OH, BOY.

I LOVE YOU ALL. OKAY BLANCHETT ELEMENTARY. SHE ATTENDED BLANCHETT. SO THAT IS A LEGEND.

THAT'S IN YOUR MIDST AND ALL OF OUR MISSED SO AT THIS TIME. I HAVE ANOTHER RECOGNITION. AND I'M SO EXCITED FOR THIS RECOGNITION. AND IT READS. ON BEHALF OF THE MEMBERS OF BEAUMONT CITY COUNCIL. AND THE CITIZENS OF BEAUMONT. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK CHARLES CHUCK AND DEBORAH LAFAYETTE. OWNERS OF CZECH SANDWICH SHOP. FOR YOUR MANY YEARS OF SERVICE IN DOWNTOWN BEAUMONT. OUR COMMUNITY IS FORTUNATE TO HAVE YOU AS ONE OF ITS HONORED CITIZENS. YOU HAVE BEEN HERE SINCE 1989 AND WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR YOUR BUSINESS. YOUR COMPANY STAYED DOWNTOWN AND WHETHER THE STORM DOING UNPRECEDENTED TIMES. YOU ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF BEAUMONT. AND WE GRANT YOU BEST WISHES. FOR MANY, MANY MORE HAPPY YEARS OF HIT. I HAD THANK

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YOU FOR YOUR BUSINESS. SIGNED MAYOR ROBIN MORTON. FEBRUARY THE SEVENTH AND CHUCK, IF YOU AND DEBRA WOULD PLEASE COME FORWARD TO THE PODIUM, YOU'RE WELCOME TO SHAKE EVERYONE'S HANDS. THANK YOU.

YEAH. YEAH. AS THEY ARE APPROACHING THE PODIUM. I WORKED FOR A T AND T FOR 32 YEARS. WHEN THERE WAS NOT THE EDISON PLAZA, BUILDING. OUR SUGARS DOWNTOWN OR ANYWHERE ELSE, THE SNACK WAGON HAD BEEN REMOVED. AND CHUCK WAS ALWAYS THERE. ALL I HAD TO DO WAS PICK UP THE PHONE, MAKE A PHONE CALL AND SAY, CHUCK, IT'S ROBIN. HE SAID. YOU WANT YOUR USUAL, I SAY YES. BY THE TIME I WOULD WALK OUT OF THE TELEPHONE COMPANY BUILDING GET TO THE SANDWICH SHOP. HE HAD IT READY HANDED IT TO. YOU DIDN'T EVEN HAVE TO TELL HIM WHAT IT WAS. AND SO, CHUCK, I AM SO GRATEFUL.

THAT YOU FED ALL OF DOWNTOWN BEAUMONT WHEN NO ONE ELSE WAS HERE TO DO IT. YOU AND YOUR WIFE AND LIKE I SAY, YOU WEATHERED THE STORM. YOU'VE STAYED DOWNTOWN. AND GUESS WHAT? WE GOT SOME COMPANY COMING FOR YOU. SO YOU'RE WELCOME TO HAVE THE PODIUM. APPRECIATE THAT, UH, CITY MANAGER. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US AND CITY COUNCIL AS WELL. THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH. THE REAL HONOR TO BE HERE. YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH OF AN HONOR IT IS. BUT 34 YEARS AGO, WE STARTED OUR LITTLE JOURNEY AND IT WAS. IT'S BEEN A CHALLENGE, AND OVER THE YEARS WE'VE SEEN STORMS AND FLOODS AND ECONOMIC DOWNTURNS AND HURRICANES AND NOW COVID AND, UH , BUT I THINK, THANKS TO THE CITY GOVERNMENT, THE CITY COUNCIL FOR GETTING EVERYBODY BACK UP AND RUNNING. YOU KNOW, WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE THAT AS A BACK UP TO US. AND WE'VE BEEN BLESSED TO BE SUCCESSFUL. AND THANKS TO ALL THE CITIZENS THAT HAVE SUPPORTED US ALL THESE YEARS, AND, UH, I'M JUST GLAD WE CAN STILL BE HERE AND WE INTEND TO BE HERE FOR A LITTLE BIT LONGER, AS LONG AS I CAN STAND UP AND CONTINUE TO DO THIS. SO ANYWAY, THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH. IT WAS. IT'S BEEN A GREAT JOURNEY. SO DEBORAH THANK YOU SO MUCH. THIS IS A GREAT HONOR. WE DO APPRECIATE IT. BEEN DOWN HERE A LONG TIME. WE HOPE TO STAY A LITTLE LONGER.

UM LOOKING FORWARD. TH THE NEW EXPANSIONS, THINGS GOING ON, AND WE DO THANK EVERYONE FOR WORKING ON THAT FOR US. WE DO APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH, MY HONOR. THANK YOU. OKAY LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL. WE HAVE MARDI GRAS PROCLAMATION. AND THE MARDI GRAS PROCLAMATION WILL READ AS FOLLOWS. WHEREAS. EACH YEAR, 40 DAYS BEFORE THE BEGINNING OF LENT SEASON. MARDI GRAS IS CELEBRATED THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. THE CELEBRATION OF MARDI GRAS OCCURS JUST BEFORE FAT TUESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF MARDI GRAS SPIRIT. WHICH THIS YEAR FALLS ON FEBRUARY 16.

THROUGH THE 19TH 2023. THIS YEAR , THE 31ST CELEBRATION OF MARDI GRAS, SOUTHEAST TEXAS WILL TAKE PLACE IN BEAUMONT, TEXAS. AND WHEREAS THE MISSION AND VISION BY FOUNDERS OF MARDI GRAS, SOUTHEAST TEXAS WAS SIMPLE AND STRAIGHTFORWARD. BENEFIT THE MEMBERS NONPROFIT GROUPS THAT PROVIDES SERVICES TO SOUTHEAST TEXAS. STAGE A FAMILY ORIENTED AFFAIR. THAT'S SOUTHEAST TEXAS WOULD BE PROUD OF AND PROMOTE INTERACTION AMONG DIVERSE ETHNIC GROUPS, WHICH PROMOTE RACIAL HARMONY AND TO SERVE AS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT BUT SOUTHEAST TEXAS WHEREAS MARDI GRAS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS IS A NONPROFIT, FIVE OH ONE C FOUR ORGANIZATION. FUNDS ARE DONATED

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TO THE MEMBER ORGANIZATION EACH YEAR, WHICH BENEFIT THE CITIZENS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS. MARDI GRAS, SOUTHEAST TEXAS IS A VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION AND NO SALARIES ARE PAID. THE EVENT OPERATES WITHIN VOLUNTEER BASE OF OVER 750 VOLUNTEERS EACH YEAR. WHEREAS CONCERT STAGES WILL PROVIDE CONTINUOUS LIVE MUSIC FOR ALL TASTES. MARDI GRAS, SOUTHEAST TEXAS WILL HOST SEVERAL PARADES , INCLUDING THE A. T V FOUR WHEELER GOLF COURT AND CREW OF CRUZ PARADE. THE ROYALTY MARCH THE MOTORCYCLE SHOWCASE THE MAJESTIC CREW OF ARORA GRAND PARADE, WHICH IS A SPECTACULAR EVENING PARADE, WITH MANY NEW ORLEANS STYLE FLOATS, TOSSING BEADS, CAPS. AND OTHERS. THE UMBRELLA PARADE. THE MUNCHKIN PARADE, THE MOTOR TRUCK PARADE FEATURING ANYTHING THAT ROSE.

THESE PARADES ARE EXCITING AND CAN ALSO OFFER UNIQUE ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES.

WHEREAS MARDI GRAS SOUTHEAST TEXAS PRIDES ITSELF ON BEING A SAFE, FUN, AFFORDABLE EVENT.

THAT HAS SOMETHING FOR ALL AGES WITH THE THEME CARNIVAL NIGHT AND MIDWAY LIGHTS MOMENT WOULD DEFINITELY BE LIT UP. NOW THEREFORE, I MIRROR ROBIN MOTEN. MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, HEREBY PROCLAIM FEBRUARY 16TH THROUGH THE 19TH 2023 AS OFFICIAL CELEBRATION OF MARDI GRAS, SOUTHEAST TEXAS IN BELMONT AND ASK ALL CITIZENS TO SUPPORT THE MARDI GRAS FESTIVE. TAKING PLACE IN BEAUMONT. SO THAT THIS YEAR. AFTER YEAR, THIS CELEBRATION WILL GROW. AND BRING THE ENTERTAINMENT TRADITION AND CELEBRATION OF MARDI GRAS TO BEAUMONT, TEXAS. ACCORDINGLY I MIRROR ROBYN MARTIN HAS HERE AND TO SET MY HAND. AND CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT TO BE A FIX THIS DAY, FEBRUARY 7TH . AND ACCEPTING THE PROCLAMATION IS REPRESENTATIVES FROM MARDI GRAS, SOUTHEAST TEXAS. IF YOU'LL PLEASE COME FORWARD, YOU'RE WELCOME TO GO AROUND. SHAKE EVERYONE'S HAND. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT. OKAY? YOU.

UM I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT WE'VE BROUGHT YOU ALL SOMEBODY GARAGE TREATS BECAUSE THAT'S A TRADITION OF MARDI GRAS TO BESTOW FAVORS ON, UM PEOPLE THAT ATTEND THE FESTIVAL OR SUPPORT THE FESTIVAL AND AS OUR FRIENDS , SO, UM EACH OF YOUR STATIONS YOU HAVE SOMETHING AND ALSO HAS A SCHEDULE OF EVENTS AND THERE FOR YOU, UM YOU'VE ALL HAD AN INVITATION TO THE ARORA BALL.

AND I'VE LEFT DETAILS WITH VIRTUE, I BELIEVE AND ANGIE BOTH . AND SO I HOPE THAT SOME OF YOUR AVAILABLE FOR THAT WILL BE A BEAUTIFUL EVENING. IT'S LOVELY WITH THE COSTUMING AND PAGEANTRY THAT COMES WITH THAT. SO, UM. IF ANYONE HAS QUESTIONS, I CAN ALWAYS BE REACHED AND I'M AVAILABLE TO HELP. HMM I THINK WE'D BE REMISS IF WE DIDN'T THANK THE CITY OF BEAUMONT AND ALL OF THE WORKERS, THE PUBLIC WORKS, WORKERS, THE POLICE YOU GUYS FOR HELPING US PUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE EVENT AGAIN THIS YEAR AND DOWNTOWN BEAUMONT AND THE EVENT CENTER. I DON'T THINK WE COULD PICK A BETTER PLACE FOR THIS EVENT TO TAKE PLACE. UM, MR CITY MANAGER. I HOPE THAT THE, UH MAYOR HAS GIVEN YOU SOME TIPS ON TOSSING A CHICKEN. UM SHE DID SUCH A GREAT JOB LAST YEAR THAT WE'RE STILL LOOKING FOR THAT CHICKEN, BUT IT'S A GREAT WAY TO START OFF OUR WEEKEND. AND UM, I JUST WOULD ASK FATHER IF YOU WOULD. ALSO HE'S GONE WELL, SAY A PRAYER. WE LIKE SOME GREAT WEATHER, SUNSHINE, AND WE JUST WE'RE JUST SO THANKFUL FOR EVERYTHING WE'VE GOTTEN. FROM THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, THE CITIZENS AND THE Y'ALL AS WELL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.

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THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH, AND I'M SURE EVERY ONE OF US UP HERE LOOK FORWARD TO THE FESTIVITIES , AND I AM SO GLAD I DON'T HAVE TO THROW THE CHICKEN THIS YEAR. OUR NEW CITY MANAGER, MR KENNETH WILLIAMS HAS THE HONORS. I TELL THEM I WILL STAND NEXT TO YOU AND JUST LOOK AT THAT CHICKEN. I HAVE PICTURES OF THEIR HERD THROWING THE CHICKEN LAST MY GOD , AND HE WOULD NOT KEEP STEALING . I DID. I THREW HIM THROUGH HIM , LIKE BY ABSOLUTELY. HE ALMOST FLEW LIKE AN EAGLE WHEN I THROW IT BECAUSE I WAS READY TO GET RID OF HIM, BUT THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ON THIS WEEKEND AND NEXT WEEKEND. THANK YOU. OKAY. AND I HAVE A GREAT GROUP HERE THAT I WANT TO, UH, WELCOME. BUT BEFORE I DO THAT CHECK ONE OF YOUR FAVORITE FAVORITE CLIENTS THAT'S SITTING IN THE BACK. MR CHARLIE PEREZ. HI, CHARLIE. ABSOLUTELY CHARLIE AND I SAT NEXT TO EACH OTHER. SO IF I DIDN'T GO AND PICK UP THE LUNCH, CHARLIE PICKED IT UP.

YES. SO AT THIS TIME, I WOULD ASK IF ALL BLANCHETT ELEMENTARY STUDENT GOVERNMENT STUDENTS, PLEASE STAND. EVERYONE THIS IS THE STUDENT GOVERNMENT BODY OF BLANCHETT ELEMENTARY. I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME YOU HERE WITH YOUR SPONSORS, MR ROGERS SORREL. UM, MRS DANA HANDY. UM FROM 100. BLACK MEN, MR DANNY WILLIAMS. AND ALSO MR JOHN EUGENE. SO THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH. EVERYONE. THIS IS OUR FUTURE. THIS IS OUR FUTURE AND I MEAN, HOW PERFECT FOR YOU TO BE HERE ON TODAY WITH A LEGEND THAT ATTENDED BLANCHETT ELEMENTARY, MISS BARBARA LYNN. AND I KNOW Y'ALL DON'T KNOW WHO MARVIN GAYE AND THE TEMPTATIONS. AND, UH, I LOVE WHEN THE KIDS SAY I DO. SO YOU'VE BEEN RIDING AROUND WITH YOUR GRANDPARENTS. AND B B KING , AND, UH, WHAT YOU MAY KNOW STEVIE WONDER HE WAS ON THE GRAMMYS THE OTHER NIGHT. YEAH SO STEVIE IS ONE OF THE OTHER LEGENDS. THAT'S THAT'S STILL AROUND. OH, AND MICK JAGGER AND THE ROLLING STONES. THEY'RE STILL PERFORMING. SO WE'RE SO HONORED TO HAVE YOU HERE TODAY? UM, A LOT OF YOU CAME ON LAST YEAR, BUT THERE ARE SOME NEW FACES, AND I APPRECIATE MR AS A SORRELL FOR CONTINUING TO VOLUNTEER ALONG WITH THE OTHER VOLUNTEERS THAT HAVE A VESTED INTEREST IN MAKING SURE THAT YOUR STUDENT GOVERNMENT IS ACTIVE AND PARTICIPATING IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT. AND I HOPE, UH, THERE'S SOMETHING THAT YOU SEE TODAY. OR SOMETHING THAT IS SAD THAT YOU CAN WALK OUT OF HERE AND SAY, HEY, I THINK I'M GOING TO DO THAT. I HAVE MY BOX OF LETTERS AND CARDS THAT A LOT OF YOU GAVE ME ON LAST YEAR, AND AFTER I READ THEM, I WAS SO IMPRESSED AND SO TOUCH WITH THE NOTES THAT I RECEIVED, SO THANK YOU. AND I SAID, WE HAVE A REPORTER. HE HAS HIS NOTEPAD AND HIS PENCIL IN HAND. AND HE SAID YES, I DO. SO THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR JOINING US TODAY AND WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE ALONG WITH THIS MEETING, AND HOPEFULLY YOU LEARNED SOMETHING TODAY AGAIN. THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH FOR BRINGING THEM ON TODAY. THANK YOU. AND THAT DOES COMPLETE CONCLUDE OUR PROCLAMATIONS AND OUR PRESENTATIONS. IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO LEAVE, YOU MAY DO SO AT THIS TIME, AND I APPRECIATE EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU FOR ATTENDING ON TODAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

BYE BYE.

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HELLO SILK ARE MOOCH.

WELL THAT CLEANED OUT THAT SIDE OF THE ROOM. THAT WAS THE TIME FOR ANY CITIZEN THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT ON CONSENT AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY DONE SO PLEASE FILL OUT THE GREEN SLIP TO THE BACK OF THE ROOM HANDED TO THE CLERK TO THE FRONT OF THE ROOM. SHE WILL CALL YOUR NAME WHEN IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO SPEAK. I DON'T HAVE ANY AT THIS TIME.

MAYOR. OKAY. THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE CLOSE OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING, THE COUNCIL WILL HOLD AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONSIDER MATTERS RELATED TO CONTEMPLATE IT ARE PENDING LITIGATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 551 THAT 071 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE. PEDRO HAD ALGO JOHNS AND WANT THE MARS VERSUS THE CITY OF BEAUMONT. CAUSE NUMBER E 208391. CALEB FINTOR VERSUS THE CITY OF BEAUMONT AND CHRISTOPHER AS BOOM. CAUSE NUMBER B DASH 210244. AND INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS. LOCAL 3 99 VERSUS CITY OF BEAUMONT, KENNETH R.

WILLIAMS IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS CITY MANAGER, AND EARL WHITE IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS FAR AS CHIEF CAUSED NUMBER D DASH 210. 950. SO AT THIS TIME, I WILL CALL FOR A

[CONSENT AGENDA]

MOTION FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA. MAY I HAVE A MOTION, PLEASE TO APPROVE? THERE'S A MOTION IN A SECOND ON THE FLOOR. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? NO DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE OPPOSE THE MOTION CARRIES. MAY I HAVE THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER ONE, PLEASE.

[1. Consider amending Ordinance 23-005 to add and approve designating Sunday, April 30, 2023, with the hours of 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., to the early voting dates for the May 6, 2023, City of Beaumont General election joint with the Beaumont Independent School District and the Port of Beaumont; and approving a Runoff Election, if necessary, on June 10, 2023]

THANK YOU, MAYOR. COUNCIL CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 23-5 TO ADD AN APPROVED DESIGNATING SUNDAY APRIL 30 2023 WITH THE HOURS OF 12 PM TO FIVE PM TO THE EARLY VOTING DATES FOR THE MAY 6 2023 CITY OF BEAUMONT GENERAL ELECTION JOINT WITH THE BEAUMONT INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE PORTER BEAUMONT AND APPROVING THE RUNOFF ELECTION IF NECESSARY. ON JUNE 10TH 2023. WE'RE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE GOVERNMENT. THANK YOU, MR CITY MANAGER. YOU'VE HEARD THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER ONE. MAY I HAVE A MOTION? PLEASE MOVE TO A PROOF OF EMOTION. IS THERE A 2ND 2ND? IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? NO DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE POSE. THE MOTION CARRIES. NOW IS THE TIME FOR ANY CITIZEN

[Public Comment]

WHO WISHES TO SPEAK. ON PUBLIC COMMENT. IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY DONE SO PLEASE FILL OUT THE GREEN SLIP TO THE BACK OF THE ROOM HANDED TO THE CLERK TO THE FRONT OF THE ROOM AND SHE WILL CALL YOUR NAME. WHEN IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO SPEAK GENETIC PRICE, 80 35 SAN BRUNO STREET, BUT MY TEXAS THANK YOU. WELL. BLIND GIRL. MAGIC IS THE TYPE OF MAGIC THAT STRUTS IN THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING WITH HER WIFE CAN EXTEND IT. HELLO TO ALL MY NAME IS JEANETTA PRICE AND I'M FOUNDER AND CEO, A BLIND GIRL MAGIC AND I'M AN ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF THE BLIND COMMUNITY LOCAL AND ALSO ON A NATIONAL LEVEL WITH THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND. I COME TO YOU TODAY TO ASK FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE CITY BECAUSE I AM NOW A NEWLY OH, ARTHUR. ALONG WITH. SEVEN OUT OF SIGHT. WOMEN ALL BLIND WOMEN OF COLOR SHARING HOW WE LOST SIGHT BUT GANG VISION IN THE PROCESS. THE NAME OF THE BOOK IS THE RIGHT TO HELL. THAT'S W R I T E. THE SUBTITLE IS IT'S NOT ABOUT THE SITE LOST THE VISION GAME THROUGHOUT MY JOURNEY. I HAVE A

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10 CAME TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS AND PUTIN HAS ALWAYS SUPPORTED ME ALSO WANT TO GIVE YOU WITH A BOOK AND ALSO LES BROWN, THE FAMOUS MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER ENDORSED OUR BOOK. I ALWAYS TELL PEOPLE IT TOOK FOR ME TO LOSE SIGHT TO GAIN VISION , AND THEN GOD ALLOWED ME TO SEE BETTER DAYS LIKE TODAY, SO WHAT I WANT TO DO IS ALSO SHARE WERE THE OUR BOOK SIGNING THIS SATURDAY IS THAT LAMAR UNIVERSITY IS OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY. WE LOOKING FOR THE COMMUNITY TO COME OUT AND LET THE WORLD KNOW THAT YOU TOO, HAVE THE RIGHT TO HELL. I HAVE PARTNERED WITH LOCAL POETS. UM THEY WILL OPEN UP FOR US, AND I'M GONNA PASS THE MIC TO HIS POET. WHAT TIME IS IT? IT'S GOING TO BE SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11TH, AND IT'S GOING TO START AT TWO O'CLOCK. THE DOORS WILL OPEN AND WE'LL HAVE SPOTLIGHT ARTISTS SUCH AS MYSELF. HIS POETS AND OTHER ARTISTS WHO ARE IN THE AREA AND WE JUST WANT TO INVITE EVERYBODY TO COME OUT. IT'S GOING TO BE AT LAMAR THEATER CENTER. TICKETS ARE $10. YOU CAN SPEAK WITH MYSELF OR JEANETTA, AND WE'D BE HAPPY TO ASSIST. YOU WOULD LIKE TO BRING YOU YOUR BOOK NOW, MA'AM BHUTAN. IS THAT, OKAY? CAN WE DO THAT, SIS? OKAY, SURE. AND ALSO THE WOMEN THAT'S IN THE BOOK THERE ARE FLYING IN FROM NEW JERSEY, NORTH CAROLINA, UM PENNSYLVANIA, LIKE THEY COME AND THEY'RE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, SO I JUST WANTED TO JUST IN ADVANCE. JUST TELL THE SILLY THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS SUPPORTING ME THROUGHOUT MY BLIND JOURNEY, EVEN WHEN I WAS BLESSED WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE AGAIN FIVE YEARS AGO, I WAS ABLE TO SEE MY FACE AGAIN AFTER 15 YEARS. I NEVER FORGET RUNNING INTO MAYOR MUTHANA AND SAM'S AND I TOLD I TRADE MY CANE FOR MY CAR KEYS. YEAH SHOCKED ME. SHOCK. THE SKY AND ALSO, I JUST WANT TO ALSO SAY, JUST COUNSELOR. UM AJ, THANK YOU, BECAUSE FOR OUR BLIND BEAT BASEBALL TOURNAMENT THAT WE WERE SO BLESSED TO BE A PART OF JUST HAVE YOU COME AND VOLUNTEER WAS PRICELESS TO ME. SO THANK YOU. I JUST LOVE THE CITY OF GOMA AND OVERALL, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO BEAUMONT, TEXAS . THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH MISS PRICE. AND I'VE ENJOYED OVER THE PAST SIX YEARS MEETING YOU ON VARIOUS CORNERS. I MEAN, WE'VE WE'VE BEEN ON COLDER. WE'VE BEEN ON, DARLING, AND I'M TELLING YOU, WE'VE BEEN ON SOME BUSY BUSY STREETS AND, UH, I HAVE ALL OF MY VISION AND ALMOST GOT HIT, SO I COULD ONLY IMAGINE WHAT IT'S LIKE FOR A PERSON WITH NO VISION. TO BE OUT ON THE STREETS AND UH, PEDESTRIANS, NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THE WHITE CANE, SO I AM A PROUD SUPPORTER OF THE WHITE KING. AND I THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO, AND THE AWARENESS THAT YOU BRING TO BEAUMONT AND TO THE CITIZENS BECAUSE UNTIL. I MET YOU. I WAS NOT AWARE AS, UH, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE GONE ON. IN OUR CITY AND THE LACK OF AND SO I'VE ENJOYED THE FACT OF BEING ABLE TO GO OUT AND SUPPORT NOT ONLY YOU, BUT SO MANY OTHERS. THAT ARE SIGHTLESS . SO THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO, AND HOPEFULLY I WILL GET OUT THERE THIS SATURDAY AT TWO. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE MIRROR. OKAY THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, I WILL CALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. SO

[Councilmembers/City Manager/City Attorney comment on various matters]

GUESS WHAT? COUNCIL MEMBER NEIL ? I'M GONNA START ON THAT END BECAUSE THERE'S NO ONE ON THAT END TODAY. THANK YOU, MAYOR. YOU KNOW, IT SEEMS LIKE THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. UH WE'VE SPENT A DECENT AMOUNT OF TIME TALKING ABOUT FIRE HIRING ISSUES AND CONCERNS AND IN MY BUSINESS, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE THAT I'VE LEARNED THAT THAT SEEMS TO WORK WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO SOLVE A PROBLEM IS YOU GET ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS IN ONE ROOM TOGETHER, AND YOU TALKED ABOUT IT AND YOU TRY TO STRATEGIZE AND FORMER GAZA PLAYING TO GET THIS THING OFF THE HEART CENTER. UM AND IT SEEMS LIKE THAT'S A PART THAT'S BEEN MISSING ON TRYING TO GET THIS DONE, SO I SPOKE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER DURIO AND HE HAS AGREED TO THIS AS WELL, MR MANAGER, AND I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE THAT WE MOVE FORWARD WITH A IN COUNCIL WORKSHOP. UM IN THE PUBLIC WITH ALL THE PARTIES PRESIDENT TO TRY TO GET THIS RESOLVED. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBERS. UH, SAMUEL. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER FAILED. SHAW IT'S OBVIOUS THAT COUNCILMAN GETS ITS NOT

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HERE TODAY. HE'S WITH ALLISON. I WAS ENCOURAGED THE COMMUNITY TO CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR HER. SHE'S HAD A ROUGH WEEK. SO PLEASE REMEMBER ALISON GETS IN YOUR PRAYERS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR MEMBER TURNER. THANK YOU. MAYOR COUNCILMAN DARIO ISN'T HERE, BUT HE LEFT NOTES FOR ME TO ASK SOME QUESTIONS FOR HIM. SO MR WILLIAMS, IT'LL BE A COMMUNITY CLEANUP AND HIS WARD THIS SATURDAY AND SOUTH PARK, THE PASTOR KENNEDY ANDREWS. UH THEY WERE QUESTIONED IF THEY CAN HAVE THE TRASH TRICKS LIKE THEY USUALLY HAVE. NOT. ONLY THE CITY PROVIDES THEM WITH SOME BAGS AND SOME GLOVES. SO CHRIS MADE SURE HE CALLED ME AGAIN BEFORE THE MEETING REMINDED ME EVEN THOUGH HE TOLD ME LAST NIGHT TO MAKE SURE I ASKED THAT. ANOTHER THING, MAYOR. THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING LEGENDS. YOU KNOW, SABRINA BUBBLE IN UP HERE, YOU KNOW, WAS EXTRAORDINARY. LIKE SHE HAS A MURAL ON THE WALL OF HER AND I DOWNTOWN AND I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE GIVE PEOPLE THAT FLOWERS WHILE THEY'RE STILL HERE, INCLUDING CHUCKS. YOU KNOW, I EAT THERE OFTEN. I LIKE TO BILL T. YOU KNOW, AND IT'S PRETTY GOOD. UH ONE THING THAT WAS PRETTY IMPRESSIVE TODAY IS WE HAD YOUTH IN THE CROWD. AND IT KIND OF SPILLS INTO WHAT I'M GONNA SAY. THIS PAST WEEKEND, OUR YOUTH COUNCIL TRAVELED FOR THE FIRST TIME. SINCE 2015 FROM THAT MISTAKEN AND THEY WENT TO A CONFERENCE, AND THEY LEARN HOW TO DO AND MAINTAIN THE CITY'S BUDGET. NOT ONLY DO THEY LEARN IT, THEY LEARN HOW TO DEAL WITH THE LAWS AND LEGALITIES THAT WE DEAL WITH AS FAR AS CITY COUNCIL, AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL AS YOUTH COUNCIL BECAUSE WE'RE GIVING SOME OF THESE KIDS OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT DIFFERENT THINGS AND THE AMERICANS ARE GOVERNMENT AND WE HAD TO STUDENTS WHO NEVER TRAVELED OUTSIDE OF BEAUMONT, AND THIS WEEKEND WAS THE FIRST TIME TO ACTUALLY LEAVE OUT OF BEAUMONT CITY LIMITS. I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE SUPPORT AND GETTING HIS YOUTH COUNCIL OFF THE GROUND. SO THAT WAS, YOU KNOW, REAL TOUCHING TO ME. AND LASTLY, MISS JEANETTA PRICE. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. KEEP BEING AN ADVOCATE. YOU WERE THE ENERGY. I FEEL LIKE BOTH MY KNEES TO HELP US MOVE IN THE NEXT DIRECTION, AND I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW PERSONALLY, I'M THANKFUL FOR YOU IN THE CITY IS THANKFUL FOR YOU AS WELL. HAVE A BLESSED DAY. THANK YOU. MR WILLIAMS CITY MANAGER. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TODAY, MAN. THAT'S SHORT. THANK YOU. CITY ATTORNEY. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AT ROTARY ON FEBRUARY 1ST. UM AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK THE MAYOR FOR ATTENDING. IT WAS MY HONOR TO BE THEIR GUEST SPEAKER FOR THE KICKOFF OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH AND, UM, IT'S REALLY ALL I GOT. THANK YOU. CITY CLERK. OUR ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY. CITY MANAGER. YEAH. MR BOONE, OUR CITY ATTORNEY, MR BARCO, VIET. OKAY. THANK YOU. UM . I HAVE JUST A FEW COMMENTS. UM ATTORNEY REID WAS THE GUEST SPEAKER FOR ROTARY, UH, THIS PAST WEDNESDAY. AND SHE WAS PHENOMENAL. UM THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING AND ACKNOWLEDGE ME ACKNOWLEDGING ME, UM I WAS LITERALLY IN TEARS. UM SHAKE KNOWLEDGE. HER MOTHER, HER AUNT, HER GRANDMOTHER. AND HER STEPMOTHER AND THEY WERE ALL SITTING THERE. WE WERE ALL WIPING TEARS. UM, BECAUSE AS YOU SAY. YOUR VILLAGE, UH, WAS DEEP. AND THEN CAME A LONG LIST OF WOMEN THAT ARE LOCALLY HERE IN BEAUMONT. WE NEVER, EVER GET WHERE WE ARE ABOUT OURSELVES. AND SO YOU MADE SURE THAT YOU ACKNOWLEDGE EVERYONE. AND THAT WAS THAT WAS REALLY GREAT. THANK YOU. IN ADDITION TO THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY AGAIN, UM ON FRIDAY. I HAD THE HONOR OF READING AND RECOGNIZING A ANOTHER 100 YEAR OLD. HE WAS A MARINE VETERAN. OF FIGHTER A JET PILOT. FIGHTER JET POLIT. AND, UM. HE WAS AMAZING. HE WAS AMAZING, AND ALL HE WANTED TO KNOW WAS WHERE WAS HIS RED 100? HIS 100 RED BALLOONS. BECAUSE HE WANTED RED BALLOONS. HE DID NOT WANT SILVER OR GO. HE WANTED EVERYTHING. RED. AND HE WAS SO EXCITED ABOUT TURNING 100. HE SAID HE DIDN'T THINK HE WOULD EVER GET TO SEE IT. BUT HE WAS REALLY, REALLY EXCITED. IT WAS SUCH AN HONOR TO, UM READ 2 TO ■K7100 IN ONE WEEK. I WAS THEREN WEDNESDAY TO READ TO THE 104 YEAR OLD MISS ANNIE, BRAZIL, AND

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THEN THEY SAY, WELL, MAYOR, CAN YOU COME BACK ON FRIDAY? BECAUSE WE HAVE SOMEONE ELSE TURNED IN 100 YEARS OLD. SO BEAUMONT IN ONE WEEK. I READ 23 ■K7100 CITIZENS SO THAT IT IS TO LET YOU KNOW THAT BERMAN IS LIVE IN A WELL WELL AND WE HAVE A WHOLE ANOTHER COMMUNITY OUT THERE OF CENTURIONS. SO, UM JUST THREE IN ONE WEEK JUST REALLY BLEW ME AWAY. UM AND THEY'RE SO FUNNY LIKE IT'S SAY SOME STUFF AND A COUPLE OF THINGS I CAN'T EVEN REPEAT, SO UM IT WAS JUST REALLY, REALLY CUTE. UM. OF WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY. AND SO, UM. ALSO IT WAS CATHOLIC SCHOOL WEEK LAST WEEK AND I ATTENDED ST ANTHONY'S AND ST AND SCHOOL. AH ST ANNE'S HAD A FACULTY, STUDENT VOLLEYBALL GAME AND PEPPER RALLY. AND SO THAT WAS VERY, VERY EXCITING. AND, OF COURSE, UM LIKE ANGIE'S LAST DAY WAS ON FRIDAY, AND SO I HAVE A NEW ASSISTANT, UM MRS VIRTUE, ALEXANDER. SHE WAS IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM. MAYBE SHE STEPPED OUT THAT AFTER 29 YEARS, UM ANGIE IS GONE SO YOU WILL NOW BE SPEAKING TO MRS ALEXANDER VIRTUES. ALEXANDER IS THE NEW ASSISTANT MY NEW ASSISTANT. AND ALSO, UM. DON'T FORGET MARDI GRAS, SOUTHEAST TEXAS. THE BALL IS THIS SATURDAY NEXT WEEKEND? IS THE PARADE. THE CONCERT? UM THE BRUNCH. THE. AS THEY SAY IF IT IF IT'S ON WHEELS. IT WILL BE IN THE PARADE. SO HOPEFULLY EVERYONE WILL GO OUT PARTICIPATE. IN MARDI GRAS, SOUTHEAST TEXAS, BECAUSE IT IS A FIVE OH ONE C THREE ORGANIZATION THAT GIVES BACK TO SO MANY ORGANIZATIONS THAT HELP LOCAL BUSINESSES AND OUR LOCAL CITIZENS. SO PLEASE GET OUT. AND I WANT TO THANK EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU FOR COMING. AND

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